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Friday, APRIL 4, 2014

2 more sexual assaults reported

A warning sent to University of Iowa students and faculty Thursday marked the sixth and seventh reported sexual assaults of the semester.

By Stacey Murray stacey-murray@uiowa.edu

Two unrelated sexual assaults were reported Thursday evening, marking the 10th and 11th reported assaults of the 2013-2014 academic year.

One male student reported he was sexually assaulted by an acquaintance on March 28 after the pair met at

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an off-campus party and returned to a residence hall where the sexual assault occurred.

This is the first male to step forward and report a sexual assault to University of Iowa officials this year.

In an unrelated incident, a female student reported to UI staff that she was a victim of non-consensual contact

of a sexual nature by an acquaintance on Jan. 15 in a residence hall.

Prior to these reports, the last sexual assault was reported on March 11.

Chuck Green, the assistant vice president for the UI police, said one of the two students is pursing a criminal investigation, but he would not identify the student further.

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‘Girls’ takes aim at IC (maybe)

The UI police formerly revealed this information in its timely warning. The department decided to remove the information from the warning following feedback in a listening post held by UI President Sally Mason and recommendations made by from a special team formed following protests on the UI campus regarding sexual assault.

UISG hopefuls lay out plans

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Despite being rejected by University of Iowa officials, the HBO show ‘Girls’ may shoot in Iowa City later this year.

University of Iowa Student Government candidates discuss their hopes.

By Daniel Seidl daniel-seidl@uiowa.edu

In an unopposed race, University of Iowa Student Government candidates are focusing on sexual assault and affordable education.

“A big goal of ours is to have a platform that’s feasible,” future UISG president candidate Patrick Bartoski said. “It’s not going to say anything at the end of the day if it’s not done.”

Bartoski, a junior and three-year veteran of UISG, is running on the ticket of the OPEN (organize, plan, establish, nurture) Party, as is vice-presidential candidate Jeffrey Ding. Ding is a sophomore at the UI and has been in UISG for two years.

The two participated in an executive forum Thursday evening to prepare for the UISG elections next week. Normally, there would be a debate between candidates, though this year there is only one party running.

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Student government election The University of Iowa Student Government presidential and vice-presidential candidates attended an executive forum Thursday evening.

Their platform includes: • Mandatory expulsion in the case of rape • Mandatory expulsion in the case of repeated sexual assaults • Lobbying for reduced tuition Source: UISG presidential candidate Patrick Bartoski, UISG vice-presidential candidate Jeffrey Ding

Mission creek festival 2014

By Stacey Murray stacey-murray@uiowa.edu

“Girls” might not be allowed on the University of Iowa campus, but the show will come to Iowa City anyway.

Jesse Peretz, one of the show’s directors, told a reporter for the website Vulture the episode(s) will be shot in Iowa City.

“We are going to definitely go to Iowa City, and we will be shooting some there,” he told the reporter at a comedy screening.

But according to Tobe Becker, HBO’s vice president of media relations, no details have been set.

“You can say that the show hopes to be able to shoot in Iowa,” she said in an email.

In the season finale of “Girls,” the show revealed Hannah Horvath, the main character, was accepted by the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.

Early last month, producers from the show reached out to UI officials, requesting to film on campus.

UI Vice President for Strategic Communication Joseph Brennan reviewed the scripts for the show and decided the story line did not reflect well upon the university or the community and would disrupt the campus.

Instead, university officials provided producers with contact information for city officials.

Despite Brennan’s uncertainty, Lan Samantha Chang, the director of the Writers’ Workshop, said the show’s filming could be beneficial.

“I think it will be fun when they come to Iowa City,” she said. “I would be tickled to see the Fox Head on HBO. I think it would be good for businesses in Iowa City.”

Chang said she has tried to anticipate plot twists on the show, knowing it is based in New York City.

She has exchanged emails with Sarah Heyward, an alumna of the program and writer for the show. The only information Heyward has provided Chang is that she shouldn’t worry — the writers will “keep it real.”

“For those of us in the program who will be in the fall, it feels like an external reality being constructed around us, a reality the world will see … where as we will continue on with our normal lives,” she said.

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Permit delay stymies road plan

By Kaitlin DeWulf kaitlin-dewulf@uiowa.edu

A recent update from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources about the state of the permit submitted for the construction on Copi Road over Clear Creek has delayed the project from moving forward.

Greg Parker, a Johnson County Engineering and Secondary Road Department engineer, said at the Board of Supervisors meeting Thursday that the department has informed his office that it’s looking at a minimum of three to five months to get the required permits back.

“I am flabbergasted how the state, with a billion dollars of surplus, giving away $300 million in tax cuts this year to Wall Street corporations, ” Supervisor Janelle Rettig said. “How they can fail to manage their gov-

ernment to the degree that a simple permit takes five months?”

Rettig said she is disturbed by the lack of efficiency in the government and how the people have accepted this level of service. She pointed out this permit would take under an hour to review and is “no big deal.”

The 79-year-old Copi Road is part of the fiveyear secondary-road construction plan intended to improve road conditions.

This plan would fix the bridge on Copi Road’s narrow, functionally obsolete, structurally deficient steeltruss bridge. Its closure was originally scheduled for November and was set to reopen in the spring of 2015, Parker said.

Natural Resources officials told Parker the permit delay is due to backlog and staffing issues caused by employee cuts

and the hiring freeze at a state level.

Parker said two of the required permits the county needs are the Corps of Engineers permit and the Iowa Natural Recources permit for any bridge replacements. The Corps of Engineers permit should only take about 30-45 days to get back, he said.

“This is a more simple permit for [Natural Recources] to review,” Parker said.

In the time passed between submission of the Copi permit and now, the road has been closed as a result of a failed routine structural inspection, according to the five-year construction plan. Major substructure elements were determined to be unstable in the inspection.

Parker said it is unfortunate that Copi Road has been closed, because his department was hop-

ing to get another five or six months use from the bridge, up until it would need to be closed in the fall for replacement construction.

Supervisors John Etheredge said the supervisors are looking for, at the latest, a spring starting date next year for the project.

Parker said the closure has a negative impact on Johnson County because it hurts the public and agriculture and the detour is long.

“The costs associated with roads and bridges continue to climb and continue to be a very strong priority to the Board of Supervisors,” Supevisor Chairman Terrence Neuzil said.

The more time the project takes, the more it will cost, Parker said.

“We’re hoping and crossing our fingers for no more curve balls,” he said.

The law and being unmarried The University of Iowa provides a discussion and information for students considering the unmarried life.

By Lily Abromeit lily-abromeit@uiowa.edu

Not all University of Iowa students are looking for a ring before spring.

Instead, they are focusing on what it could mean to live an unmarried life.

And a symposium by the UI College of Law is looking to educate students on the legal side of singledom.

“There’s just a variety of issues that people face [because] if you’re unmarried, the law treats things a little differently, [and] we don’t always have the remedy,” said Stacey Warren, a family lawyer at Babich Goldman P.C., in Des Moines.

Warren is one of many speakers who will speak at the symposium “Unmarried Life: Know Your Rights,” presented by the Journal of Gender, Race & Justice at the UI College of Law. The event is designed to answer questions and provide information for students who may consider opting out of marriage.

“As unmarried, as either male-female or same-

sex couples, relationships have a variety of spins and twists and turns, and there are certain issues unmarried people may face compared with married people,” Warren said.

One example that will be discussed will highlight possible complexities if one partner passes away, which could mean trouble when it comes to home ownership and funeral arrangements.

Warren said many people don’t realize some of the legal differences that become obvious in crises when couples aren’t married, noting some of the problems revolve around issues of paternity, property ownership, health insurance, and finances.

A UI law student who helped plan the event said clearing up the confusion is the main goal.

“It’s a nice refresher to have all these people in their fields come and talk,” said Tyler Coe, a third-year law student at the UI. “Our goal is to educate the public on how to get around their problems

and [to inform them about] which people to call.”

One area Coe said he will mention is how an unmarried life may affect same-sex couples.

“I imagine I’ll commiserate about that at some point,” he said in an email. “After all, [Varnum v. Brien] landmark ruling that I suspect a myriad of future undergraduate, graduate, and law professors will profess about from casebooks.”

Matty Smith, communications director for One Iowa — the largest LGBT organization in the state — said the symposium will bring up issues that need to be discussed, not only in terms of all types of marriages but also in relation to LGBT rights.

“Iowa has had same-sex marriage for about five years, and I don’t want to think people take it for granted, but I think it’s a reminder that some people aren’t as lucky as they are [here] in Iowa,” he said. “I think when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down [The Defense

of Marriage Act], that was a step in the right direction, but we still have a lot to do before LGBT people are looked at fairly in the law.”

The conversation, he said, begins with events such as this, which help address differences in the LGBT community.

“With the older generation of LGBT people, it was just assumed you would cohabitate and not get married,” he said.

“I think that juxtaposition between the older generation and younger generation can be really eye-opening, and can explain some of these disparities still in the U.S.” Warren said in the end it comes down to the same thing for all couples, same-sex or not — discussion is the key.

“I think the bottom line is to think of these things,” she said. “Life is simple, yes, but relationships are complicated … and with the failure to think and be proactive with issues, you can complicate your life.”

were nearly or more than $1 million over the architect’s estimate of $2.7 million. The lowest bid received exceeded the estimate by more than 35 percent.

Bidding will be opened again, pending approval from the Iowa City City Council, and a public hearing will be set for April 15.

— by Kristen East

UI wants city as sustainability partner

environmental, and social-cultural issues they face today and build a more sustainable future.”

The city and university would partner for the 2014-2015 academic year on sustainable projects.

The City Council will vote on approving the agreement at a special formal meeting on April 7.

— by Kristen East

METRO City to reopen animalshelter bidding City officials are seeking a new set of bids for the Animal Care and Adoption Center 2014 project.

Officials received nine bids for the project, which involves building a replacement animal shelter at 3910 Napoleon Lane. All nine bids

University of Iowa officials are seeking the participation of Iowa City in the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities program.

The program is one of the UI’s efforts to “enhance the capacity of Iowa’s communities to address the economic,

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(From left) former Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter, Ramogi Huma, founder and president of the National College Players Association, and Tim Waters, political director of the United Steel Workers, arrive on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (Associated Press/ Lauren Victoria Burke)

The party’s platform consists of five major items: safety, sustainability, affordability, diversity, and advocacy. Bartoski said safety is the most important objective for him, especially concerning the recent sexual assaults at the UI. “The OPEN Party definitely views student safety as the No. 1 priority,” he said.

Some of the solutions to the issue of sexual assault listed in the party’s platform include mandating expulsion for perpetrators of violent rape, and in cases of repeated sexual assault.

In developing these specific parts of the platform, Ding said it was important to clearly define what is worthy of expulsion.

“When you talk about

University of Iowa officials compared the demands from Northwestern’s football team with current policies in place for UI athletes.

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By Ian Murphy Ian-murphy@uiowa.edu

The University of Iowa Presidential Committee on Athletics tackled a controversial topic at its meeting when it discussed the Chicago office of the National Labor Relations Board’s ruling that Northwestern football players could unionize.

UI law Professor N. William Hines, the head of the committee, said on Thursday that while the ruling will not immediately affect the UI, there are parallels between the universities and most major college football programs.

Hines said Iowa will not be affected because the state has public-employee-bargaining regulations. However, he said some aspects of the ruling, which detailed the day-to-day lives of Northwestern football players, could apply to the Hawkeye athletics teams.

“Among other things, it makes you wonder ‘Gee, I wonder if that’s how our football team lives,’ ” Hines said.

The petition to the labor board included four items: medical coverage after graduation, marketing rights to their images, an education trust for players who come back seeking more education, and expansion of scholar-

ships to cover the full cost of education.

One topic student-athletes are concerned with is scholarships. Northwestern’s football players are seeking an extension of their scholarships to cover college expenses.

Director of Athletics Gary Barta said officials have tried to take the issue of scholarships to the NCAA and Big Ten organizations but have so far been unsuccessful.

The plaintiffs in the Northwestern case wanted extended medical care after their playing careers ended. Barta said the UI covers medical care for athletes up to two years after graduation.

Hines said there are still several hurdles the case must go through before it is decided, and it could arrive at the U.S. Supreme Court, long after the current players have graduated.

Northwestern officials are appealing the decision, Hines said. In order for the labor board to hear the appeal, three of its five members must agree to hear it.

The appeal is still three to five months away.

Barta addressed many of these concerns and said the conversation should be about student welfare, not student employment.

“I don’t agree that student-athletes are, or should be, employees,” he said.

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Student-athlete unions Northwestern football players were granted the right to form a union by a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board on March 26.

• Led by former quarterback Kain Coulter, the players seek modest improvements to player safety and academic standards.

• The ruling does not apply to walk-on players.

• The ruling would only apply to private institutions. Public institutions must follow public-employee bargaining regulations.

Source: National Labor Relations Board Ruling

He said calling students employees could lead to them losing their scholarships based on performance. He maintained comparing student-athletes with employees would lead to unfair expectations — that if they weren’t performing well in their sports, they could be fired.

In light of the ruling, the discussion about the future of student-athletes is especially important.

“It appears that this ruling has caused everyone to pause a bit and reflect on what we’re asking these students to do, and that’s a healthy thing,” said Associate Athletics Director Fred Mims.

Senate panel OKs wind tax credit A key U.S. Senate committee passed an extension to a wind energy tax credit just days after its future was in jeopardy.

The wind energy tax credit is a part of the Renewable Electricity Tax Credit, which was created in 1992 for energy produced by wind and other renewable sources.

Before Thursday the credit was not included in an overall bill, which extends a wide variety of other expired incentives.

According to the committee’s documents, the credit would be extended until Dec. 31, 2015, at an estimated Grassley cost of $13.35 senator

sexual assault and rape, it’s important to study what each of these terms means,” he said. “The reason the term ‘violent rape’ was chosen is because rape is defined [as] when there is any act of sex that happens without consent. We chose to use the word ‘violent rape’ because it would be difficult to say to a student standing in front of you [that they were expelled for having sex with someone under the influence of alcohol].”

One of the other priorities of the platform is affordability, and Bartoski said the tuition freeze has been a good solution to this issue currently.

“As a college student, whether you’re from instate or out-of-state, affordability is great,” he said. “The tuition freeze is incredible.”

However, he said, the freeze is by no means a permanent solution, and

the student government will do what it can to advocate for lower cost at the state level.

“There’s the larger problem, which is: how do we keep college tuition low when there is no longer a freeze?” he said. “We’re going to try to be in Des Moines as frequently as possible to lobby for affordability.”

One UI student who attended the forum agreed with the candidates’ focus on affordable tuition.

“As far as the freeze goes, I think they’re right on with that,” said UI junior Mike Delawder.

Ding said current President Katherine Valde and Vice President Jack Cumming have led the UISG well, and they will continue to build on their success.

“The work that they’ve done is something that can be continued on in the future,” he said.

billion over 10 years.

The legislation will now await a vote from the entire Senate sometime in the future.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who is on the committee, filed the amendment with support from other members. Iowa’s congressional delegation has continued to push for renewing the credit after it lapsed at the beginning of the year.

— by Brent Griffiths

rolls of voters who didn’t appear to be U.S. citizens.

Fifth District Judge Scott Rosenberg last month said state law does Schultz not authorize secretary of state Schultz to create a rule that would cancel a voter’s registration based on citizenship questions.

Schultz tried to pass a rule that would have removed voters from registration rolls if he could not confirm their citizenship by comparing state records with federal immigration records.

Schultz says he can’t allow non-citizens to cancel out Iowans’ votes and insists the rule protects the integrity of the vote.

— Associated Press

Schultz appeals voting rule to state Supreme Court DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz is asking the Iowa Supreme Court to review and overturn a district court judge’s decision that Schultz did not have the authority to create a new rule aimed at ridding voter registration

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How harmful words linger Brianne Richson brianne-richson@uiowa.edu

In class, I was recently asked to think about the most harmful thing anyone ever said to me, a remark that really resonated with me in a negative way. This wasn’t a difficult exercise for me (shout out to the guy on my swim team in high school who once called me “beefy”), and probably wasn’t for most of my class, either. The reality is that as much as the strongest person is able to brush words off, negative words are often internalized whether we realize it or not.

I also recently came across a video clip on the Internet of an actor, Wil Wheaton, responding to a young girl’s inquiry about whether he had ever been called a “nerd” when he was a child, and if so, how he dealt with it. I have always found the generally negative connotation the word “nerd” has been given to be incredibly ironic; our society values success, and more often than not, success takes a certain degree of intelligence and insight.

But when it comes to displaying this necessary intelligence, over qualities of beauty, athleticism, or sociability, intelligence is not always applauded.

Particularly in elementary and middle school, having the qualities of a “nerd” can mean relentless teasing. I know that I went from being excited about having to wear eyeglasses to being embarrassed that I would be made fun of, and the same story went from my younger brother, who began wearing contacts when he was barely 11 years old to maintain his sporty-jock persona.

Kids have no filter, which a lot of times makes them endearing but can also make them outwardly cruel in the most jaw-dropping sense of the word.

As Wheaton said it, “It’s never OK when a person makes fun of you for something that you didn’t choose,” and that a lot of school bullying stems from kids who “just love different things” than the socalled nerds. As eloquent as a lesson as this was to teach the precocious girl in the audience who asked Wheaton the initial question, it saddens me to disagree with Wheaton’s point that being teased for being different gets better when one is older.

There has been a significant amount of coverage lately regarding the feminist stance that the word “bossy” should be banned because of the long-term damage it can do to girls’ self-esteem.

As someone who deals with the craft of language and word counts, it would go against my nature to advocate for this, but there is some merit to the idea that when someone attaches a label to us even in grade school, it turns into a voice in the corner of our minds that never quite goes away.

We are a manifestation of our interactions with the world around us, and sometimes this is not for the better. It is often not enough to embrace the qualities that another person makes fun of us for, because this indicates that there is something abnormal happening that must be acknowledged in the first place.

All we can do is wade through the labels and leave as many of them in our periphery as possible, and try to project as few of them onto others as possible, because we don’t know how permanently tainting those labels may be.

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City should tweak exemption

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he public debate on Iowa City’s 21-ordinance has tapered off since the failed effort to repeal it in the last election, but behind the scenes and through meetings between the city and local bars, a different sort of struggle around the ordinance has emerged.

Local bar owners who supported the ordinance’s repeal quickly changed their strategy. The debate now taking place isn’t one of policy but semantics. It comes down to what is and isn’t an “entertainment venue,” a distinction the Iowa City City Council and downtown bars are jockeying to define.

Iowa City residents who showed up at the polls voted by nearly a 2-1 margin in favor of keeping the law, a result that seems to discourage further attempts to dismantle it. If the council hopes to keep the ordinance effective, however, it may have to reconsider the criteria for its entertainment-venue exemption.

Since the ordinance was passed in 2010, various exemptions have been granted to establishments that can demonstrate that their revenues aren’t dependent on the sale of alcohol. This first form of exemption was granted to those whose food sales made up 50 percent or more of their total revenue, such as the Airliner. Underage patrons would be allowed in such venues after 10 p.m. as long as the establishment maintained good standing with the law.

This exemption quickly brought others looking to cash in on the potential revenue that a campus full of underage people could bring. The council, caught in a quandary between preventing underage drinking and supporting downtown businesses, also began granting exemptions to the ordinance for venues that hosted live shows, though only on nights when they did.

Now, as more bars are seeking an entertainment exemption, the question has arisen of what constitutes a “live show”? The council has taken a crack at it with its latest clarification to the ordinance, attempting to define such terms as “DJ” and “producer,” a process that has led some local venue owners to plead their case in the council chambers, putting somewhat dubi-

ous emphasis on the effect the ordinance has had on show attendance. In many cases, the real motivations aren’t hard to tease out: For many bars that cater to a younger crowd, an entertainment exemption means more patrons and more money.

At least one city councilor is concerned that the entertainment-venue exemption may be more trouble than it’s worth.

“I was willing to have the exception,” Councilor Rick Dobyns said. “[But] its got to be enforceable. I don’t want to dilute the [ordinance] so much that it doesn’t work anymore.”

We believe these latest efforts by bar owners don’t represent an earnest desire to bring entertainment to Iowa City but instead are simply ways to exploit loopholes in the 21-ordinance before the city cracks down.

Yet, this has left the council in a difficult position.

How many exemptions can it give alcohol-selling establishments under the pretense of providing entertainment before the integrity of the 21-ordinance is called into question?

There’s an easier way to enforce the ordinance that still allows for exemptions. In addition to being caught serving alcohol directly to those underage, the city can adopt a standard tying exemptions to PAULA charges, which are listed on the Iowa City website alongside monthly bar checks. Past a certain number, the venue loses its 21 exemption.

It’s true that not all PAULA charges are the result of direct alcohol sale to those underage, so this shouldn’t be a zero-tolerance policy. But if downtown establishments want to make the case that they should be treated under the law as entertainment venues and not kiddie bars, then it should be their responsibility to keep underage drinking in check.

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Letters to the editor Erase the stigma on mental health It’s time to end the stigma.

Last semester was the hardest point of my life. It wasn’t because I had just started my first semester of college and I was struggling to stay on top of my course work. Last semester was difficult for me because I spent half of the semester struggling with thoughts of self-hatred, hopelessness, and wanting to end my life. It took me until the week before Thanksgiving break and an emotional but supportive phone call with my mom to finally push me to go to the University Counseling Service and seek the help I needed.

The reason it took me so long to seek help wasn’t based on any sort of financial concern. It took me a long time to seek help because I felt that people would look at me and say that my life hasn’t been bad enough for me to want to end my life. I felt that if I sought help

for mental illness, people would view me as being broken and that my peers would view me as being less than them because I wasn’t able to deal with life.

According to the National Alliance on Mental Health, the stigma surrounding mental illness is the No. 1 reason college students do not seek treatment. If we really want to be able to help those students in our community who are struggling with suicidal thoughts, we first need to end the long-standing stigma surrounding mental illness. We need to reassure students that they aren’t defective, but that they are ill, and it is not only OK for them to seek help, it is imperative they seek help as they would for any other illness.

Jeremy Vogel

Fixing disparities Many people have responded to the UI mass email for the event “Black Girls Do Science” and have

wondered aloud why such a program exists. I would first off like to iterate that the program is open to all and encourage families to sign children up. Few in our community would dispute that there is an overall disparity with all women in STEM fields and an overall agreement to host programs to try to fix this problem. For example, the UI Chapter of Society of Women Engineers has programs, such as Girl Scouts Science Day that are hosted annually to encourage all girls in Johnson County to get into STEM. While these programs are great, they do not necessarily address issues specific to both the racial and gender disparities in STEM. For example, black women make up only 2 percent of engineers and scientists in the United States, in comparison with white males and females making up about 50 percent and 18 percent, respectively.

Thus, our program seeks to augment, not replace, these programs by focusing on the intersectional disparities being black and a woman means in STEM. I can continue to spew statistics, but for some people that may not be enough to answer their questions of why our event is not racist. Many acknowledge the problem of gender and racial disparities in science education but may not see a program such as Black Girls Do Science as the cure, and that is fine.

But the fact remains that women minorities are often underrepresented in STEM disciplines. Black Girls Do Science helps promote an interest in science and provide role models for minority girls in our community.

One day the phrase “Black Girls Do Science” will be redundant instead of inflammatory. That is a goal our program hopes to accomplish.

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Problem of forced integration Ashley Lee ashley-lee-1@uiowa.edu

Last week, the Student Senate at the University of Alabama struck down a proposal that would require greek life to be racially integrated. In light of events last fall, when two black females were denied entry into all 16 Panhellenic sororities, the university has attempted to show its commitment to inclusion by presenting a plausible integration plan for Alabama’s greek organizations.

The resolution, which sought to “remove the stigma that currently surrounds this campus regarding its legacy of segregation,” insisted how much the Senate would support integration “with respect to social diversity among its membership.”

According to the Senate’s 27-5 ruling against the resolution, however, its idea of brotherhood and sisterhood does not

extend beyond racial lines.

Part of me can only laugh, because what can you expect? Alabama has a long history of racial exclusion, after all. Then again, it’s 2014 — all the more reason to expect more from the University of Alabama and its greek culture.

The Senate’s sentiment speaks to an even bigger set of issues: the merits and harm of not only legal integration but forced integration in today’s society.

I’d like to think that, in theory, integration of greek life or anything, really, would ensure equality.

But in practice, what good have integration mandates really done in America? In situations where only one of two parties (or neither party) wishes to not interact with the other, forced integration has only increased tensions.

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) theoretically ensured integrated classrooms. However, many schools did not integrate until the 1970s (through forced busing) and neighborhoods were divided.

Not all Americans were willing to stand firmly behind the law. Some blacks simply wanted the same

privileges, access to opportunities, and schools with the same resources whites had — not necessarily to live next to or attend the same institutions.

More often than not, Americans willingly segregate when it comes to living arrangements. Because of ethnic or historic ties in a particular area, coupled with “white flight,” redlining, and gentrification, our present-day realities have largely been shaped by these factors. Legally mandated integration has not fully eliminated this.

Therefore, I’m not so sure the merits of desegregation are enough to dismantle the powerful force of de facto segregation. I’m not arguing for Jim Crow, but in some ways, even with integration, America remains separate and unequal.

There are still people who prefer to live and associate with those who look like them. Even if someone attends school in a racially diverse setting, chances are, they may return to a racially homogenous neighborhood.

Legal integration in public policy has not cor-

rected racial inequalities, especially in education.

While there have been improvements, several predominantly black and Latino public schools have inexperienced teachers and do not offer advanced classes. On the other hand, predominantly white schools and neighborhoods tend to have greater access to public services, high-quality education, test-prep, and chances of earning college credit through advanced classes.

While it’s disappointing to hear that Alabama students rejected the integration proposal, perhaps it’s a blessing in disguise.

They could have passed it, but that doesn’t mean they would abide by the commitment. Even if they offered an invitation to a prospective black student, their time with the organization may not be genuine.

In this case, we are able to see their attitudes for what they are. More importantly, we see the falsity of a post-racial America. By recognizing this, we can truly ask ourselves if segregation is something that is preventable or bound to happen, regardless of intent.

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Hawkeye Court replacement moves ahead

By Aleksandra Vujicic aleksandra-vujicic@uiowa.edu

Battered buildings from the 1960s previously housed University of Iowa students.

But this fall, the dilapidated buildings will be replaced by modern facilities.

University of Iowa officials say that despite minor setbacks, the new Aspire at West Campus apartments will be completed on schedule, allowing students to move in this fall. Currently, the project is two to three weeks ahead of schedule.

Officials estimate 85 percent of the units are leased for the 2014-15 school year, according to a project representative.

Formerly known as Hawkeye Court, the new

project will offer graduate students, faculty, and staff a community center, and housing options with five residential buildings that include 250 apartments or 440 bedrooms, though there are only 35 units still available.

Some of the old apartments were torn down over the summer, because UI officials did not believe they provided a high enough quality of living for UI students, and some of the units sustained damage from the 2008 flood.

Though the complex will be located on campus, it is being constructed and managed by a private company, said UI Director of Housing Von Stange. Balfour Beatty Communities, a Dallas-based company, will partner with the UI.

“This is not our property. We have done a ground lease to Aspire so that it could construct the apartments there,” Stange said.

“But we are not going to operate them in the University Housing and Dining. They’ll be operated independently.”

The UI will still have a role in the housing facility, according leasing manager Amanda Ickowitz. She said the company has been in contact with the university on a weekly basis.

“They’ve been great partners to work with thus far,” Ickowitz said.

“The Cambus service will continue to come here, and campus security will continue to patrol this area, so we are pretty good partners with them.”

The university will also

have a say in some policies, such as late fees, marketing, and billing procedures, Stange said.

Ickowitz said that the only aspect of construction that has been delayed is landscaping, which was supposed to start in March but has been pushed back because of colder temperatures.

“They got the roofs on before the major winter hit. They’ve been working inside all winter, so the progress has been ahead of schedule,” Ickowitz said.

The price per unit also remains the same since Balfour Beatty and the UI partnered in September 2013.

Maureen Omrod, a spokeswoman for the company, said four of the buildings and the commu-

nity center will be completed by Aug. 1, and the fifth building is projected to be completed 14 days later, which is right on schedule.

The addition of the community center will provide tenants with a 24-hour gym, a lounge for studying, monthly resident events, and an office for on-site maintenance and management.

“We can offer more oneon-one management services,” she said. “There are not a lot of actual communities right now in Iowa City — more complexes with no actual on-site management that are actually there,” she said. “Our customer service is going to be huge, and we’re going to be there for our residents if they need anything.”

But one student is wary of officials’ excitement about the project.

Graduate student Brian Prugh is a former tenant of Hawkeye Court and is opposed to the Aspire project because of the increased cost. Last year, Prugh paid $435 for a one bedroom, which will now be more than double at $875.

Prugh said the company is going to make it seem as if this is a win-win situation, because the units are getting rented out.

But he believes the problem is that old tenants, those who are least able to afford housing, are not returning.

“Those are by no means affordable, and that’s something that I’ve been saying for a year or so,” he said.

Changes in Graduate College roil some

By Chris Higgins christopher-higgins@uiowa.edu

The University of Iowa Graduate College has shifted its focus as calls for financial efficiency to flourish.

Thirty-three Ph.D. programs — nearly half of 67 offered at the UI — were deemed ineligible to apply for recruitment scholarships for the 2014-15 school year. Officials say the programs were not successful enough in retaining students or having students complete their degrees on time.

Recruitment scholarships provide funding to students who are entering Ph.D. programs in an attempt to make the university a more attractive option for applicants.

“We want to make sure we’re supporting the students who have the most likely chances of successful outcomes,” said Daniel Berkowitz, an associate dean of the Graduate College. “ ‘Success’ has been a big word in the Graduate College, this year in particular.”

Graduate College Dean John Keller said officials want to redirect funds into programs with higher completion rates along with summer and dissertation-year fellowships, which would boost students who are almost done.

“We’ve also started to

learn if we can provide funds for students to complete, there’s a much higher chance of success than there is supporting students who have potential on the way in,” Berkowitz said.

Berkowitz and Keller declined to provide names of specific departments affected, but a department official confirmed the UI’s anthropology Ph.D. program is one that became ineligible.

“I understand the univ e r s i t y Keller is under dean great fiscal pressures these days, and they’re trying to find ways to make them more efficient,” said James Enloe, the head of the Anthropology Department.

“Unfortunately, different disciplines have different ways of doing things.”

Enloe said the anthropology program’s completion time is increased by students’ need to travel abroad, learn foreign languages, and apply for external funding, which is less reliable than for other programs.

He expressed distaste at what he described as the college’s “one-sizefits-all” approach.

“It’s unfortunate they don’t allow more diver-

sity and latitude,” Enloe said.

He said incoming doctoral students will have to rely on funding from teaching assistantships instead. It will be more difficult for them to focus on research, he said, and potentially raise time spent in school, which he believes is “counterproductive” to the college’s goals.

Ben Gillig, the president of the Executive Council of Graduate and Professional Students, said graduate departments had numerous concerns.

Department members took issue with data concerning programs that were later merged together. Their concern was that data from previously separate programs were used to measure the newly merged ones.

He also said statistically stronger programs lost eligibility if they were under weaker departments, but there are talks in the Graduate College to provide exceptions.

“I do think it was a little more disruptive than the Graduate College originally intended,” he said.

Enloe and Gillig both believe enrollment could be affected as programs will struggle to attract students with fewer funding opportunities.

Gillig believes the officials are “trying to do

the right thing,” but he is skeptical the decisions will provide educational benefits. He described them as “just a first step.”

“You’re not really providing any pathway to success,” he said. “You’re simply punishing in hopes that it will incentivize behavior modifica-

tion. I think that’s sort a tenuous assumption that merely by punishing you can make people do things in a better way.”

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Reconsidered Eulogies: • Andrew never was the kind of man who believed in “brushing his teeth” or “taking his insulin” or “dropping his weapon” when told.

• It would be a comfort to Andrew to know you were all here today. Under your seats, you will each find a hunting knife. The doors have been locked and will not reopen until but one us remains alive.

• Let us not dwell on how Andrew died, but rather, let us celebrate how he LIVED: perpetually consumed by thoughts of his impending, unavoidable death.

• In a sense, Andrew is still here with us. In a better, more literal sense, Andrew is dead.

Dead, dead, deady-dead. So very dead. And smelly.

• Many of you know Andrew from his charity work. The soup kitchens, the food banks, the blood drives … just some of the many local charities Andrew used his vast wealth to see abolished.

• Before I give Andrew’s eulogy, I’d like to recite some eulogies off of my newest album, The Unmowed Life.

• A lot of people didn’t know this, but Andrew was very lonely. He’d often call me and endlessly ramble about his loneliness. Of course, those calls always went to voice mail, because I was out with friends.

Also, I’m the only one who showed up today, so I’m leaving.

Andrew R. Juhl needs more bed before he becomes more morbid.

today’s events • Exploring Majors Fair, 12:30 p.m., IMU Main Lounge • School of Urban and Regional Planning Open House, 2:30-5:30 p.m., 349 IMU and Jessup Hall • Biomedical Engineering Seminar, “Automated Quantitative Analysis of Microtubule Dynamics in Live Cell Imaging Data,” Ao Ma, Illinois-Chicago, 3:30 p.m., 2217 Seamans • Environmental Engineering and Science Graduate Seminar, “The Design and Testing of a Submerged Attached Growth Bioreactor for the Removal of Nitrogen and Pharmaceuticals using Partial Nitritation/ANAMMOX,” James Shannon, 3:30 p.m., 2505 Seamans • Biology Seminar, “Small RNAs in development and maintenance of sensory hair cells in the inner ear,” Garrett Soukup, Creighton, 4 p.m., 101, Biology Building East

• Museum of Art First Friday, 5 p.m., FilmScene, 118 E. College • Campus Activities Board Movie, Her, 8 & 11 p.m., 348 IMU • Campus Activities Board Movie, The Hobbit, 8 & 11 p.m., IMU Iowa Theater • SCOPE and Mission Creek, Head and the Heart, 8 p.m., Englert, 221 E. Washington • Thesis I Candidate Performance, 8 p.m., North Hall Space/Place

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horoscopes

Friday, April 4, 2014

by Eugenia Last

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep an open mind. A positive, enthusiastic approach to a situation will help you avoid an argument. A willingness to compromise and work alongside others will help you achieve goals and avoid unnecessary upset and opposition. Romance is highlighted.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take care of your responsibilities. Follow through with a promise you made, and be sure not to divulge a secret you’ve been trusted to keep. Ask questions and gather information that will help you expand your knowledge.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Stick to the task you’ve been given. Uncertainty will lead to a poor choice. You are best to do your work, say little, and wait until you are fully satisfied with the work you have done before presenting it to others.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Concentrate on getting ahead. Refuse to take on someone else’s job when you have your own to complete. The work you do must be your best if you want to be considered for advancement.

Don’t alter your plans because someone is unpredictable.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Make changes based on the information you gather and what you learn by observing others. A change at home will play in your favor. Fixing up your surroundings will make you feel more at home.

Romance will improve your personal life.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Avoid joint ventures or mixing business with pleasure. Spend more time expanding your interests and building your relationships with people who share your beliefs and goals. Rely on your business savvy to point you in the right direction.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Set your sights on what you want to see unfold, and make it happen. Travel, communications, and making personal changes should be at the top of your to-do list. Love is highlighted, along with self-improvement and socializing.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Make choices based on the way you feel. Your intuition won’t let you down. Learning will come easy if you step back and watch the mistakes others make. A personal investment can alter how or where you live.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Listen carefully, and say as little as possible. Confusion is apparent if you get into discussions. Don’t believe everything you hear. Make the changes at home that will help secure your financial position, not put you further in debt.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Moderation and simplicity will be required if you want to avoid a scene. Arguing will lead to a no-win situation. Put more effort into completing your work and nurturing important partnerships. Don’t be afraid to take the road less traveled.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Prepare to make whatever changes are required in order to reach your goal. There is money to be made if you put in extra hours. Clear a workspace at home that you can use to develop a part-time business.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Keeping a secret will buy you time and help you avoid emotional upset. Developing an interest you have will open up new possibilities that can add to your income. Socializing with friends or getting together with your lover will ease stress.

We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home. — Edward R. Murrow

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Men’s track cautiously International Hawk optimistic tracksters adapt The opportunity is there for Iowa to leave its mark as it heads to Arkansas, Stanford.

Iowa sprinters (left to right) D’Juan Richardson, Tevin-Cee Mincy, and Justin Austin run in the 60-meter final at the Iowa Invitational in the Recreation Building on Feb. 17, 2012. (The Daily Iowan/File Photo)

By Jordan Hansen jordan-hansen@uiowa.edu

Opportunity and improvement were the buzzwords for the Hawkeyes this week as they got set to begin competition in Fayetteville, Ark., for the second time of the season, beginning today.

A smaller contingent will head to California to compete in the Stanford Invitational — freshman Kevin Docherty will join juniors Ben Witt and Kevin Lewis in a long-distance meet. Docherty and Witt will run the 1,500 meters, and Lewis is slated to compete in the 5,000.

The rest of the team will head to the Arkansas Spring Invitational, which comes less than a week after the Black and Gold returned from Arizona and a second-place finish at the Arizona State Invitational.

“Our message to the student-athletes was you don’t have a lot of opportunities in the competition season; every opportunity is important,” head coach Layne Anderson said. “This meet is more important than the last, and they just grow in importance.”

This invitational presents a host of challenges for the Hawkeyes, the first being the nine-hour

bus ride the team had to endure to get there. Once they reach Fayetteville, a host of incredibly talented teams, including No. 1 Arkansas, will be waiting for a Hawkeye team still looking to get to full strength.

However, there are positives for the Black and Gold as they begin completion today. For starters, the team’s field events are its strength and will be available this weekend after a strong showing in the Arizona State meet.

Several sprinters are also coming off good meets, including junior Kaleb VanCleave, who is coming off a second-place finish in the 400.

“My splits have been dropping, and I’m feeling good and so is the rest of the team,” VanCleave said. “In the 4x4, we really want to be top in the Big Ten, so that’s what we’re really looking to do — get that time out there now.”

Sprinting has been an up and down affair for Iowa this season because of injuries and performance issues. Senior Tevin-Cee Mincy was fighting injuries coming out of the indoor season, but he is expected to be at full strength. Another setback for the team was a minor undisclosed injury

Iowa track at Stanford Invitational When: Today and Saturday Where: Stanford, Calif. to sophomore transfer James Harrington, but coaches believe that he should be back in roughly a week’s time.

When healthy and onpoint, the team feels it can run with just about anybody in the country, but the trick of the matter is getting them there.

Because of nice weather early in the week, the team was able to get outside a bit and work on some of those issues. This has led to some cautious optimism from assistant coach Joey Woody for the upcoming weeks.

“The hurdlers were a bit off on their rhythm, and fortunately, we were able to get outside and work on the 400 hurdles, so I’m excited to see that,” Woody said. “We also kind of let off on some of the workouts to freshen up their legs a little bit, especially with the 800 and 400 guys.

“I think we’re going to see some good performances out of that group.”

Softball faces hot Northwestern offense After a nonconference game against Drake, Iowa turns to Northwestern and its high-powered offense.

By Jack Rossi jack-rossi@uiowa.edu

After an upsetting loss on Wednesday to Drake, 5-3, Iowa (9-16) will turn to a three-game series against No. 23 Northwestern this weekend.

“I thought we banded together to get the hits and scored when we needed to, but we came up short in a couple innings,” Claire Fritsch said.

Wednesday’s game may have been a wake-up call for the Hawkeyes. When they faced Drake earlier this year they won, 9-0, in six innings. Despite Drake being a nonconference opponent, Iowa says it needs to treat all the games as if they are conference tilts.

“I don’t care we have nonconference sprinkled in with conference, we have to play like it’s all conference,” head coach Marla Looper said. “We’ve got to take care of [teams like] Missouri when they come up and Western Illinois when they come over.”

Iowa’s defense struggled once again, and be-

ing at home did not make much of a difference. The Hawkeyes racked up three errors, while Drake committed none, and the Hawkeyes don’t have much time to address the issues because of the quick turnaround.

“We need to get back to work on the little things.

We’ve talked about it every day,” Looper said. “It’s not any different from the rest of the year. Some of those mistakes are the same ones that we’ve done. They know it, and we’ve just got to fix it, and a lot of that is attacking the ball.”

Northwestern is coming into Iowa City with a 20-8 record, 3-3 in conference play. The Wildcats are coming off a record-setting game against Illinois-Chicago in which they batted around the order twice in the bottom of the first, sending 18 batters to the plate and scoring 12 runs on their way to a 14-7 victory. The rally was the largest ever by the program.

Containing Northwestern’s offense will be key going into the weekend.

“Northwestern is a very good hitting team, and they will hit the ball well,” pitcher Kayla Massey said. “We need to be able to hit, field, and put all of our stuff together to play with them. They are a very good team.”

Looper and her staff would like junior Megan Blank to continue playing well to so that the Hawkeye offense can keep up with Northwestern’s.

Blank has been on fire recently. She has a seven-game hitting streak and leads the team in batting average at .370.

But for now, the focus is getting the team, which includes five freshmen used to playing at home and trying to establish home-field advantage.

“We haven’t been on our field much, and we have practiced on it a little. It’s a little different surface than what we’ve been on, but that’s not an excuse. It’s our field,” Looper said. “It should be a home-field advantage, and we should know how to play it.”

By Katrina Do katrina-do@uiowa.edu

Astrid Montuclard — a native of Tahiti — has learned the key to success halfway across the world: always be good.

Like many student-athletes coming from overseas, the freshman distance runner faces challenges that come along with adjusting to a new culture. For Montuclard, the biggest difference between Americans and Tahitians is the mentality — something that has helped her in her journey away from home.

“I like this mentality of always being positive,” Montuclard said. “People are always good — what’s up? I’m good.”

While “I’m good,” can serve as a reflexive response to Americans, the Tahitian is certain that it is a reflection of a successful country. The positive mentality of Americans is what has helped Montuclard through her transition.

“American people are very focused on their goals — I find it really motivating,” she said.

“They see struggle as an opportunity to get better, and it’s a great environment to get better here.”

The freshman is just one out of the women’s track team’s six international athletes but the only one who is not competing on a scholarship. She is also the first athlete that head coach Layne Anderson has ever seen to come from the islands in the South Pacific.

As a native of a warm environment, Montuclard said nothing about the frigid Iowa winters; however, she did note her confusion with the slang term “swag,” which may also be heard in a variety of forms, such as “swaggy,” or “swagger.”

Teammate Carissa Leacock, a senior triple jumper from Trinidad, finds the weather has been a big part of her transition.

“Since I’ve been in Iowa, I’ve seen snow for the first time,” she said.

“I have experienced all four seasons, including a summer and a Fourth of July.”

The senior shares the same ideals and appreciations with Montuclard.

Leacock has learned to deal with the long distance away from her home and family in order to pursue her dreams.

“This isn’t a criticism of our American kids, but it seems like our in-

ternational kids seem to jump in with more conviction and purpose,” coach Layne Anderson said. “Perhaps it’s because they’ve come a long way and recognize the opportunity they have — they seem more appreciative and don’t take things for granted.

“You go on the fifth trip of the year, and our international kids are thanking you like it’s their first time.”

The Hawkeyes will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., this weekend to compete in the Arkansas Spring Invitational, the second meet of the outdoor season.

“The internationals we have are obviously big contributors with outstanding credentials, and they’re doing big things,” Anderson said.

While it may not be a huge difference, Fayetteville is approximately 400 miles closer to Tahiti than is Iowa City.

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Hawkeye men’s tennis finally returns home

By Jordan Bucher jordan-bucher@uiowa.edu

Iowa senior Juan Estenssoro serves at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Center on Oct. 1, 2013. The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

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The Iowa men’s tennis team will return to familiar territory after having sixstraight road matches to begin a stretch of five-consecutive contests at home.

The Hawkeyes will host No. 33 Purdue today and No. 69 Indiana on April 6 at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex. The first serve against the Boilermakers is set for 2 p.m., while the match against the Hoosiers is scheduled to begin at noon.

Iowa has had an impressive home season, carrying a perfect 8-0 record, while dropping all but one match on the road.

“We have been traveling for the past month, so it will be great to return home,” head coach Steve Houghton said. “We have played well at home, and it is an advantage to play in front of our fans. Guys are road-weary with all of the travel; it will boost our chances.”

The Hawkeyes concluded their six-match road

back,” Ferentz said. “But hopefully, it’s a more fluid operation, more productive operation than we’ve had over the last few years and I think it will be.”

Indeed, the offensive will be more experienced for the 2014 season. Of the 11 starters from the 2013 season, eight are returning for the upcoming fall, whereas there are just five returning starters from last sea-

son’s defense.

But helping the myriad of younger receivers is allowing Rudock to progress — even if it means he’s playing teacher more often than not.

“It helps knowing you can bring them along a little bit further,” Rudock said. “It helps them understand that they have to come out exactly at this angle, or there’s no way we can get the ball to you.”

Some of this success can be attributed to how Hawkeys filled their time before they even saw a single pitch. When Heller took over as head coach, he made a significant emphasis on hitting the weight room.

And as a result, Heller believes that a lot of the position players put on additional muscle. And thus far this season, it’s hard to ignore the results.

“We lifted a lot harder this fall than I thought we had in the past,” Taylor Zeutenhorst said.

“That’s a big part of it, too.”

Despite these num-

bers, something lingers that either makes the Hawkeyes’ hot start more impressive or worrisome. Iowa hasn’t homered in more than two weeks, making March 17 the last time they took an opposing pitcher deep, when they went yard on Otterbein three times.

But there could be a reason for this recent drought.

The majority of Iowa’s success at the plate, particularly in the power department, occurred when they were playing in warm locations such as Florida, Tennessee, or Kansas. Iowa is now far from those conditions, trading them for high winds and low temperatures.

But it should be pleas-

ing for Heller to see that even despite the less than ideal conditions, Iowa has managed to score runs against Big Ten competition.

They’ve been able to do so by adhering to Heller’s final rule — work the count. Iowa has walked 113 times — second in the Big Ten. The Hawks also rank first in on-base percentage. In other words, Iowa has found more than one way to score runs.

Of course, you won’t hear any complaints from the Hawkeyes if the ball starts to leave the park as it did early in the season.

“It’s going to be something that we’ll definitely strive for,” Mangler said.

“If we score a lot of runs, we’re obviously going to win a lot of games.”

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there will be a lot more excitement with more people on the floor.

“It’ll be loud. It’ll crazy.

But it’ll a lot of fun.”

finish against Georgia.

Hoerr was recently named second team AllBig Ten. She holds the individual season-best on bars with a 9.900. Her season-best all-around score stands at 39.250 collected at Boise State. She has competed for six all-around titles out of 12 meets, collecting two second-place finishes at Ball State (Jan. 17) and Boise State (Feb. 28).

Doherty holds the individual season-best on vault with a 9.875 (at Boise State) for the GymHawks.

She has competed in 10 regular-season meets and at the Big Ten championships. Of those 11 meets, Doherty competed on the vault in 10 of the meetings.

Drenth tallied her season-best score of 9.850 on floor two times this season, most recently at the Big Ten Championships on March 22. Drenth has competed for the Hawkeyes 10 times on floor.

Huntley has competed in all regular season duals as well as the Big Ten championships. Her season best on floor is 9.850, which she collected on Feb. 14 against Ohio State.

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hand out there.”

It’s even more crucial if Rudock is to be the starter for the next two years, when many of those younger classmen will rise to claim starting positions on the roster.

“Probably one of our more experienced offensive groups coming

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them, three of which are by freshmen.

“We are definitely disappointed that we were [so close] to qualifying the whole team, but I think we have a record right now for the most kids to qualify. It’s frustrating, but very exciting at the same time.”

The regional meet will consist of six qualifying teams — Minnesota, California, Illinois, Oklahoma, San Jose State, Southern Utah — five all-around competitors (not on a qualifying team) and one individual event specialist per event who has scored a minimum of 9.400 in the respective events.

“The setting will be something new for us, as well not competing with our entire team,” Glover said. “The meet will go slower, and there’ll be more waiting time between events than are regular one-on-one meets, but

A look at Iowa Glover was named to the 2014 Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch List in December along with Hoerr. The Destin, Fla., native has competed for nine all-around titles in 12 meetings this season, tallying one firstplace finish at Michigan State on Feb. 7. She posted her career best all-around score of 39.125 at Illinois on Jan. 31.

Metcalf leads the Hawkeyes with team-high scores and individual season bests on floor (9.925), beam (9.875), and allaround (39.325). She has tallied her best all-around score twice this season, first against Ohio State on Feb. 14 and most recently at the Big Ten championships on March 22, where she placed fourth. Metcalf has competed in nine allaround competitions in 12 meets, collecting three first place-finishes at Utah State, Ball State, and Ohio State and one second-place

trip dropping three matches to No. 70 Wisconsin, No. 46 Michigan, and Michigan State, each by a 5-2 decision.

“We just had two tough losses last week, so our morale is a little down,” senior Juan Estenssoro said. “But we are a strong team and will be able to pull through by working together. We had to go back to basics this week.”

Purdue (11-3, 3-1) will enter the dual on a fourmatch winning streak.

The Boilermakers have tied its highest-ever ranking following a pair of victories over No. 50 Minnesota and No. 62 Wisconsin. Szymon Tatarczyk and Ricky Medinilla lead the team at the No. 1 and No. 2 singles positions, while Aaron Dujovne and Diego Acosta pair up at the No. 1 doubles spot.

Indiana (12-12, 1-4) picked up a conference win over Wisconsin, while dropping a match to Minnesota last weekend.

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the No. 1 slot in singles, while Sam Monette will play at No. 2. Lalic will join forces with Dimitrije Tasic at No. 1 doubles to pace the Hoosiers.

“Purdue and Indiana are on par with Michigan and Michigan State,” Houghton said.

“We played close matches against the Michigan schools, so from a confidence standpoint, our guys believe that they can win against good, solid teams.”

The Hawkeyes have excelled in doubles action this season, claiming the doubles point in

11 of 16 matches. Senior Joey White leads the Hawkeyes in doubles with an 11-4 record at the No. 3 spot.

“It’ll be important for us to win the doubles point and carry that momentum through to singles,” he said. “Purdue is a strong team, but we have been playing a lot of good teams lately, so it shouldn’t be too different.

I think if we all come out playing with confidence up and down the line we should have good results.

The last few meets, only a couple of people came out ready to play.”

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Women’s tennis on the road again The Iowa women’s tennis team will hit the road again this weekend to take on a pair of ranked conference rivals. On Saturday, the team will travel to Purdue to take on the 37th-ranked Boilermakers at noon before traveling to Indiana on April 6 to take on No. 43 Hoosiers at 11 a.m.

Hitting a bit of a rough patch lately, the Hawkeyes have lost five straight but plan to turn that around this weekend.

The Hawkeyes’success has come directly from their doubles play. Iowa is 8-2 when winning the doubles point. When losing the doubles point, it is 0-6.

The dynamic duo of Morven McCulloch and Ruth Seaborne continue to be the Hawkeyes’driving force. They have won seven-straight doubles matches and hold an impressive record of 11-2 on the season. They are also undefeated in conference play, posting a record of 4-0.

Purdue is coming off a 5-2 win against Wisconsin and is 7-7 on the year with a conference record of 3-2. Indiana is coming off a loss against a strong Minnesota team. The Hoosiers boast a record of 14-6 on the season and are 2-3 in the Big Ten. — by Alec Clasen

Iowa tennis player Morven McCulloch hits the ball in the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex on Jan. 25. (The Daily Iowan/Alyssa Hitchcock)

Iowa softball adjusts schedule Because of a forecast for inclement weather, the Iowa softball team will now play a double-header on Saturday startLooper ing at 2 p.m. The head coach series will finish with a game at 1 p.m. April 6.

The game was originally planned to start at 6 p.m. on Friday. The Hawks are 3-7 in double-headers this season.

After the series, the team will host Minnesota for the last of their six-game home stand.

— by Jack Rossi

SCOREBOARD NIT Championship Minnesota 65, Southern Methodist 63 MLB Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh 2 Minnesota 10, Chicago White Sox 9 San Francisco 8, Arizona 5 St. Louis 7, Cincinnati 6 Miami 8, Colorado 5 Washington 8, NY Mets 2 Boston 4, Baltimore 3 Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 2 NY Yankees 4, Houston 2 Seattle, Oakland (late) NHL Columbus 2, Philadelphia 0 Carolina 4, Dallas 1 Toronto 4, Boston 3 Calgary 4, Tampa Bay 1 Chicago 3, Minnesota 2 St. Louis 2, Buffalo 1 Pittsburgh 4, Winnipeg 2 Colorado 3, NY Rangers 2 Los Angeles, San Jose (late) NBA Oklahoma City 106, San Antonio 94 Dallas, LA Clippers (late) Soccer United States 2, Mexico 2

WHAT TO WATCH Men’s Final Four: Connecticut vs.

Florida, Saturday 6:09 p.m., TBS Men’s Final Four: Kentucky vs. Wisconsin, Saturday, 8:49 p.m. TBS Women’s Final Four: Maryland vs.

Notre Dame, April 6, 6:30 p.m., ESPN Women’s Final Four: Stanford vs.

Connecticut, April 6, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

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Hawk chemistry 101

Iowa quarterback Jake Rudock throws a pass in Kinnick Stadium on Oct. 5, 2013, against Michigan State. Rudock threw for 241 yards in the game and completed 26-of-46 passes, but the Spartans won, 26-14. (The Daily Iowan/Tessa Hursh)

Iowa’s Jake Rudock, while in the midst of an apparent quarterback battle, is bettering his odds by creating chemistry with the younger receivers on the roster.

By Cody Goodwin cody-goodwin@uiowa.edu

A lot has changed for Iowa’s Jake Rudock since the end of the 2013-14 college football season.

During this year’s spring practices, he’s wearing a brace on his left knee for precautionary measures. He lost one of his favorite targets, tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz — who accounted for 30 catches, almost 300 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns last season — to the NFL draft.

More recently, Rudock became enough of a celebrity to where someone created a fake Twitter account in his name.

“I thought it was funny,” he said and smiled.

But perhaps the biggest difference between this spring season and last is that Rudock, after completing nearly 60 percent

of his passes for more than 2,300 yards and 18 touchdowns during 2013, knows he has a job — or so goes the assumption.

Head coach Kirk Ferentz said after the 2014 Outback Bowl that this off-season would be a time for an open competition between Rudock, the starter for all of the 2013 season, and C.J. Beathard, who received some playing time in place of an injured Rudock in the final two games of the season.

For now, though, Rudock appears to have a slight advantage in the quarterback race, if only because of the experience he gained during the 2013 season.

During the beginning of a practice open to the media March 26, Rudock partook in drills with teammates who will more than likely be listed as first-string guys — namely Mark Weisman at running back, Kevonte Martin-Manley and Tevaun Smith

The offense turnaround Iowa’s once woeful offense has turned around in head coach Rick Heller’s first season.

By Jacob Sheyko jacob-sheyko@uiowa.edu

Iowa baseball head coach Rick Heller has three goals for his players each time they step up to the plate.

Give a quality at-bat, put out the best swing in each at-bat, and work the count with the goal of forcing the opposing team to go to the bullpen before they can turn to their closer.

Whether as a result of these goals or not, no one can deny that Iowa has gone through somewhat of an offensive revolution under first-year coach Heller. And it’s not just by Iowa’s standards; the Hawkeyes are one of the best offenses in the Big Ten. “It comes down to our approach at the plate,” junior Jake Mangler said. “Knowing what to look for in specific situations and other pitcher’s tendencies. Just being able to put a better swing on better pitches. It’s funny how working on the little things has helped that much.”

To fully understand the offensive turnaround of the Hawkeyes, one must look towards their numbers last year.

In their 2013 campaign, the Hawkeyes ranked seventh in the Big Ten in batting average (.263), last in slugging percentage (.308), second to last in runs scored, last in doubles, and the worst of them all, last in home runs with a measly two dingers.

To put that last number in perspective, Indiana led the league in home runs with 53.

But this season has been the opposite.

Iowa ranks second in batting average (.292), slugging percentage (.392), runs scored, and doubles. Perhaps most surprisingly, they also lead the Big Ten with 11 home runs.

“We changed a few things philosophy

at wide receiver, along with Ray Hamilton at tight end.

But even more, Rudock has taken the initiative to better both his decision-making and precision with the younger receivers and running backs in an attempt to build chemistry and rhythm. This tactic, Rudock said, helps with their preparation as well as their learning of the playbook.

“The most important thing is to get the entire team ready,” Rudock said.

The building of chemistry between quarterback and receiver is an important aspect of any offense, of course, especially one that features 14 ball-catchers that are either freshmen or sophomores (between receivers and running backs).

“It’d be a good thing to [spread the ball around],” Weisman said. “Just feed the hot See football, 8

Six gymnasts picked for regional The Iowa women’s gymnastics team will send six Hawkeyes to compete in the NCAA regional in Minneapolis.

By Jordan Bucher jordan-bucher@uiowa.edu

standpoint and from a mechanics standpoint,” Heller said. “And with some older guys on the team, I think that had paid off.”

The Iowa women’s gymnastics team qualified six gymnasts to compete at the NCAA regional on Saturday at the Sports Pavilion in Minneapolis. Freshman Angel Metcalf, sophomore Alie Glover, and junior Sydney Hoerr were selected to compete in the all- Libby around competition, head coach while freshman Jordyn Doherty will compete on vault and freshman Mollie Drenth was chosen to compete on floor. Sophomore Maryah Huntley was selected as an alternate behind Drenth.

“It’s a pretty fantastic deal,” head coach Larissa Libby said. “There’s only nine spots and we have six of

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Iowa second baseman Jake Mangler attempts to complete a double play at Banks Field on April 6, 2013. (The Daily Iowan/File Photo)

Iowa baseball vs. No. 24 Indiana Where: Banks Field When: 3 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. April 6, 1 p.m. April 7 Watch: hawkeyesports.com