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LEFT: Alexander Kozak leaves the courtroom in handcuffs after being found guilty in the murder of Andrea Farrington at the Story County Courthouse in Nevada, Iowa, on Monday. TOP RIGHT: Andrea Farrington's father, Dave Farrington, sister Cassie, and mother Cheryl Farrington speak to the media after Alexander Kozak was found guilty of killing Andrea Farrington on Monday in the Story County Courthouse. BOTTOM RIGHT: Defense attorney Alfredo Parrish comforts the Kozak family after Alexander Kozak was found guilty of murdering Andrea Farrington on Monday in Nevada, Iowa. (Pool photo for The Gazette by Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register)
By TOM ACKERMAN AND BILL COONEY
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A jury on Monday in Nevada, Iowa, found Alexander Kozak guilty of first-degree murder in the June 2015 Coral Ridge Mall shooting. Kozak, 23, killed Andrea Farrington by shooting her three times in the back while she was working at the Children’s Museum information booth. The State Patrol arrested him later on Interstate-80, and he reportedly confessed to the shooting. Before the jury read the decision Monday afternoon,
both sides offered their closing arguments to a tearyeyed courtroom. Kozak’s attorney, Alfredo Parrish, argued that Kozak deserved “diminished responsibility” in the case because of mental-health concerns, mainly borderline personality disorder. “He’s not insane; nobody is saying he’s insane,” Parrish said. “We’re saying his responsibility is diminished.” Parrish argued Kozak had committed a crime of passion, based on the relationship he had with Farrington SEE KOZAK, 2
He wanted Andrea to pay the price for bruising his pride.
Local leaders came together Monday afternoon to discuss some of the pressing issues in Johnson County. Various city councils and some school boards met with the Johnson County Board of Supervisors Monday evening in City Hall for a joint entities meeting. City councilors from Iowa City, Lone Tree, North Liberty, Oxford, Shueyville, Solon, Swisher, Tiffin, University Heights and School Board members from Clear Creek and Iowa City attended. Topics discussed included the Rose Oaks Apartment situation, updates from Fruin the Iowa City City city manager Council on affordable housing, information from the supervisors about the minimum-wage increase, and the possible formation of a Crisis Intervention Team. Iowa City interim City Manager Geoff Fruin started the meeting with the latest updates regarding Rose Oaks. “We’ve been told by management that anybody with an expiring lease can stay until Aug. 1 and, according to management, nobody is getting kicked out,” Fruin said. “Around 40 households are being allowed to stay on the premise during the renovation.” Fruin said a number of social-serSEE HOUSING, 2
— Janet Lyness, Johnson County prosecutor
Student vets voice concerns
UI pushes female leadership By KENDREW PANYANOUVONG
By KATELYN WEISBROD
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Veterans services were among some of the concerns at the first student forum for input on the University of Iowa strategic plan. Seven students spoke at the forum on Monday, the first of two student forums and one of seven forums focused on the UI's strategic plan. The forums are intended to gather input from students, staff, and faculty as a committee creates a document outlining the UI’s strategies and goals for the next five years. However, one organization was not present because it’s boycotting all but one of the forums. Iowans Defending Our Public Universities plans to protest at the May 4 forum. In a press release, the group said members will protest because they think the forums are being done rapidly over the course of 11 days at a busy time in the academic year as a way to minimize the amount of non-administrative feedback received. Monday’s student forum however, did see the turnout of some students with
University of Iowa faculty and staff listen to a speaker in University Capitol Centerl on Monday. The UI held a pubic forum so people could share ideas about strategic priorities for the university. (The Daily Iowan/Courtney Hawkins) criticism. Most of these students were affiliated with UI veterans' organizations. Jacob Stone, a member of the UI Veterans Center, said the UI needs a more
holistic approach to services for veterans. Right now, he said, GI Bill services and the Veterans Center are separate, and it could
In an alarming reality where only 14 percent of top executive positions in the workplace are held by women, a program has been started to try to change that. The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business will wrap up the first year of the Kathleen Dore-Henry Tippie M.B.A. Lead- Blackhurst ership Program in director the fall. The program aims to help women in graduate business studies develop leadership skills for the workplace. UI alumna Kathleen Dore, who graduated with an M.B.A. in 1984 along with Keith Jepsen and Henry Tippie, has generously donated to the college in creating the program. “As we see women rising up to the length in business, the number of women are still a very small percentage,” said Jennifer Blackhurst, the director of the program. “When
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UI senior Ali Morrison reacts to Chicago Blackhawks losing in the first round of the NHL playoffs at the Vine on Monday. The Blackhawks, last year’s champions, got the blues from St. Louis in Game 7, 3-2. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)
KOZAK CONTINUED FROM FRONT and the anger that came from the end of it. Johnson County prosecutor Janet Lyness said Kozak knew exactly what he was doing. “He knew what he did. This wasn’t a mistake,” Lyness said. “This wasn’t because of some mental defect. He did it because he wanted to. He did it because he was jealous and
VETERANS CONTINUED FROM FRONT help veterans more if these were in the same place. “A holistic multipurpose center where everyone could go to get the same treatments and services would be phenomenal and would be a lot more efficient for the University,” Stone said. Drew Wherry, another member of the Veterans Center, said he agreed that the center is needed
he was mad. He wanted Andrea to pay the price for bruising his pride.” Sixth Judicial District Judge Christopher Burns addressed the sensitivity of the issue and asked those waiting on the verdict in the courtroom to remain quiet. “This is a courtroom. It is a place of decorum,” he said. “If you feel you are unable to sit in relative quiet when I take the verdict, then I would ask that you step out so that we can maintain relative quiet.”
Lyness’ closing argument was highly emotional. She showed Farrington’s shirt from her job at the Children’s Museum. It was held together but torn from three gun shots. “We have seen no violence from Kozak before,” Lyness said. “There is nothing to support this diagnosis [of poor mental health].” Lyness said there was clear intent because Kozak came well-prepared, armed with a fully loaded ammunition box and extra clips for his pistol. Kozak
and veterans need specific services from staff who are trained to work with them. “We really feel like these services need to be veteran-specific, and the people who are running these
enough that it’s needed.” Several students expressed their frustrations and concerns with the current decentralized academic advising system as well. UI sophomore Lyric Harris said she feels ad-
also came to work without his uniform and avoided as many cameras as possible by parking by the Children’s Museum, she said. When Kozak threw his gun into the garbage compactor and fled from the scene, Lyness said, clear intent was displayed, which resulted in the decision to charge Kozak with first-degree murder. The typical sentence for first-degree murder is life in prison. Kozak will officially be sentenced at 2:30 p.m. June 6.
services need to have a vested interest in helping veterans,” Wherry said. “I don’t want us to come off as another group that wants their own place, but we feel that our culture is unique
me decide to take on several different focuses, we feel discouraged,” Harris said. “It would be very helpful if advisers are trained on how to allow people to take more than one major or program.” E a c h of the concerns were acknowledged by — Drew Wherry, UI veteran the comm i t t e e members visers don’t know enough that were present. Committee co-chairabout different academic David Cunning fields at Iowa to help stu- man dents who might be double thanked the students for majoring or studying in being honest and taking the time to offer their multiple fields. “When students like ideas at the forum.
that people often prioritize housing payments over food. “We have about 14 percent of the county that are food-insecure,” he said. “When people are housing-insecure, they have to spend their money first on their dwelling, because they can get some help with food but not as much help for the housing.” Carberry said various groups coming together is essential in solving problems related to food insecurity and affordable housing. “All these issues are related,” he said. “When we can all sit together and talk about it really come together and work on
these issues.” Johnson County’s minimum-wage ordinance was also discussed. The second increase is set to go into effect on May 1, raising the county minimum wage to $9.15. Supervisor Janelle Rettig said the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee was formed to recommend concepts pertaining to the ordinance and to study a livable wage for the Johnson County area. “We gave the committee very broad topics to address and we got a lot of diversity on the committee,” she said. “We also have two of the best economic researchers in Iowa, period.”
The Wage Committee has decided to meet once a month to discuss ideas and present statistics. The supervisors also talked about the latest updates on Johnson County’s research into Crisis Intervention Team training, including a trip to San Antonio to learn about its program. “We are gathering a lot of advice and information and brainstorming,” Rettig said. “We’re looking at planning trainings here for people in Johnson County, and the first training looks to be next March. In theory, we would have two or three trainers from San Antonio come to the area and do the training.”
Consisting of 30 students, 15 in their first year and 15 in the second year, the program helps build an authentic leadership style for women pursuing business, said Meganne Franks, a first-year student in the program and also one of two the scholarship recipients. “The best part about the program is building that relationship with other women, there’s so few in the industry,” Franks said. “Being able to own it and uplift each other, build that network, I think it’s really just the empowerment.” Lisa Ferguson, another
scholarship recipient, said the program help created a strong sense of community among all the women in the program, which helped propel conversation about women in the workplace. “A leadership program designated specifically for women is really important because once you get higher in the ranks, you see fewer and fewer woman,” she said. “How can we better prepare and recruit for these positions? That’s why it’s so important, because we’re the minority in those positions, and by addressing some of those challenges and what sort of
problems do exist.” According to Standards & Poor’s 500 Companies, women hold only 4.6 percent of CEO positions nationwide. Blackhurst, as well as Franks and Ferguson, said they want that changed. “In the long-term, most importantly is to make the program unique for each woman,” Franks said. “We’re trying next year to take it up a notch. Moving forward is trying to find ways to be unique and beneficial to each person. It’s been a phenomenal year with the advance workshops and so forth.”
I don't want us to come off as another group that wants their own place, but we feel that our culture is unique enough that it's needed.
HOUSING CONTINUED FROM FRONT vice agencies have recently come together to help tenants. “The city contributed $15,000 to Shelter House to aid tenants, and $30,000 has come from Rose Oaks,” he said. Fruin also discussed affordable housing, saying city staff is working with a number of groups to put together strategies. Johnson County Supervisor Mike Carberry, touching on the Johnson County Hunger Task Force Report, said food insecurity is related to affordable housing in
TIPPIE CONTINUED FROM FRONT we look at women in the business school, the undergraduate level is about 50/50. When we get up into graduate school, were looking at about 25 to 30 percent women.” The two-year leadership program includes special training, mentorship, and skill workshops and offers two full-ride scholarships, one of which is given to a first-year candidate and the other to a second-year candidate.
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Knowing each other at 43 feet By COURTNEY BAUMANN courtney-baumann@uiowa.edu
Around three years ago, Shayla Starkenburg was thrown into the bullpen with catcher Holly Hoffman. They didn’t really know each other, but they were expected to learn how to communicate with each other better than anyone else on the field. Starkenburg, a redshirt junior from Ankeny, was just a freshman at the time. She had had plenty of success in high school: 5A Pitcher of the Year, first team all-state, 31-0 record, a 0.58 ERA, 222 strikeouts, and she led her team to a state title, all in her senior year. Hoffman was on the team when Starkenburg joined the Hawkeyes. However, the catcher was relative-
ly new, too. She graduated from high school a semester early to redshirt and practiced with the team in 2012. When she started practicing with the Hawks, Hoffman had a lot to learn. As a catcher, she was put with numerous pitchers on the squad and had to learn everything about them — how they pitch, what pitches they like to throw, and how to effectively communicate with them. Hoffman started to settle into her role during her redshirt freshman season. She got used to the pitchers, especially Kayla Massey. The fall of 2012 brought a new crop of freshmen, including Starkenburg. The two didn’t know each other, but they were going to spend the next four years 43 feet away
from each other most of the time. It didn’t take too long for the two to form a bond. “When you work all the time with each other in the bullpen, you start to form a relationship and a bond that is almost irreplaceable,” Starkenburg said. “We’re together almost every day, and we just vibe together really well.” The past two summers, Starkenburg and Hoffman both played for a traveling team from St. Louis as a way to stay on the field while they weren’t in-season for college ball. “The travel ball team we played for a was a lot more relaxed,” Starkenburg said. “We would just hop on the field and start playing … It was a really nice way to get to know each other outside of Iowa softball and a good way to spend some more
time together.” While she’s happy the two have a strong connection, Iowa head coach Marla Looper has been trying for three seasons to get the two to be more serious when they are together. She has been more successful this year. The sixth-year head coach allows the game to be completely in the pitcher’s and catcher’s hands. Rather than calling the pitches herself, Looper has Hoffman do the job. “I feel as though all the players should be able to play the game for themselves,” Looper said. “If I’m in the dugout dictating every move, then I’m playing the game and they’re not … It forces them to be really in tune with the game. They get four years to play the game collegiately, so I want them to actually play.”
Penn State infielder Alyssa VanDerveer hits a softball at Pearl Field on April 23. Iowa defeated Penn State, 4-1. (The Daily Iowan/Peter Kim) As Hoffman’s and such as release point, her Starkenburg’s relationship drag foot, or leaning too far has developed over the years, forward during her windup. “We just know each othso has their ability to be er,” Hoffman said. “I know straight-up with each other. Hoffman is no longer wor- if she’s doing something ried about saying what she wrong I can tell her, ‘Hey, needs to say to Starkenburg your weight’s back,’ or on the field. She can point ‘You’re just rushing through out what Starkenburg is with your hands.’ We know doing wrong: little things each other’s tendencies.”
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So much NBA pressure Adam Hensley adam-hensley@uiowa.edu
A recipe for an NBA championship is a complicated formula many coaches have yet to figure out. Talent plays a role, but other times, certain intangibles can be the deciding factor. This season, the Larry O’Brien trophy will be hoisted by San Antonio, who has one intangible that will elevate it atop
the league — freedom from pressure. Basketball is not just a game played on the court. It’s a mind game, too. The Spurs finished the regular season with a 6715 record (tied for seventh-best in NBA history), yet they come in with the least amount of pressure. They won’t go in the books as the best team to not win a championship. Spurs’ coach Gregg Popovich and center Tim Duncan legacy won’t be tarnished by not claiming their sixth NBA ring. Other teams aren’t so lucky. Having completed the
daunting task of winning a league-record 73 games, Golden State’s next task will be its toughest. It must follow up with an NBA title to seal its legacy as one of the greatest teams ever. The Warriors do not want to go down as one of the best teams in NBA history not to win a championship. With the intensity mounting, the pressure to complete the greatest season in history will be what derails them down the line. Then there’s the pressure on certain players. San Antonio has a veteran roster that has been here before; this isn’t its
first rodeo. There is no pressure for its best players to capture a title to cement its legacy. That’s not the case for the other teams in the playoffs. The Cavaliers have been a circus this season, with LeBron James sub-tweeting about teammates and saying how he’d love to finish his career with players not on his team. Ever since he took his talents to South Beach and announced that he would win not one, not two, not three, not four (you get the picture) NBA titles, drama circulates around him and his teams. It’s time for James to win a title for the
state he grew up in. The pressure is also building for such players as Chris Paul, Kevin Durant, and Russell Westbrook to finally bridge the gap between being a great player and a champion. Paul has been in the league since 2005. He’s not getting any younger, and the Los Angeles Clippers have assembled a roster in an effort to win now, not later. Rumors are swirling around Oklahoma City that Durant, the top free agent this summer, will make his decision on whether to return to Oklahoma on how well the team does in the playoffs.
Out of those players, James is the only one to have actually won a championship. However, the pressure to bring a title to Cleveland is the most he’s faced in his career. So, as Golden State attempts to avoid being one of the biggest blunders and Cleveland, Los Angeles, and Oklahoma City try to come out on top amid rumors, drama, and anxiousness, the Spurs remain cool, calm, and collected. There’s not the concern of creating a legacy — a win just adds to one of the best dynasties in sports history.
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Eternity springs Expanding renewable energy hopeful (ha-ha) Beau Elliot beauelliot@gmail.com
Best sign seen at this year’s Boston Marathon: “Run Like Ted Cruz is Behind You.” I can’t imagine better advice during these times, if that’s what they are. It’s possible, because anything seemingly is, that these times are actually somebody else’s times, which would explain why history seems to be out of joint. (Except, of course, in Colorado, Washington, and Oregon.) This, of course, explains why Donald Trump is waddling out of joint toward the GOP presidential nomination, with Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. John Kasich in rather chilly pursuit and, according to the Trumpster, colluding against him. Oh, dear me, that filthy word “collusion.” It never, ever occurs in a business deal, as Trump well knows. Not even when you get four bailouts via four corporate bankruptcies. Speaking of waddling, Trump had some expansive views on the U.S. putting Harriet Tubman’s visage on the front of the $20 bill to replace Andrew Jackson, as you would expect. In short, Trump believes the Treasury made the move out of “pure political correctness.” Why is it that when conservatives don’t like a move, that move was done out of “pure political correctness”? Why can’t it have been done out of pure liberal vindictiveness against fat white conservatives who spend their odd moments chomping down burgers? And by “odd moments,” we, of course, mean all their moments. To whit, a friend passed along a couple of Twitter reactions to the Tubman $20:
“Putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, are you FREAKING kidding me? SHES [sic] NOT A PRESIDENT WTF” “I’m not a racist but Harriet Tubman is not a president and I believe presidents should be the only ones on dollar bills.” We’ll just ignore that “dollar bill” generally means the $1 bill (featuring the visage of a slave owner) and Tubman will be on the $20. And we could ignore that Alexander Hamilton (never a president) is on the $10 (his tenure secured by the popularity of a Broadway play, which tells us something about the intersection of fantasy and “real” life) and that Benjamin Franklin (never a president) is on the $100. Nothing like getting caught up in hypocrisy, Twitter-land. So let’s see: Jackson, a white slave owner who infamously ignored a Supreme Court decision Worcester v. Georgia (“John Marshall made the decision; let him enforce it”) and forced Native Americans off their lands so white settlers could buy it from land speculators who made a ton of moolah. Or Tubman, a person who helped at least 300 people escape from slavery via the Underground Railroad. Gee; who could decide, “I’m not a racist but”? Every time I see a $20 bill, I remember the Trail of Tears. Just by the way, I wonder how many times my African American friends have heard the phrase “I’m not a racist but.” Several dozen times? Several hundred? Several thousand? I’m voting for several hundreds of thousands of times. So, yeah, Run Like Ted Cruz is Behind You and hope you can out-waddle Donald Trump. Always remembering, of course, it’s like trying to out-waddle an anaconda. But eternity springs hopeful. We hope.
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A wind turbine generates power near Cedar Rapids on Dec. 10, 2015. The turbine is located on the Kirkwood Community College campus. (The Daily Iowan/Rachael Westergard)
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he future of renewable energy holds a vast amount of potential, and few states have embraced this potential more than Iowa. Des Moines-based Mid-American Energy has recently announced plans that would set a precedent for the expansion and implementation of wind power that could ultimately change the infrastructure of the nation’s energy sector for the better. While the announcement of “a dream to deliver 100 percent renewable energy” at one point in time would have sounded like a pipe dream at best, MidAmerican has taken the initiative to make this dream a reality. On April 21, the company announced a plan to build additional wind turbines that would generate up to “2,000 megawatts hours of electricity,” which would nearly double MidAmerican’s wind-energy rate to a staggering 85 percent. The proposed additions would require an investment of $3.6 billion, but the benefits of an increase in renewable-energy production not only for Iowans but the nation as a whole is incalculable. The absence of fuel costs, pollution, and other factors attributed to the traditional use of fossil fuels provides clear incentive for ramping up in investment in wind energy, but there is also the symbolic benefit to take into account as well. It is hard to argue the benefits of switching over to renewable energy, and a great deal of reluctance is due to the perceived infeasibility of doing so. Across the nation,
many states have a great deal of investment in the current infrastructure that favors the continued use of fossil fuels. The issue is not so much a questioning what one stands to gain from the switch but the cost of switching and if it will pay off in the long run. That said, the bold move on the part of MidAmerican sets an example for the rest of the nation to follow in terms of embracing the viability of renewable resources. Nearly all forms of energy production come with unique sets of drawbacks, but a cost-benefit analysis of long-term would reveal enough benefits to make transitioning to renewable energy the clear choice. In particular, wind energy cannot be adopted by every state because the wind is not an invariable source of energy. There is also the potential for adverse effects on surrounding wildlife that would be affected by the physical construction of the wind turbines and noise pollution to take into account. However, clean and renewable energy production carries the promise of sustainability that outweighs the momentary benefits of fossil-fuel reliance. Iowa’s adoption of wind energy suits the energy needs and production capability of the area, and the same mentality can be applied nationwide even if the exact method of production cannot be replicated. The decision to switch to renewable energy is one both of pragmatism and longevity, and it is one that should be made nationwide.
GUEST OPINION: VOICES OF PHILANTHROPY
Philanthropy makes writing at Iowa possible and viable In Iowa City, it is possible to walk into a bar on a Tuesday night and, from every booth, hear conversations about writing. As a member of this community, you’re likely to encounter a poet buying produce at the New Pioneer Co-op, and it’s entirely possible that the teaching assistant in your creative-writing course will someday become a famous author. The Iowa Writers’ Workshop — the first program in the country to offer an advanced degree in creative writing — remains the most exciting program in the country and an incubator of new literature. Its legacy of students and faculty include many cur-
rent prize-winners, as well as writers for television and screen, and current U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Fe l i p e Herrera. Names of Workshop writers such as Flannery O’Connor, Rita Dove, and Kurt Chang Vonnegut director appear frequently on the syllabi of college literature classes all over the world, but in this town, you will find them engraved into bronze plates embedded in the city sidewalks. As director of the Work-
shop, I am profoundly aware that the community of writers at Iowa would not be possible without the generosity of philanthropy. Throughout the last 80 years, the Workshop and thousands of its students have been sustained in their creative work with the help of benefactors such as the Truman Capote Literary Trust, Glenn Schaeffer, and Marly and Laura Rydson. These generous donors have not themselves won literary prizes, but they provide strength, sustenance, and friendship to our program and its hardworking writers. Because their support is so important to us, you can find their
names on the walls of the Workshop’s building and in the acknowledgments of countless books published by the graduates. Philanthropy makes it possible for young writers to finish their first books, giving them precious time and support to create and revise their poetry and stories. Philanthropy built our library; it supports our professors and students. It funds the reading series that brings great poetry and fiction to the people of Iowa City. Philanthropy makes writing at Iowa possible. Lan Samantha Chang Director, Iowa Writers’ Workshop
GUEST OPINION: VOICES OF PHILANTHROPY
I got help; now, I help others My first experience with philanthropy in higher education was as a recipient. Preparing to transfer from a community college to a four-year institution, I was concerned about affordability; working a job and a half while attending school full-time would be challenging. One of my professors suggested that I apply for scholarships available for graduating students and supplied me with a list. I submitted applications for several of them and was delighted to receive a handful of small awards. While none of them provided more than $1,000, the total gave me a generous tran-
sition account that made transferring possible. As a condition of the awards, I was required to write thank-you notes to the scholarship funders/ foundat i o n s , which I happily did, expressing my grati- Dodge tude and associate VP explaining that the money would enable me to cut back on work and become a fulltime student. I was surprised to receive a response to one of my notes, a three-page
letter written in shaky script that attested to the age of its writer. She explained that she had served as a nurse during World War II and had attended school because of the generosity of benefactors. She wanted to give back and help others as she had been helped. I accepted her philosophy, along with her financial aid, and decided that I, too, would someday help others in need. And there is no shortage of need. In addition to students’ scholarship funds, areas of importance to me include the Diversity Fund, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Caring Fund, Hancher, and the
Center for Human Rights. There are also off-campus agencies that help make our community a better place for everyone and thus merit my support, including the United Way, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and the Animal Shelter. I recognize that the help I received long ago enabled me to reach a place where I can now help others. My philanthropic role is important and fulfilling, and I am delighted that we have the opportunity to celebrate together during Phil’s Day. Georgina Dodge Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Vice President University of Iowa
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TRACK CONTINUED FROM 8 overall, it was a satisfying day for the program. The Hawkeyes hope to maintain the recent momentum as they travel to Des Moines on Thursday for the Drake Relays. One thing that bodes well for continued quality performances is the benefit of not having to travel far. “We’re not worried about traveling, which is always nice,” Woody said. “The way I look at it is that the Drake Relays are like a home meet for us.” Woody believes treating Drake like a home meet will bring the best out of the team, just as it did at Musco. “We’re going to go out and compete at an extremely high level,” he said. “I think we’re going to really showcase our program when we
BASEBALL CONTINUED FROM 8 Booker, hitting in the 3-hole for the first time, had 6 hits in the two games and drove in a pair of RBIs in each game. The first baseman might not be the prototypical lead-off man. But numbers certainly do not lie, and his production in that spot is
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get to Drake.” Indoor second-team All-American Elexis Guster also credits the home fans for the boosted performance. She also believes the similarities between Musco and Drake will help the team be at its best. “Just the atmosphere; I know at Drake there’s going to be a lot of Hawkeye fans cheering us on,” Guster said. “Just to have the atmosphere be the same, I feel like it just pushes us to compete at a high level.” Indoor first-team All-American Aaron Mallett agrees with Guster; he’s confident that Musco will prepare the team to contend with tough competition at Drake. “This meet always prepares us,” he said. “Just running good times and then going into Drake Relays, which we consider a home meet, is big time for us. We put up
A Hawkeye runner gets set in the blocks during the Musco Twilight at Cretzmeyer Track on April 23. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez) some good performances [at
Musco]; [that] means we’re
going to put up some good
performances at Drake.”
undeniable. Peyton said after his team’s 8-3 win Sunday he already feels good leading off. “I like the lead-off spot,” Peyton said. “My best stats have come from leading off an inning, so I’m very comfortable with it. I might not look like an ideal leadoff guy, but I do feel comfortable there.” The man on the other end of the switch feels right at home as well.
Booker said pitch selection is different hitting third, and he likes that. “I liked hitting in the 3-hole,” he said. “Especially because you’re going to get more curve balls there, and I’ve hit the curve ball pretty well all year.” With matchups against Grand View today and Nebraska-Omaha on Wednesday, Peyton and Booker will have more at-bats to settle into their new roles before Big Ten play picks up again.
Grand View will travel to Iowa City with a 2414 record, having swept a double-header against Culver-Stockton last weekend but dropping four of its last six overall. Freshman Cole McDonald will start on the mound for Iowa (18-19, 7-8 Big Ten) against the Vikings. McDonald has a 3-1 record in midweek contests this year, posting a 2.51 ERA and 16 strikeouts to go along with only 3 walks.
The Hawkeyes will be in action on Wednesday as Nebraska-Omaha visits Iowa City. Omaha is 19-20 on the year playing in the Summit League. The Hawkeyes and Mavericks matched up earlier this season in Georgia during the Spring Swing at Lake Pointe, with Omaha coming away with a 3-2 victory. Iowa was held to just 5 hits against the Mavericks in Georgia, and Friday start-
er C.J. Eldred was tagged with the loss after giving up 3 runs on 10 hits. Freshman Zach Daniels and sophomore Nick Gallagher both threw scoreless innings against the Mavericks in the first matchup. Sophomore right-hander David Flattery will toe the rubber against Iowa on Wednesday. Flattery is 0-2 on the year with a 5.05 ERA. Iowa has yet to announce a starter for the second of its two midweek matchups.
pered by his medical issues. His ability to move out of the pocket is one of his calling cards and helped direct Iowa
to several wins a year ago. There’s plenty of time to work on the minor things, and if things stay on course,
the Hawkeyes’ chances of heading to another elite bowl game increase exponentially. Uncertainty looms if
things go off the map, and the coming season will largely be on Beathard’s capable shoulders, which Iowa needs
to stay healthy. If he can, the sky may truly be the limit for the Hawkeyes.
the 400-meter hurdles), sprinter James Harrington (14th in the 200 meters), and 800-runner Carter Lilly (20th) are the Hawkeyes who rank nationally in their events. Iowa aims to climb higher in the rankings on Thursday through April
30, when the Hawkeyes travel to Des Moines for the Drake Relays.
Men’s track takes No. 22 nationally The Iowa men’s track team snared a spot in the national rankings, coming in at 22nd. The Hawkeyes are the third-highest ranked Big Ten team. “It’s been a long time coming,” Iowa Director of Track and Field Joey Woody said. “The athletes and coaching staff have worked hard to get to this point.” This jump in the polls followed an impressive outing at the Musco Twilight. The team has slowly climbed in the rankings because of record seven top-25 nationally ranked individual performances in their events this season. “This is just one of the steppingstones in the process of being a consistent top-10 team,” Woody said. “We’re a team that expects to be a top-10 team consistently. We’ve got the athletes who can [make us] a top-10 team when we get to the national championships. The key is keeping athletes
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healthy, keeping them focused on the process.” Hurdler Aaron Mallett (fourth in 100-meter hurdles), thrower Reno Tuufuli (eighth in discus), high-jumper Kevin Spejcher (24th), hurdlers Mitch Wolff and Noah Larrison (16th and 22nd in
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Questions I’ve Asked Myself Recently • I know this is possibly extremely dangerous to the first person who might try it, but has anybody attempted maybe just hugging Donald Trump? • For the best feng shui, should I spend next weekend avoiding life and the outdoors from the couch or from the bed? • Where’s the best place to find tips on how to juggle my personal life with my professional responsibilities and flaming machetes? • What if Jesus is already back, walking among us, and he’s that guy who manages the parking ramp whose name is Jesus and who looks like Jesus and who keeps politely requesting I stop sinning first thing each morning?
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today’s events • “Talk of Iowa,” loss of biodiversity in food and agriculture, Charity Nebbe and guest Simran Sethi, 10 a.m., Iowa Public Radio • Iowa City Foreign Relations Council Luncheon, Joan Kjaer on the Future of Havana, noon, Congregational Church, 30 N. Clinton • #readforjustice Pop-Up Reading Group, 3 p.m., Main Library Learning Commons Group Area D • Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Aaron Hanson, 4:30 p.m., 348 IMU • TRiO SSS: Preparing for Finals & Managing Test Anxiety, 5 p.m., Van Allen Lecture Room 2 • Voice Studio Recital: Interpretation of German Art Song, 6 p.m., University Capitol Center Recital Hall
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Travel will entice you. Whether you visit an unfamiliar destination in your vicinity or travel a great distance, the experience and the encounters you have will affect you positively. Romance is encouraged. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Look for alternative career options. If you feel you need a change, explore a past interest to see if you can turn it into a side business. Self-awareness and personal improvement will bring good results. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t let anyone make you feel guilty or put demands on you. Getting involved in dubious schemes or picking up a bad habit will slow you down and play havoc with your emotional well-being. Focus on being the best you can be. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ll come up with an interesting idea or concept that will get a good response from a friend or relative who wants to be a part of your plan. Conversations and collaboration will get you one step closer to your objective. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll be eager to bring about changes and to engage in pastimes that are challenging and exciting. Romance is in the stars, and taking affirmative steps will lead to a promise that you’ll be happy to uphold. Enjoy the ride. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Make changes at home that will free up your time. You are advised to keep a safe distance from anyone who is asking for too much from you. Learning and expanding your awareness will give you the strength to say, “No.” LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Keep your money in a safe place, and think twice before you spend. Put more time and effort into your relationships with children, friends, or your other loved ones. You don’t need to spend money in order to prove how much you care. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Make a change at home that will be conducive to starting a new enterprise in a field you enjoy to help bring in extra cash. Use your imagination and market what you have to offer. Someone who loves you will offer you incentives. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t give in or give up. You can make a difference if you stand up for your rights. Instead of getting angry, focus on the positive changes that you can make. Say little, and do a lot. Be an instigator, not an observer. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t worry about what everyone else is doing. Take care of your responsibilities. Strive to take the steps to make your personal life more comfortable. Use your imagination, and you’ll find a way to keep your costs low. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It’s up to you to bring about changes. Don’t wait for someone else to make a move or tell you what to do. Discipline, innovation, and imagination will help you stand out and make a difference. Romance is encouraged. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Keep track of your expenditures and what you owe to others. It’s important to know where you stand financially when dealing with joint ventures and partnerships. Don’t overpay or try to buy love or popularity.
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Beathards health issues rise again By JORDAN HANSEN jordan-hansen@uiowa.edu
As C.J. Beathard sauntered over to the media scrum after Iowa’s spring football game, he was predictably swarmed with questions about his health. He had, of course, had missed the scrimmage because of an injury, and nearly all the inquiries he fielded regarded his status. A bruised right (throwing) shoulder was the repeated answer, and yes, his groin was feeling fine. It’s probably to be expected. He is, after all, the starting quarterback at a Division-1 football-obsessed school, and people are going to care about his status. Not to slight backup quarterback Tyler Wieg-
ers, but the April 23 spring practice showed the Hawkeyes need Beathard at full strength. “C.J. is his own beast,” tight end George Kittle said with a slight smile. “He’s an amazing quarterback, a great player, a great guy. Nothing against Tyler — he will be good — but it was a different feel with him in there.” Wiegers threw 2 interceptions and hit just 14of-28 passes during the spring game, with many of those completions coming on dump-down passes. It’s hard to take too much from a spring football scrimmage, but Beathard is a proven commodity. He accounted for 56 percent of Iowa’s total offense last year, and he will be asked to do just as much for a team with
high aspirations for the season ahead. Offensive coordinator Greg Davis complimented Beathard’s handling of the offense during an April 20 press conference, noting that he’d been given more control over the pre-snap changes. “He has a little bit more variety of things now that he can go to if he sees something that he would like to try to take advantage of,” Davis said. “That’s because we trust his decision-making.” He went on to muse upon just how long it had been since he’d seen his quarterback completely healthy, which was a fair point to bring up. Beathard underwent sports-hernia surgery in January and was playing hurt during most of the latter parts of 2015. It’s only
added to his legacy, and it sets expectations for what’s to come. After all, if he can put up solid production with a serious injury, the possibilities (at least in the minds of the Iowa faithful) are nearly endless. With that said, no one on the team is getting ahead of himself. It is, after all, just spring football. “We’re not worried about next season or any opponents or anything like that,” Beathard said. “Last year during spring ball, I felt exactly the same way. I was just trying to improve and get as good as I can be.” Beathard’s right, there is room for improvement. Deep-passing accuracy has been a question mark at times and was a topic
of discuss i o n during Davis’ press conference. The staff also wants quicker decisions from the quarterback. Part of the issue last year, especially later on, was mobility. Beathard, when healthy, doesn’t hesitate to tuck the ball and run. He also has an affinity for throwing out of the pocket, a sought-after skill hamSEE FOOTBALL, 5
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Iowa pitcher Calvin Mathews throws to first base during the third game of the Iowa-Michigan series at Banks Field on Sunday. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wolverines, 8-3. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)
By BLAKE DOWSON blake-dowson@uiowa.edu
After penciling senior Joel Booker into the leadoff spot for 34 of his team’s first 35 games, Iowa head coach Rick Heller shook things up this past weekend and
may have found himself a new guy for the top of the order in the process. Senior Tyler Peyton had been slotted in five different spots in the batting order this season but never the leadoff spot. Peyton said he couldn’t
remember hitting leadoff for any team, ever. But as Heller, hitting coach Marty Sutherland, Peyton, and former leadoff man Booker took a deeper look at the numbers, they saw moving Peyton into the lead-off spot might be a good idea.
“It just makes sense because statistically [Peyton] is hitting like .489 when he leads off an inning,” Heller said. “And Booker was driving in more runs, so we decided to make the flip-flop.” The move paid off against Michigan, with
Peyton hitting lead-off for the final two games of the series. He reached base six times in the two games, collecting 4 hits, working a pair of walks, and scoring 4 runs. SEE BASEBALL,5
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Musco tunes up Hawkeyes for Drake Relays The Hawkeyes hope to use ‘home feel’ to their advantage at the upcoming Drake Relays.
By CONNOR SINDBERG connor-sindberg@uiowa.edu
Although Iowa track and field dominated at the April 23 Musco Twilight, there’s still one area in which the Hawkeyes would like to improve. In both the men’s and women’s 1,500 meters at Musco, head coach Layne Anderson acknowledged the team will need to improve the times. “I thought we got some good things done tonight, but we were hopeful for faster times,” he said. “Everybody was running by themselves, and we weren’t able to stay together. I think Michael [Melchert] will run quite a bit faster, and I’m hopeful that the other guys will, too. “ Faster times will likely come from top wom-
en’s distance runner Tess Wilberding after she finished sixth in the 1,500. The junior wasn’t able to maintain pace and fell off from the pack, losing steam in the final lap. Iowa Director of Track and Field Joey Woody recognizes the importance of Wilberding, but at the same time, he realizes it’s difficult because of the lack of healthy bodies. “In the women’s distance, Tess is the only one feeling healthy right now,” he said. “The lack of depth in the distance races is not who we are as a program; we’ll improve.” Although the distance-event times weren’t what the coaches wanted at Musco, SEE TRACK, 5
Iowa’s Tess Wilberding runs during the Musco Twilight at Cretzmeyer Track on April 23. Musco brings in track and field athletes from all over Iowa to compete for Iowa City fans. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)