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New virus threatens pigs

By Daniel Seidl daniel-seidl@uiowa.edu

Iowa farmers may not be bringing home as much bacon this year.

A virus, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, spreading across America’s pig population has infected swine nationwide since it first showed up in the United States last year.

“This is [a virus] that’s very deadly and very serious right now, and will have an effect on the industry,” said Ronald Birkenholz, the communication director of the Iowa Pork Producers Association. “We just don’t know the extent of the impact at this point.”

The virus causes diarrhea and vomiting in the infected pigs and has an extremely high mortality rate, especially in young pigs.

“Nobody really knows how many piglets have been killed by this,” Birkenholz said. “This virus … pretty much [has a] 100 percent mortality rate for piglets.”

This mortality rate can be especially devastating for smaller farms.

Victor Strabala, a pig farm owner near Oxford, Iowa, said his herd became infected in June 2013.

“Everything under 1 week old, you pretty much lose,” he said. “I probably lost 500 pigs.”

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TO VIEW A PHOTO SLIDE SHOW OF A LOCAL PIG FARM Strabala said his farm usually has around 2,500 pigs per year, so this loss represented about 20 percent of his herd.

One of the main effects the virus may have on the pork-producing industry is raising the price of pigs, and Strabala said he has been seeing this.

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A sexual assault was reported Tuesday, marking the ninth of the University of Iowa’s academic year.

UI staff received a report form a student that she was sexually assaulted on March 2 by an acquaintance in a campus residence hall.

This marks the seventh report on campus and the third in a residence hall. One attempted sexual assault was reported this fall just before classes began.

The university released the information to students in its first revised trigger warning. The alternations on the new language in the timely notices followed protests from UI students and suggestions from a listening post held by UI President Sally Mason.

The new warning included a link to a message from the dean of students regarding consent as opposed to the list of general policies for students. It did not include whether the student intended to report the assault to law enforcement.

Additionally, the university removed the risk factors and circumstances associated with sexual assault.

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By Megan Deppe As U.S. and Iraq relations remain complicated, University of Iowa officials are hoping to encourage better relations with one university within the region.

“Iraq is something we see on the news, and it’s almost always in relation to violence,” said Ashley Davidson, the Book Wings coordinator. “We don’t always think of people having their own daily lives.”

The UI International Writing Program and University of Baghdad collaborated over the past year to create six short plays, five of which were screened on Tuesday.

This project was part of the initiative called Book Wings, which was started in 2012.

IWP Director Christopher Merrill said the program was originally created to reset relationships between Russia

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A piglet interacts with her mother on Victor Strabala’s hog farm near Oxford, Iowa, on Tuesday. In June, Strabala’s hog farm was hit by the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

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Specialists from different departments in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics have collaborated to provide an incision-free treatment for patients suffering from achalasia, a disorder of the esophagus tube.

Achalasia occurs when a muscle where the esophagus and stomach come together — the esophageal sphincter — does not relax as it should during swallowing.

“When the bottom part of the esophagus doesn’t relax that muscle, it builds a lot of pressure in the esophagus and takes a lot of muscle to push food through the stomach,” Iannettoni said.

“It’s like getting a really bad muscle cramp that keeps constantly squeezing that doesn’t work.”

He said patients with achalasia experience heartburn and chest pain regularly when eating and for some, have unintentional weight loss.

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State of roads worry officials

By Chris Higgins christopher-higgins@uiowa.edu

Officials remain concerned about Johnson County’s infrastructure funding.

At the Board of Supervisors informal meeting Tuesday evening, officials from the Johnson County Secondary Roads Department presented a five-year plan for road construction and maintenance.

The plan looked at current revenue productions, as well as road and bridge projects the county has already planned.

A December 2011 report by the Iowa Department of Transportation found a statewide shortfall of $215 million in funding for severely deficient road structures, highways, and farmto-market roads.

However, Ed Bartels, assistant county engineer, said the gap becomes more serious when all other roads are included. “[The state is] looking after [its] own interests, but

[it] haven’t really addressed ours, or at least not very much of it,” Bartels said.

“If you include non-critical roads, which I like to think of as being fairly crucial to people who live here, work here, or go to school here, that would be about $1.6 billion for the state of Iowa …”

The county’s portion of the $1.6 billion shortfall is $16 million a year for all roads. However, for severely deficient road structures, highways, and farm-to-market roads, the county only has a $2.6 million shortfall, which is covered by bond money.

Bonds are repaid with property-tax revenue, which makes Supervisor Janelle Rettig uneasy.

“So, when we’ve been doing bonding, we’ve been hitting this critical shortfall, except for the upcoming year, and when we get to why we’re doing that, it looks worse than it is,” she said. “Some projects are carried over to this year, so we’ll still be doing a lot. But

when we’ve used the bonding, we could do that forever. We would be hitting our critical shortfall, but that means the entire burden of that is going on property taxpayers as opposed to users [of roads].”

The county also receives $450,000 from the federal government, but that could disappear later this year if Congress does not provide an additional influx of funds. Several future projects depend on federal money.

“If that federal funding evaporates here in October, those projects are in jeopardy,” Bartels said. “They probably aren’t going to happen.”

County road construction and maintenance funding is further affected by a rise in construction costs over the past decade, the recent weather, and a wave of structures requiring modernization.

Supervisor Rod Sullivan said Johnson County is doing better than oth-

er counties in the state in road funding. He said many counties cannot use bonds and are unable to repair deficient structures.

“I understand you’re painting a kind of a doom and gloom scenario, and it’s very real,” Sullivan said.

“But it also might be worth mentioning … we’re actually way ahead a lot of the more rural counties.”

Bartels said the department has been encouraging the state to shift the burden counties face directly to the state. One method would be raising the tax on the sale of gasoline.

“All I know is that we do need more infrastructure funding and support at the state level anyway we can get it,” Bartels said. “The gas tax is probably the most expeditious and realistic one, and it is the only one that actually captures people who are actually driving through, but there’s other ways to do that as well. I just hope somebody figures that out.”

expert, Pineagar was determined to be under the influence of a controlled substance and unable to operate a vehicle safely. He had what looked to be a used syringe in his back right pocket, the complaint said.

OWI is a serious misdemeanor. Eluding is a Class-D felony.

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hol were charged with selling alcohol to persons under the legal age.

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metro DM man charged with OWI, attempting to elude officers The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office has accused a Des Moines man of driving under the influence and trying to elude law enforcement.

Tommy Pinegar, 40, was charged March 9 with OWI and eluding.

According to a Johnson County Sheriff’s Office complaint, officials witnessed a vehicle traveling above the speed limit and turned around to catch up to the vehicle with the squad car’s lights and sirens engaged.

After a short pursuit, Pinegar allegedly drove into a ditch, jumped out of the vehicle, and ran into a cornfield. Pinegar was found after a short search; he had a confused appearance with a heavy slur, the complaint said.

Pineagar said he smoked marijuana and drank some alcoholic beverages earlier in the day, the complaint said.

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According to a U.S. News & World Report, 23 University of Iowa graduate programs and colleges are among the 25 best in the nation.

There are five newly ranked in the top 25, which includes rural medicine ranked No. 11, Primary Care Medicine in the Carver College of Medicine ranked No. 16, Higher Education Administration ranked No. 15, Secondary Teacher Education in the college of Education ranked at No. 18, and Environmental/Environmental Health engineering in the College of

Iowa City police conducted alcohol compliance checks at 37 businesses on March 7. During the checks, underage people working with officers in plain clothing entered the businesses and attempted to illegally purchase alcoholic beverages.

Twenty-nine businesses refused to sell to the underage buyers and passed the compliance checks.

Eight businesses sold to the underage buyers during the check.

Those businesses include, Godfather’s Pizza, 531 Highway 1 W., Clarion-Highlander Hotel, 2525 N. Dodge St., Sushi PoPo, 725 Mormon Trek Blvd., Motely Cow, 160 N. Linn St., Pizza Hut, 1926 Keokuk St., Players Bar, 347 S. Gilbert St., Baroncini Ristorante, 104 S. linn St., and Pancheros Mexican Grill, 32 S. Clinton St. The employees who sold the alco-

Rapids, was charged March 7 with OWI. Hailey Egley, 20, Wayland, Iowa, was charged Sunday with possession/supply of alcohol under the legal age, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Lauren Foss, 19, 3301 Burge, was charged Monday with possession of marijuana.

Robert Gatewood, 25, Wellman, Iowa, was charged March 8 with driving with a revoked license.

Jordan Graham, 22, Cedar Rapids, was charged Feb. 11 with domestic assault with injury.

Anthony Hawrylicz, 21, 712 E. Market St. Apt. 9, was charged March 8 with public

intoxication.

Willie Hilson, 56, address unknown, was charged Tuesday with criminal trespass.

Martir Herrera, 32, Cedar Rapids, was charged Sunday with OWI. Kaitlyn Kobida, 20, 613 S. Dubuque St. Apt. 10, was charged Sunday with public intoxication and presence in a bar after hours.

Christopher Martin, 44, Coralville, was charged Monday with public intoxication.

Shawn Mercer, 38, 4447 Berkeley Lane, was charged Monday with driving with a revoked license and driving with a suspended/canceled license.

Tamra Peterson, 26, No. 5 Oak Park Court, was charged

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Sex-assault panel open to students University of Iowa students can now apply to participate in the recently established Sexual Assault Advisory Committee.

The committee is part of President Sally Mason’s Six-Point Plan to combat sexual assault, which she announced last month.

Students who participate in the committee will provide Mason and her senior staff with input on procedures, policies, and practices related to sexual misconduct at the university.

Students currently enrolled at the UI are eligible to serve, and the committee will meet regularly during the school year. The committee may have additional meetings as well.

The deadline for the application is 5 p.m. March 17.

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blotter Edward Anaya, 20, 444 S. Johnson St. Apt. 4, was charged March 8 with unlawful use of driver’s license and possession/supply of alcohol under the legal age.

Laurin Arvesen, 19, 613 N. Gilbert St., was charged March 8 with public intoxication and unlawful use of a driver’s license.

Nolan Cone, 21, Alta, Iowa, was charged March 8 with public intoxication.

Bailey Conklin, 19, 305 S. Summit St., was charged March 8 with possession/supply of alcohol under the legal age.

Connor Cullian, 19, E003 Hillcrest, was charged Sunday with falsifying a driver’s license.

Maida Dizdarevic, 21, Cedar

Monday with violating a no-contact domestic-abuse protective order.

Walter Ramos, 32, 2401 Highway 6 E. Apt. 2816, was charged Jan. 28 with obstructing an officer.

Brittnee Serrano, 18, 4127 Burge, was charged March 7 with possession of a controlled substance.

Charles Welker, 77, 2018 Waterfront Drive Apt. 66, was charged Monday with fifth-degree theft.

Adam Whitters, 22, 327 S. Lucas St., was charged Monday with possession of a controlled substance.

Allen Woods, 55, address unknown, was charged Tuesday with possession of an open container of alcohol in public.

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procedure Continued from front state of Iowa, as well as one of 22 centers in the U.S. to offer it to patients.

UI cardiothoracic surgeon John Keech said the procedure uses a small tube with a light and video camera attached that enters the patient’s mouth. The doctors then make a small slit in the lining of the esophagus to divide the muscle that is restricting food passage for the patient. Keech said after the divide is made, the instrument is pulled out, and the slit is repaired.

“The benefit is immediate,” Keech said. “The patients spend one night in the hospital, and they get a swallowing test the next day and are allowed to start drinking immediately. Ev-

pigs Continued from front they’ve ever been,” he said.

“It’s a big deal.”

According U.S. Department of Agriculture, the retail value of one pound was $3.758.

Strabala’s herd makes up a small percentage of

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“Out of that friendship and a desire to improve relationships, Book Wings was born,” Merrill said.

“We had such great success in the first year, we were encouraged to reach out to another country.”

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eryone has described there has been an immediate improvement in their swallowing.”

UIHC gastroenterologist Henning Gerke said the traditional procedure is less controlled and “sometimes risky.” He said the POEM procedure has so far seen great results, however many long-term effects are currently being studied.

Iannettoni said he believes other institutions may not have adopted this procedure because studies on the long-term effects are still being conducted. He said medical researchers in Japan do not face as many restrictions on research methods.

But thus far, the surgeries have been successful, with none of the patients who had the surgery at the UIHC reporting any negative after affects.

“Serious complications are rarer with POEM procedure, and it is less invasive,” Gerke said. “With POEM, we can go into higher portions of the esophagus than we can with the myotomy.”

Since adopting the procedure in November, four patients have undergone POEM, and there are eight others anticipating the practice.

Before this procedure, Iannettoni said patients suffering from this disease underwent an alternative procedure — a laparoscopic Heller myotomy —that requires five incisions and was considered more invasive. He said this procedure would only have short-term relief for patients, as 10 percent would experience acid reflux symptoms following the surgery.

the total hog population of Iowa, which is the No. 1 pork producing state in the nation. Iowa raises about 30 million hogs each year, with roughly 20 million being housed at any given time.

Gregory Stevenson, a veterinary professor at Iowa State University, said the large concentration of hogs in Iowa could cause

the virus to spread rapidly.

“The virus spreads pretty easily in winter months … because our swine are so dense in Iowa,” he said.

“When herds are infected with this virus, there’s a huge amount of this virus in herds.”

Birkenholz said many farms have experienced recurring cases of the virus, making it even more deadly.

“We’ve had producers who have had the virus, gotten rid of it, then gotten it again,” he said.

One way the virus can spread from farm to farm is not protected against by standard biosecurity measures used by farms, Stevenson said.

“If a building is full of this virus … it’ll be blown out with … fans,” he said.

“Unless the air going into these buildings is filtered, you really can’t prevent it.”

Most farms don’t employ air filtration, Stevenson said, leading to the rapid spread of the disease.

Though the disease has not been seen in America before, there has been a similar disease in the past.

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enteritis has very similar symptoms, but it does not respond to the same treatments. This caused many farmers to mistake the viruses when the current outbreak started, Birkenholz said.

Strabala said he has had a hard time financially coming back from the virus, but he has managed to stabilize.

sia for one year, Book Wings officials reached out to China, and this year worked on the project with Iraq.

Merrill said with Baghdad on the forefront of violence in Iraq, individuals don’t usually consider other aspects of Iraqi life.

“Of course, there are enormous challenges in working in a place like Baghdad,” Merrill said. “But we found that our Iraqi partners have been extremely enthusiastic

and excited.”

In order to communicate and share their performances, the participants began using a pilot project, Zoom, which Davidson described as a fancy version of Skype.

Davidson said the idea behind the project was that if two people could talk over Skype, then there must be a way for actors to connect over the Internet.

Davidson said Zoom al-

lowed for 25 viewers at any one time, which allowed for an audience at the UI and the University of Baghdad, as well as livestream audiences from all over the world.

“The program was so successful that [the directors] decided to expand it,” Davidson said. “My role is to make sure that the lines of communication stay open.”

The Book Wings project was funded by a grant

from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Merrill said he hoped it would lead to more collaboration between the two countries.

“The best seat in the house is probably the livestream viewing,” Davidson said. “It’s like being in both places at once.”

Mohammad Aziz, the director of Arts and Sports Education at the Univer-

sity of Baghdad and the director of the Iraqi performances, described the experience as “wonderful.”

“He thanks the University of Iowa for presenting this wonderful exchange and to give us the change to produce such wonderful plays and actors,” said Maysam Bahaa Saleh, who translated for Aziz. “He is proud of his students and of all the cast who made this dream true.”

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The plight of the Approve HIV-law reform news media A Jon Overton jon-overton@uiowa.edu

Some days, it seems as if the news media have a sign around their neck saying “step right up and give this poor, wretched soul a good, firm kick right in the gut as it mourns its bygone golden age and upcoming demise.”

As the last of the once bountiful advertising revenue dries up, the number of reporters continues to fall down, down, down into the bottomless pit of the deep, dark, depressing news hole.

This has basically been the not-so-cheery song and dance routine the press has been going through ever since the Great Recession, as recounted Monday night

by Robert McChesney, a renowned media analyst and professor at the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign.

I wouldn’t be surprised if the media’s recent trouble is news to you. A survey by the Pew Research Center found that about two-thirds of the country is effectively oblivious to the media’s budgetary woes. And — oh look — more terrible news for the press: Around one-third of Americans have ditched specific media groups that “no longer serve their needs.”

McChesney pointed to uncertainty facing London’s Guardian newspaper as a sign of the immense trouble the media face. As of October 2012, The Guardian ranked third in the number of unique visitors to its website (36 million) compared with the rest of the world’s newspaper sites.

And yet, its editorial staff doesn’t know if it can survive with the diminishing ad revenue it gets from the print edition. Sure, there are online ads, but what little revenue they garner is paltry at best.

Even News Corp gave up after it tried to challenge Google News with a new content aggregator for

mobile devices that would include a user fee, but it failed to gain traction with publishers.

All of this is problematic because if even the big boys can’t find a new model to fund investigative and hard-news reporting that a well-functioning republic needs, the public’s ability to make informed decisions is much weaker.

And sure, the paywall at the New York Times seems to be bringing in decent revenue and the critically acclaimed investigative online news site ProPublica is swimming in oodles of money from grants and wealthy donors.

But for a lot of local newspapers serving various sizable metro areas, the news is not good.

The newspaper chain Gannett, which owns the Press-Citizen and Des Moines Register, slashed 226 positions at papers around the country in the late summer of 2013.

The Chicago Sun Times scrapped all of its professional photographers and consolidated its suburban reporting staff. The bloodletting isn’t as bad as it used to be, but newspapers, the original source of most reporting remain in a precarious position.

McChesney’s proposed solution is to have the federal government provide every American with a $200 voucher that can be given to any news outlet that puts all content online for free and doesn’t have ads.

Can McChesney’s crazy scheme work? Even though a voucher should get around censorship problems that direct government funding may pose, it’s still going to face an uphill political battle.

It falls to journalists to explain their plight to the public. Without proper funding, the news media cannot afford the expensive projects that hold the powerful accountable and make democracy work. If we want a truly democratic society, somebody has to foot that bill, and without substantial ad revenue, the media need a new source of funding.

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t the end of February, the Iowa Senate unanimously passed Senate File 2297, a bill that, if approved by the House and signed by Gov. Terry Branstad, would amend the Iowa state criminal code and radically alter the penalties inflicted if a person with HIV/AIDS infects another person with the virus.

The current statute, Iowa Code 709C, labels transmitting HIV to another person without consent as a Class B felony, a categorization that can land a defendant in prison for up to 25 years if convicted.

Iowa is one of 35 states to have such a law on the books.

The most egregious and well-known example of this law’s blatant draconianism is probably the case of Iowan Nick Rhoades. Rhoades, who has HIV, had been taking medication for his condition for years and practiced safe sex with his partner who was never infected with HIV. The partner, however, pressed charges against Rhoades, and he was eventually sentenced to 25 years in prison before his sentence was reduced to time served. Rhoades, however, still has to register as a sex offender. His case is before the Iowa Supreme Court.

The bill before the Legislature, titled “The Contagious or Infectious Disease Transmission Act,” would overhaul the current statute. While intending to infect someone with HIV would remain a Class B felony, accidentally or “recklessly” doing so would only be a Class D felony, with penalties being reduced to prison sentences not exceeding five years and fines ranging from $750 to $7,500.

Furthermore, should someone expose a person to HIV without infecting them, it would only be a serious misdemeanor.

We believe that the continued existence of Iowa Code 709C is not only a black mark in Iowa’s legal code that should immediately be reformed, it is an embarrassment for a state that has long been a beacon of civil-rights progress in this country.

Iowa abolished slavery 26 years before the Civil War, and did away with anti-miscegenation laws 100 years before the rest of the country. The University of Iowa was the first public university in the country to admit men and women on an

equal basis. And, more recently, Iowa was one of the first states — in fact, the first state not on a coast — to legalize same-sex marriage.

And yet, when it comes to Iowans with HIV, the state has treated the civil rights of these individuals with nothing but contempt and scorn, essentially deciding that the ideal way to treat these people for crimes that are, in many ways, not nearly as black and white as the state’s penal code suggests, is to lock them up and throw away the key.

The existing policy takes one of the most vulnerable groups of our society, the HIV-infected, and labels them as dangerous criminals who, as the judge in the Rhoades case put it, are on the same moral plane as armed robbers, a judgment that, to put it mildly, is grossly offensive to the individuals struggling with this disease all over the state.

We urge the House and Branstad to approve these reforms in order to rectify the punitive, unnecessary damage done by the continued presence of this simply immoral law in our state.

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Letters to the editor Re: The promise of My Brother’s Keeper I find it problematic that people in this country can still cry about the so-called “white privilege” that supposedly exists. I am white.

I didn’t have anyone holding my hand. I didn’t go to a top-rated public school. Yet I hear a racial agenda set by the president of my United States. This is disgusting to say the least. The Washington Post says that this money will keep kids out of jail and in the classroom. So

if I understand this right, money deflects a moral deficiency? Skin color has nothing to do with success. Success has everything to do with your own personal desire to succeed. Using skin color is still a good excuse to gain access to things that are not earned, but it’s an excuse, and you know what we all say about excuses.

Nathan J. Fisher

Kudos to President Obama for introducing a plan on Feb. 27 to help young men of color build net-

works and get education and skills.

The much-needed plan is called My Brother’s Keeper Task Force. It appears to be a total community project that involves commitment from the public and private sectors.

I watched our president present his plan on cable television. He gave good reasons for its necessity and shared how it could be successfully implemented. Obama spoke for about 50 minutes. Both CNN and MSNBC carried his talk live from beginning to end. Noticeably not covering live the newsworthy event

was cable’s Fox News.

I think it’s fair to say Fox News and most of its die-hard viewers oppose Obama on just about everything. My Brother’s Keeper is a project that needs the support of all Americans who love this country and her people. I just don’t understand why Fox News did not cover such an important happening. It deprived its viewers of information about a program of hope that offers possibilities of making us a better nation.

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The worst politician in America Matthew Byrd matthew-byrd@uiowa.edu

Being a loyal Chicago native, it’s very difficult for me, on a regular basis, to not become overwhelmingly nostalgic for my beloved city on the lake. Whenever I consume Mesa’s less-than-desirable pizza, a strong urge to consume Dino’s — the best local pizza place on the planet courtesy of the Northwest Side — overtakes me. Taking the Cambus just reminds me how laughably small the oxymoronic Iowa City is compared to my home.

And don’t even get me started on the accent. As much as people like to tell me, I am not the one who talks funny. It’s you people.

Unfortunately, CNN has provided me an opportunity to ruminate on one of the worst aspects of Chicago: that it’s run by, as Jon Stewart has so

accurately named him, a nine-fingered vulgarian who represents everything wrong with the Democratic Party and American politics in general.

The documentary series “Chicagoland,” currently airing on CNN, takes a look at Democratic Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago, covering Rahm’s tenure as the city’s chief and giving cranky left-wingers such as yours truly even more ammunition to hate the man.

Let’s start with scam that is the TIF program, something Iowa Citians may be familiar with it to a small degree.

Originally intended as an incentive program to spur development in economically disadvantaged communities, TIF has become Emanuel’s personal trough to feed the city’s elite development communities.

The basic set-up of TIF is that the city will subsidize construction and significantly lower property tax values on land used for TIF funds in exchange for … nothing, actually. Instead of being used for low-income

communities, Rahm has used TIF as a giveaway to downtown high-rise developments.

He is essentially transferring money from poor communities, who now pay the brunt of the city’s property taxes, to build a giant monument to egregious wealth and privilege while also robbing the city of tax revenue that could be used to improve public services such as schools, libraries, public transit, sanitation, hospitals, etc.

Boy, isn’t it great to have a Democrat in charge.

Speaking of those public services, it’s funny that Rahm can find hundreds of millions of dollars for Downtown Crony Capitalist but, suddenly, when the money is being used for average Chicagoans, the city is broke. This has been the motivation behind the closure of almost 50 public schools in the city and half of the city’s mental-health clinics. It’s also the motivation behind the mayor’s proposal to rob the city’s retired public workers of their pensions because of a “pension

crisis” cause by a lack of adequate funding by politicians such as … Rahm Emanuel.

I could go on and on for days about every idiotic, pernicious, and downright destructive initiative proposed by my “liberal” mayor. But, the important thing to take away is that, on every major policy issue, Emanuel has decided to placate the city’s elite at the direct expense of its ordinary citizenry, particularly the poor. If you just looked at his record, you’d think the man would’ve been a top candidate for Mitt Romney’s chief of staff, not Obama’s.

But, more importantly, on a national scale Rahm represents just how awful the corporatist wing of the Democratic Party can be when it has some actual power. And, Rahm is a great representation of how you can destroy a great community such as Chicago with just some good old-fashioned conservative/crony capitalist economic policy, something that is echoed in Republican and Democratic Party officials across the country.

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RVAP, Crisis Center see bump in funding

By Michelle Ngo Michelle-ngo@uiowa.edu

The Iowa City Rape Victim Advocacy Program and the Johnson County Crisis Center are the only two organizations receiving an increase in recommended funding for fiscal 2015 from the Joint Finance Committee of the University of Iowa Student Government and the Executive Council of Graduate and Professional Students.

“When we go into these allocations and [joint finance] meetings, we fund as fairly as possible, but that’s definitely a major concern of the campus,” said Patrick Bartoski, the UI Student Government senator who submitted the resolution at Tuesday night’s meeting.

But the increase is not due to recent sexual assaults occurring on campus, student government members said.

“There was no direct correlation between what’s going on and our increase in funding,” Bartoski said. “We just felt these organizations were expanding and were trying to further establish themselves.”

The Crisis Center and RVAP are two of nine collaborative funding organizations that submitted their applications to the committee. These organizations are not necessarily university-sanctioned entities but have a strong presence from UI students.

“What sets the [collaborative fund groups] apart is these organizations are fundamental in building the overall campus culture of the university,” said Executive Council President Ben Gillig. “They are vital in framing and structuring student life for both graduates and undergraduates.”

After their initial applications, the nine organizations, which also include Scope, Dance Marathon, and KRUI, on Feb. 15 presented their qualifications for the funding to the committee.

The groups undergo a rigorous process every two years in order to qualify as collaborative funding organizations. Some criteria the organizations must meet include at least a three-year presence at the university and a significant impact on both undergraduate and graduate students.

While the criteria have not changed, this was the first time the committee asked the organizations to give physical presentations, said Drew Turner, the UISG chief financial officer.

“We usually just look at the budget ourselves and read the descriptions they provide us,” Turner said.

“But this was a much more transparent process. If we had any questions, they could answer them there rather than having us just assume.”

The committees recommended a distribution of a projected $468,000 to the groups, significantly more than the $375,000 set aside for the rest of the student organizations on campus, including student clubs.

Additionally, these organizations receive the money immediately, as opposed to on a semester basis.

“They’re certainly in a privileged position during the budgeting process,” Gillig said. “I think this year by asking them to submit presentations; a set of goals, and plans for assessing if they have met their goals to the committee is a really important step forward in terms of accountability.”

Board approves budget

By Lily Abromeit lily-abromeit@uiowa.edu

The Iowa City School Board on Tuesday evening unanimously approved the superintendent’s recommendation for the district’s fiscal 2015budget.

The recommendation included a proposed budget of slightly more than $148.8 million and details of what the district should expect to see in the upcoming year, emphasizing a focus on instruction.

Craig Hansel, the district’s chief financial officer, said 80 percent of the suggested budget would go toward instruction, something board members were pleased to hear.

Hansel, who presented the proposal to the board, said it projects a bright future for the district and Iowa City community in general.

“Basically, what it says is we’re very fortunate to have a good student growth and a good business environment here,” he said.

According to the predictions, enrollment is expected to continue to grow.

Additionally, property values will remain “strong,” Hansel said.

He said property values under this budget will increase 4.7 percent over a 10-year average, at an annual rate.

This year’s proposal would increase property taxes by 12 cents per $1,000 assessed valuations.

Board member Chris Lynch was pleased with the budget in general, but he said the most important issue is keeping an emphasis on education and instruction.

School Board Iowa City School Board members approved the budget for fiscal 2015 at Tuesday’s meeting.

Discussion also included: • The use of transitional schoolhouses during reconstruction • On-budget and on-time renovation of Hoover Elementary • Iowa achievements in state assessments Source: Iowa City School Board meeting

“[We need to] manage costs to focus them in the classroom,” he said.

Lynch said achieving a sustainable budget was another goal they should aim to reach.

“It’s a step toward a sustainable model and that's what we’re looking for,” he said. “I think the biggest [thing] is the spending growth … we need to spend time on [achieving] sustainable spending.”

Lynch also said he is satisfied with maintaining stable tax means presented in the proposed budget.

"We saw going forward that we should see a stable tax rate,” he said.

Board President Sally Hoelscher said she thought the recommendation was a positive one that hopefully will lead to success in the future.

“I’m always impressed with the work the financial [office] does, and I think it’s impressive that we’ve been able to decrease our portion of property taxes over the years and keep them low,” she said.

Hoelscher said the next step will come when the budget is officially publicized.

Following the publicity, the budget will be discussed at a public hearing on April 8, to be officially reported to the state on April 15.

Volunteer Jeanne Morris unloads some donations to put on the shelves at the Johnson County Crisis Center on Sept. 19, 2012. (The Daily Iowan/File Photo)

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REFORMING THE STIGMA Iowa has one of the most punitive HIV criminalization laws in the nation.

By Reid Chandler

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william-r-chandler@uiowa.edu

acing up and down the halls of the Iowa State Capitol, Tami Haught is hard at work.

She has waged her fight for several years now, rarely seeing results. But hope was restored to Haught on Feb. 27, when the Iowa Senate passed her bill unanimously, 48-0. With the only hurdle left being the House, if Haught finally wins her fight this year, Iowans living with HIV/AIDS in the state will no longer fear prison for not telling intimate partners about their disease.

A House Judiciary Committee vote on the bill is expected today following a subcommittee’s meeting on Tuesday.

“It’s taken us over five years to get to this point,” she said. “It’s been a long, educational outreach campaign.”

Haught is an organizer for the Community HIV and Hepatitis Advocates of Iowa Network. She and her colleagues have sought to reduce the stigma of HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases in the state, in addition to encouraging more testing among Iowans for these diseases.

Their ultimate mission: to reform Iowa Code, or Iowa’s HIV-criminalization law.

Exposing someone to HIV, whether or not the virus is transmitted, is a Class B felony, punishable by up to 25 years in prison and a lifetime stay on the state sex-offender registry.

“If you cannot prove you disclosed your status to your partner, you can be sentenced by up to 25 years in jail,” Haught said.

Disclosing your status to another may not seem like a difficult task, but unless people infected have written proof in the form of a letter, email, or contract, their partner can accuse them of not disclosing their status. Even if the partner is not infected by the disease, the person with HIV is in grave legal danger.

The law opens up potential for the manipulation of those infected with HIV in the state through the risk of a false accusation, but there are many other issues the current law has helped create; Haught says 709C encourages Iowans to not get tested for HIV. If you are not aware of your positive status, the law states, you cannot be found guilty.

“A law should not prevent somebody from accessing care and treatment,” Haught said.

In the United States, there are many poster children for the flaws of HIV-criminalization laws.

One Iowan, Nick Rhoades, has paid a price because of the law. In 2009, Rhoades was found guilty of criminal transmission after having a sexual encounter with a person without disclosing his status.

He used a condom, but treatment and medication made the level of the virus in his system so low it could not be detected. Even so, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison. A year after his sentence, a judge reviewed his case and released him, but the experience drove him to become a part of the SERO Project, a national advocacy and research group focused on reforming HIV criminalization laws across the country. SERO’s data say almost two-thirds of states, territories, and possessions have HIV-specific or STD criminal statutes. Out of these, Iowa’s is one of the most punitive with a Class B felony.

“Many of these cases are based on he-said shesaid, he-said he-said,” Haught said. They should have to prove it, because right now, the burden is on the person living with HIV.” That is where Haught’s proposed bill comes in: The Contagious or Infectious Disease Transmission Act would reform 709C in several ways, but put

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simply, the criminalization law would be expanded to include all infectious or contagious diseases, not just HIV. Transmitting the disease with intent still would result in a Class B felony, but other acts would be tiered; intent without transmission, or transmission with reckless disregard would be a Class D felony, punishable by up to five years in prison. Exposure to a disease with reckless disregard, but without transmission, would be a serious misdemeanor.

“Everyone agrees if someone is intentionally transmitting something, they should be sentenced to the full extent of the law,” Haught said. “But [our law] has a tiered sentence, so the punishment fits the crime.”

While there was bipartisan support for the bill in the Senate, the House is proving to be more difficult. With the funnel deadline Friday, any bills that do not make it out of committee will not make it to a vote on the House floor this year.

As of Monday, the bill was assigned to a House Judiciary Committee subcommittee.

The subcommittee must review the bill and submit a polished version to the overall committee by today for a vote to bring the bill to the House floor. Haught has attended every House Judiciary Committee meeting since she arrived in Des Moines two weeks ago; she hopes her persistence will get the bill through the House.

“I’m hoping they look at the vote in the Senate, and that it was unanimous,” Haught said.

“This next week is going to be crucial.”

But some Democratic lawmakers in the House have expressed disappointment with the slow progress from the House Judiciary Committee on the bill.

“Unanimously means both sides voted for it, and we can’t even get it brought up on this side,” Rep. Sharon Steckman, D-Mason City, said.

While many Democrat supporters of the bill chastise House Republicans for the lack of speed, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Chip Baltimore, R-Boone, says the issue has not held as much significance to lawmakers on the committee as other bills.

“This hasn’t been a great source of attention within the committee,” he said. “But I’ve made it through the bill, and I understand what it does. I’ve got some questions and concerns about the bill in its current form.”

While the bill faces tough waters this week in Des Moines, student advocates for HIV/AIDS awareness at the University of Iowa also have voiced their concern over the current criminalization law.

“The HIV/AIDS population in Iowa … is a very small group of people trying to have something passed … and many of them, unfortunately, come from a lower-status background where they really don’t think they have a voice,” said Steven Williams, the president of ONE at the UI, an advocacy group for HIV/AIDS and other issues mainly in Africa. “It’s our duty as other healthy individuals to stand up and [support this bill].”

Haught said she believes the bipartisanship that brought the bill passage through the Senate will be the same salvation for the bill in the House.

“Hopefully, [House members] will talk to their senators and go, ‘Why did you support this?’ ” she said. “Then we can have the conversation on the negotiations and the compromise we put into the bill to get it passed.”

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‘Many of these cases are based on he-said she-said, he-said he-said. They should have to prove it, because right now, the burden is on the person living with HIV.’ Tami Haught

Organizer for the Community HIV and Hepatitis Advocates of Iowa Network

Other states have HIV-criminalization laws

BY THE NUMBERS HIV/AIDS in Iowa

2,327

Number of people with HIV/AIDS living in Iowa

37

Number of charges that have been filed under HIV-specific statutes

25

Number of individuals who have been charged with HIV crimes

25 YEARS The maximum penalty individuals can receive if charged with a Class “B” Felony (the highest charge) is up to 25 years in prison and life-time sex offender registry

SOURCE: THE SERO PROJECT DESIGN BY ALICIA KRAMME

Appel to run in 3rd District

Texting bill passes Senate

Staci Appel is officially a candidate for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District seat after filing paperwork Tuesday morning.

“I’m running for Congress to make a difference for the people of Iowa,” Appel said on Tuesday during an appearance in Des Moines. “I will work across the aisle, use some Iowa common sense, and start getting things done Appel for Iowa’s middle-class candidate families.”

According to her campaign site, Appel filed nominating petitions with 3,831 signatures from all 16 counties. Democratic candidates are required to submit signatures from at least 2,037 eligible voters in eight of the district’s 16 counties.

Appel was born and raised in Iowa, and she lives in Ackworth. She served as assistant majority leader in the Iowa Senate from 20072011, representing Iowa’s 37th District.

— by Kristen East

Texting while driving could soon become a primary traffic offense in the state under a bill the Iowa Senate approved on Tuesday by a 41-7 vote.

Currently, texting while driving is a secondary offense, meaning drivers cannot receive a texting violation unless they are first pulled over by an officer for another traffic violation.

Senate File 2289 will now head to the Iowa Bowman House. senator Sen. Tod Bowman, D-Maquoketa, sponsored the bill. He previously told The Daily Iowan that this bill is “long overdue.”

“We have been trying to work with the issue of distracted driving for a while,” he said in February. “We are trying to fine-tune and address that focus, but right now, we are honing in on the texting component.”

Iowa City police Sgt. Vicki Lalla said the department issued two texting citations in 2013,

and both incidents were accident-related. She said the department would “certainly support a no-texting-while-driving law.”

— by Kristen East

Iowa Senate OKs changes to drunken driving rules

Iowa lawmakers are attempting to change the state’s law dealing with drunken drivers.

The Senate voted 28-20 Tuesday to approve a measure that would change current law, particularly dealing with devices that require drivers to show they haven’t had alcohol before their vehicle ignition will unlock.

Under the bill, offenders could begin driving more quickly than under current law if they install an ignition lock device.

Sen. Chris Brase, a Democrat from Muscatine, says the legislation is meant to create incentives to help offenders get back on the right track.

But Senate Minority Leader Bill Dix of Shell Rock says in a statement that he’s concerned offenders would be too easily let back on the road.

The bill now goes to the House.

— Associated Press

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Divers fare well As the second day of the 2014 Zone D NCAA Championships drew to a close, several Iowa divers made a strong impression.

In the men’s 3-meter diving, Hawkeye sophomore Addison Boschult scored 682.35 points to finish 17th.

Boschult had 339.15 points after the preliminary rounds to Boschult propel him into sophomore the finals.

For the female divers, the day was also a good one. Redshirt junior Abby Grilli nabbed a score of 596.00 to finish eighth in the 1-meter dive.

Competition will continue today with the platform diving event.

— by Jordan Hansen

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Chasing David Taylor

Wrestlers remain No. 2 InterMat announced Tuesday that the Iowa wrestling team stayed No. 2 in the NCAA Division-I rankings.

Penn State holds the top spot, while Minnesota, Oklahoma State, and Cornell round out the top five. Below are Iowa’s ranked wrestlers.

Previous week’s rankings are in parentheses.

125 pounds: No. 7 Cory Clark, RS Freshman (4) 133 pounds: Brands No. 3 Tony Rahead coach mos, Senior (3) 141 Pounds: No. 13 Josh Dziewa, Junior (13) 149 Pounds: No. 11 Brody Grothus, Sophomore (7) 157 Pounds: No. 3 Derek St. John, Senior (4) 165 Pounds: No. 4 Nick Moore, Junior (4) 174 Pounds: No. 4 Mike Evans, Junior (5) 184 Pounds: No. 4 Ethen Lofthouse, Senior (4) 197 Pounds: No. 11 Nathan Burak, Sophomore (13) Heavyweight: No. 4 Bobby Telford, Junior (5) — by Danny Payne

Iowa 165-pounder Nick Moore wrestles David Taylor of Penn State during the finals of the Big Ten championships in Madison, Wis., on Sunday. Taylor won by major decision, 14-5, to win the 165-pound title. (The Daily Iowan/Tessa Hursh)

Iowa’s Nick Moore is slowly closing the gap against Penn State’s David Taylor.

By Cody Goodwin cody-goodwin@uiowa.edu

Nick Moore is standing underneath the Kohl Center, trying his hardest to describe what it’s like to wrestle Penn State’s David Taylor.

“He’s not like the normal …” he begins, before saying: “He doesn’t stop to check himself.

There’s no hesitation; he just keeps wrestling. That’s the main thing.”

He continues: “It’s hard to say

right now. I’m just trying to process the whole match.”

Moore lost to Taylor for the fourth time in his college career in the 165-pound finals of the 2014 Big Ten tournament.

The bout was highlighted by Taylor’s second-period granbyroll-turned-takedown, solidifying his moniker as the “Magic Man.” Though the move was spectacular, the result itself — a 14See WRESTLING, 2B

SCOREBOARD NCAAM Grambling 84, Jackson St 75 Howard 53, NCAT 47 North Texas 63, Rice 62 (F/OT) Coppin State 75, Bethune-Cookman 68 Mount St. Mary’s 88, Robert Morris 71 Milwaukee 69, Wright State 63 Princeton 70, Penn 65 Marshall 63, Florida Atlantic 59 Florida A&M 65, Delaware State 61 Prairie View A&M 79, Miss. Valley St. 63 North Dakota St. 60, Fort Wayne 57 Gonzaga 75, BYU 64 East Carolina 79, Texas-San Antonio 76 NCAAW Gonzaga 71, BYU 57 Penn 80, Princeton 64 Wyoming 80, Boise State 56 Florida International 85, Rice 65 Colorado State 72, Utah State 67 South Dakota 82, Denver 71 Bethune-Cookman 64, SCSU 55 Marshall 80, Florida Atlantic 73 Howard 74, N.C. Central 59 Grambling 83, Pine Bluff 81 (F/OT) Cal-Davis 58, Cal-Santa Barbara 57 DePaul 65, St. Johns 57 Fresno State 80, UNLV 65 Texas-San Antonio 90, Tulsa 89 Florida Gulf Coast 92, Lipscomb 53 Mercer 59, Jacksonville 36 S.C. Upstate 76, East Tennessee 66 Stetson 73, Kennesaw State 56 Louisiana Tech 77, North Texas 59 NBA Indiana 94, Boston 83 Detroit 99, Sacramento 89 San Antonio 104, Chicago 96 Memphis 109, Portland 99 Minnesota 112, Milwaukee 101 Oklahoma City 106, Houston 98 NHL Nashville 4, Buffalo 1 New Jersey 2, Philadelphia 1 Carolina 3, NY Rangers 1 Columbus 4, Detroit 1 Phoenix 3, Florida 1 Pittsburgh 2, Washington 0 Dallas 3, St. Louis 2 (F/OT) Edmonton 4, Minnesota 3 (F/SO) Soccer Bayern 1, Arsenal 1 Athletico 4, Milan 1

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Baseball aide safe at home

Iowa hitting coach Marty Sutherland runs drills during practice on March 5. The former Northern Iowa player is starting his first year as a coach at Iowa this year. (The Daily Iowan/Callie Mitchell)

By Ryan Rodriguez ryan-rodriguez@uiowa.edu

Although hitting coach Marty Sutherland is in his first year as an assistant for the Iowa baseball team, he has never felt more at home.

That’s because Sutherland, a native of Cascade, Iowa, joins the Hawkeyes with some familiar company: head coach Rick Heller and pitching coach Scott Brickman, with whom he worked as a member of Northern Iowa’s coaching staff five years ago.

“I think most kids who grew up in the state of Iowa always had a dream of playing for

the Hawkeyes,” Sutherland said. “I didn’t have that opportunity out of high school, and I had been out of coaching for close to four years, so I didn’t think this opportunity would ever come forth.”

These three were an integral part of the staff that turned around Northern Iowa’s program several years ago. Unfortunately, the Panther baseball team was cut in 2009, along with several other squads, because of budget constraints.

The loss left Sutherland and his contemporaries wanting more.

“We had a vision where

we thought we were in a real good place at the time,” he See BASEBALL, 2B

Bench Newcomers Rick Heller is in his first season as the head coach of the Iowa baseball team. This is the third part of a five-part series on the new Iowa coaching staff.

• Monday: Rick Heller • Tuesday: Scott Brickman • Today: Marty Sutherland • Thursday: Jim Magrane • Friday: Matt Wooldrik

Marble named to All-District Team A day after he was named to All-Big Ten first team, it was announced that Iowa senior guard Devyn Marble was voted to the 10-player All-District VI team by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

Through 31 games this season, the Southfield, Mich., native has averaged 17 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.8 steals.

He’s also one of two Big Ten players since 1985-86 to amass more than 1,650 points, 375 Marble assists, 450 rebounds, and 170 senior steals in a career.

“I think it’s just the maturation process and the confidence [he] always has in his game and his ability to make plays,” Iowa assistant coach Kirk Speraw said about Marble during Monday’s Big Ten teleconference. “He’s a gym rat, he works on his game, that’s never been in doubt, never been in question. He’s not afraid of tough situations.

“He always steps up to the challenge. He doesn’t always complete the play, but he’s never afraid to make the play. And you respect that out of Devyn.

The thing that I think has been great from his standpoint is that if he has an off half or an off game, he has that ability to bounce right back. His failures never linger very long.”

Marble is the first Hawkeye since Adam Haluska in 2007 to receive the all-district honor. Joining Marble on the 10-player squad are Cleanthony Early (Wichita State); Melvin Ejim (Iowa State); Joel Embiid (Kansas); DeAndre Kane (Iowa State); Doug McDermott (Creighton); Terran Petteway (Nebraska); Marcus Smart (Oklahoma State); Fred VanVleet (Wichita State); and Andrew Wiggins (Kansas).

“He’s continued to get stronger and that’s helped him,” Speraw said. “And [he’s] continued to work on all facets of his game. And I think he’s played outstanding basketball this entire year.”

— by Ryan Probasco

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Looper leads Hawkeye softball turnaround Marla Looper goes back to the place she spent 11 years as an assistant coach.

By Jack Rossi jack-rossi@uiowa.edu

Marla Looper is heading home.

After a successful off week, the head coach will take her softball team to Texas — where she spent 11 years as an assistant coach.

Her stint at Texas, from 1999-2010, included many different responsibilities.

For her first six years in Austin, Looper served as the Longhorns’ pitching coach, and she also assisted the team both offensively and defensively as well as leading daily workouts.

During her tenure in the South, Looper made lasting relationships, and going back to compete in Texas is always a treat for her.

“I’m really excited; I spent 11 years there, and it was my major steppingstone to get here,” she said. “I think it’s nice to go back home and play in front of fans that I enjoyed playing in front of before. Even though they’re wearing Texas orange, I know they are going to be rooting for the Hawkeyes a bit.”

BASEBALL Continued from 1B said. “I think all of us feel like we had some unfinished business at UNI; unfortunately, we weren’t really about to foresee what happened, so to be back here to put that vision back in place is exciting.”

After leaving Northern Iowa, Sutherland, Brickman, and Heller went their separate ways.

Emotionally drained from the experience, Sutherland left the NCAA coaching circuit for four years and signed on as an assistant coach at Cascade High part-time, while working full-time as an insurance broker in Dubuque.

Both Heller and Brickman stayed in coaching, bouncing around nearly a half-dozen programs, enjoying success at every level.

So when Iowa decided to hire Heller as the new head coach in July 2013, it was only logical that his old running mates from his time at Northern Iowa would join him in Iowa City.

Now that the band’s back together, the trio will try to finish what they started at Northern Iowa.

And who better to help the Hawkeyes than Sutherland. As someone who was both a player under Heller at Northern Iowa in 2002 as well as

WRESTLING Continued from 1B 5 major decision — was nothing out of the ordinary.

Taylor’s pummeled Moore each time the two have wrestled, winning by a combined 59-10. Twice Taylor has beaten Moore by technical fall, and twice he’s won by major decision.

It seems, at least on the surface, that Taylor is the mountain Moore can’t seem to climb, despite closing the gap each time the two have wrestled.

Coming into last weekend’s conference championships, Taylor was the only Big Ten foe Moore hadn’t beaten.

“A loss is a loss,” Moore said. “There’s still a long ways to go.”

It’s been that way for many of Taylor’s oppo-

Even with coaching in her DNA, she wanted to go a different direction from the rest of her family growing up.

But after college, Looper became the pitching and catching coach at Iowa State.

“I didn’t really want to [coach] when I was growing up,” Looper said. “My whole family are teachers and coaches, and I wanted to veer from that. Well, reality was that’s what I was meant to be. My first job out of college, my college coach said, ‘Marla, just go do it and try it out’; it was in Ames, and I said I’ll do it until I don’t enjoy it, and I haven’t stopped since.”

While coaching may not have been her first choice, Looper has been successful in her career.

The 19-year veteran gained national recognition for being apart of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s Staff of the Year in the 2002-03 season. And when she decided that she needed another challenge, she said bye to the Texas heat and became Iowa’s softball coach in 2011.

“After a while, I need-

a coach on his staff from 2003-09, Sutherland offers a unique perspective on how Heller runs the show.

“The philosophy is really the same everywhere,” Sutherland said. “Kids who can put away what their individual goals are and really focus on what the team needs and try to make the program better; that’s a huge key.

“Your goal should be to leave the program in a better place than when you stepped foot on campus.”

While he is four years removed from his last gig with the Panthers, Sutherland notices some similarities between the two programs.

“At UNI, we had a little bit of a chip on our shoulder, and I think we have that a little bit here, too,” Sutherland said. “People have been told here that they can’t win or it’s an uphill battle, but we just don’t believe that.”

Although his time as a Hawkeye has been short, Sutherland’s influence as a hitting coach is noticeable.

A team that hit merely .263 with 2 home runs last season has been on fire at the plate through the first 10 games.

The Black and Gold lead the Big Ten in team batting hitting, .308, slugging percentage, and home runs, tripling the previous mark with 6. The Hawkeyes’ red-hot offense has propelled them to a 9-1 start, the program’s best since 1940. (Now 9-4

nents for much of his career. Now a senior, Taylor’s compiled a 129-3 overall record. He’s never lost to a Big Ten opponent. His conference title this past weekend was his fourth in as many years. And of his 129 wins, 121 have come in bonus-point fashion.

Even more, only two wrestlers have been able to beat Taylor. During his freshman year, he was pinned in the NCAA finals by Arizona State’s Bubba Jenkins, and just last year, former Cornell wrestler Kyle Dake beat Taylor at both the Southern Scuffle and in the finals of the NCAA Tournament.

“My mindset is nothing but being a national champion,” Taylor said.

“So every time I step out on the mat — and it’s been challenging this year, at times — I have to take every single guy as if it’s

ed to continue to grow, and I think after 11 years of being in a program that’s been phenomenal, I needed a different challenge,” Looper said. “That’s when [Iowa’s coaching position] opened up.”

Looper did not want just any job; she wanted to have success in a program with a history of it — and Iowa had that. She had seen what Iowa had accomplished and wanted the program to return to its glory of the late-90s and early 2000s — when Iowa won three Big Ten titles and had four College World Series appearances. But first Looper needed a coaching staff.

Stacy May-Johnson is a former Hawkeye, and she spent five years as a professional player.

When Looper needed coaches, May-Johnson, by chance, happened to be a great match.

“A lot of the way coaching positions work is about who you know,” May-Johnson said. “This was a little bit unique in that she had not met me or the other assistant before she hired us. It was really truly about the

Iowa softball head coach Maria Looper stands at practice on Tuesday. In 2006, Looper was inducted into the National Junior College Athletics Association Hall of Fame. (The Daily Iowan/Callie Mitchell) interview process and her making the decision if we fit in the direction she wanted to go. That is not the norm.”

Four years into the process, the changes are coming to fruition and Iowa is finally forming into Looper’s vision she had when she first left Texas.

“It’s been fun to watch the progression of this program, and it very

much has been a progression,” May-Johnson said.

“We are not the team from four years ago; we are far better,” Looper’s dedication to softball has been witnessed throughout the clubhouse.

“I think Coach Looper is very passionate about the team and game in general,” said sophomore Whitney Repole. “She brings a lot of heart, and

as our head coach, she’s a powerful figure for the team.”

Iowa will continue to build the program, and Looper will remain as long as her passion will keep her here.

“I love it,” she said.

“As soon as I stop loving it then my hobbies will become my passion so right now this is my passion and what I love to do.”

Iowa baseball assistant coach Marty Sutherland observes the players’ batting in the practice facility on March 5. Sutherland joined Iowa as assistant coach after serving six years as assistant coach at the University of Northern Iowa. (The Daily Iowan/Callie Mitchell)

‘I think all of us feel like we had some unfinished business at UNI; unfortunately, we weren’t really about to foresee what happened, so to be back here to put that vision back in place is exciting.’

— Marty Sutherland, hitting coach after being swept by Kansas State.)

Still, Sutherland knows not to let a little bit of success change how the Hawkeyes prepare every week.

their best performance.

You just have to be ready every time.”

To train for a wrestler as good as Taylor, Moore said he’ll spend plenty of time watching film with assistant coach Ryan Morningstar.

Together, they’ll look at the mistakes made and create a plan for what he can focus on to chip away at the gap even more.

“Just have to keep getting tougher,” Moore said.

That process has already started. On Monday, Morningstar had the match on in his office, watching and critiquing, looking at what went right when Moore seemingly had a takedown before Taylor’s granby roll turned the moment back into his favor.

Of course, there have been smaller moments where Moore has been able to take Taylor down

“We’re off to a good start, which we’re obviously excited about, but by the same token, we know we still have a long row to hoe,” Sutherland said.

The Iowa baseball team takes a short break in the practice facility on March 5. (The Daily Iowan/Callie Mitchell)

Penn State 165-pounder David Taylor rides Nick Moore of Iowa during the finals of the Big Ten championships in the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis., on Sunday. Taylor won by major decision, 14-5, to win the 165-pound title. (The Daily Iowan/Tessa Hursh) and dictate the pace of the match. It’s those moments that show Iowa wrestling coach Tom Brands that

Moore is certainly capable of competing at Taylor’s level.

“I believe that Nick

Moore is better than he showed today,” Brands said on Sunday. “I believe in our guys.”

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Hawkeye men's tennis adjusts to life outdoors The Iowa men’s tennis team heads east for spring-break trip.

By Jordan Bucher jordan-bucher@uiowa.edu

The No. 57 Iowa men’s tennis team will board a plane to Charleston, S.C., this afternoon for its annual spring-break trip. The Hawkeyes will play three matches under Carolina’s skies to kick off the outdoor season.

Iowa will enter this week’s matchups coming off a strong indoor season, going 8-2. The Hawkeyes will face the College of Charleston 2 p.m. Friday and the Citadel 1:30 p.m.

Saturday before heading three hours northwest to Greenville to take on Furman at 2 p.m. March 18.

“We decide where we go based on the teams,” assistant coach Ross Wilson said. “The College of Charleston and Furman are pretty good teams.

They will push us, give us good matches, and help

prepare us for the Big Ten season when we return.”

In addition to facing fresh competition, the team will be presented with new challenges from the often unpredictably force of Mother Nature — a component to the game of tennis that Iowa hasn’t had to deal with since November.

The Hawkeyes will take their game from the smooth indoor courts to the grittier playing surfaces outdoors, and they will have to adjust to a different speed of play.

“It will be a big adjustment,” Wilson said. “The conditions are much different outside. The ball travels slower, so our footwork will be important because more balls are likely to be returned.

There is also the Sun and the wind to be accounted for.”

The Hawkeyes will have

one day of preparation after they arrive to adjust to the new conditions before taking on Charleston.

“It’ll be important the first couple of days we get there to practice on the courts and get used it,” Wilson said. “We have three good matches outside in the next week, and it will be great for us because we’ve been in the same building for two months and have practiced and played a ton of matches in here, so it will be good for these guys to get on the road together.”

One Hawkeye in particular, sophomore Dominic Patrick, is looking forward to moving his game outside.

“I really like the outdoors, because that’s what I’m used to,” the Arizona native said. “I think the team will adjust well to [playing outdoors], because the guys on our team are smaller this year

Iowa sophomore Dominic Patrick and freshman Nils Hallestrand serve at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex on Oct. 1, 2013. This season, men’s tennis has taken a more aggressive approach to offense. (The Daily Iowan/ Joshua Housing) compared with last year, so [speed] will be key.”

The spring-break trip not only introduces the team to new conditions and scenery, it also allows for bonding time and is a chance to escape the sometimes brutal temperatures of the Midwest.

“It’s definitely a trip I

look forward to,” said senior Jonas Dierckx.

“I’ve had some of my best memories from spring break [with the team].

We’ve been to Florida, California, and Texas [since I’ve been here]. It’s just nice to go somewhere else and not always be in the same area.”

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Iowa defeated Northwestern, 73-59, in Round I and then lost to Michigan State, 59-56, in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament in Chicago’s United Center on March 14 and 15, 2013. (The Daily Iowan/File Photo)

By Ryan Probasco

ryan-probasco@uiowa.edu

Parity — though a frequently overused phrase — reigns as the all-encompassing word to describe this year’s Big Ten season.

Apologies for the number overload, but consider these tidbits from the last two regular-season slates in the Big Ten. Last season, five teams finished with six or fewer losses in conference play. This season, only three teams can claim that. In 2012-13, three teams finished with five or fewer wins in conference play. But this season, only Purdue played that poorly.

Looking at the teams’ overall record, Northwestern was the only team this year with a winning percentage under .483. Last season, four teams had a winning percentage of .470 or lower.

Nebraska, which was viewed as an afterthought prior to the season, vaulted itself to the No. 4 seed in the tournament and now seems like a lock to make the NCAA Tournament. The Cornhuskers are easily the most exemplary of the unpredictable-nature of this Big Ten season.

“I really thought if this team could go .500 in the league, it would be special accomplishment,” Huskers head coach Tim Miles said during Monday’s Big Ten teleconference. “For us to go 11-7, especially in this league, which is whatever, 1 or 2 in the country, is really an amazing performance by our guys.”

Nebraska wasn’t the only team to sneak up on conference foes this season. Every team that finished in the bottom half of the Big Ten standings notched at least one win against a team that finished in the top half.

Throughout the year, Iowa was definitely a team many looked at as a contender for the conference’s title. But struggles over the past few weeks — and losing five of its last six games — have clouded an otherwise successful and optimism-filled season.

“Certainly, the last two weeks haven’t gone how we’d like them to go,” Hawkeye assistant coach Kirk Speraw said during the teleconference. “But we’re right there. It’s just a couple possessions here or there.

Anytime you move from one phase of the season to the next, whether it’s practice to pre-conference, pre-conference into the Big Ten season, or now moving into

Big Ten Tournament Bracket GAME 5 WINNER GAME 1 WINNER (9) ILLINOIS

GAME 9 WINNER (4) NEBRASKA

(5) OHIO STATE

Men’s basketball reporter: Ryan Probasco

GAME 6 WINNER Men’s basketball reporter: Ben Ross

GAME 2 WINNER (12) PURDUE 2014 TOURNAMENT CHAMPION

(2) WISCONSIN GAME 7 WINNER

(7) MINNESOTA

(10) PENN STATE

GAME 10 WINNER (3) MICHIGAN STATE GAME 8 WINNER

(6) IOWA GAME 4 WINNER

We’ve all seen this before. Iowa gets a cake first-round team, only to draw Michigan State — a team that is immune to getting fouls called — in the second round. If Iowa can take down Sparty, I see no reason it can’t win the whole thing. But with the way the Hawkeyes have been playing, I would just worry about Northwestern for now.

Co-Sports Editor: Joshua Bolander

GAME 3 WINNER

(11) NORTHWESTERN

Thoughts from the DI sports staff As crazy as this Big Ten season has been, I’m not expecting many upsets in the tournament. I think Michigan and Wisconsin are locks to reach the semifinals. And assuming Iowa advances against Northwestern Thursday, it could give Michigan State a fight in the quarterfinals, but you’d have to be crazy to pick Iowa over Sparty at this juncture.

Ohio State is going to beat Purdue, meaning it will play Nebraska for the final spot in the semis. And really, that may be the only “really” competitive game in that round.

A heavyweight bout in the semis between Wisconsin and Michigan State, plus a game between Michigan-Ohio State/ Nebraska will be extremely entertaining. And there will be no shortage of fireworks in the championship. I’m thinking an all-Michigan final, at the moment. And if you’re a fan of basketball, that’s what you should be rooting for.

(1) MICHIGAN (8) INDIANA

the tournament season, you have a fresh outlook and a fresh start.”

Many would argue that the hottest teams heading into the tournament are the most likely to succeed in the single-elimination format. Usual contenders Michigan State, Michigan, and Wisconsin all showed flashes of brilliance near the end of the season. But Nebraska may be the hottest team in the conference.

And with the way this season has gone, it wouldn’t be surprising to see a team start its run of success in Indianapolis. Given that opportunity and the unpredictable mess that was the 2013-14 regular season, even the conference’s underdogs are setting their sights high.

“Our focus all this week, and before our last game, was just to get a championship mentality,” Minnesota head coach Richard Pitino said during the teleconference. “To play like champions, to act like champions, because we have an opportunity Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, to hang a banner up. We know it’s certainly going to be difficult.

“But it’s never been done at Minnesota. And that’s what we’re focusing on more than anything.”

Can someone please talk about the star power in this tournament? Big Ten Player of the Year Nik Stauskas leads a trio of sophomores in headlining the tournament, with Gary Harris expected to do Gary Harris things and Cornhusker guard Terran Petteway leading conference darling Nebraska.

What’s even better? There will actually be upperclassman in this tournament. Finished products of the NCAA system receiving personal instruction from some of the best coaches in the country. Keep in mind, this is your last chance to catch the following in Big Ten play: Devyn Marble, Aaron Craft, Tim Frazier, Adreian Payne, Ben Brust — do I need to keep going?

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Big Ten Power Rankings

Can Wisconsin ride high to take down Michigan or Michigan State?

By Ben Ross

benjamin-d-ross@uiowa.edu

1. Michigan State (23-8, 12-6)

The Spartans may have suffered a dip in production throughout January and February, but that’s because Keith Appling was battling a wrist injury, Adreian Payne had a tweaked ankle, and Branden Dawson punched a friggin’ table. Now, all those guys are back for Sparty, and the squad is getting healthy at the right time. Gary Harris, Appling, and Payne are all legitimate Big Ten Player of the Year caliber players when healthy. And they are. Yikes.

2. Wisconsin (25-6, 12-6)

Bo Ryan has been coaching in the Big Ten for 13 years, and in each one of those seasons, Wisconsin has not placed below fourth in the conference. It’s unfair, really, to field a team where all five starters can shoot the long ball with success. The Badgers have three guys shooting above 40 percent from long range, and the team makes more than 75 percent of its free throws. Michigan State might be the best team in the conference, but when Wisconsin is feelin’ it on the court, I don’t know if it can lose a game.

3. Michigan (23-7, 15-3)

national top-25 ranking and will not have the luxury of getting a bye in the Big Ten tourney. A lot of people say they’re interested to see how Iowa fares against teams out of its conference, but with a less-than-desirable seeding for the NCAA tourney on the way, those Sweet 16 aspirations have melted faster than the snow in Iowa City.

7. Minnesota (19-12, 8-10)

Richard Pitino has already done more with less than Tubby Smith was able to do during his tenure at Minnesota. This squad, led by Andre Hollins, has the potential to beat anyone in the league, while at the same time can lose to a D-III school on any given day.

If the Gilded Rodents can squeak into the Big Dance, I could see a couple of upsets getting handed out early on.

8. Illinois (18-13, 7-11)

I think Illinois might be one of the most talented teams in the league in terms of personnel, but they play too raw at times to use that to their advantage. One more year under John Groce could do this team well. Until then, the Fighting Illini remain nothing more than a team full of afterthoughts and guys with cool last (and first) names.

Can you just imagine if Mitch McGary wasn’t out for the season?

It says a lot about the state of basketball in the conference when the team that wins the regular-season title may not even be the best squad in the Big Ten, let alone its own state. Nik Stauskas is probably the favorite to win nearly every Big Ten award, and because this team has experience in the tourney, going to the NCAA championship last year, it would take some sort of meltdown to get bounced out early on.

9. Indiana (17-14, 7-11)

4. Ohio State (23-8, 10-8)

10. Penn State (15-16, 6-12)

Ohio State, ranked as high as No. 3 nationally earlier in the season, has suffered a fall from grace of epic proportions, but I still think the Buckeyes are a sleeping giant in the Big Ten and perhaps even on a larger scale. Aaron Craft sucks, but he really is quite good, which just boggles the mind. Still, I don’t think Ohio State will be able to muster up any type of mojo in the Big Ten tourney or otherwise. Getting swept by Penn State in the regular season usually doesn’t bode well for things to come for a team.

5. Nebraska (19-11, 11-7)

Who saw this coming? Nebrasketball may be back, but I think it’s going to take one more year under Tim Miles for this squad to prove that its ready to play with the big boys. That is, providing the school can get Miles to stay. He very well could be the most sought-after coach once the NCAA basketball season is in the books.

6. Iowa (20-11, 9-9)

The once top-10 hometown team has taken a page out of the book of its football counterpart, ripping the heart out those who cheer on the Black and Gold. Iowa, which was ranked throughout the entire regular season, will go into postseason play without a

Is Tom Crean on the hot seat? His teams have greatly underperformed over the past three years despite having talent. While the infrastructure at Assembly Hall in Bloomington leaves much to be desired, so does the play of Yogi Ferrell and Noah Vonleh recently.

The Hoosiers lost to Minnesota, Penn State, and Purdue during a three-game stretch in February, which really just sums up their season.

Penn State is one of those teams that would finish in the top half if it was in just about any other conference in the country, but the Big Ten season was just too much for this talented, albeit overmatched, squad to handle. The future is bright for Penn State, and it very well could take a page out of Nebraska’s book next year.

11. Northwestern (13-18, 6-12)

Did you know Northwestern has never made it to the NCAA tourney? Like, not once in school history have the Wildcats gone dancing. That pretty much tells the whole story for Northwestern this year. And I don’t see the basketball program getting better until it stops playing its games in a high-school gym.

12. Purdue (15-16, 5-13)

Speaking of seats being warm, how about Matt Painter? The Boilers went from winning the conference in 2010 to likely getting dead last this year. Purdue center A.J. Hammons might legitimately be the best player I saw compete this season, but after that, the rest of the Boilermaker roster filled out like that of a summer-league team

Remember when …

WHOM TO WATCH Devyn Marble, Iowa Senior, Southfield, Mich.

17 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.5 apg

Nik Stauskas, Michigan Sophomore, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 17.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.4 apg

Terran Petteway, Nebraska Sophomore, Galveston, Texas 18 ppg, 4.9 rpg

Led by Big Ten Tournament MVP Reggie Evans, the sixth-seeded Hawkeyes knocked off Indiana, 63-61, in the Big Ten championship game in 2001. With the win, Iowa became the first and only school to win a Big Ten title without receiving a first-round bye.

Gary Harris, Michigan State Sophomore, Fishers, Ind. 17.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.8 apg

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80s Hits EXPOSED!:

• If Cher could turn back time, she would actually express even more words to hurt you. Because she hates you. And you know why.

• Contrary to popular belief, we did start the fire. And we have had mixed feelings about it ever since.

• There hasn’t been a midnight train out of Detroit since 1962, regardless of whether or not you stopped believin’.

• When addressing Mozart, the German equivalent (“Gottlieb”) was normally used in lieu of “Amadeus.”

Additionally, the first known use of “rock” as a word with musical implication wasn’t until the 19th century, long after Mozart’s death. Good song, bad Falco.

• Sunshine’s massless nature and wave-particle duality mean that one can experience the warming sensation from light, but that doesn’t make it tangible, much less able to support an adult female’s weight.

• Electric Avenue is located on the northernmost edge of town; after rocking “down” to it, there’s actually no way to take it higher.

• Rick Springfield was only into Jesse’s girl because of his complicated, stillunresolved feelings for Jesse.

• We built this city on cheap immigrant labor.

Andrew R. Juhl thanks Lindsey T, Erik J, and Mike O for contributing to today’s Ledge.

today’s events • Anatomy/Cell Biology Seminar, “Prostaglandins temporally regulate cytoplasmic actin bundle formation during Drosophila oogenesis,” Andrew Spracklen, Molecular & Cellular Biology, 1 p.m., 1-561 Bown • Pharmacology Ph.D. Thesis Defense, “Subfornical Organ Production of Angiotensin is Sufficient to Increase Fluid Intake through PKC-α,” Jeffrey Coble, 1 p.m., 2117 Medical Education & Research Facility • 19th Century Books, Kendall Reed, 6 p.m., Main Library Special Collections Reading Room • School of Music Presents: Yu-Han Kuan, piano, 6 p.m., University Capitol Center Recital Hall • “Morbid Curiosities, An Evening with Poe,” 6:30 p.m., Old Capitol Senate Chamber

• UI School of Music Presents, Beyond the Great American Songbook, 7:30 p.m., Riverside Recital Hall • UI School of Music Presents, Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse – horn quartet, 7:30 p.m., 150 Clinton Street Music 376 • Absurd Person Singular, Mainstage Series, 8 p.m., Theater Building Thayer Theater • Writers’ Workshop Reading, Randall Kenan, fiction/nonfiction, 8 p.m., Dey House Frank Conroy Reading Room submit an event Want to see your special event appear here? Simply submit the details at: dailyiowan.com/pages/calendarsubmit.html

8-9 a.m. Morning Drive 10 a.m.-11 p.m. The Dog House Noon-2 p.m. Sports Block 4-5 p.m. Daytrotter 5 p.m. KRUI News 6-7 p.m. Yew Piney Mountain 7-8 p.m. Live from Prairie 8-10 p.m. … Back to Saturn-X! 10 p.m.- Midnight Theater of the Mind

horoscopes

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

by Eugenia Last

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Do whatever you can to help others, and you will gather allies who can help you transform some negatives in your life into positives. A partnership shows promise and is likely to improve your outlook and your personal life.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t become fixed on one idea when there is so much more to consider. Forward thinking will be necessary if you don’t want to jeopardize your chance to advance. A creative approach will be your ticket to success.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Take whatever steps are necessary to follow your chosen path. Don’t be fooled by what others say or do. An innovative approach to whatever job you are given will ensure that you grab attention.

Love is on the rise.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Expand your interests, and follow your heart.

Make decisions based on your needs, not on what someone tells you or coaxes you to do. A professional change will be challenging and insightful.

Invest in your skills, ideas, and talents.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Share your passion for whatever you choose to do.

Your engaging and entertaining attitude will bring all sorts of opportunities your way. Invest in your home, your future, and your mental and emotional well-being. Positive change will bring you greater happiness.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Take care of your business personally. Don’t rely on anyone to do your job for you. Focus on overseeing anything associated with your name. Taking control and seeing matters through to the end will help you gain respect and future prospects.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your timing and insight are finely tuned. Assess and react quickly to whatever situation you face at home or at work, and you will make an impression that will lead to bigger and better opportunities. Romance and celebration should be scheduled.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Focus on the creative and building better services, skills, and whatever you want to offer. Don’t let personal matters sidetrack you. Sticking to your plans and developing and learning all you can to increase your earning power should be your goal.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Do the groundwork required to initiate plans for a home improvement or an investment. Don’t listen to someone who wants to take a shortcut or doesn’t have a realistic plan or guideline.

Someone from your past will surprise you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t make changes that can affect a partnership. Think outside the box when it comes to work. An innovative approach will take you further and show your peers your ability to be diverse.

A business proposition looks good.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take a step forward. There is money to be made if you develop an idea you have or a service you want to offer. An adjustment at home will free up cash and help you develop a good plan for the future.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Keep your plans a secret until you have flushed out any problems. Networking will lead to important input and ideas that will enable you to avoid mistakes. Enlist the help of someone talented with whom you’ve worked in the past.

We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn’t want to meet. — Stephen Hawking

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Point/counterpoint

Who should have been Coach of the Year?

John Beilein, Michigan I grew up an Ohio State fan, and most of my family in the Buckeye State will hate me for arguing that John Beilein should be Big Ten Coach of the Year. But to my Uncle Bob (whose command for his dogs to go potty is “go to Michigan”), I’d apologize and say it’s not even close to an argument.

Just look at the guys Beilein and the Wolverines lost after last season’s runner-up finish. Last season National Player of the Year Trey Burke left Ann Arbor for the NBA draft, as did Tim Hardaway Jr. Mitch McGary, the sixth man on last season’s team, hasn’t played a meaningful game this year because of back surgery.

Those are three huge losses for Beilein’s crew.

But still, he’s found a way to bring Michigan to the No. 8 spot in the country after a six-week absence from the AP top-25 poll.

That turnaround itself is enough for Beilein to win this award. He had to take an incredibly disappointing and underachieving team (preseason No. 7) early on and turn them around — which he did.

The regular season Big Ten champions Michigan is prepped to make a run through the Big Ten Tournament with its second-straight Big Ten Player of the Year leading the way between the stripes.

Take a peek at the production Beilein has gotten from Nik Stauskas, among others. The Canadian guard averaged 11 points per game last season and finished with 17.4 this year.

Caris LaVert averaged 2.3

per game last year and averaged 13.4 in 2013-14. Yes, jumps like that are partially because of the absence of Burke, Hardaway, and McGary, but it’s also largely because of coaching.

The talent is there, but the development of some of his players — LaVert, for example — is undeniable.

A great coach brings out the best in his players, which Beilein has done this season.

High expectations coming off a great season, the loss of key contributors, and the return to the top of the Big Ten should give the Michigan man another accolade to his quickly growing collection. And garner some angry words from my family.

— by Danny Payne

Tim Miles, Nebraska “I see we’re picked 12th out of 12 again. It’s not just you guys [the media], it’s everybody. And like anybody, you take that to heart a little bit.”

Those were the words that came out of Tim Miles mouth at Big Ten media day on Halloween last fall — he had a point though.

Nebraska managed to win just five conference games last year and didn’t appear a threat to compete in a Big Ten that was perceived to be stronger than the previous year.

That’s what makes the Cornhuskers’ run to a fourth-placed finish in the Big Ten so impressive and what makes Miles the easy choice for unanimous Big Ten Coach of the Year.

The second-year coach is leading one of the hottest teams in the Big Ten, if not

the country. The Huskers have won 10 of their last 12 outings to propel themselves into the NCAA Tournament picture. ESPN’s Joe Lunardi and CBS’s Jerry Palm both have Big Red taking part in the Big Dance as of Tuesday.

Sophomore transfer Terran Petteway has been a godsend for Miles, leading the Big Ten in scoring at an 18 point per game clip.

He received a well-deserved spot on the first-team AllBig Ten squad.

It’s not shocking that the team is doing so well, Miles has demonstrated that he’s great coach. The most shocking thing about this turnaround is how the culture around Nebrasketball has changed.

It’s no secret that Nebraska is a football school, but the campus and greater Lincoln area have embraced this team. Pinnacle Bank Arena has been rocking of late and has been a fortress the second half of the season. Miles’ squad hasn’t dropped a game there since Jan. 9 against conference champion Michigan.

“I love the commitment from our administration; I love the fan support and I believe in our guys,” Miles said at media day. “So I don’t think we’re going to end up 12th. I think it’s going to be a good thing.”

It is a good thing. In a conference full of coaches easy to detest, it’s awesome to see a nice guy do great things.

— by Kevin Glueck

Bo Ryan, Wisconsin Bo Ryan does more with the talent at hand than any other college coach in the country — which should

Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan shouts at a referee during the game against Iowa in Carver-Hawkeye on Jan. 19, 2013. Iowa defeated Wisconsin, 70-66. (The Daily Iowan/File Photo) give him the title of best college coach in the nation, let alone the Big Ten. Even without the flashy recruiting classes that some of his Big Ten peers enjoy, he still has managed to lead the Badgers to the NCAA Tournament every single year he has been in charge in Madison, and the team has never finished lower than fourth in the Big Ten standings.

To put it in perspective, before Ryan, Wisconsin had never won more than 22 games in a season — this year, the Badgers have won 25, and they still have the conference and NCAA Tournaments.

On top of that, Wisconsin played the second toughest schedule in the country and finished its season with nearly as many wins over Top-25 opponents (5) as losses (6).

Ryan has run one of the most consistent programs in the Big Ten, and this consistency comes from his ability to motivate his team and the system he’s able to engrain into his players.

Year after year, the players may be different, but Ryan’s coaching philosophy remains the same — and his teams buy in. He recruits to that system and coaches and trains accordingly.

While Ryan might not be the first person that comes to mind when it comes to candidates for Big Ten Coach of the Year, with such undeniable success at Wisconsin, it’s hard to see how anyone couldn’t consider him the best, especially considering his team rebounded from a 1-5 stretch in the middle of its conference season with to win eight of its final nine games.

Give Tim Miles or John Beilein the same job at Wisconsin, and see if they could transform the program to the level that Ryan has.

— by Katrina Do