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Search for missing UI student ends Officials in India have called off the search for a University of Iowa student who fell from a trail while hiking near the Gori Ganga River nearly two weeks ago.

UI junior Thomas Plotkin, a 20year-old from Minnetonka, Minn., was studying abroad near Munsiyari, India with the National Outdoor Leadership School when he reportedly lost his footing while on a 10-kilometer hike with a group of students.

Officials presumed him dead soon after the accident.

According to a Thursday release from the school, authorities have asked people in nearby villages to “remain vigilant and notify them if they see any signs of [Plotkin’s] body.”

— by Sam Lane

Get a job, Obama tells Congress WASHINGTON — A combative President Obama challenged a divided Congress on Thursday to unite behind his jobs bill or get ready to be run “out of town” by angry voters. Hoping to use public frustration and economic worry as leverage, he called his proposal an insurance plan against a painful return to recession.

In a news conference long on restatements of his ideas, Obama laid bare the dynamic that now is Washington: The era of compromise is over.

Despite Obama’s taunts, Republicans showed no signs of switching positions. Instead, they pressed unsuccessfully for a symbolic vote later in the day so they could demonstrate their opposition to the bill the president submitted three weeks ago. They also predicted they would prevail next week when Democrats try to advance a reworked version, which Obama supports, with a tax on millionaires.

— Associated Press

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James Zogby, the president of the Arab American Institute in Washington, D.C., speaks at Old Brick on Thursday. He discussed U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and the current domestic political climate. (The Daily Iowan/Adam Wesley)

By MELISSA DAWKINS melissa-dawkins@uiowa.edu

One Arab-American scholar said Thursday night the current crop of Republican Iowa caucus contenders could further damage the U.S. reputation abroad.

James Zogby, the president of the Arab American Institute, said he’s concerned the political anti-Islamic rhetoric used in the GOP presidential-nomination race may strain U.S.-Arab relations.

“They can’t have an intelligent conversation about the Middle East,” Zogby, who spoke at Old Brick, told The Daily Iowan this week.

‘Dr. nurse’ sparks rift In 2007, officials launched the UI’s nursing doctoral program with 25 students.

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An emergence of “Dr. nurses” has created controversy in the medical world.

As more nurses pursue advanced degrees and earn the title of “doctor,” some physicians worry patients might not know the difference between a nurse with a doctorate and a medical doctor.

American Academy of Family Physicians President Glen Stream said the issue is about transparency and not a turf battle over titles.

“If I’m Dr. Smith, and I introduce myself to a patient, they assume that I am a doctor of medicine,” he said. “The concern is that the training is not the same [for nursing doctors].”

Patricia Clinton, the University of Iowa assistant dean for master and doctor of nursing practice programs, said adding

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“They’re not aware of the consequences of their actions. They don’t seem to have a clue that what they say is heard all over the world.”

Zogby, who spoke at an event hosted by the Iowa United Nations Association on Thursday, said he is speaking out against this type of rhetoric. “[The candidates] are into this Islamaphobic rhetorical binge and playing to people’s fears,” he said.

Susan Moore, who attended the event, echoed similar sentiments regarding the Republican candidate pool.

“The impression you get is that the Republicans really don’t care about the country,” she said.

However, Tim Hagle, a University of Iowa political-science associate professor, said candidates take specific stands to reach different segments of American voters.

“The idea is that candidates are trying to reach out and get public support … It may depend on how they defend a specific position,” he said.

As an example, Zogby said he’s concerned SEE ZOGBY, 3

Protest may run afoul of code City code requires groups of more than 100 people to obtain permits before demonstrating.

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By KRISTEN EAST kristen-east@uiowa.edu

Patricia Clinton, the assistant dean for master and doctor of nursing practices in the College of Nursing, talks about nurses becoming doctors on Thursday in the Nursing Building. (The Daily Iowan/Jacklyn Couppee) doctoral education isn’t about nursing doctoral program with 25 postmaster’s degree stuthe title.

“Nurse practitioners aren’t dents. In 2010, the program meant to replace physicians,” changed so students with she said. “We’re part of a team, bachelor’s degrees could also and nurse practitioners play get on the doctoral track. an important role in this team.

At present, there are 118 This isn’t something that just students in the bachelor’s-tocame out of nowhere.” doctoral program and 56 in the With more liberties, nurse postmaster’s-to-doctoral propractitioners are able to treat gram. Since 2007, 37 students certain medical conditions have graduated from the prowithout physician supervision. gram with doctorates.

One reason more nurses are “This shouldn’t be a war becoming doctors is programs between nursing and medisuch as the UI’s.

In 2007, the UI began its SEE NURSES, 3

Occupy Iowa protesters say they are well within their First Amendment rights to gather at College Green Park today, despite the assembly violating several Iowa City ordinances.

City codes require a permit to assemble at College Green for gatherings of more than 100 people.

“My personal opinion is that getting a permit allows the city to call the shots,” said Shay O’Reilly, a Daily Iowan columnist who helped facilitate Wednesday’s general assembly meeting. “It would state that having the public space is not ours to use.”

Occupy Iowa and Rally to End the War protests are taking place today, with the antiwar rally starting at 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of Clinton and Washington SEE ORDINANCE, 3

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Stafford change to cost students Federal officials estimate cutting some loan subsidies will save $32 billion over 10 years.

BY JORDYN REILAND jordyn-reiland@uiowa.edu

A change in federal student aid could cost a group of University of Iowa students $2 million a year.

Starting July 2012, students with federal Stafford Loans will have to start paying interest while they’re still in school. Officials say those savings will help keep Pell Grant funding in place.

The change will likely affect more than 4,000 UI graduate students who received approximately $28.5 million in direct subsidized Stafford Loans during the 2009-10 school year.

When students have subsidized loans, the government pays the interest incurred while the student is attending school. The

subsidized loans cut will be replaced with unsubsidized loans. Unsubsidized loans require students to pay off the interest while attending school.

The goal of the Pell Grant Protection Act is to fund the Pell Grant maximum — a financial award for financially needy students — of $5,550.

While this could add a possible financial strain on graduate students having to pay interest while in school, Mark Warner, the UI director of Student Financial Aid, said the

change was instrumental in maintaining the funding of the Pell Grant, a federal aid program for low-income students.

“It is exceptionally critical the maximum Pell Grant funding stays at $5,550,” Warner said. “If not, the amount would plummet to $3,200, which would be devastating and unacceptable to the financially needy students not only at the UI, but across the country.”

Students rely heavily on Pell Grants at the UI. Last school year, more than 4,300 UI students received almost $16 million in federal Pell Grants. This population of students is just over 20 percent of the UI undergraduate student population.

Graduate College Dean John Keller said even though it is unfortunate to have money taken away from a program, he’s glad the funding will still go toward educational support.

“We need to try to make education as accessible as

possible, and Pell Grants do so for students, for without them, many may not have the opportunity to go to a university such as the UI or university in general,” he said.

With a current interest rate of 6.8 percent, the affected graduate students at the UI in 2009-2010 would incur a total of $1.9 million in interest. For each individual student, the total interest paid would estimate to be $500 annually.

U.S. Department of Education spokeswoman Sara Gast said graduate students have less need for subsidized loans because they are in specialized or higher-paying fields. Students may also benefit from participation in one of the several repayment and loan-forgiveness plans once they have completed their education.

Gast also said eliminating interest subsidies for graduate and professional students would save an estimated $2.2 billion in fiscal 2012 and $32 billion over the next 10 years.

Jones allegedly attempted to chew through the hose on the breath-test machine, and when moved to the report-writing room, he allegedly kicked at an officer, missing him.

— by Matt Starns

ship to the County Heritage Trust, as well as a subscription to Heritage, the group’s quarterly journal.

The efforts will continue through Oct. 23.

— by Alison Sullivan

Pell Grant Protection Act Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans for graduate students will be replaced by unsubsidized loans. Many UI students receive Stafford Loans and Pell Grants: • 2010-2011: 4,354 undergraduate students received $15,883.784 in federal Pell Grants • This population is just over 20 percent of the UI undergraduate student population Source: Mark Warner, UI director of Student Financial Aid

METRO/NATION Man faces numerous charges An Iowa City man faces numerous charges after he was stopped

by Iowa City police on suspicion of drunk driving.

Jerry Jones, 30, was charged Wednesday with second-offense OWI, habitual driving with a barred license, and two counts of assaulting on a police officer.

Jones allegedly had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech, reported the officers, who noted his pupils as being abnormally small.

According to a complaint by Iowa City police, Jones was taken into custody for driving with a barred license and OWI. While at the Iowa City police station, he allegedly became irate, spitting at an officer and swearing. The complaint said officers had to handcuff Jones to a bench in order to control him.

vation efforts, according to a press release.

Beginning today, for every pair of Patagonia shoes sold, Active Endeavors, 138 S. Clinton St., will donate $10 to the Johnson County Heritage Trust. The donations will support efforts to preserve local wildlife and areas, including prairies and woodlands.

Each customer who purchases a pair of Patagonia shoes will also receive a one-year free member-

WASHINGTON — The U.S. began the war in Afghanistan with a “frighteningly simplistic” view of the country, and even 10 years later lacks knowledge that could help bring the conflict to a successful end, a former top commander said Thursday.

Retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal said in remarks at the Council on Foreign Relations that the U.S. and its NATO allies are

only “a little better than” 50 percent of the way to reaching their war goals.

Of the remaining tasks to be accomplished, he said the most difficult may be creating a legitimate government that ordinary Afghans can believe in and that can serve as a counterweight to the Taliban.

McChrystal, who commanded coalition forces in 2009-10 and was forced to resign in a flap over a magazine article, said the U.S. entered Afghanistan in October 2001 with too little knowledge of Afghan culture.

“We didn’t know enough and we still don’t know enough,” he said. “Most of us — me included — had a very superficial understanding of the situation and history, and we had a frighteningly simplistic view of recent history, the last 50 years.”

— Associated Press

charged Wednesday with smoking in a prohibited area.

Daryl Gilliam, 45, 320 S. Dubuque St. Apt. 501, was charged Tuesday with fifthdegree theft.

Charles Kapp, 60, 823 Bowery St., was charged Wednesday with OWI. Andrew Koering, 21, charged was Coralville, Thursday with second-offense

OWI. Bailey Lepp, 19, 115 S. Governor St., was charged Thursday with PAULA. Taffoana Neal, 24, PO Box 578, was charged Wednesday with smoking in a prohibited area.

Timothy Oakley, 21, 512 N. Gilbert St., was charged Thursday with keeping a disorderly house.

Desiree Taylor, 23, 43 Moira

St. Apt. 3, was charged Wednesday with driving with a suspended or canceled license.

Michael Whitney, 42, address unknown, was charged Wednesday with public urination.

Nicholas Williams, 20, 2208 Miami Drive, was charged Tuesday with driving with a suspended or canceled license.

Shoes for conservation McChrystal: U.S. A local retailer and a Johnson ignorant about County nonprofit are coming together to support local conser- Afghanistan

BLOTTER Erin Devlin, 21, Coralville, was charged Wednesday with smoking in a prohibited area.

Nathan Evans, 21, Ottumwa, Iowa, was charged Wednesday with smoking in a prohibited area.

Tyler Evans, 23, Ottumwa, was charged Wednesday with smoking in a prohibited area.

Conor Fudge, 23, 422 S. Dubuque St. Apt. 3, was

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cine,” Clinton said, noting that, for years, nurse practitioners have sufficiently provided for patients, especially in rural and innercity settings.

Still, some physicians say lay patients won’t understand the difference.

“I just think that because it’s not in the general public conscience, it’s going to be difficult in a one-on-one to explain the difference

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Streets. Protesters will make their way to College Green by 6 p.m.

The Occupy Iowa demonstration is one of many “Occupy” movements cropping up across the nation in conjunction with the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York.

Nobody identifying themselves with the Occupy Iowa demonstration has filed a permit for occupying College Green as of Thursday night, city officials

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2012 Election Concerns James Zogby said pressing issues must be addressed in the 2012 election, and must not be ignored.

• The economy • US-Arab relations • Aggregate public opinion • The president’s past performance Source: James Zogby, president of Arab American Institute

by Republican candidate Herman Cain’s remarks about sharia law in America.

Nursing Launching in 2007, the UI’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program has grown.

• 2007: 25 postmaster’s student admitted • 2010: Bachelor’s-doctoral program added • 2011: 118 enrolled in bachelor’s-doctoral program • 2011: 56 enrolled in postmaster’s-doctoral program Source: Patricia Clinton, the University of Iowa assistant dean for Master and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs

between credentials,” Stream said.

After 25 years of nursing,

Occupy Iowa Two protests will kick off today on the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan.

• What: Occupy Iowa and Rally to End the War • Starts: 4:30 p.m.

• Where: Intersection of Clinton and Washington Streets • Continues to College Green Park at 6 p.m.

Source: Occupy Iowa general assembly meeting

said. Occupy Iowa organizers said they will submit a letter to city officials to notify them of their presence at the park.

Iowa City police Sgt.

“[Cain] just iterated the same nonsense …” Zogby said. “No one is trying to impose sharia in America.

This is something very serious, very important.”

In response to Cain’s comment that he would not be comfortable appointing a Muslim to his Cabinet, Hagle said that candidates must be careful.

“Those were quick comments to offhand questions … The point he was trying to make was that because there are Muslims who are radicalized, he would want to make sure the appointee was loyal to the United States,” he said.

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Brenda Winkle, decided it was time to go from being a nurse to a provider.

“I wanted to move out of the inpatient hospital setting to be able to work in an outpatient setting …” she said.

Winkle, who is in her first year of the doctoral program, said she understands the confusion that could create.

“Having said that, I think that the community at-large is aware that there are people trained at doctorate levels that don’t necessary mean they’ve been to medical school,” Winkle said.

A theologian with a Ph.D. might be referred to as a “doctor,” but no one expects her or him to have a medical degree, she noted.

“I think this is a brandnew concept and degree, and it’s just making the public aware of this emerging provider, and it shouldn’t be a problem,” Winkle said.

Both Winkle and Clinton cited research showing nurse practitioners and physicians provide similar care.

“Nurse practitioners

don’t do an appendectomy, but guess what — neither do family-practice physicians. That’s what a surgeon does,” Clinton said, noting that the medical field is already stretched thin and in need of more professionals.

By national average, fulltime nurse practitioners made $90,770 last year, while nurse practitioners in Iowa made $87,043, according to the 2010 Nurse Practitioner Salary report.

Doctors of Nursing Practice — an organization that

promotes nursing educa-

Denise Brotherton said though there will not be added police force, officers will be monitoring the assembly.

The Occupy Iowa group will violate the ordinance as protesters plan to occupy College Green overnight, and they have not determined a time they’ll break up the demonstration. The city ordinance requires the group to get permission to be there after 11 p.m.

“A permit is needed for any time that there is a group of more than 100 people, or if that group is bringing in any special equipment, such as a tents or having music,” said

Tammy Neumann of the city Parks and Recreation Department.

Neumann said permits can be approved fairly quickly — typically within a day or two — depending on how far in the future the event takes place. The park director and park superintendent need to be present to approve the permit.

“The park ordinance is basically put in place to keep people from long-term camping in the park,” Brotherton said.

Brotherton said the Iowa City police were contacted by someone Wednesday night inquiring about permits. The person was referred to the City Manag-

er’s Office. The office wasn’t contacted on Thursday by anyone identifying themselves as being with the protests.

Iowa City police said public safety was their primary concern as several protests start today.

“Our main concern is the safety of the community,” Brotherton said. “Part of the community is people involved in the demonstration. Obviously, we’ll monitor for the safety of everybody.”

She said there have been several recent, peaceful demonstrations and protests, and Iowa City police know how to react in those situations.

“We have training in these situations, and [a protest] is not something unexpected,” she said. “It’s not anything that hasn’t been dealt with before or that we wouldn’t expect.

That’s part of the liveliness of a diverse [city].”

Brotherton said Iowa City police ultimately want protesters to be mindful of the city and its citizens throughout the protest.

“Obviously, we encourage everyone to work with the city to have a successful [demonstration], so they can get their point across or voice what they need to,” Brotherton said. “We encourage everyone to consider the community.”

he said.

tion — founding member Joyce Williams, who is a nurse practitioner, says it’s not as though there are thousands and thousands of nurses coming out with this degree.

“The title of doctor is an earned title,” she said. “It’s something that refers to the respect of the person. I guess physicians feel that they are entitled to be the only ones, but really, they’re not.”

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Florida’s move magnifies Iowa caucuses’ influence Heading into the holiday season, few Iowans probably have their state’s first-in-the-nation caucuses fully on their mind. Unfortunately, that will be forced to change quite soon — Iowa is about to become even more influential in this year’s election.

On Sept. 30, Florida legislators announced they would move their state’s presidential primary more than a month forward, to Jan. 31, setting it ahead of all other state primaries and igniting a domino effect in the process. In response, the first four political contests in the nation (Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina) have announced, or are expected to soon announce, plans to proceed with earlier contests in an attempt to prevent their political influence from being usurped.

This political absurdity must end. The result of Florida’s decision will not increase its influence. Instead, it will shift even more focus from political debate to rhetorical positioning. By moving the primary dates to an earlier date, there will be less time to learn each candidate’s platform. This will increase the number of illinformed caucus-goers who will ultimately set the tone for the entire electoral process.

As much as they proliferate throughout the news, polls (straw, online, or otherwise) are ultimately inconsequential. In October 2007, Sen. John McCain (14.6 percent) was being outpolled by two others: former Sen. Fred Thompson (20.2 percent) and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (27.2).

The Iowa caucuses do hold weight. Former Gov. Mike Huckabee was the first person (Republican or Democrat) to win the Iowa caucuses and not secure his party’s ticket since 1992. Votes as influential as the Iowa caucuses should not be rushed, but it looks as if they will be, to the detriment of the electoral process.

It takes much longer for candidates without overwhelming financial backing (e.g. Rep. Ron Paul, Gov. Gary Johnson) to be recognized as legitimate contenders than those that do (e.g. Gov. Mitt Romney, Gov. Rick Perry). They have to rely heavily on their ideals, not on television advertisements, to distinguish themselves. A hurried election cycle puts candidates like these at an even further disadvantage, making rhetorical grandstanding and corporate fundraising even more instrumental.

Florida’s decision comes despite rules set forth by

both the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee that permit only Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina the right to host primaries before March 6 of an election year. These rules attempt to prevent states from endlessly leapfrogging each other, as was the case in the run-up to the 2008 presidential election. During that election cycle, Iowa held an early Jan. 3 primary, barely providing caucus goers enough time to shake off their holiday-season fever and make an informed decision.

While there are certainly valid arguments on whether or not Iowa deserves to be the nation’s first political battleground (or even questions about New Hampshire and the other early contests’ significance soon after), Iowa has been first in the nation for nearly 40 years and will stop at nothing to retain its traditional position.

This becomes preeminently clear when one listens to Iowa’s party leaders.

“One thing that Iowans need to know is that Iowa will be first, the only open question remains the date in which we hold our first in the nation caucuses,” Iowa Republican Party Chairman Matthew Strawn recently told KWQC of the Quad Cities.

So it would seem that in an attempt at garnering recent media attention, Florida has gained next to nothing. If anything, the decision increased Iowa’s importance in the electoral process.

“The apparent reason Florida moved its primary up was so that it has more influence in the nomination process,” UI political-science Associate Professor Tim Hagle told the DI Editorial Board in an email. “Unfortunately for Florida, moving its primary date up has the opposite effect. The compressed schedule makes the early states such as Iowa even more important.”

Instead, Florida has only kicked the hornet’s nest and increased our political madness in choosing to move forward with an earlier primary. Florida certainly will not play host to the nation’s first primary and ultimately will net no beneficial gain.

Iowans, on the other hand, can look forward to Season’s Greetings calls from all their favorite (and not-sofavorite) candidates — that is, if they know enough to have an opinion.

Your turn. Should the electorial process begin earlier?

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Forbidden fruit returns CHRIS STEINKE csteinke@gmail.com

Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs is dead, and everyone now knows the real reason behind the iCloud’s timely development. It could be argued that Jobs and his company made the most beneficial impacts on the human race since God finished up on the seventh day (what with the first personal computer, the iPhone, and of course, the Oregon Trail mini-game).

Not everyone recognizes the societal gains of the Apple revolution.

Following the announcement of Jobs’ death, Margie Phelps, a leader of the Westboro Baptist Church, tweeted, “Westboro will picket his funeral. He had a huge platform; gave God no glory & taught sin.”

The announcement was sent from Phelps’ iPhone.

Sure, I’m all for the First Amendment and all, but can someone please explain the discussion this church is trying to provoke?

“Oh, I’m going to hell?

There’s nothing I can do? Well, shit.”

The Westboro Baptist Church is infamous for protesting high-profile funerals and holding signs that say “God Hates Fags” (its website is godhatesfags.com).

Members picketed Michael Jackson’s memorial service (which could have had some moral justification), and they can always be seen at the funerals of fallen U.S. soldiers.

That’s the members’ bread and better. Dead soldiers. Phelps’ Twitter bio reads, “The soldiers are dying for your sins & coming home in bits and pieces in body bags.”

Dying for my sins, eh?

They probably would’ve picketed Jesus’ burial, too, right?

The Supreme Court ruled that the Westboro’s funeral protests were protected speech in March of this year. Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. was in the majority.

“Because this nation has chosen to protect even hurtful speech on public issues to ensure that public debate is not stifled, Westboro must be shielded from tort liability for its picketing,” he wrote.

OK, I’m down for some public debate (Feed, troll, feed!).

Does Apple “teach sin”? No, it doesn’t.

Technology is neutral. If anything, Apple leans on

the side of moral righteousness. I — I mean, my friend has been searching “porn” in the App Store for months now, and nothing ever comes up, he says. Oh, well. That’s what the web browser is for, he supposes.

Sure, Apple products can facilitate sin, just like it can facilitate medical advancement.

You can use technology to help you do basically anything. Phelps herself used an iPhone to organize her own protests — not to say sin and Westboro protests don’t function harmoniously.

Westboro uses children in its protests. It has them hold “God hates fags” signs and everything, which is fantastic rhetorical strategy. Try debating with a bigoted child. If you’ve seen Fox News interviews, you know how that kind of thing goes.

They don’t listen to you.

They just yell and scream so they can’t even hear your opinion, an opinion they don’t care to hear, anyway.

So… debate. What’s their side here again?

That Jobs didn’t use his influence to glorify Jesus? Well, Jobs was a Buddhist, so explains that — but even if he was Christian and did use Apple as a vehicle to promote Jesus, it likely would have done society more harm than good.

For example, Jobs approved a mobile app that claimed to cure homosexuality.

Thousands protested, it was removed, and it hurt the brand’s image.

Similar efforts would damage Apple’s capital viability and would thus impede the growth of technology and therefore the spread of globalization and human knowledge.

But hey, Westboro is successfully making its views known. Telling people they’re going to burn in hell for eternity does create publicity — Brother Jed knows that.

Did you see the crowds around him last week?

If Brother Jed and the Westboro Baptist Church are aiming to cure society, they should take a look at themselves. They should consider the advice provided by one of the most positively influential men in human history.

“Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” (Steve Jobs, June 2005).

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Leadership School not at fault in study-abroad death The Daily Iowan article “Little oversight exists for study-abroad orgs” (Oct. 4, 2011) includes the death of University of Iowa student Thomas Plotkin as its news peg in a story about potential dangers students face when studying abroad and a lack of government regulation on study-abroad organizations.

Plotkin was traveling on an 80-day trip in India with the National Outdoor Leadership School, which is based in Lander, Wyo. On the 29th day, Plotkin apparently took a wrong step, and witnesses say they saw his ankle buckle before he fell several hundred feet off the trail and presumably

died. While all indications point to this being a terrible accident, the article seems to imply that the Leadership School — and a lack of oversight — is at fault rather than the unfortunate capriciousness of nature.

As someone who has studied abroad, is a Leadership School alumnus, and spends a considerable amount of time outdoors, I know this could not be further from the truth. To imply that the Leadership somehow School increased the risk to Plotkin is unfair and frankly negligent on the part of the DI. The Leadership School is an organization with a 45-year his-

tory of teaching its students important outd o o r, l e a d e r s h i p , a n d emergency first-aid skills. Its “2010 State of the School Report” indicates it has nearly 200,000 alumni in addition to 15,000 new stud e n t s e a c h y e a r. T h e death of Plotkin would be its first catastrophic incident in more than 10 years — a track record of which most schools would be proud.

In addition, the Leadership School’s risk-management statistics for the past 25 years are publicly available on its website in the same report, and they are excellent.

The Leadership School also appears to have made every effort

for transparency during this tragedy. Fox News 9 in Minnesota reports t h a t P l o t k i n ’s m o t h e r wa s a l e r t e d t h e s a m e day as the accident and that the Leadership School enlisted the help of local Indian-Tibetan aut hor i t i es as wel l as the Indian Army and the Leadership School staff members in the search effort. The news tab on its website also posted frequent updates with details surrounding the accident and the ongoing search. The families of the 20 students accompanying Plotkin were called and alerted, and counseling services were made available to the students remaining in India.

Anytime we venture i n t o t h e o u t d o o r s, w e accept some amount of risk. Even stepping foot out the front door carries some amount of danger, and this should not be forgotten. The study-abroad experience compounds this risk by placing individuals in a foreign environment to which they are not accustomed, but adapting to a new environment is much of what study abroad is about. There may certainly be study-abroad organizations out there with questionable track r e c o r d s o n s a f e t y, b u t please do not lump the Leadership School in with them.

Pa r e n t s o f s t u d e n t s wishing to study abroad

or in the outdoors should be encouraged to support their children’s interests because there is so much in life that cannot be learned in the traditional classroom.

But certainly let the buyer beware. Students should visit the UI Office for Study Abroad and talk to alumni of programs they’re interested in to check on safety and educational standards.

Having gone through three of the Leadership School programs, let me be the first to give it a rousing endorsement.

Matthew Berry is an alumnus of the National Outdoor Leadership School and is a graduate student at the University of Iowa, studying physiology.

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Envy Corps scores

Sports panel retains equity subcommitte

By DORA GROTE dora-grote@uiowa.edu

The Envy Corps, a Des Moines indie-rock band, will perform today at The Blue Moose Tap House. (Publicity photo)

By JORDAN MONTGOMERY jordan-w-montgomery@gmail.com

The Envy Corps, an indie-rock band from Des Moines, released one of the best albums of the year this week.

It Culls You is the band’s second major studio release since the group’s formation almost 10 years ago to the day. But in that 10 years, it hasn’t been all sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll for the group. The band has overcome many setbacks, from record label screwups to guitarist Brandon Darner suffering a stroke onstage while performing in London.

Fans anxiously awaited the release of It Culls You, because the Envy Corps’ last album was released three years ago, and similar to their new one, it rocked.

For those interested in hearing the Envy Corps’ It Culls You, the band will perform at 9 p.m. today at the

Blue Moose Tap House, 211 Iowa Ave. Admission is free.

Fans will find that It Culls You features a slightly harder sound when compared with the more candy-coated indie poprock songs from the previous album, Dwell.

The band has been compared with Radiohead and Modest Mouse (both great compliments, in my opinion), but the Envy Corps should not be discounted as a wannabe band. It has a unique sound and talent that deserves recognition.

There is not a bad song on It Culls You, and the band has managed to make every track unique.

Even during the first listen, there was no confusing songs or wondering if I had moved onto a new song. Each song has its own distinct sound.

After a few listens, I managed to pick a few of the album’s highlights.

The album’s second

track, “Ms. Hospital Corners,” is a grinding song that will remind fans of the group’s previous album. The song opens with a crunching bass line that may have caused permanent damage to my subwoofer. The bass work on this album is incredible throughout; it starts with this song, and the bassist never lets up. Lyrically, “Ms. Hospital Corners” is probably the strongest song on the album mostly because of its chorus; the lyrics on this album are perhaps my only gripe.

My favorite song on the album is “Command+Q” (if you’re reading this electronically, don’t push, it will close the window). The tune is downright funky from start to finish. It opens with a guitar riff and a snappy drum

cadence, a pair that is sure to get you moving. Near the middle of the four-anda-half minute song, spacey synthesizers create what I imagine aliens landing on Earth would sound like.

The Envy Corps finishes the album with “Fools,” a 14-minute song that comes in two parts, “Fools (How I Survived You & Even Laughed)” and “Fools, Pt. II (Bow).” The song begins very laid-back as singer Luke Pettipoole drops in and out of falsetto and his band backs him up with subtle sounds — it’s almost dreamlike. Halfway through part one, the song explodes into a full band effort. The most impressive instruments are the band members’ voices, creating a harmonious choral sound. “Fools” is a beautiful way to and an amazing album.

University of Iowa officials on Thursday decided not to do away with a group meant to protect minority athletes.

At a Presidential Committee on Athletics meeting, members discussed a report that called for eliminating a subcommittee focusing on equity.

“I personally think this would be a big mistake to bury concern about issues of equal treatment of student-athletes and Athletics Department staff within the mission to some other busy subcommittees,” said N. William Hines, the head of the athletics panel.

A four-member panel reviewed the performance of the athletics committee for the 2010-11 academic year and released a report of several recommendations, including the elimination of the subcommittee.

A review committee suggested the equity subcommittee be eliminated because of misperceptions about the group’s workload.

The equity committee monitors the Athletics Department’s equality among student-athletes, workforce diversity, and minority student-athletes’ college experience. Monitoring is required by the NCAA in order to be a certified athletics department.

Some committee members were concerned about the need for the subcommittee.

“Is there enough work to justify having one committee if there is no activity?” said athletics committee member and psychology Professor Michael Lomax.

Hines said the review committee conducted its report during a time when the equity subcommittee’s head was ill, which resulted in a light workload.

“Assuring equal treatment with respect to gender, racial and ethnic status, and other immutable personal characteristics is a core value of the university and the Athletics Department,” Hines said.

The subcommittee oversees athletics equality by monitoring facilities, policies, and budgets to review the UI’s commitment to equality in student athletics.

“We have never taken a hard, systematic look at the of quality of collegiate experience in Iowa City and University of Iowa for our students of color, and doing just that alone takes up half a year of our committee time,” Hines said.

Clinical Professor and faculty representative Ellen Herman said the work of the subcommittee could possibly be portioned off to the academic achievement and welfare panel.

“Those two committees are overwhelmed trying to get the stuff done they are supposed to do … it is just not a good idea because nothing would get done,” Herman said.

Hines moved to keep the equity subcommittee based on its importance to the athletics committee.

The panel will remain part of the athletics committee for the indefinite future.

“It is symbolic in a way and vitally important to the work the committee does,” Hines said.

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Study: Serious crime up Alums: Law school valuable

By JENNY EARL jennifer-earl@uiowa.edu

The Johnson County Jail as seen on Wednesday. The jail’s population has increased 172 percent since the mid-1980s. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Bauer)

Officials have seen a 193 percent increase in the number of inmates held longer than a month.

By MATT STARNS matthew-starns@uiowa.edu

Overcrowding at the Johnson County Jail may be due to an increase in the rate of violent crime, according to a study published late last month.

University of Iowa Professor Emeritus John Neff, the author of the study, found the jail population spiked several times between 1983 and 2011 at rates three to four times higher than the rate of the county’s population increase.

While these intermittent spikes are a result of many mechanisms — the study mentions there are more than 20 — Neff says there are several that stand out.

“What we’re doing is we’re putting the same 1,000 people in jail over and over again,” he said.

“We know of one person who has been in and out of the jail for 26 years.”

Neff also said the latest spike in jail population was partially attributable to an increase in the severity of crimes.

“What’s happened in the last 10 years is we’ve added about 100 who are doing really serious stuff — armed robberies and violence,” he said. “They’re staying longer because

Jail Overcrowding By the numbers: • 193 — percent increase over the last 10 years in the number of inmates held longer than one month.

• 21 — number of court reporters in District 6, which includes Johnson County, prior to 2009 cuts.

• 16.6 — number of court reporters now in District 6 (the .6 is a part-time reporter) Source: John Neff, author of the study, and District 6 Court Administrator Carroll Edmondson

these are much more serious offenses.”

The study found, from fiscal 2000 to fiscal 2011, the number of inmates held in custody longer than a month almost tripled.

Even a small increase in the number of serious crimes committed can have a large effect on the jail population, Neff said.

“It doesn’t take many arrests at that serious level,” he said.

Another set of heavy contributors to the jail’s overpopulation, he said, are recent cuts in government positions, especially at the Johnson County Courthouse.

“The state has cut back its staff pretty much across the board; anything involving a state agency is going to take longer,” Neff said. “That’s one of the reasons we’re seeing delays in the courts.”

The lack of court reporters — staffers who type transcripts of legal proceedings — is causing inmates to remain incar-

cerated before trial longer, he said.

“The limiting factor in getting a trial is the availability of a court reporter, whereas it used to be the availability of a judge,” he said.

Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek agrees with Neff.

“The prime example is when you have a limited number of court reporters available, you’re not able to operate each courtroom completely because of that,” he said.

But Johnson County District Clerk of Court Lodema Berkley disagrees.

“I don’t see that the cutback affected our associate[s] that much, as far as having trials,” she said. “I have a very efficient staff, and they take pride in making sure things get done.”

She maintains that her office is working at the same pace as usual.

“The crime is up, and they have increased the number of law enforcement but never increased the number of court personnel,” she said. “If anything, they’ve reduced us.”

Pulkrabek and Berkley agree with Neff’s assertion of a recent increase in serious crime in Johnson County.

“The fact of the matter is that what’s plugging up our jail is people that are here on serious crimes and [are being] held on bond,” Pulkrabek said. “It’s people charged with serious crimes, and there are more of them.”

The number of lawyers serving in the Iowa legislature is lower than ever.

According to Iowa Lawyer magazine, only 15 of the 100 lawmakers in the Iowa House are lawyers, and only one of the state’s 50 senators is a lawyer.

Rep. Tyler Olson, DCedar Rapids, a 2003 University of Iowa College of Law graduate, said at a forum on campus Thursday he’s surprised at the small percentage of lawyers in the Legislature.

“There are a lot of farmers or workers — being able to relate to people who come from a lot of different backgrounds helps us to relate to legislators who have different backgrounds,” Olsen told a group of about 60.

Some of the six lawyerlawmakers at Thursday’s event said they hadn’t planned on using their law degrees to make laws.

“Being one who believes there’s never a right time to run, you either do it or you don’t — I decided to jump in,” said Kraig Paulsen, RHiawatha, the speaker of the House.

Because Iowa has a parttime Legislature — with sessions lasting between four and eight months — these legislators’ legal degrees allow them to carry

2003 UI College of Law graduate Rep. Tyler Olson, D-Cedar Rapids, discusses his legislative career on Thursday while Rep. Chris Hagenow, R-Windsor Heights, and Rep. Kurt Swaim, D-Bloomfield, look on. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Bauer) on with other legal work.

Still, balancing work at the Statehouse with legal practice back home is challenging.

“The whole part-time legislator thing is a lie …

Every one of us puts in quite a bit of time — more than the average legislator,” Paulsen said.

Still, the lawmakers said their in-depth knowledge about the law helps them when working on bills.

“Having a legal background is a huge benefit,” said Rep. Mary Wolfe, DClinton.

Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Law Eric Andersen said lawyers are well-fit for positions in the Legislature.

“Having an understanding of how the law works generally would be very

valuable to any legislator,” he said. “Legal training gives them a sense of how to act, and they know what’s applied in the courts and how it works in the real world.”

Rep. Nate Willems, DLisbon, who is now in his second term in the Iowa House, told law students Thursday not to let their age stop them from doing what they want to do.

When he first ran for the House, he was in his late 20s and went campaigning door-to-door.

“I’ve had people laugh at me: ‘You’re in high school, right?’ ” he said. “People love to tell you how young you look, but when I start mentioning that I’m a lawyer, you could see in their head the wheels turning.”

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• You have the email addresses of your professors marked as spam.

• The only time you ever participate in class is with interjections of “What homework?!”

• This week you spiced things up and said, “What midterm?!”

• You spend more time strategizing how to slip your number to the bangin’ TA than you do taking notes.

• You don’t actually know the name of the building your class is in; you just know it’s across the street from your favorite bar. Which is quite the distraction.

• An hour into class you realize you’re in the wrong classroom.

• … but you stay because the professor is packin’.

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Friday, Oct. 7 — by Eugenia Last

ARIES March 21-April 19 Take on a challenge. Compete against yourself, and strive to be your best. Your enthusiasm and will to succeed will attract favorable attention as well as interest in you and what you have to offer, both personally and professionally.

TAURUS April 20-May 20 Ask for favors. A partnership can turn into a business venture that has the potential to grow and raise your income. You will gain respect and experience if you attend a function that has a connection to your current goals.

GEMINI May 21-June 20 You can make professional gains if you share and present your ideas in a unique way. Let your imagination run wild and you will also attract personal interest that can lead to a partnership that is engaging, entertaining and profitable.

CANCER June 21-July 22 Plan to have fun and enjoy the moment, but don’t take anything or anyone too seriously. Rely on your ability to get what you want.

Whatever is offered will come with a price tag. Don’t let an unexpected change disappoint you. It’s a blessing in disguise.

LEO July 23-Aug. 22 Money will come to you from an unusual source. Creative investments will pay off. Open communication with someone who can contribute to your plans will result in a worthwhile partnership. Good fortune will result from networking, traveling, and being receptive to ideas and suggestions.

VIRGO Aug. 23-Sept. 22 You need to get out more. Mingle with people who share your interests. Interesting developments will occur if you attend a conference or trade show or if you share your ideas. A financial change looks promising. Put a little muscle into your plans.

LIBRA Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Socialize, and don’t be afraid to step into the spotlight. You will attract some very interesting people who can fill a void in your life. It’s time to spruce up your look, your life, and your future. Don’t be shy. Embrace opportunity, love, and romance.

SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Someone you love may withhold information. Don’t pry, or you may ruin a surprise. Focus more on your relationships, and you will discover that you have built a sturdy base in both your personal and professional life.

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21 You can run the show if you want. Step into the limelight and do your best to help a cause or someone in need and you will make a lasting impression. Your Good Samaritan attitude will bring rewards that are far beyond your expectations.

CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19 There is no room for error. Choose your battles wisely and your friends carefully. Stick close to home and protect what you’ve worked to acquire. Don’t let a late change throw you off your game. Stick to your original plan, and you’ll succeed.

AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18 There is nothing you cannot accomplish if you are determined to finish what you start. You can excel financially, legally, and emotionally if you are honest and straightforward. Don’t give in to emotional blackmail.

PISCES Feb. 19-March 20 Dig deep, and you will discover what you need to know.

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FOOTBALL CONTINUED FROM 12 Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz said a big reason for that defensive success was the Nittany Lions’ experienced secondary.

Penn State entered the season with all four starting backfield positions filled by seniors.

“Every guy is a veteran back there,” Ferentz said.

“Every guy has played a lot

MURRAY CONTINUED FROM 12 kick?

Murray: I was actually pretty calm once I was out on the field. It puts you out there by yourself; you don’t have to deal with the noise of everyone wishing you good luck and patting you on the back and stuff. The whole kick kind of just happened. I don’t even really remember a lot of it. I don’t know if it’s because of adrenaline or not.

DI: How soon did you

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Iowa (3-1, 0-0) at Penn State (4-1, 1-0) When: 2:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Beaver Stadium; University Park, Pa. Where to watch: ABC

on defense, but still in the bottom half of the league.

One bright spot, though, has been freshman Taylor Uhl. The Eden Prairie, Minn., native has provided half the Gophers’ total offense with eight goals so far — four of them gamewinners — and tacked on an assist.

The Gophers mirror the Black and Gold in several areas, Rainey said; the sixth-year Iowa coach noted Minnesota’s athletic for-

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of football — and a lot of good football.”

Safeties Nick Sukay and Drew Astorino provide stability to the Nittany Lions’ defense. Astorino has started 24 games in the past two

seasons, and he was named honorable mention All-Big Ten in both. Sukay started the first six games last year before an injury ended his season. But he was a starter in 2009 as well, when he was second in the Big Ten with 11 pass break-ups. The pair has combined for six break-ups this season.

Things may get a bit easier for the Hawkeyes on the outside, where a pair of injuries have hampered

Penn State’s cornerbacks.

Top corner D’Anton Lynn missed the Oct. 1 Indiana game with head and neck injuries. Penn State coach Joe Paterno said the senior is doubtful for Saturday’s game as well. And Stephon Morris, who leads the team in passes defended this year, left the Hoosier game early. Morris has been practicing this week and should play Saturday.

But even without the two starting corners, Penn

State limited Indiana to 184 passing yards on 45 attempts.

Vandenberg said it’s likely the best secondary he will have played against in his career.

“They have a great scheme and a lot of experience back there,” he said.

“There’s two safeties who have played a lot, and at least three really good corners. You’re not going to throw anything at them that they haven’t seen.”

Marcus Coker also said Penn State’s defense was “probably” the best he’ll have played against. But while Vandenberg raved about the Nittany Lions’ defensive schemes and discipline, Coker noted something different.

“They’re a strong, fast, big defense,” he said. “They have the talent, and they’re aggressive around the football.”

know the kick was good?

Murray: I pretty much knew right as I kicked it. I caught a peek of it and saw it was heading down the middle, and I took off and celebrated.

DI: Your celebration ended with a slide. Was that the plan?

Murray: It was more of a spur-of-the-moment thing. I actually joked around with people saying I was running, and I c o u l d n’t run around forever, so I had to do something.

I guess that was the first

thing to come to mind.

[Laughs] DI: Does it bother you to be remembered largely because of one moment?

Murray: I think it’s kind of something to be proud of.

From the kicking position standpoint, that’s what you live and die by. I don’t mind it at all. I’d rather be remembered for a make than a miss.

DI: What did that win do for the team moving forward? (Iowa finished 9-4, winning the Outback Bowl. The next

season, Iowa went 11-2 with an Orange Bowl victory.) Was it any sweeter after you guys suffered a few close defeats that season?

Murray: I think it just gave the team confidence in terms of finishing games, and going onto the next year when we were able to win a lot of those close games at the end. It was almost kind of a monkey off the back. Getting just one to kind of clear our nerves

about everything at the end of the game was very beneficial for us.

DI: Why has Iowa been so successful against Penn State during Kirk Ferentz’s coaching tenure?

Murray: I think it’s just

the preparation we put in. I don’t know if there’s any special formula against them. Overall, the preparation and the time everyone puts in and just the recent success kind of puts an extra little emphasis on the game.

wards and strong defense.

Despite Minnesota’s lessthan-stellar record — the team from Minneapolis is 10th in the overall conference standings — the coach said he sees the Gophers as a tough matchup for Iowa.

“Just watching them on film, they are very athletic and very disciplined defensively,” he said. “They have excellent attacking players, and I see a team very much like last year’s team.”

With a confidence-boosting win against the Spartans on Oct. 2, the Hawkeyes have shown they are a resilient team that can bounce back from adversity.

Senior midfielder Alyssa Cosnek said there’s a clear reason the Hawkeyes have had success this year. The Black and Gold are fourth in the league, a stark contrast to their last-place, one-Big Ten win 2010 conference season.

“We can bounce back, and we don’t let anything get us down,” Cosnek said. “We

don’t dwell on what’s behind us, because that’s done and over with. We just look at how we can make ourselves better.”

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Rowers head for the Tigers hold off Yankees, advance Rock The Iowa rowing team is to ALCS preparing to put its boats in the water this weekend in Rockford, Ill., for the Head of the Rock.

More than 1,700 rowers are expected to be in Rockford for the event.

The Head of the Rock takes place on a 2.75-mile stretch of Rock River and begins at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 9. The Kowal Hawkeyes will head coach wear pink headbands in light of October’s status as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The race is the Hawkeyes’ second event this fall; the team placed three boats in the grand final of the last race, the Head of the Oklahoma, last weekend.

Head coach Mandi Kowal said her team’s first race was a good way to gauge Iowa’s progress and noted that the Head of the Rock will be another useful tool to tell how much the Hawkeyes have grown.

“Our races this weekend are a measuring stick for the progress we made during our practices,” Kowal said in a release. “On Sunday, we want to come in unified on land to set up for the water. We have to be put together on land and water and want to come out of the race one step further than last weekend’s race.

“Our focus is on gaining speed, so we’re fast in the spring season.”

— by Conrad Swanson

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The Detroit Tigers survived a tense trip back to the Bronx, with Jose Valverde and the bullpen holding on time and time again to beat the New York Yankees, 3-2, Thursday night to win the deciding Game 5 of their AL playoff series.

Don Kelly and Delmon Young hit consecutive home runs in the first inning, then the Tigers spent the rest of a tense game trying to preserve their lead.

They did — barely — and advanced to the AL Championship Series against Texas.

Joaquin Benoit followed Max Scherzer in the seventh and walked Mark Teixeira with the bases loaded, pulling the Yankees within a run. Benoit struck out Nick Swisher with a 95 mph fastball to keep the lead.

Valverde pitched the ninth for his second save of the series, remaining perfect in 51 chances this year. After Valverde struck out Alex Rodriguez to end it, the Tigers’ closer crouched and pumped both arms as his teammates ran out to celebrate.

With the Tigers vying for their first World Series title since 1984, ace Justin Verlander will start the ALCS opener at Texas on Saturday night against the Rangers’ C.J. Wilson.

— Associated Press

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MEN’S & WOMEN’S SWIMMING The Hawkeye swimming and diving programs will hit the pool for the first time this weekend, and the DI’s season previews are on dailyiowan.com.

THE DAILY IOWAN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2011

Q&A

Murray recalls ‘The Kick’

By JORDAN GARRETSON jordan-garretson@uiowa.edu

Former Iowa wide receiver Derrell Johnson-Koulianos is pushed out of bounds after a catch in the Hawkeyes’ 24-23 win over Penn State on Nov. 8, 2008.

The Nittany Lion pass defense is the sixth-best in the country this year, and it has allowed only three touchdowns. (The Daily Iowan/File Photo)

Hawks face tough D Iowa’s game against Penn State will be a matchup of strength versus strength: The Hawkeyes’ Big Ten-leading passing attack faces the nation’s sixth-best pass defense.

By SAM LOUWAGIE samuel-louwagie@uiowa.edu

James Vandenberg has passed for 432 yards and six touchdowns in his last five quarters of play.

Beginning with the fourthquarter comeback against

3 ex-Hawks in Olympic wrestling trials Three former Iowa wrestlers are among the first 65 athletes

Pittsburgh on Sept. 17, the Iowa passing game has been dynamic. It leads the Big Ten with 281 yards per game. And Vandenberg said it’s only getting started.

“We realize what we’re capable of,” the Hawkeye quarterback said. “And we just

then transferred to Oklahoma State.

Mocco will compete at the the team trials.

— by Matt Cozzi

the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials The qualifying rounds will be held in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on April 21-22, 2012.

USA Wrestling will determine its final roster for the 2012 Olympics based on those who compete and win a best-of-three series in Iowa City.

Brent Metcalf, Mike Zadick, and Steve Mocco will compete for

Field hockey heads to Ohio The No. 17 Iowa field-hockey team will head to Ohio this weekend to face No. 12 Ohio State and Ohio University.

Iowa (8-3, 1-2) will take on the Buckeyes (8-5, 2-0) at noon Saturday in Columbus before heading to Athens to square off against the Bobcats (10-2) at 11 a.m. Oct. 9.

that opportunity next spring.

The Hawkeyes are coming off Metcalf was a three-time Alltwo-straight losses to conference American during his career as a Hawkeye. The Davison, Mich., native won two NCAA titles and became the first wrestler in Big Ten history to earn Outstanding Wrestler at the conference meet two-straight years, in 2008 and 2009.

Metcalf will compete at the 145.5-pound weight class.

Zadick is an assistant coach on

rivals. The Black and Gold lost to No. 13 Michigan, 2-0, on Oct. 1 in Ann Arbor, Mich., and fell to No. 6 Penn State, on Sept. 25 in Iowa City.

Iowa is 14-7 in Columbus, 41-13 all-time against the Buckeyes.

The Hawkeyes are 1-1 in Athens and 4-1 overall against the Bobcats.

Tom Brand’s Iowa staff; he com-

Iowa has six remaining games

peted for the Hawkeyes and was

on its schedule, including five on

a three-time All-American while

the road and three against Big

winning the 149-pound Big Ten

Ten competition. Indiana is the

title in 2002. He competed on the

last team to visit Iowa City; the

2010 World Team for the U.S. and will wrestle at the 132-pound weight class this spring.

Hoosiers will be in town for a game on Oct. 15 at Grant Field.

In 2002-03, Mocco became the

Saturday’s matchup against

Hawkeyes’ first national champi-

the Buckeyes will be broadcast on

on at heavyweight since 1983.

tape delay on the Big Ten

The North Bergen, N.J., native

Network. The game will be shown

compiled a 71-3 record at Iowa,

at 1 p.m. on Oct. 9.

including the NCAA title in 2003,

this year. The Nittany Lions allow only 155 yards per game through the air. They’ve intercepted six passes and have allowed just three for touchdowns.

SEE FOOTBALL, 9

SEE MURRAY, 9

Soccer shoots for new streak

264.5-pound weight class during

who have qualified to compete at in Iowa City.

want to keep building on it.”

Iowa will find out exactly how dangerous its aerial attack can be Saturday at Penn State. The Nittany Lions’ pass defense is the sixth-best in the nation.

Penn State has surrendered 200 passing yards just once

The Daily Iowan caught up with former Iowa kicker Daniel Murray to reflect on the field goal that toppled No. 3 Penn State nearly three years ago in Kinnick Stadium. Murray is in his second and final year in the UI M.B.A. program; he graduated in 2010 with a degree in mechanical engineering.

Daily Iowan: What memories do you have of your kick that beat Penn State in 2008?

Daniel Murray: It brings back some good moments in terms of the overall game and my career at Iowa. It was something that I think kind of defined me, in a sense. It’s what 90 percent of people probably remember me for. It’s good to hear Murray that people still remember kicker it. It was an exciting time — not only for me, but also the program in terms of what we were able to do the rest of that year and then going into the next year with the Orange Bowl.

DI: You were in a back-and-forth competition with teammate Trent Mossbrucker all season for the kicking job. When did you find out you would be kicking that one?

Murray: I was told before the game I was kicking any field goals longer than 25 yards. It wasn’t actually until there was 1:30 left on the clock that they finally came to me and told me I was going to kick it regardless. I had maybe a minute to prepare for it, which might have been better because it didn’t allow me to really think about it too much.

DI: What were your thoughts as you stepped onto the field before the

— by Nick Szafranski

Iowa rebounded from its first loss last weekend, and the Hawks are ready for Minnesota.

By BEN WOLFSON benjamin-wolfson@uiowa.edu

The Iowa soccer team’s record-setting 11-game unbeaten streak ended on Sept. 30 with a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Michigan.

The Hawkeyes rebounded with a dominant defensive effort against Michigan State two days later.

Now, the team will try to start a new winning streak when it faces Minnesota on Saturday, a squad the Black and Gold played to a 1-1 draw last year when the Gophers were ranked No. 18 in the country.

Facing only the Gophers this week — instead of the usual two-game slate — is an advantage for Iowa (101-2, 2-1-2 Big Ten), because the Hawkeyes sometimes lack energy during the second game of a weekend.

“When players go through college, the Friday-Sunday game is always a tough transition,” head coach Ron Rainey said on Aug. 21.

The Hawkeyes will be fresh for this game, Rainey said, and his players noted they’re eager for their next shot at a conference win.

“This one game allows us to focus just on this one team this week,” junior midfielder Dana Dalrymple said. “Before, we’ve had to focus on two teams in one week; having one game in a weekend keeps us fresher, because there’s usually fatigue going into the second game.”

Minnesota (4-7-2, 1-2-2)

Iowa midfielder Alex Melin moves the ball into Michigan State territory during the Hawkeyes’ 1-0 victory over the Spartans on Oct. 2 in the Iowa Soccer Complex. The Hawkeyes will host Minnesota on Saturday. (The Daily Iowan/Adam Wesley) has struggled this year under seventh-year head coach Mikki Denney Wright. The Gophers rank

near the bottom of the conference in every offensive statistical category, including goals (16, 10th), shots

(188, eighth), and points (48, 10th). They’re better SEE SOCCER, 9