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n a little more than a year, one of campus’s crown jewels will open its doors to welcome patrons as it casts its gleaming reflection on the river below. Construction on the new Hancher Auditorium is on track and on schedule to be mostly completed in March 2016, said Kim Zwald, an engineer with Mortenson Construction. Roughly the same size as the previous auditorium, the new Hancher better utilizes the space, Zwald said. “The previous auditorium sat 2,500 people; we brought that down to 1,800,” Zwald said. “We reduced the number for acoustics, so every seat in the house gets the best possible sound.” With 24-inch thick concrete walls and a ceiling 90 feet above, standing on stage gives an idea of the massive project underway now for more than a year and a half. SEE HANCHER, 3
The inside and outside of the new Hancher is seen during a tour of the facility on Wednesday. Most of the construction is scheduled to be completed by March 2016. (The Daily Iowan/Carly Matthew)
Court backs COGS on mandatory student fees A District Court says reimbursement of graduate-student fees is a mandatory topic of bargaining between the grad-student union and the state Board of Regents. By BILL COONEY william-cooney@uiowa.edu
Some graduate students will feel a little less strain on their bank accounts in the upcoming academic year. On Tuesday, the 5th District Court upheld a Public Employee Relations Board finding that reimbursement of graduate-student and research-assistant fees at the University of Iowa is a mandatory topic to be discussed when negoti-
ating contracts with the graduate-student union, COGS. A majority of teaching done at the UI is done by graduate students, said Ruth Bryant, the COGS communications head. “Around 70 percent of teaching roles are performed by grad students, not tenured faculty,” she said. “What the Board of Regents and the university are trying to do is have us continue this work
without reimbursing us for our student fees.” A student fee is any fee charged to a student at a university or place of learning in Gabriel addition to COGS president tuition. Since many graduate student receive vouchers for their tuition, these fees can be difficult for
Athletics areas to see changes in facilities By BEN MARKS benjamin-marks@uiowa.edu
Being a fan of Iowa sports is about to get a whole lot nicer. On Wednesday, the state Board of Regents voted to approve the Iowa Athletics Department’s request to proceed with a number of renovations. These include a brandnew student-athlete dorm and upgrades to Kinnick Stadium. Together, the projects are estimated to cost around $105 million. The biggest chunk of that price will be the residence hall, estimated to
cost $85 million. Designed especially for student-athletes, the hall will be located near Kinnick and the West Campus Transportation Center, although officials have not determined the exact location. According to UI Housing & Dining, in recent years, demand for suite-style housing, the kind seen at Mayflower, has grown rapidly. To accommodate this, the new dorm will have approximately 500 to 600 suite-style rooms. Although open to all students, the dorm will have athlete-specific amenities, such as a training table. The Athletics Depart-
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ment said its gifts and earnings, as well as dormitory revenue bonds, which the regents approved Wednesday for the Madison Street residence hall, will cover the cost of the project. T h e Athletics Department said the cost of the proj- Barta ects might athletics director exceed estimations, because the projected dorm cost is based on the recent residence-hall projects.
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Cucumbers sit at the feet of Cathy Herman in her plot of the Chadek Green Community Garden on Wednesday. Chadek Green is a new park in Iowa City located on Friendship Street. (The Daily Iowan/Cora Bern-Klug)
Regents eye in-state tuition hike The state Board of Regents discusses a tuition increase and deals with funding shortfalls. By BEN MARKS benjamin-marks@uiowa.edu
During their telephonic meeting, the state Board of Regents considered a midyear tuition hike for in-state undergraduates at the state’s three public universities and approved pay raises for two university presidents. On Wednesday, the regents considered the possibility of a midyear tuition hike in the spring of 2016, which would be the first time tuition has risen in three years. Patrice Sayre, the regents’ chief business officer, said Iowa is in a unique position as a state that sets its tuition quite early. “Most states wait to see what the Legislature has put for them for appropriations and don’t revisit tuition," she said. Typically, the regents
approve tuition rates in the winter. However, she said, given the lack of funding from the state, they are now reconsidering the spring 2016 tuition rates. At the end of June, the Iowa Legislature only approved $6.5 million in funding of the $21.7 million the regents had requested. The tuition hike would be 3 percent of base tuition, or roughly $100 per student. Sayre said, the hike would only affect resident, undergraduate students. None of the regents opposed the increase; the official vote will occur in September. “We are looking to improve the budget status of our universities so they can sustain quality teaching and a learning environment,” Sayre said. During the regents’
meeting, the three public university presidents also presented their institutions’ yearly budgets. Approved by the regents, the University of Iowa’s fiscal 2017 budget is $3.7 billion. Iowa State’s is $1.4 billion, and the University of Northern Iowa’s is $346 million. ISU and UNI both received increases to their base funding, $1.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively. The UI received no such increase. During his presentation, UNI President William Ruud discussed the difficulties of operating a budget with the shortfall presented by the Legislature. Depsite the funding increases, Ruud said, UNI began the year with $1.4 million deficit and had to rearrange funds to make up for it. “We have our funding
challenges,” he said. On Wednesday, Regent President Bruce Rastetter said he would continue to advocate to Iowa lawmakers about the need for a performance-based funding model, like the kind the regents pushed last summer in order to increase resident enrollment to cover university costs. Along with the fiscal 2017 budgets, the regents also approved salary increases for Ruud and Iowa State University President Steven Leath. Ruud received a 2.5 percent pay increase, taking his base salary from $348,400 to $357,110, and Leath received a 5 percent increase, taking his salary from $500,000 to $525,000. Ruud will receive a twoyear deferred compensation plan worth $75,000, and Leath will receive a five-year plan of $125,000.
Program works to aid agencies Aid to Agencies is a local program that for years has helped human-service agencies and nonprofits keep running. By BEN MARKS benjamin-mark@uiowa.edu
Raising funds isn’t sexy, and often the things that need to be funded aren’t sexy, either. For local nonprofits such as the Iowa City Shelter House and the Johnson County Crisis Center, sometimes, it can be difficult raising money for everyday things such as utility bills. “A lot of these agencies will raise funds, but no one raises funds for utility bills or insurance payments — the non-glamorous items, so Aid to Agencies is a good fit for things they can’t directly raise funds for,” said Tracy Hightshoe, an Iowa City neighborhood services coordinator. Aid to Agencies is a local program that has operated for at least the past 15 years; it is designed to provide money to nonprofits and human-service agencies. It’s a collaboration
among four entities: Johnson County, Coralville, Iowa City, and United Way. Although there is only one joint application for the four agencies, each has different goals and submits funding independently of the others. “Each funder has its own prerogative about what it is going to fund or how it is going to fund it,” Hightshoe said. For Iowa City, she said, officials look to fund human-service organizations. “We try to target agencies that help people,” she said. “If you’re talking about safer communities, more livable communities, and helping residents succeed.” Last year, Iowa City funded 13 agencies, including the Domestic Violence Intervention Program, United Action for Youth, the Crisis Center, and the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Johnson County. Scott Hansen, the direc-
tor of Big Brothers Big Sisters, said the organization has received the funding for at least the past 14 years, and it’s one of the largest parts of its budget. “It’s huge; it’s a big part of our budget,” he said. “For us in particular, it’s maybe 20 percent of our annual budget, so it’s a really big deal for us to continue to get this funding.” Hansen said it receives anywhere from $120,000 to $125,000 a year from the four agencies. One of Iowa City’s goals, he said, is to increase youth programming, and as a youth-mentoring organization, it’s a good fit. Hightshoe said organizations usually receive anywhere from $15,000 to $60,000 just from Iowa City. Last year, the highest amount went to the Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County at $50,000. Marcia Bollinger, an Iowa City neighborhood outreach
coordinator, said because of a lack of staff, it had to limit the lowest amount of funding an organization could request to $15,000 because of the amount of work it took to process the smaller applications. “That came out more because to administer a $5,000 Aid to Agency grant is just as much work to administer a $50,000 one,” she said. “You still have contracts, reporting requirements, etc.” Now with a higher minimum, officials are able to focus more on specific organizations, she said. Ultimately, Hightshoe said, the program is about creating a better community. “[It’s about ] building healthy neighborhoods,” she said. “A lot of these agencies serve people who are IC residents. So a part of it is helping neighborhoods and neighborhood stabilization.”
man of sexually abusing a woman. Jonathan Cosby, 32, was charged May 3 with third-degree sexual assault. According to the Coralville police, the
woman passed out on Cosby’s couch. He reportedly admitted to having sexual intercourse with her while she was asleep.
Cosby reportedly admitted his actions were wrong. Third degree sexual abuse is a Class-C felony.
Joseph Lopez, 42, North Liberty, was charged July 14 with driving with a suspended/ canceled license.
Eduardo Marcelino, 20, 14 Video Court, was charged Wednesday with public intoxication and possession of an open con-
tainer of alcohol in public. Alexander Mims, 26, 1621 Spruce Court, was charged Tuesday with OWI.
METRO Man accused of sexual abuse Authorities have accused a Coralville
BLOTTER Madrice Kearney, 62, 2401 Highway 1 E. Apt. 242, was charged Tuesday with third-degree theft.
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HANCHER CONTINUED FROM FRONT The rehearsal hall will have the same dampened wooden flooring as the stage and will be one of the most-used spaces in the building, Zwald said. “They’ll hold weddings, dinners, a lot of other events here,” she said. “Really, you could use this room for whatever you want.” Hancher Executive Director Chuck Swanson said both staff and the public are eagerly await-
ing the return of the auditorium. “It’s very exciting; it’s thrilling to hear the comments from people because, of course, Hancher is right there front and center for people to see,” he said. The Hancher staff will move in around May 2016 in order to “test the building out” and get everything organized for its opening, he said.
“You don’t just open a place like that; there’s a lot of work we have to do in advance to prepare
building Hancher, we’re busy building the operational part of Hancher, too.”
“They’ve only had one major setback, which was the first winter, in which it got really cold,” Zwald said. “But they got back on schedule by working some 24-hour days.” Swanson said one of the things he’s most looking forward to about the new Hancher is once again having a large stage for performances. “There have been cer-
‘You don’t just open a place like that; there’s a lot of work we have to do in advance to prepare ourselves for the work that’s going to go on in that building. Just as the workers are building Hancher, we’re busy building the operational part of Hancher, too.’ — Chuck Swanson, Hancher executive director ourselves for the work that’s going to go on in that building,” he said. “Just as the workers are
Zwald said work among the 17 different contractors hired by the University of Iowa has gone smoothly.
tain shows — the Broadway shows, the major orchestras, the dance companies — the things we used to be able to do with the old Hancher stage that we haven’t been able to accommodate,” he said. Zwald said one of the unique things about the new facility is the ceiling. “The ceiling is blue; that’s not typical, the ceiling is usually black in most other theaters,” she said. “But it makes it unique, and I think that’s the goal of this project, to build something unique.”
Construction on the new Hancher Auditorium continues on Wednesday. The capacity of the auditorium was reduced to 1,800 people from the old facility’s 2,500. (The Daily Iowan/Carly Matthew)
ATHLETICS CONTINUED FROM FRONT The proposed dorm would be the latest in a string of student-housing projects the UI has undertaken recently. Just a few weeks ago, Petersen Hall officially
COGS CONTINUED FROM FRONT students to pay, Bryant said. COGS President Jeannette Gabriel said these fees add up to around $1,000 per graduate student at the UI. The debate over student fees is not just germane to the UI, she said. “This is definitely a national issue,” she said. “As universities are moving away from tuition, they’re increasing fees.” “We’ve seen an increase in student fees of almost 500 percent in the last decade,” Gabriel said. “That’s really alarming to us.” Bryant said the state
opened, and the Madison Street dorm is scheduled to open in the fall of 2017. Prior to this year, the UI hadn’t opened a new dorm since 1968. “When it comes to facilities, we’re continually working with our coaching staff to identify what we need to succeed and set priorities,” Hawkeye Athletics
Director Gary Barta said in a release when the proposals were unveiled late July. “We are also committed to enhancing the experience for our fans. This next master plan addresses these priorities.” The regents also approved plans for the construction of a new indoor track and field facility on
Board of Regents would most likely pursue the issue all the way to the Iowa Supreme Court. The regents’ deciding to continue the court battle wouldn’t make much sense, Joseph Cohen, an attorney for the union, said in a statement. “From a legal perspective, it is hard to understand why the university has taken the extreme measure of going to court here,” He said. “[The Employee Board] and the District Court have agreed that the university was required to bargain over the union’s fee-reimbursement proposal.” “Moreover, the parties actually came to an agreement over fee reimbursements months ago,”
Coen said. “To drag out the process by appealing what amounts to a purely theoretical issue at this point would seem to be a tremendous waste of public resources.” Gabriel said increasing fees is not just a graduate-student issue. “Fees for undergraduates continue to go up as well, along with the ending of the tuition freeze in the spring,” she said. The lower then expected funding public universities in Iowa will be receive this year also deserve some of the blame for rising costs, Gabriel said. “This defunding of public universities by the state Legislature pushes that burden onto students,” she said.
the West Campus near Hawkeye Drive Apartments. Estimated to cost $15 million to $20 million, it would house a viewing area, weight and athletics training spaces, locker rooms, and offices. The new facility would replace the Recreation Building next to Kinnick. Officials are considering
the location it occupies as the future home of the student-athlete dorm. The regents also approved renovations to Kinnick in the form of improved restroom and locker-room facilities, new turf, upgraded food and vending options, as well as upgrades to the north endzone stands, which haven’t been altered since 1983.
“Our student-athletes excel in the field of play and in the classroom, and we want to provide them every advantage possible to be competitive with any program in the country,” Barta said. Daily Iowan Sports Editor Charlie Green contributed to this story.
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Party-school rankings should be discredited On Monday, the University of Iowa was named the No. 2 party school in the nation by the Princeton Review. Numerous news sources, The Daily Iowan included, reported on the newest edition of this publication, which bases the rankings on student surveys and responses. I am certainly bothered by Iowa’s continued appearance on this list, but that is not the thing that upset me the most. It was that the annual rankings in the Princeton Review are treated as definitive, as though it is possible to rank schools in a category as abstract as “partying.” The party-school ranking is determined by answers to five questions. Only one of them provides a concrete answer: the number of hours spent studying outside of class. The other four questions are related to the perceived popularity of beer, liquor, fraternities and sororities, and sports on campus. As opposed to the first question, in which students provide the average amount of time they study during the week, the other categories require students to rate on a scale of 1 to 5 how popular they believe these things to be. Similar issues exist about the methodology and findings in the popularity of greek life. The question does not ask students to consider how many individuals are in fraternities and sororities, which more accurately reflects the prevalence of the organizations on a campus, but instead asks for an opinion about their popularity. Looking at the Princeton Review’s list of most heavily greek schools, the five colleges ranked directly below Iowa (with approximately 15 percent of undergraduates involved in greek life) have greek populations ranging from 16 percent to 53 percent. Despite these statistics, the UI was rated at No. 12 on this list. Beyond not using objec-
tive facts, there is also some question on why these are included when computing a party-school ranking. Meanwhile, fraternities and sororities are not a source of negative events on every campus. At Iowa, active greek members must participate in philanthropy; in 2014, fraternities and sororities combined to provide more than 20 percent of the money raised for Dance Marathon. Academically, in the spring of 2014, greek students at Iowa averaged a GPA of more than 3.0, higher than the average GPA of non-greek students. It is troubling to note that, on average, the Princeton Review receives survey results from 358 students per school. Only once every three years does the publication officially reach out to a wide variety of students from differing demographics. During the two years in between, students can voluntarily seek out and submit a survey, and the specific demographics as well as sample size are not published. This makes the results of the surveys and rankings unreliable as a true picture of a campus. There can be no denying that the party-school rankings of the Princeton Review are ultimately subjective. Rankings will be made on perception, not facts or statistics or definitive information. Those who report on the list as evidence that Iowa students’ drinking habits are unchanged, or that efforts made to decrease partying on campus have failed, are mistaken. Those who treat this story as news do not see the list’s ignorance of reporting facts over personal opinions. Furthermore, those who continue to put stock into the validity of the party-school ranking mistake subjectivity for objectivity. The UI was named the No. 2 party school by the Princeton Review. I take exception to that ranking. — Chris Dockum
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Super PACs: Are they beneficial? They must be regulated
Super PACs, love them or loathe them, have become an integral aspect of the political process. They’re pumped full of money in each two- or four-year cycle, each vaguely serving different political parties and financing campaigns nationwide. But what exactly are they? Political Action Committees are organizations created by politically like-minded individuals in order to further special causes through their monetary donations. So, one would assume, a Super PAC is a manifestation of this idea in mammoth proportions. This is true, to a certain degree. They are without a doubt financially huge, with the Los Angeles Times reporting an astonishing $546.5 million donated in the 2012 presidential election. The main distinction between the ideal representation of PACs versus their unfortunate reality of the situation of American politics is that these organizations allow candidates to maneuver existing around campaign regulations, such as the $2,700 individual donor cap. Super PACs, however, provide essentially unlimited fiscal resources to whichever campaign they align themselves with. Another unfortunate reality of politics in modernity, though, is the culture outside of super PACs is dominated by money to begin with. It is well-known that high-ranking political officials exist in and come from some of the wealthiest American families. Nepotism and oligarchism aside, money funneled into super PACs can elevate even the least likely of candidates. Think of Donald Trump, meticulously arranging each strand of his golden comb-over in front of a mirror of gold and ivory, who is worth roughly $4 billion (or perhaps $10 billion). He leads the GOP presidential polls with 26 percent of self-identified Republican voters, according to Fox News. Even he has Super PAC backing, the Washington Post reported in April — though the man with hair we may never have scientific evidence to prove is balding claims to be unaware of the donor. This problem is exacerbated through candidates such as Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton extensively establishing and funding Super PACS tailored to their political desires prior to announcing their candidacies. The New York Times noted an unprecedented surge in Super PAC donations mere months before the slew of formal presidential-campaign declarations. The greased pockets of American government are, without a doubt, a problem. Unregulated Super PACs is an aspect of this problem. Some could argue that at least they offer some degree of transparency in terms of campaign spending, but others argue that is not enough. Heavy regulation is imperative for Super PACs, because anything dealing with such absurd amounts of money warrants astute and meticulous supervision and control. — Jack Dugan
A future for politics?
Though they are often associated with the hereditary link between money and politics in our elections, Super PACs actually serve an important function for candidates in addition to encouraging transparency for the American voter, on where fundraising is allocated. I, for one, fundamentally stand opposed to the blurring of corporations and candidates, but furthermore, I am disgusted by the two-party system to which our political system subscribes. Super PACs, which are essentially massive, independent expenditure-only committees, must operate within specific financial parameters. Regardless of their ability to garner unlimited sums of money from various entities ranging from corporations to individuals, each Super PAC must report its donors to the Federal Election Commission monthly or quarterly— in the same fashion its little siblings, Political Action Committees, do. In the 2010 D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals case SpeechNow.org vs. FEC, judges determined the FEC was infringing upon SpeechNow’s First Amendment rights by capping the amount of individuals’ contributions to the organization. The controversial Citizens United v. FEC in 2011 effectively further recognized corporate donations as a protected form of free speech. Thus, the Super PAC, as we know it, was born. Despite my deeply rooted abhorrence toward corporations and their reputation of suppressing people (often through politically veiled means), Super PACs are federally obligated to maintain monetary transparency alongside their political influence. An important distinction must be raised between these entities and the “dark money” organizations that are utilized by candidates. 501(c)(4) and 501(c)(6) nonprofits, which are social-welfare and trade-association organizations respectively, are the primary source of monetary political evil (vaguely sounding and operating analogous to the dark matter that physicists fixate on in the cosmos). They can fund campaigns unbridled to sway influence in elections without revealing or reporting the sources of their sizable wallets. When we fear money in campaigns, these are the entities we should fear. Super PACs allow a candidate to individualize their campaign outside of their affiliated political-party platforms. In order to run under each respective party, candidates must subscribe to their party’s respective, reactionary umbrella stances on broad issues, but a political agenda through Super PACs transcends such bloated planks. I often cite George Washington’s Farewell Address, which warned the nation about political parties and “the founding of them on geographical discrimination,” but Super PACs may offer a new light. By separating money from political parties (which stagnate national narratives and progress), Super PACs instead inject unfathomable amounts of money into campaigns, which could possibly serve as a mechanism in dismantling the two-party system in this country. — Paul Osgerby
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Republican rhetoric T
oday is the first Republican presidential debate of the election cycle. The primetime debate, which will begins at 8 p.m. on Fox News, will have the top-10 GOP candidates — chosen by averaging the results of five polls — face off against each other. It’s been a busy week in politics, and we’re sure there are a few issues they’ll discuss. Look for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush try to get the Latino vote by speaking in Spanish or for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to mention his Kohl’s shopping habits. Take your copy of The Daily Iowan and cut out the Bingo cards to add spice to what’s shaping up to be an interesting debate. So even if you don’t like who wins, you will come out a winner.
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“Islami- “...will make Marriage between man America nation of America” great again” & woman
Trump insults someone
“God created”
Iraq
“...held... hostage”
“Obamacare”
“playing the race card”
Praising Veterans
“personalize” “Death Tax” “Is Obama a “Iran Nuclear Christian?” Deal”
“War on...” “Climate change” not global warming
“class “sit down and shut up” warfare” Marco Rubio hints at age
use of Liberal media bias “Washington” in place of government
Planned “bring back Lobbyists Parenthood American jobs”
Trump men- “failed tions current presidency” polls
2nd Amendment rights
“Illegal Aliens”
Ted Cruz Afghanistan Keystone Pipeline mentions the Cartel
“National Debt”
Israel
“far Left”
“family values”
Scott Walker mentions Kohl’s
“Free Market Economy”
ISIS/ISIL
“I have the “energy “gun control” Peagonomics best...” exploration”
*speaks Spanish*
“big government”
“Religious freedom”
“secure the “the right to border” choose”
Obama’s climate plan
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CONTINUED FROM 8 regarded duo that will add to Iowa’s young core for years to come. The two Hawkeyes were big finds in Bluder’s 17th-ranked recruiting class of 2015. And thanks to Game Time, the freshmen had the summer to learn from each other. “We learned each other’s tendencies, weakness, and each other’s strengths, so it was great playing with her — getting to play with a freshman post player,” Davis said about 6-3 Gustafson. The extra time allowed them to hone particular aspects of their game, Gustafson said. “This summer, I worked on trying to go with my right hand, because I am a very left-hand dominant player,” she said. “I also wanted to improve my outside shooting and try to run up and down the floor.” If the Hawkeyes wish to return to the NCAA Tournament, they will have to find a way to replace the void left by Logic’s departure. Maybe in a land of full of history, they will discover that Rome was not built in a day.
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CONTINUED FROM 8 zmir fills the spot of a second left-handed pitcher, and he had a scoreless streak of 14.2 innings going into his start against Texas on Wednesday. In exchange for Kazmir, the Astros traded away prospects Daniel Mengden and Jacob Nottingham. The Brewers got Brett Phillips, Domingo Santana, Josh Hader, and Adrian Houser. While trading away prospects seems illogical for the Astros in the long run, they can’t pass up an opportunity for a shot in the playoffs.
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CONTINUED FROM 8 was signed as a free agent, two days after being designated for assignment. Pirates: 3B Josh Harrison (torn left thumb ligament) is expected to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis Aug. 11, and SS Jordy Mercer (sprained left knee) is scheduled to join him Aug. 14.
UP NEXT Cubs: RHP Jason Hammel (6-5, 3.13 ERA) faces San Francisco RHP Chris Heston (11-5, 3.24 ERA) tonight. Pirates: RHP Gerrit Cole (14-5, 2.29 ERA), who leads the major leagues in wins, will face Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw (9-6, 2.37 ERA), who has won his last four starts and has a streak of 37-consecutive scoreless innings, on Friday night.
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder talks to the Hawks during a time-out during the Iowa-Minnesota game in Carver-Hawkeye on March 1. The Hawkeyes will leave Aug. 11 to play professional teams in Italy. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)
These acquisitions definitely label the Astros as winners when it comes to last-minute moves at the trade deadline and may help them take that extra step needed to solidify their position as leaders of the AL West. Who knows if everything will go as planned? We may just see them face their old National League rivals St. Louis in the World Series. — Rod engblom
Toronto Blue Jays After years and years of mediocrity and struggling to make their way through the AL East, the Blue Jays look primed to make the
postseason for the first time since 1993 — which would end longest playoff drought in the majors. Toronto dealt Jose Reyes and prospects Miguel Castro, Jeff Hoffman, and Jesus Tinoco in order to obtain shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and LaTroy Hawkins from the Rockies, adding another bat to an already potent offensive lineup. What the team really needed to make it not only a contender for playoff qualification but also for the World Series, was pitching. They answered that problem as well by acquiring David Price from the Detroit Tigers. Through the years, Price
has established himself as a top-five starting pitcher in baseball — with a Cy Young Award to back it up. So far in 2015, he’s 10-4 with a 2.45 ERA. Besides Price, the only proven effective starter the Jays had was Mark Buehrle — who has an
ERA of 3.32. Now, the two provide the team a pair of pitchers who can win big games in the playoffs, especially with the caliber of hitting the Jays have to back them up. Whether the Jays have a deep-enough pitching staff to carry them through the
postseason is still in question, but the acquisition of Price gives them a shot. On Monday, Price made his début with the team, striking out 11 and allowing just 1 run. Watch out for this team in the playoffs. — Charlie Green
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Quotes and catch phrases it’s fun to whip out at the urinal • “At my signal, unleash hell.” • “Boom goes the dynamite.” • “Here’s Johnny.” • “I must break you.” • “I’ll buy THAT for a dollar.” • “It keeps going and going and going …” • “It’s clobberin’ time.” • “Just one more thing …” • “Juuuuuust a bit outside.” • “Say ‘hello’ to my little friend.” • “That’ll do, Pig.” • “The horror … the horror.” • “They call me Mister Tibbs.” • “We asked a hundred people .. • “Yeah, that’s the ticket.” • “Here it is, your moment of Zen.”
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today’s events • Exploring the Demimonde: Sin and Temptation at the finde-siècle, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. Second St., Davenport • 101st-Annual Meskwaki Powwow, Office of the State Archaeologist will be among the exhibitors, noon-8 p.m., Meskwaki Indian Settlement, Tama • Project Art Roof-top Summer Concert Series, Lojo Russo, 1 p.m., Colloton Pavilion, Elevator F, Level 8 • Need Small Business Advice? UI Research Park Hosts UI Partners for “Startup Solutions,” 2-4 p.m., UI Bioventures Center Small Conference Room • Monster vs. Aliens, 3 p.m., FilmScene, 118 E. College • OneIT Listening Post, 3:30-4:30 p.m., S401 Pappajohn Business Building
TUESDAY • Mr. Holmes, 6 & 8:30 p.m., FilmScene • Vino van Gogh, 6 p.m., Mill, 120 E. Burlington • Fort Defiance, Flash in a Pan, 9 p.m., Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Work on securing your future. Saving may not be your best skill, but now is a great time to get your personal papers together and invest in your future. Once you have your finances in order, everything else will fall into place. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t hide the way you feel. Get things out in the open, and move on. Spinning your wheels or being stubborn will not solve anything. Make an effort to change what isn’t working for you, but avoid indulgence. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Fix up your home, or use your place to entertain or network. It’s important to make positive changes that will bring you greater earning opportunities using the skills you enjoy the most. If you love what you do, you will be successful. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ll get the help you need from a very unusual source. Don’t rule out any proposal that comes your way — the more unusual, the better. Let your intuition be your guide to a better life and future. Helping others will change your life. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Before you jump into action, make sure everyone your plans will affect is on board. Using diplomacy will help you get what you need to turn your dreams into a reality. Romance is highlighted. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Check your financial, legal, or contractual papers for possible updates. You can bring about a change to your standard of living if you are careful with your expenditures. Cut costs, and look for alternative ways to bring in extra cash. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t back away from taking care of other people’s affairs. You will gain knowledge that will help you with your own personal matters and also give you insight into how others are doing. You’ll be treated with greater respect. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You will face opposition and overreaction from others. Step back, and refuse to get dragged into situations that can only lead to loss or setbacks. Focus on learning and making personal changes that set you apart from those around you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Focus on what needs to be done. Too much is on the line for you to ignore a chance to learn and advance. Participate in events that will put you in the spotlight and show off your strengths. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Put some time aside to enjoy your home and family. Pampering is necessary if you want to operate at your best. All work and no play will lead to frustration and loneliness. Don’t let impulse lead to senseless disputes. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t let your emotions take over, causing disruptions with friends, relatives, or neighbors. Step away from any situation that appears to be explosive, and channel your energy into offering fun ideas, affection, and fond memories. Love conquers all. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): People you have worked with in the past or who owe you a favor will rally around you. A partnership looks promising, and it will lead to a prosperous venture. Don’t let uncertainty cause you to miss out.
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The Hawkeyes run out to warm up before their Big Ten Tournament game against Nebraska in the Sears Center in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, on March 6. The Hawkeyes will leave Aug. 11 for Italy. (The Daily Iowan/Alyssa Hitchcock)
Pasta time for basketball Hawkeyes The Iowa woman’s basketball team will take a key overseas trip. By BRENT GRIFFITHS brent-griffiths@uiowa.edu
Replacing an All-Big Ten, All-American, and WNBA top-10 draft pick will not happen overnight for the Iowa women’s basketball team. Even Hawkeyes who have never donned the Black and Gold know all too well the questions they will face without Sam Logic — Iowa’s great guard who dished out assists as easily as she found the bottom of the net. “I think people are really doubting us because Sam is gone,” Alex Kastanek said. “We’ve lost big players in the past, too; we love her to death and miss her, and she is doing great in the WNBA, but I think we can come back and make it to the tournament. We can be just a good as we were last year.” That said, the team’s upcoming European basket-
ball trip could not come at a better time — especially with the loss of four graduated seniors and the arrival of four incoming freshmen. “We have eight freshmen and sophomores on our team,” head coach Lisa Bluder said. “If there’s ever a time to go, this is it. When you’re over there, you really get an opportunity to build chemistry, camaraderie among the women, and that is important in a basketball team.” Beyond their time spent in the Game Time League this summer, the Hawkeyes gain 10 extra practices to prepare for their trip to play professional teams in Italy, a trip that will begin on Aug. 11. The bonus only applies to teams making overseas jaunts, which means the Hawkeyes will have more time to prepare for this season than a number of their Big Ten counterparts. It’s an exception to an NCAA rule that prohibits
teams from practicing earlier than 30 days before the start of the season. Iowa makes a foreign trip once every four years. Elsewhere in the Big Ten, Purdue will head to Italy this weekend, and Ohio State will jet off for Brazil, Nebraska is playing in Australia, and Illinois will take in the City of Lights in France. Aside from basketball, Iowa players are looking to gain more from the opportunity to visit another continent. “I’m looking to something different and to explore and learn a different culture,” freshman guard Tania Davis said. “I want to get used to the feel of an Iowa uniform … and continue to gel with my teammates.” Davis and freshman Megan Gustafson form a highly SEE WBB, 5
Homers spark Pirates over Cubs
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PITTSBURGH — Gregory Polanco and Andrew McCutchen homered, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs. 7-5, on Wednesday night, ending the Cubs’ season-best six-game winning streak. Polanco led off the bottom of the first inning with a home run off Dan Haren, who was making his Cubs’ début, to open the scoring. He then hit an RBI single to break a 4-4 tie in a decisive 2-run sixth inning. McCutchen hit a solo homer in the third and added a sacrifice fly in the sixth to make it 6-4. Francisco Cervelli and Aramis Ramirez each had 2 hits as the Pirates won for the 12th time in their last 15 home games at PNC Park. Pittsburgh leads the NL wild-card race by a 3.5 games over the San Francisco Giants The Cubs had tied it at 4 in the top of the sixth when rookie Kyle Schwarber hit a 2-run home run, his fifth, and first baseman Anthony Rizzo added a solo blast, his 21st, to chase Locke. Schwarber also doubled and Rizzo extended his hitting streak to seven games. The Cubs dropped to four games behind the Pirates in the wildcard standings; they will host the Giants in a four-game series beginning tonight. The Pirates added an insurance run in the eighth when Cervelli tripled and scored on Sean Rodriguez’s single. The Cubs got within 2 runs in the ninth on Addison Rus-
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Cubs: RHP Rafael Soriano was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 31, with right shoulder inflammation. LHP Clayton Richard
After being the laughingstock of Major League Baseball for the past five years, the Houston Astros are in a position to make it to the playoffs for the first time since their appearance in the 2005 World Series. After having a dreadful past four seasons, losing 100-plus games from 2011 to 2013 and 92 last season, the Astros have made a surprising comeback and are three games up on the Los Angeles Angles for first place in the AL West going into Wednesday’s games. The Astros went all out in acquiring center fielder Carlos Gomez and righthander Mike Fiers from the Milwaukee Brewers along with left-hander Scott Kazmir from the Oakland Athletics in their surge at the trade deadline. Gomez gives the Astros needed speed on the base paths along with a reliable glove in center. Fiers has had a good season with the Brewers, posting a 3.89 ERA in 21 starts, and he will help solidify an already good rotation for the Astros. Ka-
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Pittsburgh Pirate Francisco Cervelli scores on a single by Gregory Polanco in the sixth inning against the Chicago Cugs on Wednesday in Pittsburgh. (Associated Press/Gene Puskar) sell’s run-scoring ground out, but Pirate Mark Melancon notched his 34th save in 35 tries by striking out Dexter Fowler with a runner on second for the final out. Antonio Bastardo (3-1) retired the only batter he faced for the win, getting Chris Coghlan to ground out with the bases loaded to end the sixth. Travis Wood (5-4) gave up 3 runs while retiring only one of four batters. Both starters struggled; Pirate left-hander Jeff Locke surrendered 4 runs in 5.2 innings, and Haren allowed 4 runs — 3 earned — in five innings. He was acquired from the Miami
Marlins in a trade July 31. Home runs continued to plague Haren. He gave up two more after allowing 21 in his 21 starts with the Marlins. He is winless in his last four starts. Locke has a 5.48 ERA in four starts since the All-Star break after posting a 1.59 mark in his final six outings of the first half. He had allowed only one home run in his previous 56 innings before Schwarber and Rizzo took him deep. Haren’s first inning with the Cubs was rough; Polanco led off with his homer, and Pedro Alvarez made it 2-0. McCutchen’s homer in the third made it 3-0.
The Cubs got a run in the fourth when Schwarber led off with a double and scored on Rizzo’s sacrifice fly. Ramirez got the run back for the Pirates in the bottom of the inning when he hit an RBI through a shifted left side of the infield.
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Death’s fugitive By ISABELLE ROBLES isabeller99@gmail.com
Everyman will come to the stage. Well, the screen. Well, both. On Saturday, the Englert Theater, 221 E. Washington St., will feature a screening of the London-based National Theatre’s production of Everyman. The play stars 12 Years a Slave Academy-Award nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor in the title role; it deals with his spiritual journey as he is called by Death and his search for someone to come to his defense before time runs out. SEE EVERYMAN, 3B
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Mission Impossible is quite, quite possible By ALEC GLUESING alecgluesing@gmail.com
Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation Directed by Christopher McQuarrie There’s a 10-minute span in the middle act of the latest Mission: Impossible film in which super-agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) nearly drowns, crashes a speeding SUV end-over-end through a parking lot, and survives a highspeed tumble from a motorbike with no more protective equipment than a pair of designer shades to dim the Moroccan sunlight. Basically, audiences simply paying to see Cruise bounce around the screen like a lethal humanoid Superball for two hours will get their money’s worth. Rogue Nation is the follow up to Ghost Protocol, the Impossible Mission Force’s 2011 romp that featured everyone’s favorite scientologist movie star clambering
around on the world’s tallest building in black capris and magnetic gloves. That unique Cruise kookiness and action prowess carries over to the new film. As Hunt, the actor shows more than he tells, often forgoing a potential one-liner for a hunky grin and cock of the jaw that would make Daniel Craig’s icy Bond grimace. Not that there’s much to tell that we haven’t already heard — Rogue Nation is spy fiction through and through. The plot finds the force accused of causing excessive collateral damage in its world-saving high jinks and subsequently disbanded by the head of the CIA, a comfortably pompous Alec Baldwin. Hunt is left on his own to avoid the pursuing agency spooks, all the while attempting to solve the mystery of the Syndicate, an evil mirror-image of the Impos-
sible Mission Force. The film’s first act concerns slowly but surely getting the band back together: franchise veterans Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, and Jeremy Renner all return to round out Hunt’s team of agents. Notably absent is Ghost Protocol’s Paula Patton, leaving the cast quite male-heavy this time around with the exception of Rebecca Ferguson’s Ilsa Faust, a cool and collected Syndicate double agent. Despite its predictability, Rogue Nation is a finely crafted piece of action-espionage entertainment. An intriguing subplot concerning Hunt’s questionable judgment and perhaps sanity surfaces here and there in the dialogue, but it is conveniently forgotten when it’s time to kick ass, and the Impossible Missions team is mostly content to sit back and watch Cruise save the day. Who would want to stop him?
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weekend events MOVIES OPENING THIS WEEKEND
Fantastic Four In this reboot starring Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller, and Ryan Reynolds, four young people teleport to an alternate university, and it changes their physical form. From here, they work together to use their abilities to save Earth.
MUSIC
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• Open Mike, 7 p.m., Uptown Bill’s, 730 S. Dubuque • Fort Defiance, Flash in a Pan, 9 p.m., Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington • Gemini Karaoke, 9 p.m., Blue Moose, 211 Iowa
• Monsters vs. Aliens, 3 p.m., FilmScene, 118 E. College • Mr. Holmes, 6 & 8:30 p.m. FilmScene
Friday 8.7 The Gift When a married couple, played by Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall, cross paths with a former classmate, he begins to give them mysterious gifts. A secret from the past then threatens to come to life after more than two decades.
Amy Amy Winehouse was an icon. She had soul and a voice reminiscent of American musical icon Billie Holiday. While she was a star, her personal life and battle with addiction has become part of her legacy, and this documentary delves deeper into her life.
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) dazzles the dastardly opposition again in the latest installment of Mission: Impossible, proving once again that anything is possible, including suspension of the laws of physics, not to mention disbelief.
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• Jazz After 5, Blake Shaw Group, 5 p.m., Mill, 120 E. Burlington • Berner, Demrick, J-Hornay, Anonymous That Dude, 6:30 p.m., Blue Moose • Friday Night Concert, Dandeline Stompers , 6:30 p.m., Pedestrian Mall Weatherdance Fountain Stage • Land of the Lion, Leo Birthday Bash, 10 p.m., Gabe’s • Strange Americans, Natural Oil, 10 p.m., Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, 10 a.m., FilmScene • Beyond the Brick: A LEGO Brickumentary, 12:30 p.m., FilmScene • Infinitely Polar Bear, 2:30 & 7 p.m. FilmScene • Mr. Holmes, 4:30 p.m., FilmScene • Mary Poppins, 8:30 p.m., Pentacrest • Amy, 9 p.m., FilmScene
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• Community Folk Singing, 3 p.m., Uptown Bill’s • ABE, B-Though, Young $sir, Will Murk, TayBeeze Fasheez, Justic, Cimi Hendrix, Shakes,9 p.m., Gabe’s • Free Bass Dance Party, 9 p.m., Blue Moose • Reggae Basement Party , 9 p.m., Yacht Club
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, 10 a.m., FilmScene • Beyond the Brick: A LEGO Brickumentary, 12:30 p.m., FilmScene • Mr. Holmes, 2:30 p.m., FilmScene • Infinitely Polar Bear, 4:30 & 7 p.m., FilmScene • Amy, 9 p.m., FilmScene
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Sunday 8.9 MUSIC • Dagga Cult, 9 p.m., Gabe’s
Iowa Soul Festival, Aug. 28-Aug. 30
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The festival is among the slew of festivals Iowa City hosts each year. There’s freshly cooked food with an ambiance and sweet and smooth music. It’s an infectious weekend that celebrates African and African-American music, dance, art, and food. Last year, the festival featured UI alumnus Al Jarreau, and Iowa Soul Festival 2014 it will feature much talent this year. The lineup announced earlier this summer includes the Dream Divas of Iowa City, Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster, Sharon Jones, and the Dap-Kings, among many others. It’s a celebration of culture, food, and people. And it’s a good time.
• A LEGO Brickumentary, 11:30 a.m., FilmScene • Mr. Holmes, 1:30 p.m., FilmScene • Amy, 3:45 p.m., FilmScene
CHVRCHES will come to the UI courtesy of a partnership between SCOPE and Homecoming. The band will headline the free concert after the parade. SCOPE has brought many other concert to campus, including Cherub and Neutral Milk Hotel. This will be its latest addition to its résumé. The Scottish-electric band formed in 2011 and will release its latest album in September.
Night football games are back, Sept. 19, Nov. 14 It’s been awhile. In fact, the last night football game in Kinnick Stadium occurred in 2012. So, for the seniors, it occurred during their freshman year. It’s an itch fans have been waiting to scratch, and the scheduling stars have aligned. Both games will take place at 7 p.m. The first in September will pit the Hawks against Pitt, and Iowa will take on Minnesota in November. Even if you aren’t huge sports fan, the night games are an experience all students should have. The atmosphere of Kinnick after dark is electrifying.
• Comedy for Charity 6, 7 p.m., Mill, 120 E. Burlington
• Everyman, 2 p.m., Englert, 221 E. Washington
University of Iowa classes will start up in just a few short weeks. With the onslaught of students making their way back to Iowa City, the arts and culture scene heats up. Instead of reviewing a summer of events, The Daily Iowan staff is previewing what will surely be some of the best weekend events during the fall semester.
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The Jolene Do you ever walk into a bar — or at least walk into Joe’s Place — and have no idea what you want to drink? Well, I’ve got a solution for you, the Jolene. Named after a somewhat-indecisive Joe’s Place costumer, it’s the drink that will keep you drinking. EXPERIENCE: This drink is not for the weak. Melon liqueur and tequila, along with a hint of Malibu Coconut Rum, are mixed with orange juice and grapefruit juice to make the ultimate liquid gold. Though there is more juice than alcohol, you can still taste the undertones of tequila, which mixes well with the grapefruit juice.
• Infinitely Polar Bear, 6 p.m., FilmScene • Who’s the Man, Rooftop Series, 8 p.m., FilmScene
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EVERYMAN CONTINUED FROM FRONT Everyman is a part of National Theatre’s “National Theatre Live.” In the program, the theater screens popular performances around the world so patrons can watch the performance at their local theater. The Englert screens “encore” performances. Although they aren’t live, the performances are the exact same with the addition of some behind-the-scenes footage at breaks and other points of the performance. “National Theatre Live” is part of the Englert’s Captured Lived Programming series. The series also features productions from the Bolshoi Ballet
in Moscow and the Royal Shakespeare Company, added for this season. “Our Captured Live Programming is a great way to see some of the world’s best in theater — top actors, including Hollywood actors such as Chiwetel Ejiofor, James Franco, [and] Tom Hiddleston,” said Aly High, marketing director at the Englert. “[Audiences can also see] works from great playwrights, including Shakespeare and contemporary writers, such as Tom Stoppard, and astounding costume and set design. “These performers are at the top of their game, and it’s amazing to be able to see them in Iowa City, and because the ticket prices are so low, it’s a low barrier to entry for people who are just curious about
theater. We have received excellent feedback from patrons who are longtime theater lovers and newcomers alike. Students often come to productions featuring actors they recognize, such as James Franco or Benedict Cumberbatch, who may have never chosen to see a play otherwise.” Everyman is the first of the Englert’s National Live Theatre screenings this season. The Beaux’ Stratagem and Hamlet, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, will follow in September and November, respectively. “We have received excellent feedback from patrons who are longtime theater lovers and newcomers alike. Students often come to productions featuring
actors they recognize, such as James Franco or Benedict Cumberbatch, who may have never chosen to see a play otherwise,” High said. The performances of Everyman in London began in April, and the production will run through Aug. 30. The play, considered a classic English story, discusses ideas of spirituality at its core as Everyman tries to escape death. “The play, by definition, is a story of a man being forced into a conversation with God … it seems like the stage is one of the few places you can have that kind of epic conversations,” Ejiofor said on the website of “National Theatre Live.” For him, the subject matter helps bring important questions to the surface.
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“The audience will have an experience, and the experience will be quite visceral,” he said. “Engaging, I think, I hope. I think also they will come away with ideas and with questions about life, about death and the thoughts we have about those things … what our communication is with our own spirituality, with our sense of life and its meaning. I think the play resonates with all those levels as well as being [a] very energized, dramatic, dynamic piece of theater, but it still is something very thoughtful, something that is considering the larger questions.” Thanks to “National Theatre Live,” audiences across the nation will get the opportunity to consider these questions.
“This piece is for every man,” Everyman Director Rufus Norris said on the “National Theatre Live” website. “A young person will come in and enjoy this, hopefully, as much as an academic who is very happy to see this important part of [English] heritage being brought to a new audience. I wanted it to be a theater that nobody felt excluded from.”
Everyman Location: Englert, 221 E. Washington Time: 2 p.m. Saturday Ticketing: $18 General Admission $15 Students and Seniors
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