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Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery answers question in a press conference after the Hawkeyes’ game against Gonzaga at KeyArena on Sunday in Seattle. Gonzaga defeated Iowa, 87-68. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)
Zags zig, Hawks don’t jig By JACOB SHEYKO jacob-sheyko@uiowa.edu
SEATTLE — Iowa figured it out the hard way, but the constant barrage of 3s and inside finishes are what the nation’s most efficient offense looks like. In the Hawkeyes’ 87-68 loss to Gonzaga on Sunday, the Bull-
dogs put on an offensive clinic in front of the nearly all-Gonzaga crowd in KeyArena. Be it from inside or outside, Iowa couldn’t find an answer for the nation’s seventh-highest scoring offense. The Hawkeyes tried zone. They tried man. They tried to pack it in or guard the pe-
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Students and others will have to find other places to exercise because the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center will be closed this week. In preparation to host the men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, the University of Iowa Rec Center will close its doors today to March 29. “We understand that the [center] is a very popular place on the university campus and that a lot of people have it integrated into their daily routine,” Holman said Justin Holman, the assistant director assistant director for marketing and membership services for UI Recreational Services. “We know a lot of people are upset, but what we’re trying to emphasize that it really is an honor to have this event here.”
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The Iowa City City Council will vote today on expanding food trucks in Iowa City based on proposed staff changes. “There have been requests from members of the public for food vendors to operate in Iowa City,” Councilor Jim Throgmorton said. For around a year, Kyle Sieck, the owner of the Local Burrito food truck, and Elizabeth Wohlford, the owner of the Box Lunch food truck, have worked with the City Council in order to create an expansion for food trucks in Iowa City. “Iowa City has worked with us,” Wohlford said. “It has been a great experience.” The proposed changes would allow vendors to obtain a city permit to sell food in parking stalls. The vendors would have to be outside of “downtown” as defined in the ordinance, more than 150 feet away
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from any restaurant, and outside of areas zoned as residential. The city councilors chose not to allow vendors in downtown because they don’t want to hurt businesses in the area. “We choose not to increase the number of food vendors because restaurants pay property taxes to operate in the area,” Throgmorton said. “It is unfair, because it will take business away from them.” The expansion of the food trucks is expected to result in an increase in food traffic in the Iowa City area, Sieck said. Previously, food trucks were allowed on private property and had a pilot program at city parks, but with the proposed changes, they would be allowed to vend on city streets but only in specific areas. The city permit would allow trucks SEE FOOD, 3
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The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative is seen in a Detroit neighborhood during spring break. The initiative is dedicated to growing and providing fresh produce to people in the area who are considered to be food-insecure. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Abromeit)
Over the past week, 216 students and 12 staff members from the University of Iowa traveled to 18 cities across the United States to do 4,000 hours of volunteer service work with the hopes of bringing service back to Iowa City. DI reporter Lily Abromeit was part of the service team. By LILY ABROMEIT lily-abromeit@uiowa.edu
Tyson Gersh fell in love with the city of Detroit when he was a 20-yearold at the University of Michigan because a fellow student talked at length about the city and the potential for growth. “He was so obsessed with Detroit, and I thought it was so strange,” Gersh said. “I was from Ann Arbor, and [I thought] ‘Didn’t he listen to his parents? We don’t go to Detroit.’ ” He was taught growing up that Detroit isn’t safe — especially if one didn’t grow up there. There were gangs; there was an abundance of crime. It was a city saturated with problems. Now, four years later, Gersh is fully invested in the inner-city neighborhoods as cofounder and president of the Michigan Urban Farming Initiative. And over the University of Iowa’s spring break, 17 students traveled to Detroit to address the issue of urban decay with various service projects and nonprofits in the area. For the week, the group focused on several subsections of urban decay, including hunger and food insecurity. Food insecurity is defined as not having access to nutritious food. The program educates the Detroit community about healthy eating, the importance of fresh produce, and how to grow and maintain food for themselves. The initiative became a
Neighborhood resident Candace Jones said she has learned how she can live longer by eating
healthier through the efforts of the farm and its volunteers. She has also learned the importance of having a large population to derive help from. “I have noticed more people are coming to this area, period, where this area was vacant, basically,” she said. “It’s well needed because [there’s] not enough bodies to do it. That’s how you build a community, by coming together no matter where you’re from.” Demetrius Thomas, a distribution coordinator for Gleaner’s Food Bank, said having volunteers from out of town allows a new population of citizens to learn about and understand these issues. “I take pride in my city a lot,” said Thomas, who was born and raised in Detroit. “I know there are a lot of black eyes around here from what people see … but they shouldn’t look at us like we’re some criminal-filled city. We may be down, but we’re still pushing forward.” Gleaner’s Food Bank supplies different organizations with food to later distribute to people struggling to provide for themselves. “We are known as the blue-collar city, so we work hard for what we have,” he said. “But we can only work so much.” The idea that many in Detroit are struggling to find work or are simply just burnt out from working too hard has persisted for years. Detroit has been in a well-publicized downfall.
Fluctuations in the auto industry have plagued the city’s economy for years. While Detroit struggled, those who had the means to move vacated the city for the suburbs. This left the poorer population in the city to battle the issues — maintain properties, hold down jobs, and find quality resources. Richard Rubens, a volunteer at the Ford Piquette Plant, thinks Detroit is just on a cycle of ups and downs — as it always has. “We boom and we bust. When we boom, we boom bigger than everybody and when we bust, oh do we bust,” he said. “We’re in that bust cycle at the present time, and we’re just coming out of it. We can see all the signs of prosperity coming about. “I think Detroit is headed for a big boom. This is opportunity central … I’m not worried about what we’re going to do in Detroit. Opportunity is there and people will find it.” Students agreed the experience highlighted issues in their own communities as well. “Certainly there are injustices in Detroit, but there are also injustices in Iowa City. And the things that I’ve learned [in Detroit] … I can bring back to Iowa City, even though the issues are slightly different,” UI junior Morgan Brittain said. “There’s definitely still the same concept behind how we would tackle these issues.”
21 with OWI. Laura Jenkins, 25, address unknown, was charged March 21 with driving while barred. Brendan Johnson, 21, 2211 N. Dubuque St., was charged Sunday with OWI. Tad Johnston, 55, Hills, was charged March 20 with driving with a suspended/canceled license. Alexander Jones, 19, Atkins, Iowa, was charged Sunday with public intoxication and disorderly conduct. Alvin Jones, 44, Marion, was charged Nov. 16, 2014 with identity theft. Timothy Kigin, 23, 946 Iowa Ave., was charged March 21 with keeping a disorderly house. Brian Knudtson, 36, 4087 Gustav St., was charged Sunday with OWI. Joshua Koolbeck, 22, 1901 Broadway No. 3, was charged Sept. 25, 2014, with public intoxication, Nov. 27, 2014, with driving with a suspended/canceled license, and March 21 with first-degree harassment. Tamara Longmire, 20, 444 Samoa Drive, was charged March 21 with fifth-degree theft. Mariah Mariner, 19, 2401
Highway 6 E. No. 2210, was charged June 8 with third-degree theft and second-degree burglary. Charles McDile, 46, 417 Douglass Court, was charged March 21 with public intoxication. Sandra McMurrin, 25, Waterloo, was charged March 20 with driving with a suspended/canceled license. Stephanie Mendoza, 21, 202 Blackfoot Trail, was charged March 20 with driving with a suspended/canceled license. Ollie Mitchell, 56, 429 Southgate Ave., was charged March 20 with public intoxication. Christopher Nicholson, 35, Coralville, was charged March 21 with OWI. Gage Olson, 19, 646 S. Dodge St. Apt. 6, was charged Sunday with OWI and PAULA. Edgar Ortiz Sis, 23, 1205 Laura Drive No. 84, was charged March 21 with OWI. Wanda Pearson, 49, North Liberty, was charged March 19 with driving while barred. Alexander Pins, 20, Cedar Rapids, was charged March 21 with possession of a fictitious ID and public intoxication. Charles Reyburn, 31, 4289
Maureen Terrace, was charged March 20 with OWI. Arthur Sampson, 23, Aurora, Illinois, was charged March 21 with interference with official acts and public intoxication. Justin Sandersfeld, 27, North English, Iowa, was charged Sunday with OWI. Austin Sherwood, 20, Van Horne, Iowa, was charged Sunday with disorderly conduct, obstruction of an officer, public intoxication, and unlawful use of an authentic ID. Robert Smith, 47, Coralville, was charged March 20 with driving with a suspended/ canceled license. Julia Sullivan-Spitz, 19, 2665 Triple Crown Lane Apt. 6, was charged Sunday with OWI. Colin Teare, 25, 713 Ronalds St., was charged March 21 with OWI. Michael Verdinez, 20, 646 S. Dodge St. Apt. 6, was charged Sunday with PAULA. Yuanren Wang, 23, 725 Emerald St. No. 20D, was charged March 21 with assault causing injury. Lindsey Wombacher, 21, West Branch, was charged March 20 with interference with official acts and OWI.
social justice project as the founders strived to battle food insecurity in the area. Twenty-one percent of the population of Wayne County, where Detroit is located, is considered to be food-insecure, according to data from the nonprofit Feeding America. Johnson County, in comparison, has a food-insecurity rate of 14.2 percent. UI students dug trenches, planted flowers, and hauled wood to help keep the Michigan Urban Farming Initiative alive. It was the second time UI students have traveled to Detroit to fight urban decay. The trip encompasses a weekly class, and this trip, students completed a service projected related to their trip in Iowa City. The initiative owns land in the center of a Detroit neighborhood that was once an empty house. The property was turned into a community garden, where residents can purchase vegetables, paying a suggested price or whatever they can afford. “It started as a very naïve effort to end food insecurity through community gardening,” Gersh said. “It was naïve because if we had any idea how difficult the problems were to solve then, like we know now, we wouldn’t have done it.” •••
BLOTTER Andrew Antill, 23, 727 E. Jefferson St., was charged March 20 with keeping a disorderly house. Dylan Avery, 21, Coralville, was charged March 19 with driving with a revoked license. Alpha Balde, 22, 1545 Aber Ave. Apt. 9, was charged March 19 with possession of a controlled substance. Logan Benge, 20, North Liberty, was charged Sunday with PAULA. Regena Brunk, 57, Burlington, was charged March 20 with OWI. Antonio Bullock, 24, Chicago Heights, Illinois, was charged March 21 with OWI and obstruction of an officer. Cody Ferguson, 21, 254 Chestnut St., was charged Sunday with disorderly conduct and public intoxication. Kory Garrett, 25, 3044 Rohret Road S.W., was charged March 21 with OWI. Marivel Gayton, 25, 1232 Sandusky Ave., was charged March 21 with driving with a suspended/canceled license. Letishia Howard, 33, 2238 Davis St., was charged March 20 with fifth-degree theft. Omar Ibrahim, 39, 707 Westgate St., was charged March
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MBB CONTINUED FROM FRONT rimeter. But all attempts fell flat. “You can trap the ball screen; they got shooters, they can throw it inside. They can drive the ball. They share the ball. They’re willing passers,” head coach Fran McCaffery said. If the start of the game was any sign, Iowa was in for a long game. In the first possession of the contest, Kyle Wiltjer hit a 3 to give Gonzaga its first lead of the game. The Zags did not give up that lead for the entire 40 minutes. They picked apart the Hawkeye defense in the first half, shooting 62.1 percent from the field and 70 percent from 3-point range. For the game, Gonzaga shot 61.5 percent from the floor. Iowa’s offense held its own — it shot 46.5 percent — but Gonzaga’s offense and Iowa’s turnovers kept the Hawkeyes in a constant game of catch-up, which continued until the final buzzer. “They got a very good
NCAA CONTINUED FROM FRONT “The [negative] feedback that we got really speaks volumes to how great a facility it is,” Getz said. “If we closed it down and nobody really said anything, then maybe we have a lackluster Rec Center, but that’s not the case. That’s one really positive aspect to the closing — that we’ve got something really great … and we’re glad to offer it to the visiting teams.” Exercise equipment on the first and second floors will either be moved out of the build-
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point guard, they got bigs, and they got wings who can shoot it,” point guard Mike Gesell said. “They got all the pieces. So, they’re a tough team to guard and a tough matchup.” Even when Iowa was producing offensively, its huddles during time-outs rang with the insistence that it needed stops. Those defensive stops came early in the second half, and with 17:35 left in the game, the Hawkeyes trailed by 11 points, a sizeable but manageable gap. But Kevin Pangos hit a 3, and then a pair of Bulldog free throws extinguished the threat. That was the story of the second half. Every time Iowa sniffed getting the game within single digits, Gonzaga went on a run of its own, putting the game out of reach until Iowa went on another run. When Iowa cut the lead to 11 with 12:24 left, Gonzaga scored 4-straight points. When Iowa was within 11 points again, this time with 10:50 left in the game, Gonzaga rattled off a 9-0 run to push the lead to 20. “We obviously got down
into a hole, and you don’t want to do that,” McCaffery said. “They started getting comfortable shooting the ball, and that was unfortunate.” Iowa got what it expected out of his main offensive threats. Jarrod Uthoff finished with 20 points and 8 rebounds; Aaron White scored 19 points and is now the Big Ten’s leader in free throws madein the last 50 years, a record he set in his final game in a Hawkeye uniform. But with just 10 freethrows shot all game — seven of which were made — Iowa failed to establish much of an inside presence against the equally matched frontline of Gonzaga. “It’s so hard to talk about right after your season ends,” White said. “You’re so disappointed at this outcome, how we didn’t play tonight, but you look back over the four years, and what coach has given to me and given to guys on this team is something amazing. I’m just so thankful for the opportunity.” Just two nights before this loss, the Iowa program took a step forward in the
Gonzaga forward Domantas Sabonis drives against Iowa in KeyArena on Sunday in Seattle. Gonzaga won, 87-68. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing) right direction when it beat willing to, to some degree, and we’re going to work, and believe in me and my staff, we’re going to recruit people Davidson. It was the first tourna- but I think more so believe in in the next class, which they ment win for Iowa since themselves that when we’re did, and then the next class, 2001 and another step in there, we’re going to go to which they did,” McCaffery McCaffery’s rebuilding proj- the NCAA Tournament, be- said. “And that’s how you cause we’re going to prepare, build a program.” ect of the program. On Sunday night, it ran into a better team. And while the win against Davidson was a step forward, Iowa just wasn’t ready to make a leap. “I think that’s the thing that impresses me the most about this class is they were
ing or behind curtains to make room for hospitality areas. In past years at other universities, the championship competition pool has been situated in a separate building apart from gymnasiums and exercise areas. However, with the center’s natatorium pool being joined to the rest of the facility, Recreational Services staff will have to overcome unique obstacles related to spacing before the start of the championship. By the start of the championships, the facility will be “transformed,” Harder said. Void of treadmills and other exercise machines, the fitness areas will be fitted with
more chairs and tables for athletes and coaches. In the natatorium area, the sauna and steam room will still function, but the hot tub will be turned into a “cold tub” for ice baths that allow swimmers to better recover from races. Getz said holding the Big Ten meet lent them much-needed insight on how to prepare for the NCAAs, despite the NCAA’s stricter guidelines. Getz said the bid to host the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships was submitted in July 2013. The UI won the bid in December 2013 and has since waited
with anticipation for the swimming meet. Tickets for the championship meet sold out nearly a month and a half before the starting date. To accommodate the large number of spectators, the second floor gyms will have bleachers to allow fans to view the meet from above. The multi-activity court, which has long since been closed because of the damage from a sprinkler, will be transformed into a dryland area for divers, with a diving board and mats occupying the gym area. Further repairs on the gym will continue into the summer.
erate for a maximum of three hours within a two-hour metered parking space, Sieck said. Currently, there are six food vendors
permitted to operate downtown. Si eck s ai d t he expans i on of t he food t r uck s m i ght s ee an i nfl ux of food vendor s
t o Iowa C i t y. “Usually, when you create a system for people to participate in, they almost always join,” he said.
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Freedom to vote or not Christopher Cervantes cmikemayvantes@gmail.com
On March 19, the leader of the free world made a comment in regards to the U.S. voting policy, stating that it would be better if all American citizens voted. According to CNN, President Obama said, “In Australia, and some other countries, there’s mandatory voting,” and “It would be transformative if everybody voted. That would counteract money more than anything.” When I first heard this, I sat back and prepared for the avalanche of backlash that was going to cascade from news outlets. After all, this is Obama, the president who would probably get criticized for eating Chinese food with a fork. So, imagine my surprise when I see that this comment is just fluttering through the masses with only a few disgruntled murmurs. While I usually think that we, as American citizens, can be too critical of our elected leaders, I do believe that this remark should get noticed a little more. To be perfectly honest, a mandatory-voting policy is an awful idea. Let it be said that this comes from no political agenda but rather my concern for what is implied with this mandatory-voting notion. Obama said a reason that younger individuals make up such a small demographic of the voter turnout is because their views contradict that of those who enable “big money politics.” I decided to test this theory. I asked a sample group of college-age citizens, all of whom abstained from voting in the latest Io-
wa election, what they thought of the “big money politics” and how it correlated to stagnant ballot use. The answers I received ranged from apathetic annoyance directed at politicians to simply not believing in either of the candidates. Despite what the president said, it seems as if “big money politics” isn’t the issue. This faulty reasoning is not the worst aspect of his statement, however. The implication of a forced vote is, for lack of a better word, disgusting, because it endorses the demolition of individual choice. The ability to choose is a most democratic quality, one that allows us three of America’s most prominent freedoms: speech, religion, and leadership. That means that we, as citizens, have a choice on whether we wish to exercise these rights. To do away with any of these choices undermines the fundamental philosophies of our nation. Let’s say that a mandatory-voting law is enacted. If this happened, the democratic process would not be advanced. Yes, more people would vote, but they would be even less invested than before. Because choice would be taken away from them, the act of voting would be viewed on par with that of a chore. The level of selective care that average modern voters put into their partisan choices would drop drastically. This would increase voter apathy, and therefore damage our nation’s democratic progression. I do worry about the lethargic political interest that members of my generation hold. If voting numbers are truly a problem, evaluate ways to rectify it. But don’t force the public’s decision-making in a way that fuels apathetic behavior. The freedom of choice is not negotiable.
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Troubling signs for two states T heatrical election night rhetoric is nothing new for politicians. Making a last-ditch effort to mobilize voters often results in candidates making impossible promises, grandiose statements about the importance of this particular election (usually, it’s “the most important one in decades”), and dire warnings of what direction the country could take if the vote is lost. But Israel’s newly re-elected prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, may have taken the rhetoric too far. By all indications, Netanyahu was neck-and-neck with his competitor, Issac Herzog of the center-left Zionist Union. With economic issues playing a larger role in the decisions of many Israeli voters, Netanyahu’s focus on national security didn’t seem particularly effective in drawing centrist voters to his side. So, in a last-minute statement to an Israeli news site, he sought to court those on the right to come cast their vote. “Whoever moves to establish a Palestinian state or intends to withdraw from territory is simply yielding territory for radical Islamic terrorist attacks against Israel,” he said to NRG. He then clarified that a Palestinian state would not be allowed under his watch. Of course, Netanyahu backed down from this position after his re-election was secured, leading some to wonder if the comments were nothing more than a political stunt (much like his speech to Congress before the election was widely perceived). He said he wasn’t reversing his support for a two-state solution that he made in a 2009 speech, but he added that the “reality” of the situation has changed.
President Obama criticized the prime minister’s comments in a Huffington Post interview released this past weekend. “Given his statements prior to the election, it is going to be hard to find a path where people are seriously believing that negotiations [for a two-state solution] are possible,” he said. Regardless of their intent, Netanyahu’s comments will certainly have an effect. It would be naïve and irresponsible for a sitting prime minister to make statements on policy for the sheer purpose of getting votes, and that justification doesn’t make sense in the context of Israel’s recent actions. Israeli housing settlements in the areas that are occupied by Palestinians continue to expand, with many settlers becoming entrenched through second and third generations. It’s hard to imagine a twostate solution when this expansion, which is regarded as illegal by most of the international community, continues unimpeded. The Israeli leader obviously has a duty to advocate for the best interests of his country, and from that perspective, his comments make sense. However, Israel’s well-being should not come at the expense of Palestinian non-citizens living within its borders. While Netanyahu’s comments may have been made for the sake of getting votes, they have certainly resonated in Israel, enough so to propel him to another term in office. With this kind of sentiment prevailing among the Israeli people, it’s a troubling omen for a two-state solution.
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Suicide hoax creates implications
Paul Osgerby paul-osgerby@uiowa.edu
In San Mateo, California, last week parttime electrician Shane Tusch wrote a hoax-suicide note on Facebook, stating that he would hang himself from the Golden Gate Bridge. He claimed afterwards he was testing Facebook’s new suicide-prevention program. However, a reader stumbled across the post and alerted the authorities. Tusch was then arrested by police and sent to a psychiatric institute for three days, placed under psychological examination, where he states he “denied any humane care.” The Californian is married and has two children. Last month, Facebook initiated a revamped
program to flag at-risk posts that may indicate suicidal thoughts or behavior. Facebook then can contact said person and offer help or, if the Facebook people believe there is an “imminent threat,” local police can be contacted to evaluate the situation. In the case of Tusch, he was immediately detained. Perhaps that might also represent a failure of institutional attempts to combat suicide. They are done with more force than might always be necessary. It may be beneficial to add that attempting or committing suicide is not a crime, so it should not be treated similarly. Tusch’s response was to point to the (in) effectiveness of social media and technology attempting to evaluate the psychological state of a living, breathing individual. He was also quick to note that the reader was basically “a complete stranger,” with no context that
a family member or friend would have. This highlights the overbearing power Facebook’s current model runs on, and it needs to be further revised. Each flagged post runs through reviews by systematic processing. Then Facebook decides how approach the at-risk poster. “Often, friends and family who are the observers in this situation don’t know what to do,” said Holly Hetherington, a Facebook strategist, at the time of launching the new program. I would like to ask how a technological system of filters could really offer more than what family and friends can. A message asking the poster if they “might be going through something difficult” because a friend “thinks” so seems a bit generic, like stock photos of people with their laptops. Also, I’m confused as to how beneficial this message could be, espe-
cially when the friend who flagged the post is left anonymous. Consultation through interacting with a human is generally a wiser method of dealing with potential suicide. These thoughts stem from some sort of disconnect between the self and others to the point of feeling inescapably lost. Though technology is reaching newer levels of sentience, suicidal thoughts do not typically occur from disconnect between the self and technology. So why should it be seen as a new measure of suicide prevention? I tend to agree with Tusch’s statement: “Facebook needs to leave suicide prevention to family and friends.” Suicide is most effectively dealt with the compassion of individuals (however well-equipped they feel), not the anonymity of a social media platform. It’s a nice idea, Facebook, but requires further revision.
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Stopping Lynch nomination is right
Michael Korobov michael-korobov@uiowa.edu
A human-trafficking bill, while garnering bipartisan support, is jammed in the Senate. The Democrats oppose a provision in the bill (that they admit they initially forgot to read) that would block funding for abortions. The Republicans, on the other hand, refuse to change the bill. The confirmation of Loretta Lynch, the nominee for attorney General, is being blocked in the Senate because of this gridlock. The situation has incited inflammatory comments on the left. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., attacked the Republicans last week by saying, “Loretta Lynch … is asked to sit in the back of the bus on the Senate calendar.” Lynch is an Af-
rican-American woman. Considering Durbin had voted against Condoleezza Rice for secretary of State, he’s either a racist by his own standards or shamefully injecting race once again where it doesn’t belong. I suspect the latter. The general expectation in Washington has become that it is procedure to confirm all presidential nominations. Rudy Giuliani stated that “the confirmation process has been really tremendously distorted … it’s become Republicans torture Democrats, Democrats torture Republicans. Who started it, God knows.” To answer Giuliani’s question, the people who started this were the Founding Fathers of the nation. James Madison’s Federalist Paper No. 51 is titled “The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments.” In it, Madison writes that government
must be formed in a way that gives “to those who administer each department the necessary and constitutional means and personal motives to resist the encroachment of the others.” These checks and balances are necessary to prevent any branch from becoming too powerful. As Madison describes it, “ambition must be made to counteract ambition.” These fundamental ideas of our government made their way into the Constitution. Article II Section 2 [2] of the Constitution states that the president “… with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint … Officers of the United States.” Not only was the Senate to be consulted in this process, but until very recently, 60 percent of the vote was required to confirm a presidential nomination. The idea was that the nominees must be so suited for the position that the minority party will still find some people to vote for them.
Lynch does not satisfy any of the Senate majority’s priorities for attorney general. She continues to support the president’s executive action on illegal immigration, an act which has been struck down as unconstitutional by a federal judge. When asked whether a U.S. citizen of an illegal immigrant has “more right to a job” in the United States, she responded that both have equal rights. These are not the stances of a competent top law-enforcement officer. It is because of these reasons, not race, that John McCain said, “No Republican should vote for Loretta Lynch.” The Republicans need to stop confirming presidential nominations as a matter of courtesy. It is their job to hold these individuals to certain standards and force the president to compromise as he seeks possible contenders. Otherwise, their actions represent a negligent dereliction of duty.
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Iowa storms over Hurricanes
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder cuts the rest of the net off the basket with her children after the Hawkeyes’ second-round game of the NCAA Tournament in Carver-Hawkeye on Sunday. The Hawkeyes defeated Miami, 88-70, and will advance to the Sweet 16 in Oklahoma City. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)
The Hawkeyes went from 36 percent shooting in the first half to 75 in the second. By KYLE MANN kyle-mann@uiowa.edu
Lisa Bluder admitted before Sunday’s game that her third-seed Hawkeyes, facing 11-seed Miami, had the best opportunity to advance to the Sweet 16 of any team she’s had as a Hawkeye coach. With Bluder’s highest-seeded team ever — playing in Carver-Hawkeye, in which it went 17-0 coming into the contest — everything on paper was in favor of the Hawkeyes. Nonetheless, they knew they were hosting a team good enough to defeat Notre Dame. “Miami is a talented team; they are athletic, they are quick, they are good outside shooters, they are well-coached,” Bluder said before her team’s 88-70 win over the Hurricanes on Sunday. “We know it’s going to be a battle, and this time of
RECAP CONTINUED FROM 10 Big 3s from Dixon and junior Kali Peschel inflated the Iowa lead and pumped up the crowd, while a dominating performance from senior Beth Doolittle proved to be the game-changer. An in-bounds block by Doolittle late in the game that would have cut Iowa’s lead to 4 instead extended it to 8. “That play probably more than any other was the turning point for them,” Miami’s Meier said. “It could have been a 4-point swing, and then she comes back and hits a jumper right in our face.” Doolittle was more than happy to take advantage of the time and space afforded to her by the Hurricanes Sunday. “I don’t think you can ever predict where you’re going to get shots,” Doolittle said, who finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds. “I just tried to take what was given to me, and my teammates were able to find me in the right places.” Follow
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year, a lot of times, it’s who gets hot.” Bluder is such a smart person. The first half was a battle in the sense that the two teams left the floor of Carver-Hawkeye Arena for halftime, leaving behind only a desolate wasteland in which offense was once played. But then someone got hot. Everyone got hot. Boy, did they get hot. Iowa seemed somewhat off its game from the very beginning, with the offensive system being noticeably less perimeter-centric. The team attempted only four 3s in the first half, opting instead for a bevy of midrange jumpers and contested drives to the hoop. As a result of the low-efficiency shot selection, Iowa shot a woeful 36 percent from the floor in the half. Luckily for the Hawkeyes, the Hurricanes matched their can’t-shoot and raising them a dribble or defend.
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The Hurricanes actually outshot Iowa in the half, finishing at 40 percent, but otherwise were in quite a generous mood. They had 8 turnovers in the half leading to 11 Iowa points and nine team fouls allowing the Hawkeyes to go 12-of12 from the line. As a result, despite being so out of character offensively, when the dust settled, Iowa somehow carried a 38-31 lead into the break. Miami had to know it wouldn’t last forever, however. The Hurricanes may have disrupted the Hawkeyes with some chippy physicality in the first half, but Bluder’s team rebounded in the second and left the Black and Gold faithful with a vintage image of the best home-performing squad they’ve ever witnessed. “They did a really good job of knowing where I was at all times,” guard Melissa Dixon said. “But
the beauty of our team is there are so many different threats that if they’re going to take away my shooting, I have four other teammates who are going to have wide-open looks. You can’t take away everything on our team.” The Hawkeyes exploded in the second half, showing why they are truly one of the elite offenses in the nation. The team shot 75 percent from the floor in the second half and was 3-of-5 from behind the arc, while Miami continued to struggle. Iowa dominated the entire half en route to the 88-70 victory. Dixon and Sam Logic finished with 12 points apiece, and Logic also finished with 7 assists and 5 rebounds. Ally Disterhoft contributed 15 points. The star of the day, however, was Bethany Doolittle, who finished with 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Particularly after struggling in the first half, this game is a prime example of why Iowa’s coaching, versatility, and veteran talent make it a threat to advance past the Sweet 16. “[Doolittle] played one of her best games I’ve seen in a long time, if ever,” Logic said. “With play like
that, and you combine it with four other people on the floor that can spread you out and have so many offensive weapons, it’s going to be tough.” Follow @KyleFMann on Twitter for news, updates, and analysis about the Iowa women’s basketball team.
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General and unsolicited advice: • Whenever a stranger tells you to “Smile,” you should always respond with, “I’d like to see you smile with hemorrhoids this big.” • If you’re ever worried you’re being insensitive, don’t be. Just assume the other party is being oversensitive; that way, even if you’re wrong, it’s not like you’re going to care. • Every time you make a “jerkoff” motion with your hand, you may actually be jerking-off a ghost. So consider that fact the next time you attempt to prove your moral superiority to the night manager at an Arby’s. • When buying a house, make sure to get one with a breakfast nook. The breakfast nook is the most important nook of the day. • Never rationalize ANYTHING with “because it’s tradition” If something is traditional, it only means that it was agreed upon back when people were dumber and more superstitious. • If you ever have an erection that lasts three hours and 57 minutes, just sit back and relax — it could still be a totally natural occurrence, not something to consult your physician about. • Always throw a pinch of salt over your shoulder for good luck because you never know; maybe there’s somebody standing behind you with a piping hot pretzel, and that person is your One True Love. Also, salt is hella cheap, so why not? Andrew R. Juhl advises you not to take advice from the Ledge.
today’s events • Nuclear and Particle Physics Seminar, “New Supergravity Solutions from T Dualities,” Catherine Whiting, 1:30 p.m., 618 Van Allen • Plasma Physics Seminar, “Langmuir’s Paradox and ion dynamics: Can the ion acoustic instability thermalize ions at the plasma sheath edge? — how Batman may be involved,” Greg Severn, 1:30 p.m., 309 Van Allen • Colloquium, “How to Use Lecture Capture Software for ‘Flipping’ in Physics Lectures and for Outreach,” John Goree, 3:30 p.m., 301 Van Allen • 100 Grannies for a Livable Future Lecture Series, “Sustainable Systems,” Jerald Schnoor, 6:30 p.m., 202 Senior Center, 28 S. Linn
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Crank up the volume, and make your move. Now is not the time to be a bystander. Jump at any opportunity to secure your position, sign a contract, or improve your standard of living, remembering at all times to stay within your budgext. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t engage in a debate that has the potential to turn into an argument. Regret is likely if you aren’t willing to compromise. Overreacting and overspending will be what stands between you and victory. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Plan your investment strategy before you go on a spending spree. Don’t donate or give too much to someone asking for a handout. Don’t believe everything you hear. Put your money into self-improvement, your career, or your home. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take the initiative, and make a commitment to follow through with a plan. Join an organization that you can offer your time and experience to, but don’t make a cash contribution. Getting involved physically will lead to a new friendship. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take control, come up with a plan, and follow through. Don’t be deterred by someone using emotional blackmail. Focus on what you want to accomplish, and don’t look back. You’ve got what it takes to be successful. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You can have some fun and still accomplish what you set out to do. Self-improvement projects will pay off and draw attention from someone special. Gather information, and use your powers of persuasion to get others to do things for you. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t share personal financial matters. An unusual investment will grab your attention. A project you can develop and distribute from home looks promising, but will turn out best if you move forward in small and precise increments. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t go overboard. Use your intuition, intelligence, and creative drive to help you get where you want to go. Love is on the rise, and discussing your intentions and plans for the future will add to your intrigue and improve your personal life. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Focus on home, family, and friends. Taking time to get to know someone better will enrich your life. You don’t have to spend money to impress someone. Don’t give in to someone offering something that is too good to be true. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t follow the crowd or make an impulsive move or decision. Make sure to take a quiet moment to mull over the past, present, and future before embarking on a fast-cash scheme. Put home and family first. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Push for progress in work-related matters. Look for job opportunities, set up meetings, and send out your résumé. There is plenty to gain if you stay on top of your professional situation. Advancement is within reach. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t be fooled by an offer someone makes. You won’t be given the information you require to make a wise choice. Focus more on yourself and improving what you have to offer. Romance will improve your personal life.
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Men’s tennis knocks off Wisconsin at home By BLAKE DOWSON blake-dowson@uiowa.edu
The No. 45 Iowa men’s tennis team (9-4) picked up its first conference win of the season against Wisconsin on Sunday, 4-3. Sunday was deemed “Steve Houghton Day” at Iowa’s match, in which they honored the Hawkeye tennis coach of 33 years in a short ceremony between the doubles and singles matches. “This was all Coach [Ross] Wilson’s idea,” Houghton said. “It was a good representation of guys here. A lot of guys drove or flew back for it. I’m fortunate for my time here.” The Hawkeyes started off slowly in doubles play, dropping the point to the Badgers with losses from the No. 1 and No. 3 spots. Iowa picked things up during singles play, with two quick and decisive victories from freshman Lefteris Theodorou in the No. 3 position and Josh Silverstein in the No. 4 spot. “The two quick points in singles were big,” Wilson said. “We were able to grab a little momentum there, and that was huge.” Senior Andres Estenssoro filled in for freshman Stieg Martens, who was wearing a walking
boot after his doubles match, at No. 6 singles. Wilson said that Martens is nursing a minor toe injury and the walking boot is precautionary. Estenssoro dropped the match to even the team score at 2-2. Freshman Jake Jacoby, in what turned out to be the biggest match of the day, scored a come-frombehind victory at No. 5. After dropping his first set, Wilson offered some words of encouragement to Jacoby. The freshman responded by winning the second and third sets (6-2, 6-0). “Jake had a quick start in that second set,” Wilson said. “He had some missed opportunities in the first, but he came back and fought really hard. It was huge for him to get us that third team point.” With Iowa needing one more point to win the match, senior Matt Hagan and junior Dom Patrick both battled back to force third sets after dropping their first sets. Patrick sealed the victory for the Hawkeyes at No. 2 (5-7, 6-3, 6-1). “For him to fight back like that, it’s not surprising,” assistant coach Ty Schaub said. “It was good for him to get the spot-
Iowa Josh Silverstein hits the ball during the Iowa-Drake match in the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex on Feb. 27. The Bulldogs defeated the Hawkeyes, 5-2. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert) light a little bit today.” Hagan dropped his match after Iowa had clinched the team win. Wilson said the team is full steam ahead now that it has its first conference win under its belt. “Every win is big in
conference,” he said. “We play in one of the toughest conferences in the country. Every team is ranked; there aren’t any easy wins. Today was good for our confidence moving forward.” Iowa played two match-
es over spring break, losing to No. 38 San Diego State, 5-2, and No. 25 Minnesota, 7-0. “San Diego State was a tough team,” Wilson said. “We were playing against grown men out there. Minnesota is a good team
as well. They took control of our match and never let go. That’s where we want to get to.” Follow @B_Dows4 on Twitter for news, updates, and analysis about the Iowa men’s tennis team.
Iowa swimmers and divers wrap up NCAAs The Iowa women’s swimming and diving team broke three program records at the NCAA meet this past weekend.
By ROD ENGBLOM roderick-engblom@uiowa.edu
The Hawkeyes wrapped up the NCAA finals in North Carolina breaking a total of three school records in the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, and 500 freestyle. Senior Becky Stoughton broke the school record in the 500 freestyle,
finishing 13th overall with a time of 4:39.76 earning an honorable All-American status. Sophomore Emma Sougstad broke the school records for both the 100 and 200 breaststroke in Day 2 and 3 of the finals, finishing 18th overall in the 100 breaststroke preliminary round with a personal best time
of 59.96 and beating her previous time she set at Big Tens of 1:00.04. Sougstad also set a school record of 2:11.20 in the 200 breaststroke, placing 29th overall in the preliminary round the following day. “We wrapped up our final day of competition with some fast times and put ourselves in scoring
Iowa’s Emma Sougstad competes in the 200 individual medley in the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center on Oct. 4, 2014. The Hawkeyes came in second place, defeating Nebraska but falling to Michigan. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)
Baseball knocks off Jayhawks on the road By IAN MURPHY ian-murphy@uiowa.edu
The Iowa baseball team won two of three games over Kansas over the weekend, punctuating the series with a 6-2 win Sunday. The Hawkeyes went to the bullpen early and often, using six pitchers in Sunday’s win in Lawrence, Kansas. Senior Calvin Matthews had the longest stretch, pitching for 4.2 innings while only allowing 3 hits. “Calvin was really laboring today, and we wanted to keep him in there and get him the win, but it just wasn’t his day to finish,” Iowa head coach Rick Heller said in a release. “He’s a warrior,
and he’ll find a way to get it done even when he doesn’t feel good.” Matthews wound up with a no-decision after a Jayhawk run in the seventh. The win went to senior Brandon Shulista, who improved to 1-1. Freshman Nick Allgeyer tallied his first save of the year. Kansas stranded 17 runners during the game, and the Hawkeyes hit three home runs. Senior Kris Goodman had the first in the second inning. Iowa added 3 runs in the fifth inning. Senior Eric Toole, who was 4-for-4 on the day, started the scoring in the fifth with an RBI double and later scored on senior Jake Mangler’s single. Mangler scored on a
single from senior Dan Potempa, and junior Tyler Peyton added the final run of the inning. Iowa took a 5-0 lead in the sixth inning after senior Nick Day’s solo home run, the first of his career. Junior Joel Booker added a final home run for the Hawkeyes in the ninth to give the Hawkeyes a 6-1 lead. Kansas left the bases loaded in both the seventh and ninth innings. Shulista popped up the Jayhawk hitter in the seventh to end the threat, and Allgeyer ended the threat in the ninth. Follow @IanFromIowa on Twitter for news, updates, and analysis about the Iowa baseball team.
position,” head coach Marc Long said in a release. “The girls swam to a pair of school records this week, and overall, they represented the Iowa very well.” This year’s NCAA meet was also the last meet for Stoughton, who will graduate at the end of this semester. This was Stoughton’s second appearance in NCAAs and her first appearance since her freshman year after battling injuries during her sophomore and junior years. “It’s crazy to think that
my Hawkeye career has come to an end,” Stoughton said in a release. “It was a great way to end my career here at the NCAAs and come in with some fast times. I’m happy with how the week went and grateful for the experience.” The Hawkeyes also sent two divers to the NCAA championships. In day one of the NCAA finals, redshirt senior Joelle Christy finished 41st overall in 1-meter diving, scoring 253.33, and sophomore Calli Head finished 40th overall in platform
diving, finishing at 208.7 in Day 3 of the finals. “Our goal at the beginning of the year was to make it to the NCAAs,” diving coach Todd Waikel said in a statement. “To have three divers qualify this season is really special — it’s been quite some time since that’s happened, and it’s a testament to where this program is headed.” Follow @RodEngblom on Twitter for news, updates, and analysis about the Iowa women’s swimming and diving team.
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CLARK CONTINUED FROM 10 some of the other opponents I’ve faced.” It didn’t get much better for Clark after that; Brewer racked up another 3 takedowns during the second period. Clark managed to escape from Brewer three
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times during that second period but was not able to get his offense going until the third period rolled around, when he grabbed a late takedown. Despite Brewer getting knocked for stalling twice — giving Clark an extra point — it was too little, to late. When time expired, he’d lost, 11-8, and the disappointment was palpable.
“We reverted to old habits, and he reverted back to not setting guys up, and that’s not where he’s best,” Iowa head coach Tom Brands said. “When you set things up, even if you don’t get that first takedown, the way you come off the bottom — you get back into it with your good stuff.” Simply put, Clark was not able to go to his fa-
miliar moves or anything resembling the way he’d been wrestling most of the rest of the season and especially in his matches leading up to the finals. “I don’t even really know what to say,” Clark, who declined comment, said in a statement released by Iowa. “You’ve just got to keep wrestling the way you’ve been wrestling. You can’t
change the way you wrestle. I felt ready to go, but he got to my legs, and I didn’t capitalize, and he kept getting to my legs.” More than anything, Clark’s match — and the NCAA Championships as a whole — seemed as if it was a missed opportunity to win some sort of national championship, team or individual. That said, Clark is just a sophomore and has two more years to wrestle at Iowa. This is not the end for him, even if the look on his face after the fi-
nal whistle sounded may have said otherwise. “We’ve got a lot of wrestling in front of him,” Brands said. “He came out toward the end of the year and wrestled some of his best wrestling, and that’s what you want. “Let’s pick up where we left off and then build from there, and the next year, we’ll be where we want to be here.” Follow @JordyHansen on Twitter for news, updates and analysis of the Iowa wrestling team.
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Iowa 133-pounder Cory Clark reacts after losing his finals bout against Cody Brewer of Oklahoma during the NCAA Wrestling Championships in the Scottrade Center on March 21 in St. Louis. (The Daily Iowan/Rachael Westergard)
SEASON RECAP CONTINUED FROM 10 away? To me, getting away is, like, you’re there and it’s a point or a half-point. “This wasn’t close. That’s not getting away to me. They did more work than us.” Indeed, Ohio State clinched its first-ever NCAA team championship with 102 points while the Hawkeyes placed second with 84. That 18-point margin is the largest since Penn State won the 2012 title by 25.5 over Minnesota. There were points throughout the tournament, though, when Iowa was much, much closer. After Day 1, the Buckeyes led only by 2 points, and each team had five wrestlers in the quarterfinals. Only three Hawkeyes advanced to the semifinals, while Ohio State sent all five, extending its lead to 17. Entering the tournament’s final day, the Hawkeyes trailed by 13.5 points but had the chance to stage a comeback with a near-perfect performance. Thomas Gilman, after being bounced from the 125-pound semifinals the night before, pinned Cornell’s Nahshon Garrett to close the gap to 8 points. Brandon Sorensen brought the Black and Gold within 4.5 after winning his consolation semifinal at 149.
Iowa wrestlers then lost their next five matches while Ohio State’s two backside wrestlers sealed the deal. Going into the medal matches, the Buckeyes managed an 8-point lead. Bo Jordan scored a pin to take third at 165, pushing the lead to 11. Kenny Courts’ 4-3 win over Hayden Zillmer earned him fifth at 184 pounds and clinched a share of the NCAA title for his team. Shortly thereafter, Nathan Burak’s 6-5 decision over Michigan’s Max Huntley for seventh at 197 gave the Buckeyes the title outright. “Incredibly proud of this group,” Ohio State coach Tom Ryan said. “We talked about ‘be the change’ — you know, be the group that does it. “… 1921 was the first year Ohio State started wrestling. 1921. How many years ago was that — 94 years since the beginning of this program, and we finally win our first championship.” Though there were moments of a two-way fight, Iowa did, as Brands said, underperform. Only two Hawkeyes placed above their seeds — Gilman took fourth as the sixth seed, and Cory Clark was a 133-pound finalist as a third seed. Sorensen held par with a fourth-place finish, but three others — Mike Evans, Burak, and Bobby Telford — placed below their respective seeds. Josh Dziewa failed to reach the podium at 141
after being seeded fifth. Even more, Michael Kelly and Nick Moore, while unseeded, contributed a combined 0 team points. “We have a lot of work to do, toughness-wise,” Gilman said. “We came to this tournament, and we had a few first- and second-round losses. That can’t happen. Can’t happen. You have to keep those guys on the front side. You have to be tough. “We can talk about talent. We can talk about people stepping up. But it’s all about just getting the job done. … We didn’t put things together, and [Ohio State] did. Props to them.” Four Ohio State wrestlers placed well above their seeds, and that doesn’t include No. 1 Logan Stieber at 141, who became just the fourth wrestler ever to win four individual NCAA titles. He was interviewed by ESPN after his match, billed as the next legendary wrestler to achieve a once-impossible feat, the leader of the team that crushed Iowa’s dreams. The Hawkeyes watched in frustration as the Buckeyes partied on the stage. They eventually disappeared underneath the Scottrade Center to find their stuff and head back to Iowa City, carrying the silver trophy in their hands and the thoughts of what could have been in their heads. “As far as maybe some regret when you look back on it, for sure. But it’s not like we let it slip
Ohio State wrestlers kiss their national championship trophy at the 2015 NCAA Wrestling Championship in the Scottrade Center on March 21 in St. Louis. This was Ohio State’s first team title in the history of the wrestling program. (The Daily Iowan/Rachael Westergard)
away,” Brands said. “We just didn’t do enough. We didn’t score enough match points. We didn’t score enough team points. “It’s that simple.” Follow @codygoodwin on Twitter for updates, news, and analysis about the Iowa wrestling team.
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Hawkeyes miss and miss again The Iowa wrestling team had plenty of opportunities to secure the NCAA team title, but it ultimately placed second behind Ohio State. By CODY GOODWIN cody-goodwin@uiowa.edu
ST. LOUIS — Frustration is watching a former teammate and longtime friend party with his first-place team in front of 19,715 die-hard fans inside the Scottrade Center. It’s seeing those clad in Scarlet and Gray roar and cheer while those wearing Black and Gold sit quietly. For Tom Brands and the Iowa wrestling team, it is second place when a title was within their reach. The silver NCAA trophy they received for their finish at the national tourna- Brands ment is a symbol of that head coach feeling, a reminder of how bittersweet those three days in March can be, the result of missed opportunities that will undoubtedly haunt them for a while. “We definitely under-wrestled the tournament,” Brands said. “One that got away — you know, what’s getting SEE SEASON RECAP, 8
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Iowa 133-pounder Cory Clark lost, 11-8, to Oklahoma’s Cody Brewer in the NCAA finals. Iowa center Bethany Doolittle goes up for a shot against Miami forward Erykah Davenport during the second-round game of the NCAA Tournament in Carver-Hawkeye on Sunday. Doolittle had 22 points and 3 steals. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)
The sweetness of Sweet 16
By RYAN RODRIGUEZ ryan-rodriguez@uiowa.edu
In the kind of game it has lost on more than one occasion this season, the Iowa women’s basketball team managed a win. Overcoming both an athletic Miami team as well as a poor shooting performance in the first half, the Black and Gold held on to down the Hurricanes, 8870, and advance into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. “We beat an excellent team today,” Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder said. “They beat a lot of good teams during the year, and Katie [Hurricane head coach Meier] had them well-coached, but I was happy with the way we came out and won.” Though they were playing more than 1,400 miles from their home court, the Hurricanes set the tone early in Carv-
er-Hawkeye on Sunday afternoon. Using a combination of size, physicality, skill, and break-neck speed, the Hurricanes overwhelmed the Hawkeyes during much of the first half. Aggressive defense in the post by forward Erykah Davenport as well as heavy pressure from the Hurricane frontcourt had the Hawks looking out of sorts. And had either team shot even halfway well from the field in the first, the game would have probably have been out of hand early. Shooting an uncharacteristic 36.4 percent in the first half, including just 2-of-4 from beyond the 3-point line, the Hawks failed to gain a consistent edge in outside shooting. However, the ’Canes had their struggles as well, with more than a few possessions of dominating ball movement and outstanding individual efforts that failed
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to yield points because of a frustrating lack of finish around the rim. Sloppy all the way around in the first half, which squad could put together a more consistent second half become the favorite to win. Luckily for the fans in attendance, the Black and Gold finally rediscovered their game in the second, going on to pull away for the 18-point victory. “The beauty of our team is that if you take away one option, I have four other teammates who are going to be waiting with good looks,” senior Melissa Dixon said. “You can’t take away everything on our team.” The Hawks shot 75 percent in the second half to out-gun the Hurricanes and earn their second victory of the NCAA Tournament.
ST. LOUIS — After Cory Clark lost the 133-pound championship match to Oklahoma’s Cody Brewer on March 21, the wrestler sprinted back through the tunnel from the arena and disappeared into a hallway. Moments later, a crashing sound, along with some choked-up yelling, could be heard in the background, the sounds of a wrestler upset with the events that had just unfolded on the mat moments earlier. Clark Brewer had come 125-pound wrestler out early in the match and imposed his will on Clark, getting 2 takedowns in the first period. Clark had gotten escapes both times and while only down 4-2, the hole seemed much bigger. “I got it going early,” Brewer said. “I think trying to get as many takedowns as I could early. He’s real funky off bottom, so it was a little tougher to ride him, I guess, than
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MEN’S TENNIS Head to page 7 to read about Iowa baseball’s series win over the Kansas Jayhawks on the road.
(The Daily Iowan/Alyssa Hitchcock)
By JORDAN HANSEN
WOMEN’S SWIMMING Turn to Page 7 to read about the Iowa men’s tennis team’s victory at home on Sunday.
(The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)
Go to page 7 for results Hawkeye women’s swimming and diving team at the NCAA championships. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)