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Prepping students in China The University of Iowa staged its third pre-departure session for Chinese students on Chinese soil. By CHRIS HIGGINS christopher-higgins@uiowa.edu
BEIJING — College orientation is certainly familiar: PowerPoints, skittish and inquisitive parents, soon-to-be college students being shuttled from ballroom to ballroom. Only this time, it wasn’t at the IMU, but at the St. Regis Hotel in Beijing, where the University of Iowa hosted its third pre-departure session. The UI also hosts a similar event in Shanghai. The session is similar to a standard UI Orientation but for Chinese students in China. “They’ve made us feel really comfortable,” soon-to-be UI freshman Shaoxuan Li said about the orientation. For the event, Li joined roughly 60 future students with Brown her parents in Beijing. associate business They join what officials dean expect to be another record-breaking year for the UI’s international student population, which pushed 4,400 last school year, a growth largely driven by students from China. International students will also attend an Orientation geared toward them once on campus. A number of the attendants all agreed the event was extremely helpful and wished the program could be expanded to involve more students or hit more cities in China. “I think they should enlarge them so everybody knows,” said UI sophomore Jingwen Liu, who was present. “The imagination needs the information. We have to base it on something to think about what we should prepare for school.” Associate business Dean Ken Brown,
Rudy Schulz was a professor, administrator, and researcher at the University of Iowa. He died on May 31 at his home in Iowa City. Contributed Photos
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Northwestern to earn a doctorate. He served as an assistant professor at what is now called Carnegie-Mellon University, then came to the UI in 1960 udolph Schulz, known mostly as Rudy, as an assistant professor. Four years later, he was promoted to associate has a lot of legacies. The one you get deprofessor while also serving as the equivalent of pends on whom you ask. Those in the psychology field might an associate chairman. In this role, he led the denote his long list of accomplishments, both as a sign of the Spence Laboratories, which was comresearcher and as an administrator. His family pleted in 1968. The labs were funded through a grant from the knew him as a scientist with incredible strength, compassion, and integrity. And if you could ask National Science Foundation that was matched by the University of Iowa. Rudy, he would naturally talk about psychology. “The need for research space was so dire before But there’s a good chance he would bring up Spence Labs,” Schulz said in a university publicaHancher Auditorium, too. Schulz died on May 31 at the age of 84, after tion after his retirement. “It is truly a wonder that serving extensively as an academic, administrator, the department could have achieved its outstanding reputation for leadership in psychological reand professor at the University of Iowa. His tastes extended to the arts, too. Schulz and search with such archaic, abysmal facilities.” In 1966, Schulz was named a his wife donated both their time ‘ He has students he has professor, and he served as the and talents to the theater while head of the Psychology Departliving in Iowa City. It was such a large part of their lives, his wife’s influenced all over the country ment from 1970 to 1973. Throughout his professional memorial service was held in the and the world. They were career, Schulz served on mastheater just weeks before the his greatest [professional] ter and doctoral committees for flood of 2008 wreaked havoc in than 60 students. the city. accomplishments — to find more “With students,” Schulz said in His wife, Charlotte, was a about his retirement domusical woman. She played the young people, to help them anestory by the UI, “you have a kind of clarinet and piano and appeared in university club musicals. Both with their research, and to be human interaction that is unique to higher education. It is an exRudy and Charlotte Schulz grew up in Chicago, where their love of able to help them become great change of best efforts, and the job of interacting with bright and arts started. psychologists.’ talented students is something Schulz’s particular passion was —Kyle Shulz, Rudolph’s son our profession offers that no othfor ballet and Broadway shows. er profession can come close to.” When those programs began comHis love of teaching was obvious, and it was also ing to Hancher, Rudy and Charlotte Schulz had the opportunity to see the art they loved without rooted in his loving of learning. “He thought it was important for everyone to be the hassles of traveling to Chicago or New York. Those events, programs, and shows had such an a student their entire lives,” his son, Kyle Schulz, effect on Schulz, his son says that’s what his father said. “His students were everything. He has stuwould want his legacy to be — a man who valued dents he has influenced all over the country and the world. They were his greatest [professional] science and a man who loved Hancher. accomplishments — to find young people, to help them with their research, and to be able to help ••• them become great psychologists.” It wasn’t only students he affected. Schulz first studied psychology at Northwest“When he was chairman and I was a fledgling ern University as an undergraduate. His Honors research was published in the Journal of Exper- faculty member, he appointed me as head of the imental Psychology in 1955. This began his long, Honors Program for Psych. I served in that capacity for decades and went on to be director of Honillustrious career in psychology. He then attended Stanford University and received a master’s degree before returning to SEE RUDY, 3
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Iowa farmers may find some cover Planting cover crops may solve Iowa’s nitrate problem.
By ALISON CASSITY alison-cassity@uiowa.edu
Statewide, Iowa has battled high nitrate levels for the past several years. Now, as Des Moines begins a lawsuit against surrounding counties, potentially dangerous nitrate levels in drinking water have become an issue of interest for many environmental and farming organizations. “High nitrate levels can be dangerous to select groups, primarily pregnant women and infants fewer than 6 months old,” said Diane Moles, the executive director of the Iowa Department of Natural Re- Heathcote sources’ Water Supply water program Engineering Section. director According to a recent report released by Natural Resources, 11 public water sources across Iowa exceed federal nitrate levels and approximately 260 Iowa cities and towns are highly susceptible to contamination SEE NITRATES , 3
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CJ Dalpozzo snaps a photo of a fake Michigan State Spartan under the wheel of a Corvette at the annual Cruisin’ for the Kids Car Show near Kinnick on July 11. The car show aims to help raise funds for the new Children’s Hospital. (The Daily Iowan/Mikaela Parrick)
Rocking to empowerment Last weekend, 20 girls had a rock and roll showcase in Iowa City. By YUN LIN yun-lin@uiowa.edu
Twenty girls between the ages of 8 and 16 got together to do something most young people only dream of: They joined a band. Girls Rock is a one-week summer camp held by the University of Iowa Women’s Resource and Action Center. It’s 1 year old and going strong. “The camp helps girls build self-esteem and find their voices through unique programming,” said Laurie Haag, the WRAC program developer. After a week’s worth of work, the camp ended in a showcase at Public Space One on July 11, in which they played their original rock ’n’ roll songs. On Sunday, the group got time in United Action for Youth’s recording studio to record original songs for a CD. The camp also partners with local bands, such as ConeTrauma, to
help teach the girls how to rock. “Every day at the end of the day, they get to see a set of music performed by a local band featuring women,” Haag said. “They also work together in bands collaboratively to write songs together and take part in workshops every day on a wide variety of non-musical topics and experiences.” WRAC will host a second camp which will begin today and run the rest of the week. “It is a really good chance to meet new people, play music, and have fun at Girls Rock,” said Robyn Hermiston, a bassist in the camp. At Girls Rock, girls don’t only learn how to play instruments, they also get involved in a variety of other activities. Haag said this past week, the girls did yoga, talked about gender roles, explored how advertising works, made zines, and attended a number of other workshops. “It’s about empower-
ment and teaching girls they can play music, they can be strong, and they can do creative ways to express themselves,” said Lilly Richard, a Girls Rock counselor. Haag said Girls Rock combines music education and performance, empowerment, and social-justice workshops, positive role models, and collaboration and leadership skills building. “At the end of the camp they may not be totally skilled musicians,” she said. “But they believe in themselves and know that it is possible.” Girls Rock is a nonprofit corporation, and many of the instruments have been donated or loaned by community members. All of the camp staff and counselors are volunteers. “I had really good time hanging out with kids and counselors because there are many cool women working together to make it happen,” Richard said. Girls Rock also cooperat-
ed with Iowa Women’s Music Festival and is affiliated with the Girls Rock Alliance, a national network of Girls Rock camps across the country. “WRAC is involved because Girls Rock Iowa City is very closely aligned with our own mission and the work that we do on campus and in the community,” Haag said. “We are very excited to be a part of Girls Rock Iowa City again this year and plan to continue our support in the future.” As the camp wrapped up its busy week with a rock-and-roll performance on July 11, parents and children seemed enthusiastic. “[Girls Rock] seems to be something special to my daughter Grace, and she likes written songs, so it’s a good opportunity to do that,” said Tami Recker, who daughter was part of the camp. “Empowering girls, I don’t think there is another place where she can get those messages.”
feel like as we address sexual violence, we look at it as a wheel, and risk reduction is a cog in a very big wheel.” Carlson said there are benefits that come from risk-reduction courses, especially ones that address verbal assertiveness, relationship communication, sexual help and expectation, as well as physical safety, awareness of one’s surroundings, and a sense of self confidence. The vast majority of rapes are committed by someone the victim knows, and Poole said because of this, people shouldn’t see the class as only useful in a dark alley. “When someone uses trust to get you to let down your guard and perpetrate the crime, do you have the strength to fight someone you know and trust?” he said, even if the fight is simply a firm “No”? While the class is currently canceled, Poole said officials will continue to try to find interested people and offer it through the upcoming semester. — by Ben Marks
in 1978, or we may have some habitat that is conducive to a threatened species, although on the current plan, it may have a designation of recreational, intensive use,” he said. Other aspects that have changed include the ways people camp and the kinds of recreational activities they do. “If you were going camping in 1978, you were probably using a tent; nowadays, people don’t do that, they like RVs, lots of electricity, and hard surfaces,” Goldman said. “In 1978, I don’t think anyone played disc golf; now I’ve got two 18-hole courses out here.” Skate parks were also popular in previous decades, but have since died off, and while the popularity of remote-control airplanes has dwindled, Goldman said, he predicts a resurgence of a similar activity: civilian drone operation. The process of beginning to design a new master plan began a few months ago. The kickoff was the open house the Corps held July 8 to inform the public about the plan revision and get comments. More than 100 people showed up at the event, and Goldman said he was pleased with the reactions and feedback. From here, the Corps will form focus groups of various local experts and groups, such as the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Johnson County Conservation Board, to get their input on the development of the plan. The plan is a land-based document and will not look at flood-risk management or water-control policies; those will be addressed in other documents. Goldman said similar document revisions have taken several years, and the master plan is estimated to be drafted in 2016 and completed by the spring of 2017.
Authorities have accused an Iowa City man of throwing a 2-year-old child against the wall and choking the infant’s mother. Tyshaun Harris, 20, was charged July 11 with domestic abuse impeding air and blood flow and two counts of child endangerment. According to the Iowa City police, a female was lying on a bed with their child when the child accidently dialed Harris’ boss while playing with his phone. Harris allegedly struck the child, causing the 2-year-old to bounce off a wall. When the mother yelled at Harris, he reportedly put his hands around her neck, applying downward pressure. While choking the victim, Harris said, “I wish I could choke you.” Domestic abuse impeding air/blood flow is a Class-D felony.
METRO UI cancels rape-defense class Because of low participation, the University of Iowa police will canceling its long-running Rape Aggression Defense class. UI Crime-Prevention Specialist Alton Poole said he wasn’t sure how long the class has been running but said it existed when he came to the UI in 1999. Poole said he believes the low participation might be because of negative reactions toward the class, especially on social media, and perhaps a general shift of culture. “One time, it’s super popular, and another it’s not, and we’re at a stage right now where it’s not,” he said. “I’m not sure whether it has to do with the culture or education, but people aren’t too interested.” Jenn Carlson, the executive director of the Rape Victim Advocacy Program, said recently the conversation surrounding rape has shifted from what’s known as risk reduction to primary prevention. Risk reduction, she said, are activities that reduce a potential victim’s risk of experiencing sexual assault. These activities can include not going out late at night, taking a defense or bystander-intervention class, or carrying pepper spray. Primary prevention, however, focuses on pre-emptive education directed at a potential perpetrator. This can include classes who aim to teach exactly what rape is and is not, and how to avoid committing it. “As a culture, we’ve been doing risk reduction for the last 40 years,”Carlson said. However, she said, like all sexual-assault agencies, it advocates for primary prevention as the best practice. Carlson said while she sees the value in risk reduction for helping people to feel safe, culture often places undue focus on risk reduction while ignoring primary prevention. “I don’t feel like risk reduction needs to be thrown in the trashcan,” she said. “But I
Corps eyes new Reservoir plan Soon, the Coralville Reservoir will get a new plan of action. The U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, is revising the Coralville Reservoir Master Plan, the document that governs the functions of the land surrounding the body of water. Dee Goldman, the operations project manager for the Corps, said plans such as this are usually designed to last 20 to 30 years and be updated every five years. The original master plan was created in 1978 and hasn’t been updated since then. In the almost four decades since the plan was drafted, Goldman said, many things have changed environmentally, which the new plan will have to address. “We may have a new threatened endangered species that wasn’t there
Man charged with endangerment, domestic abuse
Man faces drug charges Authorities have accused an Iowa City man with possession of 33 buds of marijuana. William Keffala-Gerhard, 24, was charged July 11 with failure to affix a drug stamp and controlled-substance violation. According to the Iowa City police, police pulled a vehicle over because the driver had a revoked driver’s license. When stopped, the occupants were very nervous, and a K-9 officer was called to the scene. The K-9 smelled drugs inside the vehicle. When searched, police reportedly found three bags containing 33 buds of marijuana. One of the occupants of the vehicle allegedly admitted to buying $180 worth of marijuana from Keffala-Gerhard. Failure to affix a drug stamp and controlled-substance violation are both Class-D felonies.
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RUDY CONTINUED FROM FRONT ors for the College of Liberal Arts and then for the entire university,” said Irwin Levin, a UI professor emeritus of psychology. “Along the way, I personally supervised more than 50 Honors thesis. None of that would have happened if Rudy hadn’t had faith in me and encouraged me. I’m forever grateful.” His career continued to advance into the 1970s. Schulz and George Briggs founded the Memory and Cognition journal, and its first issue was printed in January 1973. The two had previously edited the Psychonomic Science journal together.
NITRATES CONTINUED FROM FRONT from nitrate pollution. Iowa City is not among them. The Environmental Protection Agency has set the current maximum nitrate containment levels to 10 mg/L, and according to a 2014 Iowa City report, the city’s level averages 5.8 mg/L. The spike in nitrate levels across the state can be traced to Iowa’s corn and soybean fields, said Susan Heathcote, the water program director at the Iowa
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one of the UI officials in attendance, said expansion hasn’t been discussed yet, but he planned to bring it up — given that adding a third city would be economically viable. As for a longer session, Brown pointed to Ohio State University’s two-day pre-departure orientations in Beijing and in Shanghai — also in their third year — which run with the help of more student volunteers. Ohio State’s orientations involved more than 200 students this year and included alumni receptions. Many, but not all, Big Ten universities have some sort of pre-departure event in China. “We may get to that point,” Brown said. “We’re building alumni support. We’re building an alumni base, but for now, this format of three hours, two large cities seems to be working.” Incoming freshman Sapphiro Gao said the event answered every question she had in preparation to come to Iowa, such as about what to pack. She said she plans to pursue the pre-business program as well as join clubs, but she isn’t sure which ones yet.
In 1976, Schulz his career changed directly slightly; he became the dean for Advanced Studies at the UI. He held that position for 15 years. During this time, he led efforts to increase diversity in graduate programs. He, along with then-Vice President for Research D.C. Spriesterbach, helped establish a Center for International and Comparative Studies, as well as making the UI a member of the Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities. Schulz also sought additional funds to allow more Iowa undergraduate students to study abroad. “I would do it all again in just the same way,” Schulz said at the time of his retirement to a UI publication. “The university is an
every-changing and exciting place because of the continually changing population of young people who are charting their futures. All through my deanship, I kept on teaching my part of the introductory psychology course on memory and condition; in 15 years, I never missed giving one of my lectures. That connection to students is something I will miss.” Schulz didn’t want a funeral with eulogies — he hadn’t ever been a religious man. “He was a scientist through and through,” Kyle Shulz. “[For him,] everything was based on science.” Though his career proved to be successful, Schulz turned down numerous positions out of state because he wanted to raise his family in Iowa. He was content
with the school system, and he “truly loved” the UI. “That was his life, really,” Kyle Shulz said. His students knew him as a dedicated and effective teacher. He was organized in a way not seen in the ages before the widely accessible Internet. An important part of one of his graduate courses, Ron Hopkins said, was the reading list, which had thousands of references to published articles organized into broad research topics by day. Hopkins was a doctoral student who worked with Schulz early in his career. They remained friends, often visiting after parting professionally after Schulz graduated in the 1960s. “Rudy was a master mentor,” Hopkins said.
“He was able to extract the maximum effort from his students and to give words of praise at exactly the right time. In my years as his research assistant, I remember no demands but always extraordinarily high expectations.”
Construction on the new Hancher Auditorium began in June 2013 after the flood destroyed the building five years earlier. The $176 million project will be completed in the spring of 2016 with the first performances occurring later that fall. Performances for the opening season are already being booked. It will be a highly anticipated opening. Hancher,
prior to the flood of 2008, was a mainstay in the arts scene not only of Iowa City but the state. In 2011, Rudy wrote in the Iowa City Press-Citizen, memorializing the auditorium. He noted some of his favorite memories but said they are “too numerous to chronicle in detail.” He mentions a few musicals he saw, including Les Misérables and Phantom of the Opera. He references seeing his wife sing and dance on the stage and later, celebrating her life there. Any analysis of his career will show this: He was leader in the field of psychology, a pioneer in Iowa’s department, and an avid supporter of Hancher Auditorium. It’s quite the legacy to leave.
Environmental Council. “The biggest source of nitrates is primarily coming from our intensive agricultural cropland in Iowa,” she said. “Sixty-five percent of our land is used for corn or soybean crops.” These plants, she said, are called “annual crops” — they are planted in early spring and harvested in the fall. “We call it a really leaky system,” Heathcote said. “There’s a lot of organic matter that has lots of nitrogen and phosphorous in it, and then we add chemical fertilizers, which also contain nitrates.”
The biggest problem, though, is not the fertilizer, she said. Instead, it’s the fields that go four to five months without anything growing in them to absorb the nitrates from the soil. “There’s nothing there taking [nitrates] up, no roots in the ground, and the fields are also very vulnerable to soil erosion during this time,” Heathcote said. “This is where we get what we call subsurface leaching into the water source, which then becomes pollution.” However, Sarah Carlson, a Midwest cover crops research coordinator at
Practical Farmers of Iowa, said the nitrate spike is not completely a man-made issue. Naturally occurring nitrates can be abundant in certain types of soil, she said. “Yes, we need to watch how much nitrogen we’re adding to the soil, but fertilizer isn’t the main problem,” Carlson said. “In a good central Iowa soil, a drained landscape, we can have 10,000 pounds of nitrate in the soil. Farmers only apply maximum 200 pounds each year.” The solution may be as simple as planting cover crops, which would grow
during the typically empty months, she said. “We really need to cover up the winter window,” Carlson said. “[With cover crops], the nitrates are much more stable.” Using cover crops to absorb nitrates and prevent soil erosion can make all the difference when it comes to affecting the water supply, Heathcote said. “We’re trying to persuade more farmers to plant a cover crop like cereal rye,” she said. “It holds the soil in place during the fall and early spring and absorbs the nitrogen and phosphorous up into the plant.”
Organizations such as the Practical Farmers of Iowa are helping in this effort by hosting field days in which farmers can learn how to plant a cover crop and what the benefits are, Carlson said. She said more and more farmers are planting cover crops, especially because of the availability of federal, state, and county funding. “These field days have been really successful because it’s farmers teaching farmers,” she said. “They’re going to be really honest about what works and what doesn’t, which is why it’s been so successful in Iowa.”
“I’m just excited because it’s a whole new environment,” she said. “I’ll meet new people and make new friends, and it’s totally different from here. I’m excited.” Gao’s mother echoed her daughter’s belief that the session answered all of her questions, saying simply the event was “feichang hao,” or very good. The session included a special section for parents to learn about the resources available at the UI and ask myriad questions of
Suyun Ma, global external relations coordinator for UI International Programs. Many of the soon-to-be students interviewed said they were most concerned about integrating into American culture and using English well. “I’m very worried about if I can understand what the professors are saying,” said future freshman William Cao, who will study biology. Brown said it’s imperative the UI invest in ensuring international students — who pay a far
higher price tag than resident students — have the best experience possible for the sake of everyone on campus, whether through pre-departure sessions or numerous programs on campus. “We’ve gotten to a point where we value the students who are coming
from a different culture, and we want them to succeed, and we’re going to invest in their success the same way we invest in a student from Des Moines,” Brown said. Brown suggested the domestic-student orientation should be designed to help prepare that seg-
ment for what the international students are like. “We do some of that, but we need to be doing an even better job,” he said. “We need to be challenging a student who’s coming from Chicago, you know, look, you drove. Additional reporting by Hannah Adamson.
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One facet of American culture that has persisted throughout generations is the society’s focus on competitive sports. Usually, this involves testosterone-fueled viewings of American football or a rousing nine innings of baseball. Recently, though, it seems that something has changed in the athletics status quo. Focus has pulled from the popular male-oriented, Western-based sports and instead has shifted to the female counterparts, specifically that of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. While this has called mutterings of rightful female equality, there is a bigger picture to be seen. What this attention on women’s athletics is really doing is reshaping the outlook of young girls and women. I first noticed this occurrence around the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup. At that time, my younger sister was 5 years old. Most girls her age wanted to be princesses, or (bizarrely enough) models. My sister was different. While she was very much a “girly girl,” she told people, happy as a clam, that she “want[ed] to be like Hope,” referring to American goalkeeper Hope Solo. This is not some random occurrence. The recent ratings revealed by Fox television reveal that the final game of the Women’s World Cup had roughly 25.4 million viewers. In comparison, the Miss Universe pageant, which was once seen as the
height of female perfection both aesthetically and professionally, failed to even reach 5 million viewers at the height of this year’s viewing. This is some of the best news of domestic childhood development that has been reported in a long time. When it comes to programming, such as Miss Universe, viewers are presented with a false reality. In order for those contestants to flourish, they must answer questions in a way that makes the public like them. Their entire existence in this specific environment is pleasing other people enough to be deemed the most acceptable. In contrast, the nature of female athletics is to do what is best for the whole while simultaneously shining as an individual. I am not saying that in order to achieve this type structure one must participate in a sporting event. However, it is the structure itself that should be desired: the means to achieve it that is up to the individual. Female empowerment has come a long way. The generalized, common thought “place” of the female sex has evolved consistently with that of the widespread status quo. We have gone from keeping them in the kitchen to keeping them as coveted tokens of beauty to finally just seeing them as inspirational icons that anyone can and should look up to. If this upward trend continues, perhaps subjection of the individual (at least the negative parts of it) will simply be a relic of the past that future generation look back on in a sense of stupefied wonder of how their society used to be. For the sake of future generations, I hope that this is the case.
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owa 6th District Court Judge Chad Kepros delivered a major blow to the James Clark-headed rental enterprise in the Iowa City area. The conglomeration, which has amassed more than 300 parcels valued in the $95 million region, accounts for several of the largest real-estate companies in town, including Apartments Downtown, Apartments Near Campus, Apartments at Iowa, and Michael’s Properties. In a particularly lease-stringent town, the largest of the Clark enterprise, Apartments Downtown, was found by Kepros to breach renters’ rights, stating several provisions outlined in its leases were “illegal and should not have been included in the standard lease.” The conglomeration as a whole will feel the largest effect, however, as the future ramifications such a ruling doesn’t bode well for it. Because each Clark-headed rental company shares the same lease, future lawsuits against others could quickly fall victim of the same overreach found in the renters’ leases. Infringements including inordinate carpet cleaning, basic maintenance, and tardy move-out fees are a couple caveats of Clark leases that place outlandish charges on tenants. The Daily Iowan has previously reported that in such lease contracts, charges can range from $10 for a light-bulb replacement or $100-an-hour past a tenant’s move-out date and time. These fees are not exclusive to Apartments Downtown or other Clark properties; other rental companies in the Iowa City area have similar types of fees and charges in their leases. A previous case in 2014, ruled by 6th District Court
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Significance in a getaway Chris Higgins chrishigginsdi@gmail.com
DI staffer Chris Higgins is interning abroad at China Daily this summer. The following is a list of those who can accurately be described as “saviors”: A local intern who managed to snag an internship at a local expat brewery: Your phone had data credit on it, but more importantly, you speak and understand Chinese at a level I truly aspire to. That’s not hyperbole; you were able to speak with the construction workers littered throughout the Great Wall to get us to some path, any path off the Wall — any way to reach a vertical descent. As the steps grew steep in the July sun and, at times nonexistent, you kept us on track to keep
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moving forward (even if it meant carrying another intern on your back for the final stretch). You’ve solidified my decision to finish learning Chinese. The construction workers littered throughout the Great Wall: In China, expectations should be completely disregarded. They end up thoroughly debunked, anyway. For example, at any spot off from the tourist-clogged and maintained stretches of the Great Wall, expect a hike that is rather strenuous — or, as one intern put it, “one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life.” Don’t expect pure tranquility, for that matter. In the quest to save said Wall, much of our journey was marked with piles of concrete dust and vats of acid labeled “corrosive” (in English). Of course, they join scores of constructions works repaving sections of the wall. As we clambered over each stone, pausing for simultaneous breathers/photo opportunities, the workers were friendly
faces to give a simple “ni hao” to and provided the necessary inspiration to keep moving forward (and the necessary directions to keep moving down). Those two guys at an unexpected entrance to a path leading to the Wall: This certainly came as a bit of a surprise to me (remember, no expectations), but their generously offered sugar water was truly a blessing. We unfortunately didn’t catch their names, and we’re left to assume what their jobs are in the concrete garden at an entrance of the Wall. Our brains were a bit addled and a set of pastel-colored pennants waved in the wind by the road, celebrating our successful emergence to the wrong parking lot after a nearly seven-hour hike up, down, and around the Wall. By this point, I was coated in a fine sheen of Great Wall dust. The steaming sugar water, poured liberally from a thermos, gave me just enough energy to wait for Mr. Chen, of the local
expat brewery, and his arrival to reflect on what we had all just done. It felt surreal, with only the tingling sunburn reminding me of reality. Maybe we didn’t grab their names, but that little parking lot outpost, little bit of water, and little bit of shade will be forever etched. The Chen family, with their air-conditioned Volkswagen: And back to the farm we went. Going with the whole “no expectations” theme, I expected to leave Beijing to hit, say Shanghai or another major city, but in this case, my first time out of the city in a month led me to the Chen family’s property, part of which the couple has converted into a B&Btype place named “Great Wall Fresh.” They helped save me from my own expectations of my trip to China, where I dreamed of subways and dumplings — and not bluetongued dogs named Tiede in rural Hebei. Bleating sheep at the foot of a mountain. Souvenir honey. A magnificent time, nonetheless.
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Judge Douglas Russell, found that unrelated landlord, Tracey Barkalow, had nearly an identical lease to Clark’s current one, which was identified as a persuasive precedent for the landmark case of last week. Expect an appeal from the Clark family, though. However, it is imperative to understand that this ruling stems from a previous case that the Iowa Court of Appeals overturned Judge Paul Miller’s initial ruling from five years ago. The Tenant’s Project, steered by local lawyers, can ultimately shift the landlord-tenant power paradigm. Iowa City’s rental market is particularly egregious, as housing costs often dwarf the local median. According to Johnson County Housing Fellowship, if people work full-time at $10 an hour as well as provide 30 percent of the household income, then their rent and utilities shouldn’t amount to greater than $500 a month. When greedy landlords enter the scheme, installing absurd charges and fees for basic maintenance of their properties, the housing environment is pitted against renters to squeeze out the last of their pocket change. However, thanks to Kepros’ recent ruling, renters can now gain the confidence to overturn the monopolized culture of temporary tenancy. The precedent is set to allow for further upheaval of the Clark’s current lease agreement. While a complete overhaul may not be imminent, there are grounds for planting the seeds of future confidence. Between 2007 and 2013, as the DI previously reported, of the approximate 30 or so landlord-tenant cases in that time, only two were ruled in favor of the former.
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As the first state in the nation to have a caucus, Iowa plays a particularly large role in determining presidential campaigns. Since her announcement, the Democrat seen as the frontrunner so far is Hillary Clinton. That being said, there is Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who has created a buzz among Iowans and a worry in the Clinton camp. Sanders has been feeling out Iowa for some time but seemed to gain his footing after a 2,500-person rally in Council Bluffs on July 3. According to the
New York Times, in May, Clinton led the Democratic candidacy with 60 percent support to Sanders’ 15 percent in a Quinnipiac Poll. Last week, that same poll showed Clinton at 52 percent to Sanders’ 33 percent. This may not seem relevant, because the election won’t take place for more than a year. However, it is relevant. The Iowa caucuses have been a place in which candidates have had make-or-break moments in their campaigns. Four Democrats in six caucuses (without a sitting Demcrat president) who won in Iowa have ended up as their party’s nominee; in 1972 and 1976, “uncommitted” voters led the pack. Two Republican candidates out of six have done so as well. Iowans have crucial, yet preliminary, deciding factors in how the
presidential race starts, which has ramifications. Sanders realizes this; he has made stops all across the state. Everywhere he has stopped, large crowds have appeared. These large groups of Iowans could be the key to him taking down the Clinton campaign, which is considered a juggernaut because of all the money that has been raised. A loss in Iowa would be a sign of weakness, and a little bit of déjà vu for Clinton. She expected to win the state in 2008 but fell to third behind future-President Obama and John Edwards. After that loss, it was news that one of her aides blew off the caucuses in our state, calling them unimportant. Yet, Iowans may have been a key reason she lost the presidency. Clinton was quoted in the Times talking about the crowds that Sanders
brings in, saying “Well, we each run our own campaigns, and I always knew this was going to be competitive.” That may seem like a safe answer, but does it show a little worry? She acknowledges her opponent’s campaign, which may be a sign she has grown since 2008. As in any campaign, there will be ups and downs, but Sanders is having a good amount of ups at this point in time. Because his relatively left-leaning liberal platform, it seemed against the odds he would gain such momentum this early in the campaign trail. As a self-identifying “socialist,” he has seemingly been working against such odds in an agricultural state such as Iowa. The question is, will he maintain this momentum and upset the favorite, Clinton?
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Complete unfinished business. Reply to emails and contact people you want to do business with. If you mix business with pleasure, you will enhance your chances to advance. Make plans to celebrate your achievements with someone you love. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Hold on to your money. Impulsive purchases will empty your wallet. A costly partnership is best handled responsibly. Don’t let anyone take advantage of what you’ve worked so hard to acquire. Make a last-minute change if it will benefit you. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Emotional matters will escalate if someone isn’t being honest about what’s expected of them. Stick close to home and make personal changes that will lift your spirits or improve your surroundings. Romance is encouraged. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Someone will have a change of heart. Ask questions and make your position clear to avoid breaking a promise. It’s up to you to track down any problems that are brewing and find solutions if you want your day to run smoothly. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your adaptable attitude and generosity will attract plenty of attention. Don’t be too willing to share personal information with anyone who might wish to tamper with your success. An unusual financial or legal matter will arise that will need your undivided attention. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your involvement in worthy causes or political organizations will give you a say in what happens in your community. A personal change will enable you to cut your overhead. A work-related situation is extremely sensitive. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Problems will arise if you are too vocal. Keep your opinions to yourself and try to get along with everyone around you. The benefits from being a good listener will help you bring about changes that position you well for future prospects. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Financial ventures will have underlying circumstances that will cause stress. Don’t get emotional about finances or try to buy love. Put your efforts into learning all you can and using alternative means to outsmart any opponent you encounter. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t let the last-minute changes others make get to you. Concentrate on your own personal interests and making alterations that will improve your attitude, skills or appearance. Love is in the stars, and commitment will lead to a cost-efficient lifestyle. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Take a back seat and listen carefully. Once you understand what others are proposing, you will have a better idea of what will work for you. Don’t feel obligated to make a promise before you feel comfortable moving forward. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Socialize with people you want to do business with. Partnerships will form and a positive change in professional direction will give you a chance to use your skills in a more diverse and trendy manner. Romance is encouraged. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If you make changes at home, be sure to get the approval of anyone who may be compelled to disagree or counter your plans. A short trip will help you find the information you require to cut costs and get your way.
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Spieth wins playoff in Deere Classic By LUKE MEREDITH Associated Press
SILVIS, Ill. — Jordan Spieth made it a lot tougher on himself than it needed to be. In the end, Spieth got exactly what he was looking for from the John Deere Classic: a win and some positive energy ahead of the British Open. Spieth beat Tom Gillis on the second hole of a playoff to win at TPC Deere Run on Sunday for his fourth victory of the season. Gillis and Spieth, who opened the tournament with an even-par 71, finished the final round at 20-under 264. Zach Johnson and Danny Lee tied for third at 19-under. “To be able to shoot 20-under in three rounds is nice momentum,” Spieth said. “The finish, when I really didn’t feel like tee to green I had much [Sunday], gives me a lot of momentum to draw on if I don’t have my best stuff.” The 46-year-old Gillis, who was attempting to become the oldest firsttime winner on the PGA Tour in 20 years, sent an approach into the water. Spieth made par for his second win at this tournament in three years. Now Spieth heads
to the British Open in search of his third-consecutive major championship. He is the first golfer to win four times before the British Open since Tiger Woods in 2000 — and he silenced many of the critics who questioned why he played this tournament instead of heading overseas early to prepare for St. Andrews. “I really didn’t care anyways,” Spieth said. “I came here for a reason, and we accomplished that reason.” After shooting a career-best 10 under on July 11, Spieth entered the final round with a 2-shot lead. But the field caught up to Spieth when he turned in a pedestrian front nine. Spieth bogeyed two of his first three holes and was soon passed by Gillis and Johnson. Spieth was even at the turn and 2 shots back of Gillis, who in 171 previous PGA Tour starts had only finished in the top three twice. Spieth’s low point was a bogey on the par-4 11th hole after a putt from the fringe went left. But Gillis played his final six holes at even par. Spieth roared back into contention with four birdies in five holes, including a 21-foot chip from the fringe on No. 16.
Jordan Spieth hits an approach shot from the rough on the first playoff hole at the John Deere Classic tournament on Sunday in Silvis, Ill. (Associated Press/Charles Rex Arbogast) Spieth had a 30-foot putt for the win on No. 18, but he pushed it left. He nearly won on the first hole of the playoff, but his 33-foot try lipped out. Even though Spieth ultimately outlasted the field, he knows he has some work to do — specifically with his driver, which abandoned him at times this weekend — if he hopes to make it three majors in a row. “I need to fine-tune my driver,” Spieth said. “I love where my putter is at. My pace control, my speed is
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was never able to catch up to the opposing offense, led by Fleming. He finished with 27 points and showed his physical maturity by grabbing 16 rebounds. He has proven himself as a shooter, but what is beginning to stand out about the 6-4 guard is his
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mance, Strait and Stewart each added 19 points. Peschel’s missed shots should go down in her second game. Joens does, however, have a game-changing point guard in Alexa Kastanek, who scored 34 points in the matchup last week. Strait is one of the best perimeter defenders
Game Time has to offer, and offensively, Unkirch has not had the facilitation from the point guard position Kastanek gives her squad. But Peschel gives him a dynamic frontcourt that could give opponents fits. And heading into the postseason, she may have arrived just in time.
Iowa’s Peter Jok led the way for Swetalla with 29 points on 12-of-22 shooting from the field. In other Prime Time action, Culver’s/Vinton Merchants beat BlendCard/ McCurry’s, 116-96. BlendCard, playing without three key players in Melsahn Basabe, Dale Jones, and Jason Price, was vastly outmatched from the beginning.
mons, several other players picked up the slack. Northern Iowa’s Robert Knar posted a teamhigh 31 points, shooting a red-hot 7-of-9 from the 3 zone. He also grabbed 15 boards. Knar was one of four players for Culver’s to post a double-double, along with Jeremy Morgan (23 points, 12 rebounds), Nicholas Baer (28 points, 10 rebounds, and Clay Cook (15 points, 16 rebounds). Northern Iowa’s Austin subbed in for BlendCard and scored 37 points, and fellow Panther Paul Jesperson chipped in 30. But already shorthanded, the team lost incoming Iowa freshman Brandon Hutton in the first half after he took an elbow to the eye. Ultimately, the decimation of its roster proved too much to overcome. In the night’s final game, Marion Iron outlasted Pelling/Comfort Care, 105-86. Incoming Iowa freshman Andrew Fleming stole the show, scoring 27 points and adding 16 rebounds.
keep a level head,” Fleming said. “Going into college I’m just going to worry about winning games, putting the ball in the basket, and having fun.” sive: ‘Don’t worry what After being thoroughyou do, just stay aggresly frustrated by Fleming, sive,’ ” Williams said. “I Unkrich conceded followwasn’t really comfortable ing the loss that he and yet, but I’m starting to get Williams could vie for earthe hang of it.” ly playing time for Indeed, Williams Iowa but Fleming broke out of his ‘That confidence he plays with is is in a special place shell in the second half and finished hard to find in a freshman. He really mentally. “That confidence the game with 26 he plays with is points, 14 rebounds, understands the game.’ hard to find in a and 3 assists on — Brendan Unkrich, coach freshman,” Un11-of-19 shooting. krich said. “He He also unveiled a smooth 3-point shot, going poise and general sense of really understands the engagement, for which he game.” 4-of-5. Williams did his best largely credits his time at Follow @KyleFMann to keep his team in it, but Oak Hill Academy. “Nobody got more pub- for news, updates, and with Gesell and Bohannon having relatively subpar licity than that team last analysis of Prime Time performances, the team year, and you just have to League basketball.
this time with the season on the line. But last week’s performance may have been an indication that the players are ready to take the next step. In addition to Peschel’s perfor-
PRIME TIME CONTINUED FROM 8 hind the arc. The depth they provide for Williams has so far been unmatched in Prime Time. But William Penn guard Dondre Alexander led the way for the team, recording 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. The performance once again showcased the brilliance of Alexander this summer, as superior athleticism and floor vision made it a long game for Swetalla’s squad. Iowa center Adam Woodbury gave Ahrens’ team a double-double, pitching in 17 points and 13 rebounds. His presence down low on both ends is one not many, if any, can match in the league — and Sundayafternoon was no exception. Wayne State point guard Kendall Jacks contributed 12 points and 7 boards for Ahrens as well. In all, the team featured six players who finished in double figures in scoring.
‘It changed our entire scheme. We were fortunate enough to have Aarias Austin; he actually stepped up and did a really nice job.’ — Kevin Sanders, head coach “It changed our entire scheme,” head coach Kevin Sanders said. “We were fortunate enough to have Aarias Austin; he actually stepped up and did a really nice job.” And although Culver’s played without Iowa guard Anthony Clem-
awesome right now.” Gillis matched Spieth with a par on the first hole in sudden death. But a tee shot that went into the rough led to a shot in the water, effectively ending his bid for an elusive victory. Gillis shot a 7-under 64 in the final round. “When you’re going to be 47, the window is closing,” Gillis said. “What I saw [Sunday] and the last three days, I’d have to say makes me think I’ve still got some tread on the tires left.”
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Hawk frosh fly high in Prime Time Andrew Fleming and Christian Williams had a stellar head-to-head battle on Sunday.
Andrew Fleming (2) goes up against Kendall Jacks (1) during a Prime Time game on July 2. (Daily Iowan/Cora Bern-Klug)
By KYLE MANN kyle-mann@uiowa.edu
The nightcap between Brendan Unkrich’s Pelling/ Comfort Care and Jess Settles’ Marion Iron had all the makings of an up-and-down barnburner leading into Sunday’s matchup, with the two most dangerous perimeter teams squaring off. With such players as Mike Gesell, Matt Bohannon, and Matt Gatens on the floor, it was a pleasant surprise for Hawkeye fans to see the game dominated by a pair of Iowa incoming freshmen. Marion’s Andrew Fleming had been impressive in his initial appearances before the Iowa faithful, to the point that his talent is no longer in question. He can shoot
with the best in the league, and all he’s got left to show is that he can do so on a consistent basis. Despite a breakout performance from fellow incoming freshman Christian Williams of Unkrich’s team, Fleming again distinguished himself as the lead man in his squad’s 105-86 victory. He scored the game’s first points on a deep 3, perhaps the deepest made field goal of the evening, kick-starting a dominant opening run for both him and his team. Fleming and Northern Iowa guard Wes Washpun set the pace for the game early, and a Brady Ellingson 3 put them ahead, 20-6, prompting a time-out by Unkrich. In a hole early, he rallied his players to cut the deficit to 51-44 at halftime. Out of the break, Williams began to take over the
game. The 6-5 guard has played well, but prior to Sunday, he had simply shown that he was a smart, fluid athlete who could run the floor. In the second half, however, he found a level of assertiveness that showcased a more expanded skills. “I’ve got my outside shot where it needs to be,” Williams said. “Once the first one goes through, I get heated up.” Much like his summer in general — Williams started slowly, scoring only 4 points in the first half — but he said conversations with Mike Gesell and Unkrich at halftime gave him the confidence to assert himself. “Mike, every time I get the ball, he tells me to be aggresSEE FROSH, 6
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Woodbury, Alexander win again
With the arrival of Kali Peschel, Brendan Unkrich’s team has reloaded for postseason play. By CHARLIE GREEN charles-j-green@uiowa.edu
Brendan Unkrich’s McCurry’s/BlendCard squad finished the Game Time League regular season at 1-3, placing it fifth of six in the final standings. But with the playoffs beginning Wednesday night, that record now matters little, and the team has one of its best players finally back in action — Iowa’s Kali Peschel. “She’s so athletic and long, both offensively and defensively,” Unkrich said. “And she’s one of the best pure shooters on the Iowa team; she can get a shot off against anybody.” After studying abroad in Spain for most of the summer, Peschel made her Game Time début on July 8, scoring 23 points in a 90-85 loss to Brian Joens’ Cullen Painting/Joensy’s team. The senior to be forward got off to a hot start on the night but ultimately shot just 6-of21 from the field. In her first action of the summer, fatigue appeared to set in during the second half. “She was a little winded, but man, we played her almost the whole game,” Unkrich said. “She did a great job, she’s a great leader and a great person, and anytime you can get a great
Prime Time’s deepest team was victorious again on Sunday behind a solid defensive outing. By CHARLIE GREEN charles-j-green@uiowa.edu
although late, allowed Unkrich’s team to gel with one of its best players and build chemistry for the playoffs. “We needed this one game before the playoffs to work together,” Unkrich said. “This was our game to get Kali involved, and I think we did that. I’m excited moving forward.” McCurry’s will play Joens’ squad again on Wednesday,
Dan Ahrens’ Armstrong Team continues to demonstrate that it’s the deepest team in the Prime Time League. The group defeated Ray Swetalla’s Linn County Anesthesiologists, 101-82, behind a balanced attack offensively that overwhelms defenses. “Well, we just have better depth on the bench,” Ahrens said. “Miles [Wentzien] is an unbelievable player who no one really knows about. He and Malik [Williams], the two of them real- Woodbury ly play well together Center because they’ve competed against each other in AAU.” Wentzien of Missouri Western finished with 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting with 5 assists. Williams scored 9 points on 3-of-5 shooting from be-
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Iowa’s Kali Peschel lays the ball up on June 25, 2014, in North Liberty. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing) person on the team, it’s a great opportunity.” With Peschel finally back in action, Unkrich and Company have their most complete lineup yet. Defensive-minded Courtney Strait is a perimeter force on both sides of the ball. Incoming Iowa four-star forward Hannah Stewart’s athleticism creates mismatches both in transition and in the post as well. What Peschel provides is
a little bit of everything. Although she’s a polished scorer in the post, it’s her experience more than anything that makes her an asset. She averaged 14.6 minutes per game for the Hawks off the bench last season, contributing 3.0 points per contest. In a frontcourt that includes the youngster Stewart, leadership can be a key to success in the postseason — another asset Peschel provides. The timing of her return,