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FestivalTEXT nourishes Iowa City By EMMA MCCLATCHEY emma-mcclatchey@uiowa.edu
Jean Robillard, the UI vice president for Medical Affairs, works in his office on April 1. Robillard may become the interim UI president while the university searches for a new president to replace Sally Mason, who will retire Aug. 1. (The Daily Iowan/Mikaela Parrick)
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Two top regents will recommend that Jean Robillard, the UI vice president for Medical Affairs, become the interim president upon President Sally Mason’s retirement.
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welve hours a day — from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. — the man who may become the next interim president dedicates a full-time effort to the University of Iowa. Jean Robillard, the UI vice president for Medical Affairs, is the top dog for UI Health Care and the Carver College of Medicine, where he’s made it his goal to cut costs, boost efficiency, and keep the college and hospital programs among the top in the nation. “Don’t call it work — it’s fun,”he said. And he’s about to play an even bigger part in determining the future of the university. State Board of Regents
President Bruce Rastetter said he and Regent President Pro Tem Katie Mulholland plan to recommend that Robillard be appointed interim president during the regents’ April 22 and 23 meeting in Council Bluffs. He would begin after UI President Sally Mason’s retirement on July 31. The appointment would be in addition to the duties Robillard has as the head of the search panel tasked with finding a new president for the UI. “My first goal is to make sure we recruit a good president and to make sure that there’s really excitement on campus about this and the place is ready for
Come Easter evening, posts of praise had collected along the Mission Creek Festival Twitter page. “I do want to thank you all for throwing such a fantastic week of pure fun,” Molly Walker, a festival-goer, tweeted. “I’m so worn out [I’m] going to need a year to recover.” Nicole Forsythe shared her succinct thoughts on the weeklong music, literature, film, and art festival that dominated central Iowa City March 31 through Sunday. “Oh yes,” Forsythe tweeted. “#Iowa is cool.” Mission Creek Festival wrapped up Sunday night after a full weekend of events. These included a Lit Crawl, craft fair, Innovation Conference, and a host of readings and musical acts. The evening of April 3 saw performances by Shovels and Rope, Foxygen, Sir Richard Bishop, the Sea and Cake, Ben Miller Band, and Com Truise, attracting crowds from the Englert Theater to the Mill. One of the unique events of the festival, a live film score by psychedelic rock band Sqürl, sold out FilmScene cinema. Featuring auteur film composer Jim SEE MISSION CREEK, 3
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Jindal: Christianity under fire By ALEKSANDRA VUJICIC aleksandra-vujicic@uiowa.edu
A message of faith may be one that Iowa caucus attendees flock to in February 2016 and, if he decides to run for the Republican Party’s nomination, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal could be on the delivery end. Recently appearing in Iowa on April 3 for a Good Friday prayer breakfast in Cedar Rapids, Jindal spoke to round tables of Iowa Christians who say they’re looking for a leader who is devoted to Christianity. “Now, it seems like we as Christians can be intimidated that faith can’t be an important part of our life 24 hours a day,” Des Moines resident Scott Brunscheen said. “And that’s the message I appreciated that Gov. Jindal brought: That’s who we are first and foremost. We’re Christians first, Americans second.” Jindal’s personal testimony, along with defending Indiana’s and Arkansas’s Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal addresses a crowd during Good Friday Prayer Breakfast in the Double Tree Hotel in Cedar Rapids on April 3. religious-liberty laws, which caused a (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores) firestorm in the past week, received positive reactions from the crowd. The laws he referred to allowed busi- the nation because many believe they have “Make no mistake about it, there is an nesses or institutions to deny services allowed discrimination against the lesbian, assault on religious liberty in the United based on religious reasons. But the meaStates of America,” Jindal said. sures have received major backlash across SEE JINDAL, 3
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Iowa reigns as egg capital By CORY PORTER cory-porter@uiowa.edu
It goes without saying Iowans love bacon. There are entire festivals across the state dedicated to the food. There are bacon cookies, there is bacon beer, and there is even bacon lip balm. If it exists, bacon can be paired with it. So it may come as a surprise that Iowa produces more eggs than any other state in the United States. “In 2001, we reclaimed the title of No. 1,” said Randy Olson, the executive director for the Iowa Egg Council and Iowa Poultry Association. Olson said the job of his office is to support egg farmers and chicken producers while educating the public and working to get policy initiatives passed through the Iowa Poultry Association. “[There are] nearly 60 million laySEE EGGS, 3
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Performers dance on April 4 during the Bridging Fiesta, an event organized by OASIS in the IMU. OASIS is an organization that promotes awareness of international students at the UI. (The Daily Iowan/Peter Kim)
METRO Iowa City woman charged with OWI Authorities have accused a North Liberty woman of driving while intoxicated. Jacqueline Heinle, 56, was charged with third-offense OWI on April 4. According to online court documents, officers were called to report to an accident. Heinle was the driver of the vehicle that reportedly caused the accident. She allegedly had bloodshot, watery eyes, slurred speech, unsteady balance, and blew a .199. Third-offense OWI is a Class-D felony.
Illinois woman charged with unauthorized use of credit card for “Roach” Authorities have accused a Park Forest, Illinois, woman of forgery. Jessica Owens, 20, was charged with unauthorized use of credit card over $1,000 and under $10,000 on March 26 and April 3. According to online court documents, Owens made three separate attempts at Hills Bank to extract $1,200. Owens said during an interview that somebody named “Roach”from Chicago recruited her to take preloaded debit cards to banks in Iowa City for cash advances. She took the cards to the bank, took
the cash, and was off to the next bank before the previous bank realized the card was no good. Owens was to complete the cash advances, keep some money for herself, and bring the rest back to “Roach.” She was also involved in a larger scheme she could not give information on. Unauthorized use of credit card over $1,000 and under $10,000 is a Class-D felony.
Iowa City man charged with OWI
Authorities have accused an Iowa City man of driving while intoxicated. Ronald Nester, 54, was charged with third-offense OWI on April 3. According to online court documents, an officer observed Nester speeding and initiated a traffic stop. Once the officer approached Nester, the officer noticed he smelled strongly of alcohol and had bloodshot, watery eyes. Nester admitted to drinking vodka but refused the Datamaster test. Third-offense OWI is a Class-D felony.
Woman charged with marijuana possession Authorities have accused an Iowa City woman of possessing marijuana with the intent to deliver.
Gina Turner, 52, was charged with a controlled-substance violation and failure to affix drug-tax stamp on March 12. According to online court documents, Turner came to the Iowa City police and requested her residence be searched for narcotics and firearms after an escapee from the Hope House was taken into custody upon leaving Turner’s residence. She reportedly knew the escapee had a history with narcotics and firearms, and didn’t want any in her residence. During a search of her property, officers located 85 grams of marijuana, paraphernalia, and a digital scale. Turner allegedly admitted the marijuana belonged to her and that she had been selling it for several months. Controlled-substance violation and failure to affix drug-tax stamp are both Class-D felonies.
Iowa City man charged with stealing iPhones
Authorities have accused an Iowa City man off stealing iPhones. John Morales, 38, was charged with second-degree theft and third-degree burglary on Nov. 23, 2014. According to online court documents, Morales entered private rooms at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and took nine iPhones belonging to the hospital without permission.
Morales was captured on surveillance video holding one of the stolen iPhones, and he was also identified as selling the stolen iPhones to an ecoATM in Cedar Rapids. The total value of the nine iPhones is $7,200. Second-degree theft and third-degree burglary are both Class-D felonies.
Woman caught trying to flush marijuana down toilet Authorities have accused an Iowa City woman of possession of marijuana. Lindsey Marvella, 26, was charged with a controlled-substance violation and ongoing criminal conduct — criminal network on March 4. According to online court documents, members of the Johnson County Drug Task Force later conducted a narcotics search at Marvella’s residence. Upon entry, the task force located Marvella in a downstairs bathroom attempting to flush individual packaged bags of marijuana down the woman’s toilet. Ongoing criminal conduct — criminal network is a Class-B felony, and controlled-substance violation is a Class-D felony. — by Alyssa Guzman
CORRECTION In the April 3 story “Johnson County supervisors eye travel ban,” The Daily Iowan incorrectly quoted Iowa City Mayor Matt Hayek as saying “Discrimination based on sexual orientation is illegal in most states and under federal law.” The quote should have read, “Discrimination based on sexual orientation is legal in most states and under federal law.” The DI regrets the error.
BLOTTER Mikhail Acherkan, 19, 830 E. Bloomington St., was charged Sunday with keeping a disorderly house. Brooke Barnhart, 20, Cedar Rapids, was charged April 4 with OWI. Eugene Beard, 34, address unknown, was charged April 3 with public intoxication. Katherine Boyle, 20, 521 S. Linn St. Apt. 7, was charged April 3 with presence in a bar after hours. Lauren Chiszar, 19, 305 S. Summit St., was charged April 3 with presence in a bar after hours and possession of a fake ID. Lauren Christensen, 20, 307 S. Linn St. Apt. 204, was charged April 4 with presence in a bar after hours and obstruction of an officer. Stephanie Coupland, 19, 618 E. Burlington St. Apt. 7, was charged April 3 with presence in a bar after hours. Rongwei Deng, 19, 100 N. Dubuque St., was charged April 4 with public intoxication and obstruction of an officer. Stephanie Fishback, 19,
Washington, Iowa, was charged April 3 with presence in a bar after hours, PAULA, unlawful use of an ID, and obstruction of an officer. Michael Hall, 20, 618½ Bowery St., was charged April 3 with unlawful use of an ID and presence in a bar after hours. Abdiqani Haji Mohamud, 33, 800 Kimball Road Apt. 2, was charged April 4 with public intoxication. Jeffery Holmes, 24, 821 E. Jefferson St. Apt. 3, was charged April 3 with assault. Omar Ibrahim, 39, 707 Westgate St., was charged April 2 with driving with a revoked license. Pierre Keller, 22, 2512 E. Washington St., was charged April 4 with public intoxication and disorderly conduct. Aaron Kempf, 20, 322 E. Washington St. Apt. 4, was charged April 3 with fifth-degree theft, public intoxication, presence in a bar after hours, and PAULA. Tina King, 46, Coralville, was charged April 3 with criminal trespass. Saianish Komatireddy,
18, Johnston, Iowa, was charged April 3 with presence in a bar after hours, interference with official acts, public intoxication, and possession of a fake ID. James Moes, 21, Cedar Rapids, was charged April 4 with interference with official acts. Leif Monson, 20, 429 S. Lucas St., was charged April 3 with public intoxication. Indigo Nadler, 21, 430 Southgate, was charged April 3 with fifth-degree theft. Graham Nelson, 26, 630 S. Johnson St. No. 3, was charged Sunday with OWI. Shawn Nelson, 28, Cedar Rapids, was charged Sunday with OWI. Milan Patel, 46, Urbandale, Iowa, was charged April 4 with possession of a controlled substance and possession of prescription drugs. Arturo Perez-Tafolla, 20, Washington, Iowa, was charged April 3 with fifth-degree theft, and April 4 with possession of an open container of alcohol in public, PAULA, presence in a bar after hours, and
public intoxication. Garriett Robinson, 39, 1102 Hollywood Blvd. Apt. 13, was charged April 4 with OWI. Erika Ruiz, 21, 1811 California Ave., was charged Sunday with OWI. Joshua Simmons, 26, North Liberty, was charged April 3 with driving with a suspended/canceled license. Addison Shive, 19, Washington, Iowa, was charged April 3 with PAULA, presence in a bar after hours, and unlawful use of an ID. Rusty Ward, 20, 406 S. Gilber t St. Apt. 916, was charged April 3 with OWI. Melisa Weber, 40, 4494 Taft Ave. S.E. Lot E-9, was charged April 4 with driving with a suspended/canceled license. Richard Wimberly, 58, Coralville, was charged April 4 with OWI and driving with a revoked license. Charles Woods, 18, Cedar Rapids, was charged April 3 with littering, PAULA, fifth-degree theft, interference with official acts, and public intoxication.
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MISSION CREEK CONTINUED FROM FRONT Jarmusch, Sqürl performed live guitar riffs, drum beats, and assorted melodies to several films by silent film era surrealist Emmanuel Radnitzky, better known as Man Ray, in FilmScene’s intimate theater. The films covered everything from a love affair to a strange visit to a French castle. What a Load of Craft, another quirky event, marked the first time the craft fair has taken place as a part of Mission Creek. Guests shopped local arts vendors, listened to rock band Lipstick Homicide, and partook in a range of cutthroat
ROBILLARD CONTINUED FROM FRONT that person and so on,” he said. He anticipates he would be able to continue his work as VP for Medical Affairs during his presidency because as the search is scheduled to last fewer than six months. Robillard, 71, a French-Canadian doctor who was born and raised in Montréal, Québec, arrived at the UI in 1973 and stayed for two years researching pediatric nephrology. He returned and
JINDAL CONTINUED FROM FRONT gay, bisexual, and transgender community. Jindal said business owners should not have to choose between operating their businesses and living according to their faith. He criticized those on the left for discriminating against Christians. “For some on the left, they talk about pluralism, and diversity, and tolerance,
EGGS CONTINUED FROM FRONT ers in the state of Iowa, so that’s just about 20 laying hens for every person in our state,” he said. In 2014, Iowa produced 16.5 billion eggs. Dong Ahn, a professor of animal science at Iowa State University who specializes in poultry products and processing technology, said when he came to Iowa in 1994, there were only around 18 million
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craft-offs in the Craft Death Match. “It has always been a super fun event that overlaps in many places with the same people who are making other kinds of art, music, food, and literature in the community and beyond,” Mission Creek marketing manager Jen Knights said. “Radiolab” co-creator and host Jad Abumrad spoke to a full audience at the Englert on the evening of April 4, recounting his most memorable moments on the WNYC program and what it takes to be an innovator. “I thought it was a very entertaining mixture of visual entertainment as well as very thought-provoking discussion on the process that we all go through in order to find out what we do well in and how to really achieve our best selves,”
attendee Seren Shank said. Along with a reading by Kiese Laymon, a University of Iowa M.F.A. graduate, and nonfiction writer Eula Biss greeted a packed house at Prairie Lights on April 4. Biss discussed her newest book, On Immunity: An Inoculation, from her research on vaccines to her comparison of Victorian doctors to Count Dracula. Finally, Mission Creek Festival went out with a bang (and a few full stomachs) Sunday, with two Last Call Brunch Buffets held at the Mill, and a headlining performance by singer/songwriter Father John Misty on the Englert stage Sunday night.
spent 1976 to 1996 as an assistant professor. “ ‘I said, why did we come here? It’s too small — I will never survive,’ ” Robillard said he told his wife, Renée, at first. “Renée told me, ‘If you come here, you’ll be here for a long time,’ and I said, ‘Never,’ but I was here for 20 years and came back.” Robillard said that now, he couldn’t imagine living in a large city again. He later taught at the University of Michigan before making his way back to the UI in 2003, when then-interim President Willard “Sandy” Boyd appointed him dean of the College of Medicine.
Boyd was the UI president from 1969 to 1981 and served as interim president between 2002 and 2003. Four years later, the next UI interim president, Gary Fethke, appointed Robillard to be the school’s first ever vice president for Medical Affairs, overseeing hospital functions as well as the medical school. Both Boyd and Fethke said they had complete confidence in his ability to lead as interim president. Boyd noted Robillard’s long history working with UI faculty and the major responsibility he already has at the university.
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do in terms of making major decisions until the next president is found. Fethke said while he was interim president, he noticed changes that needed to be made for the university and made them. For example, during his one-and-a-half year interim presidency, Fethke chose a new athletics director and reorganized UIHC, creating Robillard’s current position. “I hope when [Robillard] gets in there, he continues to make good decisions and not hesitate,” he said. Boyd, on the other hand, said he believed in the opposite approach.
He said the interim president should “keep the steady course” but also noted that Robillard “needs no advice.” Robillard said when the regents approached him about being a potential interim president, he said he would agree so long as it wouldn’t last more than one year. He pointed out almost two months of the interim presidency would be during the summer months, when most students are away from campus. Robillard hopes the search committee will bring a president to campus by the end of the fall semester.
cially conservative Republitians, to name a few. and they believe in that for presidential campaign. “Right now, if you’re a can constituency.” Cary Covington, an associeverybody except for those Johnson County Repubwho disagree with them,” ate professor of political sci- candidate, you have to have he told reporters. “It seems ence at the University of Io- a base in one of those; you lican Chairman Bill Keettel said he’s been very that for some on the left, evangel- ‘And that’s the message I appreciated that Gov. Jindal brought: That’s who impressed with Jindal during ical Christians we are first and foremost. We’re Christians first, Americans second.’ previous visits to are the only — Scott Brunscheen, Des Moines resident the state, includgroup that they ing the Faith and think it’s OK to discriminate against, and wa, said the Iowa Republican can’t just float above it Freedom Coalition, calling caucus population can be di- and tap into each of those him highly intelligent and that’s wrong.” As Jindal’s religious vided up into various groups: groups without having re- highlighting his climb from rhetoric impressed many the libertarians, traditional al roots,” Covington said. humble beginnings. Keettel noted that Jindal Republicans, “Bobby Jindal has made the attendees, it leaves in ques- mainstream tion how far that could take and social conservatives who calculation that his roots are may not be as well-known him if he were to pursue a tend to be evangelical Chris- best suited to the more so- in the state, which he said
can be easily reversed. The proportion of “believers” is very high in the Iowa Republican caucus, Keettel said, but there are many potential candidates who may compete for that vote, Jindal being one of them along with Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum, and others.
and I’ve had cancer; I just started really paying attention that maybe it’s this nasty food we’re exposed to …” she said. Hein got one and half acres from the farm she grew up on, so she and her wife could raise chickens and grow vegetables for themselves. Not long after, her colleagues started ask-
ing if they could purchase some eggs and produce from her. “I started having more hens, selling eggs, [and] then people asked if they could buy produce from me, so I started growing more produce, and it just kind took off from people wanting to know their farmer,” she said.
egg-laying hens, but today that number has swelled to around 60 million. He said overall egg consumption dropped nearly 45 percent from 1945 to the mid 1990s, but since then, consumption has steadily increased, and a lot of it comes from the various and novel ways in which eggs are used. “When people are thinking about eggs, they are only thinking about shell eggs … but Iowa is also the largest egg-processing state in the U.S.,” he said. Part of egg processing,
Ahn said, was selling eggs not in a shell like one would find in the supermarket but instead breaking the eggs and selling the contents. Amounting to nearly onethird of eggs sold, this method yields a wide variety of products, from dry eggs, which can be sold by the yolk, white, or a mixture, to selling the liquid to restaurants and institutions. The increase of processed eggs over the past 50 years or so was about 250 percent, while the consumption of shell eggs were decreasing, Ahn said.
“He couldn’t be better prepared,” Boyd said. “Robillard knows this place inside and out.” Fethke said Robillard’s appointment sets a high standard of excellence for the next UI president. “I think [Robillard’s appointment] would be an excellent decision,” Fethke said. “He has a very solid reputation in the university, is highly respected, and he’s a doer — he’s made an enormous number of changes for the UIHC.” The two former interim presidents, however, had differing ideas about what the provisional president should
From the 60 million laying hens statewide down to around 100, Twyla Hein, a farmer at Earth Biscuit Farm just outside Tipton, started raising chickens and growing her own produce around five years ago after realizing the important connection between health and food. “My dad had Alzheimer’s,
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Change approach to immigration
Michael Korobov michael-korobov@uiowa.edu
The summer of 2014 was not an ordinary one at the southern border of the United States; the Border Patrol apprehended more than 66,000 unaccompanied children. The phenomenon demonstrated a staggering 88 percent increase from the previous year. After our best and brightest in the government thought long and hard, they came up with a spectacular solution: flying the children in for free. A new State Department initiative called the Central American Minors Program “provides some children a safe, legal, and orderly alternative to embarking on the dangerous journey, alone, to the U.S..” The program solely targets children under 21 in the countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Parents in the United States who are permanent residents or illegal immigrants who were granted deportation exemptions based on Obama’s recent executive action may apply to have their children flown in. Technically, the children should fit the U.S. refugee requirements to qualify, but if they don’t, that doesn’t really matter. The program’s website states, “Children who don’t meet the definition of a refugee but are still at risk of harm may be eligible.” Because of the unstable nature of the included countries, the vague language means that virtually any child could be in the running. The program proves once more that the government has no intention of curbing the illegal-immigration crisis. The incentives this program provides for illegal immigrants are incredible. People can cross the border unlawfully, acquire work permits via the president’s
executive action, and have their children flown in for free. While some of these children may be hardworking and well-intentioned, compassion is not free. Like everything else, it has a price tag that someone needs to pay. The program places the needs of noncitizens over the interests of taxpayers. When Marie Harf, a spokeswoman for the State Department, was asked about the program’s cost, she replied, “The price tag? I don’t know.” Advocates of the program will be quick to call out that America is a country of immigrants. While the United States has had many waves of immigration in the past (none of whom received free airplane rides), the country has changed dramatically since that time. Almost all of the publically funded social benefits available now were nonexistent during prior waves of mass immigration. Because of these changes in the country’s social policies, immigrants must be carefully vetted so that their costs don’t outweigh their contributions. A child with refugee status will have access to free education, food stamps, medical care, and living expenses by law. The United States is more than $18 trillion in debt, and the overwhelming chunk of budgetary woes come from unsustainable social programs. The Central American Minors Program is an insult to people of other nationalities who may want to come here. I know many dedicated international students at Iowa who must navigate through difficult hurdles to stay in the United States after graduation. The Central American program is unfair to them. These international students are hardworking and have spent years living here and learning American culture. Our immigration policy must be focused on identifying and bringing in people such as these students, who are best positioned to contribute to our society.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. — FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
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Curb texting while driving
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owa lawmakers have made a promising step in combating the rise of texting while driving, which has become an issue of public safety across the nation. Iowa, along with states across the country, have adopted legislation to curb the use of phones while driving, which will ultimately save lives and create safer driving conditions for everyone on the road. In a 44-6 vote, the Iowa Senate passed a bill that would make texting while driving a primary offense, which equates to grounds for police to make a traffic stop. The current Iowa law lists texting while driving as a secondary offense, not grounds for making the initial traffic stop. The fine for this violation is $30, but the effect of this bill is more than monetary. By making texting while driving a primary offense, it shifts it the connotation from that of a complementary misdeed to that of a definitive crime. Texting while driving is a relatively new concern that has grown with the dependence on technology that defines modern life. The issue of distracted driving is one that needs to be taken seriously given that, in 2011, at least 23 percent of auto collisions involved cell phones, according to the National Safety Council. As technology evolves and becomes interwoven in our lives, so must the level of responsibility and caution when using it. Sending a quick text or email is not as harmless as one mnight think, and the law
must match the possible implications of those actions, e.g. death and suffering. Inattentive and irresponsible vehicle operation is a problem that must be taken seriously — 80 percent of crashes and 65 percent of near crashes involve some form of driver distraction, according to the National Highway Safety Administration. Texting while driving and other forms of distracted driving carry significant to risks to everyone on the road, and failing to treat it as a significant problem does every driver a disservice. Those who oppose the bill have offered up the rationale that this bill is trespassing the jurisdiction of common knowledge. However, if drivers could be trusted to operate their vehicles responsibly, we would have no need for such laws nor the widespread implementation of similar laws across the country. This bill may not be enough to completely solve the problem of texting while driving in Iowa, but establishing firm punishments and the opportunity to punish is the first step in doing so. Part of the mentality that perpetuates reckless, distracted driving is the idea that it isn’t as bad driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. In order to truly correct the problem, one must change the culture behind the crime, and this bill is primed to do just that. The most important step in addressing an issue is defining it as one.
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Better way to manage Iowa City’s waste
Paul Osgerby paul-osgerby@uiowa.edu
The Iowa City Landfill & Recycling broke out in flames this past weekend, and authorities have yet to determine the cause. They have said have said this instance is under control and should be cleared by today. However, this isn’t about the fire itself so much as the irresponsibility of our waste management. Because of the high volume of landfill waste, especially in a college town such as Iowa City, sometimes it seems like a necessity. Apartments do not have recycling containers, and there are inherent problems attached to properly sorting applicable materials. These factors make a landfill the viable option if the short-term.
As evidenced by this weekend’s fire, that is not always the case. Iowa City had a similar instance in 2012, when flames caused nearly $4 million in damage, and it burned for nearly two weeks. Perhaps we do not have as great of a control of waste management as we thought. Landfills cause permanent impacts on our environment. Methane gas, the second-largest contributor to greenhouse gases in the United States, is a volatile substance that is highly flammable, and 18 percent of those gases are from landfills, according the EPA. It is no surprise that Fire Department has kept largely quiet on the origin of the fire and estimated clearance. Even with all the protocols in place, such as layers of leachate and soil, landfills permanently change the environments surrounding our communities. One would think that with a university right down the
street, we would have more sustainable options in our future. Yet we still rely on trash solutions such as landfills. Down the highway in Ames, officials have an interesting approach set in place. Citizens of the town do not need to sort trash, and their local facility sorts recyclable material. Up to 75 percent of applicable material is then properly recycled while the rest is sent to a regional landfill. The most interesting aspect, though, is that the non-recyclable waste is burned to generate power across the town. Waste-to-energy plus recycling has proven incredibly valuable to the Ames community. This isn’t a foreign concept. In Göteborg, Sweden, the same practice is used to generate heat across the entire region of the country. In fact, it accepts waste from outside of the locality as a means of its efficiency. Why can’t Iowa City adopt this system of waste management?
We are supposed to live in a town that is traditionally much more liberal than the rest of the state. However, we still depend on trash measures that are outdated. Furthermore, it poses a calculated risk of methane fires, such as this most recent outbreak. In order to have a sustainable future, I think our community requires practices that equal to the task. Landfills are only a temporal solution, while taking a nod from our college rivals could prove to the most cost-effective and environmentally minded approach, especially for a town of this size. Our current practices are shortsighted and prone to outbreaks of fire. Why can’t we change that? Sure, it might not be cheap initially, but we could theoretically set aside some money from local projects such as the Riverfront Crossings to implement something similar to Ames or Göteborg.
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Religious freedom or persecution?
Christopher Cervantes cmikemayvantes@gmail.com
I am a proud Catholic. Every night I say a series of “Hail Marys” and “Our Fathers,” and I abide by the rules of Lent. I have two godsons, both of whom are loved and absolutely wonderful. My church is important to me, but I understand that others might not agree with my religious doctrine. Because of this understanding, I know that I have no right to use my religion as a tool for bigotry and social condemnation. The same can hardly be said for lawmakers in the state of Indiana. On March 25, 2015, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed a purported “religious-freedom bill.” This bill is publically known as the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act, and
it is truly one of the most malicious social actions that I have seen. It gives small business, corporations, and individuals free license to discriminate against any person who does not fit the aforementioned individual’s religious viewpoint. The implicit targets of this discrimination are people who identify as homosexual. I am both ashamed and deeply disturbed by this bill. In all honestly, it is one of the most disgusting signs of intolerance that I have seen in this modern day. There are several actions that I cannot find any positive aspects worth endorsing. One is the social discrimination of any group of people, and the other is the use of religion in politics. The Religious Freedom and Restoration Act endorses both of these actions and therefore is especially heinous. In America’s short tenure as a country, I have found that the use of religion in forming a social policy in often both the
go-to/last-ditch attempt at justifying persecution. It happened with the Catholic Irish during the Potato Famine. However, the most often remembered use of religious maltreatment came from the middle of the 20th century, and the opposing political and “pious” forces that fought desperately against interracial marriage. Many individuals, such as Kim Forde-Mazrui, a law professor at the University of Virginia, have noted the mirrored arguments between proponents of same-sex marriage and those of interracial marriage. Take, for example the 1967 case of the Lovings in Virginia, in which the state’s Supreme Court upheld the state’s law banning multiethnic nuptials, citing religious readings and saying that it was unnatural. The court further went on record stating, “Almighty God created the races white, black, yellow, malay and red, and he placed them on separate continents. And but for the interference with his
arrangement there would be no cause for such marriages. The fact that he separated the races shows that he did not intend for the races to mix.” If a state tried to do this today, deny civil liberties and rights based on someone’s race, that state would be politically and socially crucified. That type of sickening narrow-mindedness found in the 1960s is exactly what homosexual people of the United States are facing today. At the time of this column’s publication, the Indiana Religious Freedom and Reform Act has been amended to offer legal defense for anti-gay discrimination. The damage is already done, however. Just like an eye for an eye can turn the world blind, an intolerance spread will turn the world against itself. This bill has made people feel less than human and strangers in their own country. No matter what anybody tells you, to make some feel this way is not “the Christian” thing to do.
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Passion marks Brittain
By GRACE PATERAS
By BILL COONEY
grace-pateras@uiowa.edu
william-cooney@uiowa.edu
Growing up for most of his life in the pumpkin capital of the world — otherwise known as Morton, Illinois — junior Kolton Dahms never expected to be involved in a university student government organization prior to becoming a Hawkeye. One thing he did know, however, is that Photo by John Theulen/The Daily Iowan he would attend the Uniwanted [Business Leaders versity of Iowa and be- and free time. “If he has a big week in Christ] to be,” Thompcome a Hawkeye himself. His family has a lega- coming up, he’s going to son said. “He is one to accy at the UI. His mother be motivated and in the complish things and see graduated with a nursing books studying for his things to the end. He’s an degree and an M.B.A., classes,” he said. “Anything activator. That’s one of the and his father has had outside of school work, he’s things that keep us together as a small and new stuseason tickets to football calm and laid-back.” dent orgagames for manization.” ny years. Now, Whathis sister is a 'I've always felt like home here, and I want every student ever the freshman, and to feel safe, accepted and part of the community.' election the two attend outcome 24:7, a cam— Kolton Dahms, UISG vice-presidential candidate is, Dahms pus-ministry said, he organization Along with schoolwork is confident students at together. “We grew up just huge and UISG, business-an- the UI will be in good Hawkeye fans. I love alytics major Dahms is hands, but believes in the university,” Dahms a founder of Business the BEACH Party. “Regardless of who said. “I’ve always felt Leaders in Christ where like home here, and I he met Hannah Thomp- wins, I can tell you that want every student to son almost two years ago, people from the other feel that and to feel safe, when an adviser at Tippie ticket I’m very close accepted, and part of a brought together a group with,” he said. “A lot community. I’m looking of students to start a new of us were actually in OPEN Party last year to serve students so we Christian organization. The planning process together. And that’s can accomplish that.” Dahms is on the ballot started in January 2014 kind of something that’s for vice president of UI and is now a recognized unique about the UISG Student Government on student organization in campaign process. "...I do think that the UI and in Tippie Colthe BEACH Party slate. Last year, he was a lege of Business as of the the BEACH Party’s platform and our ideas senator for the OPEN past fall semester. He has now invited are stronger and betParty, a role encouraged by one of his friends, and Thompson to be a sena- ter-suited to benefit the he served as the head of tor on the BEACH Party university as a whole.” UISG elections will ballot for this election. the budget committee. “From the moment I Wednesday and Thurs“I loved it [last year] and had a great expe- met Kolton, I knew he day of this week. Sturience,” Dahms said. “I was not just meeting in dents can vote via their met a lot of great stu- order to dream up what he ISIS accounts. dent leaders that really challenged me to become an even better student leader here on campus and try to make a difference.” On move-in day his freshman year, Dahms met Austin Bourgeois in Daum, their residence hall. The two were randomly assigned as roommates. Bourgeois said the two instantly clicked, and they decided to live together their sophomore year and again this year. “Kolton obviously is a driven individual, which is something I admire about him and try to emulate,” Bourgeois said. “He’s got a lot of passion toward this university. He utilizes UISG to improve this campus the best way he can.” During their freshman year, they wanted to get involved on campus, and found 24:7, a college-ministry group. They both decided to join and attend meetings regularly. Bourgeois said Dahms is able to balance school, friends,
Morgan Brittain, the REAL Party candidate for vice president of the University of Iowa Student Government, wants to give back to the university by working to bring something he cares about to campus. Brittain’s main focus is student government, but he would like to Photo by John Theulen/The Daily Iowan work to get more student and local art on campus, he said. He in- I would get a minor in Today, Alumni Tomortends to make it a pri- art history,” Brittain row], which gave him ority during his tenure. said. “Once I took an some great skills and “There’s all kinds of art elective sophomore experience; it also gave blank concrete walls year, that all changed, him the opportunity to and retaining walls and I realize this was work with administraaround campus that something that I want- tion,” Brown said. “I really think he’s are just there,” he ed to learn about.” going said. “Why not to be a make these 'He's really engaging and is a really helpul, bridge into art? I really think that guiding force when he's in charge of something.' b e tween we should.” — Rachel Zuckerman, REAL PARTY senate candidate the stuBrittain said dents his experience and admakes him Brittain wants to ministration because right for the job. his relationship “I was a resident as- bring the UI up to the of sistant for a year, I’ve same caliber as other with them." Brittain has a genbeen a tour guide, and Big Ten schools, said RaI’ve worked at the hospi- chel Zuckerman, who is uine love for the UI, tal,” he said. “That gives running for senator on which comes from growing up in the town of me a lot of different per- the REAL Party ticket. “I met Morgan while Winterset, Iowa. spectives on things.” “We’re both from Brittain has a pas- working in student sion for making art government. I was on small towns, and I more abundant on cam- the Community Out- think we bonded over Committee, that,” Brown said. pus, said Joelle Brown, reach Giving back to the which he was in charge a friend of his. university is one of the “He wants to bring of,” Zuckerman said. "He’s really engaging main reasons for Britmore murals and art displays to the cam- and is a really helpful, tain’s involvement in government, pus,” Brown said. “It’s guiding force when he’s in student something that he real- charge of something. He Zuckerman said. “A lot of his innovaly cares about, and he’s makes decisions but also been looking into it for lets others speak up and tive ideas come from his love of the universilets their ideas be heard.” a while.” she said. Brown said Brittain ty,” she said. Brittain, now a junior, UISG elections will said he never planned has built a strong relato study art when he tionship with adminis- take place on Wednestrators while at the UI. day and Thursday of this arrived as a freshman. “He has already been week. Students can vote “When I first started at Iowa, I never thought president of [Students via their ISIS accounts.
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My 12 Greatest Fears 1) Sneezing while tweezing my eyebrows, causing me to lose an eye. 2) Falling off a ladder and landing on a sharp object, eye-first. 3) Giving a speech to a large audience of people who want to eat my eyes. 4) Being asked to cut the ribbon at the opening of a new mall, dropping the scissors, and impaling myself through both eyes while reflexively trying to grab them as they bounce off the ground. 5) Spiders that lay eggs in my eyes while I sleep. 6) Getting an injection, except for anywhere on my body that isn’t my eye. 7) Being abducted by a superior and heartless alien species and forced into the titular role of an ultra-realistic production of Oedipus the King for their amusement. 8) I unintentionally piss-off the Bride, and she plucks out one of my eyes. 9) I take my eyes off the prize, but the prize gets mad and takes them back. 10) Eyes without a face. 11) The possibility that the entirety of my reality is the manifestation of a dream someone else is having, meaning that neither me nor anything else is real in any meaningful way, which would include my eyes, too, I guess. 12) Clowns, man. Clowns. Andrew R. Juhl wonders what’s behind those hazel eyes.
today’s events • Nuclear & Particle Physics Seminar, “Observation of B+ to Psi(2S) PhiK+ and its branching fraction Measurement at CMS,” Reddy Pratap Gandrajula, 1:30 p.m., 618 Van Allen • Plasma Physics Seminar, “Einstein relation for mobility and diffusion in strongly coupled dusty plasmas,” Bin Liu, 1:30 p.m., 309 Van Allen • Chemistry Lecture, Priyanka Singh, “Enzyme Catalysis and Dynamics in Dihydrofolate Reductase,” 3 p.m., W323 Chemistry Building • Colloquium, “CALICE: Calorimetry reinvented,” Jose Repond, 4:30 p.m., 301 Van Allen • “Why I say I’m Bisexual,” 5:30 p.m., 24 Phillips
• “Live from Prairie Lights,” Sarah Manguso, nonfiction, 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque • “Renting 101,” Student Legal Services, 7 p.m., IMU Second-Floor Ballroom • Douglas Baker, piano, 8 p.m., University Capitol Center Recital Hall
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horoscopes
Monday, April 6, 2015 by Eugenia Last
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Avoid getting into any sort of dispute. Being agreeable will help you wiggle your way through a situation without loss. An opportunity is apparent regarding a friendship or money matter. Take care of business, and get ready to advance. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Learn all you can from others. Listen carefully, ask questions, and decide which information works best for you. Keep your emotions in check and your temper under control. Showing respect for a friend, lover, or business partner will ease tension. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Open your heart and your doors. Make friends feel welcome, and offer help to those in need. The experience will be enlightening and spark an idea that will encourage you to follow a lifelong dream. Don’t be reluctant to make a move. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Be social, even if you don’t want to be. It’s the people you meet and how you present what you have to offer that will make a difference. Follow the path that makes you feel the most comfortable. Love is highlighted. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Keep your thoughts and emotions tucked away to avoid getting into an argument. Don’t expect everyone to like the choices you make. Focus on the mental and physical changes you want to make that will help you excel. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t be lured into something that doesn’t feel right to you. Pick and choose your activities and responsibilities carefully. Offer only what you know you can handle. Concentrate on learning and upgrading. Romance is in the stars. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Accept a challenge, and make adjustments to protect your assets and important partnerships. You will make a lasting impression if you share ideas and offer solutions. An opportunity will arise through someone you have worked with in the past. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Take care of business. Don’t judge others. Concentrate on home, family, creativity, and comfort. You’ll get word of an opportunity from down the pipeline. Consider a way to use your skills to fit what’s being offered. Leave time for romance. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You can make headway where investments, settlements, or legal, financial, or health matters are concerned. Good timing will help you buffer any mishaps as long as you do your own fact-finding. Positive changes at home will pay off. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t be unnerved by what others do or say. Keep your thoughts to yourself, and put your energy into enhancing your skills, appearance, or business connections. Home improvements will turn out well, adding value and comfort to your environment. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Consider your dreams, hopes, and wishes, and look into ways you can turn them into a reality. Don’t let anyone discourage you or make you feel defeated before you get started. Jealousy is likely to surface if someone feels threatened by your progress. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Be creative with your cash. Avoid paying too much for anything. Stifle anyone putting demands on you or hurting your chances to advance. Abide by the rules to avoid unnecessary setbacks. Romance will improve your personal life.
To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter. — Françoise Sagan
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Hawkeye women’s tennis drops two matches The Iowa women’s tennis team lost a pair of matches over the weekend. By JOSH HICKS josh-hicks@uiowa.edu
The Iowa women’s tennis team started its twomatch weekend with a loss against No. 59 Minnesota in Minneapolis, 6-1, on April 4. Iowa couldn’t secure the doubles point, losing at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. The Hawkeyes are 0-6 in matches in which they fail to secure the doubles point. Minnesota was the second team Iowa has faced since losing No. 1 singles player senior Shelby Talcott to an injury. The Hawks won their previous match without her against Nebraska on April 1, 4-3. In singles, senior Morven McCulloch once again took over at the top of the lineup for Talcott. She played well in her last match against
Nebraska’s No. 1, Maggy Lehmicke, securing a victory (6-4, 6-2). McCulloch fell in her first set against Minnesota’s Tereza Brichacova (2-6). She was able to post a win in the second set (6-1) and force a tiebreaker. Brichacova ultimately managed to defeat McCulloch (11-9). Freshman Zoe Douglas was the only Hawkeye to come out with a victory in the match, securing a win in singles play. She is now 4-1 at No. 6. Douglas defeated the Gopher’s Paula Rincon Otero (3-6, 6-4, [10-5]). Iowa head coach Katie Dougherty noted in a release that the freshman has done a great job stepping into the lineup. This was the third win in a row for Minnesota, and the Gophers moves to 15-6, 5-2 in the conference. Their record puts
them among the top five teams in the Big Ten. “The team competed hard today,” Dougherty said in the release. “We battled, and everyone is embracing moving up a spot in the lineup with Shelby out for the time being.” Gopher senior Aria Lambert dropped Iowa senior Katie Zordani (63, 6-3) at No. 3 to clinch the match for Minnesota. The win was the 77th singles win of Lambert's career, which places her at ninth all-time at Minnesota history for career singles wins. Wisconsin came into the match on Sunday riding a three-match winning streak that included victories over Nebraska, Rutgers, and the then-No. 47 Terrapins, whom they defeated in College Park, Maryland. The meeting between Wisconsin and Iowa on
Sunday was a pivotal one for both teams. Entering the match, Iowa was sitting at No. 9 in the conference, and Wisconsin was No. 10. Iowa won the doubles point in the match, collecting victories at No. 1 and No. 2. The freshman/ senior duo of Douglas and Zordani saw success at the No. 2 spot, defeating Wisconsin’s Ekaterina Stepanova and Sydney Rider (8-7). Douglas and Zordani are 9-4 when playing together this season. At No. 1 doubles, junior Annette Dohanics and McCulloch routed Wisconsin's Lauren Chypyha and Kelsey Grambeau (8-1). The two are now 7-1 for the season, 2-1 at No. 1 doubles. Despite winning the double point, Iowa lost three first sets as a team and wasn’t able to recov-
Iowa tennis player Shelby Talcott serves during the Iowa-Iowa State match in the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreational Complex on Feb. 6. Talcott defeated Ksenia Pronina (6-4, 6-3). (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert) er, ultimately falling to the Badgers, 4-3. McCulloch played well at No. 1, defeating Wisconsin’s Lauren Chypyha (6-4, 6-3). McCulloch is 2-1 at the No. 1 spot since stepping in for Talcott. Douglas also posted a win against Wisconsin in
singles, defeating Sydney Rider at No. 5 (6-4, 6-2). This improves her record to 5-1 in singles play. Follow @joshhicks90 on Twitter for news, updates, and analysis about the Iowa women’s tennis team.
Men’s golf takes 5th in Arizona invitational Iowa sophomore Raymond Knoll finished 14th at the Thunderbird Invitational. By KYLE MANN kyle-mann@uiowa.edu
The Iowa men’s golf team played in Tempe, Arizona, over this past weekend and took fifth place at Arizona State’s Thunderbird Invitational. Action began at Karsten Golf Course on April 3, and the 42nd-ranked Hawkeyes opened the weekend with a performance on par with where they
projected in the standings. As the fourth-highest ranked team at the tournament — behind No. 10 Arizona State, No. 14 Baylor, and No. 33 San Diego State — Iowa recovered from a slow morning to finish in sixth place after the first day. Sophomore Raymond Knoll battled windy conditions early in the day to turn in a 72 (2-over) in the opening round but followed with a 68
in the afternoon to finish even on the day and 10th in the tournament. Sophomore Carson Schaake finished the first day tied for 26th (3-over), while Voramate Aussarassakorn came in at 40th at 5-over par. The sophomores continued to be the driving force for the Hawkeyes on April 4, though a stronger collective team effort led to a minimal increase on the final
scoreboard. Knoll shot another 72 in the final round to finish 2-over par for the tournament, which was good enough for 14th. Schaake followed with an even 70 on April 4 and finished in 19th place at 3-over. Aussarassakorn’s performance fell slightly on the second day; his 77 in the final round dropped his individual score to 8-over and placed him 59th.
Seniors Brian Bullington and Ian Vandersee played neither horribly or incredibly, and after each posted a 76 in the second round, both turned in stabilizing rounds on Saturday. Bullington posted a 70 in the final round to finish in 34th at 6-over, while Vandersee turned in a 71 to finish in 43rd place. Iowa, which was runner-up at the tournament last season, fin-
ished in fifth place. The 42nd-ranked Hawkeyes tied with No. 33 San Diego State. Iowa’s next event will be the Hawkeye-Great River Entertainment Invitational, hosted by the Hawkeyes and scheduled to take place on April 18. Follow @KyleFMann on Twitter for news, updates, and analysis about the Iowa men’s golf team.
Hawkeye tracksters shine in two meets Iowa track and field split competitions and earned a number of personal records over the weekend. By MARIO WILLIAMS mario-williams@uiowa.edu
The Iowa track and field team divided for various competitions this past weekend, competing at the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Florida, along with the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, California.
Florida Relays Some members of the squad took their talents to Gainesville, where a number of Hawks notched personal records. Sophomore Aaron Mallett recorded two personal bests at the event, with a time of 13.60 in the men’s 110-meter hurdles. His mark ranks second nationally and also on Iowa’s all-time list. The sophomore finished seventh in the 100-meter
hurdles. He returned to the track to compete in the 400-meter hurdles, crossing the line in 51.56 to finish 16th. The squad had five athletes compete in the 800-meter race. Junior Will Teubel (1:49.99) led the Hawkeyes in the men’s race with a 24thplace finish followed by freshmen Carter Lilly (33rd; 1:50.81) and Ryan Dorman (57th; 1:54.74). The women’s side featured sophomore Katharina Trost (22nd; 2:10.63) and junior Kaitlyn Nelson (33rd; 2:12.13). Junior MonTayla Holder earned a season-best time of 58.29 in the women’s 400-meter hurdles and finished ninth. Freshman Jahisha Thomas snagged an 11th-place finish in the long jump with a personal best of 5.82, 10th on
SPORTS Men’s tennis splits again For the second weekend in a row, the No. 68 Iowa men’s tennis team (11-6, 3-3) split a pair of Big Ten matches. On April 3, the Hawkeyes took on Purdue (4-14, 0-6) in West Lafayette, Indiana, and came out with a convincing 4-1 victory. The win moved Iowa to 3-2 in the Big Ten, the second time in the early conference season the team has been above .500. Iowa won the doubles point for the second-straight match, registering wins from senior Matt Hagan and freshman Jake Jacoby at No. 2 and junior Dom Patrick and freshman Josh Silverstein at No. 3. Hagan picked up a win at No. 1 singles for the Hawkeyes. Freshmen Stieg Martens and Jacoby picked up wins at No. 5 and No. 6, respectively, to seal the match for Iowa. The Hawkeyes traveled to Blooming-
ton on Sunday in a match against No. 44 Indiana (14-8, 3-3). Following the same script as the weekend before, Iowa dropped the Sunday matchup to drop the team to even in the Big Ten. The Hawkeyes again won the doubles point with wins coming from No. 2 and No. 3 as they did against Purdue, but they could not pick up enough wins in the singles portion to tally a victory against the Hoosiers. Hagan, Silverstein, and Martens dropped their matches in straight sets for Iowa, while Patrick lost his match in three sets. Although the Hawkeyes could not pick up the victory on Sunday, the team has seemed to finally find a doubles lineup that can have success. A consistent lineup could help Iowa win more matches.
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the school’s list. Thomas also competed in the women’s 100-meter hurdles, in which she finished 29th with a time of 13.83. Sophomore Elexis Guster competed in the women’s 400 for the first time in the outdoor season. She clocked in at 59.91 and finished 29th. The highlight from the two-day event came from the women’s 400-meter relay. That event featured Holder, Guster, junior Lake Kwaza, and sophomore Brittany Brown, which clocked a season-best time of 44.94
and finished sixth. Another impressive relay mark came from Mallett, and juniors Mitch Wolff, Brendan Thompson, and Teubel. They finished fourth with a time of 3:09.46. “The women’s 400-meter relay had a great time that will be ranked high in the NCAA and the Big Ten,” Iowa Director of Track and Field Joey Woody said in a release. “The men’s 1,600-meter relay competed very well with a season-best performance and a time that should qualify for the NCAA first round.”
Stanford Invitational The distance and mid-distance athletes traveled to Palo Alto to compete at the fierce Stanford Invitational. Freshman Marta Bote Gonzalez competed in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing second in her section and crossing the finish line with a personal best of 10:23.15. Bote Gonzalez topped the previous school record in that event as well. Senior Kevin Lewis competed in the men’s 10,000-meter race and finished with a time of 28:59.62. Lewis earned
25th place. Senior Ben Witt finished with a time of 14:25.99 in the 5,000 meter. Senior Shannon Maser competed in the women’s 1,500-meter race and crossed the line at 4:45.38. “Overall, this was a great meet for us as a program,” Woody said in a release. “We continued to see many personal bests, all-time top-10 performances and NCAA qualifying marks.” Follow @marioxwilliams on Twitter for news, updates, and analysis about the Iowa track and field team.
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FEATURE CONTINUED FROM 8 of the next three games, that average rose to .348 heading into Sunday’s 127 loss to Illinois. “It’s awesome to see her having success,” senior Megan Blank said. “She’s been working hard the last three years she’s been here; to see that pay off is definitely awesome.” In that stretch, the center fielder went 10-for-13 with 9 RBIs. Her weekend was highlighted by a 4-for-4 performance on April 3 in which she hit for the cycle and tallied a career-high 6 RBIs.
WGYM CONTINUED FROM 8 they scored a meet-low 47.725 in what statistically had been their strongest event all season. Sophomore Ashleigh Edlin scored just a 9.075, and freshman Melissa Zurawski added a lowly 8.250. Even senior Sydney Hoerr struggled, scoring an unusually low 9.350 by her standards.
RECAP CONTINUED FROM 8 She went 6.1 innings, getting 7 strikeouts, but she also hit two batters. The first batter she hit in the third inning was costly; it loaded the bases. After allowing the next two batters score runs via
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THE DAILY IOWAN DAILYIOWAN.COM MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2015 Gyerman got off to a blazing start to the season but cooled down a bit in recent weeks, a decline that head coach Marla Looper attributes to the mounting pressures of a struggling offense. “I think sometimes when you start to get hot, you expect it, but not just expect it you want to make it happen,” Looper said. “The less she tries to make it happen, the more apt she’s going to be to let it happen. “That’s what she’s done when she got hot again is just kind of relax and not force the issue on pitches maybe she shouldn’t be swinging at.” If that’s the truth, she’s
relaxed quite a bit. Her rebound in production, however, may be little more than an adjustment in her swing. “They’ve definitely talked to me about staying more relaxed in the box, that I look too hyped,” Gyerman said. “So I’ve definitely been working on just keeping my swing at a seven out of 10, because when I’m at a 10 out of 10 is when I tend to over swing and strike out.” In other words, she’s not trying to crush every pitch she sees — and it’s paying off. Her 28 RBIs this season leads the team, as do her 6 steals. Gyerman has become an essential con-
tributor to an offense that produces fewer runs than all but one team in the conference, Wisconsin. The San Pedro, California, native’s hitting and base-running skills of leads the Hawks in runs with 29. Her re-emergence over the weekend gives the Hawks a viable second fiddle to the brilliance of Blank, who leads the team in almost every offensive statistic. Gyerman ranks second to Blank in average, onbase percentage, and slugging percentage — and with 2 walks in Sunday’s loss is tied with Blank and junior Erin Erickson at 14. Although the Hawkeyes
lost two of three to the Fighting Illini this past weekend, the offense did its job — putting up 29 runs. And with the highest team ERA in the league, the Hawkeyes will need to continue the offensive output to climb out of the depths of the Big Ten standings. “It’s honestly one of the best feelings knowing that you don’t have to do it by yourself, that if you don’t get it done one at-bat, there’s some one else right behind you that’s going to have success.” Follow @charlsgreen for updates, news, and analysis about the Iowa softball team.
The GymHawks came in averaging 49.007 on the floor, with Hoerr pacing the lineup at 9.868. Oddly enough, the team’s top performance came on its worst event — scoring 49.125 on the balance beam. That was good for third. Had they not collapsed on the floor exercise, their beam score would have put them in a great position. No. 5 Alabama finished in first with a score of 197.575, and No. 8 Au-
burn was close behind at 196.900. They were the competition’s two top-seeded teams. Despite being seeded fifth, Maryland finished third with a score of 195.150. No. 17 Minnesota ended in fourth at 195.025, and George Washington came in last. For Hoerr, Johanny Sotillo, and Caitlin Tanzer, the regional brought an end to their Iowa careers. The Hawks did, however, see success at the
individual level, as five gymnasts placed in the top 15 for individual events. Sophomore Mollie Drenth scored 9.825 on the uneven bars to finish ninth, and Sotillo and sophomore Angel Metcalf tied for 12th after posting scores of 9.8. In individual allaround competition, Metcalf posted 39.175 to take fifth-place. Drenth came in eighth with 39.050, and Hoerr finished in 13th after posting 38.250.
The lackluster performance caps a season that saw the team ranked in the top-25 for the first time since 2011. They ranked as high as No. 23 coming into the regional. “This team has had an amazing season, and for that I will always be proud,” Libby said in a release “We will go back, and I promise you we will be stronger next year.”
a walk and a single, the third hit a grand slam. “When I hit somebody, I know that I missed a pitch,” Starkenburg said. “I kind of stay on my same pitching track. I don’t really change anything, just make sure that I get my pitches to go where I want them to go.” After that point Starkenburg tightened up a bit and
was not able to do quite the damage she had done in the innings before. “A lot of pressure gets put on a pitcher. In that inning we gave up 6 runs; it was 2 walks, a hit by pitch, and a home run, can’t play defense behind that,” Looper said. “But she gets herself in those situations sometimes and she tries to tighten up and be too per-
fect — no different than the offensive piece of, ‘I’m trying too hard.’ “You don’t have control over where she’s at in the box; you have control over the pitch. After that, it’s done.”
reached on-base streak to 27 games, Peyton, junior Daniel Aaron Moriel, and Roscetti each had 2 hits for the Hawkeyes. Next up, the Hawkeyes
take on Milwaukee on Wednesday before a trip to Maryland for a three-game series with the Terrapins, who were picked by the coaches to
win the Big Ten. Follow @IanFromIowa on Twitter for news, updates, and analysis about the Iowa softball team.
New Cubs seem familiar By JAY COHEN Associated Press
CHICAGO — Same ol’ Cubbies. Same old Cardinals, too. At least for one game. Adam Wainwright threw six sharp innings to outpitch Jon Lester, and St. Louis handed new Chicago manager Joe Maddon a 3-0 loss Sunday night in the major-league opener. Jason Heyward had 3 hits in his St. Louis début, and Matt Holliday drove in 2 runs for the NL Central champions. Throw in Matt Carpenter’s 2 hits at new-look Wrigley Field, and the top third of the Cardinals’ lineup went 7-for-14 with 3 RBIs. Playing their most anticipated opener in years, the Cubs went 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position. Lester was pulled with one out in the fifth inning on a chilly evening. The ace left-hander, who got a $155 million, six-year contract from Chicago during free agency, allowed 3 runs and 8 hits in his fifth-straight opening day start. The addition of Lester and Maddon ramped up the expectations for Chicago after five-straight losing seasons. But it was more of the same in their first game. The biggest difference for the home team was a giant video board in left field, part of a major renovation for the iconic neighborhood ballpark. The closed bleachers were covered by pictures of Hall of Fame slugger Ernie Banks, who played for Chicago for 19 seasons
Chicago Cub catcher David Ross talks to starter Jon Lester during the third inning of a Major League Baseball season-opening game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Chicago on Sunday. (Associated Press/Nam Y. Huh) and died in January at age 83. The Cubs honored Banks with a pregame moment of silence, and his sons, Jerry and Joey Banks, each threw out a ceremonial first pitch. The club also extended its condolences to the Cardinals for Oscar Taveras, an outfield prospect who died in a car crash in his native Dominican Republic in October 2014. Heyward got the majors’ first hit of the season when he doubled and scored on Holliday’s single in the first. Holliday had another RBI single in the fifth. It was more than enough for Wainwright, who was slowed by an abdominal injury early in spring training but looked just fine in his fourth opening-day start. The 6-7 right-hander made the most of umpire Mike Winters’ wide strike zone, striking out six with no walks. He gave up all 5 Cub hits. Carlos Martinez, who won the fifth starter job
in training camp, then worked the seventh for St. Louis. Jordan Walden got three outs before Trevor Rosenthal struck out the side for the save. The shutout was sure to have some Cubs fans clamoring for Kris Bryant, the power-hitting prospect who recently was sent to the minors for more seasoning.
TRAINER’S ROOM Cardinals: LHP Jaime Garcia (shoulder inflammation) is expected to begin a throwing program in the next week or so, and general manager John Mozeliak said OF Tommy Pham (strained left quad) is scheduled to see a specialist today. Garcia was competing for the fifth starter job before the injury. “I would say in the next week to two weeks we’ll have a better idea of perhaps expected return or perhaps what a rehab assignment might look like,” Mozeliak said.
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Hawkeye Shayla Starkenburg pitches against Illinois at Pearl Field on Sunday. Illinois beat Iowa, 12-7. (The Daily Iowan/Mikaela Parrick)
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Iowa left the bases loaded three times during a loss to Illinois on Sunday.
Sammi Gyerman hit for the cycle on April 3 and gave Iowa softball a spark in its weekend series with Illinois.
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Three times during its 127 series finale loss to Illinois, the Hawkeye softball team left the bases loaded, failing to muster a single hit. Iowa (12-30, 3-8) went 0-for-4 at the plate with the bases loaded during the last game of the three-game Big Ten series with Illinois (1421, 5-4) and left 13 runners on base in the game. “It is frustrating; it’s frustrating for the girls, too,” head coach Marla Looper said. “It got that point of, ‘Oh, I got to
make something happen’ because when we win and have bases loaded, it’s some of those same people did a nice job of hitting the ball in the gap.” Those 13 runners left on base were more than the previous two games against the Illini combined; they left four on in their series-opening win and seven in their loss on April 4. Three Iowa players were left on base three times, including first basemen Kaitlyn Mullarkey. “Everyone’s going to be in that spot when they leave someone; everyone knows
how it feels,” she said. “Obviously, we want to get our runners in, but we can’t get down on ourselves. We have to get back out on D, makes some stops, and then get up to get hit again.” Clutch hitting has been an issue all season for Iowa, but it has hardly been more apparent than it was against Illinois on Sunday. “There’s added pressure when the bases are loaded and you know you have to have runs,” Looper said. “When you’ve got runs, and you’re way ahead, and you don’t have to have them as
much, it’s a little easier to do that.” However, the lack of hits when they needed them most was not the only reason for the Hawkeyes losing the series. Shayla Starkenburg got the start in the circle in Sunday’s rubber match and was up and down throughout the game. SEE RECAP, 8
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With Iowa softball ranking at or near the bottom of the Big Ten in every major offensive category, Sammi Gyerman’s big weekend couldn’t have come soon enough. Entering the April 2 game with Western Illinois, the redshirt sophomore was second on the team with a .308 batting average. Over the course
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Hawkeye baseball works the broom The Hawkeyes posted their second sweep of the Big Ten season at Purdue this weekend.
By IAN MURPHY ian-murphy@uiowa.edu
Iowa baseball brought the brooms out for the second time in conference play with a sweep of Purdue over the weekend. The Hawkeyes won the first two games, 9-1 and 10-5, and punctuated the weekend with a 4-1 victory Sunday. The victory moved Iowa to 6-0 in the Big Ten, 21-7 overall. It also means the Hawkeyes are in sole possession of first place in the Big Ten. “It is a nice start for us,” head coach Rick Heller said in a release. “We did exactly what we needed to do if we’re going to make a run at [the Big Ten title] and stay in the race.” Senior Calvin Matthews got the win Sunday, pitching six innings and giving up just 1 run, a one-out solo home run to Purdue’s Kyle Wood in the fifth inning. The Hawkeye starter improved to 3-0. “Calvin was outstanding,” Heller said in the release. “He was back to his old self. He looked in sync and was locating on both sides of the plate, changing speeds as he does when he’s at his best.” Junior Connor Grant came in for 1.1 of setup before turning the ball over to senior Nick Hibbing for the save over the final 1.2 innings. The Hawkeyes were busy on offense, too, tallying single runs in
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GymHawks fail to advance No. 23 Iowa falls short in the NCAA regional.
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on a hit by pitch. Roscetti hit another double in the seventh and scored on a two-out RBI double from Peyton. Junior Eric Schenk-Joblinske was hit by a pitch, and Toole brought Schenk-Joblinske home on an RBI double.
The Iowa women’s gymnastics team finished fifth among the six teams at the Auburn NCAA Regional on April 4, scoring 194.475. Iowa failed to advance to the NCAA finals, marking an end to the team’s season. The GymHawks needed to finish in the top two to advance to the NCAA finals on April 17, but mistakes in the floor exercise doomed them from the start. “It was unfortunate that we began on the Libby floor with mistakes that head coach we couldn’t recover from,” head coach Larissa Libby said in a release. “However, I don’t wish for this day to define their season.” The poor showing on the floor stalled the Hawkeyes’ chances of advancing past the regional action. As a team,
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Indiana infielder Austin Cangelosi swings and misses during the Iowa-Indiana game at Banks Field on March 29. The Hawkeyes defeated the Hoosiers, 10-6. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert) each of the fourth, fifth, seventh, and ninth innings Sunday. Opening the scoring was junior Tyler Peyton in the fourth inning. He hit an RBI single to left field to score senior Eric Toole from second base. Junior Nick Roscetti then hit an RBI double in the fifth to score junior Joel Booker, who had reached