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Paul: Blame gov’t

‘What this has done is allow criminals to carry legally.’

— Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek on the state’s new shall-issue law

Ron Paul said the federal goverment should have limited role in education.

By NINA EARNEST nina-earnest@uiowa.edu

The federal government is to blame for high tuition costs, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, said Monday in the IMU. As the value of the American dollar goes down because of government spending and debt, the price of education increases, the 2008 GOP presidential-nomination hopeful said.

“It’s like a treadmill — you just go on and on,” Paul said about the federal government. “And people say, ‘Well, we just need more money.’ ” Paul spoke to a crowd of roughly 200 students and community members, expressing his libertarian belief that most issues — including decisions on abortions and the definition of marriage — should Paul be left up to the states with representative no federal intervention.

The federal government should have limited intervention in education issues, he said, because the Constitution gives it no authority to be involved in higher — or lower — education.

Appearing as part of the Presidential Lecture series organized by the Family Leader, Paul said he believes the responsibility of education should lie in the hands of families.

“I don’t believe the federal government should be involved in education at all,” he told the crowd. “That means I don’t believe in the Department of Education.”

Ani DeGroot, the president of the UI chapter of Young Americans for Liberty, said Paul’s approach to education could help the United States regain its competitive edge in the field.

GUN PERMIT ANALYSIS:

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A recent law loosening gun restrictions makes it easier for people with criminal convictions to carry firearms.

Number of Johnson County residents with criminal records who have received gun permits since Jan. 1.

By HAYLEY BRUCE hayley-bruce@uiowa.edu

More than 150 people with criminal records now have the right to carry guns in Johnson County.

In the two months since Iowa became a shallissue state, drastically limiting sheriffs’ authority over to whom to grant gun permits, Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek has issued licenses to 733 people. This is a dramatic increase from the 500 issued in all of 2010.

A Daily Iowan analysis shows at least 30 people who have been convicted of violent crimes may now legally carry guns in public. Twentytwo people convicted of an aggravated misdemeanor — one step below a felony and punishable by up to two years in prison — also have that right.

30 Number of those residents convicted of violent crimes.

22 Number of those residents convicted of aggravated misdemeanors. *Figures based on a Daily Iowan analysis of gun permits issued to Johnson County residents since Jan. 1 and information from Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek.

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Gas prices Students take budget woes to DM jump faster Iowa’s university students shared the message “Stop the Cuts” when lobbying Monday. than tuition

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At least $3 per gallon of gas will be the ‘new norm’ this year, experts say.

By ALISON SULLIVAN alison-sullivan@uiowa.edu

Road-tripping for spring break may not be so cost-effective for University of Iowa students this year.

Gas prices have risen to more than $3.50 per gallon at some Iowa gas stations as political turmoil continues in countries such as Libya and Tunisia.

UI sophomore Jimmy Novak will travel to Daytona Beach, Fla. with 11 other friends in three cars after forgoing plane tickets because of last-minute plans.

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DES MOINES — Standing in a circle of four University of Iowa undergraduates, sophomore Katy Kinney engaged Rep. Chip Baltimore, RBoone, in a debate.

“What do you think it means when you guys cut state appropriations?” she asked him sharply. “Because to me, it means you hurt us students.”

Baltimore responded by saying he wanted more transparency in the state Board of Regents’ budget, which he said could help legislators find ways to cut funding without huring students.

Kinney and more than 300 Iowa students — 50 from the UI, 105 from the University of Northern Iowa, and 150 from Iowa State University — spoke to legislators about

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budget cuts as part of Regents Day on Monday.

“Obviously, we’re seeing more and more dollars come out of our pockets to fund tuition, so I think bringing those perspectives in and sharing them with our lawmakers certainly makes a difference,” said UI Student Government President John Rigby.

Students from the three state institutions wore pins and clothing in their school colors, and “Stop the Cuts” was an overarching theme.

The phrase erupted from the crowd when Gov. Terry Branstad walked through the Capitol, spending a few minutes speaking with students.

Regent President David Miles

openly supported the message, sporting three protest buttons on his suit jacket.

Miles said he believes cuts to the state Board of Regents’

budget have “marginally affected the quality of our institutions.”

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Sullivan to head DI The Student Publications Inc. board unanimously selected the UI junior.

By MADISON BENNETT madison-bennett@uiowa.edu

DI Editor

Adam B Sullivan has worked in nearly every area of The Daily Iowan newsroom — next year, he’ll get the chance to lead it.

Sullivan said that experience will help him bring together various sections of the newsroom when he takes over as the 2011-12 editor-in-chief in June.

“I think that it gives me a good idea how different sections in the newsroom work together,” the 21y e a r - o l d Sullivan journalism future DI editor major said.

“It’s easier to manage people if I know what they’ve been through.

Since starting at the DI on a scholarship his freshman year, Sullivan has worked as a Metro reporter, video editor, Opinions editor, convergence editor, Metro editor, and Daily Iowan TV news director.

Sullivan was selected unanimously Monday by the board of Student Publications Inc., which oversees the DI. As he prepares to start

Adam B Sullivan will begin his term as editor-in-chief in June.

• Major: Journalism and Mass Communication • Favorite DI memory: Reporting on the floods of 2008 • Career plans: Policy reporter or working for a nonprofit news organization • Other work includes: Cedar Rapids Gazette and Little Village his 12-month term, Sullivan said his unique array of journalistic experiences will help him reach his goal of renewing the DI’s commitment to public-affairs reporting and its basic watchdog functions.

DI Publisher Bill Casey praised Sullivan’s dedication.

“I’ve worked with him for three years, and every job we’ve given him — even if they were jobs he really didn’t want — he’s thrown himself into it,” Casey said.

Vanessa Shelton, the head of the SPI board, said Sullivan’s experience with TV and multimedia made him an ideal candidate for the job.

And Casey said the selection committee hopes he

will continue to improve those facets of the DI. “Based on past experience, he’s going to do a great job for us,” Casey said.

Those experiences started early. The City High graduate fought a censorship battle as the editor of his high-school newspaper, The Little Hawk. The staff published a controversial story about racism that ultimately resulted in the edition being pulled from the school hallways.

“It really showed me that people do react to things you write in the newspaper,” Sullivan said. “It kind of taught me to be really careful about the responsibility you have to your readership.”

“Watchdog” journalism is also a responsibility to readers, he said, defining it as “anything that keeps the government and businesses honest.” Though the DI will still write feature stories, he said he will focus more on covering local and state governments as well as businesses.

“Not that it wasn’t already there,” Sullivan said. “But to expand and ensure that it’s a top priority.”

To accomplish this goal he aims to help editors and reporters understand why

watchdog writing is so important, as well as the implications of the topics they cover. Sullivan also said he wants to make sure writers aren’t intimidated by certain issues.

“If you’re a journalist and you make a policymaker uncomfortable, you’re doing a pretty good job, I think,” he said.

In addition to being editor of his high-school newspaper and yearbook, Sullivan has worked for the Iowa Independent, an online news organization, and freelanced for the Iowa City Press-Citizen, Quill and Scroll Magazine, Playboy U, Little Village, and the Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism. He is working for the Cedar Rapids Gazette and KCRG this semester.

Sullivan will replace the current editor, Brian Stewart, who has worked at the DI in various positions since 2007.

Sullivan was the only applicant for the position, making the discussion “short and sweet,” Shelton said.

“We always say if you only have one candidate, you might as well have a good one,” Casey said. “And we had a great one.”

Deep in rock ’n’ roll nation UI American studies professor Steven Horowitz experiences rock and roll as a writer, a teacher, and a fan.

By RYAN MURPHY ryan-e-murphy@uiowa.edu

Steven Horowitz is a rock and roll man.

The University of Iowa American studies professor sees live music on a weekly basis, owns more than 8,000 CDs and 7,000 records, writes music reviews for such websites as PopMatters, and has taught the online American Popular Music: Rock and Roll class at the UI for, as he said, “a zillion years.”

Horowitz said he will listen to and enjoy almost any genre of music, with one major exception: contemporary country.

“When I hear Lady Antebellum, I want to puke,” he said. “What comes out of Nashville today sounds like what the Eagles did in 1975, and I hated the Eagles then,and I still hate them.”

As for his class, which is online, all of its spots are typically filled. Thirty-six out of a possible 37 students are currently enrolled.

UI senior Abby Prescott, one of Horowitz’s students, said the class helps her to understand the history of music.

“I like knowing where things come from, or began, so knowing about the roots of rock and roll has been a fun experience,” she said.

Senior Heather Gragg said she likes the multifaceted perspective the course takes.

“We learn about musical artists of each era, different types of music, and the cultural context of rock and roll,” she said.

Horowitz earned a Ph.D. from the UI in 1986, and he did his dissertation on Paul Goodman. Following the lead of Goodman, Horowitz believes in the neofunctionalist theory, which he

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Steven Horowitz walks around the back of Record Collector on Feb. 23. Horowitz has a Ph.D. in American studies from the UI. He enjoys the music of Bruce Springsteen, among others. music affects you in a cerDAILYIOWAN.COM tain way, you are able to Steven Horowitz Check out a photo slide tell the artist about it.” show of Steven Horowitz.

• Age: 56 He highlighted an inter• Hometown: Trenton, N.J. view with Geddy Lee — • Favorite Musical Act: best known as the lead Bruce Springsteen explained as “just because singer for Rush — as one of • Dream Concert: James something has a function his best interviews.

Brown at the Apollo doesn’t mean that function “Most people think he’s • Undergrad alma mater: is positive.” an idiot, but he was so University of Delaware He then connected his damn smart,” Horowitz • Favorite non-music interdissertation to his passion view: Norman Mailer said. “He was asking me of music. questions about science fic“You can listen to a CD at tion, and that’s all he wanthome, but you are better off Know someone we should shine a light at a live show,” he said. ed to talk about.” on? E-mail us at : “Even if the person behind di-spotlight@uiowa.edu.

Horowitz sees the acaCatch up with others from our series at you is talking, the person in demic field of rock and roll dailyiowan.com/spotlight. front of you is coughing, as evolving, and he looks to even if the group maybe is film studies as an example not on key, but you get the sites such as PopMatters. to follow. whole live experience, you In this capacity, he’s able to “The way film study has get human interaction, and not only attend shows, but developed is the way rock that’s what important.” interview musical artists is going to develop,” he To get that live experi- as well. ence, he goes at least once Horowitz said he loves said. “First, it was just a course, and now there are a week. musical journalism.

In addition to teaching “Doing that stuff allows whole departments about about and attending rock you to reflect on the music, film studies.

“My hope is rock and roll and roll concerts, Horowitz and forces you to think writes about music for web- about it,” he said. “If the will go in the same direction.”

BLOTTER Shawn Allbee, 19, North Liberty, was charged March 5 with unlawful use of another’s driver’s license.

Mercedez Bates, 18, W214 Hillcrest, was charged March 3 with presence in a bar after hours.

Ryan Baumbach, 31, 1319 Foster Road, was charged March 4 with assault.

Adam Bellendier, 24, Davenport, was charged March 4 with public intoxication.

Jeromy Boyd, 23, Coralville, was charged March 4 with public intoxication and interference with official acts.

Jazmyn Buck, 19, 812 B Mayflower, was charged March 5 with possession of a controlled substance.

Emmett Carmichael, 28, 2818 Muscatine Ave., was charged March 4 with public intoxication and disorderly conduct.

Michael Castor, 45, 1131 3 Avenue Apt. 4, was charged

March 7 with second-degree theft.

Jordan Crosser, 20, 922 E. Jefferson St., was charged March 5 with PAULA. Bradley Drogos, 19, 416 S. Governor, was charged March 4 with interference with official acts and PAULA. Jenna Geib, 19, 2528 Burge, was charged March 3 with PAULA. Victor Gray, 42, Keokuk, Iowa, was charged Sunday with public intoxication.

Alejandro Groth, 19, Coralville, was charged March 5 with second-degree harassment and violation of a protective order.

Danielle Hampton, 18, H456 Hillcrest, was charged March 4 with public intoxication.

Jessica Hewitt, 19, 522 N. Clinton St., was charged March 4 with PAULA. Jonathan Hintz, 27, Coralville, was charged March 5 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

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GUNS CONTINUED FROM 1 In total, the DI analysis shows roughly 100 p eop le w h o h av e b e e n given the right to carry guns in Johnson County in the past two months have been convicted of at least a total of 167 crimes at some point in their past. All of these convictions h ap p e n e d m o re than four years ago; the new law automatically disqualifies those who have received a serious or aggravated within the past three years.

Pulkrabek calculates 153 people out of the total 733 have convictions — higher than numbers from the DI analysis, which didn’t include PAULAs or people who couldn’t be verified with a birth date. Neithe ther DI nor figures Pulkrabek’s include traffic violations or open-container convictions.

“The chant they kept saying all along was that more and more law-abiding citizens should be able to carry guns, and an armed society is a safe society,” Pulkrabek said in describing proponents of the shall-issue law. “Well, what this has done is allow criminals to carry legally. At least before, they had sanctions.”

Out of those who recently received permits, one has been previously convicted of disturbing the peace by fighting and OWI. Another has been charged with false imprisonment four times in addition to being convicted of child endangerment.

Since the law went into effect on Jan. 1, the Iowa City City Council and Johnson County Board of Supervisors have voted to ban guns on governmentowned property.

“We all get a little uneasy when certain folks get firearms the sheriff feels uncomfortable with,” said Johnson County Supervisor Terry Neuzil.

“It’s no coincidence this [gun] resolution was passed this year.”

Before the law, who could receive a license to carry was up to the sher-

RICKY BAHNER/THE DAILY IOWAN

A man aims his pistol in the West Liberty Gun Club’s shooting range on Sunday. Since a new law took effect on Jan. 1 loosening restrictions on issuing gun permits in Iowa, more than 150 Johnson County residents with criminal records have been granted gun permits, an analysis shows.

How the permit process works Under Senate File 2379, which took effect Jan. 1, no permit to carry can be issued to a person who: • Is addicted to alcohol • Has, within the last two years, committed any documented action that would provide probable cause to believe he or she is likely to use a weapon unlawfully or in a way that would endanger oneself or others • Has, within the last three years, been convicted of a serious or aggravated misdemeanor When a person wishes to apply for a permit to carry, he or she must state whether he or she meets the criteria listed above. Law enforcement is then required to conduct a background check, at which point the sheriff has the opportunity to issue or deny the applicant a permit, drawing on documentation from the last two years.

iff ’s discretion. But the new law puts limits on their judgment, and Pulkrabek said it makes many feel powerless.

Now, a sheriff can only examine the past two years of an applicant’s criminal history, and sheriffs must provide written statements explaining their reasoning if they choose to deny permits.

Those decisions can be appealed to an administrative-law judge.

People convicted of a serious or aggravated misdemeanor within three years of applying for a permit are automatically disqualified.

If a local sheriff wishes to deny a permit, the sheriff must provide a written statement explaining the denial to a state law judge. The applicant has the right to appeal the denial for up to 30 days.

If the applicant chooses to appeal, he or she must submit a copy of the denial, as well as a written statement rebutting the denial and a fee of $10.

An administrative law judge will set a hearing within 45 days of receiving the appeal, and if either party is dissatisfied with the final decision, either has the right to judicial review.

All permits are issued for a period of five years — opposed to the previous 12 months — and are valid throughout the state, with the exception of where the possession or carrying of a firearm is prohibited by federal or state law.

The permit-issuing officer may annually conduct a background check on persons who were issued a permit by obtaining criminal-history data.

— by Hayley Bruce Pulkrabek said he thinks the time frame is too short.

“Any person with common sense would say those people are not a lawabiding citizens, they shouldn’t be able to carry guns in public,” he said.

“I’m not saying they shouldn’t be able to have a gun at home, but they should not be able to carry a gun in public.”

The law allows sheriffs to deny a permit if he or she has probable cause that a person “is likely to use a weapon unlawfully or in such other manner as would endanger the

person’s self or others.”

But Pulkrabek said the wording makes it difficult to prove.

The law also disqualifies citizens with felony or domestic-abuse convictions from obtaining a permit, but numerous people in Johnson County received permits after an original felony or domestic-abuse charge was lowered to a misdemeanor.

So far this year, Pulkrabek has denied a handful of permits, but he said he has never denied a permit to a lawabiding citizen — which he defined as someone who doesn’t have more than two or three convictions in the last 10 to 15 years.

Prior to this law, all 99 Iowa counties had individual discretion over how to issue permits.

And while both Democratic and Republican legislators agreed that the vague wording of the law has enabled more Iowa citizens to carry firearms in more places than ever before, they also said the law was necessary to cre-

ate a unified permit-issuing system.

“The sheriffs are angry because we took the discretion away from them and said you will do it this way, and so they’re dragging their feet and trying to thumb their nose at the Legislature,” said Sen. Gene Fraise, D-Fort Madison, the chairman of the Senate committee that examines gun bills.

But Sen. Steve Sodders, D-State Center, said there

is still room to improve the law. Legislators have proposed amendments that would prevent people from carrying in bars, prohibit long guns from public highways, compel gun owners to take a breath test if an officer suspects they’re intoxicated while armed, and regulate training requirements.

And while Sodders — a Marshall County deputy sheriff — said he understood Pulkrabek’s concerns, he said, he believes that the law still provides sheriffs a fair process.

“I’m not sure that it’s hard to deny at the end of the day,” Sodders said.

“You still have all your other disqualifiers, and you don’t have to be right — you just have to be reasonable.”

Local permit holder Glen Modracek said he believes the Second Amendment should give all people the right to carry firearms until they prove they don’t deserve it.

“Until people demonstrate they’re irresponsible with guns, which I believe is cause for revoking it, I think you have to give them the benefit of the doubt,” he said.

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BRIAN STEWART Editor • CLARA HOGAN Managing Editor • SHAY O’REILLY Opinions Editor • REGINA ZILBERMINTS Metro Editor TAYLOR CASEY, EMILY INMAN, KIRSTEN JACOBSEN, WILL MATTESSICH, CHRIS STEINKE Editorial writers EDITORIALS reflect the majority opinion of the DI Editorial Board and not the opinion of the Publisher, Student Publications Inc., or the University of Iowa.

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Editorial

Iowa’s ‘stand your ground’ bill is just a can of worms A bill in the Iowa Legislature could allow gun owners to use deadly force in more situations.

Lawmakers moved the “stand your ground” bill out of committee last week by a 13-9 vote, sending it off to the House floor and evading the legislative funnel. If passed, a civilian would no longer need to attempt retreat from threats before resorting to reasonable deterrents — including deadly force.

The bill’s wording in particular as to what constitutes “reasonable force” is vague; with an accompanying acceptance of “reasonable” belief as grounds for use of force, the expansion of the castle doctrine represented by the bill is dangerous.

As it stands now, Iowa law allows the use of deadly force to prevent a violent crime, without requiring an attempt to escape, if one is threatened in one’s home.

House Study Bill 36 expands this protection to cover any place in which a person is legally present.

Additionally, the bill presumes that deadly force is justified when it is used against anyone attempting to “unlawfully and forcefully” enter a home, vehicle, or workplace.

While deadly force legally refers to more than simply firearms, the recent shall-issue law has placed guns clearly in the public eye — and guns are the easiest way to mete out death. The Editorial Board is not opposed to the use of firearms for self-defense, but shooting someone with intent to kill ought to be the last resort in a dangerous situation.

“I think the right to defend yourself from physical harm is a basic fundamental human right,” West Liberty Gun Club President David Kelzenberg said.

“If you are threatened with harm, you have a right to protect yourself wherever you might lawfully be.”

Let’s be clear: Gun owners are generally responsible citizens and people, and they must undergo firearm training. But they are not necessarily trained in negotiation and alternative dispute resolution; they frequently lack the ability to de-escalate dangerous situations, particularly if those situations require dealing with people with an altered state of consciousness (who are generally considered more threatening than they actually are). The right to selfdefense must be inviolate, but the line between selfdefense and vigilantism is blurred when citizens are not required to attempt to de-escalate or flee threatening situations.

The situation becomes muddled further when the nebulous term “reasonable force” is factored in.

University of Iowa political-science Associate Professor Tim Hagle believes that there is no specific

definition for the term and thinks it largely relies on the individual case. “It would certainly not authorize deadly force in all situations,” he wrote in an e-mail.

“If someone strikes you with a fist, you don’t have the right to pull a gun and shoot them,” Kelzenberg said.

But under the proposed bill, deadly force would be presumed reasonable in situations that involved a break-in in a home, workplace, or vehicle. This enables misunderstandings or overreactions to result in tragedy without the possibility of civil penalty; in fact, it nearly eliminates presumption of innocence when a person is shot while allegedly attempting to forcefully enter another’s space.

There are a whole host of hypothetical situations that just beg to be considered: Does a would-be carjacker really deserve to be shot, possibly fatally? Is a burglar considered a serious threat? (Burglary is considered a violent crime under the bill, although the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Matt Windschitl, R-Missouri Valley, claims that defense from burglary still falls under the vague “reasonable” restriction.)

Perhaps more importantly, at what point should law enforcement be left to the professionals — without forcing law-abiding citizens to become victims of violent crime? Minor provisions in the bill raise even more concerns: The bill would alter justification for reasonable force from “knowledge” of a forcible felony being perpetrated to “reasonable belief.” In effect, if people have grounds to believe that a forcible felony is being committed — without actual confirmation — they may use whatever force deemed necessary to prevent the completion of the perceived felony. This includes, yes, deadly force.

But deadly force should be the last resort, particularly in the public square where bystanders and police officers may be caught in the crossfire (or get the wrong idea and shoot the wrong person). Asking people to attempt to escape from an aggressor outside the home before responding with violence is not an assault on victims’ rights. People have the right to defend themselves when in significant danger; however, every attempt must be made to both corroborate and mitigate this danger before escalating the situation.

Ill-defined concepts such as “reasonable force” and “reasonable belief ” are not enough to stave off tragedy. The Legislature should reject this openended, potentially harmful bill.

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Letter Who will finance Iowa nuclear power?

The Iowa legislative Commerce Committees in the House and Senate recently approved a proposal to adjust Iowa utility rates to fund a twoyear study, conducted by utility

companies, on the feasibility of nuclear power.

Because nuclear-power plants have significant financial risk and are very expensive, no new nuclear-power plants have been built in the U.S. in 30 years. It takes several years for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to approve a state’s construction request.

Whether you support nuclear power or not, you and I will be charged higher rates now to cover this feasibility study. If this proposal becomes a law, we will be charged as well for the future costs of a yet-to-be-constructed nuclear reactor, whether it becomes operational or not. This potential law would shift the

financial risk from the power companies to the rate payers.

Please contact your senator or representative if this proposal concerns you. The final vote in the Iowa House and Senate will take place in the next two weeks. Time is running out.

Maggie McGill Windsor Heights, Iowa

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Godfrey Daniels, somebody says.

Do you mean Godfrey of Bouillon? someone else says for a joke. I think.

Typical of this joint that someone would know about Godfrey of Bouillon.

Or at least that’s what it sounds like. It’s jet-airliner-taking-off loud in the bar (the bass is reportedly disrupting flights in and out of the Eastern Iowa Airport, though those saying so are among the numerous dancers, who are not within 20 miles of the airport). This, even though the bar is 21 and over.

Take that, City Council.

Turns out, those 21 and over can be just as loud — and dance better — than those under 21. (I am never going to suggest that those over 21 dance better because there are more African Americans, Latinos, and Latinas among their dancers; that would be acceding to bigoted beliefs. The “white” women seemed to hold their own, and one “white” guy — apparently known as “Tree-san” — did, too. Not that I’m a dance critic or anything. I was a musician; I never learned to dance.)

Godfrey of Bouillon — or perhaps Godfrey de Bouillon, which translates as Godfrey of beef/chicken broth, who invented them, if you trust my translation and sense of history — was born around the time of the Battle of Hastings.

He was also, according to the American Heritage Dictionary, which has no reason to lie from what I can discern, the French leader of the First Crusade (1096-99).

Luckily for those of us in Iowa, we don’t have to worry too much about the First Crusade (it was a long time ago, as humans count time, as opposed to, say, tectonic plates, which count in some other time zone).

We can consider hunting mourning doves instead. Under Senate File 83, which somehow made it through the legislative funnel — don’t ask, and I won’t tell — we would all have licenses to hunt mourning doves.

We Iowans have long been clamoring for killing mourning doves in these stringent economic times, what with cuts to K-12 education and higher education.

Every time I walk outside, I hear the clamor from the populace: Death to doves, death to doves, death to doves. (Explains why the doves have been in mourning.) Those doves are taking over our education system and social-support systems, such as we have them, and forcing our teachers, who otherwise would respond to human children, to listen to the doves’ incessant cooing.

We need tough love, not cooing.

(Of course, the liberal in me — yeah, that pesky liberal; I don’t know how he got in there — points out that Iowa’s dove population does not have the right to vote. Which is obviously unjust. We in Iowa have a plethora of bird-brained legislators and a governor so inclined [see education funding]; why don’t doves have the right to vote?)

Well, anyway, thank God our legislators are right on top of the mourning-dove problem.

Maybe they should turn their attention to the wheat problem or the case of the missing oysters. Oysters? you say.

What do Iowa legislators know about oysters?

What do they know about mourning doves?

It turns that in France, someone stole a quarter of a million oysters. How exactly does one steal 14 tons of oyster? one wonders. Perhaps two wonder.

And what does one do with 14 tons of oysters?

That’s more aphrodisiac than even Hugh Hefner needs. (Just guessing.)

It’s obviously a situation that needs the touch of Iowa legislators.

Meanwhile, back at the wheat desk, in the United States, according to NPR, the price of wheat accounts for only 3 percent of the price of bread.

Which leads one (or two) to wonder, Where is the other 97 percent going?

Not to the wheat farmers, obviously.

Yeah, we have the best agricultural system in the world. It rivals our health-care system.

If this all seems a bit backwards to you, well, it’s probably just the times we live in.

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Stop persecuting public-school teachers Amid the protests in Wisconsin over collectivebargaining rights, the attacks on public-sector unions by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and the symbolic firing of teachers in Providence, R.I., one of the most essential positions in ensuring successful future generations is under attack by the people they have dedicated their lives to serving.

Public-school teachers are the foundation of American society. We simply would not be where we are today without them.

I was raised in a family that valued education above anything else, and I was fortunate enough in my small hometown to

come across amazing teachers who not only instilled this lesson in me as well, they also shaped the student I am today. I attended a private grade school and a public high school, and I can honestly say that the teachers who pushed me to achieve and taught me how to succeed worked in the public sector.

It seems that every person I discuss education with also has wonderful things to say about their past teachers, so why are these hardworking and selfless people being targeted?

Regardless of how much power unions should hold, or whether the Democratic senators from Wisconsin were right to flee, you can-

not deny that your teachers made you the person you are today. Is it so hard to believe that other teachers, in other cities and states are just as valuable?

The rhetoric being used against teachers, portraying them as lazy employees that leave at 3 p.m., could not be further from the truth. To be willing to deal with so many students on a daily basis, while also attempting to educate them, requires a dedication and patience that I know I do not possess. The people who dedicate their lives to do this, while being underpaid, are heroes.

These people deserve more. Their treatment

both by politicians and other members of their state is appalling. How can we expect teachers to continue providing the most important aspect of a person’s worth if we treat them like this? Why would someone continue to sacrifice to make society better if they are being persecuted in return?

The people leading these attacks argue that some teachers today do not do an adequate job in educating students. They believe some teachers are slacking and need to do a better job.

I’m not sure how they think attacking the worthiness and character of all teach-

ers will help the situation.

Why would anyone qualified want to become a teacher, or continue being one, if they know they will never be good enough?

Those who complain about our teachers are pushing experienced educators away — even as they call for an increase in experienced teachers. I’m sure there are unqualified people at every job in America, even teachers, but attacking the group as a whole is damaging our relationship with irreplaceable educators.

Whether you support union rights or not, please do not degrade these peo-

ple by insulting their job.

They are the ones who taught you everything you know today, and they asked for nothing in return. They showed up every day to school with a smile on their face and a passion for what they were doing, even when being asked to explain something for the sixth time in 10 minutes. You should thank them for what they do and appreciate how much they are affecting other students’ lives for the better. American teachers are some of the best people you will ever meet, and they deserve to be treated as such.

UI sophomore Margaret Murphy is the copresident of the University Democrats.

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PAUL CONTINUED FROM 1 She said she supports an economy that isn’t regulated by the federal government.

“In the free market, education quality will increase as opposed to central planning,” she said. “Central planning doesn’t take into account what the microproblems are for education.”

Natalie Ginty of the UI College Republicans said Paul is one of the Republican candidates who does what he promises.

“He practiced what he preached for over 35 years in Congress,” she said. “He’s going to tell you his beliefs.”

UI Democrats President Margaret Murphy said the

GAS PRICES CONTINUED FROM 1 Novak estimates the group will spend roughly $400 per car on gas.

“It kind of sucks, but I want to go on this trip badly,” the 20-year-old said. “I’ll have to be careful with my money, and most of that is going toward gas, so I can just be there.”

On Monday, Iowa State Gas Prices reported an 11.8-cent increase per gallon in retail gasoline prices over the past week — which keeps it below the national average of 12.6 cents per gallon.

But experts said it’s still unusual for Iowa, which generally doesn’t see sharp spikes and tends to have lower gas prices this time of year.

Whether the increases will stop is difficult to say.

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idea of eliminating the Department of Education is “ludicrous.”

“Obviously, the government does have a place and responsibility toward education … education is the most

Experts said it’s unlikely consumers will see any dramatic drops in the foreseeable future, and $3 per gallon will be the “new norm” for 2011.

“It’s virtually impossible to determine if it’s going to go up,” said Gail Weinholzer, a director of public affairs at AAA Minnesota/Iowa.

Black and White Cab company owner and driver Siham Elneil, 50, who sometimes stops at the pump more than twice a day, said the prices have taken their toll. The cost of gas cuts into drivers’ income, she said, but some customers have begun tipping a little more in sympathy.

Elneil said she also hesitates taking customers on longer routes because of the cost.

“This is really affecting what we bring home every day,” she said.

METRO 4 charged in meth bust Four Iowa City residents were charged with six drug-related crimes on Sunday, according to police reports.

Officers conducted an investigation at 1211 Sandusky Drive following a report of suspicious activities. According to reports, police spoke with residents and saw signs of drug manufacturing.

Later, officers executed a search warrant and seized several items.

Terry Lee Griffin, 24, Joyce Ann Oxford, 40, Timothy Donald Messier, 28, and Charles Norman Griffin, 67, were all charged with possession of a controlled-substance precursor and keeping a drug house.

Possession of a controlledsubstance precursor — in this case, ephedrine, a common substance in methamphetamine — is a Class D felony, punishable by up to five years in prison and a $7,500 fine. Keeping a drug house is an aggravated misdemeanor, punishable by up to two years in prison and a $6,250 fine.

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World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures to get new head The University of Iowa on Monday announced the appoint-

ment of the new director of the Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.

Russell Ganim, a professor at the University of NebraskaLincoln, has accepted the position, according to a letter by Linda Maxson, the dean of the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The decision comes after a search headed by UI Professor Steve Duck that began in the fall of 2010.

“Professor Ganim brings to this important leadership position great energy, vision, and a record of administrative success at the University of NebraskaLincoln,” Maxson wrote.

The division encompasses all UI language departments; it was formed last fall as a way to save money in the departments.

Ganim’s appointment will begin in July. UI Professor Marc Armstrong is the division’s interim director.

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News important thing in America,” she said. “It’s what drives people; it’s what makes people succeed.”

Murphy said she didn’t see Paul emerging as the Republican nominee if he chooses to run.

David Redlawsk, a professor of political science at Rutgers University, said Paul’s chances of winning the Republican nomination depend on the other challengers in the field. He has a libertarian base, Redlawsk said, but that political ideology is not as strong in Iowa.

“I think he could make some inroads in Iowa,” Redlawsk said. “I’d be really surprised if he could win in Iowa considering the current crop of candidates.”

Elsa Meza traveled from Chicago with her husband and three children — Rio, 9,

Tala, 6, and Ani, 4 — to see the potential candidate. In Chicago, she said, it is nearly impossible to attend a Paul function.

The girls took turns holding a small printed sign — reading “Freedom is Popular” — signed by Paul in red ink.

And Meza said she sees the younger generation taking Paul’s message to heart.

“People are waking up and saying, ‘This is not what I want,’ ” Meza said.

But one UI student, freshman Peter Johnson, said he disagreed with Paul’s opinions despite supporting the representative’s call for a better informed electorate.

“The total removal of government control would [not] be for the benefit of the country,” the 19-yearold said.

Weinholzer said Iowa gas prices currently average a $3.48 per gallon for regular. The state typically hovers around the national average, now at $3.51, she said.

Though political unrest in the Middle East over the past few months is a factor in increased gas prices, numerous UI professors said the direct effects aren’t apparent — at least not yet.

“You usually think price is affected by current supply, but supply from the Middle East hasn’t changed,” said UI politicalscience Professor Vicki Hesli. “But people expect the supply to change in the future, and that’s pushing up the price.”

Whether the increase will continue depends on

whether unrest spreads to other countries in the region, especially large oilproducing countries.

Hesli said some fear if states such as Egypt, which has less oil than many of its neighbors, can be affected by the political unrest, the movement could spread to larger dictatorships such as Saudi Arabia, which is the world’s largest oil producers.

The present effects seen at local Iowa City gas stations are the result of a ripple effect, said UI urban and regional planning Professor John Fuller.

“The special thing about oil is we all buy gasoline — well, most of us do,” said Fuller, who is also on the economics faculty. “Oil prices are embedded in just about everything.”

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REGENTS CONTINUED FROM 1 “What we want to make sure doesn’t happen is that the damage becomes so severe that we can’t turn it around,” he said.

Lawmakers who spoke with students said they think the message and large attendance will have a lasting effect.

“I’m thrilled to see students turn out in this large number because they’re telling legislators they want an affordable education and they want to stay in Iowa, and I truly believe legislators will start to listen,” said Rep. Dave Jacoby, D-Coralville.

Sen. Brad Zaun, R-Urbandale, spoke to a mix of students from UI and the University of Northern Iowa on the steps of the Senate chamber. He said he understood student concerns over their financial futures, but he is frustrated about the regents using tuition increases as an answer to appropriation cuts.

“Most of the regents are very wealthy people who don’t care if they increase your tuition,” Zaun said to students.

Miles said if the regents were to restore the funds

Regents Day Groups Represented: • UI Student Government • UI Council of Graduate and Professional Students • ISU Government of the Student Body • ISU College Republicans • UNI Student Government lost in the last two years, it would have to increase tuition by 47 percent. The board is expected to vote on a 5 percent tuition increase for in-state students at its March 23 meeting.

But not everyone in attendance Monday favored the message.

“We’re here to show that there are people at the university level who understand why we have to face these cuts,” said ISU senior Logan Pals, the president of the school’s College Republicans.

Lyndsay Harshman, the president of the UI Executive Council of Graduate and Professional Students, said consideration is what students need.

“The university presidents have fought for us,” Harshman said, addressing the crowd of students.

“The regents have fought for us. Today I ask our state leaders, ‘When will you fight for us?’ ”

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My Parents Are Awesome: • “You always have to match your bra to your underwear, and they have to be cute — just in case.” Mom, I wish I had listened in high school when I had my emergency appendectomy, which was (of course) the one time I’ve ever had a cute male nurse. You were right, Mom. You’re always right.

• “They won’t know it’s tequila; it looks just like olive oil.”

• “Put a little lip gloss on, you’ll be fine.” And if you’re my Mom, it may lead to free deluxe car washes, extra punches on your customerloyalty cards, and never paying extra for guacamole. Perfect way to pinch a penny.

• They think the song “Like a G6” is actually “Like a Cheese Stick.” How adorable is that!?

• They “can’t believe how vulgar music is nowadays.”

But their precious Eric Clapton sings a song called “Cocaine” — about cocaine.

And don’t get me started on “Superfreak.”

• Who else would dare tell me an outfit makes me look like a beached whale?

• I was allowed to experiment with my own style, cut my own bangs, and wear high socks with sandals when my parents took me out in public. True love right there.

• They bring me wine and chocolate on Valentine’s Day when the boys don’t.

• “You would have been such a fat baby if you wouldn’t have been born a little premature.”

— Carly Correll knows her ’rents love her, and she hopes yours love her, too.

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011 — by Eugenia Last

ARIES March 21-April 19 Do what you can for others without judging, or you will end up being the one criticized. Crossing the line between right and wrong will lead to aggressive and unsavory action. Take an easygoing and humble approach if you want to excel.

TAURUS April 20-May 20 Pull in help from whatever source you can to get things done, but keep a close watch. You will be judged on your performance as a leader and a team player, so you will only be as good as your weakest link.

GEMINI May 21-June 20 Uncertainty will set you back. Whether it’s you who cannot make up your mind or someone you are collaborating with, be willing to make a decision. An unexpected question will leave you in an awkward position. Honesty will spare you further grief.

CANCER June 21-July 22 Use your imagination on the job, and you will secure your position. Taking an authoritative stance will prove that you are able to delegate work as well as get the job done on time and to specification.

LEO July 23-Aug. 22 Attend work-related events that can help you connect with people in your field. The more contacts you have, the easier it will be to stay on top of interesting positions that may open up. Right time, right place lead to success.

VIRGO Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Separate what you want from what you don’t, and move forward. Greater opportunities will come if you accommodate others and become more self-sufficient. Good relationships will complement you.

LIBRA Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Get out with friends or your lover, or take a mental-health day. You don’t have to spend a lot to have a good time.

Added discipline will help you address a personal challenge and come out on top.

SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Let your heart rule your head, and follow your basic instincts. You will be able to make changes that will help you enjoy your home, family, and personal life that much more. Make alterations to your living quarters.

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Don’t ruin a good opportunity because you are engaged in a feud with someone who has shown you nothing but inconsistency. Rethink your strategy, and take a new approach. An old flame is thinking about you. Make contact.

CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Don’t let an emotional situation distract you.

It’s important to finish what you start. Take on the tasks you yourself own, and you will show everyone how competent you are.

AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Now is the time to put a little cash away for an unexpected expense. Lending and borrowing will backfire, causing a problem between you and someone who is important to you. A responsible attitude will set the way for how others treat you.

PISCES Feb. 19-March 20 You’ll have trouble hiding your feelings, so clear the air. Communication will be necessary if want to be successful in love, life, and your financial position. A clear conscience will enable you to strive for your goals without hesitation.

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AWARDS CONTINUED FROM 10 Something must have happened in the off-season, though, because he was fantastic in stretches this season. He ran the floor well, played the best post defense on the team, and showed surprisingly soft hands on the offensive side of the court.

He probably won’t start next year, but don’t be surprised if Brommer continues to make big contributions.

Most Disappointing: Eric May, guard/forward Watching May this year has been fascinating. He started well, posting a career-high 20 points against South Dakota State on Nov. 14 and finishing with double-digit points in eight of the Hawkeyes’ first 13 games. An injury kept him out of Iowa’s loss to Ohio

NEBRASKA CONTINUED FROM 10 the idea of an annual meeting — and for good reason. The states border each other, neither has any professional sports teams, and the schools boast similar football cultures and fan followings.

Now, the two soon-to-be Legends Division (Do we really have to keep calling it that?) rivals will see the prominence of their annual meeting bolstered even further.

This gives Iowa the opportunity for a truly “branded” rivalry. Not branded in the literal sense — see the overly sponsored Hy-Vee CyHawk series between Iowa and Iowa State — but in terms of resonance.

Are any of Iowa’s current rivalries relevant at a national level? Minnesota and Iowa State haven’t been competitive on a consistent enough basis for their games with the Hawkeyes to warrant

BASKETBALL CONTINUED FROM 10 ago may be able to see the difference as well. While the Hawkeyes’ record isn’t much better than last year at 1119 — 10-22 last year — the team’s margin of defeat has been much better.

In its final two Big Ten regular-season contests last year, Iowa lost by a combined 38 points. This season, the Hawkeyes likely ended Purdue’s hopes for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They

WRESTLING CONTINUED FROM 10 each wrestler. In both prior meetings, McDonough was unable to get to his offense — the first match at the Midlands Championships resulted in a 3-1 loss, and the second resulted in a win after McDonough was able to clamp on a headlock and flatten the Wildcat, but after Precin had built a lead.

On Sunday, McDonough’s experience allowed him to turn the tables on Precin. The Hawkeye got the first takedown and was able to adjust to Precin’s slow tempo to pull out the victory.

The familiarity with the setting also aided McDonough. He was one of three Iowa grapplers to have previously wrestled in the Big Ten meet, and last season’s loss to Indiana’s Angel Escobedo in the finals

State on Jan. 4, though, and his season fell apart.

May stopped making shots and eventually stopped taking them.

Instead of looking for the basket, he started desperately looking for ways not to handle the ball. His scoring dropped from 11.2 points in the team’s first 13 games to 5.6 in the 12 games from Jan. 9 until he was benched on Feb. 19.

Everything adds up to an inexplicably miserable season for a player many assumed would blossom in Fran McCaffery’s offense.

Still, May is a good enough player that once he finds his shooting stroke — and confidence — again, he’ll be fine.

MVP: Bryce Cartwright, point guard In hindsight, it’s hard to believe Cartwright began the year on the bench.

Once original starter Cully Payne was sidelined with a sport hernia, though,

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Sports Cartwright quickly established himself as the best point guard in the Big Ten. He assisted nearly 25 percent of Iowa’s total baskets and has dished out at least eight dimes on nine different occasions this year. He posted a stellar 1.8 assist-toturnover ratio, led the conference in assists per game in league games, and was the nation’s second-leading assist man since Jan. 26.

The soft-spoken junior from Compton, Calif., has also proven to be Iowa’s most clutch performer. He hit five first-half buzzerbeaters and converted the winning shot against Indiana on Feb. 5.

Essentially, he created a big play almost every time he touched the ball this year. Cartwright will enter the 2011-12 season as the front-runner for the starting point guard spot, and with good reason.

Cartwright, Basabe Honored Iowa’s Melsahn Basabe earned a spot on the Big Ten’s all-freshman team and joined teammate Bryce Cartwright on the honorable-mention all-Big Ten squad picked by a media voting panel.

Other notable awards: • Player of the Year: JaJuan Johnson (Purdue) • Coach of the Year: Matt Painter (Purdue) • Freshman of the Year: Jared Sullinger (Ohio State) • All-Big Ten First Team: Johnson, Sullinger, E’Twaun Moore (Purdue), Jordan Taylor (Wisconsin), Jon Leuer (Wisconsin: coaches’ pick), Talor Battle (Penn State: media pick)t — by Seth Roberts

national attention.

Wisconsin? Closer, but few Badgers consider Iowa their biggest rival.

Consider the fact that their annual matchup with Minnesota — the Battle for Paul Bunyan’s Ax — is the Football Bowl Subdivision’s longest-running rivalry, and it’s hard to argue.

This matchup, however, is perfect.

For at least the next couple years, both squads appear as if they will have a big say in who claims their division’s spot in the Big Ten football championship game.

Though both saw unfulfilled expectations this past season, there’s little reason to believe they both won’t be back on track in the fall.

This also becomes the only annual matchup in which seemingly the rest

of the Big Ten is watching — besides, of course, that little game played between a school from Ohio and a school from Michigan every year on the final Saturday of the league’s regular season.

Make no mistake, Michigan-Ohio State will remain the granddaddy of Big Ten rivalries for pretty much ever. Scheduling Iowa-Nebraska one day before, however, ensures the annual Wolverine/Buckeye clash won’t overshadow it.

Sure, the Friday following Thanksgiving is already full of classic, hate-injected college football rivalries — including the Iron Bowl between Auburn and Alabama (they kill each other’s trees for Christ’s sake) and my personal favorite, the Backyard Brawl between Pittsburgh and West Virginia — but it’s not flooded.

Nebraska and Iowa’s “Farmageddon” — as some are dubbing it — should fit right in. After all, Nebraska has already

long been involved in Friday-after-Thanksgiving games, most recently meeting Colorado annually, and before that, Oklahoma. I can’t say I know exactly what Husker Nation thinks about losing its matchup with the Buffaloes, but something tells me (perhaps it’s Colorado’s 13-23 record over the last three seasons) that it isn’t too disappointed. Nebraska won’t play Colorado for the next two years, anyway.

And for Iowa, it virtually guarantees a meaningful, competitive game to end the season with.

That’s something that, besides a bizarre upset this past November, Minnesota hasn’t been able to provide the Hawkeyes with recently (let’s be real: The Gophers just aren’t very good).

So call it Farmageddon.

Call it Farm Friday. The Barn Bowl. Whatever catchy, stereotypically rural slogan you can think up.

I’ll call it a match made in heaven.

also crushed the Boilermakers’ hopes for a Big Ten regular-season title.

This victory, along with some other competitive games this season (versus Wisconsin, versus Ohio State), is likely why the Hawks feel much more confident heading into this year’s Big Ten Tournament.

“It should give us some confidence that we can beat good teams,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said. “[Purdue] is clearly one of the better teams … and we beat it.”

Most of the credit, of course, goes to McCaffery and the culture he’s embedded in his players.

Gatens specifically said that last season’s end-ofthe-year practices weren’t nearly as intense, mainly because of the distractions brought about by swirling rumors.

Now the team can focus on its Big Ten Tournament game with Michigan State on Thursday. With no distractions, and certainly no coaching change about to happen, the Hawkeyes can try to get back to the sole

purpose of a team: trying to win games.

May, who has been the subject of unsubstantiated transfer rumors after a rough stretch of play this year, played down all of that after the Purdue game.

Especially because, he said, 2010-11 was just more fun than its predecessor. “[Last season] was a different mindset. It wasn’t as competitive. There was a lot of things going on off the court,” May said. “This year was completely different.”

taught him valuable lessons — lessons he took with him to Omaha, where he won the national title last year, and to Evanston, Ill., this weekend, where he left Big Tens a champion instead of a runner-up.

Rasing showed that experience might as well be left on the bus.

Now to be fair, and because head coach Tom Brands would likely want this to be clear, experience isn’t saying Rasing or anyone else hasn’t been in tough matches — they have been tested. It’s that they don’t have any postseason matches on their résumés.

Back to Rasing, who had yet to step on the mat in the postseason and had only wrestled in one Big Ten dual in his career. He went out and won the title without giving up a single takedown and beat not only the second-place finisher (obviously), but the wrestlers who finished

third and fourth as well.

He even won the championship knowing Iowa didn’t have a chance to top the team standings without a victory from him.

Experience is necessary. Experience isn’t necessary. What really is necessary is adjustments, which can come with experience, or if you lack that, the propensity to listen to your coaches.

Rasing’s adjustment came from a simple bend of the knees, a change that made it difficult for his opponent to get into his legs and propelled him to threestraight wins to close out the regular season and, eventually, the title of the Big Ten’s top heavyweight.

Tony Ramos (133), another Hawkeye with no postseason experience, made mid-tournament adjustments to guide him to third place.

He said he hadn’t been getting to his offense early in the champi-

onships, which showed in his loss to Wisconsin’s Tyler Graff, 3-1, in sudden victory. Brands told him he’s at his best when he’s attacking and dictating the tempo of the match, and that’s what Ramos did against Illinois’ B.J. Futrell — to whom Ramos lost at Midlands — when he captured third place.

Ultimately, experience doesn’t matter. It can help, as evidenced by McDonough, but he also proves the contrary with his run to the national title last year as a redshirt freshman.

Five of the 10 champions at Big Tens were either freshmen or sophomores, and six more finalists fall into the same category.

Iowa’s NCAA championships results will depend on its adjustments, not its experience. As Brands like to say, the Hawkeyes just need to get tough in tough situations.

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SHEMANSKY CONTINUED FROM 10 sky needs to improve to compete in the allaround competition, something he did in the 2010 Big Ten championships.

Senior Ben Ketelsen has been impressed with the way guys such as Shemansky have stepped up with both Jiang and Ketelsen beset by injuries.

“It was really important for our younger guys to step up, especially with only two seniors in the lineup,” Ketelsen said. “It’s definitely encouraging that they were able to do that.”

Iowa’s meet on Saturday against California is an important one for Shemansky, because it serves as a sort of homecoming. The sophomore hails from Los Gatos, Calif., which is located a little more than 50 miles from Berkeley. He said he has been looking forward to the meet, his first in his home state.

Unsurprisingly, he hopes to be at his best for the Big Ten and NCAA championships. He said if he keeps completing good routines in the postseason competitions,

more rewards will come.

“I just need to stay as consistent as possible and continue hitting my sets, and we’ll see where that takes me,” he said.

“Hopefully, it takes me pretty far.”

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In the sub-4 club Jeff Thode became the first Iowa track athlete to run a sub-4-minute mile last weekend at Notre Dame.

By BEN SCHUFF benjamin-schuff@uiowa.edu

For a moment, Larry Wieczorek was at peace.

In the hectic life of DivisionI athletics, the Iowa men’s head track and field coach was able to breathe after Jeff Thode automatically qualified for nationals in the mile.

But it wasn’t his athlete qualifying for NCAAs that slowed time for the head Hawkeye. Nor was it related Thode’s having just broken the school record in the mile in consecutive meets.

Instead, it was the five collective numbers displayed across a digital screen inside Notre Dame’s Loftus Center at the lastchance meet — 3:58.72. The sophomore had just completed the first sub-4:00 mile in Iowa school history.

“Jeff dared to do something great,” Wieczorek said.

The accomplishment was just the latest in what has been a grueling stretch for the distance runner. Two weeks ago, at the Big Ten championships, Thode was at least partially responsible for 11 of the team’s 88 points. He finished third in the mile, ran the mile leg on

the fourth-place distance medley relay, and then notched one point for Iowa in the 5,000 meters.

“I probably, as a coach, did everything I could to ensure that he would not break the 4minute mile Thode a week later,” sophomore Wieczorek said about running Thode in three events at the Big Tens. “He has an unbelievable internal drive and guts that he wants to win and run fast.”

For Thode, however, the seemingly impossible feat appears to be just another race. The Schaumburg, Ill., native is taking everything in stride.

“It hasn’t settled in yet, and I don’t really care,” he said before Monday’s practice. “I’m just making sure I’m keeping my mental focus ready for nationals.

The last chance meet wasn’t about winning the mile but rather crossing the finish line with a time good enough to get to the NCAA indoor championships in College

Station,Texas, next weekend.

With the 4-minute mile out of the way, Wieczorek said winning races and running tactical races will be the next step for the 20year-old. The head coach noted that this was the most complete race he’s seen Thode run in his year and a half at Iowa.

Wieczorek recalled last year’s Notre Dame Meyo Invitational, in which the now school record-holder was on pace to run a 4minute mile through the first three-quarters of the race. But Thode died off in the last quarter, and, as Wieczorek remembered, “Everybody was saying, ‘What a stupid runner.’ ” This time around, Thode was able to hold his pace.And in a year in which nine school records have been broken, the prestige of the 4-minute mile may make this one stand out amongst the rest.

“You want, you hope, the other guys to follow suit,” assistant coach Joey Woody said about Thode’s performance at the last chance meet. “This is not a participation sport. It’s all about excellence, and that’s what we’re shooting for.”

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Hawks/Huskers find perfect date Iowa/Nebraska set to play Thanksgiving Friday

By JORDAN GARRETSON jordan-garretson@uiowa.edu

The Iowa and Nebraska football programs announced on Monday that their 2011 and 2012 games will take place on the Fridays following Thanksgiving. The new Big Ten rivals will face off as conference foes for the first time on Nov. 25 in Lincoln, Neb. “Iowa playing Nebraska on any given weekend is a great matchup between two historic football programs,” Hawk-

eye Athletics Director Gary Barta said in a release. “Having the game on Thanksgiving Friday will add to the excitement and the potential for a strong national television audience.”

The changes in dates were approved by the Big Ten Administrators Council. Game times and television information have not been decided.

Barta also noted the change will provide the student-athletes from both teams a two-day holiday break before starting classes on Monday.

“Our staff and players are excited to begin competing with Nebraska the day after Thanksgiving this season and in 2012,” Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz said. “College football played on this day has a well-established rivalry history, and we feel it will be a great opportunity for our program to join in a new chapter of Big Ten history. These Friday games should help create great atmosphere, both in Lincoln this fall and in Kinnick Stadium in 2012.”

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JORDAN GARRETSON jordan-garretson@uiowa.edu

What’s not to like?

Monday’s announcement that Iowa and Nebraska will play each

other on Black Friday for at least the next two years may surprise some, but it shouldn’t.

It makes way too much sense.

As soon as Big Ten division alignments were announced in September, Hawkeye and Cornhusker fans began salivating at SEE NEBRASKA, 7

Cartwright, Basabe lead Hawkeyes Bryce Cartwright and Melsahn Basabe highlight The Daily Iowan’s men’s basketball awards.

By SETH ROBERTS seth-roberts@uiowa.edu

Freshman of the Year: Melsahn Basabe, forward

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Iowa sophomore forward Eric May (25) blocks Michigan State guard Keith Appling’s shot midway through the second half in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Feb. 2. The players say they have a better attitude at the end of the regular season than they did a year ago.

A different attitude for hoops A year later, Iowa basketball has a better feeling after the regular season.

By IAN MARTIN Ian-martin@uiowa.edu

Three hundred and sixtythree days before the Iowa basketball team ended its regular season with a stunning win over then-No. 6 Purdue, it ended its season with a 25point thrashing at Minnesota.

It was a disappointing end to a disappointing 2009-10 regular season, and the next week

wasn’t much better. Rumors swirled around the team: Players were looking to transfer, head coach Todd Lickliter’s job was all but gone.

And while players wouldn’t admit it at the time, those who stuck around after last year’s tumultuous off-season confess that this team’s confidence is significantly better than it was at the same time last season.

“It felt like last year we were

COMMENTARY

Adjustments pin experience Wrestlers benefit from experience, but experience isn’t always necessary to be a champion.

J.T BUGOS joseph-bugos@uiowa.edu

The thing about wrestling is that it requires experience.

But the funny thing about wrestling is that experience isn’t necessary.

While contradictory, both of those statements were on display at the 2011 Big Ten championships in Evanston, Ill., this past weekend.

Experience is what helped Iowa’s Matt McDonough prevail in the 125-pound finals match. But a lack of experience didn’t stop Blake Rasing from capturing the heavyweight title for the Hawkeyes.

McDonough’s experience came from both a familiarity with his opponent and a familiarity with the setting.

The sophomore had wrestled Northwestern’s Brandon Precin twice before the title bout, one match going to SEE WRESTLING, 7

just trying not to get blown out in games,” sophomore guard Eric May said. “This year, we’re coming into games knowing that we can compete and that we should win games.”

May said he’s put last season in the past and has forgotten much of it.

Junior guard Matt Gatens was also one of six players who returned to the roster this season, and said that the end of

the 2009-10 campaign had him questioning some of his teammates’ effort.

“Personally, I still was going out there and playing hard, but as a whole, it just wore on us those last few weeks,” he said.

“There’s not much of that going on now.”

Any fan who saw this season’s incarnation of the team after watching a game a season

As announcer Gus Johnson put it, Melsahn Basabe had a “curiously spicy” season.

The Glen Cove, N.Y., native averaged 13 points and 7.3 rebounds in conference games and became the first Big Ten player ever — yes, ever — to post at least 20 points, 10 boards, and five blocks in a single game. Basabe finished with 22, 13, and six against Ohio State on Jan. 4.

The only knock against the freshman is he needs to work on his consistency. He finished with four-straight double-digit scoring nights, but there were several outings throughout the year in which he simply wasn’t a factor. Case in point: In the five games from Jan. 23 to Feb. 5, Basabe scored at least 20 points three times and exactly four points twice.

If he works on his consistency and bulks up a little in the off-season, there’s no reason Basabe won’t be Iowa’s MVP the next three years.

Most Improved: Andrew Brommer, forward In his first two years with the Hawkeyes, Big Bromm didn’t live up to his lofty prep accolades. The highschool honorable mention All-American looked lost in Todd Lickliter’s game plans and averaged 1.5 points and 1.2 rebounds.

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Shemansky comes through Sophomore Brody Shemansky has become a leader for the Hawkeye men’s gymnastics team on the bar events.

By RYAN MURPHY ryan-e-murphy@uiowa.edu

Entering the season, Iowa men’s gymnastics head coach JD Reive expected Brody Shemansky to be a leader for the Hawkeyes on horizontal and parallel bars. After a slow start to the season, the sophomore has broken through to become one of the team’s top scorers.

“It’s taken until now for him to accept the training program and really get into it,” Reive said. “But now he’s seeing the results and being

rewarded for his efforts.”

These rewards have included a victory on parallel bars and a third-place finish on horizontal bar, also known as high bar, against Nebraska. The 14.700 he scored against the Cornhuskers was a team season-high and was one-tenth of a point away from the school record. The sophomore also led the Hawkeyes on high bar in the triangular meet against Minnesota and Penn State on March 5.

Shemansky attributed a lot of his success to the Hawkeyes’ training program.

“I think it’s the confidence that training instills,” Shemansky said.

“We’ve done a lot of sets, and if you can hit a set when you feel beat up and down, you know you can hit it when you feel good.”

Reive described the 5-11 Shemansky as “long and lean,” which he said looks good on the bar. Reive also spotlighted Shemansky’s

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Iowa sophomore Brody Shemansky stretches during practice on Monday in the Field House. Shemansky has become one of the top scorers for the men’s gymnastics team this season. technique on his swings as another reason that he’s good on high bar.

With one of Iowa’s top parallel-bar contributors, senior Mike Jiang, out with a concussion, Shemansky’s efforts have come at a good time for the Hawkeyes.

Reive, though, isn’t asking him to carry the entire event for Iowa.

“He doesn’t need to put

up huge scores,” he said.

“He just needs to hit his set and give us a good score.”

Reive also sees Shemansky’s pommel horse routine as an area in which the sophomore has improved. The first-year head coach cites the vault and f loor exercise as events in which ShemanSEE SHEMANSKY, 7