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Students against hate By CINDY GARCIA

MONDAY, DEC. 14

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16

TUESDAY, DEC. 15

• 6:30 a.m. Flippin’ Into Finals Pancake Breakfast at the IMU

• 6:30 a.m. Carbs and Caffeine Pancake Breakfast

• 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Popcorn will be given to students

• 2 p.m. Students can pick up healthy snacks in the IMU

• 2 p.m. Students can pick up healthy snacks

• 3 p.m. For those having some trouble in class, organizers will stage Q&A sessions for Biology 1411 in 166 IMU

• 3 p.m. For those having some trouble in class, organizers will stage Q&A sessions for Math 1550 in 166 IMU

• 6:30-8:30 p.m. Therapy dogs will hang out in 181 & 179 IMU

• 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Therapy dogs will hang out 181 & 179 IMU

• 8 p.m.-midnight Students will be able to get a free 15-minute massage to relieve finals stress

• 9 p.m. Students can deep breathe in and exhale at yoga classes in 179 IMU. Mats will not be provided, so students need to bring their own.

• 11 p.m. Coffee (while supplies last) will be offered at the IMU Welcome Center

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• 11 p.m. Coffee (while supplies last) will be offered at the IMU Welcome Center

Some students on campus are acting against what they say is hateful rhetoric in political campaigns and the media. A group largely gathered through a Facebook event page stood near the Pentacrest on Dec. 11, carrying signs that read “hateful rhetoric is not a joke” and “speak out against hate.” Attendees shared personal stories and Herz advice on how to lobby event organizer against what they believe is hate directed toward marginalized groups, including Muslims, Latinos, African Americans, Asians, people with disabilities, and refugees. UI student Brad Pector said he came up with the idea of having a rally after observing Islamophobia online and in the news. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has attracted widespread attention and controversy for his proposal to block Muslims from entering the United States. “I was just thinking about the daily life of a Muslim student on campus here and how difficult it must be — just coping with all those things and being afraid on campus about other people acting out,” he said. The group’s Facebook page received comments accusing the rally of smothering First Amendment rights. Gada Herz, one of the event’s organiz-

• 6:30 a.m. Carbs and Caffeine Pancake Breakfast • 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Popcorn will be given to students • 2 p.m. Students can pick up healthy snacks • 3 p.m. For those having some trouble in class, organizers will stage Q&A sessions for Psychology 1001 in 166 IMU • 6:30-8:30 p.m. Therapy dogs will hang out in 181 & 179 IMU • 8 p.m.-midnight Students will be able to get a free 15-minute massage to relieve finals stress • 9 p.m. Students can deep breathe in and exhale at yoga classes in 179 IMU. Mats will not be provided, so students need to bring their own. • 11 p.m. Coffee (while supplies last) will be offered at the IMU Welcome Center

THURSDAY, DEC. 17 • 6:30 a.m. Carbs and Caffeine Breakfast

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Locals rally against gun violence By ZHAO LI zhao-li@uiowa.edu

More than 100 Iowa City locals and members of Moms Demand Action organization gathered together on Dec. 12 as part of an “Orange Walk” to call for changes in gun laws both in Iowa and the nation. “For the survivors of gun violence, we walk today. For our children, we walk today. For the community ravaged by gun violence, we walk today,” demonstrators chanted. “To put our elected officials on notice, we walk today. We’ve hoped for our country. We walk today to end gun violence. We walk today.” Moms Demand Action, which aims to end gun violence across the country, hosted the walk to commemorate the third anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, in which 20 children and six adults were killed. “There are 88 people die in America every day from gun violence,” said Rebecca Truszkowski, local chapter leader for Moms Demand Action. “We want to not just talk about the [Sandy Hook

shooting] but be there for all victims of gun violence. We want to march in their honor and show our commitment to do something about it.” Truszkowski said people from different backgrounds and positions are receptive to the movement. “I emailed the [Iowa] legislators, the clergy, etc.,” she said. “All of them are very happy to speak with me.” Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City, North Liberty Mayor Amy Nielsen, joined Sarah Hunnicutt of the Domestic Violence Intervention Program and Christine Humrichouse from United Methodist Church to speak to the crowd as part of the rally. Many people nodded and applauded during their talks. “I don’t mind hunters having guns, but the idea that we should have openly carried guns and assault weapons is crazy,” Joyce Carman, an Iowa City local said. “It doesn’t make any sense to me.” Carman said she believes more background checks are needed for people who want to own guns in the

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Facing social issues By DI STAFF

More than a 100 individuals from the community gathered downtown for the Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America march to bring awareness about gun violence and the need for strict gun laws throughout the country on Sunday. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez) United States so people who shouldn’t have guns don’t have them. She also said she thinks assault weapons should be gotten rid of. Iowa City local couple Brian and Laurie Cover agreed the country needs to end gun violence now. “The number of mass shootings these days is just terrifying,” Laurie Cover said. Iowa City resident Dylan Walsh wants more people to join in the movement to stop gun violence. “I’ve heard a lot of people are getting hurt with

these guns,” the 10-yearold said. “Also, a lot of other people don’t think that, so that’s why we are doing this rally to stop gun violence and also to encourage other people.” Jess Calhoun, a volunteer with Moms Demand Action, said it’s time for regular folks to stand up and demand a plan from elected officials. “We are now here, we are visible,” she said. “We are loud. We are moms. We have survivors, and we are not going to give up until we end gun violence.”

Some University of Iowa students are striving to apply their studies to help solve social issues facing the community. The new Engaged Social Innovation major gives UI Honors students an opportunity to choose a project they are passionate about. The projects center on a societal problem, and Gould the students in the lecturer major find ways to solve them, and the nine students who elected to pioneer the threeyear program recently presented their output. David Gould, a UI adjunct lecturer involved with the program who was one of the founders of the major, helps to guide the students in their projects. “I’ve been interested in this a long time — how does the city become a classroom? We begin to take the SEE PROFILES , 3

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“Scandal” actor Tony Goldwyn stopped by the Iowa City on Sunday as part of his trip through Iowa for the Hillary Clinton campaign. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

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The evolution of Sanders By BRENT GRIFFITHS brent-griffiths@uiowa.edu

Perhaps no moment better summed up Sen. Bernie Sanders’s campaign than what transpired in Phoenix over the summer. The audience, an annual gathering of progressives called Netroots Nation, seemed primed for the septuagenarian Vermonter’s brand of politics. Black Lives Matter protesters had already taken the stage and interrupted former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley calling on him to say the names of Rekia Boyd, Tanesha Anderson, and Sandra Bland, unarmed black women who were killed by police officers or died in custody. Taking the stage after the governor, Sanders launched into his typical stump speech consisting of raising the minimum wage and Wall Street corruption before the protestors spoke up again. Then he considered leaving. “If you don’t want me to be here, that is OK; I don’t want to out-scream people,” Sanders said to the audience and moderator Jose Antonio Vargas. Afterwards, the confrontations led national broadcast and scores of writers critiqued how the two Democratic candidates responded. Much has changed since then. Sanders hired a black organizer as his press secretary. He privately met with protesters and activists to

talk Black Lives Matter, said Sandra Bland’s name on national TV during the first Democratic debate, stumped with rapper Killer Mike in Atlanta, and toured the Baltimore neighborhood of Freddie Gray. Over the weekend in Iowa, Sanders continued to test the narrative that his coalition will falter when the contest moves beyond Iowa and New Hampshire, two states with pushing near 90 percent non-Latino white population. The campaign held a racial-justice forum on Dec. 12 in Anamosa, in which one of the state’s prisons is located, and a Waterloo town meeting later that night. Per capita, Waterloo is home to Iowa’s largest share of African Americans. Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner joined Sanders in Anamosa and was just a table away from everything unfolded at Netroots Nation this summer. “I believe that the senator has grown, but there’s a however for that, fighting for civil rights is in his DNA,” Turner said in an interview with The Daily Iowan. “For him, that moment threw him off, but he was able to be able communicate with the Black Lives Matter folks and I do believe it made for a more robust racial justice plan.” A one-time Ready for Hillary super PAC supporter, Turner — who emphasizes that she never endorsed Clinton — publically backed Sanders just before the second

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders waves to the crowd before the start of the Democratic debate on Nov. 14. The debate took place on Drake University’s campus. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel) Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines. The difficulties of attracting people of color to the caucuses were on full display at forum on racial justice and prison reform. About 300 people crunched inside a cozy elementary school. But besides the campaign speakers and panelists, only a handful of persons of color were seated amid a vast white audience. Cornell College sophomore Althea Greer was one of only two persons of color to pose a question to Sanders, who was joined by Turner and two former inmates. Greer said Sanders focus on racial issues is another example of how running for president is a “learning process.” While Iowa is a predominately white state, Democrats shattered turnout records in their last contested caucuses, in 2008, and according to research by Drake political-science

Professor Dennis Goldford, black caucus-goers surpassed their percentage of the state’s population. Nationally according to the U.S. Census Bureau, blacks voted at a higher rate in the 2012 presidential election than non-Latino whites for the first time since at least 1996. All three campaigns have reached out to Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad, D-Des Moines and other members of the state party’s black caucus. He said approaching issues like those brought up by Black Lives Matter protesters can be a learning process, but one thing is for certain: Their concerns will continue to be at the forefront. “Now, the candidates have to connect they can’t ignore this anymore,” Abdul-Samad said. “They can’t ignore DREAM act or racial disparities in policing or sentencing, because society and actions by those in it have brought that out to the forefront.”

The University of Iowa has partnered with an eastern Iowa city in an effort to fight air pollution together. The university was given a grant worth around $91,000 from the Environmental

Protection Agency to raise awareness in Dubuque about the causes and effects of air pollution through education and monitoring of local sources that contribute to air pollution in the Dubuque area. The grant will be used to acquire air monitors and to train colleges, high schools, nonprofits, and other businesses on how to use these monitors and measure air quality. The results of these measurements will be posted on a university website. From 2005-09, Dubuque was cutting it close to stepping over federal air-quality standards. The city entered a program put together by the EPA in which communities

take voluntary measures to improve local air quality and better the community. In 2010, numbers started to drop as the program has improved Dubuque’s air quality. In addition, in 2011, Alliant Energy switched one of its plants from coal to a cleaner-burning natural gas, and it has implemented the use of power turbines to generate electricity. There will also be training sessions and workshops taking place early next year to help taking action in lowering the amount of air pollution as well.

with public intoxication. David Gallegos, 27, Muscatine, was charged Dec. 11 with second-offense OWI. Noe Gaytan, 22, Muscatine, was charged Dec. 11 with OWI. Mohammud Haji, address unknown, was charged Sunday with public intoxication, disorderly conduct, and possession of an open alcohol container in public. Quentin Hamilton, 31, Ce-

dar Rapids, was charged Aug. 5 with identify theft and fraudulent criminal acts with a credit card. Darell Henry, 22, 1405 Pine St., was charged Dec. 12 with possession of marijuana. Daniel Hodges, 20, 2 Regal Lane, was charged Dec. 12 with fifth-degree theft. Troy Jandebeur, 21, 317 N. Lucas St., was charged Dec. 11 with public intoxication. Kyle Jepson, 21, Des Moines,

was charged Sunday with public intoxication. Jonathan Lopez, 24, West Liberty, was charged Sunday with OWI. Charles McDile, 47, address unknown, was charged Sunday with disorderly conduct. Anthony Millang, 26, Cedar Rapids, was charged Dec. 12 with OWI. Dwana Miller, 51, address unknown, was charged Sunday with disorderly conduct.

METRO Man charged with forgery Authorities have accused a Coralville man of forging a check. Jiles Watkins, 32, 2110 Holiday Road, was charged Oct. 16 with forgery. According to a Coralville police complaint, Watkins took a check from a person who happened to live with his girlfriend. Watkins wrote the check out to himself for $165 and then signed the person’s name. He cashed the check in a

U.S. Bank. Watkins was filmed while cashing the check, according to the police complaint. Forgery is a Class D felony. — by Tom Ackerman

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BLOTTER Dylan Buchheit, 20, 308 E. Church St., was charged Dec. 11with presence in a bar after hours. Thierno Diallo, 26, 645 S. Lucas St. Apt. 4, was charged Sunday with public intoxication and interference with official acts. Michael Dickson, 26, Marion, was charged Sunday with public intoxication. John Duzansky, 18, Mokena, Illinois, was charged Dec. 11

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RALLY CONTINUED FROM FRONT ers, said she hoped people who intone the First Amendment to spread hateful comments were more open to new ideas. “I would personally say they do have the right to say that, but just having the right to say something doesn’t make it the right thing to say,” she said. “If you really hate Muslims and you haven’t talked to one before, that’s probably an issue right there, because you shouldn’t hate someone you’ve never

PROFILES CONTINUED FROM FRONT things that we’re learning sitting at desks and looking at PowerPoints in lectures,” Gould said. “Why don’t we take that and go do something with it?” On Dec. 11, the students presented their findings after the first semester of exploring their projects. Next semester, the students will continue expanding and developing their projects.

Allison Schafer Are you happy? University of Iowa junior Allison Schafer used her new major to make the answer to that question a resounding “yes.” 99ReadBalloons was Schafer’s “happiness campaign” — spreading business cards around to students with happiness challenges, asking recipients to complete a simple act of kindness for another person. “My project 99ReadBalloons’ overall concept was to spread joy to UI students,” she said. “Emotional health on college campuses has been a huge media topic lately, especially with so many bright and promising students taking their own lives when they seemingly ‘had it all.’ ” The name stems from a personal as well as biblical place. “To me, the number 99 signifies that something is missing,” Schafer said. “In the same way, I feel like people are constantly searching for that last missing piece that will make them happier. It also comes from the parable of the lost sheep in Luke 15. The story goes if you had 100 sheep and one of them went missing, would you try to find that missing sheep?” They finally decided upon printing the business cards with “happiness challenges” on them. Schafer continued to research acts that make people happy and crafted the challenges around those actions. The challenges were based on giving, savoring, thanking, and aspiring. The business cards contained a simple action, such as buying someone a cup of coffee or sending someone a thankyou text, and a way to share the action on social media, all utilizing #99ReadBalloons. To execute the challenges, Schafer called upon the Entrepreneurship and Innovation class for help. The class divided into groups, red Mylar balloons in hand, and took over the T. Anne Cleary Walkway. The class bought several strangers coffee, handed out the business cards, and did so in the rain. — by Kenyon Ellsworth

Benjamin Marks Subsisting only on ramen noodles is something many college kids experience at least once. UI senior Benjamin Marks wants to change that. Marks set out to tackle

interacted with.” Many of the event’s attendees emphasized the power of social media to act against hate. Herz said future plans for the group are an “open book,” in which individuals could potentially band together to undertake different ideas. Carter Yerkes, speaking on behalf of the UI Students for Human Rights, also implored attendees to speak out whenever prejudice occurs on campus. “We urge you to broaden your horizons whenever possible” he said. “Get to know classmates with

different backgrounds. Together, we can reverse this spread of Islamophobia and xenophobia. Please remember, terrorism has no religion.” Joy Beadleston, an attendee and community member, told the group about her middle name, Shaffea, which was the name of her great grandmother, an Arabic word for “healer of people.” Beadleston said her family came to United States and built the “Mother Mosque” in Cedar Rapids. The mosque was built in 1934 and is part of the National Register of

the issue of food insecurity in college students. (Disclosure: Marks previously worked for the Daily Iowan as a reporter and Metro editor.) “I was doing research on issues that interested me, and I really don’t know how I stumbled upon it, but I realized it was a national issue — that college students were homeless and starving,” he said. Marks set out to create a panel discussion with professionals in order to raise awareness on college-age hunger. As an intern for the UI Center for Human Rights, he began using his resources there to make the panel become a reality. Given a $1,000 budget from the Human Rights Center, Marks organized an event that brought several authorities on the topic to the UI. On Dec. 4, around 50 people attended the panel discussion. Marks said he received encouraging feedback. “One of the things I realized while doing this project was that I didn’t want to just stop at the panel discussion,” he said. “I wanted to do something, and since the UI doesn’t have a food bank and 11 of the 14 Big Ten schools have them, next semester, I’ll spend a lot of my time creating one.” Marks wants to see a population of students that do not have to worry about eating. “Too many of our students are having to choose between paying for class and eating. Not just eating well, but actually eating,” Marks said.

said she sees the answer in youth after-school programs. She teaches about different religions and religious tolerance to younger students. “It not only became important to me to share the backgrounds of these different religions but also to give these kids the tools to change the direction of our society,” she said in a presentation Dec. 11. The program takes place at Horn Elementary and has taught 23 students in grades from kindergarten through sixth grade. “Just because you don’t have the same faith as me doesn’t mean I should make fun of you or bully you,” she said, and she plans to expand the program if given the opportunity. Graff said her biggest challenge came in having parents sign waivers while at a public school, where religion can be a sensitive issue. A week before the class, Graff had no volunteers. In a final effort, she went to the school on a cultural night with her instructor to get five signups on the spot. Nearly 20 more followed within a week, she said. Graff said she became interested in the class when her rhetoric teacher and prospective Engaged Social Innovation teacher shared information on the course with students. “It seemed like a really great idea,” she said. “I was interested in doing something entrepreneurial along with my English major.” Graff said she became interested in the class when her rhetoric teacher pitched the course to students. “It seemed like a really great idea,” Graff said. “I was interested in doing something entrepreneurial along with my English major.” Graff taught major religions including Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.

— by Kenyon Ellsworth

Jessica Graff For Jessica Graff, the course has been an opportunity to teach religious tolerance to local children. As a college student who converted to Christianity, she hopes to make the community one that is more tolerable to cultures and beliefs of others. Graff

— by Tom Ackerman

Historic Places. Beadleston insisted Iowa has always been welcoming to refugees, a trend that should continue in light of the Syrian refugee crisis. “I thought it was important, you know, as a person of the fourth generation, to say we’ve been here a long time, and we’ve done well, and we’ve helped the community a lot.The Iowa community,” she said. In the past, Muslim community members have been told to keep silent about the hateful remarks and actions they receive, but silence isn’t working anymore, Beadleston said.

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UI senior Carter Yerkes gives a speech at the east side of the Pentacrest on Dec 11. The rally promoted an anti-hatel message. (The Daily Iowan/Peter Kim) “It’s almost like people are trying to force us to be shamed and we don’t

want to be shamed,” she said. “We’re proud to be American.”

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No Child Left Behind’s replacement Christopher Cervantes crvantes@uiowa.edu

When you come from a family of educators, you get to witness a lot of interesting things. For one thing, they talk a lot. Whether it is about that one problem student or an entire class’ interest in their work, there is always a plethora of opinions just waiting to fall from the tongue. There was always a specific topic that would incite a heated discussion: the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Like my memories, the Bush policy is now a thing of the past. On Dec. 10, President Obama signed a new bill, replacing the controversial act with Every Student Succeeds. Obama went on record stating that the bipartisan bill a “Christmas miracle.” No Child Left Behind came to fruition because of concern over the achievement gap that left certain students (poor, minority, etc.) in underperforming schools. In response to this growing worry, the Bush administration established a policy based on the grounds of specific standardized testing and accountability. This meant that the schools had to improve the scores of all their students. In retrospect, this is a case of good intent with faulty execution. As time passed, the flaws in the policy began to shine through the painted-on perfection of a hopeful beginning. Many complaints have been lodged, mostly aimed at the unrealistic goals that were expected of the schools. The amount of funding given to a school would often hinge on the goals that many

an educator saw as unreasonable. This in turn led to several cheating scandals orchestrated by administrations in desperate attempts to acquire federal aid. When it gets to the point of academic fraud, then it is time to go back to the drawing board. And now there is a new plan ready to be put in effect. “The goals of No Child Left Behind, the predecessor of this law, were the right ones: high standards. Accountability. Closing the achievement gap,” Obama said in a statement. “But in practice, it often fell short. It didn’t always consider the specific needs of each community. It led to too much testing during classroom time. It often forced schools and school districts into cookie-cutter reforms that didn’t always produce the kinds of results that we wanted to see.” In a way, the Every Student Succeeds law is a spiritual successor to its somewhat lackluster predecessor. However, is this law an improvement? Or simply a sequel ripe to be publicly panned? Every Student Succeeds is more specific concerning which schools need improvement. However, it is not as clear when it comes to rectifying the problems. The new law also allows for more flexibility on testing. But then again, sometimes flexibility can create its own problems by not being strict in having a standard response to issues, similar situations could be handled differently, creating a disparity in the education system. The sad truth with a policy change such as this is that in order to gauge true effectiveness, the law must be put to the test. Whether it will be for better or worse is simply a factor revealed by the passage of time. Not being able to gauge progress immediately may not be convenient, but it is all we have. All I ask is that we try to remain hopeful toward Every Student Succeeds.

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erman Chancellor Angela Merkel was named Time’s Person of the Year last week for her “open door” policy on refugees heading into her country. But she’s making headlines again for two seemingly unrelated statements. On Sunday, the German leader said the country should “drastically decrease” the number of refugees it allows in. Critics of Merkel’s policies have been quite vocal about the strain that an estimated 1 million refugees will place on the country’s resources. The unease about this change is a view widely shared by the German populace. A study published in the German magazine Der Spiegel found that 84 percent of respondents said the large number of refugees coming to Germany will result in “lasting changes” for the country, and more than half are concerned about the danger of terrorism. Merkel also reportedly dismissed a request from the United States asking for greater military support in fighting ISIS. In responding to an inquiry by Der Spiegel, Merkel said she “believe[s] Germany is fulfilling its part” and doesn’t “need to talk about new issues related to this question at the moment.” Germany currently has six jets and approximately 1,200 troops deployed in the fight against ISIS. These two statements from the German chancellor are telling in what they show about the line countries in the EU straddle in developing strategies to deal with the recent flood of refugees. After the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead, French President François Hollande declared that France “is at war” with ISIS, pledging a greater military campaign against

the terror group and no cuts in defense spending until at least 2019. But others, such as Germany, have been hesitant to make a larger commitment to the fight. The terror ISIS spreads across the Middle East and the rising number of refugees heading into Europe are not only just connected; the former is causing the latter. The International Displacement Monitoring Center estimated that 4 million Iraqi citizens had been displaced as of June and 180,000 had sought refuge in other countries. In 2015, asylum applications to rich countries such as Germany, the United States, Turkey, and Sweden have reached their highest point in two decades, according to the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR. More than 866,000 applications were submitted, a 45 percent increase over 2013. Of course, the issue of immigration doesn’t simply boil down to people fleeing war. Some of the migrants are those seeking a better life for economic reasons. But with half of Syria’s population of more than 20 million is displaced due to civil war and the battle against ISIS, it’s clear that the fighting is one of the root causes of this wave of refugees. Staying out of the fray still has its costs. The cost to Germany to provide for the refugees coming into the country is expected to top $22.5 billion this year alone. When it is feasible, though, the Daily Iowan Editorial Board believes countries should accommodate refugees. But doing so doesn’t do anything to help change the conditions that create them in the first place. Taking in hundreds of thousands of refugees without committing to stopping ISIS is like placing buckets in front of a leaking dam while leaving the cracks unplugged.

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Policy versus talking points Jace Brady jace-brady@uiowa.edu

Presidential elections elicit exotic rhetoric from candidates in all parties. In an attempt to differentiate themselves from the competition, they insist on promising more, asserting extreme positions, and predicting outcomes so implausible they almost lose their credibility. Election after election, we eagerly anticipate the fruition of campaign pledges only to have our hopes hastily quashed. As we enter an election year, acquiring an ability to differentiate between substantive policy and hollow talking points is crucial. Campaign policies are rarely enacted after elections, and the belief that promises lacking in detail will be implemented is foolhardy. When a politician makes a statement, take

a moment to see if any delineated details offer support or if you are simply listening to another groundless commitment of a capricious politician. Aspiring Republican nominee Donald Trump has recently taken heat for his comments regarding temporarily disallowing Muslims from entering the country. However, when asked how such a preposterous policy would be enforced, his only suggestion was to ask people entering the country if they were Muslim. There was no in depth details on a screening process or implications for national security to bolster his comments, just feeble support for an equally weak suggestion. Such a dearth of details suggest this is simply a talking point rather than a thought-out policy Trump would be able to effectively implement. While serious candidates should be accountable for everything they say, much more concern should be allocated to serious policies with potential ramifications. A pursuit to find de-

tailed policy can be difficult, especially during the primary season. However, significant contenders for the presidency should be prepared to provide substantial detail on the most pressing issues. The most important portion of any policy is how it will be funded. Politicians frivolously promise changes, most of which will prove prohibitively expensive when candidates are finally in a position to push their agenda. It is easy to assure the American electorate “free” college and health care or to build 10 new aircraft carriers and seal the borders; however, a policy without an enumeration of funding should be immediately discounted. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders has based much of his campaign on the promise of “free” college tuition at public universities. Regardless of your view on government spending or entitlements, Sanders’ plan is much more credible than Trump’s gasconades on minimizing Muslim migration. The tuition-free college

plan is built on a platform of federalism, guaranteeing to federally match 2:1 every state dollar that is allocated by states to reduce college tuition. Funding will be provided through fees on stock, bond, and derivative trades by those on Wall Street. Though details on potential economic ramifications are scarce, this program provides essential details that are missing from the majority of campaign talking points. This argument is not meant to serve as a vindication of Trump’s, or any other candidates’, statements. On the contrary, it is to condemn candidates who effortlessly offer promises so far from realistically reaching materialization presidential hopefuls can’t muster the effort to provide any details. This election, don’t be seduced by vacant rhetoric whispering about what you want to hear. Instead, seek out candidates with detailed policies that may actually be implemented and that could bring America closer to the country you want it to be.

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Cycle of self-defeating behavior

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I have always considered myself terrible at drawing. This was something that I knew to be true, and I accepted it. It was not until less than a year ago when I proved myself wrong. I took my first drawing class, and I went into it with an open mind. My old process when drawing was to look at someone else’s work and find the faults in mine. I started the class with the mindset “whatever happens, happens,” and I got surprising results because I was

interested in the material. I cannot say the same for classes that I am not interested in. A 2010 New York Times article perfectly describes this action as “self-defeating personality disorder.” I am not diagnosing myself with this disorder, it just helps explain the feelings that I and possibly others, experience. Self-defeating behavior is one of the most puzzling and hard-to-change behaviors. There has been a whole category added to describe the self-defeating patients to a version of the manual that American Psychiatric Association puts out frequently. This is strange, because one can look into any set of characteristics relating to a disorder and find commonality with it. The behaviors associated with this disorder paint a bet-

ter picture of the experience. Starting any task and thinking of the ways in which you can fail will subsequently lead to failure. That is simple logic, and this is a behavior that is hard to be changed. It is ingrained in us from childhood that anything worth having takes work. That is a difficult concept to grasp when a class or activity does not pertain to your interests. This could explain some of the trepidation that I had when it comes to doing assignments for general-education classes. Masochism is a word that comes up when searching this topic. At first, I felt like it was a stretch, but its definition soon fits with the behaviors. Masochism is a pleasure in being subjected to humiliation or pain. Whenever I get/got bad grades, I would be

sad about them, but then I grew to laugh at them. This is a strange thought, because I knew the amount of work that was put into the assignments and what the result was going to be. It is crazy to think that I and many others continue to subject ourselves to this pain. This is strange way to think about procrastination and self-defeating behavior, but it makes sense. Everyone is on a journey of self-discovery, and we all are at different stages in the process; that can be seen in work. Now that I am aware of my actions, I can work on changing them for the better. It is bad to think that I am realizing the weight of my actions this late in my college career. Given that, it is never too late to change a habit that you do not like.

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Hawkeyes’ 9 turnovers in the second half to the tune of 18 points. While both teams had problems with giving the ball away, Iowa State scored 32 points on Iowa’s turnovers, compared with Iowa’s 19 the other way. The biggest difference-maker, however, were the 18 points the Cyclones scored on Iowa’s turnovers in the second half. Iowa had just 3 on 12 Cyclone giveaways. “Way, way too many turnovers,” senior Mike Gesell said. “You can’t beat the No. 4 team in the country at their place giving the ball away that many times.”

Cold shooting and turnovers played a big factor in the Iowa State comeback and Iowa’s loss, but what remains is, as high as the Hawkeyes flew in the first half, they crashed like Icarus in the second. “It hurts because we were leading the whole game,” Jok said. “They’re a great team; they know no matter how much they trail, they’re going to come back, and we knew that at halftime. “I do feel like we kind of gave this one away.” Follow @ianfromiowa on Twitter for Iowa men’s basketball news, updates, and analysis.

Time of possession: Stanford 35:23 (first in Pac-12)

on the goal line, or if Henry Krieger Coble doesn’t make his only flub of the year, or Iowa can turn Josey Jewell’s interception into more than 3 points? Those three examples aren’t the sole reason the Hawkeyes are playing on New Year’s Day instead of New Year’s Eve, but alas, we’ll never get the answer to those questions. What’s for sure, however, is this — Iowa doesn’t want to find itself asking “what ifs” after this contest.

In the buildup to this game, more than once you’ll hear (or have heard) someone compare Stanford with a Big Ten team. While the Cardinal possess some classic Big Ten-esque qualities, none stand out more than this one. As we know, time of possession doesn’t always matter to football teams located in the left or bottom halves of the United States, but if Stanford head coach David Shaw were to read this, he’d scoff at that sentence. Just like Iowa, the

proving. Aside from the conference, we want to keep sending athletes to the NCAA meet, indoors and outdoors.” Rutgers’ Emeka Eze proved last season that he is one of, if not the best, jumpers in the conference. While he only placed eighth in the indoor conference meet, he went on to become the outdoor conference champion in the long jump. He was also an All-Big Ten first-teamer. “With Eze, that win gave him confidence that he could compete at the Big Ten level,” Mulqueen said. “Hopefully, that, and staying healthy, can translate into another great year for him.” Next in the Big Ten,

Hawkeyes dunk Cyclones For the sixth year in a row, the Iowa women’s swimming and diving team has earned in-state bragging rights over Iowa State. On Dec. 11, the Hawkeyes downed the Cyclones, 198-101, in Ames. Head coach Marc Long’s squad broke several Beyer Hall pool records on the way to its fourth win of the season. Its record is now 4-2 (1-2 Big Ten). Junior Emma Sougstad led the way for the Hawkeyes, grabbing wins in the 100 breast (1:00.50), 200 breast (2:12.95), and the 200 individual medley (2:01.39). All the times set pool records. Olivia Kabacinski, a senior competing in her last Cy-Hawk showdown, also had a big night. She and Sougstad, along with freshman Kelly McNamara, and senior Allie Orvis, started the night off setting a pool record in the 200-medley relay (1:40.29). Kabacinski also posted individual victories in the 100 free (50.01) and 200 free (1:48.92). Both of those were pool records. Sophomore Tereysa Lehnertz broke the 200-fly pool record as well, touching in 1:59.22. For the final pool record, the group of Meghan Lavelle, Carly O’ Brien, Jennifer Weigand, and Kabacinski shattered the 400 free relay mark, touching in 3:22.84. Other Hawkeyes with individual

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Purdue scored 37 points in the 2015 indoor Big Ten Championships, placing 11th. Matt McClintock placed third in the 5,000 meters, and this past crosscountry season, he won the individual title. He wnts to keep the momentum going into the trackand-field season. Boilermaker Chukwuebuka Enekwechi proved to be one of the top throwers in the conference, tossing for second place in both the shot put and weighted throws. The fifth-year senior is one of the leaders on the team. Wisconsin finished one spot ahead of Boilermakers in the indoor conference meet. One of its top runners, Ryan Davis, returns after a successful sophomore season. At the Big Ten meet, he

victories included Lavelle (100 and 200 back), McNamara (100 fly) and freshman Abby Schneider (1,000 free). Schneider’s time in the 1,000 free (10:03.34) was a season-best, and she also won the 500 freestyle in a season-best time of 4:53.32. Sophomore Morgan Rafferty had a good day diving, winning the 1-meter

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IOWA HAWKEYES (77) MIN FG Clemmons 36 3-6 Gesell 35 3-10 Jok 29 7-12 Uthoff 37 12-20 Woodbury 35 5-9 Ellingson 4 0-1 Uhl 17 0-3 Baer 7 1-4

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Cardinal enjoy controlling the clock. We all know what happened in the second half against the Spartans, which brought Iowa’s sky-high time of possession down to a middling average of 31:32 per game. Much like we saw heading into Indianapolis, both of these teams get their bread buttered by holding onto the ball. Whichever team’s offense is on the field the longest in Pasadena has a much higher chance of reveling in the confetti at contest’s end. Follow @dannyapayne on Twitter for Iowa football news, updates, and analysis.

placed fifth in the 400 meters with a time of 46.95. The Badgers usually have a strong cross-country team, and the track distance squad does not stray from that. Malachy Schrobilgen finished fourth and second in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters. As a freshman, Morgan McDonald placed second in the 3,000 meters. Rounding out the bottom four, Michigan State finished ninth in the indoor conference championships last season. Caleb Rhynard, Chris Collier, and Nathan Burnand all finished in the top 19 in the 3,000 meters. All return this season. Junior Tim Ehrhardt won the pole vault at 17-7.25. He also finished second in the heptathlon.

springboard with a score of 292.2. She finished runner-up in the 3-meter and

Hawkeye swimmers dunk the Cyclones By Jake Mosbach jacob-mosbach@uiowa.edu For the sixth year in a row, the Iowa women’s s On Dec. 11, the Hawkeyes downed the Cyclon Head coach Marc Long’s squad broke several “We’re proud of our athletes,” Long said in a re Junior Emma Sougstad led the way for the Ha Olivia Kabacinski, a senior competing in her la Kabacinski also posted individual victories in t Sophomore Tereysa Lehnertz broke the 200-fl For the final pool record, the group of Meghan Iowa junior Peter Jok walks toward the Hawkeye bench after missing a shot in Hilton Coliseum on Dec. 10. The Cyclones defeated the Other Hawkeyes wit individual victories includ Hawkeyes, 83-82. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores) Schneider’s time in the 1,000 free (10:03.34) w Sophomore Morgan Rafferty had a good day The Hawkeyes won 15 of 16 events. Iowa State’s The Hawkeyes as a team will be off until Jan. 1 *Follow @RealJakeMosbach on Twitter for Iowa

Iowa quarterback C.J. Beathard passes during the Iowa-Indiana game in Memorial Stadium in Bloomington on Nov. 7. (The Daily Iowan/Rachael Westergard)

W BBALL CONTINUED FROM 8 er she converted the basket. We couldn’t keep her off the boards, either; she had 4 offensive rebounds.” Johnson scored 22 points on 12 shots and posted a double-double. She had 10 rebounds — 4 offensive — and had a huge impact on the court throughout the game. Surprisingly, none of the 5-10 guard’s points were 3-point attempts, an area in which she has been good all season. In the loss, junior Ally Disterhoft set a career scoring mark. She scored 26 points, shooting 8-of18 in the field with one three pointer

posted her best score of the season (309.00).

and three assists. Not only was her offense strong, she had 3 blocked shots and 4 steals giving her a solid night on the defensive side as well. Despite the bitter loss against their archrival in a tough environment at the Hilton Coliseum, the Hawkeyes look forward to correct the mistakes they made. “It’ll be good for us to have been through this environment as we go into the Big Ten season,” Bluder said in a statement. “We would have enjoyed a win a lot more, taking that experience with us with the win, but again we are a young team.” Follow @RodEngblom for Iowa women’s basketball news, updates, and analysis.

The Hawkeyes won 15 of 16 events. Iowa State’s lone win was in the

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Predictions for the Force Awakens • Padmé wakes up at the end of the movie to find Anakin Skywalker in the shower, revealing episodes 3-7 were all a dream. • Finn is revealed to be Lando’s son. There was no mother; Finn was conceived by midi-chlorians. • At some point, Mark Hamill does an evil laugh, and it reminds everybody of the Joker from Batman: The Animated Series. • If Jar Jar Binks is mentioned in any context other than being dead, there will be numerous theater burnings. • In a moment of ingenuity, Luke attaches a light-chain saw to his severed wrist and wreaks havoc on the deadites.

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• Leia’s and Han’s daughter, Meridatniss, takes the piss out of a bunch of Sith underlings with her badass bow-saber. • A climactic, edge-of-yourseat debate with the Trade Federation about export tariffs. • Post-credits stinger where Rey uncovers the Time Gem and is transported to into the future for the opening scene of Guardians of the Galaxy 2. • Yet ’Nother Fett (actual character name) shows up for some reason, does nothing of substance. Andrew R. Juhl Solos his Skywalker whenever he can’t get Leia’d.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): You can do anything you set your mind to. Rework the way you present your skills, and update your résumé. An unexpected financial opportunity will lead to greater personal stability. Ask for favors. Cooperation will be a key factor in your success. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Research, and listen to what others have to say, and you will know exactly what to do to please the people around you without jeopardizing your own needs. Romance is on the rise, and sharing your intentions will lead to positive changes. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Take action. It’s what you do, not what you say, that will get things out of the way and give you more free time to make plans for the holidays. Visiting an old friend will bring about new options. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Be creative when dealing with money matters. If you buy gifts for friends or family, be creative, and look for a gift that comes from the heart. It’s the sentiments behind your purchases for others that count, not the price tag. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t be confused by what others do or say. Focus on what you need to accomplish, and you’ll come out on top. An emotional situation is best left alone. Time will help sort out difficulties. Make travel plans for next year. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t give in to someone’s abrupt or demanding ways. Get out and do the things that make you happy. Exploring your options for upcoming festivities will lead to a choice that may not please everyone. Romance is in the stars. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Keep your thoughts to yourself when dealing with friends and family. Emotions will flare up easily if you discuss the changes you plan to make. You will discover valuable information if you talk to someone with experience. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Do everything according to the rules and directions you’ve been given, and leave nothing to chance. A direct approach will help you get what you want. Romance should highlight your day and set the stage for an improved home life. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t make promises you cannot keep. It’s better for others to underestimate you and wind up being surprised by your skill, talent, and ability. If you do things for the wrong reason, you will end up being taken advantage of. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You will accomplish a lot if you don’t let what other people do slow you down. Head in your own direction and focus on taking care of business. An extreme change will be beneficial both personally and financially. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Beware of emotional setbacks. Don’t get into discussions that will solve nothing. Put your energy into personal paperwork or taking care of matters that are time-sensitive. A career change based on your personal responsibilities will be apparent. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Dealing with financial, legal, or medical institutions will be challenging. Not everyone will be eager to share information or direct you properly. Use your experience, knowledge, and intuition to help you choose the best course of action. Romance is highlighted.

We have a lead going into the fourth quarter (54-46) and unfortunately, just didn’t play a fourth quarter. — Women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder. The Hawks lost in the fourth quarter, getting outscored 23-12 in a 69-66 loss.

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Another Hawk heartbreak By ROD ENGBLOM roderick-engblom@uiowa.edu

Iowa tight end Henry Krieger Coble runs during the game against Iowa State in Jack Trice Stadium in Ames on Sept. 12. Iowa won, 31-17, proving there’s more to life than hoops dreams. (The Daily Iowan/ Alyssa Hitchcock)

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No. 5 Iowa and No. 6 Stanford have the potential to be a fun and intriguing matchup. By DANNY PAYNE | daniel-payne-1@uiowa.edu There is a corny newspaper joke to be made about finals week and the fifth-ranked Iowa football team prepping for its “final exam” against No. 6 Stanford in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 2016. We’ll spare you from that as we segue into this week’s Monday (sorry for throwing off your weekly routine) edition of the Box Score. What are three key statistical categories to look for heading into the Hawks’ contest with the Cardinal?

Stanford third-down defense — 36.93 percent (third in Pac-12) Much of the time the Hawkeye offense spends in bowl prep should be focused on finding a remedy to fix the apparent aversion to converting third downs we saw at year’s end. The Hawks converted only three of 21 third downs over the course of the Nebraska win and loss to Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship. That’s fine when a defense is playing out of its mind to pick up the offense or when Tommy Armstrong Jr. is playing quarterback for the other team, but Iowa can’t

rely on that against Stanford. The Cardinal rank in the top half of this category nationally, owning the No. 54 mark in Division 1. For context, this mark would be the ninth-best in the Big Ten, sliding in almost 2 percentage points behind the Spartans. There’s a shade of wiggle room, but the bottom line is simple — Iowa’s played with fire for two contests; it’s time for that to stop.

Stanford turnover margin — even (tied-eighth in Pac-12) Ding, ding, ding. Advantage, Iowa. The Hawkeyes have made a living off of a good giveaway to takeaway margin this season. When the Hawkeyes haven’t made mistakes and taken advantage of opponent’s mistakes, they’ve won — look at what happened in Lincoln. When they’ve made mistakes and not capitalized on opponent mistakes, they’ve lost. It’s happened one time this season, and that was in the title game. What if George Kittle is able to hold onto a C.J. Beathard pass SEE FOOTBALL, 5

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where Uthoff left off. Then, however, Jok couldn’t put the ball in the basket until Iowa State was In the midst of a 152 run to cut the Hawkeye lead to just 1 point. In the midst of the Hawks’ cold shooting spell, the Cyclones were able to capitalize on the

The Big Ten has some of the nation’s best talent when it comes to men’s track and field. From top to bottom, each team has athletes who can compete with the very best. “The Big Ten has great universities, great coaching staffs, and elite-level track-and-field athletes in most, if not all the, programs,” Iowa head coach Layne Anderson said. As the Hawkeyes look forward to their Anderson indoor season-opener head coach on Jan. 9 in Champaign, Illinois, the other Big Ten teams are will kick off their indoor seasons. One of those teams, Maryland, is still getting familiar to the Big Ten. The Terrapins did not compete in the 2015 indoor Big Ten meet, but it is ready to do so this year. The only senior on the team, Dan Trettel, placed 17th in the 800 meters at the Big Ten outdoor meet last season. Maryland possesses a young, untested roster; nine of the 23 athletes are freshmen. Another team still adapting to the new conference is Rutgers. Scarlet Knights head coach Mike Mulqueen realizes that his team is still new and adapting to life in the Big Ten, but it should be on the rise. “Our goals are to keep trying to get better in the Big Ten. It is a very deep conference,” he said. “We made some progress during the outdoor season, and we want to keep im-

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Iowa forward Jarrod Uthoff shoots a contested shot against the Missouri-Kansas City in Carver-Hawkeye on Dec. 5. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez) points after the break. “They were into him, but they were into him in the first half, too,” head coach Fran McCaffery said. “For whatever reason, he just wasn’t as aggressive.” The rest of the team looked out of sync, too. Junior Peter Jok opened the second half scoring 14 of the Hawkeyes’ first 16 and seemed to pick up

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half by stretching its lead to 20, its largest lead of the game, and things seemed to be following a Hawkeye script But the success Iowa had on both ends of the floor in the first half disappeared suddenly, without warning. The Hawkeyes ultimately lost, 83-82, and Uthoff tallied just 2

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AMES — The Iowa men’s basketball team appeared totally in control of the annual Cy-Hawk series game at halftime on Dec. 10 against Iowa State. Aside from a handful of turnovers, the Hawkeyes played a nearly flawless first half. The Hawkeyes entered the locker room with a 49-35 advantage, and senior Jarrod Uthoff was almost beating the Cyclones by himself. He scored a career-high 30 points in the first half. Iowa shot almost 60 percent from the floor in the first half, and a stunned Hilton Coliseum crowd watched as the No. 4 Cyclones could only wave their hands toward their bench as if suggesting they didn’t know how to stop the Hawkeyes. Uthoff couldn’t miss, shooting 11-of-13 in the half, and the Hawkeyes out-rebounded the Cyclones 18-13. The Hawkeyes entered the locker room confident after dominating the Cyclones on both ends of the court. Then, as happens so often in basketball, the second half told a different story. “Doesn’t matter in the first half; we lost the game,” Uthoff said. Iowa opened the second

The Hawkeyes lost to Iowa State on Dec. 11, losing, 69-66, after giving up an 8-point lead in the fourth quarter. With that loss, the Hawkeyes are now 8-2. “It shouldn’t have come down to us having to get a 3-point play,” head coach Lisa Bluder said in a release. “We had a lead coming into the fourth quarter and unfortunately, just didn’t play a fourth quarter. We played really well for three quarters, but it’s a four-quarter game.” After a slow first quarter, Iowa outscored the Cyclones in the next two periods Bluder and held the lead go- head coach ing into the fourth. But when the fourth quarter came, the Hawkeyes allowed Iowa State to score 23 points, the most points the Hawkeyes allowed in a single quarter all game. “They out rebounded us by 7, they had 13 offensive rebounds,” Bluder said in a release. “Our defense wasn’t very good in that fourth quarter.” Despite of how well the Hawkeyes played during the first three quarters, the parts of their game that they had trouble with in the past such as rebounding and defense came back to haunt them in the end. Junior Seanna Johnson of the Cyclones capitalized on Iowa’s lack of defense and rebounding. “We just didn’t have an answer to stop Seanna Johnson from attacking the rim,” Bluder said in a release. “Every time she attacked, she got a 3-point play the old-fashioned way. She would get to the line whenev-