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MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012

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Vote 2012: veterans’ issues

Vets set for vote

Local veterans differed on several issues in the upcoming election, but all agreed on a common idea for the country: the value of the democratic process.

By Stacey Murray stacey-murray@uiowa.edu

Iowa defensive back Greg Castillo (2) celebrates his game-winning interception with linebacker Christian Kirksey (20) in the second period of overtime against Michigan State at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing on Oct. 13. The Hawkeyes came from behind to defeat the Spartans, 19-16. (The Daily Iowan/Ian Servin) For full coverage of Saturday’s game, see pages 6,7, and 12.

IMU basement renovation lags The cost of repairing the IMU and preventing future flooding is an estimated $31 million. eric-clark@uiowa.edu

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Leach discusses humanities, Citizens United Jim Leach spoke at a meeting for the Community College Humanities Association, encouraging a closer look at the Citizens United decision and the words used within it.

By Eric Clark While many University of Iowa officials have voiced their excitement about the reconstruction of the IMU ground floor, one regent is skeptical about the process.

The cost of fully repairing and protecting the IMU from future flooding was estimated to cost $31 million by UI Dean of Students David Grady.

“Many students have not experienced a full functional IMU,” he wrote in an email. “We are anxious to get the construction started so that the ground floor can be reopened in the spring of 2015.”

However, Regent Robert Downer said he was confused about where the funding for the reconstruction project would

While United States veterans account for fewer than 10 percent of the electorate, they hold strong opinions on voting and particpation in democracy.

In the 2008 presidential election, 15.8 million veterans voted, accounting for roughly 8 percent of the popular vote. Currently, there are 21.9 million veterans in the U.S., according to the 2010 census, and 240,317 of them live in Iowa.

“I think if you have a democratic process, then obviously the greater good will happen — the most number of people will benefit from that process,” said Greg Touzani, the president of the University of Iowa’s Veterans Association. “That’s the point of democracy.”

Paul Deaton, a U.S. Army veteran who served from 1976-1979 and the current Veterans for Peace secretary, looks for people to be involved in the election as part of an obligation U.S. citizens have.

“We spent time and effort, and in some cases, risked our lives in order to ensure the right to a free society in the U.S.,” Deaton said. “The least people owe to veterans is to participate in the political process and vote.”

Yet Touzani doesn’t necessarily agree.

Just because citizens have the right to vote, it doesn’t mean they should exercise it if they are uneducated voters, he said.

Students at the UI Veteran’s Association hope to raise awareness for pre-9/11 vets because they seem to fall between the cracks, the Afghanistan veteran said.

Along with this awareness, students hope to see a greater focus on veterans’ needs — even the relatively small ones. Those include improvement for the veterans’ hospital phone service because they say the system takes a long time to provide information to vets.

Apart from these more local issues, student veterans at the UI said they want to see a change to the GI bill — a financial support paid to veterans to aid in scholarly endeavors — along with an increase in awareness of the developments in Afghanistan.

In addition to the importance of voting in the U.S., Deaton said Afghanistan is a major

By Brianna Jett A rendering shows the planned look of the interior of the IMU after its flood renovation is completed.

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“I am not totally certain as to where IMU basement completion date to Authe funding is,” he said. “The whole gust 2014, because of delays with FEMA FEMA situation really convoluted the funding. FEMA did not provide any reason for the postponement. whole process.”

In April, UI officials announced the The UI and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have been some- project would be pushed back again, to what at odds over the necessary money December 2014. In June, the project was needed to rebuild and protect UI build- pushed back, a third time, to February ings from flood damage.

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For Jim Leach, the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the power of a few choice words is exemplified in the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizen United decision, furthering the need for students to take humanities courses. “[The decision] is saying that more speech is more democracy, meaning more money is more democracy, which is why I have addressed this today from a linguistic perspecSee citizens united, 3

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Sophomore as an entrepreneur

By Rishabh R. Jain rishabh-jain@uiowa.edu

With a blue American Eagle shirt and a broad smile, University of Iowa sophomore Tyler Finchum’s modest outlook makes him look like just another student at UI Tippie School of Business. A close look at his résumé, or a quick Google search would yield some exceptional accomplishments, however.

Described by his father as a self-taught web designer and computer expert, Finchum created a web-based business when he was a junior in high school and designed the site on his own.

Growing up on a farm near Muscatine and watching his father struggle with lost manuals for old tractors and combines, Finchum came up with the idea of selling digitized versions of operating manuals. Today, FarmManualsFast.com — Finchum’s entrepreneurial venture — has an expected turnover of more than $100,000 this year.

“From the time that they were young, Tyler and his twin brother, they kind of saw that you didn’t have to work for someone else and that you can work for yourself,” Clarence Finchum, Tyler Finchum’s father, said.

Tyler Finchum stands outside the Pappajohn Business Building on Oct. 12. Finchum is the creator of Farm Manuals Fast, a website that enables farmers around the world to purchase affordable digital manuals. (Ian Servin/The Daily Iowan) An entrepreneur him- Tyler Finchum now has self, Clarence Finchum more than 10,000 customowns a farm and some oth- ers in more than five couner property and was the tries.

“One of the great things first person in his family to go to college. He said he about selling digital mandidn’t have to emphasize uals is that you can sell the importance of educa- them to anyone in the tion much to his two sons, world as long as they have because they were both Internet,” he said. “I sell a lot in New Zealand and good students.

Clarence Finchum noted Australia during a differthat while he prefers hav- ent time, [because] when ing a physical equipment it is winter here, it is summanual, he believes his mer there.”

But there is a philanson’s web-based portal — on which people can pur- thropic side to the former chase digital versions of recipient of the Hebert manuals that would oth- Hoover Uncommon Stuerwise be very difficult to dent Award that people obtain — can be very ben- may not know of.

He started the Farm eficial to farmers working with old equipment or on a Manuals Fast Foundation a year after Farm Manuals tight schedule.

Farm Manuals Fast is Fast.com, and it aims to proving to be beneficial to donate operating manuals farmers across borders — to poor farmers around the

world. The manuals, which are complete with detailed equipment information and troubleshooting methods, among other things, are even translated to the local language before being donated to the needy.

Fifteen manuals have been donated so far.

Clarence Finchum believes the Hebert Hoover scholarship is very symbolic of his son’s life and where he is headed.

“Tyler learned a lot about Herbert Hoover and his life,” he said. “Hoover was a great humanitarian and also made a lot of money on his own.”

Tyler Finchum may have achieved and created something that very few people his age do, but others say his grounded outlook makes him an amicable person.

His father added that at the root of Tyler Finchum’s interest in computers is his enjoyment of video games.

And just like his business accomplishments, Tyler Finchum goes above and beyond the norm when it comes to those games.

“One big game that we play is Super Smash Brothers,” said Tyler Finchum’s roommate Ryan McLaughlin. “We actually played that a lot last year since he brought a projector into our dorm room and projected it against the wall.”

Latino symposium Chicana singer/songwriter Lila Downs performed at the Englert on Oct. 13. The concert was part of the Latino Midwest Symposium, which took place Oct. 12 through Sunday. The symposium invited academics from the most prestigious academic programs dedicated to Latino culture in the nation to examine the history, education, literature, art, and politics of Latinos in the Midwest, especially Iowa. (The Daily Iowan/Juan Carlos Herrera)

METRO Swisher man faces numerous charges

A Swisher man was charged Oct. 12 after allegedly threatening two juveniles with a handgun.

According to a series of complaints from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, James Morgan, 46, was charged after he allegedly armed himself with a handgun and approached a vehicle occupied by two juveniles who were acquaintances of his daughter on the evening of Oct. 6. The complaints said he pointed the handgun at the juveniles and said, “I will f*****g kill you.”

The complaints said the two juveniles started to drive away, and Morgan struck the passen-

ger-side window of the vehicle with the butt of the handgun, shattering it. He allegedly told police he tried to grab the passenger of the vehicle as they drove away. The complaints said one of the juveniles witnessed Morgan point the gun at them a second time as they fled.

After the altercation, Morgan allegedly left a voice mail for one of the juveniles stating he would kill him if he ever came near his (Morgan’s) daughter or house and that he had no problem pulling the trigger on him.

Morgan is charged with harassment by communication, a simple misdemeanor, fourth-degree criminal mischief, a serious misdemeanor, assault with the

display of a weapon, an aggravated misdemeanor, going armed with intent, a Class-D felony, and first-degree attempted burglary, a Class-C felony.

312, was charged Oct. 12 with presence in a bar after hours.

Brooke Felderman, 19, 100 Hawks Ridge Drive Apt. 230, was charged Oct. 12 with possession of marijuana.

Kelly Ford, 20, 211 Iowa Ave. Apt. 1915, was charged Oct. 12 with presence in a bar after hours.

Calvin Freeman, 22, 1618 Hollywood Court, was charged Oct. 10 with possession of marijuana and obstructing an officer.

Ricky Garner, 20, 1006 Oakcrest St. Apt. 105, was charged Oct. 12 with presence in a bar after hours.

Mitchel Gill, 18, Dubuque, was charged Oct. 12 with public intoxication.

Patrick Gillespie, 21, Council Bluffs was charged Oct. 13 with public intoxication.

Ladasha Harrell, 23, P.O. Box 2657, was charged Oct. 4 with disorderly conduct.

Kevin Hastings, 18, 112 Currier, was charged Oct. 13 with public intoxication.

David Hayes, 18, 147 Slater, was charged Oct. 12 with possession of a controlled substance.

Daniel Hill, 19, La Grange, Ill., was charged Oct. 13 with PAULA. Kitty Hood, 22, 2550 Nevada Ave., was charged Oct. 3 with second-degree harassment and obstructing an officer.

Angelo Huffman, 51, Topeka, Kan., was charged Oct. 11 with possession of marijuana.

Jaclyn Jensen, 20, 420 S. Van Buren St. Apt. 3, was charged Oct. 11 with presence in a bar after hours.

Myosha Johnson, 22, 2021 Taylor Drive, was charged Oct. 4 with disorderly conduct.

Robert Jones, 18, 365 Ellis St. Apt. 12, was charged Oct. 12 with presence in a bar after hours.

Rachel Kern, 21, Coralville, was charged

Oct. 13 with OWI. Jarod Kerr, 19, 278 E. Court St. Apt. 402, was charged Oct. 12 with presence in a bar after hours.

Ashley Kostos, 20, 420 N. Gilbert St., was charged Oct. 10 with presence in a bar after hours.

Hugh Lewis, 64, 906 Harlocke St. Apt. 4, was charged Oct. 13 with public intoxication.

Stephanie Manley, 20, 1610 College Court Place, was charged Oct. 10 with presence in a bar after hours.

Richard Marks, 20, 225 Church St., was charged Oct. 12 with PAULA. Ethel Marshall, 49, Waterloo, was charged Oct. 10 with fifth-degree theft.

Salamanca Martinez, 23, 914 Benton St. Apt. 24, was charged Oct. 10 with possession of drug paraphernalia.

Artur Martirosyan, 20, 529 E. Burlington St., was charged Oct. 11 with public urination.

Kaitlyn McGrew, 19, 278 E. Court St. Apt. 312, was charged Oct. 12 with presence in a bar after hours.

Jajuan McKeithen, 23, 1100 Arthur St. Apt. C1, was charged Oct. 8 with fifth-degree theft.

Jaxon Meister, 18, 2105 Quadrangle, was charged Oct. 12 with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance.

Nicholas Mineart, 25, Coralville, was charged Oct. 10 with public intoxication and interference with official acts.

Colton Mosher, Cedar Rapids, was charged Oct. 13 with driving with a suspended or canceled license.

John Murray, 22, 528 S. Lucas St., was charged Oct. 12 with public intoxication.

Taylor Noel, 19, Dubuque, was charged Oct. 12 with possession of marijuana.

Jermaine Nolan, 38, Lithonia, Ga., was

— by Matt Starns

Man charged with sexual assault

A local man was charged Oct. 12 after an alleged sexual assault at 3042 Muscatine Ave. Apt. 28.

According to an Iowa City police complaint, Russell Williams, 25, address unknown, was charged after officers received a report from a woman who claimed she had been sexually assaulted by Williams on the floor of the apartment.

The complaint said the woman had a red right cheek and claimed Williams slapped her across the face twice. The woman said this wasn’t the first time something like this had happened, according to the complaint.

Williams and the woman were in a seven-month relationship that ended recently, the complaint said. Williams allegedly admitted to slapping the victim after she struck him on the left side of his head but denied committing a sexual act against the woman’s will.

Williams is charged with third-degree sexual assault, a Class-C felony.

— by Matt Starns

BLOTTER Omaima Abdalla, 41, Coralville, was charged Oct. 10 with fourth-degree theft.

Mark Aguilar, 20, 650 S. Johnson St. Apt. 1, was charged Oct. 13 with public intoxication.

Ivan Arce, 19, 201 Hawks Ridge Drive Apt. 2113, was charged Oct. 12 with presence in a bar after hours.

Justin Arner, 31, 1503 Tray Lane, was charged Oct. 12 with second-offense OWI. George Baculis, 71, 1029 St. Clements Alley, was charged Oct. 13 with interference with official acts.

Madeline Baffoe, 19, 521 S. Johnson St. Apt. 4, was charged Oct. 11 with presence in a bar after hours and unlawful use of an authentic driver’s license.

Andrew Bean, 18, 365 Ellis Ave. Apt. 12, was charged Oct. 12 with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Elijah Bentalha, 18, 646 S. Dodge St. Apt. 2, was charged Oct. 11 with PAULA. James Carey, 21, 422 N. Dubuque St., was charged Oct. 11 with keeping a disorderly house.

Sachet Chitrakar, 23, Coralville, was charged Oct. 13 with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of prescription drugs.

Michael Crabtree, 19, 449 N. Riverside Drive Apt. 208, was charged Oct. 12 with possession of marijuana.

Victor Curry, 20, 1928 F St., was charged Aug. 23 with fourth-degree criminal mischief and obstructing an officer.

Brennan Davey, 20, 914 Iowa Ave., was charged Oct. 12 with public intoxication and possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Jeremy Dejesus, 19, 707 N. Dubuque St. Apt. 6, was charged Oct. 12 with presence in a bar after hours.

Shruti Doctor, 19, 278 E. Court St. Apt.

charged Oct. 11 with second-offense domestic assault.

Lashawn Pittman, 43, 913 Harlocke St., was charged Oct. 12 with second-offense OWI and driving with a revoked license.

Dexter Pledge, 20, 506 Meadow St., was charged Oct. 12 with interference with official acts.

Sherman Robinson, 49, 2724 Wayne Ave. Apt. 7, was charged Oct. 13 with fifth-degree theft.

Brittany Sebben, 20, 417 S. Gilbert St. Apt. 2233, was charged Oct. 12 with presence in a bar after hours.

Bradley Stiff, 18, 147 Slater, was charged Oct. 12 with possession of a controlled substance.

Lauren Sullivan, 20, Macomb, Ill., was charged Oct. 12 with presence in a bar after hours.

Timothy Sullivan, 20, 363 N. Riverside Drive, was charged Oct. 12 with public intoxication.

Jackson Theisen, 19, 4305 Burge, was charged Oct. 12 with public intoxication.

Daquan Thomas, 24, 1282 Dolen Place, was charged Oct. 12 with assault causing injury.

Jeramy Thomas, 24, 1282 Dolen Place, was charged Oct. 12 with public intoxication.

Daniel Ward, 21, 108 S. Linn St. Apt. 13, was charged Oct. 11 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Quinn Watters, 20, 325 E. College St. Apt. 1637, was charged Oct. 14 with keeping a disorderly house.

Russell Williams, 25, address unknown, was charged Oct. 12 with third-degree sexual abuse.

Robert Wrisberg, 51, 58 Indian Trail, was charged Oct. 10 with criminal trespass.

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Downer referenced the repairs and plans for the Hancher replacement, Art Building West renovations, and a new music building as locations that were set in motion earlier than the IMU. “Frankly, [the IMU] is one we haven’t discussed all that much,” he said.

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Continued from 1 political issue that must be addressed.

“Our intent [in Afghanistan] is very difficult to accomplish,” he said. “Their

citizens United

Continued from 1 tive,” Leach said during a lecture this past weekend.

Leach — a former congressman for Iowa City’s Congressional District — gave the keynote lecture Oct. 13 at a meeting for the Central Division of the Community College Humanities Association in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber. Leach pushed the importance of linguistics and the humanities in understanding the effect words can have.

“Prior to Citizens United, the Supreme Court recognized that there is a distinction between issue advocacy with words and issue advocacy with words backed by money,” he said.

Citizens United was a U.S. Supreme Court decision made in 2010 that labeled corporations, in legal terms, as people. They are able to give unlimited amounts of money to campaigns of their choosing.

Leach outlined how the words chosen in the deci-

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“I’m not quite sure how this one fits in.”

Downer said he thought UI officials have done a great job in handling the situation overall, but the funding as a whole has not gone smoothly. He said he wasn’t sure if students should expect more delays in the restoration project.

“The whole situation is a huge disappointment,” Downer said.

Grady said the UI’s architects and engineers involved in the project are currently in the process of

completing construction documents. Once the documents are completed and reviewed, the project will be put up for bid. While the completion of these documents is nearing a close, a specific date of completion was not available as of Sunday evening.

Initially, the UI expected to open the IMU’s ground-floor bookstore by 2011. That date was pushed back due to complications with FEMA, in which the UI was required to submit a single bid for

flood recovery, which could not include the bookstore.

In an August interview with The Daily Iowan, UI President Sally Mason said there are lots of projects that the UI has undertaken this year, many of which stem from the 2008 flood. “[The IMU is] a huge project now that we’ll get underway with,” Mason said in August. “Obviously, beginning to clear the sites for the three new buildings, that’s going to be a big part of what goes

culture is so complex and it’s very set in their ways.”

John Frantz, the commander of the American Legion Post 17 in Iowa City, wants the government to keep a strong military — regardless of its size.

“They want to reduce the size of the military,” he

said. “As long as the security is firm, I’m OK with it.”

Frantz served as a member of the U.S. Air Force in the Vietnam War. While the veterans spoke to different issues, they agreed that they feel their voices are heard as veterans.

“I think of course anytime there’s a passionate group of people, they’re being heard,” Touzani said.

Yet the veterans of each era look at more than the military issues at hand.

“We’re more than just veterans,” Touzani said.

“We have other things going on.”

sion have made it possible for corporations to have a large influence, larger than the American public, in choices made in Washington, D.C., as well as the effect corporate giving has on citizens.

“I can attest that the tertiary effect of corporate giving is that it diminishes citizen respect for the political system, the desire to vote, and even the willingness to engage in the political process by giving small contributions,” Leach said.

David Berry, the executive director of the Community College Humanities Association, agreed with Leach and believes students on all campuses should be informed.

“A Supreme Court decision like that is complex and probably for many students remote — it’s not something they normally think about,” Berry said.

“But I think they should think about it.”

University of Iowa political-science Associate Professor Tim Hagle said the idea of a corporation being legally equal to a person, and so able to give money, is not a new idea.

“A lot of those concerns

over Citizens United, whether you’re unhappy or not, tend to coincide with a person’s political party,” he said.

Derek Benesh, a fulltime instructor at Kirkwood Community College, stressed the relevance to college students.

Kirkwood hosted the Community College Humanities Association this year.

“The decision affects all of us, and maybe college students especially, because it equates money with speech, and the result is that lobbies and corporations have — absolutely, right now — so much influence on politicians that the voices of others are drown out or ignored,” Benesh wrote in an email after attending the lecture.

Officials say humanities play a large role in teaching students how to think critically about the Citizens United decision and similar decisions.

“It’s humanities that give us insight and the tools needed to analyze and to make decisions in order to live a life worth living,” Berry said. “For students who realize how politics and the decisions

made in the political realm affects their lives, I think they’ll realize the importance of what he was saying.”

Benesh agreed that the humanities play a large role in understanding.

“It is important for all of us, students or otherwise, to continually seek out and understand diverse perspectives on pressing issues,” he said. “Study in the humanities expands our worldview, our ability to appreciate and navigate

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on this year as well.”

UI student and IMU staff member Scott Lahn is one of many students who have yet to see a fully functional IMU. “I didn’t have a chance to see what it was like before, but there’s definitely a lack of fun things to do there now,” he said.

He said he sees the IMU as more of a place to study rather than to hang out with friends.

“I just hope my money is going to the right place,” Lahn said.

IMU reconstruction project The IMU is not the only major UI building that has undergone, or will undergo, reconstruction/ replacement after the 2008 flood.

• Hancher Auditorium • Art Building West • Hawkeye Court Apartments • Museum of Art • Voxman/Clapp Music Building Source: UI Office of Facilities Management official website

Veterans

Local veterans hope to be heard in the presidential election as they look at both domestic and foreign issues.

• 21.9 million veterans live in the United States • 240,317 of those veterans reside in Iowa • 15.8 million veterans voted in the 2008 presidential election, accounting for roughly 8 percent of the vote • 71 percent of the veterans nationwide voted in the last election, while 63 percent of the nonveterans voted Source: U.S. Census, CNN’s 2008 Election Coverage

Humanities Lecture Jim Leach gave the keynote lecture at a Community College Humanities Association meeting, encouraging humanities on campus.

• Community colleges teach 45 percent of the humanities credits taught on college campuses across the nation.

• The National Endowment for the Humanities identifies the humanities as the study and interpretation of language, linguistics, history, jurisprudence, philosophy, ethics, history, and many more.

Source: David Berry, executive director of the Humanities Association, the National Endowment for the Humanities website.

complexity, and our ability to see that issues which

seem superficial and arbitrary actually have depth.”

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Not who spends, but on what As Election Day looms ever nearer and Iowans are pushed hard to rush to the polls and vote early, we face a stark choice between two tax proposals offered by President Barack Obama and opponent Mitt Romney.

The candidates are begging Americans to decide if the private sector should spend money as it pleases rather than paying taxes or if the government should increase taxes.

However, what really matters is not who spends the money but rather, how that money is spent.

Beth Ingram, a University of Iowa professor of economics, said economists may disagree on what the answer is, but they agree on that question.

“For example, in scenario one, let’s say the government uses revenue to build a school,” Ingram said. “In scenario two, they let people keep their tax money and [those people] then spend it on going out to dinner — which scenario better encourages economic growth?”

Though voters hear arguments that either the wealthy should pay their share or that private individuals should be able to spend their money as they please, what politicians really need to tell us is how exactly this money could be spent.

Over the next four years, the United States needs to see a fiscal policy that spends money on those things that promote economic growth; like education and infrastructure.

The tax cuts proposed by the Republican candidate would cut taxes for each income-tax bracket by 20 percent.

For example, the current tax rate for someone in a low income-tax bracket would decrease from 10 percent to 8 percent under the Romney plan.

That 2 percentage point difference may help some low-income families, but the cuts would be far more significant for those in the highest income-tax bracket. For that group, the proposed cut would decrease tax rates

from 35 percent to 28 percent, according to the American Enterprise Institute.

What Americans must now ask themselves is whether they think that money would be more likely spent on donating to public schools and roads, or not.

History suggests not.

These policies are very similar to policies popular during the Bush administration. During that time, the wealthiest 10 percent accounted for a full 100 percent of income growth while 90 percent of the United States actually had their income decrease on average, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

Economic inequality, however, is not a direct result of conservative tax policies but indeed, correlates with those policies. Another major factor contributing to the economic inequality in the United States is a lack of education and an abundance of low-skilled workers.

Americans must consider a tax policy that will promote economic growth by promoting greater strength in education and infrastructure. Since both of those things are largely funded by the public, the solutions offered by the Obama administration are much more likely to fulfill those ends.

These policies heavily focus on education and infrastructure. The policies also maintain current tax levels for many people, but these tax policies would increase taxes on high-income Americans to the levels that were in place prior to the Bush era cuts.

If voters want a tax policy that will strengthen the economy, then voters must stop wondering who should spend money and start asking how money will be spent.

The best spending would be on such items as schools and roads, not diamonds and caviar.

You are beautiful, no matter what they say.

Words can’t bring you down. But beauty pageants can.

Everyone thinks it’s so fun to sit and watch the Miss America competition on television. We all get excited to see beautiful belles strutting around in sexy swimwear. But what often doesn’t catch our eyes are the consequences of some of our society’s classic traditions — like beauty pageants.

Sexualization of girls — an unfortunately inherent characteristic of beauty pageants — is linked to common mental-health problems in girls and women, according to the American Psychological Association. It is causing problems such as eating disorders, low self-esteem, and depression.

Our society, however, continues to immerse itself in these longstanding customs and is now introducing them to children at an even earlier age. After all, there’s no way that Miss America contestants or any other pageant queens have these kinds of problems. They are strong, successful women. In fact, the Miss America program is here to “provide personal and professional opportunities for young women to promote their voices in culture, politics and the community,” as stated on the organization’s website.

Guess what: Little Miss Sunshine isn’t so

sunshiny after all.

A study performed at the University of Minnesota examining the association between childhood beauty pageants and mental health found that childhood pageant participants showed higher levels of body dissatisfaction and interpersonal distrust than nonparticipants.

The study also highlighted the effect of environmental factors in the development of disordered eating behavior and negative body image. The evident emphasis our society places on thinness through representations of women such as in magazines, which often contain photographs of beauty pageant contestants, has instilled in us that it is desirable women look a certain way.

And it doesn’t end at eating disorders.

Beauty pageants aren’t just objectifying young women and driving them to become victims of serious mental-health problems.

The sexualization of girls is also one reason fewer girls are pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

If we’re choosing a woman to represent our nation based a lot on how pretty she is and how good she looks in a bikini, what message are we sending?

The message is that women have little to offer other than their bodies.

I, however, think beauty pageants have nothing to offer our society. Pageantry objectifies women and reinforces sexist ideas that a woman’s worth is based on her outward appearance and sex appeal.

Pageants, it’s about time your reign ends.

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College voters: A terrifyingly apathetic cohort In 2010, high numbers of University of Iowa students turned out to vote in an effort to defeat the now infamous 21-ordinance, restricting bar occupancy to 21 and over patrons.

While it is heartening that students turned out in droves to vote on this measure, it is troubling that on the same ballot, nearly 60 percent of these students failed to cast a vote on Iowa’s judicial-retention election, the outcome of which cost three justices on the Iowa Supreme Court their seats on the bench and potentially subverted the judicial-retention process for cycles to come.

This paradoxical phenomenon of students turning out to vote, but only for their narrow interest, is reflected by practices in American political culture.

However, this cherry-picking political paradigm is inherently damaging to the democratic process: Civic engagement should not be confined to those subjects in which a person has an immediate interest.

By the 2012 election, there will be 46 million eligible voters between 18 and 29, though it will be an embarrassingly small percentage of this group that will end up voting: Only 52 percent of eligible 18-29 year olds voted in

2008, and a recent Gallup survey suggests that this figure is likely to decrease in the November 2012 election.

For youths to abdicate their right to vote in such an important election is a colossal mistake, and the consequences for this demographic will be felt deeply and, possibly, permanently.

In the 24-hour news cycle media environment, in which every election is hailed as the most important election since the last one, it can be difficult to discern the real importance of a particular political contest; 2012 is markedly different, however,

because of the radically divergent paths the candidates have outlined for the country going forward, which will have significant implications for many aspects of daily life.

Many young voters erroneously believe that the decisions of the government are only incidentally relevant to their lives. The idea that “what happens in D.C. stays in D.C.” is nonsensical to anyone who follows politics, and there are many important examples to consider before making the cavalier proclamation that decisions in Washington are inconsequential in “real life.”

Particularly relevant

for college students is the debate over student-loan interest rates that began this past year and will inevitably continue in the future. In no small part due to political pressure applied by students, the implacably obstructionist Congress was able to compromise to pass a bill to temporarily prevent student-loan rates from doubling from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent.

Absent a vocal polity, largely composed of students, student-loan interest rates likely would have doubled. Policies in Washington go much further than this issue: They determine what kind of job

market UI students will graduate into, whether young adults can remain on their parents’ health care until age 26 instead of 22, whether women have access to affordable if not free contraceptive care, and, more broadly, how extensively the government is involved in daily life.

Regardless of your beliefs on any of the abovementioned issues, the only wrong opinion is apathy.

The 18-29 demographic is unnecessarily sidelining itself, passing up the opportunity to engage our participatory system of government.

EMILY BUSSE Editor-in-Chief • SAM LANE Managing Editor • BENJAMIN EVANS Opinions Editor MIRZA BESIC, IAN FRIEDMAN, AIMEE GRUBB, KATHERINE KUNTZ, RACHEL NOLAN, SRI PONNADA, CAITLYN STRACK, and ZACH TILLY Editorial Writers EDITORIALS reflect the majority opinion of the DI Editorial Board and not the opinion of the Publisher, Student Publications Inc., or the University of Iowa.

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Teresa Wagner discrimination case opens today

By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press

IOWA CITY — Praised by colleagues as smart, friendly, and passionate about the law, Teresa Wagner was a leading candidate when two jobs came open to teach writing at the University of Iowa College of Law. An alumna, she was working parttime at its writing center and received positive reviews from students and a key committee.

But after she interviewed with the faculty in 2007, one Wagner job went to plaintiff someone without teaching experience, and the other wasn’t filled. She was passed over for other jobs in the coming years. She now says she was blackballed because of her legal work against abortion rights, and she will take her complaint to a jury this week in a case that is being closely watched in higher education because of longstanding allegations of political bias at left-leaning law schools.

Conservatives have maintained for years that they are passed over for jobs and promotions at law schools because of their views, but formal challenges have been rare, in part because of the difficulty of proving discrimination. Wagner’s case is considered the first of its kind.

“This will put a spotlight on a terrible injustice that is being perpetrated throughout American higher education,” said Peter Wood, president of the National Association of Scholars, who says he routinely hears from rejected conservative professors.

“What makes Teresa Wagner’s case so extraordinary is she came up with the documentary evidence of what was really going on.”

But some scholars worry that challenges like Wagner’s could force law schools to begin openly considering the political

views of job applicants, opening the way for more lawsuits and court interference in hiring.

At a federal trial that will open today in Davenport, Wagner will argue that the law-school faculty blocked her appointment because she had opposed abortion rights, gay marriage, and euthanasia while working as a lawyer for the Family Research Council and the National Right to Life Committee in Washington.

Wagner says the oppo-

sition to her was led by Professor Randall Bezanson, a law clerk for Justice Harry Blackmun when he wrote the landmark Roe v.

Wade decision that legalized abortion in 1973 — an opinion Wagner spent her earlier career opposing.

She says 46 of 50 faculty members who considered her appointment were Democrats, and one was Republican. Wagner will offer as evidence an email from a school official who backed her candidacy warning the dean that

some opposed her “because they so despise her politics (and especially her activism about it).”

Wagner declined an interview request before trial, but told Fox News in April that liberals were protective of prestigious faculty appointments. “Republicans need not apply,” she said.

Lawyers representing the law school will argue that Wagner was passed over after botching an answer during a 2007 job interview with the faculty, a

claim her attorney calls a pretext.

A number of studies in recent years have examined party affiliation, ideology, and donations to candidates and concluded that law professors are overwhelmingly left-leaning.

Many law schools recruit conservative scholars to join their faculty, and top law schools pride themselves on having prominent representatives of different perspectives. Some law schools, especially those affiliated

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with the Catholic church and other religions, also lean strongly conservative. Still, many liberals concede they outnumber their colleagues on faculties around the country but say reasons such as career choices may explain the disparity, not discrimination in hiring.

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Game

IOWA 19

MICHIGAN STA

COMEBACK KIDS CASH IN

Iowa cornerback Greg Castillo celebrates his game-winning interception in double-overtime against Michigan State at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing on Oct. 13. (The Daily Iowan/Ian Servin)

BREAKDOWN KEY

IOWA

miCHIGAN STATE

YARDS PER COMPLETION 7.1 14.9

RUSHING YARDS

IOWA 19, MICHIGAN STATE 16 (2OT) IOWA 0 3 0 10 6 19 MICH. STATE 7 3 0 3 3 16

RUSHING Iowa: Weisman 26-116, Garmon 4-6.

Michigan State: Bell 29-148, Mumphery 2-15, Hill 3-5.

Michigan State — Bell 14-yard run (Conroy kick), 11:11

149

SECOND QUARTER

134 179

YARDS PER PLAY

INDIVIDUAL STATS

FIRST QUARTER

123

PASSING YARDS

BOX SCORE

Michigan State — Conroy 24-yard field goal, 9:13 Iowa — Meyer 23-yard field goal, 4:09

3.7

4.7

FOURTH QUARTER

Iowa — Meyer 28-yard field goal, 14:08 Michigan State — Conroy 22-yard field goal, 7:41 Iowa — Weisman 5-yard run (Meyer kick), 0:55

FIRST DOWNS

12 14

SACKS

2

OVERTIME

1

YARDS PER KICKOFF RETURN 45 17

Michigan State — Conroy 24-yard field goal Iowa — Meyer 27-yard field goal Iowa — Meyer 42-yard field goal

PASSING Iowa: Vandenberg 19-36-134-0-1.

Michigan State: Maxwell 12-31-179-0-1.

RECEIVING Iowa: Davis 6-65, Martin-Manley 6-42, Duzey 2-14, Weisman 2-5, Fiedorowicz 1-6, Garmon 1-2, Hamilton 1-0. Michigan State: Burbridge 5-89, Mumphery 4-71, Arnett 1-9, Caper 1-8, Lang 1-2.

BY THE NUMBERS

QUOTED

Number of times the Hawkeyes have failed to score on their first drive after James Vandenberg’s first-quarter interception.

‘Our guys fought right to the end, because they [Michigan State] weren’t going away. But I think our guys answered the same way — they said they weren’t going away either. And it’s one of those games where, you know… Last guy standing.’

1

2007 213 The last year Iowa won an overtime game, also against Michigan State.

Career points for kicker Mike Meyer, good for ninth in school history.

— Head coach Kirk Ferentz

‘It started out ugly and it ended ugly. But we just kept pushing along and finally got some things to click.’

— Quarterback James Vandenberg

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Recap

ATE 16

N LATE

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or 55 minutes, Iowa’s game against Michigan State was nothing but ugly. But the Hawkeyes put together a late drive to force overtime, and a Greg Castillo interception sealed Kirk Ferentz’ 100th victory at Iowa. Three weeks after a loss to lowly Central Michigan, Iowa is in the thick of the Legends Division race.

‘That’s one thing I love about this team. We’re never giving up. The sidelines are always into it. That was a big part of us winning today.’

— Wide receiver Keenan Davis (Above) Iowa defensive back Tanner Miller attempts to break up a pass against Michigan State at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing on Oct. 13. (The Daily Iowan/Ian Servin) (Bottom right) Iowa kicker Mike Meyer attempts a field goal during the Hawkeyes’ 19-16 victory over Michigan State at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing on Oct. 13. (The Daily Iowan/Ian Servin) (Bottom left) Iowa running back Mark Weisman scores a touchdown in the final minutes of the fourth quarter against Michigan State at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing on Oct. 13. (The Daily Iowan/Jacklyn Couppee)

(Above) Iowa players celebrate with fans after the Hawkeyes’ 19-16 victory over Michigan State at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing on Oct. 13. (The Daily Iowan/Ian Servin)

KEY PLAYS • With less than five minutes remaining in the game and Iowa

facing a 2nd-and-26, the Hawkeye offense came to life for the first time all game. James Vandenberg lofted a pass down the sideline to a streaking Keenan Davis, who hauled in a 35-yard catch for a first down. Iowa went on to score a touchdown, forcing overtime.

• After Mike Meyer’s field goal put Iowa ahead in double-overtime,

defensive tackle Louis Trinca-Pasat got his fingers on a Michigan State pass. The deflected ball tumbled through the air, and senior cornerback Greg Castillo caught it to seal the victory.

GAME BALLS

THUMBS UP

IOWA

Linebacker play. Iowa’s trio of linebackers — James Morris, Christian Kirksey and Anthony Hitchens — are emerging as the heart and soul of the team’s surprising defense. They patrolled the field, combining for 33 tackles. Kirksey had a sack and a fumble recovery as well.

Mike Meyer

Iowa’s now-automatic kicker made all four of his attempts on a wet, slippery grass field in the rain. That included two overtime field goals, the second of which provided the winning points.

MICH. STATE Denicos Allen.

Allen was all over the place for the Spartans, spearheading a dominant effort from the team’s front seven.

Allen recorded 13 tackles, often plugging any hole Iowa had created for Mark Weisman. He also had 1.5 tackles for a loss, an interception that led to a touchdown, and a quarterback hurry.

THUMBS DOWN

Passing game. This was predictable. But then again, so is the Hawkeye offense when it needs to throw the ball. James Vandenberg was inaccurate for much of the game, and still has thrown just two touchdown passes this season.

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today’s events Republican Aphorisms, Part 1: • A bird in the hand is worth much less now than it was under Bush.

• If you can’t stand the heat, buy a study that disproves global warming.

• An eye for an eye is just sensible foreign policy.

• Crime doesn’t pay. Except for the white-collar kind. That pays exorbitantly.

• When the going gets tough, the tough get inexact about their policies.

• A fool and his money should meet with my investment-banker buddy.

• There is never, ever, ever, EVER any free lunch.

• A friend in need is probably part of the 47 percent.

• The pen is mightier than the sword, but why take a chance?

• He who fights and runs away is a hippie.

• Beggars can’t be voters.

• Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder, but God wants you to wait. (He’s sorta weird about that.)

• What goes up, must come down. (Except for the economy. It can only ever go up. Ever.)

• The leopard cannot change its spots. (Unless it’s running for president.)

• The meek shall inherit nothing. But — there will be no inheritance tax on the nothing.

- Will Hartman acknowledges the low-hanging fruit is sometimes the tastiest.

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Monday, October 15, 2012 – by Eugenia Last

ARIES March 21–April 19 Greater acknowledgment is heading in your direction. Flaunt your talents, and exercise your rights. It’s your beliefs and the way you present what you do best that will lead to future advancement. Simple but effective will lead to victory.

TAURUS April 20–May 20 Don’t let insecurity take over. Pipe up instead of down. Express your opinions, and welcome challenge or opposition. In the end, your views will be heard and solutions will be found. Compromise is not backing down, it’s finding a way forward.

GEMINI May 21–June 20 Protection from injury, arguments, and overdoing it emotionally, physically, or financially will be necessary. Focus on completing what you start and doing the job or task that needs your undivided attention first. Re-evaluate your next move.

CANCER June 21–July 22 Take on a creative challenge, or get involved in an event that leads to new friendships or a closer bond with your lover. Personal changes will turn out well and set the stage for things to come. Let your imagination lead to new beginnings.

LEO July 23–Aug. 22 Don’t leave anything to chance, especially if it has to do with your home, family and your future finances. Secure your position, and show greater versatility when expressing your thoughts and considering your choices. Use a past connection to advance now.

VIRGO Aug. 23–Sept. 22 You’ll learn by observing others. Listen to what’s offered, and choose what interests you the most. Limiting what you take on will allow you to perfect what you do by adding details that result in greater returns.

LIBRA Sept. 23–Oct. 22 Emotional matters are exalted, and sharing and expressing your true feelings will help you get your point across. Indulge in a little reminiscing, and you will spark an old interest that can lead to a new beginning.

SCORPIO Oct. 23–Nov. 21 All work and no play will not lead to happiness. Put a little love and excitement into your day, and you will prosper in ways that will rejuvenate and accelerate your personal life. Don’t limit what you can do because you aren’t a participant.

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22–Dec. 21 Minor mishaps can be expected. Slow down, avoid stressful situations, and don’t overdo it physically. Rely on good friends or a partner who can pick up the slack and give you a timeout. Pampering and regrouping will be your best bet.

CAPRICORN Dec. 22–Jan. 19 Put your emotions aside, and face whatever situation comes your way.

Force will not be the answer, but common sense and practical solutions will be. Erratic behavior is the enemy and must be avoided, whether it’s you or someone else who is being impulsive.

AQUARIUS Jan. 20–Feb. 18 Keep your thoughts private. Focus on getting ahead by dealing with medical, legal, or financial matters swiftly. Discipline will be required, and it will end up being your ticket to success. Work and money will lead to a better lifestyle and home environment.

PISCES Feb. 19–March 20 Don’t get into an argument. Concentrate on making deals and financial gains. Letting trivial matters lead you astray will be your downfall. A partnership is prominent, and a promise made will lead to an interesting offer you cannot refuse.

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sports Women’s golf falls to 8th

The Iowa women’s golf team was unable to recover from a first day struggle at the Hoosier Fall Invitational and fell to eighth place Sunday. Wisconsin erased a 12-stroke deficit in the final round to win the event.

The tournament, which was hosted by the Belterra Resort in Florence, Ind., was the Hawkeyes’ fourth and final event of the fall season.

Iowa is not scheduled to compete in another tournament until February, when it will participate in the Hurricane Invitational in Miami.

The Hawkeyes’ performance in Florence was highlighted by Shelby Phillips’ second-round effort on Oct. 13. The sophomore from Gilbert, Ariz., shot a 72 (even) in her second round of the 54-hole event. Phillips struggled during the final round of play Sunday, however, carding an 85 in her final round of the season.

All five Hawkeye golfers posted a score at or above 80 during their final round Sunday. As a team, they posted four birdies on Sunday. The round was the worst team score that the Black and Gold have posted all season.

Freshman Amy Ihm participated in her first event of her Hawkeye career this past weekend and posted a 244 (plus 28) threeround total. Ihm was competing as an individual, though, so her score did not count towards the Iowa team total.

For the first time in three tournaments, the Iowa women did not record a hole-in-one. However, Illinois State senior Katie Jean tallied an ace on the par-3 14th hole (130 yards) in round 2.

The tournament lineup featured 13 teams from twelve different schools — host Indiana entered two squads — and six Big Ten teams. Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota, and Indiana (B) placed first, second, third, and 12th.

— by Ryan Probasco

Men’s golf finishes in top five

The Iowa men’s golf team notched its second top-five finish of the year by taking fifth among 11 teams in the Rod Myers Invitational at the Duke Golf Club in Durham, N.C., on Sunday.

The Hawkeyes finished with a three-round total score of 9 over.

“A top-five finish was kind of our goal,” head coach Mark Hankins told The Daily Iowan. “We played pretty solidly and got five pretty good scores from the guys.”

Iowa was again led by Steven Ihm. The junior finished in a tie for 10th place with a three-round score of even par. He started his third round with a triple bogey but then played nearly perfect golf for the rest of the day with 4 birdies and 13 pars.

Joseph Winslow carded a 2-over highlighted by a third round score of 1 under. The sophomore fired 6 birdies in the final round, which led the team.

Ian Vandersee finished tied for 20th place with a score of 3 over.

Vandersee was tied for 6th place headed to the final round, but seven bogeys lead to a 4-over round.

“It was nice to see three players in the top 20,” Hankins said.

“We met most of our short-term individual goals in what was a really tight tournament.”

Ryan Marks struggled in the first two rounds with a score of 12 over, but he turned things around on the last day. Three birdies and only 3 bogeys gave Marks a score of 1 over. The junior also hit the only eagle of the weekend for the Hawkeyes in the first round.

Brian Bullington was the most consistent Hawkeye in the tournament. The sophomore had two 2-over rounds and one 3-over round and finished tied for 35th.

The Hawkeyes will take to the links again on Friday through Oct. 21 when they take part in the U.S. Collegiate Championship in Atlanta.

— by Tommy Reinking

Men harriers disappointed by finish

The men’s cross-country team had a disappointing finish at the Pre-National Invitational in Louisville, Ky., on Oct. 13. The harriers tallied a team score of 783 and placed 33rd among the 40 teams.

Although it was a poor showing, there was a positive turn of events for senior captain Nick Holmes. In previous meets, he finished in the middle or back of the pack, but this time, he crossed the finish line first for the Hawkeyes.

Holmes finished the 8,000-meter race at 24:18 to finish 81st individually. Junior Jon Michael Brandt followed closely behind Holmes, with only 22 seconds between them to come in at 24:40 with a 127th-place finish.

The third harrier to cross for the Hawkeyes was a surprise: Freshman Anthony Gregorio came in with a time of 24:59 to finish 164th. It was Gregorio’s first topthree finish within the Iowa team.

Rounding out the team were sophomores Kevin Lewis at 25:09 in 189th place and Ben Witt at 25:32 in 221st place.

“I am particularly happy with our top three finishers (Holmes, Brandt, and Gregorio),” head coach Larry Wieczorek said in a release. “We have three pieces of the puzzle, and if we can get the fourth and fifth men there, then I think we will be an improved team by the Big Ten championships.”

The Hawkeyes will have a lot to work on in their week off before they return to action on Oct. 28 for the Big Ten cross-country championships at Michigan State.

— by Jalyn Souchek

Field hockey splits

In a battle of the Big Ten’s best offense against the Big Ten’s best defense, No. 11 Iowa was overwhelmed by the No. 7 Nittany Lion attack.

Penn State earned an emphat-

ic 5-1 win over the Field Hawks at the Penn State Field Hockey Complex on Sunday. It was Iowa’s first conference loss of the season.

“We did not play well in any facet of our game,” head coach Tracey Griesbaum said in a release. “We were on our heels within the first five minutes of the game and never recovered.”

The Nittany Lions entered Sunday’s matchup having scored 62 goals, which was the most in the Big Ten. Iowa’s defense is heralded as the conference’s best. It had only allowed 17 on the season before Sunday.

Penn State quickly put to rest any notion that the game would be a struggle. All-American forward Kelsey Amy had a hand in all three of its goals in the first half.

She assisted Ashtin Klinger’s goal in the 10th minute before scoring two of her own in the 14th and 15th minute.

Amy scored again six minutes into the second half, rounding out a hat-trick. Klinger tallied her second goal during the 60th minute of the game, pushing Penn State’s lead to 5-0. Iowa senior Jessica Barnett scored the lone goal for the Hawkeyes during the 68th minute, finalizing the score at 5-1.

But the weekend wasn’t a complete loss for Iowa. They downed No. 15 Drexel, 3-1, on Oct. 12.

Three first-half goals from Kelsey Mitchell, Marike Stribos and

Dani Hemeon led Iowa’s offensive attack. All three goals came within the first 33 minutes of the game.

Drexel’s lone goal came in the 60th minute of the game, when Amanda Fleischut scored on a Rebecca Werner assist.

“We knew coming out of halftime that Drexel was going to come out and come after us,” Iowa’s head coach said after the game. “Drexel is a very good team, and luckily, we had a 3-goal lead, because they gave us their best effort in the second half.”

This road-trip was the last of the season for Iowa. The Hawks will wrap up the regular season with four-straight home games at Grant Field, with the next one being against Kent State on Saturday.

— by Cody Goodwin

Volleyball drops two

The Iowa volleyball team fell in two-straight games to No. 10 Minnesota (3-1) and Wisconsin (32). The Hawkeyes only won three sets over the weekend in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The Hawkeyes’ stamina doomed them. The Iowa offense hit .300 in the opening set against Minnesota on Oct. 12 and racked up 15 kills, dragging the set into extra serves but eventually losing, 26-24. The Hawkeyes then won the second set, 25-18.

But Iowa only hit .56 in the third

MINNESOTA 3, IOWA 1; WISCONSIN 3, IOWA 2

Iowa’s Alex Lovell prepares to return a serve during the Hawkeyes’ 3-1 loss to Minnesota on Oct. 12. (The Daily Iowan/Callie Mitchell)

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Go online for more photos from this past weekend’s volleyball action. set and .132 in the fourth, compared with Minnesota’s .282 and .394.

“Minnesota came out after the intermission really aggressive and determined,” head coach Sharon Dingman said in a release.

“Early on, we matched their aggressiveness and made some plays, but in the last two sets we couldn’t slow them down.”

The same fault plagued the Hawkeyes against the Badgers

on Oct. 13 as well. Dingman said her team “did not execute” in the fifth set. The Hawkeyes’ hitting percentage dropped from .440 in the second set (which they won, 25-14), to .103 in the fifth (which they lost, 15-10).

“We got away from our serving game plan in the final set,” Dingman said. “We let them get on a run and didn’t do what we needed to do.”

— by Molly Irene Olmstead

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Continued from 12 Morris said the defensive line prepared for Bell with the mindset that it was going to take numerous Hawkeyes to bring him down every time. Iowa’s preparation played a key role in being able to stop the inside run. “[Bell is] a very good

Commentary Continued from 12

end Joe Gaglione has four sacks.

Those numbers earn deserved acclaim. Hyde, meanwhile, has spent much of the season shadowing opposing receivers.

And removing them entirely from a play doesn’t lend itself to many interception opportunities —

Soccer

Continued from 12 to examine the next set of matches in do-or-die mode, but instead decided to take what positives his squad showed in the losses and utilize them moving forward.

Men’s Golf Continued from 12

“I’ve traveled to a few events and have seen how Hankins coaches,” he said.

“I’ll try my best to follow in his footsteps. The guys will be prepared.”

Kowalski is the only one of the three Hawks who

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back. He’s going to get his yards, and he’s going to make plays. And he did,” Morris said. “It’s just about us … understanding what he can do. We just have to come every time, and if we’re consistent we have a chance to get him.”

Head coach Kirk Ferentz praised his defense for its perseverance and credited it with a large portion of the victory. The Spartans managed a touchdown in the game’s opening, but

the Hawks then held the Spartans to only 3 more points in regulation.

And then the Iowa defense literally won the game for the Hawkeyes: Cornerback Greg Castillo made a decisive interception to end the game in the second overtime. But even before Castillo caught the ball, defensive tackle Louis Trinca-Pasat grazed it at the line of scrimmage.

And if it weren’t for the defense’s ability to slow

down Michigan State’s ground attack, there wouldn’t have been overtime at all.

“To win on the turnover there at the end … outstanding and probably appropriate … to have an unsung guy,” Ferentz said. “[Trinca-Pasat] was really the trigger guy, really triggered this all, to get his hand on the ball.

It’s kind of fitting in a way.”

the senior hasn’t picked off a pass this season.

So Hyde’s play wasn’t garnering enough attention even before his public-intoxication arrest on Oct. 6.

That arrest finally put him in the spotlight but for the wrong reasons. The top five results on a Google search for Hyde’s name are related to it. Hyde’s loss of captaincy — but not of eligibility for the Michigan State game — was last week’s top Hawkeye

football headline.

This was a single incident that, as Ferentz said on Oct. 9, “is not unique to anybody in the student body.” It didn’t outweigh his three years of good behavior enough to earn him a suspension.

It would be a shame if it obscured what was so plain on the field in Spartan Stadium: Hyde is an outstanding player who is doing everything in his power to help keep the Hawkeyes in games.

That was clear in the way Iowa needed to burn a time-out just to keep him on the field in the fourth quarter. It’s reflected in Iowa’s fourth-best-in-theconference defense.

Just maybe not in his personal stats. “[Castillo] was teasing me a little bit, saying he’s up two picks on me now,” Hyde said. “He can get up six on me. I won’t care, as long as we keep winning.”

“Overall, we learned a lot how well we can play when we’re all on the same page this weekend,” he said. “And we’ll use all of it to prepare for Nebraska.”

For a late season home stand that provided so much opportunity, it turned out to cause noth-

ing but anxiety for a team that was supposed to make a serious run at an historic league crown.

Much remains to be achieved this season though, as the Hawkeyes can still finish 2012 with the best record in program history, as well as take a shot at the Big Ten Tour-

nament in November.

The players are ready to try to salvage what they can.

“We may have fallen off the tracks a little bit this weekend,” Pickert said.

“But we’re at the point where we need to figure it out ourselves and just get back into it.”

has competed this season.

The Buffalo Grove, Ill., native took part in Iowa’s first tournament of the year, the Golden Gopher Invitational, on Sept. 9-10.

He tied for 61st place individually with a 23 over three-round total.

Yankovich hasn’t competed in a tournament of any kind since the Columbus District Golf Association Amateur Champi-

onship on July 23-26, in which he finished second.

He has high expectations entering his first D-I contest.

“My goal is to win,” he said. “I haven’t played in a while, but it will be nice to get my feet wet. I’ve been working a lot on my short game and chipping technique to get ready.”

Hankins said that while the three Iowa golfers may

lack experience, they will have the advantage of playing on a course similar to Finkbine.

“It’s a Midwestern style golf course,” he said. “So, obviously, we’re going to feel really comfortable out there. I expect all three of them to play well, and hopefully, they can all get themselves a top-20 finish.”

Swimmers pleased with beginning

By Jalyn Souchek jalyn-souchek@uiowa.edu

The pool area at the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center was bustling this past weekend as the swimming and diving season began. Iowa’s swimmers competed against one another in the annual Black and Gold intrasquad meet, and though the Gold team swam hard, the Black group dominated the meet in a 136-82 victory.

The 2012-13 captains’ council selected the two teams in a draft and set the lineups for the events.

The council consists of seniors Jordan Huff and Bryon Butler, junior Kyler Noser, and sophomore Mike Vinyard. “[Being chosen as captain] was a great honor; it shows that they respect my leadership and believe in me,” Huff said.

The competition is a way to practice and prepare for the upcoming season and consists of 11 events, with the men and women competing in alternating heats. The meet also serves as a way to raise awareness about heart disease, and each of the swimmers had special swim caps for the cause.

One side featured the usual Tigerhawk, while the other had a heart.

“It was a fun meet.

It was a heart-disease-awareness meet, so the whole idea of this was to see racing; it’s early,” head coach Marc Long said. “It’s more of a practice meet, but we saw a lot of competitive races.”

For the women, sophomore Becky Stoughton had a great performance, creating a large lead in her three wins of the afternoon. She took the victory in the 1,000-freestyle at 10:15.58, 500 free at 5:04.48, and the 200 individual medley at 2:06.21.

The Peoria, Ill., native,

Jordan Huff starts at the annual Black & Gold intrasquad meet in the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center on Oct. 13. The Black team defeated the Gold team, 136-82. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

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Look online for a digital photo slide show from the Black and Gold intrasquad meet. who last year shattered three school records, was happy with both of her performance and times even though she didn’t swim as fast as she did last winter.

“Last year, I personally had faster times,” she said.

“For the amount of training I have done, I’d say where I am is a good sign.”

The energy of the meet is what Stoughton personally likes best.

“The spirit, it’s tough,” she said. “The best is seeing everyone dressed up, ready to race, everyone’s in a good mood. They take it seriously, but it’s definitely light hearted.”

New faces junior Lindsay Seemann and freshman Olivia Kabacinksi also performed well. Seemann, a transfer from Arizona, took three top finishes in the 200 free and 100 backstroke. She also competed with the winning 200-medley relay team, along with junior Karolina

Wartalowicz, sophomore Audrey Kumm, and Kabacinksi.

This year, divers also competed in the meet after sitting out last season’s event. For the women, junior Lauren Kelba had two winning dives in the 1 and 3 meters. The men’s team has just one diver in freshman Addison Boschult.

For the men’s team, freshman Roman Trussov had a strong start to his college career. He won the 100 breaststroke at 55:04, the sixth-fastest time in Hawkeye history.

Overall, Huff was happy with how the swimmers fared and their times.

“I hope that it sets the tone that we are ready to get up and compete. I think our times are a good indicator of where we are at,” he said. “Everyone raced really well, and I’m definitely excited for the season.”

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IOWA 19, MICHIGAN STATE 16

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Hawk ‘gang’ tips Spartans

Hyde-ing behind all the stats If you pay too much attention to Micah Hyde’s interception total, or his recent legal run-in, you might miss an outstanding cornerback keeping Iowa in games.

By Sam Louwagie samuel-louwagie@uiowa.edu

Iowa linebacker James Morris tackles Michigan State tailback Le’Veon Bell during the Hawkeyes’ 19-16 victory in Spartan Stadium in East Lansing on Oct. 13. (The Daily Iowan/Ian Servin)

The Iowa defensive line stopped Michigan State running back Le’Veon Bell from running over the Hawkeyes.

By Molly Irene Olmstead molly-olmstead@uiowa.edu

EAST LANSING, MICH. — Le’Veon Bell averaged 4.5 yards per rush attempt prior to facing the Hawkeyes on Oct. 13.

The running back was used to nabbing numerous long runs, wriggling out from defenders — or jumping over them — and making his way down the field with ease.

But the Iowa defense held the tailback, who ranked second in the Big Ten in rushing yards entering the game, to only two runs of more than 10 yards.

Bell ran for 14 yards to score a touchdown on Michigan State’s opening drive, and the powerful back also rushed for 27 yards late in the third quarter. But 75 percent of the Spartan’s runs were for five yards or fewer, in which he averaged only 3.6 yards per attempt.

It may not seem like a lot that the

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Hawkeyes were able to knock almost a yard off of Bell’s average, but the defensive line’s ability to chip away at the Spartans’ inside run game proved crucial to the Iowa victory.

“When things are that close, everything counts, and everybody can look at places where it’s an inch here, an inch there, it’s a break here, a break there,” Michigan State quarterback Andrew Maxwell said. “It just shows that football is a game of inches.”

It wasn’t easy for the linemen to tackle Bell. The 6-2, 244 pound running back has strong legs and can run steadily through the line. It regularly took numerous Hawkeyes — two, three, four,

five linemen —to bring Bell down.

Iowa middle linebacker James Morris grabbed Bell by the shoulders, swung his feet off the ground, and drove Bell straight into the ground.

Morris said his line had to “gang tackle” Bell to stop the inside run. The linemen and defensive tackles had to return to fundamentals — hitting the target square, correct positioning, accurate footwork, and focus.

“He’s deceptively strong,” Morris said about Bell. “When you run into him — some guys kind of give a little, but he doesn’t. That’s why he’s tough to tackle.”

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OHIO STATE 4, IOWA 1; PENN STATE 2, IOWA 1

Soccer runs into buzz saw

By Tom Clos thomas-clos@uiowa.edu

The Iowa soccer team entered this past weekend needing to sweep both of its matches to keep any chances of a Big Ten Championship alive.

But Iowa (11-2-4, 2-3-3 Big Ten) suffered back-to-back losses for the first time this season in a pair of defeats to Ohio State on Oct. 12 and No. 4 Penn State on Sunday at the Iowa Soccer Complex, with the former officially eliminating them from the conference championship race with three games remaining in the regular season.

The Buckeyes (10-4-1, 5-2-1) jumped out to a 2-0 lead midway through the first half and never looked back in rolling over the Hawkeyes, 4-1. The loss was the Black and Gold’s first at home in 2012 and halted the team’s five-match unbeaten streak.

Iowa’s freshman goaltending duo of Hannah Clark and Meg Goodson allowed a season-high 4 goals in the loss, breaking the group’s string of three-consecutive shutouts.

Sophomore forward Cloe Lacasse believes the Scarlett and Gray simply used her squad’s flawed performance against them in the disappointing result.

“Ohio State finally punished us on the little mistakes we were making, so now we know what we have to work on,” she said. “It was unacceptable.”

The Hawkeyes outperformed the Nittany Lions (14-2-0, 8-0-0) for much of the match on Sunday but were unable to capitalize on several chances to tie the game in the final 10 minutes of play, falling, 2-1.

Iowa held a 23-15 advantage in shots and an 8-4 lead in corner kicks, but sophomore defenseman Melanie Pickert’s header attempt off a corner kick in the waning minutes sailed over the net, allowing the visitors to escape.

EAST LANSING, MICH. — The Hawkeyes could not afford to play without Micah Hyde.

The senior cornerback got the wind knocked out of him when a Michigan State player landed on him in the final minute of regulation on Oct. 13. He stayed on the ground for more than a minute, and the rulebook dictated that Hyde needed to miss the next play.

But the Spartans were trying to move down the field to win the game, and Hawkeye coach Kirk Ferentz couldn’t give them a play without his top cover man on the field. Ferentz called a timeout so he wouldn’t have to miss a play.

On the next snap, Hyde blanketed a receiver all the way to the sideline as a pass flew out of bounds.

Hyde has been doing it all season. Opposing teams have simply avoided throwing deep on him for most of the year. And as Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker said on Oct. 2, “If I was a quarterback, I’d do the same thing.”

We found out why this weekend, when the Spartans tried to beat Hyde deep for at least three passes. He swatted them all down, including one twisting, midair deflection that saved a sure touchdown.

Safety Tom Donatell and backup cornerback Greg Castillo have 2 interceptions each. Linebackers James Morris and Anthony Hitchens rack up ridiculous tackle totals every week. Defensive See commentary, 10

1st action for 2 Hawk

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By Tommy Reinking Thomas-reinking@uiowa.edu

Iowa forward Ashley Catrell reacts to the ball going out of play in the final seconds of Iowa’s 2-1 loss to Penn State at the Iowa Soccer Complex on Sunday. The loss was the second straight for the Hawkeyes’ following a 4-1 loss to Ohio State on Oct. 12. (The Daily Iowan/Adam Wesley)

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“We’re happy with the effort, but it’s just frustrating we couldn’t get one in the back of the net,” she said. “As a defense, we’ve got to get back to shutouts and give our offense more of an opportunity.”

The lone bright-spot for the Hawkeyes was Lacasse’s goal in the 18th minute.

The tally broke a seven-game pointless streak for the team’s leading-scorer and provided a positive step as she attempts a full-recovery from an ankle injury.

“I’m happy things are starting to get

better, and obviously, it’s starting to show,” she said. “Every game [my ankle] is getting better, and I just can’t wait until it is 100 percent, finally.”

The lost weekend leaves Iowa struggling to maintain a top-eight qualifying position for the Big Ten Tournament and moves the final trio of games on the schedule each into the “must-win” category.

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The Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational, hosted by Ball State University at Delaware Country Club in Muncie, Ind., will be a new experience for two Iowa men’s golfers.

Freshmen Voramate Aussarassakorn and Nate Yankovich will take part in their first Division-I tournament when they tee off at 8:30 a.m. today. They will be joined by freshman Landon Kowalski in the two-day event.

The invitational will feature 47 players from nine universities, but none will compete as a team. For the first time in the tournament’s 37-year history, all golfers will play as individuals.

Assistant coach Dan Holterhaus, who golfed for Iowa from 2003-08, said he expects the Hawkeyes athletes to feel some nerves.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re nervous, but that’s a good thing,” he said.

“They’ll need to find a way to relax and be confident in their shots. Finding a rhythm will be very important.”

Aussarassakorn and Yankovich won’t be the only ones experiencing something new when the action starts. Holterhaus will be alone in coaching the Hawks for the first time as head coach Mark Hankins was with the rest of the team at the Rod Myers Invitational this past weekend.

Holterhaus, who has been with the team for only nine months, said Hankins has set a coaching precedent that he plans to follow.

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