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Uber not so über on IC By ALYSSA GUZMAN alyssa-guzman@uiowa.edu
After Uber spent months expressing interest in heading to Iowa City and furthering its footprint in the Midwest, Iowa City is no longer a top priority for the ride-sharing taxi service. Uber made the decision after the Iowa City City Council set certain rules and regulations for taxi companies, such as requiring drivers to get identification cards from the city and have them posted in Mims their vehicles for their IC mayor pro tem customers to see. “They do not like our requirements of driver IDs,” Iowa City Mayor Pro Tem Susan Mims, said. “We have set rules and regulations that we think are reasonable and fair for the safety of the people in Iowa City who want to use their services.” SEE UBER, 2
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Some officials remain optimistic that the state can meet its health goals. By ALEKSANDRA VUJICIC aleksandra-vujicic@uiowa.edu
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owans are not the healthiest and most content people in the nation, but the goal is to reach the top spot. Gallup Healthways recently released its annual Well-Being Index, which ranked Iowa the 16th healthiest state in the nation. This is a downgrade from Iowa’s No. 10 ranking last year. Even with the slight slip, policymakers have stepped up to bring attention to public-health programs, and private donors have kept these programs alive in the state, though there is disagreement among them as to how large of an effect lawmakers can have on the health ranking. Since 2011, Gov. Terry Branstad has been a strong supporter of the Healthiest State Initiative, a nonprofit organization supported by private funding. The group’s goal is for Iowa to be the healthiest state in the nation by 2016, and it uses the
Well-Being Index to track progress or lack thereof. Branstad spokesman Jimmy Centers told The Daily Iowan in a statement that the rankings show Iowa is remaining relatively consistent in terms of the state’s overall health and wellness. “However, other states are moving ahead,” Centers said. “Gov. Branstad is encouraged by Iowa’s progress since the initiative launched in 2011, but we must continue to improve and take ownership of our health if we are to become the healthiest state in the nation.” The results of the index are based on more than 176,000 interviews with adults across the country completed last year, and results are based on several guidelines including physical, mental, and emotional health. Johnson County Republicans Chairman Bill Keettel said he is skeptical about this type of survey,
Dorm, museum on track By KENDREW PANYANOUVONG
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Two future construction projects progressed this past week. The new 12-story, $95 million eastside University of Iowa dormitory on Madison Street is projected to be finished during the summer of 2017 and open that fall. In addition, the new UI Museum of Art is expected to open in 2018; the original was damaged in the 2008 flood. “The residence hall will house approximately 1,000 students, and the building — including dining and student service facilities — will be approximately 300,000 gross square feet,” said Rod Lehnertz, the director of planning, design, and construction for UI Facilities Management. Lehnertz said the museum proj-
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Court won’t affect Iowa districts By REBECCA MORIN rebecca-morin@uiowa.edu
When it comes to drawing congressional district lines, Iowa is ahead of the game. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case today that could change the role of state legislatures when it comes to creating those lines, specifically in states with independent commissions. The discussion was sparked after Republican lawmakers in Arizona wanted to have the power to draw district lines. In Arizona, a referendum was passed 15 years ago that created an commission independent from the Legislature to redraw the districts. The commission is made up of two Republicans, two Democrats, and one independent, and the Legislature does not get to vote on the proposed district lines. This has caused controversy because of the Legislature’s being taken out of the picture completely. It’s being argued that the
referendum violates Article I of the U.S. Constitution, which states “the times, places, and manner of holding elections for senators and representatives shall be prescribed in each state by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing senators.” “In the Arizona system that is the subject of the Supreme Court case, the power to redistrict was taken entirely out of the hands of the Legislature and placed in a commission,” said Scott Peters, an associate professor of political science at the University of Northern Iowa. But when asked whether Iowa will be affected by this court case, Timothy Hagle, a University of Iowa associate professor of political science, said no. “The answer to that question is easy: It won’t,” he said. Currently, Iowa has a nonpartisan advisory committee that determines districts through population in
addition to taking into ac- Maine, Ohio, and Rhode Island — also have advisory count city and county lines. Dennis Goldford, a po- committees such as Iowa. litical-science professor at California, Hawaii, Idaho, Drake University, said not Montana, New Jersey, and all states take the same Washington have followed the same track as Arizona. route as Iowa. The states that will be Some states look at the political alignment of voters as well most affected by the hearing, as well as by a decias demographics in that area. “The political district that sion in the coming months, you run in is the playing field are the ones with indepenyou play on,” Goldford said. dent commissions. “So altering the basketball court, or Drawing the districts a baseball The U.S. Supreme Court of the United d i a m o n d , States will begin hearing a case today or a football regarding the role state legislatures play in stadium, if creating congressional district lines. Iowa you change has four districts. The Iowa Legislature does the size of not create the district lines. the playing field or the court, you 4th Congressional fundamenDistrict 1st Congressional tally change District the way the teams on the field can play. It’s the same way for elec2nd Congressional toral district.” District Four states 3rd Congressional — New York, District Kristen East/The Daily Iowan
HEALTH CONTINUED FROM FRONT which he views as very subjective to different meanings of “well-being.” He noticed a trend of the lowest ranking states to be along the old frontier, or the deep South and along the Ohio River, which he said have deep patterns of history and culture. In other words, no politicians can claim credit for achievement or be blamed for lack of it. He also observed that states with higher rankings are destination states. “Iowa’s not going to get to the No. 1 spot,” Keettel said. “You can’t hunt caribou here, and you can’t surf, you can’t lie out in the Sun all year, you can’t go down to the side of the ocean and eat shrimp. There’s certain things you just can’t
UBER CONTINUED FROM FRONT The regulations, which were approved the council in February, aim to address safety issues in Iowa City’s taxi system. The council recently amended its taxi regulations after numerous reported taxi-violence incidents. The rules are intended to make taxi drivers easily identifiable. Jennifer Mullin, a spokeswoman for Uber Midwest, said every Uber driver passes a local, state, and federal background check and is covered by a $1 million insurance policy. Because of that, Mullin said she believes the ID cards the city is requiring are unnecessary. “The city-issued ID cards
DORM CONTINUED FROM FRONT ect is in the early design phase and the final size has yet to be determined, but discussions will be had this summer. The two companies, BNIM Architects and H+H Development, the named architect and developer for the new museum, have not planned an estimated budget and rendering yet. The private H+H, which owns the site for the museum project, will deliver the new museum project. The new location for the museum will be on the southeast corner of Burlington and Clinton
do in Iowa; that doesn’t mean we’re wrong, and that doesn’t meant the improvement is not a worthy goal.” The Legislature hasn’t done a lot to encourage wellness, said Rep. Sally Stutsman, D-Riverside, aside from witnessing the creation of a health and wellness program that was a part of Medicaid expansion. “It seems like any time the Legislature gets involved, money is always attached to it and with the current budget situation, I just don’t think that’s practical right now,” she said. Johnson County Democrats head Gerene Denning said the state could play a bigger role in improving the state’s well-being. “I’m just not sure that the Legislature and the governor fully understand that you don’t achieve those kinds of health and well-be-
ing goals by cutting support,” she said. She noted a universal helmet law in the Legislature that has a small chance of passing and a decrease in investments to prevent Iowa teens from smoking. As for the private sector’s role in funding health programs throughout the state, she said their main responsibility is to generate profit, which would make them suitable partners with the state. “If you don’t have a good public investment in this, the private sector is not going to invest the kind of resources that you would need,” she said. Aside from funding, Branstad and other state leaders across the country have taken it upon themselves to promote efforts to improve health conditions. Last year, Oregon kicked
off a similar health promotion with “Oregon Healthiest State” in a competition to beat Iowa to the first slot by 2020. Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber appeared in a promotional ad, featuring a showdown between him and Branstad, with the Rocky soundtrack setting the scene. Other states have similar goals, with varying targets. Officials in Colorado, ranked No. 6, have their sights on the business sector as a basis of improved health. “We are focused on being the best place to live and do business,” Denise Stepto, a spokeswoman for Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, said in a statement. “By attracting new and innovative companies to our state and creating new jobs, we are building strong communities and improving individual health outcomes.”
add unnecessary redundancy to the process of becoming a rideshare driver and would prevent folks from applying to join the platform to make extra money when they want to,” she said in an email. In order to ensure safety, she said, each Uber ride is traced by GPS and the customer receives a receipt with the exact route the driver took during the trip. The Uber app also sends the driver’s name, make and model of the car, as well as a picture of the driver. Uber also provides customers with a “share your ETA” feature in the app that allows them to share their route and estimated time of arrival with friends and family. Mullin said she thinks city council has some misconceptions about the app. “I would encourage the
mayor [pro tem] to try out the Uber app next time she’s in Cedar Rapids or another Uber city so she can see how it gives riders a more detailed look at who is behind the wheel and a more transparent experience overall,” she said. Some students are not in favor of the service. University of Iowa freshman Matt O’Connor said he believes while Uber is quick and easy, it is not safe. “When you get an Uber, you are literally putting your life into someone else’s hands you don’t know at all,” he said. O’Connor said he believes the service would not fare well in a college town, and he is pleased that Uber will not come to Iowa City in the near future. “Ubers are very sketchy, and when used in college towns, can turn into some-
thing much more dangerous,” he said. “Every time you step in to any type of car, you are at risk, but I believe there is a much higher one if the car is an Uber.” Other students are disappointed. “The prices are slightly cheaper than normal taxis we have here in Iowa City, so that alone would have benefited a lot of students,” UI freshman Gabe Garcia said. “I also think it would have benefited students regarding safety because instead of walking home, there would be another option.” Though Uber is active in nearby cities such as Cedar Rapids, it will not expand to Iowa City. “Iowa City is not in any way preventing Uber from coming [here],” Mims said. “That is a business decision on its part.”
Streets, just across from the new Voxman Music Building. The proposed residence hall will take the site of the old Iowa City Water Plant, which is in the process of being demolished. “The new dorm is not intended to encourage in-state enrollment; both are intended to address current and anticipate space needs for incoming freshmen and the returning students who want to continue to reside on campus,” Lehnertz said. “These are the first new residence halls built on campus in 45 years, and the campus needs to provide more and more modern residence halls. They will also allow the UI to
limit the number of leased units from local private apartment owners.” As for the new art museum, it will contain modernized educational and demonstration spaces as well as classrooms that will be embedded in the gallery spaces. Sean O’Harrow, the director of the UI Art Museum, said he wants the new museum to be different from other institutions. “What we want to do is give people the real experience,” he said. “We would like to have a museum that has plenty of study space. We want to make it the most comfortable place to go for students.” The main objective for the new museum facility
is to incorporate displayed art in studying spaces. The focus is to have students become acquainted with the art and galleries. Currently all artwork that was displayed at the old location of the UI Art Museum is being temporarily held at several different buildings, including the IMU and the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. Von Stange, the assistant vice president for Student Life and senior director of University Housing and Dining, said more information on the Madison Street residence hall will be announced after the state Board of Regents’ meeting in Iowa City on March 11.
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Early Sunday morning, water flowing to West Campus dormitories was cut off after an issue was discovered with a water line. According to a Slater Residence Hall notice posted in the building, “Overnight, there was a water main break outside of Slater. Facilities has shut off the water to the building.” after workers attempted to fix a burst waOfficials say a more Saturated mud and broken piping remain 01 Admissions Visitor Center (Located in the 59 Pappajohn Pavilion G-5 termain D-9on Sunday. Some West Campus buildings, including Rienow, Quadrangle, and permanent fix will Pomerantz take Center) Stadium G-4 60 Kinnick 72 Slater, without water beginning Sunday morning. (The Daily Iowan/John Baker) Adler Journalism andwere Massleft Communication place in the 02 coming 61 Kuhl House A-7 Building F-8 weeks. The issue was Lagoon Shelter House C-8 62 03 Afro-American Cultural Center H-6 Latino/Native Quadrangle’s American Cultural Center 63 water Inside Slater, residiscovered overnight, Cultural Center H-6 04 Asian Pacific American Gay, Bisexualwas and Transgender 64 Lesbian, supply cut off at apdents found the doors to but the initial05 cause Art Building D-7 Resource Center 6-H D-7 proximately 11:30 a.m. their communal bathwas unknown. 06 Art Building West 65 Levitt Center Center, Gerdin H-6 — albeit 07 Athletics Many Slater resirooms shut With the halls not Learning G-9 66 Lindquist Center 08 Becker Communications Studies Building F-8 as Ariel still unlocked — and rehaving any remaining Streetdents, Building H-11such 67 Linn 09 Bedell Entrepreneurship Laboratory D-10 Hall E-9 68 Macbride Mobley, were left conported toilets unable to water, residents 10 of Biological Slat- Sciences Library E-10 F-9 by the impact that 69 MacLean Hall fused flush er, Rienow, and 11QuadBiology Building E-10 properly. In-room Main Library G-8 would be seen if they sinks produced a 70very rangle Hall were12forced Biology Building East E-10 71 Mayflower Residence Hall A-11 13 Blank Honors limited Center D-9 did not adhere to the flow of water, to go to Hillcrest, the Church 72 Medical Education and Research Facility 14 Bowen Building F-6 notice’s suggestion. water fountains in only dorm on the westScienceand Medical Education Building E-5 73 D-10 “When the hallways were74also side of campus15 Bowman with House Medical Laboratories F-6 I woke up, [the 16 Boyd Law Building H-7 Facility F-5shut off and I 75 Medical Research water] was shut off. running water. 17 Burge Residence Fairchild Hall D-9 Center F-5somewhere to 76 Medical Research had to find As of Sunday eve18 Calvin Hall E-9 Rienow’s water supply I-8 77 Motor Poolshower. I had to go to my was ning, the three19 Cambus halls Offices G-3 cut off sometime be78 Museum of Art D-7 20 Carver Biomedical Research Building E-6 uncle’s house to showtween 10 a.m. and 10:40 had a temporary supDavenport 79 North Hall C-9 21 Carver-Hawkeye Arena D-2 er and brush my teeth, a.m., University of 80Iowa ply of water, supplying Nursing Building E-7 22 Carver Pavilion F-5 since my sink wasn’t showers, sinks, and wa- freshman and Rienow Old Capitol F-9 81 res23 Center for Disabilities and Development F-4 Bloomington ter fountains, Matthew Building E-11 Mobley said. 82 Old Musicworking.” ident Nick Groenke said. 24 Chemistry Building D-9 83 Parklawn Residence Hall A-7 DiCicco, the Slater 25 Clapp Recital Hall B-8 84 Pappajohn Business Building E-9 coordinator said.26 Clinton Street Building J-10 85 Pharmacy Building F-5 Market Slater’s water 27supCollege of Medicine Administration Building 86 Phillips Hall E-10 28 Colloton Pavilion G-5 ply was cut at approx87 Plaza Centre One G-10 Communications Center G-9 imately 7:30 a.m.,29but 88 Pomerantz Center D-9 30 Currier Residence Hall C-9 Jefferson Facilities Management 89 Pomerantz Family Pavilion H-5 31 Danforth Chapel E-8 90 President’s Residence B-10 workers installed32 Daum a Residence Hall D-9 108 82 103 91 Quadrangle Residence Hall G-6 97temporary fix by 3 33 p.m., Dental Science Building E-4 92 Recreation Building G-3 101 12 allowing water back in34 Dey House C-9 93 Rienow Residence Hall G-6 35 Duane Banks Field (Baseball) F-2 Iowa to the residence halls. 94 Ronald McDonald House E-2 36 Eckstein Medical Research Building E-6 Facilities Man95 Schaeffer Hall F-9 37 Engineering Research Facility H-9 agement employees 96 Seamans Center G-9 38 English-Philosophy Building F-8 97 Seashore Hall E-11 dig Washington worked Sunday to 39 Facilities Services Shops H-8 98 Shambaugh House C-10 a large hole on Slater’s 40 Field House G-5 99 Slater Residence Hall G-6 east lawn that was41covGeneral Hospital F-5 100 South Quadrangle H-6 ered up by 2 p.m. 42 Gilmore Hall E-9 101 Spence Laboratories of Psychology E-11 Linn
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Previously, the process of logging study hours for those in greek life was tedious, but now, there’s an app for that. My Greek Study is an application that uses GPS location to monitor members of sororities and fraternities during study hours. The way the app works is by detecting the members’ locations, and if they match the designated study locations, members can start timers for the required hours. At the University of Iowa, Alpha Phi, Delta Upsilon, Phi Gamma Delta, and Delta Chi use the application. Prior to My Greek Study, greek members would have to manually log their hours. “We used to just have binders all over campus, but the app has eliminated that, so now I don’t have to go around campus and pick those up," Christina Lewis, the Alpha Phi director of academics, said. Not only has the application increased efficiency for greek leaders, she said, it has also made it easier for members. ons Center “We just had a poll takecreation en asking whether the app orth side of was effective, and more than half of [members] Drive said yes, and the other half were indifferent,” she said. There was concerns r. raised by some members D um about whether Fieldhouse Main Streetthe app’s GPS component Near the Fieldhouse was stor-
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almost 140 organizations using it,” said Trey McMeans, the founder and CEO of McMeans & Polk Applications, which developed the app. “It’s been a really large growth and nothing but positive feedback.” The app has changed the way greek organizations have kept track of their hours, he said. He said it “helps keep members accountable for their study hours.” “It verifies that the member are inside the study location,” McMeans said. “They can’t just say they were [studying] for two hours and leave. It makes them stay in the location.”
ing or tracking user information, but that has been put to rest. In the early of the stages with the app, there were some problems, but they have been worked out, Alpha Phi member Andi Katz, said. “My phone wouldn’t monitor where I was,” the freshman said. “It was saying that I was in the river when I was actually in the library. They’ve worked it out, however, and since then, it’s been working really well.” My Greek Study app Park originated in the South and since has expanded to Iowa. “We just started last August, and now we have
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Expression under attack Christopher Cervantes cmikemayvantes@gmail.com
On Feb. 26, a video created by ISIS was released for the world to see. The content showcased the terrorist organization invading the Nineveh Museum in Mosul, Iraq. They then proceeded to deface and destroy several ancient works of art and literature. The film went into great detail to highlight how extremists took up sledgehammers and drills in order to accomplish their task of brutalization, all in the name of their specific ideology. According to a translation done by the Inquisitor, the reasoning cited by ISIS for this defacing is that “The Prophet ordered us to get rid of statues and relics, and his companions did the same when they conquered countries after him.” It’s hard not to be disturbed by ISIS’s action. In the blink of an eye, more than 3,000 years of history was ruined and vandalized because of a religious association. However, that is not the most disturbing part of this perverse event. The absolute worst portion of this occurrence is that so little people seem to care. I first saw the video in my Art History class. Afterwards, I immediately forwarded the news to some of my fellow Hawkeyes. While I was disgusted by what was shown, my peers, on the other hand, treated the situation with only the slightest apathetic regard. “It’s just art,” one said. “They didn’t hurt anybody, so why does it matter?” This attack matters
because an attack on any type of artwork is an attack on the entire idea of free expression. Art is perhaps the greatest form of idiosyncratic expression in the entire world. Not only does art contain the personal feelings of an individual, it also reflects the society and culture of the time. It is a historical snapshot to times that would be otherwise unattainable. UI art-history Professor Joni Kinsey called this destruction “an international tragedy.” Our greatest value in America is our ability to freely express our views without fear and being able to choose how to do so. Therefore, I find that any form of art (whether it be a painting, sculpture, or work of literature) to be a most democratic virtue. Consequently, for ISIS to partake in such a vicious incursion on the vehicles of expression is, in fact, an assault on the qualities of our democratic lifestyle. As an Opinions columnist, being an agent of expression is in my job description; I do this so I can prompt others to do the same in the face of adversity. Whenever I see that video, I feel as if all that my colleagues and I work for is under siege. That is, by no means, something that doesn’t matter, for it is a symbolic threat to all we hold dear as a republic. This is as much an attack on us as a people as it is on the artistic world. For some to not notice this speaks volumes of how much of our rights are taken for granted. Hopefully, now we can appreciate the entitlements that come with being born in a democratic society and work toward assisting those less fortunate than us.
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Did the FCC overstep with net-neutrality rules?
On Feb. 26, the Federal Communications Commission approved a set of rules to ban “paid prioritization” from Internet service providers. Was this a good move? Keep the playing field level
The FCC’s power grab
The Supreme Court should allow the FCC to enforce net neutrality. Executive powers don’t need to grow by any means, but maintaining net neutrality online is equivalent to the federal government preventing monopolies. It just makes sense. The equal treatment of data keeps the cost of entry for new businesses low. Without this effect, the world wouldn’t have Facebook or Google. Entrepreneurs rely on the web being a fair market to thrive. Doing away with net neutrality only concentrates power to those who can already afford it. Money has been flowing into Congress from telecommunication companies intent on influencing the fate of net neutrality. Greg Walden, R-Ore., has received $109,250. Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, has received $75,450. Even with these incentives to fight net neutrality, it is becoming increasingly difficult for congressmen to do so. Both Google and Verizon have come out saying no matter what the ruling on net neutrality by the FCC or the Supreme Court, their spending and investment strategies will not change. The idea that net neutrality stifles growth, then, is a false one. The Supreme Court should accept the FCC’s new set of rules enforcing net neutrality. In January 2014, a federal appeals court shot down the FCC: Its plan was unrefined and rushed, justices said. This time around, however, the rules have taken into account the judgment and recommendations on how the rules should be reformed. With a year to reformulate and adjust, the new rules are ready. Net neutrality is a concept as old as the web itself; it is inherent. Corporate control over speed and content would give power over information to major corporations, robbing the web of its grassroots power. Doing away with net neutrality would be like charging for different sections of a library, with a corporation deciding what costs the most or least. Then, when you’ve picked out a book, the library decides how fast you can read unless you pay even more. It is ludicrous, and it wouldn’t be contentious if the physical representation played itself out. Because of the web’s ethereal nature, opponents of net neutrality have been banking on the vagueness of the term and the confusion surrounding it. If we educate ourselves, it becomes clear that net neutrality is the way to an equitable, profitable future.
The FCC upheld net neutrality, a power grab affecting more than 300 million Americans that use the Internet. The law gives the FCC the authority to regulate the Internet with the same ancient framework that was used for telephone networks in 1934. Supporters are calling it a “fix,” but the rule of thumb has always been “if it’s not broken, don’t fix it.” Who really has a problem with their Internet today? It sounds a lot like, “if you want your Internet, you can keep your Internet.” Broadband Internet works a lot like a highway. Too many cars going the same way creates traffic or slow Internet. Broadband providers saw that consumers were visiting popular sites such as Netflix, which created traffic that was difficult to alleviate. Instead of passing that cost on to the consumer, some broadband providers charged these firms a fee for prioritized service. In essence, they created an expressway for them and charged a toll. Net neutrality makes this illegal. Of course, the large companies are cheering the fact that they will no longer have to pay the bill. Consumers, however, will suffer in the long term. The Internet experience for most users won’t get faster. Because the FCC has outlawed these expressways, providers now have to develop more lanes in their original highways. As broadband providers adjust to the regulations, they will have less money for investment in new technology and faster Internet. The colossal improvements that we have seen in Internet networks will stagnate. This is why business moguls such as Mark Cuban are passionate in their opposition. Futuristic technologies will also be set back. Companies working on developing self-driving cars such as Nokia are complaining that the new law prevents cars from getting the services they need. What is most dangerous in the FCC’s ruling is the precedent. The Internet is one of the most utilized forums of free speech and has prospered primarily due to its unregulated nature. The government now has a channel for control. Even if you believe the FCC won’t abuse its power, the government has a horrendous record in the tech industry. It managed to spend more money than LinkedIn and Spotify creating a health-care website that embarrassingly didn’t work. To trust them to efficiently regulate the Internet is preposterous. Fortunately, lawsuits and congressional investigations may prevent the ruling from ever taking effect. Nonetheless, Americans should remain vigilant of this intrusive takeover under the guise of “neutrality.”
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Putin again in controversy
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So Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again managed to find himself in the locus of another swirling news headline’s — or should I say controversy. On Sunday, tens of thousands marched the streets of Moscow at their own risk in an act of solidarity and outrage for the slaying of an outspoken politician on Feb. 27. Boris Nemtsov was a highly influential figure in Russia, known for often criticizing Putin on issues such as the Crimea annexation, austerity, and economic regression. His killer has yet to be found. Now, allies of the late Nemtsov are accusing the Kremlin for the coincidentally timed death.
One opposition politician, Dmitry Gudkov, summed up the controversy quite well: “It changed all of the country because of the people who have criticized the regime recently can be afraid of being imprisoned. But now … but now we should be afraid of being killed.” There are two important, incising components from that quote that operate together. First, he has called Putin’s Russia a “regime” and that now there is fear of death for speaking against said government. When does the rhetoric of the word “regime” take hold in discourse? When the authority of a government threatens the well-being of its people who do not agree with its policies, particularly in the nature of killing opposition. It’s honestly no surprise that this homicide could be linked with the Kremlin. There have been at least five other violent deaths of opposing politicians during
Putin’s presidencies. Despite Putin’s denial of involvement and condemning the slaying, the corruption of nepotism and austerity for his regime has created fear in the people of Russia to voice their opposition to his ideologies. Russia has already indicated its aggressive nature by inciting a civil war in Ukraine, creating fear that is spreading beyond just the Russian people, as evidenced in Estonia. Voting for seats in Parliament has recently ended in the country, but the election was cast under the shadow of Russia’s controversial role in Ukraine. Estonia’s the Centre Party, which has close affiliations with Putin, is expected to gather a large portion of votes, putting many people at unease. Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas has even said Russia may seek to undermine more former Soviet states. Estonia, where a
quarter of the population is ethnically Russian, has noted numerous airspace violations by Russia, and in the last year, one of its security officials was imprisoned by Russia on grounds of spying. That’s not an especially endearing relationship. Putin first became president of Russia in 2000, following political stints as prime minister as well as other official positions. He is a former KGB agent, and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, he claimed he wanted to lead Russia beyond its authoritarian communism. However, his current presidency is indicating he is just as iron-fisted as the former USSR. The people’s march because of Nemtsov’s slaying is just as much a cry against the Putin regime, and its corruption, as it is a call for a different Russia — not necessarily a new one but without Putin.
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Hawks’ best not enough
Women’s tennis falls
The Iowa men’s gymnastics team loses on the road at Penn State while having one of its best performances of the season.
After a loss to Purdue, the Iowa women’s tennis team is scheduled to compete with Kansas today.
By CHARLIE GREEN charles-j-green@uiowa.edu
A season-best effort from the No. 6 Iowa men’s gymnastics team fell short of upsetting No. 2 Penn State on Feb. 27, and the Hawks fell, 440.800- 435.750. Despite the loss, head coach JD Reive is encouraged by his team’s performance. “We did our job tonight,” Reive said in a release. “The big thing was that it was Dobre -Mofid our first gymnast five-up-fivecount meet. It just shows that every team makes mistakes, and we can keep up with anybody. We had our shots tonight and didn’t capitalize, but overall, it was a great meet for us.” Previously, the Hawks had competed in sixup-five-count scenarios, meaning that the lowest score in a lineup would be dropped. For the Big Ten and NCAA championships, teams will not have the luxury of what is essentially an insurance policy for an uncharacteristic low score. The strong performance indicates the team is in good shape entering the twilight of the 2015
regular season. Junior Cyrus Dobre-Mofid came in first place on the parallel bars, posting a career high 15.250 in the final rotation of the meet. “It was time to end the meet with a great routine,” Dobre-Mofid said. “I put all my strength and focus into doing that to contribute to our season-high team score.” Freshman Alexis Torres scored a meet-high 16.000 on the still rings for Penn State, and the Nittany Lions outscored the Hawks 75.200-74.350 on the event. Senior William Albert and junior Andrew Botto paced the Hawks, each adding 15.000 routines. On the floor exercise, the Hawkeyes were outscored 75.500-73.350 despite their second-best performance of the year. Junior Matt Loochtan scored a 15.350, and junior Jack Boyle added a 15.000 — both season highs. Redshirt senior Lance Alberhasky also added a season best, scoring 14.750. Loochtan tied for the top vault score with Penn State’s Quest Hayden at 14.950, while Botto added a 14.750. Junior Doug Sullivan continued his stellar campaign as one of the country’s top pommel-horse specialists, scoring 14.850
for the Hawks. Freshman Elijah Parsells tied a career-high with a 14.750, and fellow freshman Austin Hodges contributed a 14.400. Penn State outscored the Hawkeyes on every event except for the high bar, on which Iowa posted a season-high 71.850 in an area in which it has seen its share of struggle. Boyle led all scorers with a 14.900 routine, while sophomore Cory Paterson came in second with a 14.700. The sixth-ranked Hawkeyes scored in the mid-430s for the second meet in a row, something they had previously failed to do all season. In addition, they did so with fiveup-five-count scoring, on the road, and against the nation’s second best team. All things considered, things are moving in the right direction for Iowa men’s gymnastics. “Considering the travel situations, we had a great meet,” Alberhasky said. “On a neutral site, we are right there with Penn State. In two weeks, when we compete in Nebraska, they will be there, and it’ll be a great competition.” Follow @CharlsGreen on Twitter for news, updates, and analysis about the Iowa men’s gymnastics team.
Men’s tennis falls to No. 27 Drake Bulldogs
By JOSH HICKS josh-hicks@uiowa.edu
The Iowa women’s tennis team lost its Big Ten conference-opener, 5-2, to No. 21 Purdue on Feb. 28. Purdue took victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 slots in doubles to win the first point of the dual, and head coach Katie Dougherty wasn’t pleased with the performance. “I was disappointed with our doubles,” she said. “I don’t think we executed as well as we could have.” At No. 1 doubles play, senior Shelby Talcott and freshman Anastasia Reimchen found themselves down 3-0 early. The two fought back to tie the match at 3. However, Purdue’s Daniela Vidal and Tess B e r n a r d - Fe i g e n b a u m defeated the lefty-duo of Talcott and Reimchen (8-4). Senior Morven McCulloch and freshman Zoe Douglas paired up to face Natalia Davila and Lynda Xepoleas at No. 2 doubles. They didn’t fare particularly well and lost the match (8-2). Hawk senior Katie Zordani and junior Annette Dohanics were losing (5-3) at No. 3 when Purdue clinched the doubles point and ended their match prematurely. The 2 points earned by Iowa in the dual came from Dohanics at No. 4 singles and McCulloch at No. 2 singles. McCulloch won the
first set of her match against Bernard-Feigenbaum (6-4). The set was tied at 1, 2, 3, and 4 games before McCulloch pulled away, winning two games in a row. The senior found herself in trouble early in the second set, down 3-0 and then 1-4. “It was hard to break serve on both of us,” McCulloch said. “She broke me quickly, and I ended-up going down 4-1.” She said Dohanics’ playing on the court next to her gave her the momentum to swing the second set back into her favor. “Netty was playing on the court next to me, fighting away, and I used all that energy to focus on getting one break,” McCulloch said. “It gives you a lot of confidence to have your teammates fighting around you.” McCulloch won (6-4, 7-5). Dohanics faced Purdue’s Andjela Djokovic at No. 4 singles. The junior won the first set (6-4). Djokovic took the second (6-2). Dohanics got off to an early lead in the third set, going up 3-0. Djokovic fought back and took a 4-3 lead, but Dohanics shut her down and took a 6-4 victory to secure the match. Zordani lost an all-out battle at No. 5 singles to Purdue’s Nicole Robinson. The first set was tied at four, five, and six games, which forced a tiebreaker game. Robinson took the first set (7-6), and Zor-
The Iowa men’s tennis team is no longer undefeated at home following loss to Drake.
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Iowa women’s tennis vs. Kansas
By BLAKE DOWSON
When: 3 p.m. today Where: Lawrence, Kansas
blake-dowson@uiowa.edu
The Iowa men’s tennis team dropped its first match of the year at home on Feb. 27 as Drake ended the Hawks’ five-match winning streak. Ranked No. 29, the Bulldogs (11-3) pulled out the victory over the Hawkeyes (7-2), 5-2. “We had a lot of missed opportunities tonight,” interim head coach Ross Wilson said. “We didn’t come out with any energy. We could’ve seized the doubles point — we were up 2-0 in No. 1 doubles and couldn’t close.” Senior Matt Hagan and freshman Lefteris Theodorou dropped the No. 1 doubles match (75), and freshmen Stieg Martens and Jake Jacoby dropped the No. 2 matchup (6-2). Junior Dom Patrick and freshman Josh Silverstein had their match abandoned (6-6). “We played with very low energy,” Patrick said. “We weren’t firing it up and making a good enough effort to catch a momentum swing. It is something we talked about and needs to change.” Iowa came out slowly in singles play as well, with four of the six players dropping their first set. Martens was first to finish at No. 4 singles, losing in straight sets (6-3, 6-4) to leave his record at 3-6. Silverstein put the Hawkeyes on the board at No. 5 singles, registering a straight set 6-2, 6-3 victory to improve to 7-2. Patrick dropped a tough No. 2 matchup against No. 34 Ben Lott (6-2, 6-4) for his first loss of the year. His record
dani took the second in another tiebreaker (7-6). However, Robinson ultimately won the match in the tiebreaking third set (10-7). This gave Purdue the 5-2 win in the dual. Dougherty wants to see the same energy she saw in Zordani’s, Dohanics’, and McCulloch’s play on all six courts at once. “Z, Morven, and Netty were the heart and soul of our team today,” the sixth-year head coach said. “I’m really happy with the way they competed. But we have to have six show up every single day and play like that.” McCulloch had similar thoughts. “They’re a top-25 team, and that was nearly a 4-3 loss,” the senior said. “We’re right there. We just need to all come out and play our best on the same day.” Directly after the Purdue dual, Dohanics looked ahead to this afternoon. “It was a tough loss for us,” the junior said. “We all battled out there, and hopefully, we can turn it around and get the win against Kansas.” Iowa is scheduled to travel to Lawrence to face the Jayhawks in a nonconference dual at 3 p.m. today. Kansas is coming off a pair of losses to teams ranked in the top 70: a 4-2 loss to No. 68 Colorado and a dual in which it lost, 6-1, against No. 64 Denver.
Iowa tennis players Morven McCulloch and Anastasia Reimchen dash to receive the ball during the match against Northern Iowa in the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex on Jan. 31, 2015. The Hawkeyes defeated the Panthers, 7-0. (The Daily Iowan/Peter Kim)
Iowa player Jake Jacoby hits a backhand during the Iowa-Drake match in the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex on Feb. 27. Drake player Bayo Phillips defeated Jacoby, 2-1. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert) now stands at 6-1. Theodorou kept Iowa alive with a win of his own at No. 3 (6-1, 7-6 [97]). The freshman moved his record to 7-2. “[Theodorou] kept us in it,” Wilson said. “He fought really hard. He gave us a little momentum and hope towards the end. Jake [Jacoby] got a big boost from Lefty, I think.” Despite the boost, Jacoby dropped a close match at No. 6 (7-6 [75], 6-5). Hagan, in one of his biggest matches of the year, didn’t quite hit enough shots to win. He registered a loss against No. 55 Alen Salibasic (76 [6-1], 6-4). “Singles was more of the same,” Wilson said. “We didn’t play with enough urgency. Drake played well, and they’re a good team, but we can’t give them as many opportunities as we did.” Next up for the Hawkeyes is Louisiana-Lafayette at 9 a.m. today in the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex. The Ragin’ Cajuns are ranked No. 75 and present another opportunity for Iowa to pick up a ranked win. Patrick said that matches against top
teams such as Drake will lead the Hawks to success against some of the best competition in the country. “I firmly believe we can compete with [top30 teams],” he said.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 by Eugenia Last
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Enjoy what life has to offer, and you will discover a progressive path to follow. Take on a receptive attitude when it comes to learning, and you’ll find a unique way to improve your finances. Romance is highlighted. Live in the moment. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Keep your plans simple, and don’t share your thoughts until you are certain you can turn them into a reality. Making empty promises will end up being costly. The innocence of a youngster’s point of view will be an eye-opener. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Make personal changes at home. Join an organization that will help you contribute to a cause you believe in. A chance to discuss an idea with someone who shares your principles will lead to a new path. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Use your energy wisely. Don’t let the little things get to you. Step up, and do your best to complete whatever job you’ve been given, and you will avoid criticism and discord. Don’t redo when maintenance is required. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your entertaining personality will ensure popularity. Emotional issues with someone you love will escalate, making it a must to channel such energy into something you enjoy doing together. Planning a trip or getting involved in something you enjoy doing will spur enthusiasm. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Keep your personal money matters a secret. A strong feeling you have about someone will lead to profits. A change in a relationship will not turn out as anticipated. Approach partnerships with reservation. Act on your gut feeling. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You can alter the future by making suggestions and bringing about reforms. A new friendship will turn out to be quite appealing. Honesty regarding your likes, dislikes, and goals will make a difference to the way a partnership unfolds. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Be secretive about what you are doing, and you will avoid interference. The more you interact with others, the less you will get done. Do not become sidetracked helping someone else get ahead. Put your needs first. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Deals can be made, money spent, and contracts signed. Fixing up your surroundings, making a move or changing the dynamics of an important relationship will promote greater happiness and harmony. Love is highlighted. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Money matters and important partnerships must be looked at carefully. Make your position clear, but be willing to compromise in order to get what you need to excel. A last-minute change can be expected. Prepare to counter strategically. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ll make gains doing your own thing and using experience and connections to get what you want. Dedication will lead to steady progress where work, money and your reputation are concerned. Love is in the stars, and romance is encouraged. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Work until you feel satisfied with the results you get. Presenting ideas too soon will lead to criticism. Learn from the mistakes others make, and you will develop a flawless plan. Take care of anything that may hinder your success.
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Bottom on top again The Wolverines won their fifth-straight title, 11 of the 21 events. By IAN MURPHY ian-murphy@uiowa.edu
In Big Ten swimming, there is one fight song that dominates the speakers during the awards ceremonies following an event. The refrain over the past last four years has been that of Michigan, and it was heard again from Feb. 25-28 in the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center. “Hail to the Victors” played as the Wolverines won yet another Big Ten Championship, their 39th in school history. The Wolverines completed a sweep of the relays, winning all five, and won six of the 16 individual events, for 11 wins during the championships. Michigan totaled 760 points, with Ohio State scoring 623 to finish second. Indiana finished third with 551 points. The tighter-than-usual team race gave Michigan head coach Mike Bottom reason to celebrate this win harder than the previous four. “We celebrated this victory more than any of the other victories,” Bottom said following a celebratory front flip into the diving well. “We felt like we had to fight to get this win.” Fight might be a relative term for Michigan, which beat Indiana by more than 300 points in 2014 and Ohio State by 200 in 2013, but the Wolverines still turned in a dominant performance,
The Michigan swimming team jumps into the diving pool after the final session of the Big Ten meet in the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center on Feb. 28. Michigan won the meet with 760 points. (The Daily Iowan/John Theulen) led by junior Dylan Bosch, who won the 200 butterfly and 200 and 400 medleys. “It’s awesome [to win another],” Bosch said. “I think it’s an awesome way to send off our seniors. “This is the 39th title that Michigan has won; that’s really special, it’s part of history.” Bosch, named the swimmer of the meet, already has his attention turned toward the NCAA meet, which will also be held in the Campus Rec Center, which will begin in 24 days. Both Bosch and senior Bruno Ortiz, who won the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke, said the focus for the Wolverines in the coming weeks will be nailing down the details, including starts, turns, and walls, and in general getting more prepared to swim faster. “We’re training for [NCAAs],” Ortiz said. “This was a good rehearsal considering that, and it kind of shows the other guys, especially the fresh-
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men, what a championship meet is like.” The Wolverines brought several young swimmers to Iowa City for the championships. Bottom said 12 of the 24 Michigan swimmers were underclassmen. However, the young contingent lived up to the Michigan tradition, and helped the Wolverines send their senior class out with a four-for-four Big Ten championship record, which Ortiz called a special experience. “It’s great; it doesn’t get any better than this,” Ortiz said. While some of the swimmers might be looking ahead to the NCAA meet, Bottom said they wouldn’t start preparing until they arrived at the pool for their first practice. “At this point, were not talking about NCAAs; we will do that tomorrow morning,” Bottom said on Feb. 28. “At this point, we’re just going to celebrate this victory because this one was hard fought.”
Very special seniors By RYAN RODRIGUEZ ryan-rodriguez@uiowa.edu
Buried underneath all of the ceremony, all of the emotion, and all the tearful goodbyes in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Sunday’s 92-76 win over Minnesota was a pretty important game for the Iowa women’s basketball team. The Black and Gold clinched a second-round bye in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament by defeating Wisconsin on Feb. 26 (the Hawks will play at 6 p.m. Friday), and with the conference standings more or less set, the Hawks were in no real danger of jeopardizing their postseason chances with a loss. It was a meaningless game in the standings, but one that could not have meant more to Iowa. Seeking a proper sendoff for their four dynamic seniors, a shot at a perfect 16-0 home record, and a chance for revenge against the team that physically manhandled them two weeks prior, the Hawks delivered in a big way, downing the Gophers and their all-everything center Amanda Zahui B. “First and foremost I’m happy we got the win,” Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder said. “It was just a great win over a good team that has been playing really, really well lately.” Bluder probably could not have dreamed up a better start for her team. A couple of huge defensive stops by senior Bethany Doolittle followed by a pair of back-to-back 3s from Melissa Dixon and freshman Whitney Jennings helped put the Hawks out to an early 8-0 lead. But Zahui B. and the
Iowa seniors Melissa Dixon, Sam Logic, Bethany Doolittle, and Kathryn Reynolds hug after Senior Day in Carver-Hawkeye on Sunday. The Hawkeyes defeated Minnesota, 92-76. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert) Gophers were quick to demonstrate why their last meeting against the Hawks turned out the way it did; they rebounded well and were out-muscling Iowa down low. Just like that, things were even at 23. Both sides continued to battle back and forth for the remainder of the game, with the Hawks owning a 42-37 advantage at halftime before pulling ahead late in the second to put the game away. Spurred by her hot start, Dixon finished with a team-leading 27 points. “My teammates did a great job of finding me and getting me the ball,” she said. “We found some gaps, and they kind of left me open a couple of times.” A stylistic clash for the ages, Minnesota’s physical, dominating post presence went up against the lethal perimeter attack the Hawkeyes have used all year. “It’s nice to get the win after the way we played at their place,” Doolittle said. “It wasn’t what we quite wanted to do, obviously, so it was special to get it tonight.” Fittingly, Iowa’s core four did most of the heavy
lifting in their last home game at Carver, a place in which they first donned the Black and Gold some four years ago. Eight 3s from Melissa Dixon, double-doubles from Logic and Doolittle, and a last minute curtain-call for senior cocaptain Kathryn Reynolds wrapped up the win for the Hawkeyes. The first-year law student hit a deep 3 in the waning moments of the game to cap off an emotional performance. They don’t make them any more perfect than that. “It’s pretty cool; I don’t think you can write a better story line,” Bluder said. “You have three 1,000 point-scorers but then Kathryn comes up and nails the 3. It was a special moment.” And for Reynolds, whose role on the team changed dramatically after chronic knee problems, the ending of the game — and the seniors’ time at Carver –— was that much sweeter. “Just to see that shot go in and hear the crowd’s reaction was something I don’t think I’ll ever forget,” she said.
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MBB CONTINUED FROM 10 first conference winning record since the 2006-07 season. “It’s kind of like, we’re just going to go onto the next,” Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery said. “… You don’t ever want to stop at this time. You can do that when the season’s over.” In light of Olaseni and Oglesby’s play recently, the most impressive out of the bunch is still White. The Iowa forward’s
THE DAILY IOWAN DAILYIOWAN.COM MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015 IOWA HAWKEYES (92) MIN FG 3P FT Doolittle 26 5-16 0-0 2-2 Dixon 33 8-12 8-11 3-4 Disterhoft 34 1-7 1-3 4-4 Jennings 34 4-10 2-6 0-0 Logic 39 10-18 0-0 4-4 Coley 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 Peschel 9 1-4 1-2 0-0 Till 9 3-3 0-0 0-0 Buttenham 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Mohns 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Reynolds 1 1-1 1-1 0-0 Kastanek 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 TEAM TOTALS 200 33-71 13-23 13-14
RB 12 0 6 2 6 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 34
MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS (76) MIN FG 3P FT RB Kelly 35 11-23 0-0 7-14 12 Zahui B. 36 11-16 0-0 0-0 21 Bailey 36 1-9 1-8 2-2 3 Mullaney 40 3-8 1-3 1-1 2 Wagner 38 2-10 2-6 0-0 2 Hedstrom 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 McDaniel 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 Hirt 9 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 TEAM 6 TOTALS 200 31-71 4-18 8-12 48
A 1 2 4 4 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
TO 0 0 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 1
TP 12 27 7 10 24 0 3 6 0 0 3 0
28 10 92
A 1 0 2 11 4 0 0 0
TO 8 2 2 3 3 0 0 2
TP 29 22 5 8 6 0 2 4
18 20 76
Iowa guard Sam Logic shoots a free throw during the Iowa-Minnesota game in Carver-Hawkeye on Sunday. The Hawkeyes defeated the Gophers on Senior Day, 92-76. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert) for-sure win on Carver,” Logic said. “I think we’re going to be here again, but just to be able to play well, get Minne-
last three games have produced a dream stat line: White has averaged 22.6 points and 11.3 rebounds per game, shooting 58.8 percent from the field and missing just three free-throw attempts in his 26 trips to the charity stripe. White has even hit from the beyond the 3-point line. The career 26.5 percent shooter has hit five of his last seven. “I swear I’m not lying when I told you guys in the past that I can shoot,” White joked. “It’s kind of frustrating that at the end of my career is when they’re going in.
sota back on Senior Day, Kathryn Reynolds hits a 3. As Coach said, it’s a storybook ending.”
I’m sure fans are like, ‘Where is this coming from?’ ” That senior experience was on display at Penn State. With 30 seconds left in the game, Mike Gesell made the second of his two free throws, giving Iowa a 1-point lead. After the make, White appeared to turn around and run back on defense. But just as Penn State’s D.J. Newbill threw the ball in, White turned around, sprinted to the corner, and stole the ball. The play didn’t seal the win for Iowa. White’s subsequent six free
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throws did, though. But the play helped put Iowa in the driver seat for the remainder of the game. It was a play that wasn’t scouted nor planned. It came down to a senior making a smart play, which Iowa has had its fair share of as of late. “Heads-up play,” McCaffery said. “That was all him. I wish I could take some credit. That’s all him.” Follow @JacobSheyko on Twitter for updates, news, and analysis about the Iowa basketball team.
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til the NCAA selection committee announces its decisions. A B cut means a swimmer has qualified for the meet but may not be invited, depending on the cutoff times from the around the country. Trussov took fourth in the 200 breaststroke with a 1:54.57, solidly under the cutoff time from a season ago of 1:55.64 “I tried my best,” Trussov said. “I took it out as fast as I could and tried to hold it, but I think it could have gone better.” For the most part, however, Long was happy with his team’s performance, and is ready to look ahead to the next championship meet. “That bodes well for the program having both those relays in,”
Iowa swimmer Roman Trussov takes a breath in heat 6 of the 200 breaststroke during the fourth day of the Big Tens men’s swimming meet in the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center on Feb. 28. (The Daily Iowan/John Baker) Long said. “We could have the biggest group in many, many years going to NCAA’s. We’re excited about that.” Turn to page 7 for more coverage of the Big
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second on Iowa’s alltime list and also ranks ninth nationally. Spejcher earned a bronze medal in the men’s high jump with a mark of 2.12 meters.
“The whole aim of today was to go into the competition and put a mark down in the first round,” Amosu said in a statement. “The only thing I was thinking about was the fact that I had to [get a personal record] in order to get the gold again. Big Tens is where it’s at, and this is our main competition. I thought to myself if I’m going to put out a big mark, it might as well be right here, right now.” Other big-time performances came from sophomore Aaron Mallet and junior Kevin Spejcher. Mallet was crowned Big Ten runner-up in the men’s 60-meter hurdles with a career-best time of 7.78. His mark is ranked
Women’s The Iowa women’s track team had a less than impressive finish at the Big Ten meet. The Hawkeyes finished last out of the 13 teams competing, posting only 22 points. Iowa dropped five spots and finished with 27.5 fewer points than it did last year at the same competition. Only three events on the women’s side neared the podium in Geneva, Ohio, with fourth-place finishes in the 200 meter by Brittany Brown and Elexis Guster in the 400 meter, as well as a fifth-place finish by the 1,600-meter relay group of Lake Kwaza, MonTayla Holder, Mahnee Watts, and Guster.
Ten swimming and diving championships. Follow @IanfromIowa on Twitter for news, updates, and analysis on the Iowa men’s swimming and diving team.
“On the women’s side, it was very disappointing and not what we were expecting,” Director of Track and Field Joey Woody said in a statement. “We had a lot more opportunities, and we didn’t take advantage of them. We had a lot of athletes who were ranked a lot higher and didn’t really perform today.” Although members of the team said they felt confident before the meet, the Hawkeyes could not match the level of competition. The Hawkeyes will now look toward the opening of their outdoor season, which will begin March 20, when the team is scheduled to travel to Tempe, Arizona, for the Baldy Castillo Invitational. Follow @marioxwilliams and @cbomb12 on Twitter for news, updates, and analysis about the Iowa track and field team.
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Senior ball wins for Hawks In their final games as Hawkeyes, Iowa’s seniors have played some of their best basketball. By JACOB SHEYKO jacob-sheyko@uiowa.edu
The Hawkeyes only led 42-37 after the first half half, but the second went as perfectly as anybody could hope for. Iowa won the game, 92-76, but the contest itself became secondary to the perfect storybook ending for Iowa’s seniors. Dixon left the fans with a vintage image of herself, scoring 27 points in the game and going 8-of-11 from beyond the arc. Doolittle finished with, fittingly, a double-double and showed why she will be remembered along with the best rim protectors in program history. She had 12 points, 12 rebounds, 9 blocks, and 4 steals. Following suit, Logic put up a stat line that is representative of her career at Iowa. She scored 24 points and
As Iowa senior Josh Oglesby warmed up before Iowa’s 68-60 win over Illinois, the thought hit him. This will be my second-to-last game at Carver. The day when Iowa seniors Aaron White, Gabe Olaseni, Josh Oglesby, and Kyle Denning are done suiting up in front of the Hawkeye faithful is nearing. Following a win on Feb. 28 over Penn State, Iowa will play at Indiana on March 3, then return home for Senior Day against Northwestern on March 7. In the face of the dwindling days, Iowa’s seniors have saved some of their best play for the end. “I only have two Oglesby more games,” Ogles- senior by said about his thoughts before the Illinois game. “[Now that the game is done], I only have one more game in Carver. It’s scary but exciting at the same time.” Illinois head coach John Groce said it was an example of a senior “dying hard.” He was talking about White’s performance against the Fighting Illini — White scored 29 points to go with his 9 rebounds. White hasn’t been the lone senior “dying hard.” Olaseni has averaged 10.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game during Iowa’s latest four-game winning streak. Oglesby has found his stroke from behind the arc as well, a stroke that eluded him for the majority of this season. He has made 6 of his last 10 3-point attempts. Olaseni’s presence inside, and Oglesby’s shooting — among other factors — has helped open up an Iowa offense that has churned out 76 points per game in Iowa’s last four wins, helping the Hawkeyes to their
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Iowa guard Melissa Dixon shoots a 3-pointer over a screen from Hawkeye Sam Logic during the Iowa-Minnesota game in Carver-Hawkeye on Sunday. The Hawkeyes defeated the Gophers, 92-76. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)
Storybook ending for Hawks
Sam Logic, Melissa Dixon, and Bethany Doolittle on Sunday powered the Hawkeyes to avenge their previous loss to Minnesota. By KYLE MANN kyle-mann@uiowa.edu
Sometimes things go exactly as planned. It was Senior Day for the Iowa women’s basketball team on Sunday against Minnesota, and for a class that was nothing short of legendary, it could not have gone more perfectly. “I don’t think you could ask for a better storybook ending to this game,” Hawkeye head coach Lisa Bluder said after her team’s 92-76 victory. “We beat the team, we go 16-0 at home, able to have enough of a lead that we can take our seniors out one at a time and let them get the ovation they deserve, they all have great games.” The seniors have insisted all along that with hopes of hosting NCAA Tournament games, this wouldn’t be
their last game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, but they were clearly feeling inspired by the moment in front of a season-high 9,726 fans. Sam Logic was in rare form in terms of her scoring mindset, taking 12 shots in the first half, but she converted at a 50-percent clip for 12 points with 6 assists and 3 rebounds. Melissa Dixon was in midseason form, draining her first three triples to begin the game, and she was 4-of5 at the half for 12 points. Bethany Doolittle showed up to battle Amanda Zahui B., and had 6 points, 6 boards, 4 blocks, and 2 steals in the opening half versus her home-state school. “It’s always nice to beat Minnesota, growing up watching them all the time,” Doolittle said. “Being able to say, ‘We beat Minnesota on our home court, Senior Night,’ is really special.”
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Swimmers unhappy but optimistic Iowa topped Michigan State and Northwestern on the weekend, finishing with 230.5 points. By IAN MURPHY
The Iowa track and field team competed in the Big Ten indoor track and field championships this past weekend.
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The Hawkeye men’s swimming and diving team had high hopes coming into the Big Ten championship swimming meet. Iowa was seeded at the top of the conference in one relay, second in another, and it had swimmers in place to potentially win an individual Big Ten championship event for the first time in 15 years. However, it didn’t shake out in the Hawkeyes’ favor, and Iowa finished eighth. “We’re never excited to have our name up there next to eighth by a point and a half,” head coach Marc Long said. The Hawkeyes were just a point and a half behind Penn State, which finished seventh. The top-seeded 400-medley relay dropped to fifth, and the second-seeded 200-medley relay fell to third. That’s not to say either relay was bad. Neither relay was disqualified, and the Hawkeyes still managed to secure an NCAA A cut in both the 200 and 400. In terms of the score, the Hawkeyes did not have the meet they had hoped for, but Long still felt there were positives to take away from the competition. “For who we are, we had a good meet,” Long said. He estimated 13 of the 19 swims from Feb. 28’s preliminary session were best times from his swimmer, but best times do not always put points on the board. In several instances, Iowa swimmers were seeded high in both preliminaries and finals but did not swim
Mixed bag for tracksters By MARIO WILLIAMS AND COURTNEY BAUMANN daily-iowan@uiowa.edu
The Iowa track and field teams traveled to Geneva, Ohio, over this past weekend to compete in the Big Ten indoor track and field championships. The Hawkeye men finished seventh overall, but the women took last.
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With the Big Tens behind them, The Hawkeyes now turn their attention to the NCAAs, where Betulius and the medley relays have guaranteed opportunities to swim in front of a home crowd for one final time this season. “We’re going to have a solid presence there,” Betulius said. “I think getting back in the weight room, kind of feel strength again.” For others sitting on the bubble with B cuts, such as junior Roman Trussov, who is playing the waiting game un-
The Iowa men’s track and field team closed its indoor season on a positive note. The Hawkeyes improved on their 10th-place finish last season, finishing seventh at the Big Ten meet with 49 points. A number of track Hawks earned personal bests and even received some hardware. Senior Babatunde Amosu made his mark in the triple jump as he won the Amosu event for a second-con- senior secutive year. On his first attempt, he jumped for a personal best of 16.07 meters to surpass Penn State’s Brian Leap.
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Iowa swimmer Jerzy Twarowski performs the butterfly in the second heat of the 200 fly during the final session of the Big Ten meet in the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center on Feb. 28. Ohio State swimmer Ching Hwang Lim won the heat in a time of 1:46.38. Michigan won the meet, finishing with 760 points. (The Daily Iowan/John Theulen) their best races, leaving valuable points on the table. “Left with a little bitter taste in our mouth with basically getting touched out for that seventh-place finish,” senior Grant Betulius said. “I was personally a little bit off this weekend.” To be fair, the Hawkeyes had several good swims and broke five school records, but many swimmers from other teams were faster and sharper than the Hawkeyes. Almost every pool record went down to someone not in a Hawkeye cap. Iowa was simply outmatched for most of the meet.