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UI to see youth movement By KAYLYN KLUCK | kaylyn-kluck@uiowa.edu
he Iowa City City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday not to provide funding for a downtown Iowa City art project after Iowa City Major Jim Throgmorton changed his position from a previous council meeting. Backers of the project had asked the council for $50,000 to aid in raising more than $500,000 to fund the public art sculpture The Lens on the north side of the Pedestrian Mall. Throgmorton, who voted in favor of the funding on Feb. 2, voted against it on Tuesday. He said he went into the
Starting next fall, students on campus might see 16-year-olds sitting beside them in lecture, eating in the dining halls, and living in the dorms. These young new additions to the university will be part of an early entrance college program the University of Iowa will launch in the coming avademic year. While the UI Belin-Blank Center already has an early entrance program known as the National Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering, the Bucksbaum Academy will be a modified version of it. The program is unique among public research universities because it will accept students nationwide who have completed the equivalent of their sophomore year of high school instead of only students who skipped their senior year. The academy was made possible by a $10 million donation by philanthropists Mary Bucksbaum Scanlan and Patrick Scanlan, and is named in honor of the former’s late parents. Susan Assouline, the director of the Belin-Blank Center, said the money will be used to fund scholarships, any necessary clinical support, and research opportunities for the students. “The Bucksbaums, Belins, and the
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Iowa City officials rejected a request for $50,000 to aid in the fundraising for a downtown Iowa City art project.
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Snapping back to fun Old Dominion will perform this evening in the IMU Main Lounge. By GRACE PATERAS | grace-pateras@uiowa.edu “Break Up with Him” and “Snapback” have been blasting through car stereos the past few months, and now listeners can hear them in the IMU. Old Dominion, the band behind the singles, will play tonight in the Main Lounge, presented by SCOPE. The country band — Geoff Sprung (bass), Trevor Rosen (guitar, keyboards), Matthew Ramsey (lead vocals), Brad Tursi (guitar), and Whit Sellers (drums) — has been nominated for two 2016 Acad- Ramsey emy of Country Music lead vocals awards: vocal group of the year and new vocal duo or group of the year. Ramsey said venues such as the IMU are the perfect setting for the group’s performances. “College kids have a lot of energy, and
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we love that,” he said. “We love performing with each other, and when the crowd is having fun, we have so much more fun. The younger college crowd is our crowd. We feel at home whenever we get to play in a college town.” Though the band has played at a variety of venues, including bars, cafés, arenas, and stadiums, Rosen said, playing for a college crowd is special. “It’s a little more intimate,” he said. “Obviously, stadiums have a lot more people, but they’re so spread out. Especially at a college or a smaller club, you’re right up there, you get to see the audience, and you have that one-on-one connection.” A year ago, the band signed with RCA Records Nashville, which also includes Garth Brooks, Miranda Lambert, Jake Owen, Chris Young, and others. Since then, the band has come out with the album Meat and Candy. What fans might not know is each SEE SCOPE, 3
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GOP sticks to no, no By BRENT GRIFFITHS | brent-griffiths@uiowa.edu President Obama summoned Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and another top Senate Republican to the Oval Office on Monday to discuss the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. But after a 40-minute meeting, the GOP position remained as resolute as the famous desk the president sits behind. There will be no hearings. “Whether everybody Grassley in the meeting today senator wanted to admit it, we all know that considering a nomination in the middle of a heated presidential campaign is bad for the nominee, bad for the court, bad for the process, and ultimately bad for the nation,” Grassley said in a prepared statement. “It’s time for the
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people to voice their opinion about the role of the Supreme Court in our constitutional system of government.” As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Grassley would oversee any hearings. But he and almost all of his Republicans colleagues have pledged to stick with their unprecedented move to scuttle such proceedings until after the presidential election. They they announced the inaction before the president named a nominee to fill the opening left by Justice Antonin Scalia’s death. Democrats have responded by lambasting the party of Lincoln as obstructionists who are failing to do their jobs. “All we want them to do is fulfill their constitutional duty and do their job, and at this stage, they decided not to do that,” MiSEE SCOTUS, 3
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Kit Gerken browses mystery books at the Iowa City Public Library on Tuesday. Gerken is a retired director of training for the University of Iowa psychology program. (The Daily Iowan/Tawny Schmit)
UISG nixes KRUI transmitter By BEAU BOWMAN beau-bowman@uiowa.edu
The University of Iowa Student Government addressed several issues at on Tuesday, including KRUI’s need for a new transmitter and a new UI Food Pantry. UISG heard from Ben Cunningham and Alyssa Bovinette from KRUI about the recent developments at the campus radio station, the most important being the need for a new transmitter. UISG decided not fund the new transmitter, with the bill failing by four votes. KRUI’s old transmitter operated at the top of Slater Residence Hall but was taken out of commission last year.
Purchasing and installing a new transmitter would cost around $6,800. If UISG had agreed to fund the transmitter, KRUI would have only paid for the $2,000 installation fee. The Senate’s contingency fund is roughly $155,000. Sen. Noah Kirschbaum, who presented the bill, urged the UISG not to table it. “I feel like we can’t wait on this bill,” he said. “There is no need to Kirschbaum table this; I Iowa Senator believe that we are ready to vote on this tonight.” When the bill went into
discussion, Sen. Solomon Furious Worlds talked about the funding of the bill. “I think it’s almost laughable to turn them down,” he said. “Very few student organizations come to us for the incredible amount of money that we have so we can’t continue to discourage them further.” Numerous senators who were not in favor of the bill criticized KRUI, which is allocated $55,000 every year, for not planning for unpredictable expenses. The Senate also heard from Sen. Tayo Oladele-Ajose about creating a new food pantry on campus for students. The bill, which passed unanimously, would allocate $10,000 for the
new initiative. Oladele-Ajose said other universities had food pantries for use by students. “Twelve of the 14 schools in the Big Ten have food pantries,” she said, pointing out that only Iowa and Minnesota lacked one. “Also, Iowa State has one, and because we’re supposed to be better than them, it’s time for us to have one now, too.” Operations of the food pantry would include two paid positions. The food pantry would be located in 210 IMU. The Senate also addressed a bill that would install solar-powered charging stations on the IMU patio. The bill passed with the majority of senators in favor.
METRO Man charged with 3rd OWI Iowa City police have accused an Iowa City man of driving under the influence. Christopher Bush, 20, 405 N. Linn St., was charged with third-offense OWI. On Feb. 26, at 1:32 a.m., Bush was reportedly observed operating a brown 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Bush was stopped after a records check on the vehicle registration indicated Bush’s license had been revoked. Bush allegedly had bloodshot, watery eyes, impaired speech and balance, and smelled of ingested alcohol. Bush exhibited measurable impairment on field sobriety tests, admitted to having one drink, and refused a preliminary breath test. Bush also refused a Datamaster test. Third-offense OWI is a Class-D felony. — by Tom Ackerman
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Iowa City police have accused an Iowa City man of illegally concealing a handgun. Kevin Jefferson, 22, 1121 Tower Court, was charged with control of a
Possession of contraband in a correctional institution is a Class-D felony. — by Savanna Guyer
Iowa City police have accused a Lansing, Illinois, man of possessing
marijuana in jail. Quentin Johnson, 33, has been charged with possession of contraband in a correctional institution. On Feb. 26 at 9:06 p.m., Johnson was arrested for interference with official acts. Johnson allegedly attempted to hide something in a fake plant in the restroom. He also reportedly smelled strongly of marijuana. The officer asked Johnson several times to give him the marijuana, but Johnson refused. Upon arrival at the jail, a deputy told Johnson several times that if he took drugs into the jail, he would be charged with a felony, but Johnson refused to provide drugs. Johnson was then escorted into the jail. While on the elevator, deputies allegedly located marijuana wrapped in Johnson’s underwear and a plastic bag containing marijuana and residue in Johnson’s shirt sleeve. Johnson has prior possession of controlled substances convictions on Aug. 23, 2009, and April 23, 2005.
Madeline Cappel, 18, E301 Hillcrest, was charged Feb. 27 with PAULA. Robb Clarke, 30, 434 Westside Drive, was charged Feb. 26 with OWI. Wyatt Clymer, 20, Prairie City, Iowa, was charged Sunday with OWI. Paige Compton, 20, 413 S. Johnson St. No. 6, was charged Feb. 27 with PAULA. Raymond Cline, 39, 941 Spring Drive, was charged Feb. 27 with possession of a forged document. Gregory Easton, 29, Hills, was charged Feb. 27 with driving while license under suspension/canceled. Patrick Dunn, 20, 922 E. Washington St., was charged Feb. 27 with keeping a disorderly house. Mason Finn, 20, Slater, Iowa, was charged Feb.27 with PAULA. Justin Firkins, 22, Emmetsburg, Iowa, was charged Feb. 27 with possession of an open container of alcohol in vehicle. Taylor Green, 18, 4346 Burge, was charged Sunday with possession of a ficti-
tious driver’s license/ID. Jennifer Hamlin, 19, Ames, was charged Feb. 27 with PAULA and possession of a fictitious driver’s license/ID. Shannon Hartle, 19, 621 Petersen, was charged Feb. 27 with PAULA. Richard Houser, 44, 910 Spring Ridge Drive, was charged Feb. 27 with OWI. Justin Johnson, 31, address unknown, was charged Feb. 26 with fifth-degree theft. Savannah Johnson, 18, 169 Spring Ridge Drive, was charged Feb. 27 with PAULA. Joshua Jou, 25, 172 Hawkeye Court Apt. 108, was charged Feb. 27 with possession of cocaine and public intoxication. Terry King, 26, Coralville, was charged Feb. 26 with driving with a suspended/ canceled license. Chase Kobilca, 19, 922 E. Washington St., was charged Feb. 27 with keeping a disorderly house. Emily Kwak, 19, 303 Grand Ave. No. 787, was charged Feb. 27 with PAULA and interference with official acts.
Joshua Lantz, 22, Waterloo, was charged Sunday with driving with a suspended/ canceled license. Joseph Lechuga, 32, address unknown, was charged Sunday with public intoxication. Grant Leclercq, 19. 606 S. Johnson St., was charged Feb. 27 with keeping a disorderly house. Brandon Lettiere, 20, 922 E. Washington St., was charged Feb. 27 with keeping a disorderly house. Marvin Jacob Lettiere, 20, 922 E. Washington St., was charged Feb. 27 with keeping a disorderly house. Annika Linder, 21, 2631 Lakeside Drive Apt. 8, was charged Feb. 26 with domestic abuse. Vincent Locicero, 20, 920 E. Washington St., was charged Feb. 27 with keeping a disorderly house. Andres Lopez, 22, Muscatine, was charged Sunday with disorderly conduct. Michael Maniatis, 20, Naperville, Illinois, was charged Feb. 27 with keeping a disorderly house.
firearm or offensive weapon by a felon. On Dec. 18, 2015, Jefferson was arrested on an outstanding warrant. During a search of Jefferson, officers allegedly located a .45 caliber Hi Point semiautomatic handgun on his person. Jefferson said he was unsure why he decided the carry the weapon. Jefferson does not have a valid permit to carry weapons. According to a criminal-history report, Jefferson has a felony-level conviction for unlawful use of a weapon in Illinois. Jefferson reportedly admitted he knew he was not supposed to possess a weapon. Control of a firearm or offensive weapon by a felon is Class-D felony. — by Tom Ackerman
Illinois man charged with drug possession in jail
Woman charged with forgery
Iowa City police have accused an Iowa City woman of forging documents for prescriptions. Ashley Shively, 21, 943 Spring Ridge Drive, was charged with forgery. On Dec. 10, 2015, at 5:10 pm, Shively allegedly presented two fraudulent prescriptions for medications at Towncrest pharmacy. One was for promethazine [Phenegran] with Codeine 6.2510mg/5 ml syrup and another Amoxicillin [capsules] for 500 mg. The total value of the medications was approximately $46. The doctor whose signature had been forged on both prescriptions indicated she did not write the prescriptions and did not know Jefferson. Forgery is a Class-D felony. — by Tom Ackerman
BLOTTER Rosales Aguilar, 21, 2018 Waterfront Drive, was charged Sunday with public intoxication and interference with official acts. Gabrielle Anderson, 25, Davenpor t, was charged Feb. 27 with driving while barred. Cody Allen, 25, 408 Myrtle Ave., was charged Feb. 26 with OWI. Matthew Biagi, 22, 1502 Keokuk St., was charged Feb. 27 with an OWI. Omar Bin Salamah, 612 E. Court St. Apt. 6, was charged Sunday with public intoxication and interference with official acts. John Brindley, 18, 1329 Burge, was charged Feb. 26 with PAULA. Matthew Brown, 24, 14 S. Dubuque St. Apt. 7, was charged Feb. 27 with possession of an open container of alcohol in vehicle. Connor Cady, 21, 324 N. Dubuque St., was charged Feb. 27 with public intoxication. Terrance Campbell, 1905 California Ave., was charged Sunday with driving with a revoked license.
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SCOTUS CONTINUED FROM FRONT nority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said afterwards outside the White House. “They think that they can wait and see what President Trump will do, I guess.” Reid, who has made Grassley a target of his ire last week, was joined by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.,
LENS CONTINUED FROM FRONT Feb. 2 meeting intending to vote against it, but when the other five councilors present voted, he said, he realized his vote would make no difference, and he chose to vote in favor. “To impose this project on a divided public would be a serious mistake, it’s not one I’m personally prepared to make, and it would also be a mistake to disregard the work that has been done,”
ACADEMY CONTINUED FROM FRONT Blanks were all close family friends,” Assouline said, “So we’re thrilled about the fact that she wants to continue with this legacy that her parent’s friends started here in cofounding the Belin-Blank Center.” Nicholas Colangelo, the dean of the UI College of Education, said the purpose of the academy is to give gifted students a head start.
SCOPE CONTINUED FROM FRONT member started as a songwriter. For example, Ramsey and Tursi cowrote Kenny Chesney’s “Save it for a Rainy Day,” and Rosen has writer’s rights to Blake Shelton’s “Sangria.” “We’ve each individually had a number of No. 1 [singles] with other people,” Rosen said. “But when it’s your own song, when it’s us, it is different.” Ramsey and Sellers moved from their home state of Virginia to Nashville, where they met Rosen and, after having success as writers, formed Old Dominion. “When we moved to Nashville, the goal was to
Biden, who also chaired the Judiciary Committee, as support for their views. The senior Iowa senator’s decision to deny hearings has engendered criticism back in his home state — including the possibility that he might face a fourth Democratic challenger and a more widely known candidate in former Iowa Lt. Gov. Patty Judge. Grassley is up for re-election for a seventh
term this November. On Tuesday though, the closest Grassley came to any harm is when reporters got too close during a photo spray, prompting Biden to liven up the atmosphere. “Don’t hurt Sen. Grassley,” Biden joked. “We need him.”
Throgmorton said. “With community should not port this really puts in could be lost if The Lens is question any kind of pub- placed there. these facts in mind, I would be disregarded. “I think people do go to “People wanted a major lic engagement we would be willing to support the project if proponents can art piece; I think it’s import- ask of our community Black Hawk Park, there’s a lot that goes on there: dance, show widespread support ant as a council we respect members in the future.” music, fairs, in the comthings like munity.” that,” he Throg‘I think there does need to be a better collaboration as far as making sure said. “I morton’s don’t see in decision to people are a part of that process.’ this particchange his ular project vote drew — Kingsley Botchway, Iowa City city councilor anything criticism that infrom some volves the members of Local artist Brandon community at large.” the process and the public the community. City Councilor KingCity Councilor Susan input,” she said. “There has Ross said he believes the Mims, who favored the been a big public process, Black Hawk Mini Park is sley Botchway, who had funding, said the work and I think at this point a gathering place for the previously supported the already put forth by the for the council to not sup- community, something that funding, voted against it
on Tuesday. “I think there does need to be a better collaboration as far as making sure people are a part of that process,” he said. Funding was not the only concern community members voiced during the session. Several stakeholders, including the Downtown District, questioned whether the council supported the project at all. Councilor Rockne Cole said the council would vote on whether to support the project as a whole at the council’s March 23 meeting.
tached to our offices so that we’re close to them.” Warren said early entrance students can succeed in college despite their age, listing Martin Luther King Jr. and Sandra Day O’Connor as examples. She believes the Bucksbaum Academy students will be no different. “They’re pretty wonderful students, and you probably couldn’t tell which of these kids was an early entrance and which kid was a nor-
mal-age student,” Warren said. “They look just the same as anybody else, for the most part.” Warren said that while leaving high school behind may be hard, it will be an amazing opportunity for the students. “Some of them go to really good and wonderful high schools, but the best high school in the state still isn’t a Division-1 research institution,” she said.
the ranking Democrat on the committee, and Vice President Biden in the Oval Office. Obama had requested the courtesy meeting to discuss how to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. On one occasion, Reid remarked that Grassley’s refusal to hold hearings would make him the most obstructionist chairman in the history of the Judiciary Committee. He then fol-
lowed up his claim by making sure everyone knew that included a Democratic Southern segregationist who during 1960s stifled civil-rights legislation. Grassley stressed that the conversation also included discussion on opioid epidemic, criminal justice reform, and Puerto Rico. Left unsaid are that those issues have a much better chance of cooperation between the
“From extensive research and practice we know that there are students, not only in Iowa, but across the nation who are ready to start college and to succeed in college prior to their senior year of high school,” Colangelo wrote in an email to *The Daily Iowan*. “We have limited possibilities for these students. The academy opens these important doors in sciences, mathematics, and humanities.” Assouline said this program is for highly qualified students.
“It’s not just any 10th-grader out there who would be coming,” she said. “In fact, it would be a rare 10th-grader who would be interested and eligible for this.” Assouline said the UI is in the midst of accepting applicants, who must submit essays and letters of recommendation and go through an interview to be considered. The academy plans on enrolling 12 to 20 students for the first year. “We’re anticipating a very small cohort of specialized students,” she said.
write songs for other people,” Ramsey said. “We were just a band to have fun. The goal wasn’t to become a rock star. So when we achieved that, it was great. But now that we’re with our friends and we’re on stage singing music that we’ve created, and we can make that connection with the fans and see that we’re kind of becoming part of their life, it’s so much sweeter than it is to stay behind the curtain and watch it from afar.” Feeling the crowd’s engagement can be overwhelming. “I probably cry on stage once every two months or so,” Ramsey said. “Because the crowds keep getting bigger and louder, and when they sing songs that aren’t on the radio, songs that are
just on the album, it really is a good sign to us that they love us and our hard work wasn’t for nothing.” But the members aren’t so serious all of the time. While currently on tour as their own headliners, they opened up for Kenny Chesney’s Big Revival Tour in 2015. On the tour bus and across America, they have found how to occupy themselves. “We’re a group of guys that get along really well,” Rosen said. “We goof off and have a lot of fun, so at any given day any one or all of us [can be the jokester]. Every city’s different, so we try to find something interesting in every town.”
Republican Congress and Democratic president. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined Grassley for the meeting and took to the Senate floor before it to defend his party’s position that the American people should be able to weigh in on the next justice through the presidential election. Republicans have sought to use comments made by then-Sen.
Jan Warren, assistant director for student services at the Belin-Blank Center, said students will be able to take any class and pursue any major they wish. They will also have access to every UI service and student activity offered. “They will be fully enrolled University of Iowa students, so they will have all the advantages and opportunities that that carries with it,” she said. “They’ll all live together in Daum, which is an Honors residence hall, physically at-
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Segregation isn’t a solution John Dugan john-dugan@gmail.com
The Israeli/Palestinian conflict, waged ruthlessly by extremists on either side, has been a source of constant Western scrutiny and Middle Eastern malaise since the Six Day War in 1967, in which Israel launched a pre-emptive attack on Egypt and ultimately seized the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Though finding a realistic, even-handed, and fair solution that benefits and protects the interests of both the Israelis and the Palestinians is akin to performing international-relations magic, it’s far easier to see the blaring flaws in those solutions proposed by government officials. Take, for example, the plan proposed by Israeli Labor Party leader Isaac Herzog on Sunday. In an Op Ed published by the New York Times, he proposed the necessity of total segregation between the Israeli and Palestinian populations. In response to what he describes as a Palestinian-led “terror wave,” he goes to write, “All of this has served as an excuse for [Israeli] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make no substantial progress in working toward a two-state solution. Meanwhile, President Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority leader, is Mr. Netanyahu’s mirror image, also doing nothing.” Though, it must be said, he is right in stating that action must be taken by those in power to end an otherwise perpetual pendulum of slaughter. The most recent swing was seen with the seemingly endless attacks on Israeli settlements by Hamas, the most infamous being the daily rockets attacks lobbed into the nation after Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005.
The Israeli state has been criticized by human-rights organizations with its heavy-handed military responses to these fringe militants, the apex of which was last seen with Operation Protective Edge, in which the Israeli military was responsible for the deaths of more than 2,100 Palestinian civilians, a staggering number when juxtaposed with the 68 Israeli soldier and civilian casualties seen in the most recent conflict, according to the BBC. Given the Israeli’s lopsided use of military force against the Palestinian population, it’s refreshing to hear an Israeli official proposing, in parts, a rational plan. Herzog goes to write, in his four-step plan, that “beyond the major settlement blocs, Israel should stop settlement activities and remove outposts that are illegal under Israeli law. We should also transfer civilian powers and responsibilities to the Palestinian Authority. This will empower it, improve its ability to counter terrorist activities in the West Bank, and facilitate institution building.” Given the arguably settler-state identity Israel holds, this is perhaps the most crucial step toward a stable and peaceful region. But, the idea of total segregation seems to be a rocky foundation n which to build anything. The power of human empathy is just as significant in creating positive change as the power of human fear is significant in creating violence. Segregation, though perhaps capable of hindering the immediate violence of the region, would also potentially put that much more distance between the possibility of this empathy. The notion of segregation, particularly the notion of combating it, brought about fundamental and phenomenal change in the American social landscape during the Civil Rights Movement. It also taught us perhaps one of the most important lessons of American history: Separate is undoubtedly not equal.
Trump promises to violate international law
Presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in Sheslow Auditorium at Drake University on Jan. 28. The benefit raised nearly $6 million for veterans. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)
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think the election will hinge on whether there is another terrorist attack in this country. If there is — especially close to the election — it is President Trump,” said Bill Maher last week in a discussion with former head of the NSA and the CIA Michael Hayden. One segment of the conversation focused on candidate Donald Trump and the statements he has made throughout the election process thus far — statements that have given him a substantial foothold in the race for the Republican nomination. An important moment occurred when Hayden suggested that if Trump were to order — once in government — the murdering of the families of terrorists (as he has claimed he would during the campaign), American armed forces would refuse to act. This statement marks a turning point in the campaign and ought to be heard by those supporting Trump. It is no longer a matter of disagreeing with Trump on certain viewpoints; the Daily Iowan Editorial Board believes that Trump must retract, officially, any campaign promises he has made that are overtly illegal according to national and international law. Campaign promises are broken nearly every year, across the country, and at every level of government. However, when those promises explicitly disobey an assortment of laws and would begin a codification of illegal actions by the most powerful government in the world, there has to be a process for eliminating them. The responsibility falls on three groups: the Republican National Committee, the Trump campaign, and those who plan to vote for Trump. When Hayden first expressed his opinion, Maher was taken aback. He said, “You have to follow orders,” referencing the universally understood actions of the U.S. armed
forces and the well-documented respect for authority. Hayden responded by saying, “You are required not to follow an unlawful order,” and Trump’s orders “would be in violation of all the international laws of armed conflict.” Hayden’s comments are eerily pertinent to the three aforementioned groups. It is the duty of these three groups to lawfully put forward the best candidate they can — to select the individual they feel will lead the country in the best way legally possible. Without a retraction of these statements; without an admission that he said something that was flat-out wrong (an admission Trump has so fervently refused to make), these three groups are committing a great disservice to this country. This is no longer a matter of suggesting U.S. citizens not vote for Trump. If people believe that Trump is the individual who will solve problems in this country and “Make America Great Again,” they are free to do so. However, it is not fair to these people for the Trump campaign to gain their votes through making promises that cannot be legally kept. Many Trump supporters are attracted to his brash, antiestablishment, take-on-government campaign that can seem like a breath of fresh air for those sick of politics as usual. Therefore, if Trump were to commit one of the cardinal sins he is claiming to fight against — failing to follow through on campaign commitments — these supporters are not getting what they voted for. As Hayden puts it, “I would be incredibly concerned if a President Trump governed in a way that was consistent with the language that candidate Trump expressed during the campaign.” Ignoring party alignment for just a moment, Hayden’s depiction of a president who shows neither understanding nor acceptance of international law is concerning.
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Transgender rights vs. comfort of the majority Marcus Brown marcus-brown@uiowa.edu
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South Dakota has become the battleground for the future of LGBTQ students, specifically those who identify as transgender in public schools. On Tuesday, South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard vetoed a bill that would have mandated students use facilities such as restrooms and locker rooms that coincide with their birth gender as opposed to the gender they identify with. Daugaard’s decision has the potential to set a precedent for future discrimination toward transgender students in public schools and confirms the stance of the Obama administration’s interpretation of the Title IX antidiscrimination law. The motivations for
supporters of the bill are understandable. The idea of a person who is (anatomically speaking) identified by the majority of the population as a male using a woman’s bathroom is a difficult concept for many to wrap their minds around. The division between the sexes is part of the foundation of our society and an idea that is cemented and propagated in our minds from infancy onward. The framework of our society has taught us to view the world in a gendered, discrete dichotomy that is at times mutually opposing and at the very least mandates that the sexes remain separate. As a result, the debate on whether those who identify as transgender should use bathrooms that agree with their sex or identity is actually an implicitly dual argument. The debate is not simply whether it is discriminatory to force students to use restrooms that do not agree with the gender they identify with.
The second part of the debate regards the effects of allowing individuals who wish to use a restroom that does not correspond with their birth sex. What impact will this have on those who abide by the traditional relationship between sex and gender? The decision to allow transgendered individuals to use bathrooms that agree with their identified gender does not exist in a vacuum, and as a result, the conversation becomes about how best to limit discrimination of the minority while still comfortably accommodating the majority. Herein lies the problem. Discrimination does not require malicious intent to manifest itself. People do not need to set out with hatred in their hearts in order to perpetuate discrimination in their actions. At a certain point, the enacting discrimination becomes an issue of priority, not intention. The cost of accommodating the minority is more often than not deducted from
the comfort of the majority. In order for transgendered individuals in public schools to receive the peace of mind that would come with being able to use the facilities that correlate with their identified gender, the majority must come to terms with the prospect of a corresponding loss in peace of mind if they choose to view the issue from the perspective of the traditional gender dichotomy. It is the prioritization of the majority’s aims and comfort over the equality for the minority that breeds discrimination. Even if lawmakers and elected officials do not intend to implement discriminatory practices, they still run the risk of doing so when the mentality is centered on deciding between the diverging opinions of their constituency. The decision that Daugaard made in South Dakota rejects the discrimination that can result when the preferences of the majority are pitted against the rights of the minority.
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CONGRESSIONAL RACES BUBBLE By REBECCA MORIN | rebeccamorin@uiowa.edu
It’s never too early. As the filing period to run for state and federal office opened Monday — 100 days until the primary elections, several Democrats and Republican hopefuls are vying to overtake the incumbents in their district and even for the U.S. Senate. The last day to file is on March 18. Here are all the incumbents and their challengers for the congressional races in this election, as of March 1:
STEVE KING, R-IOWA
ROD BLUM, R-IOWA
Steve King will seek his ninth term in Congress, representing one of the most conservative areas of the state. However, there have been talks that other Republicans mulling a challenge to King for his spot.
The first-time incumbent will seek a second term. Rod Blum, 60, was elected in the 1st Congressional District after Bruce Braley vacated his seat to run for Senate. Blum, a businessman, owns Digital Canal, a software company.
CHALLENGERS:
Kim Weaver, Democrat In August 2015, Democrat Kim Weaver became the first in her party to announce that she will be running against King. She works in the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman and announced her candidacy at the Democratic Party’s Wing-Ding Dinner.
DAVID YOUNG, R-IOWA
David Young was first elected to office in the 2014 midterm elections, and he now seeks a second term. Prior to his tenure as congressman, Young was the chief of staff for to Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, from 2006 to 2013.
CHALLENGERS: Monica Vernon, Democrat Monica Vernon, a Cedar Rapids city councilor, ran for lieutenant governor during the midterm elections. She and running mate Jack Hatch lost to incumbents Terry Branstad and Kim Reynolds. Vernon announced her bid for Congress in January 2015. Gary Kroeger, Democrat Gary Kroeger, a former actor and “Saturday Night Live” cast member, announced he would run for the seat in April 2015. Kroeger is now an ad director in Cedar Falls. Patrick Murphy, Democrat This is the second time Patrick Murphy has gone up against Blum in the 1st District. Murphy was defeated in the 2014 midterm elections.
CHALLENGERS: Desmund Adams, Democrat Desmund Adams, a Clive resident and businessman, is the first African American ever to seek federal office in the state. Adams filed his paperwork to compete in the 3rd District on Monday. Jim Mowrer, Democrat Jim Mowrer, an Iraq War veteran and former Pentagon aide, is running for Congress once again. In the 2014 midterm elections, Mowrer ran against Rep. Steve King in the 4th District. Mike Sherzan, Democrat Mike Sherzan is another hopeful not new to the election game. In 2014, Sherzan had a short campaign in the race for the 3rd District. The financial-services professional officially announced his campaign in December.
DAVE LOEBSACK, D-IOWA Dave Loebsack will seek his sixth term. Loebsack defeated 15-term incumbent and moderate Republican Jim Leach in 2006. Currently, the former Cornell College political-science professor is Iowa’s lone Democrat in Congress.
CHALLENGER: Mark Chelgren, Republican
Mark Chelgren will challenge Loebsack for the first time after the Iowa congressman beat Mariannette Miller-Meeks, former Iowa director of Public Health, for the third time in 2014. Chelgren is a state senator from Ottumwa. GRAPHICS BY KENYON ELLSWORTH
Ernst speaks out against food labeling
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Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, supports a bipartisan bill that will create a national solution and pre-empts state level efforts that mandate the labeling of food products that have genetically modified organisms. The bill, introduced by Ernst Agriculture, senator Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., passed committee and will move on to the full Senate for consideration. “Allowing these proposed mandates to go forward would
raise food prices for those who can least afford it — those middleand low-income families just trying to get by from paycheck to paycheck,” Ernst said in a prepared statement. Ernst said costs for labeling such food products are unnecessary and could be allocated else where. She also said in a press release that it’s been scientifically proven that biotech products are safe. If the law passes, a voluntary national stndard for foods that contain GMOs could be created within two years. Within four years, the bill could require the U.S. Department of Agriculture to submit a report on the availability of information to consumers regarding foods with GMOs.
— by Rebecca Morin
The University of Iowa Iowa Electronic Market is a small-scale futures market using real money that can lead to a payoff depending on economic and political events — including the 2016 presidential election. The stocks are based on $1. Here are the bids for the 2016 Presidential Vote Share Market, which is similar to a poll that will determine which party a voter will choose. The number of votes both Democrats or Republicans could get this election has gone down. According to the latest bid, Democrats will lead with the number of votes, compared with Republicans. DEMOCRAT
BID ASK LAST .550 .590 .583
REPUBLICAN
.441 .459 .440
Here are the bids for the 2016 Winner-Take-All Market, in which the prices in the graph are the probability of that party being chosen. According to the latest bid, the probability Democrats will win has gone down from approximately 66 percent to 65 percent. The probability for Republicans has gone up from 33 percent to 34 percent. BID ASK LAST DEMOCRAT .641 .658 .658 REPUBLICAN
.349 .359 .349
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Ways I am Like More Famous Andrews • Andrew “Dice” Clay: consider myself a comedian, despite all protestations and disagreements from the vast majority. • Andrew Lloyd Webber: love gaudy outerwear and cats. • Andrew Johnson: have been thoroughly impeached, though never removed. • Prince Andrew, Duke of York: will probably never be the king of England and am no longer interested in banging Sarah Ferguson. • Andrew Garfield: been into Emma Stone for the last few years.
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• Andrew the Apostle: have a hard time getting into anthologies. • Andrew Lincoln: do a terrible Southern accent, which fades in and out as I get angrier. • Andrew “Ender” Wiggin: likes video games more than real life. • Andrew Ryan: am underwater when it comes to my home. • Andrew “Nard Dog” Bernard: am a terribly ineffective boss. Andrew R. Juhl thanks LM, BA, SAL, RS, KK, DH, and PS for contributing to today’s Ledge.
today’s events • Chief Diversity Office Weekly Conversations, noon, 2780 University Capitol Center • Graduate Student Support Group, noon, University Counseling Service, 3223 Westlawn • Chemistry Seminar, Joseph Bennett, 12:30 p.m., W228 Chemistry Building • Anatomy/Cell Biology Seminar, Shelley Halpain, 1 p.m., 1-561 Bowen • Student Health Fair, 2:30-6:30 p.m., Campus Recreation & Wellness Center • Internal Medicine Research Day Seminar, Alfred Sommer, 4 p.m., 1110 Medical Education & Research Facility • “Hair to Heart,” A. Faith English, 5 p.m., W401 Pappajohn
• Before Night Falls: Resisting Authority, Systems of Power, Oppression, and Thought Control, Owl of Minerva Theater, 7 p.m., 101 Becker • Finding and Funding Global Health Experiences, 7 p.m., 3 Schaeffer • Writers’ Workshop Reading, Dean Young, poetry, 8 p.m., Dey House Frank Conroy Reading Room
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Take time to treat yourself to something that will make you feel good and look good, as well as give you the incentive you need to forge ahead. Romance is on the rise, and playful interaction with someone you love will bring you closer together. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ll feel pressure if you oppose someone who has as much invested in a project or plan as you do. Use friendly persuasion over brute force, and you will find the compromise you need to keep moving forward. Teamwork will pay off. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Listen carefully. Make sure you fully understand what’s expected of you before you commit. It’s OK to be friendly and to want everyone to like you, but don’t let anyone take advantage of you. Focus on self-improvements, not on helping others. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take control, and make decisions based on your gut feelings. Position yourself to be the nucleus of whatever endeavor you embark on, and you will make an impression and gain popularity among your peers. Don’t be afraid to be different. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Target the problems that are looming, and offer a solution. Taking charge will bring about new interest from your superiors and could make you a hero in the eyes of your friends and family. Romance is on the rise. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Gravitate toward the people who appreciate you and what you have to offer. Look at the big picture, but don’t be too eager to put your cash into something you cannot control. Trust your instincts, not what someone else tells you. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Get out with friends or make plans with your significant other. Any form of entertainment, travel, or pampering will improve your attitude and give you the incentive to do your best in all aspects of life. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You will face some opposition at home if you try to do things differently. Do your best to keep your plans a secret until they are fully developed and hard to dispute. Someone from your past will contribute to your success. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Venture down a path that will help you explore personal options regarding your skills, appearances, and ways you can change the way you live to suit what you want out of life. Romance is encouraged. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It’s OK to do things differently. Alter your routine, and you will keep everyone guessing. A joint venture looks promising and can bring about a development that will improve a personal relationship or your current living arrangement. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Trust in your ability to make good decisions. If you get things done and find unique solutions, they will result in recognition and praise. A positive attitude combined with hard work will result in an unexpected surprise. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Put your energy into achieving your objectives. Less talk and more action will help you avoid criticism. Subtle changes in your approach will be your best and quickest route to success. Avoid letting anger take over.
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GYM CONTINUED FROM 10 school, Paterson excelled in gymnastics, and he has made the Canadian National Gymnastics Team seven times. Paterson’s success continued throughout the later years of his highschool career; he claimed three-straight Canadian National Championships. While he had no problem achieving greatness in his home, he knew he needed to move south of the border to take his game to another level. “There is no NCAA gymnastics program in
FEATURE CONTINUED FROM 10 Head coach Fran McCaffery focused mostly on these improvements in his postgame press conference and went so far as to make a very curious assertion. “I think we already have [turned] things around,” he said. It’s an interesting response, to say the least, following such a heartbreaking loss that extends his
RECAP CONTINUED FROM 10 The loss pushes the Hawks’ losing streak to four games and comes at an inopportune time for the Hawkeyes. It eliminates Iowa from the Big Ten regular-season title contention and gives Indiana the title outright. There were bright spots however, but the loss still stings for Woodbury and Company. “It wouldn’t be hard to play better than we have been,” Woodbury said. Despite losing five of their last six, the Hawkeyes started better than they have in the five games preceding this one. The offense found a new and quick step in freshman Christian Williams, who finished with 8 points in a very effective 12 minutes. But the Hawkeyes could not overcome the hot-shooting Hoosiers, who buried the Hawkeyes by shooting 60 percent from the field in the first half,
NOTEBOOK CONTINUED FROM 10 vis have each received all-conference honors. Disterhoft was named to the Big Ten second team for the second-consecutive season, and Gustafson and Davis were named to the
THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILYIOWAN.COM | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016 Canada,” he said, “I wanted to experience the team environment, and I have always been training with guys who are younger than me, so I wanted to be on a team with kids my age and my level to push me harder.” Paterson competed in every meet during the past two seasons, competing in the Big Ten Championships in both years. He garnered a 13.800 and a 14.350 on high bar in back-to-back years, good enough to place 13th both times. The junior fully embraces his life as a Hawkeye, and his teammates are glad he brought his talents to Iowa City.
“He is very motivating … not only is he a hard worker, but he is fun to be around,” junior Mark Springett said. “He keeps the energy going, he keeps the energy high. He is constantly helping out, making sure Springett [we] get do- junior ne what we need to get done.” The entire team is happy to have Paterson on its side and even though he will potentially compete for a rival nation in Rio de Janeiro, there is no
loss of respect for the fellow Hawkeye. “He’s my teammate, he’s my brother and just like how he roots and cheers for me in competition,” said redshirt-senior Cyrus Dobre-Mofid. “I will always root for him.” Paterson is nursing a wrist injury, but Iowa head coach JD Reive believes he should be back in action by the end of the season. With the postseason and the coveted 2016 Summer Olympics ahead, Paterson could cement his name in gymnastics history and also make Iowa City and his home of Ontario proud.
team’s losing streak to four. And while McCaffery’s positivity is admirable, it raises a question about whether this Iowa team is being too nonchalant about its struggles as it comes down the home stretch. “You look at any of the great teams in college basketball right now, they’ve all went through a little bit of a slump,” Nicholas Baer said. “Now, we’re hitting ours.” Iowa’s struggles hardly start with Baer, but his comment seems somewhat
reflective of a team that is lacking a competitive fire as the season collapses before them. The team is veteran-led and as such has a remarkable sense of collective composure, but the Hawks have almost remained too composed and relatively unconcerned with their struggles. So it’s great that the Hawkeyes could draw positives from another tough loss, and nobody will ever be mad at a team for keeping too cool of a head. But at some point, one would
expect at least a little sense of urgency that is apparently lost in the Iowa locker room. “It took us a couple games to get into the slump,” Mike Gesell said. “And it’s going to take us a couple games to get out of it.” By Gesell’s theory, mathematically the skid should stop at four. He better hope so, because the Hawkeyes are out of time. Iowa will conclude its regular season at Michigan on Saturday.
72.7 percent from 3. They seemed to completely impose their will on the Hawkeyes, opening the second half with back-toback baskets and steaming to a 14-point lead at 60-46 with 14:32 remaining. Ferrell, every bit the all-conference player he’s made out to be, did a more than a little bit of everything while teammates Hartman and Williams sat after each picked up a fourth foul early in the second half. In fact, the Hoosiers had more fouls than the Hawkeyes by a wide margin, 25-17, and still made the Hawkeyes pay on both ends of the floor with second-chance points. During one second-half stretch, Indiana missed six shots and had five offensive rebounds. The result was a 14-7 advantage in second-chance points. Meanwhile, Peter Jok sat benched for a majority of the second half. Amid all of this, however, the Hawkeyes kicked and screamed and clawed their way back to tie the game at 70 with 6:20 left. Two 3-pointers by fresh-
man Nicholas Baer tied the game, and the Hawkeyes traded leads with the Hoosiers until the 3:59 mark, when the Hawkeyes held a 75-74 advantage. “I thought we showed some toughness, some grit we showed early in the season,” Uthoff said. However, the old problem resurfaced. The Hawkeyes couldn’t make shots down the stretch. “It happens; the best players in the world go through stretches like that.” Uthoff said. Iowa was penniless from the field until the closing seconds of the game, when down 81-75, Clemmons hit a 3 with nine seconds left. Williams forced a turnover on Indiana’s inbound, and the Hawkeyes got the ball back with six seconds. Clemmons air-balled a second 3-point attempt, but Woodbury snagged the rebound and called a timeout. With 2.1 seconds left on the inbound, Clemmons found a wide open Jok on the corner, but the shot fell short, as did the Hawkeyes
hopes for a win on Senior Night, and a Big Ten title. “Pete did a great job getting open. Sapp did a great job finding him. It just didn’t go,” head coach Fran McCaffery said.
All-Freshman team. Aside from Disterhoft finishing in double figures in every contest for the Hawks, Davis and Gustafson have made tremendous impacts. Gustafson leads Iowa in field-goal percentage, rebounds, and blocks. Davis leads Iowa in assists. Bluder noted that with the success of the freshmen
early on, it will be a bright future for the young team. “I’m glad that everybody else around this conference recognizes their excellence,” she said. “I’m very happy with both of those players being selected, and it just speaks volumes about the future of our program and what we’re going to accomplish in the future.”
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LEFT: Iowa guard Peter Jok drives against Indiana on Tuesday in Carver-Hawkeye. . (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing) TOP RIGHT: Iowa center Adam Woodbury grabs a rebound against Indiana on Tuesday in Carver-Hawkeye. The Hoosiers defeated the Hawkeyes, 81-78. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing) BOTTOM RIGHT: Iowa forward Jarrod Uthoff grabs a rebound against Indiana on Tuesday in Carver-Hawkeye. The Hawkeyes extended their losing streak to four. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)
CLOSING IN ON COLLAPSE Iowa lost its fourth game in a row and left the arena feeling … better? By KYLE MANN | kyle-mann@uiowa.edu After starting the 2015-16 season with a 19-4 record and climbing as high as No. 3 in the AP Poll, aspirations were as high as they’ve ever been for the Iowa basketball program. The Hawkeyes have now lost four of their last five games, however, and it would seem finding some momentum against Indiana entering tournament time would be helpful if those hopes were ever to come to fruition. As it turns out, Indiana doesn’t care. The Hoosiers were completely uninterested in doing the Hawkeyes any favors on Tues-
day. on Senior Night The Hawkeyes got off to a hot shooting start, going 4-of-5 from the floor and 2-of-2 from 3 to take an 8-3 lead. The opening minutes were reminiscent of fast starts from the beginning of the season, when the Hawkeyes won seven Big Ten games in a row. But Iowa’s recent struggles have been caused by fundamental shortcomings, such as turning the ball over, giving up offensive rebounds, and missing open shots. It would’ve been naïve to think the Hawkeyes showed up for their final home game of the season and things had magically gotten better.
Granted, the Hawkeyes went 8-of-19 (42 percent) from beyond the arc, a promising sign for a team shooting around 34 percent in its last five games, but they allowed Indiana to shoot 50 percent both from the floor and from distance. And oddly enough, the Hawkeyes did improve in several areas of recent concern. Turnovers were below 10 for the first time in three games, their 16 assists were the most since Feb. 14 against Minnesota, and they even won the rebounding battle 42-39. SEE FEATURE, 8
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Hoops eyes ‘new season’ By MARIO WILLIAMS mario-williams@uiowa.edu
March is upon us. And the madness will begin for the Iowa women’s basketball team Thursday morning in Indianapolis. Despite only winning eight games in conference play and already having played its first opponent Michigan twice, it’s a new month and a new season. The two teams won on their home courts in the regular season, but things will be different in Indianapolis. Bankers Life Field House will be a neutral court. “We have Michigan waiting for us,” Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder said. “It’s going to be a difficult week, but at the same time, we’re taking one game at a time.” In the previous two matchups, Iowa has beaten Michigan seven out of eight quarters. Michigan scored 30 points in the fourth quarter in the first game to walk away with a win. The Hawkeyes relish that they beat the Wolverines collectively each quarter but one. “It was nice to be able to get a win against them after kind of letting one get away at their place,” sophomore Whitney Jennings said. “We have confidence going into this game, knowing that we can beat them.”
Proving everyone wrong Aside from the Wolverines scoring 30 points in the
By IAN MURPHY | ian-murphy@uiowa.edu Almost every seat in Carver-Hawkeye arena had a butt in it. The speakers were a little louder. Even the band had a little extra pep to it. But Senior Night didn’t pan out the way the Hawkeyes had planned, as Indiana beat Iowa, 81-78 “It sucks to lose,” senior Adam Woodbury said. “I don’t know what other way to put it. There’s no politically correct way. Just got to be better tomorrow and continue to get better.” SEE RECAP, 8
Gymnast hopes for Olympics By RICARDO ASCENCIO | ricardo-Ascencio@uiowa.edu
Iowa guard Whitney Jennings prepares to shoot a free throw during the Iowa-Northwestern game in Carver-Hawkeye on Jan. 14, 2015. Jennings had 10 points and 6 assists to help the Hawkeyes beat the Wildcats, 83-70. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert) fourth quarter to win against the Hawks, Indiana scored 32 points in the fourth quarter to beat the Hawks, and Purdue dominated on both ends of the floor to defeat Iowa in the Boilermakers’ best win of the season. Much of Iowa’s downfall has definitely been because of the team’s youth. But even with 10 losses in the season, the Hawkeyes know each loss doesn’t define them. “Our record really doesn’t show how good we can be,” freshman Megan Gustafson said. “Sometimes, you can
see when we’re all working together, making good plays, and the outside shooters are hitting, we’re a really good team. With that, I think we can make a really good run in the tournament.” Iowa’ goal was to finish its last four games of the regular season 4-0. The team got revenge on Indiana and Purdue in Carver-Hawkeye after the Hoosiers and Boilermakers had dominated on their home courts. Iowa fell to Penn Sate again but closed the season with a win against Illinois. Junior
Ally Disterhoft has noticed the change in the team. “It’s been nice to see our team develop over the year,” she said. “Obviously, we’ve had a lot of bumps in the road, and we recognize that, but I do think that on individual levels, people have improved.
Three Hawks receive honors Gustafson, Disterhoft, and freshman Tania DaSEE NOTEBOOK, 8
Iowa junior Cory Paterson is not only making his name in American college gymnastics, he is also stamping his mark in his home country of Canada. Paterson has recently returned from Halifax, Nova Scotia, after competing in the 2016 Elite Canada Artistic Gymnastics Championships. He placed seventh in the all-around competition at 79.100 and third on high bar with a score of 13.600. The junior is trying to secure his spot on this year’s Canadian Olympic gymnastics team for the upcoming 2016 Olympics in Rio Paterson de Janeiro. junior Paterson should like his chances in representing Canada in the Olympics; he was selected to the Canadian National Gymnastics team last year after coming in fifth place in the 2015 Canadian Gymnastics Championships. “I still have to go through the Olympic Trials to compete for Canada, but I am on the national team, so I feel I have a shot,” he said. Canada is not known for producing elite gymnasts but it has definitely polished a gem in Paterson. “Hockey is still the big thing in Canada, but thanks to my sister and some of the programs they have there, I was able to start early,” he said. Paterson, a native of Oakville, Ontario, wasted no time getting into the sport, starting his training at 3. Throughout his career in grade SEE GYM, 8