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WHAT’S INSIDE: METRO Spotlight Iowa City: A UI student has not been slowed by profound deafness. Page 2

Medical residents face changes

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Page 2 UI students and officials acknowledge improvements must be made to student organizations’ diversity. Page 5 Experts say Tim Judd’s unusual campaign in Iowa for a Democratic Party National Delegate position may benefit him and the public. Page 5 OPINIONS Paul Ryan’s budget only cares about the elite. Page 4 Privately run, nonprofit groups are doing the most to help the less-fortunate abroad. Page 4

SPORTS The Iowa baseball team beat Northwestern, 3-1, on Sunday, winning its first conferenceopening series since 1998.

Page 10 The GymHawks’ vault scores have steadily improved over the last four weeks. Page 10 Errors and poor defense spelled doom in the Hawkeye softball team’s 5-4 loss to Wisconsin Sunday. Page 10

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(From left to right) medical residents Evan Diehl, Ben Sweet, Tony Klappa, and Jennifer Scherbert perform their daily duties during their shift at the UIHC on March 21.

New changes to the residency program will go into effect later this year. (The Daily Iowan/Ian Servin)

The UIHC pays more than $100,000 per year to keep its residency programs accredited.

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Tony Klappa skimmed through patient records at his computer, verifying the patients’ prescriptions before calling up the pharmacy to place the prescription.

No — 46 percent

But medical residents following Klappa, a fifth-year resident at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, will have a different, more structured experience.

By July 2013, the national Accreditation Council of Graduate Medicine Education plans to implement the Next Accreditation System. The new process would mandate goal-based assessments to be updated every six months. The current system analyzes a resident’s experience every three to five years.

Mark Wilson, the UIHC director of Graduate Medical Educa-

tion, said the new program initiates a much-needed evolution in hospital residency programs.

“Apprenticeship-style education [used at UIHC] is critically necessary, but it’s not efficient,” he said about the current program. “It doesn’t necessarily provide the breadth of experience that students need in the 21st century.”

UIHC officials pay more than $100,000 per year to keep residency programs accredited, Wilson said, though costs will likely increase after the new program is implemented.

The Next Accreditation Sys-

tem will judge residency programs in six areas: professionalism, patient care, communication skills, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, and systems-based practice.

John Nylen, the temporary media contact for the medical council, said the Next Accreditation System has a wide scope of changes.

“When looking for progress, we look for results, but we also look beyond that for a variety of data on improvement between each SEE ASSESSMENT, 3

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Records requests may be down The Iowa Senate approved the bill last March.

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Runners depart from Gibson Square at the Nearly Naked Mile, hosted by Students Today Alumni Tomorrow, on March 24. Starting in 2009, the University of Iowa Alumni Association’s annual walk/run brings in large quantities of donated clothing for the group United Action for Youth. More than 500 participants were expected to attend. (The Daily Iowan/Ian Servin)

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Officials in the Iowa Ombudsman’s Office have seen falling numbers of public-records requests and complaints over the last four years.

Some state officials said the decrease is due to the variety of departments receiving requests other than the Ombudsman’s Office, though others say it is more reason for a centralized records request board.

In 2011, the Iowa Ombudsman’s Office saw 263 records requests filed for information on records, open meetings, and privacy cases, according to information SEE RECORDS, 3

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By JORDAN MONTGOMERY jordan-w-montgomery@uiowa.edu

Brent Putz is a fieryhaired engineering student with a passion for outdoor activities, including hunting in the fall, playing Ultimate Frisbee, and having bonfires with his friends.

He studies mechanical engineering with a focus on energy, and he’s always loved math.

“One time, he told me when can’t sleep at night, he stares at his alarm clock and makes math equations out of the numbers,” said Aaron Molemburg, a friend of Putz’s.

Putz is also the president of the University of Iowa’s American Sign Language Club. He organizes weekly meetings in which members go out to eat, play games, or partake in other activities that help them develop their signing skills.

“He’s really open and very willing to talk to anyone who comes in,” said fellow club officer Annie Carlstedt. “He always makes everyone to feel welcome, especially if people are new with [the language], he helps them to improve their signing and feel comfortable.”

Sign language is a skill that Putz began learning at a young age because he was born with profound deafness, making him unable to hear anything at all.

But when Putz was 18 months old, he received digital hearing aids. They were new technology at the time most hearing aids were analog. He has worn them for the majority of his life.

“They were good when I was younger and in school because I relied heavily on lip reading,” he said.

But when he was a senior in high school, the native of Dyersville, Iowa, knew he would soon head to the University of Iowa, and he wanted to be able to hear better.

“He’ll be the first to tell you being deaf sucks,” Molemburg said.

In 2008, Putz underwent the surgical procedure for cochlear implants in both ears. Another new technology, because until five years ago, cochlear implant were only put into one ear at a time, he said.

“It was a process,” he said. “They scanned my brain to make sure that the nerves in my ears were working, making sure I only had a problem with my hearing. I had to undergo speech training, which wasn’t as difficult for me because I had hearing aids for so long. And for a month after the surgery, I had to go to the hospital every day so doctors could balance the electrodes.

Along with the cochlear implants, which greatly

A 28-year-old Coralville man died on March 23 aftering being involved in a motorcycle crash on Highway 6.

Johnathan Hintz, 28, of Coralville was pronounced dead after being transported to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Emergency Trauma Center , according to a press release.

At approximately 4:52 p.m., Iowa City police, Iowa City fireJohnson County fighters, Ambulance, and University Heights police responded to 600 Highway 6 W. after receiving a report of vehicle collision, according to the press release.

Hintz was wearing a helmet during the crash, and he was the only one reportedly on the vehicle.

The investigation of the crash is ongoing; it is being handled by the Iowa City police Department, according to the release.

— by Jordyn Reiland

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SUBSCRIPTIONS Brent Putz, the president of the UI American Sign Language Club, signs to the members of the club before they started board-game night in Phillips Hall on March 22. Putz began learning both signing and speaking when he was 2. (The Daily Iowan/Ya-Chen Chen)

Brent Putz Hometown: Dyersville, Iowa Age: 22 Favorite pastimes: Ultimate Frisbee, hunting, bonfires, pool, video games Favorite movie: Scott Pilgrim Versus the World Know someone we should shine a light on? E-mail us at : di-spotlight@uiowa.edu.

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improved Putz’s hearing, the university offers a variety services to supplement his educational experience.

“When I was a freshman, I had about six different interpreters, and sophomore year I went down to two,” Putz said. “I have no

complaints about the university’s services.”

He did point out that sometimes, because of the context of his engineering courses, words would come up that some interpreters were unable to sign.

Despite this, Putz is on track to graduate in May with a degree in mechanical engineering, and he hopes to work in a field dealing with hearing, air conditioning, or fluid flow.

“He’s a hard worker, he goes to class, and he’s usually there well before class starts,” Molemburg said.

“He’s not about himself at all — he’s always trying to befriend others and see how he can help them out. He’s one of the most selfless people I’ve ever met in my life.”

Loebsack is serving his third term in the House.

Representatives of the Offices of the Attorney General and the State Auditor will set a hearing this morning to decide if the objection will be passed.

Seng declined to comment on the objection.

— by Anna Theodosis

The Iowa Secretary of State’s Office received an objection March 23 to the nomination petition of Sen. Joe Seng, DDavenport, to run for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The objection was contained in an email forwarded by Johnson County Auditor Tom Slockett.

Seng filed to run as a Democratic opponent to Rep. Dave Loebsack, D- Iowa, representing Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House.

Man charged with burglary, failing to register as sex offender A local man was arrested and charged on March 23 for thirddegree burglary and failing to register as a sex offender.

Iowa City police responded to a call about an unknown man a woman reported seeing coming

Min Dong, 26, 915 Oakcrest St. Apt. 18, was charged March 22 with failure to post financial security and OWI. Dylan Fout, 19, Winthrop Harbor, Ill., was charged March 22 with possession of a controlled substance.

Jenna Gathercole, 20, Des Moines, was charged with public intoxication and possession of a fictitious driver’s license/ID. Kelly Hanley, 19, 922 E. College St., was charged March 23 with presence in a bar after hours.

Trishon Harvey, 44, address unknown, was charged March 23 with fifth-degree theft.

Marie Heppe, 19, Peoria, Ill., was charged March 23 with public intoxication.

Christopher Heyer, 25, 630 S. Capitol St. Apt. 505, was charged March 24 with public intoxication.

Kelsey Huddleston, 20, 910 W. Benton St. No. 105D, was charged March 22 with presence in a bar after hours.

Roger Hunter, 40, 2426 Aster Ave., was charged Jan. 15 with third-degree harassment.

Carl Jones, 30, Burlington, was charged March 22 with violation of a protection order.

Keith Jones, 18, 518B Mayflower, was charged March 22 with possessing or supplying alcohol under 21.

Shenna Jones, 22, 444 Samoa Drive Apt. 444, was charged March 23 with OWI. Thomas King, 47, address unknown, was charged March 23 with public intoxication.

Cesar Macias, 32, West Liberty, was charged March 23 with public intoxication.

Kelsey Meyer, 20, 222 E. Market

No. 22, was charged March 20 with presence in a bar after hours.

Ty Miller, 19, 1232 Burge was charged March 23 with public intoxication.

Alexa Murtagh, 20, 19 E. Burlington No. 108, was charged March 20 with presence in a bar after hours.

Casey Oulman, 34, 2216 Plaen View Drive, was charged Sunday with OWI and public intoxication.

Jill Oulman, 35, 815 Maggard St., was charged Sunday with public intoxication.

Thomas Preyear, 45, 2131 Davis St., was charged March 22 with fifth-degree theft.

Sandra Prince-Elder, 56, 2724 Wayne Ave. Apt. 2, was charged March 24 with OWI. Ryan Quinlan, 22, Oxford, Iowa, was charged March 24 with OWI. John Richardson, 19, 430 S. Van Buren St. No. 9, was charged March 22 with PAULA. Toni Robinson, 20, 613 S. Dubuque St. No. 4, was charged March 22 with presence in a bar after hours.

Nicolette Rocos, 19, 1501 Burge, was charged March 20 with public intoxication.

Craig Sadler, 20, 308 Ridgeland Ave., was charged March 22 with possessing or supplying alcohol under 21.

Joseph Scharnweber, 20, S203 Parklawn, was charged March 20 with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Amanda Schmidt, 20, 505 E. Burlington St. No. 10C, was charged March 22 with presence in a bar after hours.

Vishal Shah, 19, E338 Currier,

was charged March 23 with public intoxication and interference with official acts.

Kelly Shoppa, 19, Fruitland, Iowa, was charged March 24 with driving while license suspended or canceled.

Natalie Spiegel, 19, 119 E. Fairchild St., was charged March 23 with presence in a bar after hours.

Chelsea Sturwold, 20, 534 S. Lucas St. Apt. D, was charged March 20 with presence in a bar after hours.

Lauren Suminski, 20, 353 S. Gilbert St., was charged March 22 with presence in a bar after hours.

Derick Thoene, 28, Durant, Iowa, was charged March 23 with disorderly conduct.

Jennider Thomae, 40, 2023 Bristol Drive, was charged Sunday with OWI. James Valencia, 34, 1120 St. Clements Alley, was charged March 23 with possession of prescription drugs and littering.

Tara Vanrees, 19, Lynnville, Iowa, was charged Sunday with PAULA. Lilianne Voelker, 19, Peoria, Ill., was charged March 23 with public intoxication.

Vota, 19, 241C Thomas Mayflower, was charged March 23 with public urination.

Jessica Webb, 20, 629 Westwinds Drive, was charged March 20 with presence in a bar after hours and unlawful use of a driver’s license.

Casey Williams, 20, 4716 Naples Ave. SE, was charged March 24 with disorderly conduct.

Chelsea Zimmerman, 23, 2100 Broadway, was charged March 21 with OWI.

BLOTTER Christopher Allara, 20, 208 Ridgeland Ave., was charged March 22 with possessing or supplying alcohol under 21.

Russell Arlen, Norfolk, Neb., 50, was charged Jan. 1, 2010, with ongoing criminal conduct Kara Bailey, 21, Burlington, was charged March 22 with violation of a protective order and providing false ID information.

Allen Bramwell, 25, 2401 Highway 6 Apt. 3003, was charged March 23 with two charges of indecent exposure and interference with official acts.

Nicholas Burghardt, 18, 318 Rienow, was charged March 20 with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Lloyd Butner, 46, Tiffin, was charged March 23 with fifthdegree theft.

Sean Burke, 18, Evergreen Park, Ill., was charged March 24 with public intoxication.

Yanelia Canales, 18, 278 E. Court St. Apt. 212, was charged March 24 with public intoxication.

Thomas Case, 45, address unknown, was charged March 24 with public intoxication.

Michael Clapp, 2127 Quadrangale, was charged March 23 with possessing or supplying alcohol under 21.

Evan Clark, 22, 632 S. Dodge No. 4, was charged Sunday with public intoxication.

Bernard Daly, 31, 1502 Ridge St., was charged March 23 with keeping a disorderly house.

Andrew Davis, 19, Elk Grove Village, Ill., was charged March 22 with possessing or supplying alcohol under 21.

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out of her residence with some of her belongings, the police report said.

At approximately 12:30 a.m., Michael Howard, 57, address unkown, who fit the man’s description, was found.

A male reported Howard began living with him at the end of January, and the two lived together from the end of January until a reported assault on Feb. 28.

Howard has been on the sexual-abuse registry since 1996, according to the report.

Third-degree burglary is a Class-D felony punishable by up to five years in jail and a maximum fine of $7,500.

Failure to register as a sex offender is also a Class-D felony.

— by Jordyn Reiland

Objection filed against Seng’s campaign

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METRO Playboy visits UI campus Staff from Playboy magazine are visiting the University of Iowa campus.

The magazine’s “Girls of” issue, published annually in October, features one to two women from each campus in different NCAA conferences.

This year, Playboy photographers are visiting Big Ten campuses to find women to appear in the October 2012 “Girls of the Big Ten” pictorial.

Abi O’Donnell, the Playboy publicity manager, said women at Big Ten universities are featured around every five years, in a rotation with Pacific Ten, Big 12, ACC, and SEC. Playboy’s editors choose women who

exhibit the most school pride and outgoing personalities, she said.

Being physically fit, photogenic, and having a fun and outgoing personality are other qualities that increase chances of being featured, she said.

Participants must be at least 18 and registered as full- or parttime students at the participating school. Approximately 20 to 30 women register to pose at each casting, O’Donnell said.

“We’re looking for the girl next door. College women have a collegiate look that we’re looking for,” said Jodi Vander Woude, a Playboy photographer who is at the UI casting call.

“We love Iowa. [There are] tons of cute women, [and] the campus is beautiful.”

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visit,” he said. “We’re focusing more on outcomes of education, so we’ll be looking for more than just compliance with regulations.

We’ll look at how well residents meet expectations and what kind of progress they’re making.”

Nylen said some funding for the program administration and for a portion of

RECORDS CONTINUED FROM 1 obtained by The Daily Iowan. These numbers have fallen by 40 since 2008.

But Ombudsman Ruth Cooperrider said the decrease isn’t substantial, because of the variety of other offices receiving requests “I don’t put a lot of stock in those numbers,” she said.

However, some openrecord proponents said the wide distribution is more reason to centralize the system.

“It would focus the calls, inquiries, complaints to one agency,” said Kathleen Richardson, the executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council . “These kinds of calls get bounced all over the place.”

An ongoing bill — Senate File 430 — calls for the creation of a sevenmember Iowa Public Information Board to centralize people’s concerns and complaints about accessing government records and meetings. Though the Iowa Senate passed the bill last year, it only moved into

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residents’ salaries comes from Medicare and private payers, though the hospital must cover remaining costs. Council officials have not yet projected costs for the changes.

UIHC officials say they are willing to prioritize education.

“While some believe that the residents’ education will cost too much,” Wilson said, “we have to be held accountable for education.”

The accreditation council

board of directors began developing the new program in 2005. Four years later, the council decided to structure residency programs around the six areas, which eventually became a part of the Next Accreditation System.

Pediatrics program director Stacy McConkey said the areas fit with individual programs to provide a better view of educational goals.

“The [areas] have given

several House subcommittees last week. Similar bills have been proposed over the past six years without much progress.

Rep. Dave Jacoby, DCoralville, said the board is a good idea as long as it does not exempt anyone from complaints and record requests. Currently, the bill would exempt Gov. Terry Branstad and legislators from Public Information Board complaints.

“I think it’s baloney,” he said. “The governor and Legislature need to follow the same rules. I don’t think there ever should be closed meetings. I think everything should be out in the open.”

Jacoby said the bill could be up for House debate as early as today or Tuesday.

Richardson said the idea of an entity aiding openrecord requests arose roughly five years ago, when the Legislature held a series of public hearings about open meetings and open-record laws in Iowa.

“The main takeaway from those hearings is that yes, the laws could be strengthened,” she said.

“The main problem was that they weren’t being enforced.”

Legislators found local law enforcement and the Attorney General’s Office

didn’t have time to deal with complaints, Richardson said, and the state could benefit from having questions and complaints focused to one agency.

University of Iowa Ombudsperson Cynthia Joyce said Iowans have “tremendous accessibility” to the government entities.

“I feel like the climate in Iowa has become very strongly that many or all records would be open, and it’s starting to infringe on other values that we have as a state,” she said. “I understand the need for transparency and the government, but I feel like the pendulum is swinging pretty far the other way.”

Though Cooperrider said the Ombudsman’s Office does a sufficient job of fielding records request complaints informally, she acknowledged a board may be necessary in certain situations.

“There may be a few cases that having that remedy may be useful … [it could be] a less costly, more expeditious way to handle some of the few more challenging cases when a governmental body is being unresponsive,” she said.

us things to look at,” she said. “They help us evaluate residents more efficiently and define the expectations of the [areas] better.”

One key aspect that residents look for in programs is experience, said UIHC chief resident Bashar Al Jayyousi.

“Our residents are constantly asking to do more hands-on work,” he said, noting such workplaces as the Intensive Care Unit, where residents get the

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chance to think on their feet rather than working routine rounds.

Al Jayyousi said the program currently has 30 graduating residency students.

Klappa said he and fellow residents are prepared for any changes in the residency system.

“We’ve got a lot of hardworking interns and residents here,” he said. “I don’t think there’s anything to worry about.

Areas The Next Accreditation System will require educational goals for residency programs.

• Professionalism • Patient care • Communications skills • Medical knowledge • Practice-based learning and improvement • Systems-based practice Source: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

Health fight hits court

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The monumental fight over a health-care law that touches all Americans and divides them sharply will come before the Supreme Court today. The justices will decide whether to kill or keep the largest expansion in the nation’s social safety net in more than four decades.

Two years and three days after President Obama signed into law a health-care overhaul aimed at extending medical insurance to more than 30 million Americans, the high court begins three days of hearings over the law’s validity.

The challenge from 26 states and a small business group puts the court smack in the middle of a heavily partisan fight over the president’s major domestic accomplishment and a presidential-election campaign in which all his Republican challengers oppose the law.

If upheld, the law will force dramatic changes in the way insurance companies do business, including forbidding them from

denying coverage due to pre-existing medical conditions and limiting how much they can charge older people.

The law envisions that insurers will be able to accommodate older and sicker people without facing financial ruin because of its most disputed element, the requirement that Americans have insurance or pay a penalty.

Another major piece of the law is an expansion of the Medicaid program for low-income Americans that will provide coverage to more than 15 million people who now earn too much to qualify.

By 2019, about 95 percent of the country will have health insurance if the law is allowed to take full effect, the Congressional Budget Office estimates.

Reams of court filings attest that the changes are being counted on by people with chronic diseases, touted by women who have been denied coverage for their pregnancies, and backed by Americans over 50 but not yet old enough to qualify for Medicare who face age-inflated insurance premiums.

Republicans are leading

the fight to kill the law either by the court or through Congressional repeal. They say the worst fears about what they derisively call “Obamacare” have come to pass in the form of higher costs and regulations, claims that the law’s supporters dispute. GOP presidential candidates all promise to repeal it if elected.

“Obamacare has already proven unpopular and unaffordable,” House Speaker John Boehner, an Ohio Republican, said on the law’s second anniversary.

The White House says it has little doubt the high court will uphold the law and that even its opponents will eventually change their tune.

“One thing I’m confident of is, by the end of this decade, we’re going to be very glad the Republicans termed this ‘Obamacare,’ because when the reality of health care is in place, it’s going to be nothing like the kind of fear-mongering that was done,” said David Plouffe, a senior adviser to the president, said Sunday in an interview with ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.”

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Ryan budget cares only for elite America has been posed with a choice. As Republicans put it, a choice between competing “visions” of America. Nowhere are the two parties more diametrically opposed then when it comes to how to bring the budget into balance.

One vision cares for all people — the other cares only for the elite.

In a recent effort to draw attention away from a series of controversial blunders, Rep. Paul Ryan, RWis., the House Budget Committee chairman, released his fiscal 2013 budget.

Under this Republican plan, the burden of a balanced budget falls squarely on the poor, the elderly, and the disabled — an unacceptable action that would put many University of Iowa students and Iowa residents in peril.

Of the $5.3 trillion in cuts proposed by Ryan, nearly two-thirds, or $3.3 trillion, would come from programs that are largely designed to negate some of the worst consequences of poverty.

The budget would require a $134 billion cut in funding for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, which provides food aid for low-income mothers, poor children, and low-income families. This would put at further risk the food security of the 13 percent of Iowans who go from paycheck to paycheck trying to feed themselves and their families.

Because the plan does not save the federal government any money on Medicare, individuals in the future would be required to save an additional $600,000 over their lifetime to afford the same level of care provided to current Medicare recipients.

When you consider more than 500,000 Iowans are on Medicare, this change could foreseeably drain $300 billion out of Iowa’s economy as the next generation becomes eligible for Medicare. Alternatively, Iowa, as with most states, would experience precipitous increase in the number of uninsured, and or, underinsured elderly persons.

Then there is Medicaid, which is often derided as a welfare program that costs too much and affords benefits to the undeserving. This, however, is a largely

notional understanding of the program that can only exist in a vacuum void of rational thought.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2009, 6 percent of all Medicaid beneficiaries were persons over the age of 65. More than 14 percent were blind or disabled. Nearly half — 45 percent — were children, and another 8 percent were BCCA women. That means that at least 73 percent of all Medicaid beneficiaries are low-income children and mothers, the elderly, and the disabled.

The above information in tow, under the Ryan Budget, the CBO projected that 14 million to 27 million people could lose Medicaid coverage. In 2010, 63 million were enrolled in Medicare. If we assume that the loss of Medicaid coverage were experienced equally across states, approximately 150,000 poor, disabled, and elderly Iowans would lose medical coverage.

These programs were created to serve a finite purpose -— to curb the worst consequences of poverty and care for the elderly.

Without programs such as the nutrition plan, Medicare, and Medicaid, it is undeniable that the number of poor mothers, children, and families who do not have reliable access to food and medical care will increase.

The elderly would be forced to forgo seeking necessary medical care or to rely on family members to bare the burden of paying for those medical expenses — millions of children, disabled, and impoverished Americans would lose medical-insurance coverage outright.

This budget could leave Iowans desperate, injured, and hungry. It deserves to be publicly derided for its total disregard for the human costs it would impose.

The United States needs to reach fiscal balance in the future, but doing so should not be done by requiring the most from those of us who have the least to give.

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Stand Your Ground is preposterous Self-defense is important.

As a woman, I have always known certain things that I can do to escape if the situation occurs in which I feel seriously threatened.

But Stand Your Ground laws are among the most preposterous legislation I have ever imagined.

The Stand Your Ground statutes, which are law in more

than 20 states and have been proposed in Iowa, are laws that render our Constitutional justice system useless. What good is it to have a police force if you can just shoot and kill the man who has been hassling you?

Florida was the first state to pass such a law. Between 2000 and 2005, there were 13 such killings by private citizens each year, on average. However, after the law was passed, from 2006 to 2010, there were

reports of 36 killings per year.

Maybe it’s right to not trust the police force to render swift justice, but in these cases, justice wasn’t met at all.

When I took a self-defense course as a third-grader in Girl Scouts, I was taught to bite, scream, and kick them in the shins so that they don’t fall on top of me so that I can run away. That is what you do — you run away and hope that no one ends up dead, because

murder, even in self-defense, is still murder, and it is not something you can ever escape.

There is a reason we have trials, juries, evidence, lawyers, and judges. I am repulsed by these laws, repulsed by the faux justice they promote, and repulsed by the apparent blood lust in our society that wants to encourage victims to stand up to attackers, even when the attacker is just a kid, eating Skittles.

Katie Kuntz UI student

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Trayvon Martin, my son, and the black-male code

By JESSE WASHINGTON Associated Press

I thought my son would be much older before I had to tell him about the Black Male Code. He’s only 12, still sleeping with stuffed animals, still afraid of the dark. But after the Trayvon Martin tragedy, I needed to explain to my child that soon, people might be afraid of him.

We were in the car on the way to school when a story about Martin came on the radio. “The guy who killed him should get arrested. The dead guy was unarmed,” my son said after hearing that neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman had claimed self-defense in the shooting in Sanford, Fla. We listened to the rest of the story, describing how Zimmerman had spotted Martin, who was 17, walking home from the store on

a rainy night, the hood of his sweatshirt pulled over his head. When it was over, I turned off the radio and told my son about the rules he needs to follow to avoid becoming another Trayvon Martin — a black male who Zimmerman assumed was “suspicious” and “up to no good.”

As I explained it, the Code goes like this: Always pay close attention to your surroundings, son, especially if you are in an affluent neighborhood where black folks are few.

Understand that even though you are not a criminal, some people might assume you are, especially if you are wearing certain clothes.

Never argue with police but protect your dignity and take pride in humility.

When confronted by someone with a badge or a gun, do not flee, fight, or put your hands anywhere

other than up.

Please don’t assume, son, that all white people view you as a threat.

America is better than that. Suspicion and bitterness can imprison you. But as a black male, you must go above and beyond to show strangers what type of person you really are.

I was far from alone in laying out these instructions. Across the country this week, parents were talking to their children, especially their black sons, about the Code. It’s a talk the black community has passed down for generations, an evolving oral tradition from the days when an errant remark could easily cost black people their jobs, their freedoms, or sometimes their lives.

Bill Stephney, a media executive who lives in a New Jersey suburb that is mostly white and Asian, has two sons, ages 18 and

13. The Martin killing was an opportunity for him to repeat a longtime lesson: Black men can get singled out, “so please conduct yourself accordingly.”

Stephney and his crew used to talk late into the night about how black men in New York were besieged by violence — graffiti artist Michael Stewart’s death after a rough arrest in 1983; Bernhard Goetz shooting four young black men who allegedly tried to mug him on the subway in 1984; Michael Griffith killed by a car while being chased by a white mob in 1986; the crack epidemic that rained black-on-black violence on the city. They felt under attack, as if society considered them the enemy.

“Fast forward 25 years later,” Stephney said.

“We’ve come a long way to get nowhere.”

BENJAMIN EVANS benjamin-evans-1@uiowa.edu

The globe celebrated World Water Day 2012 four days ago, and international governmental agencies slapped each other on their respective backs with congratulatory clinks of champagne glasses echoing in the background of another fantastic display of dim-witted, groupthink mentality.

Good job guys, you are killing it, couldn’t be happier for you.

But in the sober light of day, while glancing at the bullet-point accomplishments in USAID’s bloated press release, it becomes painfully clear — the United States is barely scratching the surface in any humanitarian fight.

And with this realization comes another — it isn’t the governmental agencies that are most effective in humanitarian aid, but the privately run, nonprofit groups that are doing the most to help the less fortunate abroad.

Take Haiti. Two years after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake wiped-out an estimated 316,000 people, out of the $4.5 billion pledged by countries, less than half has been distributed.

A reason for the apathy you might ask?

Well, of course — the best reason a government can find to keep money to itself: the current conflict between ex-members of Haiti’s armed forces and the current Haitian President Michel Martelly.

Or in another word, politics.

The aftermath of Haiti’s former Prime Minister Garry Conille, who resigned in February after just four months in office, is a premium example of the way Haiti’s politics has deterred foreign investment.

As Time reported, “Thanks to the acrimony between the president and Parliament, Haiti went without a prime minister — who runs the government and therefore oversees disbursement of earthquake-recovery funds — for more than six months after Martelly was sworn in last May.” The reason, Time said, investors were nervous about investing in Haiti’s government and recovery process.

The beautiful thing about private foundations is that they are not tied by the same red tape as governmental agencies. They can continually give money to aid in reconstruction and redevelopment of

any part of the globe they see fit.

Private groups such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which alone has given nearly $20 billion to global health and development since its inception. They get the money to the right people who do the work no matter what the latest political trends.

But it’s not just about how much money has been or can be disbursed. Sometimes, money needs to be disbursed over time in order to maintain a certain level of aid over a certain amount of time.

It’s also about how many people can be organized to help.

In 2010, volunteers organized by the U.S. flocked to Haiti, showing support in any way possible. Today, not even government entities can get themselves organized, though the Haiti crisis is far from over.

After a four-day trip to Haiti, on March 24, Helen Clark of the U.N. Development Program urged the Haitian government to revive an international panel originally created to coordinate the reconstruction and rebuilding of the impoverished country. The panel, which included former President Bill Clinton, was dissolved in October after lawmakers could not come to a consensus over renewal of their charter.

To me, that would be an obvious question to answer: Should we continue helping people?

Yes. OK, let’s move on.

In complete contrast to the disorganization of government, private, nonprofit organizations continue to sprout from the sands of struggle to help the Haitian people.

One such organization, called the Community Health Initiative, has been fighting against redtape and disease alike to continue its mission to provide safety and aid to Haiti. In an emotional and determined press release sent earlier this year, the group happily announced it was finally established as an independent nonprofit organization solely devoted to providing aid to Haiti.

So far in 2012, the group’s mobile clinics, including many students from the chapter at UI, have seen more than 2,000 patients and distributed more than $300,000 worth of medicine. Alone.

So, if you want to play a game of regime change, keep telling yourself that governments are the answer to international humanitarian crises.

But if you want results, look to the nonprofits such as the Community Health Initiative to get real things done.

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UI cultural groups speak up There are currently 49 multicultural organizations at the University of Iowa.

By ANNA THEODOSIS anna-theodosis@uiowa.edu

Some students in multicultural organizations at the University of Iowa say they would like more opportunities to advocate for their presence on campus. “[The UI] gave us a kiosk in the mall, but it’s kind of hidden,” said Sauvik Goswami, the vice president of the Indian Student Alliance. “We’re not allowed to ask them if we can put up fliers for promotion.”

Goswami said his organization shares the kiosk with the other 48 UI multicultural organizations, and they are not allowed to place advertising elsewhere for individual organizations.

The UI Student Government held a diversity summit Sunday to give students an opportunity to voice their concerns about multicultural organizations’ representation on campus.

“The university has done enough initiatives where students aren’t left alone the first few weeks,” said Indian Alliance President Vaidehi Patel, referring to the freshman Orientation program, OnIowa.

Diversity on campus Programs represented by UISG cultural heads • Student Disabilities Organization • Black Student Union • Indian Student Alliance • Association of Latinos Moving Ahead • Asian American Coalition • Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Asexual, Undecided Source: UI Student Government

She said the UI should also sponsor similar campaigns throughout the year promoting diversity.

This academic year, UISG allotted roughly one third of its budget to the diversity organizations on campus, said UISG Vice President Brittany Caplin.

Funding depends on the number of events each group organizes.

Getting more students to attend and promote multicultural events would also help, Goswami said.

“A lot of our meetings are open to the public,” he said. “I think [students] attending meetings and doing little things can show [diversity] awareness.”

Yet, Patel said, communication between the student organizations and UISG could improve.

“I think in the UISG, there’s very little communication other than funding,” she said. “Just an outreach would be cool.”

Caplin said the student

government wants to hear about problems multicultural organizations face with student involvement and promotion.

“Diversity is obviously a sensitive issue,” she said.

“Everyone has such a different opinion. We want to know what the issues are because we hear it from the top but not always from the students.”

UISG is in the process of developing new student diversity initiatives, Caplin said, including an upcoming “Get to Know Me” campaign. The initiative, which is slated to run with the OnIowa program this fall, promotes students interacting with those of different cultural backgrounds.

UI Chief Diversity Officer Georgina Dodge said though the UI is doing a solid job of promoting diversity organizations, she agreed efforts to promote student organizations rely on student involvement.

“I think it’s contingent on people to contribute,” she said. “If a student organization holds an event and no one shows up, then it’s not considered successful. Contribution doesn’t need to be financial; it can just be showing up.”

Dodge also said the UI could do a better job of advertising to students.

“I think we need to do a better job of letting people know that they are welcome,” she said. “There’s a lot that we can improve on, but I don’t think it’s unreachable.”

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Man stumps for delegate spot

By CHASTITY DILLARD chastity-dillard@uiowa.edu

Tim Judd

Political experts said though the methods of Tim Judd — campaigning in Iowa for a Democratic Party national-delegate position — are unusual, they may be beneficial to him and the public.

Judd began a four-week tour Sunday, traveling to all 24 counties in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District to hear issues from constituents throughout the area.

Delegates are voted on internally by the Democratic Party and not by public vote, making Judd’s efforts unusual.

“I’m inviting people who are from the public who are delegates and advocates,” Judd said. “I think it is absolutely critical that the voices of the public are heard and to encourage Democrats across our district to become more involved.”

Chris Larimer, a political-science associate professor at the University of Northern Iowa, said Judd’s approach could be educational for Iowa’s communities.

“The only way [it would matter is] if [the public’s] concerns are going to be reflected with the Democratic Party is if he pushes for changes on the Democratic platform,” he said. “In some sense, that might be informative for the people, and that could be beneficial.”

But people have to participate in politics, Larimer said, which can be difficult when it’s always been dominated by a small but outspoken group.

“Most people don’t like to talk about politics that much,” he said. “And most people don’t like to talk about their political views

Judd has been endorsed by more than 25 Democratic Party officials in the state, including: • Rep. Mary Mascher, D-Iowa City • Rep. David Jacoby, DCoralville • Johnson County Supervisor Rod Sullivan • Sarah Swisher, former Iowa Democratic Party vice head • Jean Pardee, Clinton County Democratic Party head Source: Tim Judd

in an open environment.”

Judd has been endorsed by more than 25 Democratic Party officials across the state.

Tim Hagle, a University of Iowa political-science associate professor, said campaigning will likely help Judd get his name out for a possible future in politics.

“It may or may not be successful, because the process for selecting is internal,” he said. “If he is going around and talking to people, I think some people probably be will impressed.”

Members of the Iowa City community asked Judd to voice their concerns on education standards during Sunday’s Voices to Elect Tim Judd campaign launch at the Johnson

County Democratic headquarters. Those who attended raised significant concerns about education.

“We can’t strive for best.

We can only strive for a reasonable education,” said Iowa City parent Susan Sullivan. “The best education [is] only limited to those who have the ability to have private schools, private tutors and is never available to the public."

Iowa City resident Melissa Mattes said the nation needs to see education as a future investment, rather than a present burden.

“If we shift our perspective on education to treating those who are providing education and those who are going through the process as being the hope of our future or the source of our future greatness, then the issues of paying teachers appropriately, the issues of classroom size and classroom facilities and providing adequate equipment … would clear themselves up,” she said.

Sullivan, who has an autistic son, said she hopes Judd’s work will keep her issues on the platform.

“I need mine in,” she said. “I care about my son.

For the rest of his life, he is always going to need help.

We cannot make the dayto-day ability to live. This is every day — not just a couple times a year.”

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• Not all geckos are refined English chaps who are really into insurance.

• No one ever addresses the elephant in the room. Be a pioneer for understanding.

Break the ice.

• Many crocodiles can actually be quite genuine and earnest in their remorse.

• Not all puppies are cute. Ugly and deformed puppies are people, too.

• Many mice aren’t that quiet at all. Rodney, for example, won’t shut up about how much he hates the constant rat race, how his apartment’s a hole in the wall, that his wife is a shrew, etc. …

• Sloths generally get a bad rap for being slow and/or depressed, but how would you feel if you were the only animal named after a deadly sin?

• It may surprise you, but most storks want nothing to do with our babies.

• Not all squirrels are hoarders. But if you know one who is, don’t hesitate to get in touch with A&E for a lovely finder’s fee.

• Stop comparing people to snails. They just operate on a different schedule, man.

• Foxes are supposedly wily and clever, but have you ever seen their news channel?

• Finally, as we all know, the one animal stereotype that holds true is bears.

They are soulless killing machines and should be treated as such.

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ARIES March 21-April 19 Keep your thoughts private to avoid giving the wrong impression. More attention regarding your accomplishments and work ethic will lead to interesting developments and advancement. Strive for perfection, and you’ll acquire satisfaction.

TAURUS April 20-May 20 Keep everything in perspective, especially partnerships. Contribute openly to your interests, and you will meet people able to help you reach your goals. A business trip will bring gratification if you share your intentions and plans.

GEMINI May 21-June 20 Collect old debts. Discuss plans to build your assets. Don’t leave anything to chance, especially when it comes to money, home, and family matters. A realistic assessment of your current situation will help you stick to a plan that is workable.

CANCER June 21-July 22 Spend more time with people who share your interests and concerns. Collaborating with people just as dedicated as you are will lead to success and advancement. Work in partnership, especially in fixing up your surroundings or environment. Love is highlighted.

LEO July 23-Aug. 22 Step back and assess before taking action. Overreacting or taking on more than you can handle will not bode well when dealing with personal responsibilities. Take time to nurture your relationships. A change of scenery will do you good.

VIRGO Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Embrace whatever you face wholeheartedly. Your willpower and quality control will pay off. There is much to be learned and plenty to gain from any encounter. Challenges will allow you to show off.

Love is in the stars.

LIBRA Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Don’t procrastinate when it comes to home or personal improvements. You must set your goals and stick to your budget and plans if you want to avoid being criticized. Stick to quality over quantity; less will turn out to be the better choice.

SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Put love first. Nurture both personal and professional partnerships. How you treat others will determine your success. Consideration and moderation will be key when it comes to getting along with others. Use creativity and imagination to prosper.

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Welcome change with positive reinforcement. Putting up a fight will lead to confusion and controversy. You will learn by watching how others handle adversity. If you need to use force to get your way, it probably isn’t worth your while.

CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Put your heart into home, family, and important relationships. The potential to make a good investment is apparent. Look at your assets and liabilities, and make positive and prosperous changes.

Love is highlighted, and romance will enhance your life.

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Dowling sets the table

Iowa second baseman Bradi Wall pulled teammate Johnnie Dowling aside before she left the dugout in the bottom of the seventh inning.

“Have a good at-bat,” she said. had just Dowling dropped a routine pop fly in center field, allowing Wisconsin to score another run and extend its lead to 5-3 in the top of the seventh.

The leadoff hitter stepped into the batters’ box with one out. Dowling hadn’t gotten a hit all game and was struggling in the field as well; she had registered Iowa’s only error, missed a cutoff, and been involved in two collisions with teammates.

Dowling swung and slapped a single down the left-field line.

“She’s a fighter, she’s a battler,” head coach Marla Looper said. “… When she

got up to bat, she knew we needed a base runner. She just needed to put the ball in play and allow herself to get on.”

The single started a rally.

Ashley Akers advanced Dowling with a sacrifice bunt, Megan Blank moved her to third with an infield hit, and Liz Watkins was hit by a pitch to load the bases.

Wall came up to bat with the bases full and two outs.

The Saskatchewan, Canada, native hit the ball straight to Wisconsin shortstop Stephanie Peace, but Dowling’s feet were faster than Peace’s arm; Dowling slid into home to beat the throw and trim the deficit to 1.

“It was great just to see Johnnie get on,” Wall said.

“I knew she could do it, and as soon as she got on, I realized, ‘All right, we can do this.’ It was perfect. I wanted the bat. I wanted it in my hands.”

Iowa couldn’t complete the rally — Katie Keim hit a chopper back to Badger pitcher Cassandra Darrah — but the late offense spurred faith in the Hawkeye offense from within the team.

“We kept the momentum going from my single,” Dowling said. “We couldn’t quite pull out all the hits that we needed, but we got

Johnnie Dowling hits a line drive against Wisconsin at Pearl Field on Sunday. The Badgers defeated the Hawkeyes, 5-4. (The Daily Iowan/Melissa Wilson) runners moving around, stealing second. Dowling and that’s good. In those got another hit in the third, situations, your only hope but she was caught stealis to really build it as a ing by Wisconsin catcher team, and that really does Maggie Strange. make your offense better Dowling beat out a throw for the next time.” late in the fourth inning of Wall said Dowling’s single the second game to get a hit and base-running gave her and reached base in the the momentum she needed seventh off a single. She to get her RBI single. snuck into second while Dowling’s .447 on-base every Badger on the infield percentage leads the team, had her back turned. and Looper said the “Our game is not to just junior’s ability to spark the stand at first and wait for offense has transformed someone to hit us around,” her into an effective — and Looper said. “When Johndangerous — leadoff hitter. nie’s on, we’ve got to use Dowling finished 5-for-11 her speed. We took advanover the three-game series tage of that, and they threw with the Badger. She reached her out, but we can’t not base in four of her seven tries run Johnnie … More often than not, Johnnie’s going to in the first two games.

The center fielder start- be safe at second, or safe at ed the first game by legging third — or safe any time out an infield single and she runs.”

Men’s gymnastics loses to Nebraska

Women’s tennis drops 2

Women’s golf in second

The Iowa men’s gymnastics team fell to Nebraska, 349.600343.350, on March 24 at the Devaney Center in Lincoln, Neb., although the Hawkeyes’ score was more than 5 points higher than their previous season-high.

“I think our guys understand how much higher we can make that score go, because we're not anywhere near our full potential yet,” head coach JD Reive said in a release. “We’ll get there if we focus at the task at hand, and we have two weeks to work on that before the conference championships.” junior Anton Hawkeye Gryshayev broke his own school record on rings, moving the team mark to 15.750. Gryshayev’s effort was good for first place on the event. A second-place finish from junior Matt McGrath helped rings the Hawkeyes outpace the Cornhuskers on rings — the only event in which they did so.

Iowa’s only other first-place finish came from junior Brody Shemansky, who scored a 14.650 on the horizontal bar. Freshman Mitchell Landau finished second, a half-point behind Shemansky.

The dual was the Hawkeyes’ final competition before the Big Ten championships, which will be held April 6-7 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

— by Ryan Murphy

The Iowa women’s tennis team (6-8, 0-3 Big Ten) completed what had been a six-meet road trip this weekend by going 1-5 on the trip, 0-2 this past weekend.

The Hawkeyes faced No. 14 Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., on March 23 and failed to earn a point in a 7-0 defeat.

The Black and Gold traveled to Champaign, Ill., on Sunday to conclude the trip against No. 50 Illinois.

The Hawkeyes dropped the meet, 6-1, and head coach Katie Dougherty said she wasn’t pleased with the way her team came out in singles.

“This was a tough day in singles for us,” she said. “Illinois is a good team and stepped up at key points. We let a lot of opportunities get away from us in singles and doubles.”

The one bright spot in singles, was senior Sonja Molnar, who downed her second nationally ranked opponent this season.

Molnar defeated No. 92 Allison Falkin in straight sets, (6-4, 6-3).

Molnar holds a team-best 10-4 record in dual play and has 94 career wins. She’s six wins shy from becoming the third women’s player in school history to reach 100 victories.

The Hawkeyes will return home this weekend and continue Big Ten play against No. 46 Penn State and No. 66 Ohio State.

Iowa is 5-0 at home this season.

— by Patrick Mason

The Iowa women’s golf team is in second place in a 17-squad tournament after it shot a 309 (21 over) at the Saluki Invitational in Carbondale, Ill., on Sunday.

Senior Chelsea Harris ended the round in a three-way tie for first place with an even-par 72.

Freshman Shelby Phillips also cracked the top-10 leaderboard with a 77. The Gilbert, Ariz., native is tied for eighth.

“There were some positive things today; Chelsea [Harris] obviously positioned herself to go out tomorrow and win the tournament,” head coach Megan Menzel said. “As for everyone else, there’s definitely room for improvement, and we are motivated to improve our play in the final round.”

Two of the remaining Hawkeyes, freshman Laura English and junior Gigi DiGrazia, finished the day tied for 26th with 80s. Junior Kristi Cardwell is tied for 33rd at 81.

Iowa led the 17-team field in par-scoring (18 over), par-5 scoring (1 over), and birdies (9), according to a release. The Hawkeyes trail host Southern Illinois by 8 strokes.

— by Alex French

Hawkeye leadoff hitter Johnnie Dowling used her speed and onbase percentage to spark the Hawkeyes’ offense this weekend.

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No stuff? No worries for Kuebel

By BEN SCHUFF benjamin-schuff@uiowa.edu

Iowa manager Jack Dahm and Sunday’s starting catcher Keith Brand shared similar sentiments about starter Sasha Kuebel following the Hawkeyes’ 31 victory over Northwestern: He didn’t have his best stuff.

Nearly two weeks had passed since Kuebel’s last start — an eight-inning, 7strikeout performance on March 12 — which could explain why Iowa pitching coach Chris Maliszewski said the freshman wasn’t looking sharp in the bullpen before the game against the Wildcats.

But if Kuebel left some-

SOFTBALL CONTINUED FROM 10 Corydon, Iowa, native threw 319 pitches over the weekend, recording 10 strikeouts and 5 earned runs in 21 innings.

Iowa head coach Marla Looper lauded the opposing pitcher for her performance and said she wasn’t surprised the hurler never

Next Up: Iowa vs. NebraskaOmaha • When: Wednesday • Where: Banks Field thing to be desired in his warm-up session, he didn’t show it once he took the mound on the field. The left-hander threw seven strong innings, which allowed the Hawkeyes to win their first Big Ten series opener since 1998.

The St. Louis native yielded only 2 hits to a Northwestern club owning the conference’s fourth-best team batting average (.291). Only three Wildcats left a game despite prolonged use.

“We didn’t really figure her out and make them go to their bullpen,” Looper said. “I didn’t expect anything different today, when we hadn’t knocked her out of the ball game by hitting too much or putting runs on the board. We never put them on their heels enough for them to make that change.”

Iowa traded wins with

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reached scoring position, and one of those only did so because of an error by right fielder Sean Flanagan.

“I don’t think he had his best stuff today. I’ve seen him with better stuff,” Dahm said. “He just competed — he’s a very confident kid.”

Brand said he noticed a few things early on — such as a lack of movement on Kuebel’s changeup — that indicated the southpaw wasn’t as sharp as usual.

But that didn’t stop Kuebel from retiring the first six the Badgers during a conference-opening doubleheader on March 24. Wisconsin took the first game from Iowa with a thirdinning RBI triple by Mary Massei, and held on to win 1-0.

The nightcap was a back-and-forth battle, with Iowa stealing the lead from Wisconsin twice to get the 4-3 win.

True freshman Tor Hawley pinch-hit in the bottom

BASEBALL CONTINUED FROM 10 reached base on an error, and Keppler scored a few pitches later when Northwestern catcher Geoff Rowan’s tried to catch Zeise stealing second but twohopped the base with his throw.

Zeise later scored on Brand’s single to give the Hawkeyes a 2-1 advantage.

Freshman starter Sasha Kuebel (2-0) cruised from there, and eh finished by yielding just 2 hits and 1 run in seven innings.

Brown secured his third save by pitching the final two frames of the game, in which he struck out three Wildcat hitters.

“We’ve been doing a good job lately of getting some

Iowa freshman Sasha Kuebel pitches against Northwestern at Banks Field on Sunday. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wildcats, 3-1. (The Daily Iowan/Jessica Payne) timely hits,” Keppler said.

“You look at any good team, and that’s what it’s doing. If we keep doing that, it should make for a great season.”

Keppler went 2-for-3 on the day, raising his average to .310. Fellow senior Mike

McQuillan went 1-for-3 with a run scored to cap his hot-hitting weekend.

McQuillan — who is second on the team with a .352 batting average — tallied 6 hits in 11 at-bats over the three-game stretch.

The infielder said it was crucial to win two of the

batters he faced.

“It just shows how good of a pitcher he is that he can get batters out … without even having his best stuff,” Brand said. “You can imagine how good he can be when he has his good stuff going.”

Perhaps Kuebel’s most important moments came after Brand gave Iowa a 2-1 lead with a fourth-inning RBI single. Kuebel set down seven-consecutive Wildcat batters before Northwestern third baseman Nick Linne singled to left with one out in the seventh. He got out of the inning unscathed, marking the third time in his last of the sixth to record her first hit as Hawkeye, a 2run triple to even the score at 3-3. Liz Watkins stepped up to bat with the bases loaded and was hit by Darrah to push the winning run across the plate.Wisconsin forced the Black and Gold to use both of their pitchers in the final contest. Starter Chelsea Lyon was pulled in favor of Kayla Massey after giving up 4 runs through five

three games to begin Big Ten play. He said the atmosphere around the club is a different from what it has been years past, noting that the Hawkeyes hadn’t won an opening Big Ten series in his college career until Sunday.

“Since I’ve been here, I don’t think we’ve opened up with a series win in the Big Ten,” he said. “It takes the pressure off the team.

Now it’s time for us to get on a roll, and I think we’ll be right in the thick of it.”

So, for the first time in 14 years — nine of those coming with Dahm at the helm — the Hawkeyes have solid momentum following the first weekend of Big Ten games.

Dahm and the players said that’s important — but that it’s still just one series.

“Hopefully, this will continue to build our confi-

NO. 53 NORTHWESTERN 5, IOWA 2

Struggles continue for men’s tennis

Iowa’s Jonas Dierckx stretches for a volley in his doubles match against Northwestern’s Raleigh Smith and Alex Pasareanu at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex on March 23. Dierckx and his doubles partner, Tom Mroziewicz, lost, 9-8, and the Hawkeyes fell to the Wildcats, 5-2. (The Daily Iowan/Adam Wesley) ret Dunn blew a late second-set lead en route to

By TOM CLOS falling (6-3, 7-5) in the No. 3 thomas-clos@uiowa.edu spot. Senior Will Vasos’ The losing streak has struggles continued in a 7-5, reached double-digits.

6-4 defeat in the No. 4 slot.

The Iowa men’s tennis The Colorado native’s team dropped four of six record dropped to 1-11 in singles matches and was singles play this spring. swept in doubles by No. 53 “Will’s trying, but it’s Northwestern on the way kind of Murphy’s Law — to its 10th-straight defeat, one after another,” head 5-2, outdoors at the Hawk- coach Steve Houghton said. eye Tennis & Recreation “He was up in the second set, 4-1, then all of a sudComplex on March 23.

The loss continues Iowa’s den five games go by, and season-long nosedive; the he’s lost.”

Junior Connor Gilmore Hawkeyes fell to 1-12 (0-2 Big was playing in just his secTen) on the season.

Three of Iowa’s four singles ond match of the season, and he was clipped (6-1, 2losses came in straight sets.

Sophomore Jonas Dier- 6, 6-1) in the No. 6 hole.

“It has been kind of hard ckx fell to the Wildcats’ No. 102-ranked junior Spencer coming in during the midWolf (6-0, 6-3). Junior Gar- dle of the season,” Gilmore

said. “I’m still just trying to work on my game as much as I can.”

Gilmore was a late replacement for sophomore Chase Tomlins, who was forced out because of a nagging injury that he reaggravated in doubles. “[Chase] was playing really well, then this injury hit,” Houghton said. “He’s pretty much over the injury, but there are days we have to hold him out of practice.”

Tomlins’ status for next weekend is unknown.

The Hawkeyes’ victories in singles were delivered courtesy of senior Tom Mroziewicz and freshman Matt Hagan.

Hagan controlled the No. 1 match from beginning to end on the way to a 6-4, 6-3 triumph. The win improves the young Hawkeye’s record to 2-9 on the year.

Mroziewicz picked up his first win of the season in his fifth attempt (4-6, 6-2, 6-4) in the No. 4 spot. He said he hopes the two successful performances against Northwestern will serve as stepping stones in the right direction for the team.

“It’s all about gaining confidence and bouncing it off to other guys,” Mroziewicz said. “Matt played a good match as well, and hopefully, those performances help the team out a bit in the next match.”

Iowa led two of the three doubles matches at one point but faltered late in both.

The team of Dunn and

sophomore Michael Swank couldn’t complete a late comeback and dropped an 8-6 decision in the No. 1 position. The duo of Mroziewicz and Dierckx let a big lead slip away before losing in a tiebreaker, 9-8 (10-8) in No. 2 doubles.

Vasos and Tomlins were walloped in the No. 3 matchup, 8-2, completing the sweep for Northwestern that staked the Wildcats to a 1-0 lead heading into the singles competition.

“We’ve gotten into the pattern of letting doubles points get away,” Houghton said. “We didn’t get it done when it counted.”

Iowa will return to action on March 30 when it heads to State College, Pa., to take on Penn State.

four starts that Kuebel has gone at least seven frames.

Those starts have solidified him as Iowa’s third starter. Sunday marked his third-straight start in which he allowed no walks.

Kuebel he hasn’t thrown as many innings as Iowa’s No. 1 starter Jarred Hippen has (29 1/3 to Hippen’s 44 2/3), but his four walks are the best among Hawkeye starters.

And those numbers are coming from a pitcher who Dahm said on Feb. 9 would be given “the first two to three weeks to see if he can be the No. 3 starter.”

The words really sunk in, Kuebel said after his innings. Lyon returned in the seventh to finish the game, though; she took the loss for Iowa, dropping her record 5-10 on the season.

Lyon said her nerves weren’t affected by being pulled and reinserted.

“If anything, it will help,” Lyon said. “Once I got taken out, I had to root for Kayla, root for the team still, and soon as I went in, it was back into game mode. You know the bat-

dence,” Dahm said. “But it’s only one weekend.

You’re 2-1 to start, and that’s a lot better than digging yourself in a hole. I’m happy for our guys, but we’ll get back to work. We have to continue to win each series.”

fifth start on Sunday, and he has taken full advantage of the opportunity.

The biggest adjustment he has had to make from high school to college is keeping the ball down in the strike zone. Outside of one poor start against Youngstown State on March 4, he appears to be making those adjustments smoothly; his 2.15 ERA is second-best on the team and the lowest of the starters.

“He’s figuring out how to pitch more than just throw the ball now,” Brand said.

“You can see how effective he’s been.” ters’ tendencies from facing them the previous day, but it’s basically where you put the pitches. If you put the pitches where you want to put them, then they’re going to hit it where you want them to hit it.”

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WISCONSIN 5, IOWA 4

IOWA 3, NORTHWESTERN 1

Softball’s rally falls short

Baseball starts off with wins The Iowa baseball team earns its first Big Ten-opening series win since 1998.

By MATT COZZI matthew-cozzi@uiowa.edu

Iowa’s Kayla Massey pitches to Wisconsin’s Shannel Blackshear at Pearl Field on Sunday. The Badgers defeated the Hawkeyes, 5-4. (The Daily Iowan/Melissa Wilson)

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Iowa was unable to capitalize on numerous scoring opportunities late in Sunday’s game.

Center fielder Johnnie Dowling’s speed and ability to get on base make her a potent weapon for the Hawkeyes. Page 7.

By BEN ROSS benjamin-d-ross@uiowa.edu

The Iowa softball team (1117, 1-2 Big Ten) was plagued by

errors and poor defense in a 5-4 loss in the final contest of a three-game series against Wisconsin on Sunday.

Iowa was unable to take advantage of numerous scoring opportunities and didn’t get on the scoreboard until the bottom of the sixth inning.

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Men’s swimming relays place high at NCAAs The Iowa men’s swimming team recorded its highest national finish since 2004-05 by placing 26th overall at the NCAA championships in Federal Way, Wash., over the weekend.

The quintet of Ryan Phelan, Gianni Sesto, Paul Gordon, Jordan Huff, and Duncan Partridge scored 20 points for the Hawkeyes.

Iowa earned All-American honors in the 800-, 400-, and 200freestyle relays.

Phelan, Partridge, Gordon, and Sesto placed 15th in the 200 free on the opening night with a time of 1:18.96 minutes.

Huff, Gordon, Sesto, and Phelan placed 15th in the 800 with a time of 6:29.33 minutes, making the quartet the 12th All-American relay team in school history.

The same four helped Iowa

Rowers scrimmage for fans Members of the Iowa rowing team had a rare opportunity to compete in front of their friends and family in Iowa City on March 24.

The Hawkeyes scrimmaged with Minnesota on the Iowa River, which head coach Mandi Kowal said is a more “fan-friendly” venue than the team’s normal home base on Lake Macbride.

“I was pleased for [the fans] that we were on the river, because they could see it easier,” Kowal said. “When we’re at Macbride it’s like a pencil going across the lake.”

The Hawkeyes and Gophers rowed on a 1,000-meter course, which is half of the normal racing distance but long enough that the two squads could work on their race pieces.

score its final points in the 400 free, placing 11th with a time of 2:54.22 minutes. This is the second year in a row Iowa earned AllAmerican status in the 400-free relay; Phelan, Gordon, Huff, and Partridge placed 15th in the event at last year’s championships.

Iowa head coach Marc Long said he was proud of all his swimmers, especially because their performances came in what he called the most competitive NCAA championship meet in recent memory.

“I’m proud of the entire team in general,” Long said. “It was a team effort to get five [swimmers] there. This really might be one of the most selective meets in the country — just 17 swimmers are invited to compete in each individual event. We scored 4 points last year and 20 this year.

“We want more of this, and it’s a great step toward the future of the program.”

— by Ben Ross

Overall, Kowal said, she liked her squad’s performance, and she said scrimmages can only help the team.

“We had a couple pieces that were pretty solid,” Kowal said.

“We definitely have more speed to find, but there were some times that what we had been working on … were our best pieces.”

Though Minnesota usually boasts one of the better teams in the nation, Iowa junior April Podbregar said her teammates didn’t let the name on the other boat affect their rowing.

“Our crews kept their composure really well,” she said. “We knew they were fast, but we didn’t let that hold us back at all.”

Iowa will return to the water on March 31, when it will travel to California for the San Diego Crew Classic.

— by Tom Clos

The Hawkeyes were down, 40, before Megan Blank and Bradi Wall reached base on singles. Senior captain Katie Keim stepped up to the plate against Wisconsin ace Cassandra Darrah and smashed a home run to left field to make it 4-3. Keim leads the team in home runs with 4, which equals her total from last season. “[Darrah] had been throwing me changeups,” Keim said. “But I’d like to say 100 percent of that goes to my teammates Sam

[Valentine] and Sydney [Reynolds]. They actually called the pitch ahead of time, so I was able to wait on it and hit.”

Iowa had the bases loaded with two outs in the bottom of the seventh for Keim. She wasn’t able to muster up the power she showed in the previous inning, though, and grounded out to end the game.

Darrah pitched complete games in all three contests. The

Nick Brown found himself in a jam.

The Iowa closer needed just one out to secure an Big Ten-opening series win for the Hawkeyes on Sunday afternoon, but he had allowed two walks and loaded the bases.

Brown induced Northwestern outfielder Walker Moses to hit a dribbler about 3 feet in front of home plate, and catcher Keith Brand threw a strike to first for the third out and the victory.

The 3-1 win gave the Hawkeyes (911, 2-1 Big Ten) their first conferenceopening series win since 1998. Head coach Jack Dahm’s squad defeated the Wildcats (8-14, 1-2) on March 23 but lost on March 24 at Banks Field.

Iowa is in four-way tie for first place in the Big Ten. “You can’t worry about the next guy up — you just have to keep going,” Brown said about his ninthinning situation. “They were being patient … That closer role is fun; I like that butterfly feeling and adrenaline rush that I get in those one or two innings I get to throw.”

Iowa was able to get on the scoreboard fairly early in Sunday’s contest. The Black and Gold scored 2 of their runs in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Senior Phil Keppler led off the frame with a single up the middle and later stole second. Chett Zeise

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GymHawks vault ahead Iowa’s vault scores have steadily improved over the last four weeks.

By ALEX FRENCH alexander-french@uiowa.edu

The Iowa women’s gymnastics team has set, broken, and reset season-high team scores in the vault over the course of the last month.

The GymHawks averaged 49.085 in the last four weeks — beginning at home against Minnesota on Feb. 24 — and concluded the Big Ten championship in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on March 24 with a season-high 49.275 in the event. Iowa averaged 48.66 in the six weeks prior to that stretch.

Emma Stevenson scored 9.875, a careerhigh, at the Big Tens on March 24 and tied teammate Maya Wickus for 10th overall. Stevenson said a slightly different focus in practice has helped in the team’s recent vault success.

“We’ve been really focusing on the details of our vaults instead of just landing,” the junior said.

“Sticking has been a big aspect of our training this past month and I think it showed [at Big Tens].”

Iowa posted the fourthhighest vault score at the conference championships out of eight teams. The team ranks fourth in the event in the North-Central Region and is No. 23

Iowa’s Sydney Hoerr reacts after competing on the vault at the Big Ten championships in CarverHawkeye Arena on March 24. (The Daily Iowan/Ya Chen Chen)

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nationally.

Hawkeye head coach Larissa Libby said vault has become one of the events on which the team is most confident.

“We’ve become quite comfortable,” she said. “It has become so clean — they’re working on sticks and not taking those tiny hops.”

All six Iowa vaulters scored 9.775 or better during the championships.

Sydney Hoerr and Rachel Corcoran tied for eighth place at 9.85, a careerhigh for each gymnast.

Wickus, the GymHawks’ anchor on vault, is ranked 10th in

the region and tied her season best on March 24 with a 9.875.

The GymHawks have followed a rotation pattern in which they begin on vault before going to the bars, beam, and floor exercise for most of their meets this year. The championship format switched the event order because the conference determined each team’s rotation prior to the meet; vault became the last event of the day instead of the first.

Wickus said ending the meet on vault instead of starting with it may have helped in the team’s mental approach.

“It helped the team to end there,” she said. “[Vault] normally gets our adrenaline going, but we knew we were coming from behind … we were

able to come together in the end.”

Libby said Iowa’s vault team has more depth than other event rotations, and it’s important to end on an event which “we can go six-for-six.” “[Floor and vault] are endurance and explosive events; they get your adrenaline going,” she said. “It’s less nerve-racking to go to floor and vault than bar and beam [to close out the meet].”

Libby said the change was never a concern, especially in regards to the vault.

“They’re completely confident on vault; they know they’re going to make it,” she said. “It’s not a matter of if they’re going to hit, it’s ‘How good is it going to be?’ ”