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In live-streamed, live-tweeted politics, no detail is too small. From the 140 characters that encompass a short message to content of speeches to the backdrop behind speakers, everything builds into a crisp package that can be disseminated for the world to see. And that’s exactly how the new location of the Iowa Republican Party Straw Poll was announced. The Ames Straw Poll always drew crowds to the Iowa State campus, but it may have lacked a cinematic touch: the Dyersville goose bumps that creep up when attendees step foot on the property. Kaufmann This quest to capture state GOP chairman “quintessential Iowa” diverted the contest from its almost 36-year-old home to a location just a handful of miles down the road. When the aspirants become candidates, when their offices dot the 99 counties, national attention will return to the Straw Poll. But this time it will be in Boone. “We all believed that the Central Iowa Expo provided the best visual messaging for our event and what Iowa stands for,” said Jamie Johnson, a member of the GOP state central committee. “We SEE STRAW POLL, 5
Housing bill passes House By GRACE PATERAS and ALEKSANDRA VUJICIC
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Iowa 174-pounder Mike Evans kneels by the edge of the matt at the National Duals in Minneapolis on Feb. 22, 2013. (The Daily Iowan/Tessa Hursh)
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om Brands shot up from his desk in his office. He did it with a straight face and with a fierce look in his eyes. He meant business. He showed his hand. “That’s it,” Brands said. “You’re gone.” It was during the spring of 2011, and Mike Evans was sitting in a chair on the other side of the desk. Evans, just a freshman then, was upset. He stood up and, the way Brands remembers it, nearly shouted, “I don’t want to leave.” How did he get there? It’s a long story, Evans says now, but it’s his story. When asked to describe it in a word, he first comes back with “Holy crap, man,” before adding: “There might not be just one word to describe it.” Then he lists three — adaptive, resilient, hardheaded — that he thinks might best do the job. Evans didn’t want to leave then, and sitting in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on a recent Wednesday afternoon, just down the hall from Brands’ office, he’s glad he didn’t. He traveled a winding road to get to where he’s at, a senior 174-pounder with two All-American honors, 100-plus wins, and just one tournament left in his Iowa wrestling career. He’s not terribly surprised by the way he’s progressed — at least on the mat, anyway. But his lifestyle, though — well, that’s where the story begins. “I could’ve very easily gone the other way,” Evans says, and it almost sounds like a sigh of relief. SEE EVANS, 8
City officials in college towns throughout Iowa are crying foul at a bill that would eradicate all regulations for the number of unrelated tenants living together in rental apartments and other residences. The Iowa House approved House File 161 earlier this week, which would ban cities from limiting the number of unrelated tenants in rentals. The bill was approved, 73-26, by the Republican-led House, by what Rep. Chip Baltimore, R-Boone, said was bipartisan support. Baltimore said the biggest opposition came from college-town representatives trying to solve what they perceive as behavioral problems, including loud parties, cars Baltimore parked in yards, garbage representative left on property, and other community problems. A similar bill is making its way through the Senate. Baltimore said he believes there is no logical connection between familial ties between tenants and the problems those cities are trying to solve. There are separate ordinances that may be put into effect to address excessive noise and garbage, he said. “It doesn’t matter whether people in a SEE HOUSE BILL, 5
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The Iowa City Animal Shelter has not had an appropriate building to house animals since the 2008 flood, but with construction of its new building going smoothly, animals in Johnson County will have a new home in August. The 2008 flood damaged the previous animal shelter, and the shelter was forced to occupy a temporary location for more than seven years, 4852 Sand Road. The new shelter, 3910 Napoleon Lane, will be ready by the end of the summer. “It took a couple of years before we were able to find out whether or not we could go back to the old building,” said Liz Ford, the animal-services supervisor. “Once it was determined we couldn’t go back, we looked for a shelter that would serve us best.” Officials then decided that a completely new building would be built, and the groundbreaking began in July 2014. “Once construction started, things started to move very quickly, and we’ve been very pleased with the progress since then,” said Simon Andrew, the administrative analyst in the City Manager’s Office. The project, budgeted for $2.8 million, is on schedule and on budget. “We’re looking at substantial completion by July 31 and final completion by Aug. 31,” said Kumi Morris, the architectural services coordinator for Iowa City. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, because of the flood damage, funded $1.4 million of the
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The new animal shelter is seen on Tuesday. The shelter will open its new location at 3910 Napoleon Lane in August. (The Daily Iowan/John Theulen)
cost. The fundraising commitment from the friends of the Animal Center Foundation also raised $1 million, and the rest of the funding came from the joint efforts of Johnson County, including Iowa City, Coralville, the University of Iowa, and University Heights. The funding has allowed the animal shelter to undergo improvements to the facility that Andrew said were greatly needed, because this is the first building that is being built as an actual animal shelter. The first shelter was initially a cinderblock building that was used as an animal shelter in 1967. After the flood, the animals were moved into a temporary building where there were not adequate living conditions for the animals. “The temporary facility wasn’t built as an animal shelter,” Andrew said. “They’ve done a great job of making it work in the meantime while they’ve been displaced, but it’s not an ideal long-term solution.”
The new shelter, however, will be specifically designed to accommodate to the animals and all the needs they may have. In order for all the animals to be properly housed in this new shelter, volunteers are going to be needed to transport cats, dogs, hamsters, rabbits, and any other small animals that could be considered household pets. Volunteers will be required to go through an hourlong orientation, and animal-handling classes that could take anywhere from two to four hours depending on the species. Once the animals are transported to the new shelter, they will be experiencing a whole new environment. “The new shelter is designed with materials and spaces that are appropriate for housing animals,” Ford said. “The insides of animal spaces are going to be easily cleaned and more efficient for the
staff to use in caring for the animals.” Ford said the older shelter was built so long ago that a lot of it was outdated, but this new shelter will be bigger and have more appropriate building designs. “In the old shelter, we were running out of space,” she said. “We were housing animals in places where animals shouldn’t live.” Now, the new building will allow staff to effectively separate animals based on health, and whether or not an animal could be potentially dangerous to staff members or other animals. Ford also said the heating and electrical aspects of the new building are specifically designed to house animals. “When it comes to animals and how they perceive their world, it’s really important to have adequate lighting, the right kind of lighting, and definitely have adequate air flow,” she said.
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Immigration on back burner By REBECCA MORIN
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For some GOP contenders, immigration made its way into their campaign rhetoric after last weekend’s Iowa Agriculture Summit. That, however, doesn’t mean the topic is here to stay. Immigration has been a hot topic this year, especially after last summer with an influx of undocumented immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, which led to President Obama’s executive action introduced last fall that would offer temporary legal status to millions of illegal immigrants, along with an indefinite reprieve from deportation. During the Ag Summit, and just during the past several months of campaigning, possible presidential contenders have identified their stance on immigration. Possible candidates such as Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham have been open about their stance on immigration. Rubio, who is of Cuban descent, and Graham were both part of a bipartisan bill on immigration in 2013, but it did not pass. Graham’s stance, however, has been clarified since. At the Ag Summit, Graham said he has a plan to
fix the immigration issues. “In the future, if you get a green card, you’ll get points because you speak the language and you have a job skill we need,” Graham said. “In other words we get to pick who comes rather than having to choose from people who are smart enough to get across the border.” Some however, think that the country should first enforce the law we have in place. “Well, it starts with recognizing that the rule of law is a sacred value in our country, and that we need to enforce our border,” former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said. “We need to deal with the fact that 40 percent of our illegal immigrants come with an illegal visa, and they stay their bounds.” But the topic might soon become stale. Andrew Schoenholtz, deputy director of the Institute for the Study of International Migration in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, said immigration has been key in the past several elections, but may have more an impact in the future. Schoenholtz said during the 2012 presidential election in Texas alone, Democrats who ran won more than 75 percent of Asian Americans and 73 percent of Latinos.
Around 62 percent of Latinos voted Democratic in 2014, with about 36 percent voting for Republicans, according to a 2014 Pew Research Center report. For Asian Americans, half of them are Democrats or lean Democratic. But only 28 percent lean or identify as Republican, according to a 2012 Pew Research Center report. “Those two groups represent the vast majority of immigrants, and their votes went heavily towards one party,” Schoenholtz said. “So at some point that population will have a significant Graham impact.” South Carolina senator Vo t e r s aren’t the only ones influencing the topic. Chris Rudolph, an associate professor of political science and international relations for American University, said lawmakers on all parts of the spectrum want immigration reform, but the problem lies in how to fix it. “Republicans and Democrats will refer to a broken immigration system, but when you look at the way each party is broken about it, they’re not looking at the same things,” Rudolph said.
For Democrats, Rudolph said they tend to focus on how the current system spits up families and leave many immigrants in the lower class. Republicans, however, argue about the process by which immigrants gain entry, such as through the U.S.-Mexico border, and regulating that system, Rudolph said. Iowa GOP communications director Charlie Szold said immigration reform in the Republican Party varies, but the state of Iowa is open to what all possible 2016 candidates have to say. “Any presidential candidate who comes to Iowa and wants to talk about immigration should do so in an open way,” Szold said. “As long as they’re willing to come here, there’s no one make or break issue for any of these candidates.” Johnson County GOP Chairman Bill Keettel said “sensible Iowans” know that immigration reform will not happen until after the 2016 election, or when there is a majority of one party. “No one is going to get excited about immigration reform right now,” Keettel said. “It’s not anyone’s No. 1 issue except immigrant groups. I don’t think it’s going to be a factor in the Iowa caucuses.”
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Stacking the regents’deck Keith Evanson
keithevanson12@gmail.com As the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility, and the state Board of Regents certainly has both. The regents approve every budget for all the state schools — Iowa State University, University of Iowa, and University of Northern Iowa — determining final costs central to students. They are in charge of assigning fees as specific as how much a 12-meal-a-week dining-hall plan will cost next semester. The regents, who make crucial decisions for more than 75,000 students and faculty in the state, are expected to consist of members exhibiting viewpoints that are diverse and politically inclusive. That is currently not the case. As reported by The Daily Iowan on March 4, Gov. Terry Branstad has selected three appointees to replace the seats that will become open. With two of the three new appointees affiliated with the Republican Party, if approved, the composition of the nine-member board will consist of five Republicans, one Democrat, and three regents claiming independent status. The regents declined to comment for this column. With respect to Branstad, it is his prerogative to nominate the appointees as he sees fit. It is logical that a man who has been an embodiment of the Republican Party for almost four decades would prefer regents who align with his views. The question remains: Is the power of a governor to nominate decisive individuals that preside over such a large group of students and faculty too much? The grandiose ability of a governor to “stack the deck” in the selection of executive bodies that determine the fate of public university agenda is worrisome. Of course, the entire decision isn’t technically unilater-
al; the state Senate still has to approve the nominations made by Branstad. But it is uncommon that the Iowa Senate, even in one currently controlled by Democrats, would reject an appointee. If a nominee fails to gain the 34 votes required for confirmation, the process begins all over again, with another hand-picked candidate from the governor. Another thing to note is that Brandstad is also acting within the limits of Iowa law. The rule is that no more than five members of the same political affiliation may serve as regents. But who is to say that the three independent members who are moderates on paper act conservatively in practice to accommodate the governor? This is not to doubt the qualifications and the overall capacity of selected candidates to make decisions with meticulous care. As a big proponent in the system of checks and balances, my concern is that the governor’s influence is too expansive in the realm of higher education. Checks and balances is a system that is most commonly used to describe the relationship among the legislative, judicial, and the legislative branches, but it is also appropriate to check the power relationships locally in the state executive branch. The vision the governor has for the future of the three state universities in Iowa are to be valued — he is the chief executive officer of the state, but his ideas and political viewpoints aren’t the only ones that are allowed to be heard in meetings. I think Republicans and Democrats would both agree they would like a voice when determining the fate of college education in the state. The bureaucrats who serve for the benefit of state universities should consist of a diverse group of individuals, with an array of political ideologies to balance the progressive nature of the Democratic Party (which appropriates more funding for public education) and for fiscally conservative Republicans such as Branstad, who approved a budget that cut $75 million from state education in 2011.
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Authorization of force in danger I n previous months, the Daily Iowan Editorial Board has advocated for a new Authorization for Military Force specifically tailored to the fight against ISIS. This seemed to be in the congressional cards, with the idea gaining widespread bipartisan support. Yet now, it’s in danger. A number of recent showdowns involving the U.S. Congress have redrawn party stances on the issue. First, Republicans have deliberately stoked tensions with President Obama and congressional Democrats through their recent actions. When Speaker of the House John Boehner invited Israel Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to a joint session of Congress, it was perceived as a snub to Obama, and many Democrats chose to sit out on the event. Then, a group of 47 Republican senators sent an open letter to Iran’s leaders about the nuclear talks with the United States, saying any agreement could be in danger under a new president in 2016. It’s not an entirely unprecedented move by an opposition party to try to undercut the foreign policy of a sitting president, but the stunt has left a bad taste in the mouths of Democrats, who were previously willing to negotiate for a deal on an authorization of force against ISIS. The latest indication from Congress on President Obama’s formal request for an authorization is that Democrats think it goes too far (risking embroiling the United States once more in an unwinnable conflict in the Middle East), and Republicans think it doesn’t go far enough to stop the threat of the terrorist group. Regardless of where one stands on this issue, it is clear that disagreements over policy are not the only thing
holding Congress back. Previous interactions between these two parties have poisoned the well of good faith, and neither seems willing to give any ground for the sake of negotiation. If Congress is unable to move on this authorization, the president nonetheless will act on his own. Obama believes he has legal precedent to utilize a 2001 authorization against Al Qaeda and one in 2002 authorizing war in Iraq for the current conflict with ISIS. As his previous executive actions on immigration and the use of force against other groups have shown, Obama will not be hesitant to go this route. Congress knows this. Yet, neither side is currently willing to budge on its agenda, leading to a stalemate with the president as the only winning party. Critics may say this shows that an authorization really isn’t necessary. However, it is important to demonstrate that the elected representatives of this country are all behind this action. Washington is already perceived around the world as fractious and divided. In response to the Senate Republicans’ Iran letter, Germany’s foreign minister (who is involved in the talks with Iran) said American domestic politics were affecting the negotiations. And Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said it was a “sign of the decay of political ethics in the American system.” These are indications of a lack of confidence in Congress’ ability to operate. For the sake of America’s international standing, we hope Congress can prove critics wrong by passing an authorization of force against a common enemy.
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A grim future for water Paul Osbergy
paul-osgerby@uiowa.edu In a country home to approximately 12 percent of the world’s freshwater sources, its largest city faces a shortage unseen in humanity’s history. São Paulo, Brazil, and its upwards of 20 million residents, has fewer than 60 days left of water in reserve. Partially because of poorly stored water and an increase in infectious disease carried by mosquitoes earlier this year, the city has entered into its second of three emergency reserve taps. And now a drought in the month of February has further pushed the area toward a collapse. Millions of residents have had taps run dry, and they are franticly attempting to store as much water
as possible, leaving the city in a state of shock and crisis. The city just does not have the feasible means to mitigate the consumption or tension. This highlights the interconnected nature of social catastrophe and resource depletion. When the tsunami struck Sri Lanka in 2004 or the bombs detonated during 2013 Boston Marathon, the message was solidarity. However, and this is evidenced by the Detroit water crisis in the past year, society seems to turn savagely selfish when the scarcity of necessary human resources hits a breaking point. The city of Detroit began shutting off water to thousands of its residents and small businesses that had overdue bills because of a $90 million debt in the Water and Sewage Department. Social turmoil subsequently amassed, as neighborhoods lost control of water (some of the outstand-
ing debts were thefault of landlords, not occupants), resulting in humiliation and dire tactics. Many people had to begin trying to source their water by searching the valves of vacant homes. Activists set up protests against the shutdown, and tensions remain high. To further complicate the issue, Detroit has been facing a growing water-purity issue, which has sparked even more demonstrations. In a city mired in difficulties since the collapse of the American auto industry, the social tensions could very well be a prelude to a larger-scale culmination of chaos. However, the center of this incident revolves around economic complications, unlike São Paulo. Additionally, this is a crisis among thousands, not millions. The Brazilian megacity isn’t the only metropolis with a looming water shortage. Though a bit further off in the future, such
cities as Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Tucson’s freshwater sources are consistently dwindling, compounded by increasing frequencies of droughts. Southern California is also facing a similar issue with droughts, possibly requiring a refiguring of an aqueduct to fit agricultural needs farther north. That would result in major cities such as Los Angeles and San Diego with rationed water supplies as well as the dry farmland city of Bakersfield. Perhaps this is indicative of the human condition. Cities and metropolises haven’t addressed the possibility they could run out of water. Food has always been a major concern, but water is necessary for agriculture and human life. The difference between food crises and water crises might just lie in hindsight or lack there of. If the tension bursts, then we will have witnessed a grim milestone in history.
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An Open Letter to the GOP Chris Clegg chris-clegg@uiowa.edu
According to Politico, when Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., was asked about the GOP letter to Iranian officials that has seemed to pollute the news since its release on Monday, he said, “It was kind of a rapid process. Everyone was looking forward to getting out of town because of the snowstorm … we probably should of have had more discussion about it.” I wasn’t sure whether to laugh or be appalled by that statement. I’d like to think that the Republicans wouldn’t let a snowstorm strong-arm them into publishing something that wasn’t thoroughly discussed, but McCain’s comments seem to suggest otherwise. Nonetheless, the letter was written and was made public for anyone with access to the Internet to see. A USA Today Op-Ed
written by the letter’s author, freshman Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., days the letter has one singular goal: “to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.” While I do not think that anyone would disagree with the invaluable aim at preventing Iranian nuclear armament, I do think that a blatantly condescending letter to Iranian officials is not a sufficient way to go about doing so. “It has come to our attention … that you may not fully understand our constitutional system,” the letter opens. It then goes on to highlight the very basics of our government’s legislative and executive systems stating, “…while the president negotiates international agreements, Congress plays the significant role of ratifying them,” and “… the offices of our Constitution have different characteristics.” These functions of our government are important and should not be undermined, but the GOP’s letter — one that basically gives Iran the ultimatum of complete nuclear disarmament or nothing — is about as effective in accomplishing that goal as it would be if I were
to pen my own open letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and say, “Look buddy, it’s disarmament or else.” The GOP letter, endorsed by 46 other Republicans including Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is, on one level undermining President Obama’s ability to negotiate with Iran and on another deepening an already ghastly divide between the two parties that dominate our political atmosphere. By trying to bypass the president and engage in talks with Iran directly, the GOP is effectively diminishing President Obama’s position as a negotiator. Because foreign policy relies largely on the cooperation between the president and Congress, it is going to be extremely hard for the Obama administration to present any sort of terms to Iran when Iranians know that there is a deep-seated American rift about those proposals and that they’re likely to stagnate in congressional limbo until they die. Just as the letter undermines Obama, it simultaneously undermines Congress.
While it is not very surprising that no Democrats endorsed this Republican-drafted letter, it is noteworthy that not all Republicans put their support behind it, either. Almost all Democrats from Vice President Joe Biden to presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton expressed their contempt for the piece, but perhaps the most interesting figure speaking out against it was Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., whose goal is “getting a veto-proof majority to support his bipartisan bill for congressional review of any comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran.” This statement, given by an aide of the senator’s to the *Washington Post*, replaced a little bit of the hope taken from me after reading the letter. Instead of wasting our time drafting letters that unjustly accuse foreign governments of ignorance, the Republicans should consider taking a page out of Corker’s book and concentrate more of their efforts on his meaningful legislation to make the negotiations between Iran and the United States more transparent.
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STRAW POLL CONTINUED FROM FRONT are a rural state, we are empowered by agriculture and industry and the [Central Iowa Expo Center] is right in the middle of cornfields, by a railroad and a silo.” The party’s 18-member Central Committee, minus one member, voted unanimously to select the Central Iowa Expo Center as the host of the Straw Poll on Aug. 8. A seven-member committee evaluated three other possible sites: the Iowa State Center, the perennial home of the event; the Iowa Speedway; and Drake University before selecting Boone. Three key factors led the party to Boone, which rotates with Decatur, Illinois, as host of the three-day-long Farm Progress show. The Expo Center offers flat and open space for the plethora of tents that candidates and special interest
HOUSE BILL CONTINUED FROM FRONT home are related — if they’re having a loud party it’s still disruptive,” he said. Reps. Sally Stutsman, D-Riverside, Dave Jacoby, D-Coralville, and Mary Mascher, D-Iowa City, opposed the measure. They said they believe strongly in local control for matters such as these. “Each town has its own character, and each town has its own challenges as far as affordable housing,” Jacoby said. “To think that people in Des Moines know what’s best for Iowa City is just ludicrous.” Mascher said the Iowa City City Council passed an ordinance to set the limit at three unrelated people per unit in certain zoning areas,
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groups will set up. “Being an event that is dependent on set-up and sometimes there are hundreds of chairs per event,” said Johnson, who also served on the seven-member committee. “No other facility allowed for that kind of open, unobstructed space.” Because the party expects as many as 40,000 attendees, parking will be at a premium. Another concern is ensuring that would-be voters do not face too long of a jaunt when traveling from their cars to the main grounds. But perhaps the final clincher for the bid had nothing to do with the center and everything to do with its surroundings, a point illustrated by the professional-sourced video the party put out with its release announcing the decision. “Iowa’s agricultural background has always captured the national imagination, and we feel the Central Iowa Expo will help us showcase this heritage,” Iowa GOP
Chairman Jeff Kaufmann said in a release. In interviews with *The Daily Iowan* before the decision was announced, committee members noted media accessibility as a key point on their checklist. Proximity to Des Moines International Airport was one reason the Straw Poll will not leave central Iowa. Key campaign hands who have been tasked with ensuring enough Iowans are ferried to the location said the geographic consistency would leave their strategies largely intact. Combine these three factors with a bid that was in the “lower-cost tier,” Iowa GOP spokesman Charlie Szold said. Concerns over cost were part of the reason that the bidding was opened up in the first place. “The price of this Straw Poll has crept up at a pretty consistent and pretty alarming rate,” Kaufmann told the *DI* before Thursday’s announcement. “The nego-
tiations weren’t going to go; you give us the bill, and we’ll pay it.” Szold said the party spent approximately $300,000 on the 2011 Straw Poll, a number that was disputed by an official with the Iowa State Center. The official declined to provide a different estimate. Even in the hyper-paced reality of modern politics, some traditions are left unchanged. While a representative for the Iowa State Center eschewed a concession speech, he believed that his group had submitted a competitive bid. The party just had other plans. “Certainly, we’re disappointed; we always know that we’re bidding against others in the state, but we felt we had a competitive bid,” said Mark North, the general manager of the Iowa State Center. “We’ve hosted straw polls for a number of years, and based on the history, we thought our past knowledge would help secure it.”
It may have begun as an afterthought, practiced by a few enterprising members of the media. But while national strategists may continue to voice their disgust, the poll continues to amass cash for the state party. Now it will have the stagecraft to illustrate just how far it has departed from its homespun roots — an occurrence that does not surprise Chris Larimer, an associate professor
based on receiving so many complaints from certain neighborhoods seeing an influx of unrelated tenants. Stutsman said many community members living in college towns have been accustomed to living in a single-family dwelling for all of their lives had to adjust to large rental units being built in their neighborhoods, bringing in a congestion of cars, people, and a louder party scene. In contrast, Baltimore called the existing city ordinance a “lazy” way to address these issues, and he said it undermines affordable-housing options for students. “We talk about student loan debt down here and how much college costs for students, and then we turn around and limit their housing options because they’re not related to each other,” he said. “I just think that college
students should be outraged that cities are doing this.” But Mascher said the legislation could cause even more problems with landlords exploiting tenants. “We’re also concerned that landlords who are unscrupulous will exploit this,” she said. “So they could have 15 people in an apartment charging each of [them] more then they should and get away with it.” Landlords are also fined when there are too many unrelated people living in the same residence, but Baltimore said it is a civil-rightslaw violation for a landlord to discriminate on the basis of family status or lack of family status. Tracy Barkalow, a leasing manager for Big Ten Property Management in Iowa City, agreed. “If [the houses and apartments are] managed prop-
erly, the benefits of having more people is good,” he said. “It’s basically a no-brainer.” Barkalow said it is common for students and families who live in residences with more than three bedrooms to sneak others in to live there undocumented. He said it is out of the landlords’ control when this happens and getting rid of the barrier would solve a lot of issues. Student buyers and renters could potentially save by splitting housing and utility costs if the bill passes and more are allowed to live in one unit together. He said the city has to police houses and apartments to make sure they’re follow-
ing the ordinance, which creates a bigger “headache” for the city. Not only can clients save money, so can the city and taxpayers, Barkalow said. “It will save time and money for the city because they police [the homes] and take them to court,” he said. “Why waste taxpayers’ money on that?” However, Bob Kindred, an Ames assistant city manager in, hopes the bill does not pass in the Legislature. “[If passed, it] would have a huge impact on our neighborhoods, because right now the residential occupancy laws that our City Council has adopted
of political science at the University of Northern Iowa. “Things are so professionalized, the amount of money going into campaigns, the number of consultants, data analytics, crafting of messages and use of online social media,” he said. “It shows you just how big the enterprise is that [officials, politicians and campaign hands] are trying to craft and shape every image that people see.”
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Members of the Iowa Republican Party’s State Central Committee voted Thursday to move the Straw Poll to Boone.
New Straw Poll location Boone
Site of previous Straw Poll venue Ames
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is what helps us maintain a balance in low-density neighborhoods between rentals and home-occupied homes,” he said. Like Iowa City, Ames also has a restriction under which no more than three unrelated adults may live in a housing unit in certain areas. Though he said it is good for the landlords who can sell the property to more people and make more money, Kindred does not see the benefits for locals and neighborhoods in the city. “Homes [will be] no longer bought by families because they become moneymakers for landlords,” Kindred said.
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By JOSH HICKS josh-hicks@uiowa.edu
The Iowa women’s tennis team is slated for three matches over spring break, with action starting this afternoon, when the Hawks will take on No. 13 Michigan. Iowa is coming off a weekend in which they overcame opponents in two tough matches, both of which head coach Katie Dougherty called battles. The Hawkeyes defeated Big Ten foe Rutgers, 6-1, in their first ever meeting and then ousted Kansas State, 4-1. This will be the first time this season that No. 13 Michigan will get a taste of Big Ten dual action. Most recently, the Wolverines defeated Texas, 6-1, and Hawaii, 6-1. Dougherty has a high-level of confidence in her players. She especially noted junior Annette Dohanics’ dedication to endurance. “She can stay out there and last with anyone in
ity to put together consistent offensive outings, the pitching staff, owners of a Big-Ten leading Following a 7-1 thump1.40 ERA, have picked ing of AIB during their up the slack. home-opener at Banks Heller knows the Field on Wednesday, the Hawks are going to Iowa baseball team will need every bit of that head south for spring dominance from his break as they will take on staff this week when Houston Baptist and the the team packs up for Kansas Jayhawks. a long road The Hawks will play a ‘Having a chance to play at home this early in trip. “We feel four-game series with March was big. I was pleased with the pitching, good, but we know Houston and we hit enough... it was a good day overall.’ they’re both Baptist from good team,” Saturday to — Rick Heller, head coach he said. March 17 in “We’re goHouston before heading to Lawrence, coach Rick Heller said ing on the road, which Kansas, for a three-game after the win. “Having makes winning not so showdown with the Jay- a chance to play at home easy. I think they’ll be this early in March was great challenges for us hawks March 20-22. At 10-2, the Hawkeyes big. I was pleased with and really get us set are off to one of their best the pitching, and we hit up for conference play starts of the last 20 years, enough … it was a good when we come back.” one they look to continue day overall.” Pitching has been the during spring break. Iowa vs. Houston The Black and Gold are name of the game for Iocoming off of their home wa through the first few Baptist; Kansas début, a 7-1 win against weeks of the season for AIB that saw Iowa use the Hawkeyes. When: March 14-17; March 20-22 While inconsistent nine different pitchers. Where: Houston, Lawrence, The win was a great plate appearances have Kansas set up for this weekend, slowed down Iowa’s abilryan-rodriguez@uiowa.edu
Iowa’s Annette Dohanics returns the ball during the Iowa-Kanas State match at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex on Sunday. Dohanics defeated Livia Cirnu (6-2, 2-6, 6-4). (The Daily Iowan/John Theulen) The final contest on the country,” the sixth-year head coach said. She’s at the docket is a March 22 battle against Indiana in that level of fitness.” She’ll need to if Io- which Iowa will get the wa is to have a chance Hoosiers at the Hawkto win; Michigan is 8-3 eye Tennis & Recreation overall and leads the Complex. Indiana is 9-3 all-time series against overall and like Michigan, has of yet to see any the Hawkeyes 36-12 On March 17, the conference action. Hawks will head to Las Vegas for a contest against UNLV. This Upcoming Schedule will be the first-ever meeting between the Today: at Michigan schools. UNLV is 5-6, 3/17: at UNLV 1-0 in the Mountain 3/22: vs. Indiana West Conference.
allowing Iowa to rest its normal starting rotation and also get some lesser-used arms into the mix. That should prove helpful when the Hawks play seven games in nine days over break. “It was a good day; we got everything out of it that we needed to,” head
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Iowa 174-pounder Mike Evans wrestles Mizzou’s Todd Porter at the National Duals in Williams Arena on Feb. 23, 2013, in Minneapolis. (The Daily Iowan/Tessa Hursh)
EVANS CONTINUED FROM FRONT ••• Some 40 minutes before that sigh of relief, Evans strolled in and sat down with a palpable intensity normally reserved for his opponents. He’s always been intense on the mat — he’ll often clap at wrestlers if they take too much time getting back to the center circle. When he was born, says his father, Rick, he came out “screamin’ and hollerin’.” Evans’ ferocity quickly made him a favorite among Iowa fans. But on this day, he is pissed. The Daily Iowan posted a video of his teammate losing in overtime at the Big Ten Tournament. Evans seems offended that someone so close to home would do such a thing. He cools down some after a bit. He has an interview to do, after all, followed by practice, a tight schedule that can sometimes produce annoyance. So on with the interview, he says. “Someone took my shoes out of my locker,” he says. “So I’m a little fired up.” ••• Mike Evans hated losing so much that, when he was about 8 or 9 years old, he bit his own arm to try to win a wrestling match. His dad laughs at the thought of it now, nearly 14 years later. Mike chomped down hard enough to form teethmarks and then showed the official to try to disqualify his opponent. “He’s down by 4 points and getting a little teary-eyed, a little upset,” Rick Evans said. “And I’m sitting there like, ‘Oh my God, he’s biting himself.’ “So he gets up bawling, goes over to the ref, and points at his arm. I walk over and say, ‘No, no. He bit himself. We’re not going to win like that.’ So the ref puts them back down — and Mike manned up and beat the guy anyway.” Mike reversed the guy to his back on the restart and won. Afterward, he and Rick shared words, though Mike remembers it more as him crying while his father yelled. His one takeaway was to never, ever do it again. “Most lessons, I only have to learn once,” Mike says now. He pauses, then adds, with emphasis: “Most of the time.” ••• About two hours west from his hometown of Enola, Pa., is Raystown Lake. Growing up, Mike Evans often fished there with his father and grandpa. One year, cicadas covered the lake to the point where Evans couldn’t see the water. The fish weren’t biting, but the young Evans saw the chipmunks and squirrels running around. He had an idea. “I tied a peanut to a hook,” he says. “Sure as shit, they ran up, put it in their mouth, and ran away.” So what do you do with a chipmunk on a hook? “You cast it out, cut the line, and watch it swim to shore,” Evans says. “They got smart. You catch one, and he ain’t coming back.” Evans’ dad taught him to fish when he was very young, and it’s become his escape from the mats and everyday grind that comes with wrestling season. He’ll drop his line in the Iowa River, Lake Macbride — virtually
anywhere he can sneak away to. He and good friend Ryan Baack entered a fishing tournament last year in Clear Lake. Back in Enola, Evans’ father built ponds in the backyard and stocked them with fish — mother Cindy calls them “Michael’s Ponds,” as family friends often refer to them when asking permission to fish there. Whenever Evans can get home, which isn’t more than twice a year, he’ll go out back, fish, relax, and enjoy the scenery. “It’s back in the woods,” Evans says. “Nothing comes out of there but pure. Less people. Just yourself. You got your family and you got your dogs. “That’s a good life, man.” ••• Blair Academy is a private boarding and day school in Blairstown, New Jersey, and home to a nationally renowned wrestling program. Under former head coach Jeff Buxton, Blair churned out Division I talent on a yearly basis and won 31-straight National Prep Titles between 1981-2012. Evans was given the opportunity to attend Blair for his entire high-school career, but he only went during his senior season. It was a decision his mother and father left for him to make, despite their constant urging for him to go when he was in junior high. Midway through his senior year, he called home and told his parents he wished he had gone sooner. “When I went to high school [in Pennsylvania], I was more of a name than most kids, but when you have a class
over for drunk driving early in the morning on Jan. 8, in the parking lot of Quadrangle Hall. Josh Dziewa, Nick Moore, and Telford were all with him. He called Brands the next morning to tell him the news. Brands asked who was drinking. Evans said just him. “He was like, ‘I’m going to call back in about five minutes and see if you change your answer.’ I was like, ‘OK,’ ” Evans says. “He called back and asked who was drinking, and I said me, Dziewa, Moore, Owen — just rattling names off. “… Sometimes, you just don’t understand the gravity of what you do. Sometimes, it takes a couple times to learn a lesson.” His lifestyle that first year, Evans says, was more squeaking by than it was about flourishing. He did not do as well as he could have in school — he skipped his sociology final that fall, he says. He and his classmates were out partying too much during the season. They’d all win titles at whatever open tournament they attended that weekend, grab fast food on the way back, and start drinking once they returned to the dorms. “We were too wild,” Evans says. “We were destructive to each other. If we get in trouble once, shame on us, you know? But we just kept doing it. We thought we were typical college kids, but we’re not. That took a little more than a slap on the wrist to learn. “It took Brands two or three times before he was just like, ‘What the hell are you guys doing?’ ” After a while, Brands had had enough. He called Evans into his office and told him, “That’s it. You’re gone.”
‘We were destructive to each other. If we get in trouble once, shame on us, you know? But we just kept doing it. We thought we were typical college kids, but we’re not.’ — Mike Evans, Iowa wrestler of 1,000, with grades nine to 12 at the same school, you’re a number,” Evans says. “At Blair, you have a class of 75 kids, and I know every single one of their names. It’s a lot more personal, and you live with those guys day to day.” Going to Blair rinsed Evans of the lifestyle from back home. There were parties every weekend around Cumberland Valley, he says, among other influences that added to the toxicity. Blair didn’t have parties. There was no alcohol. Everything Evans needed was there, he says. There was even a lake where he could fish, his feeling of pure away from home. “You get halfway through the year at Blair, and you’re just like, ‘Damn, I made the right decision,’ ” he says. “Making strides in your life.” During that year, Evans won a National Prep title and was named to the Asics All-America, Dapper Dan Classic, and Cliff Keen Dream teams. He went 165-8 overall during his four prep years and headlined Division I wrestling’s top-ranked recruiting class of 2010 when he signed to wrestle with Iowa. He got to campus shortly after his 19th birthday, became fast friends with roommate Bobby Telford, and the two got into all sorts of mischief together. And that’s where the lessons began. ••• Evans can smile and loosely joke about it now, his arrest during that true freshman season. He was pulled
He kept Evans out of the wrestling room for two months that spring, from the end of February to the beginning of May, suspending him until Evans himself decided to turn it around. Evans refused to leave — but he had to make some changes. “He had to realize that jumping through hoops wasn’t going to get him very far,” Brands says. “Especially with the way that we operate around here. We know everything. And when it starts to interfere with what’s in your best interest, that’s when we step in. That’s the biggest thing. “It wasn’t about saying the right things when you were around and then going off on a binge when we’re not around. … Just be honest and tell the truth when we ask you a question.” Brands let Evans back into the practice room on May 1. Evans returned, and, in Brands’ words, has been good ever since. “Not good, like, he just fell in line, but good because he knew there was truth out there about a lifestyle that you have to abide by,” Brands says. “And even when you abide by that lifestyle, you can still have a heck of a lot of fun.” ••• Evans does not remember what class he so desperately needed to get to that day, late in the spring semester of 2011. He only recalls sprinting from the Field House to catch a bus so he could make it
there on time. Once on the bus, he checked his phone. He had a text from Brands. “He said, ‘Hey, you look fast,’ ” Evans says. “I didn’t know he was watching me.” It was a small episode during Evans’ transition toward a better, smarter lifestyle. He began implementing a routine that worked for him, picking up little things from Brands along the way. Evans learned to keep his priorities straight, to eat right, to study hard — and, most importantly, to train like a madman. Even more, there was continuous dialogue between Brands and Evans. They were honest conversations, and they served a purpose. “They were harsh,” Evans says. “But when someone shocks you with reality and dumps a cold bucket of water on you, it’s going to be harsh. That’s the way you turn things around. If you baby someone and you pat them on the butt a little bit, they’re going to go right back to it. “If you see a toddler throwing stuff across the room and just pat him on the butt, he’s probably gonna do it again. If you smack his butt and let him know he’s not doing that anymore, he ain’t gonna do it.” The talks were proof that Brands was always 100 percent in with Evans. He held a firm belief in Evans throughout the process, but it was a lesson Evans had to learn himself. Much like the sport of wrestling, it matters not what the coach says or does; it is always on the athlete to get the job done. Brands can not wrestle Evans’ matches for him, nor can he make the necessary lifestyle changes to help Evans along. He can only encourage and hope and support — which is all any coach can do. The rest was, and remains, solely up to Evans. “We knew what we could do, but if he didn’t want to do it, then, you know, what the heck,” Brands says. “This was a matter of him wanting to do it. “And you know what? He made the choice to do it.” ••• Evans wishes he could give more time to his younger fans. He tries his best, but he either gets sidetracked or turns his attention to his more important priorities. But he always responds to fan mail. Always. A kid from New York once asked him for an Iowa quarter because he was trying to collect one from all 50 states, so Evans sent him one. More recently, a fan mailed a blownup picture of him and Evans for him to sign. Evans wrote a message on the poster and mailed it back. It makes the kids’ days, he says, because Iowa wrestlers garner a type of celebrity that’s not often associated with the sport. “I’d like to give them all the time in the world,” Evans says. “In doses, it’s good. You have to make time for the little guys. But I have my own life to live, too.” At that moment, someone cracks open the office door. It’s almost time for practice, and Evans still has not found out who stole his shoes from his locker. He leaves the office, goes down a flight of stairs, then turns right and disappears into the wrestling room — a place where, not long ago, he was kept out of and could’ve very easily turned left and gone the other way. Follow @codygoodwin on Twitter for updates, news, and analysis about the Iowa wrestling team.
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The 20 stages of loss (an expansion of the Kübler-Ross model): • Looking for something. • Not finding it. • Denial. • Looking harder. • Still not finding it. • Anger. • Looking in the same places you looked before. • Looking in the same places you looked before for a third time. • Bargaining. • Looking in the last place you’d ever look. • Calling your mother to see if she knows where the hell it is. • Depression. • Eating a Hot Pocket. • Eating another Hot Pocket (it’s cool; they’re small). • Acceptance. • Going without it. • Forgetting about it. • Seeing Transformers (better than expected). • Buying a new one. • Finding it. Andrew R. Juhl didn’t write this Ledge. He didn’t, dammit. He’ll give anything for you to believe that. Oh … what’s the point? OK, fine: He wrote it.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Travel will entice you, but have your route mapped out, and update any documentation you might need. Don’t be fooled by an offer that sounds too good to be true. Focus on your needs and any love interest you have. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Rely on your intuition to help avoid a mishap, financial loss, or someone trying to manipulate you. You are best to observe before getting involved in a group looking for donations. Stay within your budget no matter how tempted you are. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Uncertainties will cause you to question an offer. Joint ventures are not likely to run smoothly. Do some fact-finding before you trust someone’s word. Time is on your side. Consider whether you can operate alone before you commit to a partnership. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Bypass anyone trying to push you in a direction that doesn’t fit your personal plan. Use your intelligence and your innovative insight to make do with what you already have. Don’t give in to someone for emotional reasons. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Have fun with friends, or sign up for a seminar or activity that will help you improve your appearance, status, or future. Love is highlighted. If you are single, start looking for love. If not, nurture the relationship you are in. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Avoid turmoil by refusing to take part in a debate. Do things that you find interesting even if it means doing them alone. Don’t let the demands others try to make guilt-trip you into giving up something that’s important to you. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Taking responsibility will put you in a good position. You will be able to call the shots and control a situation that has the propensity to cause problems at home. Staying one step ahead will ensure that you get your way. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Clear up pressing matters. It’s important not to take on more than you can handle. In order to protect your reputation, take care of your responsibilities before you agree to do someone’s work. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Keep your life simple, and stick to the exact truth no matter whom you are dealing with. Playing fairly will make a difference to how others treat you. Home-improvement projects will bring good results. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Insecurity will be your downfall. Don’t worry about what others do or say. Believe in yourself, and carry on until you complete whatever task you have been given. Don’t let a personal or emotional incident cost you professionally. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Welcome whatever change comes your way. Put your ideas into motion, and you will be able to earn extra income. Put time aside to do something with someone special. Time spent reminiscing will bring you closer to the one you love. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take a step back, and re-evaluate what you have done in the past. You’ll have to make some alterations if you intend to make a new attempt at an old idea. Don’t make the same mistake twice. Consider who can contribute to your success.
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By BLAKE DOWSON The Hawkeye men’s tennis team (8-2) will finally get to spread its wings outside this spring when it takes on San Diego State in San Diego on March 16. Iowa has been cooped up inside for most of this spring, but a trip to sunny San Diego will change that. However, there will be work to be done on the courts once they arrive. “[The Aztecs] are going to be really good,” interim head coach Ross Wilson said. “They’ve already had a couple top-25 wins, and they’ll be top 45 when we play them. They’re big and athletic.” The Aztecs, ranked No. 35, have compiled a 9-4 record with big wins against No. 21 South Carolina and then-No. 22 California. They are undefeated at home. “They are a really tough team,” senior Matt Hagan said. “It’s going to be a good test for us to see where we are so far.” With two weeks off before the road trip, the Hawkeyes have taken the opportunity to get into better playing shape in anticipation of the outdoor match. “The courts play a little slower,” Wilson said. “Serves aren’t as big. That means you have to move a little more. Plus you have to deal with the Sun and the wind. Playing outdoors is more mental than indoors.” With the mild weather that has come through Iowa City, the team has been able to get outside and practice to prepare for San Diego State. Although the Hawkeyes have seen themselves rise in the rankings for threestraight weeks, Wilson said the target is still on the opponent and not Iowa. “We don’t see that on us,” he said. “We see us as the hunters and every-
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The No. 8 Iowa men’s gymnastics team will travel to Lincoln, Nebraska, on March 15 for a quad-meet showdown with No. 6 Minnesota, No. 11. Nebraska, and No. 3 Penn State. “I think we can up our team-high this year,” senior Lance Alberhasky said. “And just end our season on a good note going into Big Tens.” The Hawks’ current team-high for scoring came two weeks ago at Penn State, where they put up a 435.750. But after posting a meager 421.700 last weekend in Minneapolis, the Hawkeyes want to end their regular season on a positive note. To do so they will need to clean up the mistakes that plagued them against the Gophers. The pommel-horse lineup took a step backward last weekend after weeks of progress, as only junior Del Vecchio Orazco improved his score from the prior week by earning a 14.400. The rest declined, including standout junior Doug Sullivan — who posted a season-low 14.650. In addition, sophomore Emmanuel Monroy doomed the event score with an 11.450 routine. Minnesota won the event by more than 2 points. The disparity on the parallel bars was the largest of the meet, as the Gophers outscored the Hawkeyes 73.70067.250. Cory Paterson’s 11.150 routine, filling in for freshman Dylan Ellsworth (illness), was
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RECAP CONTINUED FROM 12 game would point to Iowa’s poor offensive output, he puts the onus of the loss on the Hawkeyes defense. After a stellar half, in which Iowa gave up just 19 points on 7-of-28 shooting from Penn State, Iowa gave up 48 points in the second half. Even if the Hawkeyes offense had shot lights out, they still might not have walked away with a win given the lack of stops on the defensive end. So what changed? How did a team shot 25 percent from the floor one half, then come back less than half an hour later and shoot 53.6 percent for the second half? Not much on Iowa’s end. “Well, nothing strategically,” Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery said. “They shot it well. We made some mistakes, I think. They took advantage of those mistakes. But they made some shots at a critical juncture in the game, which changed a lot.” One of those critical shots came from Penn State senior Travis Ross, who gave the Nittany Lions a 5-point lead with a reverse lay-up plus the foul with 31 seconds left in the game. D.J. Newbill stole the ball and went coast-to-coast for a dunk the next possession, then Penn State sank a
Iowa gymnast Doug Sullivan competes on the pommel horse at the Black and Gold intrasquad meet at the Field House on Dec. 6, 2014. The Black team defeated Gold team, 253.55-251.40. (The Daily Iowan/Valerie Burke) the team’s second sub12 score of the night. Both events have been inconsistent for the Hawks this season, but had been steadily improving until the setback with Minnesota. Dismounts and handling high-pressure situations proved problematic, and they are a top priority to address. The loss dropped the Hawkeyes two spots in the College Gymnastics Association rankings, although they are slightly more than a 0.1 behind California. In the coaches’ poll, Iowa fell to ninth, and Ohio State moved up to No. 8. “As of right now, it dropped us down two ranks,” assistant coach Ben Ketelsen said. “But we can go out this weekend and bump right back up into that spot again.” Despite their setback last weekend, the Hawkeyes have beaten the Gophers twice this season — once in Iowa City on Feb. 14 and once on Jan. 17 in Chicago. The team is putting the loss in the rearview mirror and the meet at Nebraska will give them a shot at re-
rhythm for virtually the full 40 minutes. There was one brutal stretch in which the Hawkeyes went 0-of-10 from the floor and couldn’t make a shot to save their lives. Even more, Iowa didn’t make its first field goal until the 15:04 mark of the first half, when Gesell finally managed an assist to Aaron White.
couple of free throws and walked out with its second win in two days. “I just saw the shot clock winding down, and the ball was in my hands, so I just had to baseline it to make the play,” Travis said about his 3-point play. While the game may have been lost on the defensive side of the floor, Iowa’s offense didn’t provide much room for mistakes. The Hawkeyes shot 26.3 percent from the field and 20 percent from 3-point range. Other than Jarrod Uthoff and White, who combined for 38 points and 20 rebounds, Iowa scored just 20 points on 5-of-30 shooting. There was also a stretch in the second half that included 10-straight misses and spanned eight minutes, in addition to a stretch of 4:55 in the first half in which Iowa went without a field goal. The saving grace of Iowa’s offense came at the free-throw line; it shot 25-of-31, outscoring Penn State by 8. “Penn State is a team that’s really going to get in your space, try to mug you off ball screens, try to get you out of rhythm,” Mike Gesell said. “That was just the flow of the game.” This loss feels different from when Iowa was bounced by Northwestern from the Big Ten Tournament last season.
demption with the Gophers. It’s also a chance to climb back up in the rankings and also an opportunity to clean up areas of concern before the postseason. Iowa and Minnesota are just 2 points apart in their four-score average, which is the basis for the rankings. Nebraska, on the other, comes in ranked 11th with an average of 421.350. Based on the way the season has gone to date, this regular-season finale comes down to the Gophers, Hawks, and Nittany Lions. Iowa’s been better than Minnesota most of the season and has a chance to make a statement in this meet. “I want to see it in they’re eyes — we’re here to win,” head coach JD Reive said. “If you go at it 100 percent, and your heart’s in it, and you fall — then so be it. Be courageous enough to put yourself out there and do it all, and the odds of you not having success with that are much slimmer.” Follow @CharlsGreen for news, updates, and analysis of the Iowa men’s gymnastics team.
Perhaps it was an omen for the rest of the game, but Iowa’s early offensive struggles continued through the whole contest, and that meant an offensive funk that was ultimately insurmountable for the Hawkeyes. “We didn’t get great shots, we didn’t get a lot of the things that we would have liked to have happened,”
Both came at the hands of lower-seeded teams, and both occurred in Iowa’s first game in the tournament. But compared with last season, there’s no question Iowa will be selected to play in the NCAA Tournament next week. No bubble was burst here; there will be future games, and this loss also doesn’t fully diminish Iowa’s run to end the regular season. But it does sting, as McCaffery made clear after the game: IOWA HAWKEYES (58) MIN FG 3P Woodbury 12 0-2 0-0 Uthoff 32 5-14 1-6 White 37 5-13 1-2 Jok 21 1-7 1-2 Gesell 30 2-7 0-1 Olaseni 28 2-7 0-0 Uhl 4 0-0 0-0 Oglesby 12 0-2 0-1 Clemmons 23 0-5 0-3 TEAM TOTALS 200 15-57 3-15
RB 2 7 13 1 1 7 1 1 4 12 25-31 49 FT 2-4 6-6 10-12 0-0 5-5 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (67) MIN FG 3P FT RB Dickerson 23 1-4 0-0 2-3 3 Travis 28 6-9 0-0 5-6 7 Newbill 36 7-14 2-3 2-2 6 Thorpe 29 4-12 1-3 2-4 5 Garner 25 1-6 1-4 3-4 1 Moore 9 1-2 0-0 1-1 1 Banks 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Jack 5 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 Taylor 23 1-5 1-3 2-2 6 Foster 19 1-2 1-1 0-2 1 TEAM 4 TOTALS 200 22-56 6-15 17-24 34
A 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 1
TO 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 5
TP 2 17 21 3 9 6 0 0 0
9 12 58
A 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 1
TO 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
TP 4 17 18 11 6 3 0 0 5 3
11 8 67
McCaffery said. “On the ball, off the ball, in the post, on the perimeter, it was just OK.” The way “OK” looks on paper doesn’t do McCaffery’s thoughts justice. He knew it was worse than just OK. Follow @dannyapayne on Twitter for news, updates, and analysis about the Iowa men’s basketball team.
“Today’s effort in terms of execution and concentration was unacceptable.” Follow @JacobSheyko on Twitter for updates, news, and analysis about the Iowa basketball team.
Iowa player Matt Hagan serves during the Iowa-Drake match in the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex on Feb. 27. Alen Salibasic defeated Hagan (7-6 [6-1], 6-4). (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert) one else as the hunted. We always talk about what we have to gain.” Iowa will be in San Diego for four days. With the match being played on Monday, the team will have an opportunity to relax for the weekend. “The trip will be a good bonding experience,” assistant coach Ty Schaub said. “Road trips like these in the middle of the year are important for a team.” Wilson, who is familiar with the city from coaching at the University of San Diego, said it will be nice to have a change of scenery and hang out on the beach. Iowa will try to use its big match against the Aztecs as a slingshot into Big Ten season; it will take on No. 22 Minnesota in Minneapolis on March 20. “The match against [San Diego] is big for our conference season,” Schaub said. “We have an extremely strong conference, and we have to be playing our best going into it.” Hagan said he is excited about the weather and bonding in San Diego but acknowledged that Iowa is going out there on a business trip. “The nice weather
will be awesome, and it will be a good team atmosphere,” he said. “But we’ve been practicing really hard. “We’ve prepared mentally, prepared physically, and we’re ready to go.” Follow @B_Dows4 for news, analysis, and updates on the Iowa men’s tennis team.
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Iowa guard Mike Gesell grabs a rebound during the game against Penn State during the Big Ten Tournament in Chicago’s United Center on Thursday. The Hawkeyes fell to the Nittany Lions, 67-58. (The Daily Iowan/Tessa Hursh)
Hawkeye offense revisits disappearing act
FEATURE By DANNY PAYNE daniel-payne-1@uiowa.edu
CHICAGO — Penn State head coach Patrick Chambers had a game plan heading into Thursday’s contest with Iowa. After all, in his team’s loss to the Hawkeyes on Feb. 28, Iowa’s guards — Mike Gesell, Peter Jok, Anthony Clemmons, and Josh Oglesby — went 12-of-28 from the floor and combined for 35 of Iowa’s 81 points. He wanted to slow that production, particularly from Gesell, who had 14 points and 7 assists in State College, Pennsylvania. All day long in his team’s 67-58 win over Iowa, his team executed. “I don’t think anyone gives Gesell enough credit. He’s the little engine that could,” Chambers said. “… If you
RECAP could slow him down, it might affect the flow of the offense, and I’ll watch film, I’m not sure if we did that effectively, but I think we did a pretty good job of it on him and Jok.” What Chambers will likely see when he dissects the tape is what he hoped for going into the contest: Iowa’s offense was out of whack. The guards accounted for 9 of Iowa’s 12 turnovers, and the Nittany Lions scored 12 points on those turnovers. Clemmons led the Hawkeyes with 5 giveaways. Additionally, starters Jok and Gesell accounted for a minus-16 plus/minus ratio, the lowest of any two players in the game. “They were getting in us,” Gesell said. “They were being aggressive, and you know, as guards you can’t always force it, you’ve got to look to other guys
open, too … We were looking to get guys open and looking for scoring opportunities when they happened. “They really had a stacked defense, and sometimes it’s hard to get shots against that as a guard.” It was hard for the quartet on Thursday. They went a combined 3-of-21 for 12 points. As a team, the Hawkeyes shot 26.3 percent from the field. To be fair, Iowa’s offensive struggles can’t be solely pinned on its guards. The Hawkeyes look to forwards Aaron White and Jarrod Uthoff for the majority of their points, and those two went 10-of-27 from the field for 41 points. But when Iowa doesn’t get the supplemental points from other positions and plays a solid team like the
By JACOB SHEYKO jacob-sheyko@uiowa.edu
CHICAGO — Iowa knew it would have its hands full. Penn State was a team with nothing to lose, a team whose season will likely come to a conclusion unless it ran the table in the Big Ten Tournament. Iowa also needed overtime to pull out the victory the last time the two teams met. However, it’s not likely many people predicted Iowa — a team riding a six-game winning streak into the tournament — would lose to the Nittany Lions as it did Thursday, 67-58. “This kills,” Aaron White said after the game. “I want more than anything to be playing tomorrow and the next day. It really hurts, especially as a senior and playing as well as we have. It definitely hurts.” White noted that while most people who watched the
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Hawkeye softball searches for consistency Iowa has played well at times this year, but it has one stretch to put things together before Big Ten play. By JORDAN HANSEN jordan-hansen@uiowa.edu
This weekend, the Iowa softball team will head to Oklahoma for seven games in five days, and it has potential to be another rough stretch. Then again, maybe not. It depends on which Iowa team shows up — the one that nearly beat No. 2 Oregon or the one that has been run-ruled seven times this season. The Hawkeyes will face the No. 6 Sooners, East Carolina, Oklahoma State, and a Tulsa team that has made four-straight NCAA regionals during their five-day trip to the Sooner State. “It’s going to be competitive, by far, but it’s not going to be much different from the last few weekends,” head coach Marla Looper said. “If we can approach this one game at a time, I think the outcomes are going to come. “We’re right the on the edge — on the verge of busting out like we do periodically, but we must do it more consistently.” So far this season, Iowa has played four games against ranked opponents — they lost two by run-rule to No. 1 Florida, beat No. 18 Central Florida, and lost a 1-run game to No. 2 Oregon. The Hawkeyes are also 4-5 in their last nine games, a major improvement for a team that lost eight straight earlier in this season. “We’ve definitely gained a lot of trust in each other throughout the season,” outfielder Whitney Repole said. “We’ve had mo-
ments in which we’ve struggled, and we’ve had moments in which we’ve shown what we’re capable of. “I think we’re ready to maintain that consistency.” Consistency has been a key term for the Hawks this year and quite simply, they have not yet found it. The Hawkeyes rank near the bottom of the Big Ten in team batting average (.252), but they have showed offensive prowess at certain points. This was especially true last weekend in California, when they racked up 19 hits and 11 runs against a decent Cal State-Fullerton team but didn’t register a single hit against Fresno State the day before. While some of this is the other team’s pitching, Iowa still got 8 hits in the game against Oregon but could only muster 1 run. While the players and coaches may be looking for that consistency, they simply haven’t found it quite yet. “We’ve got to put it together at some point, and I would love for it to be now,” Looper said. “We’ve had moments of brilliance and then moments looking around and trying to figure out where our team went. “I think the challenge for them is to go, and be, and do the things we do at practice.” If they can figure things out in their trip to Oklahoma, it would be huge, especially considering that Big Ten play starts immediately after they get back from their trip. Iowa is a young team, and a hallmark of young teams is inconsistency, so a rough start to the season should be expected.
The Iowa softball players huddle after the top of the fifth inning during the second game against Northwestern at Pearl Field on April 5, 2014. (The Daily Iowan/Alyssa Hitchcock) However, if the Hawks want to do any real damage this year, this stretch is a chance to do just that. “I think that as a team, and even personally with my pitching, is getting better,” freshman pitcher Ashley Yoways said. “I think this weekend is going to help with that a lot.” Follow @JordyHansen for news, updates, and analysis of the Iowa softball team.
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