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1. Pittsburgh receiver Tyler Boyd watches the ball cross the goal post in the closing seconds of the game against the Hawkeyes on Sept. 19. The Hawkeyes defeated the Panthers, 27-24. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores) 2. University of Iowa students and faculty gather in front of Jessup Hall on Nov. 2. (The Daily Iowan/Courtney Hawkins)3. Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden joined, via Internet stream, Ray McGovern and Coleen Rowley during a lecture about government transparency and the Fourth Amendment. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)
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Bruce Harreld and the Board of Regents After a controversial search process that began this summer, Bruce Harreld became the 21st president of the University of Iowa on Nov. 1. Harreld has faced criticism from students and faculty since the regents announced him as the candidate they had chosen to lead the university. Shortly after that announcement, the UI Faculty Council took a vote of “no confidence” in the regents, the first of many complaints about Harreld and the search process. The regents released emails that showed Harreld had met with some regents, including some who were on the Search Committee, before the deadline to apply.
Since then, the American Association of University Professors has released a report condemning the search process as conducted by the regents, contending they showed “blatant disregard for the shared nature of university governance.” Those opposed to Harreld, including COGS and Iowans Defending Our Universities, have vowed to continue to protest against his presidency indefinitely.
Sexual assaults There have been six reports of sexual misconduct made on campus so far in the 2015-16 academic year. The UI has increased its efforts to stop sexual assault on campus by participating in the It’s On Us campaign introduced by the Obama administration. The UI
Iowa continues to be Hillary Clinton’s political compound, where the latest state poll indicates the former secretary of State leads Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley by nearly double digits. But when Clinton exchanges jabs with her rivals during the third Democratic presidential debate Saturday at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., Clinton will enter territory favored by Sanders. Here are four things to know about the upcoming debate:
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New Hampshire’s St. Anselm — a Catholic, Benedictine liberal-arts college — is a historical hotbed of American politics. The school’s Institute of Politics regularly hosts presidential candidates or debates over the past seven decades, most recently in 2012 and 2008. Former President John F. Kennedy spoke on campus on March 5, 1960. In 2012, former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan held a rally on campus, in which Romney joked that “only a Catholic guy would be able to get to the bells to toll just at the right time at St. Anselm’s.”
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Rally protests Harreld policies By KAYLYNN HARRIS kaylynn-harris@uiowa.edu
Protests against University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld are heating up before winter break. On Thursday, the group Iowans Defending Our Universities held a protest calling for the resignation of Harreld. The demonstrators met at the Old Capitol Town Center and then marched to Harreld’s office in Jessup Hall. There has been ongoing controversy surrounding Harreld and the state Board of Regents’ decision to appoint him as president. Many have criticized his lack of prior educational experience, mistakes on his résumé, and most recently, Harreld’s off-the-cuff statement made during a Staff Council meeting about how lecturers “should be shot” if they’re unprepared for class, has caused an even greater uproar and sparked Thursday’s protest. UI graduate student Rachel
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Walerstein, one of the protesters, said she believes Harreld should resign. “He’s an illegitimate president who was appointed through an illegitimate search,” she said. “We are here today to demonstrate our concerns and call for his dismissal. The offthe-cuff things that he has said indicates how little he cares about the people in this institution and his ignorance.” Walerstein said she fears with Harreld as president the UI will become about profit, not education. “Harreld could ruin the culture of learning here and make it about profit and income,” she said. “His language in many of his reports are concerned with one thing, and that’s money. He’s been installed in this leadership position for which he has no experience for.” Around two dozen protesters ranging from students to faculty and community members took part in the protest. Some held up signs with phrases such
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Carleen Maur leads a group of protesters to UI President Bruce Harreld’s office on Thursday. After Harreld’s offhand comment “all unprepared lectures should be shot,” in a Staff Council meeting last week, members of the community organized a protest. (The Daily Iowan/Jordan Gale) as “You’re an unprepared president.” A protester who requested anonymity due to an affiliation with the university, was concerned about how the UI’s standard for education maybe compromised. “This is an institution of higher education and knowledge,”
the protester said. “It is wrong to treat it like a business and wrong to put education on the back burner for profitability.” UI graduate student Carleen Maur dressed up as Bruce Harreld and led the protesters to the President’s Office. There, SEE HARRELD, 3
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The cityscape of Iowa City is shown through the window of a study room in the Main Library on Thursday. During finals week, the library becomes one of the busiest places on campus. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)
Seeking chewable landscapes By KENYON ELLSWORTH kenyon-ellsworth@uiowa.edu
Free food. Two words that can make any college student’s ears perk up. For Fred Meyer, co-director of Backyard Abundance, it’s a dream that is quickly becoming reality. Backyard Abundance, a local environmental nonprofit, seeks to expand edible landscapes in Iowa City. Edible landscapes are public gardens that anyone is free to harvest from. The newest landscape will be located in Creekside Park, and there will be an “edible classroom” on the south side of the University of Iowa recreation center. The Creekside Park landscape will also include a nature-made playground for children, called a “fairy garden.” “One of the things we want to do is put in new edible landscapes in public places: churches, local businesses, on the UI campus, to provide food where people can get to it,” Meyer said. “In designing, we talk with
people who will be interacting with the space and listen very closely. We not only want to hear food preferences, but also how often they’re going to be visiting the space. We want to decrease maintenance and make it realistic.” The group is a volunteer organization that provides a variety of services such as creating environmentally beneficial landscapes, garden tours, one-on-one landscape instruction, and educational classes to help individuals create and sustain their own edible landscapes. “We show people not only how to create edible landscapes but also how they can habitat animals, utilize water, sequester carbon, and build soil. We try to blend all of these elements together,” Meyer said. Lore Baur, a Backyard Abundance board member and Southeast Junior High science teacher, said she is implementing an edible landscape into her curriculum. “I think there are many benefits of having edible landscapes. There’s
By MATTHEW JACK Breast cancer affects hundreds of thousands of Americans each year, and it accounted for 20 percent of tumors in women in 2012. Because of medical understanding of the disease has greatly improved over the last decade, prognoses have improved and treatments have become more effective, but the most serious form — Stage IV — remains incurable. Surgical treatment for Stage IV patients has declined since the 1990s, due to a greater understanding of the systemic nature of the disease — that at later stages it is no longer localized to the breast and can be present in many systems throughout the body. Oncologists feared that when the cancer metastasized to other parts of the body, surgical procedures would stress the patient’s immune system more than it would help to keep the cancer at bay. However, patient-survival data collected over the last decade through the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program may
suggest otherwise, according to a study led by UI Clinical Professor of internal medicine Alexandra Thomas. The paper, co-written by Mary Schroeder, a UI assistant professor of pharmacy, analyzed more than 20,000 patient outcomes from 1988 to 2011 and found that for those diagnosed before 2002, 9.6 percent of patients who under-
@THEDAILYIOWAN A small cluster of herbs remains in one of Iowa City’s community gardens on the Pedestrian Mall on Wednesday. Backyard Abundance, a nonprofit is partnering with Iowa City Parks and Recreation to assist the community in planting and harvesting food without. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel) getting outside and getting your hands in the soil, there’s the learning piece, and then the food and planning,” Baur said. “Community gardens are a longtime thing. It’s a building of community. Food systems are vulnerable and complicated. Having some understanding of how to plant food and harvest food can benefit anybody, and definitely benefit our culture and society.” David Osterberg, a clinical professor at the UI College of Public Health, said edible landscapes
results it suggested are not conclusive but suggest a need for further research with a randomized clinical study. “It’s really important to understand this is one piece of the conversation,” Thomas said. Lisa Newman, the director of the Breast Care Center for the University of Michigan who was invited to provide a commentary on the UI study, addressed
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went surgery survived at least a decade past their diagnosis, as opposed to just 2.9 percent of those who had not. “We want to understand why [these patients] are doing so well so we can get that group to grow bigger,” Thomas said. “We’re saying maybe we need to revisit this.” However, the observational nature of this study — with no control over how the data were collected and on what subjects — means the
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are definitely a public-health issue. Not only that, he said, they would be extremely beneficial for the university as well as the general public. “Edible landscapes and healthy food are certainly our job,” he said. “Climate change is a reality. If institutions like ours don’t get on top of it, we may not get there in time to stop a very catastrophic warming of the earth. Gardens are one of the most approachable moves to sustain the Earth, but you can’t just stop there.”
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one such disparity. African-American women have a lower lifetime incidence of breast cancer than white women but have a disproportionately high prevalence of Stage IV cancer, and they are 30 percent less likely to undergo surgery. “This treatment imbalance raises questions regarding selection of patients that are triaged toward more aggressive care,” Newman said. “One can infer from [this study] that inequalities
in treatment offered to African-American women may contribute to their disproportionately high breast cancer mortality risk.” “I think this highlights the need to better understand these disparities,” Schroeder said. More controlled studies, such as one being conducted by the Eastern Clinical Oncology Group that has just finished accruing subjects, will be able to answer the questions that the UI study presents. “There is a place for observational studies, but this is not the final say; randomized control trials are the gold standard,” Schroeder said. “We’re definitely not saying everyone should get surgery.” Thomas said she believes as technology and treatments continue to improve, there will be hope for recovery even for patients with Stage IV cancer within her practicing lifetime. “That’s why this article is important,” she said. “We start to move the conversation forward on how can we think about women with Stage IV disease moving on and living meaningful lives without cancer being part of it.”
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THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILYIOWAN.COM | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2015 first-place standing in Iowa, where she leads Sanders by 9 percentage points in the latest Iowa Poll conducted for the Des Moines Register/ Bloomberg Politics. In the December poll, 48 percent of likely Democratic caucus-goers say Clinton is their first choice for the Democratic nomination. Sanders is the favorite of 39 percent of likely Democratic caucus-goers, a rise of 2 percentage points from October. Only 4 percent of likely Democratic caucus-goers say O’Malley is the best suited for the party’s nomination, doubling his numbers from October. The December Iowa Poll was conducted by phone between Dec. 7-10. The poll surveyed 404 registered voters who say they definitely or probably will attend the 2016 Democratic on Feb. 1, 2016. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.
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testers inquired about Harreld’s personal relationship with the regents and the recent sexual-assault survey. “I’m just here to take the University of Iowa from great to greater,” Maur said to each question asked.
Maur said she believes Harreld is unqualified for his position and has demonstrated that through his comments. “Harreld and his administration have shown that they view campus, students, fac-
ulty, and adjuncts as statistics and numbers that they can profit off of and not people,” she said. “He’s ignorant of issues on campus that don’t pertain to finances, and we cannot be quiet about it.” During the protest, Maur
entered the President’s Office with protesters and asked if Harreld was available to speak. Unfortunately, his secretary informed the group, he was away meeting with donors. Maur joked about Harreld’s
absence, saying, “There’s an imposter on the loose who never seems to be in office.” At the end of the protest, Maur encouraged others in attendance to attend Harreld’s first public forum on Feb. 23. 2016.
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moving students into lounges. In August, there were more than 130 UI students who were living in “temporary or expanded” housing.
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also has a six-point plan in place in an effort to combat sexual assault.
Dobyns for the District A seat, and Thomas beat Scott Mcdonough for the District C seat. The City Council will vote to decide a new mayor at its first meeting in January 2016.
DEBATE CONTINUED FROM FRONT the debate on the quaint 2,000-student campus beginning at 9 p.m. Information on where Clinton, Sanders, and O’Malley will be placed on stage was not immediately available as of late Thursday evening. David Muir and Martha Raddatz of ABC News will moderate the debate, bringing to the table decades of political reporting experience. Raddatz ran the 2012 vice-presidential debate, and Muir has spent two presidential election cycles on the trail. Who leads in the Iowa, New Hampshire?
Iowa Clinton has solidified her
HARRELD CONTINUED FROM FRONT Maur took questions from the protesters concerning Harreld’s presidency. Pro-
Iowa football surprises The Iowa football team, led by Kirk Ferentz 2.0, went undefeated in its regular season for the first time in school history, before losing in the Big Ten Championship game against Michigan State.But, the regular season, unmarked by loss, rejuvenated Iowa fans and Kinn-
A progressive wave swept over the Iowa City City Council in this fall’s city elections. Councilor Jim Throgmorton, Rockne Cole, Pauline Taylor, and John Thomas, the socalled “Core Four,” were all voted onto City Council, with incumbent Throgmorton being re-elected. Throgmorton and Cole beat Tim Conroy and Michelle Payne for the two at-large seats available. Taylor beat Councilor Rick
Sanders has a stronghold in this early presidential nominating state, where he leads Clinton by double-digits in the latest CNN/WMUR poll. The poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center by phone between Nov. 30 and Dec. 7, showed 50 percent of likely Democratic primary voters in the Granite State back Sanders. Clinton is seen as the best option for the party’s nomination by 40 percent of the 370 people surveyed. As in Iowa, O’Malley registered in the single digits, where just 1 percent of New Hampshire Democrats say he is the best choice for the party in 2016. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 5.1 percentage points.
Iowa still a priority on debate night
Petersen Hall isn’t enough for UI’s largest class A record 5,241 freshmen moved onto campus this year, the largest in UI history. Even with shiny new Petersen Hall rising above the river, there still wasn’t enough room for everyone in the dorms. The university was forced to provide “expanded housing” this year,
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to a crowd gathered in Old Brick on Wednesday. Clinton’s main discussion points included the importance of supporting survivors of sexual assault, putting a stop to Islamophobic rhetoric, and preventing the privatization of Social Security. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel) Almost 200 Iowa Dem- offices and living rooms also be on hand, according ocratic watch parties are from Ames, Burlington, to the campaign, including planned during Saturday’s Des Moines to Iowa City, state Attorney General debate. Clinton’s team has Waterloo, and West Des Tom Miller, Rep. Tim Walz, secured 100 watch parties Moines. Nine state and D-Minn., and Connecticut in local hotels, organizing national surrogates will Gov. Dan Malloy.
Mumps One of the biggest public-health scares of the semester was the outbreak of mumps on campus. At the beginning of October, there were more then 40 reported cases, and that number grew to more than 100 by the beginning of November, when the university began to offer free mumps vaccines to students in an attempt to stem the tide.
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted in September to raise the minimum wage in the county from the statewide $7.25 to $8.25, which started Nov. 2. This is the first of three increases in the minimum wage will see, culminating in a $10.10 hourly minimum wage by 2020. Communities were given the opportunity to opt out of the wage raise, Swisher and Solon were two of the places that chose to keep minimum wage at state levels.
The university welcomed several speakers as a part of the UI Lecture Series, including: • Nina Totenberg, a reporter covering the Supreme Court who spoke on why the court matters in everyday life. • Edward Snowden, NSA whistleblower, appeared an Internet video stream from Russia and gave the presentation “Intelligence not ‘Mistaken’ but ‘fixed’ for War.” • Terry Gilliam, actor, comedian, and former member of Monty Python.
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Reconsider bringing Uber to Iowa City Keith Reed keith-reed@uiowa.edu
Uber is a popular ride-sharing service that is available in many cities, but not Iowa City. If you’re one of the many people in Iowa City who do not happen to own/ have access to a car, then everything outside of central Iowa City is out of reach. There are city buses, but there is a fundamental problem with buses. The city buses are not as reliable as they are in bigger cities, for example, Chicago or New York City. Taxis are another option, but they are also unreliable around busy seasons. In February of this year, the Iowa City City Council passed a ordinance regarding business models referring to appbased taxi services and traditional cab services. The ordinance favors traditional taxi businesses because it requires uniformity in color, and every driver must get a city-issued photo ID. On the other hand, there is OrderUp, which, generally speaking, works under the same principles that Uber would. It delivers food from places that normally do not deliver, and drivers use their own vehicles. Uber would be good for the state of Iowa and Iowa City. It is an umbrella company, and the drivers are independent contractors. These independent contractors
have to file taxes with the state and the federal government. This influx of tax money could mean changes in the state as well as funding government programs. There are many jobs in Iowa City, and Uber could increase the money that is spent downtown. Uber drivers can make their own schedules. This is helpful for those students who do not want to conform to the usual schedule of working during the weekends. Those drivers who want to work on the weekends are giving themselves a better-earning potential because of the high traffic on the weekends. Iowa City is a college town that wants to grow its economy. There are various shops and restaurants that represent the varied population of the Iowa City community. Uber is a sign of progress. Des Moines and Cedar Rapids both have green-lighted Uber services. Uber has proven its worth in other major cities. There is no guarantee that the taxi drivers go through a vigorous background testing that Uber does. There have been many reports of people getting sexually assaulted in taxicabs, including here in Iowa City. I am not saying that Uber is the solution to these problems, but it can be an alternative. Many people have preferences when it comes to transportation around the city. I would love to be able to say that Uber is an option that is at our disposal, and I hope the city reconsiders its position to accommodate their needs.
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owa may have an unique position with its first-in-the-nation caucuses, but the governor appears to try to stage an attempt at innovating the state in the national backdrop in a neo-traditionalist way. At the turn of the year, Gov. Terry Branstad wants to implement a major sweep toward privatizing Medicaid. “Managed Care” is his new policy, which says it allows broader and more reliable mental and physical care through selecting and awarding contracts with health-care providers. The federal government on Thursday ordered Iowa to delay his plan for two months because the state is not ready to accommodate the switch. Thirty-nine other states have some semblance of “Managed Care” but not to the extent of Iowa. Branstad announced the plan will save the state $51 million six months into the program, but that number is hotly contested. From there, Iowans are forced to sign up with one of those companies. Of the four companies awarded, an Iowa administrative law judge deemed one company, WellCare, unfit for serving the state, given its dubious reputation. The Republican is stirring up more controversy to top his hand-assembled state Board of Regents. Some of his selections switched political allegiance to independent in order to maintain the required equilibrium on the regents. Their UI presidential hiring has proven that trademark ignorance is his method to steer this campus — highlighted by his recently revealed affection for the playground turn-of-phrase “needs to be shot.” Hopefully, that will be the biggest gaffe Bruce Harreld makes. However, Branstad’s brand-new health-care policy
affects more than the transient student populace of Iowa City. It will thwart the reins of the arch nemesis “Obamacare.” Instead of cooperating with a federalized measure to ensure health care for U.S. citizens, Iowa’s governor will opt for a more laissez-faire approach. Once the plan rolls out, an estimated 560,000 Iowans, most of whom are financially burdened, will be bullied into that company’s rates and plans. Another further structural deficiency is in how well-suited hospitals are adapted to this zealous free-enterprise; many of Iowa’s less affluent reside in more rural areas, where there are less adaptable hospitals. But the problem of welfare exists at the top of the policy chain, not the bottom. The aforementioned WellCare is another less-than-reliable source; the company entered a debacle with the federal government following the fraud convictions of three former employees in 2014. WellCare failed to disclose “integrity agreements.” Furthermore, the company had to pay $138 million in reparations in light of its greedy expenses inflicted on Medicaid and Medicare. All four companies have shifty backgrounds. The Des Moines Register reported that they faced combined 1,500 regulatory sanctions in the past five years, resulting in $10.2 million in fines paid. To seal the deal, WellCare hired two Iowa lawyers to peddle Branstad into the contracting the company, despite their record. Our governor has already demonstrated misaligned priorities and mishandled budgets, from divesting in schools this year to selecting the regents to suspiciously hire the UI a businessman with a botched résumé. Apparently, the state needs seedy health-care providers to match that.
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Iowans deserve a governor in whom they can actually trust Trust is important, whether in marriage, employer-employee relationships, friends, or elected officials. Having trust in today’s state and federal elected officials is becoming, at the very least, troubling. After watching politicians’ actions, especially at the governor level, trusting them is becoming tougher and tougher to do. Two exceptions: Robert Ray and Tom Vilsack. Emeritus Govs. Ray and Vilsack were honorable and trustworthy. Reflecting back, Gov. Chet Culver was a disappointment. Culver lost Iowans’ trust with a fraudulent film-tax-credit program scandal that improperly awarded $26 million. Culver was 180 degrees opposite of Gov. Scott Walker, Republican of Wisconsin. Culver was a person the unions trusted would support their issues, while Walker did everything he could to break up the unions. When the Iowa Democratic-controlled House and Senate gave Culver a pro-union bill that increased public employees’ collective-bargaining rights, he vetoed it. My lobbyist friends say that Culver wants to be our congressman in Washington, D.C. Does anyone recall the Peter Principle? The veracity of Gov. Terry Branstad’s comeback campaign should have been questioned. Remember when he promised that in five years all families would see a 25 percent increase in their income? Plus, he would create 200,000 “new” jobs? First, about a 4.75 percent pay increase for each of five years is needed to garner a 25 percent income growth. Oh, you haven’t been receiving a 4.75 percent pay increase per year? A U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis report (March 26) revealed that Iowa’s personal income
growth last year ranked 49th with a 1.3 percent increase. Only Nebraska had lower personal income growth (0.5 percent). Hey, at least we beat Nebraska … again. Second, Branstad had 1,825 days (365 days/ year X five years) to create his 200,000 promised “new” jobs. Let’s see, 200,000 divided by 1,825 equals ~109. That means Branstad’s team should have been announcing, daily, the creation of 109 “new” jobs. When was the last news flash announcing 109 “new” jobs were created in a week, let alone a single day? Branstad lost the trust of elected officials, K-12 public teachers, and parents when he vetoed $56 million in spending for education as part of a 2015 bipartisan legislative compromise. While the governor said he never used one-time money, his memory is failing as did so in a similar education budget deal in 2013 and with commercial property-tax cuts. As former president of Des Moines University, Branstad should know that all college searches are to be as bias-free and fair to all candidates as possible. Branstad’s faux pas of calling just one and not all four of the University of Iowa finalist president candidates will come back to haunt the state Board of Regents. The governor’s handlers should have said, “Governor, if you are going to call the regents’ preferred candidate, at least make a token call to the other three candidates, because if this gets out, we’re all in trouble.” Another example of questionable trust is when Branstad went against Iowa law (Iowa Code section 226.1) and closed two mental-health facilities. What law in Iowa is
safe with this autocrat? I think the sovereign potentate said to himself, “Ah, let ’em sue me, and we’ll let the taxpayers pay the legal bills, like they are now doing after I reduced Chris Godfrey’s salary (Worker’s Compensation commissioner; ~$850,000 legal fees to date). And, if Godfrey wins in court, Iowa taxpayers will owe his attorney around $1 million. Branstad’s rearrangement of the Iowa Utility Board so he would have members to support the Bakken oil pipeline crossing Iowa is too much. Note to Iowa citizens: Quit fighting the pipeline gutting valuable farm land and the concept of eminent domain. It’s a done deal. It will be approved in February 2016. A good investigative reporter ought to see if Branstad received any campaign contributions from former Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Perry, who sits on the board of Energy Transfer Crude Oil Co., is the parent company of Dakota Access. Let’s see if what I learned in mathematics at Nevada High School, Nevada, Iowa, specifically, the Transitive Law, applies here: if A equals B and B equals C, then A equals C. Rick Perry — Energy Transfer — Terry Branstad — Dakota Access — Iowa Utility Board — Bakken pipe line. Oh, never mind, Transitive Law is for mathematics only and does not apply to politics. Or, does it? Branstad’s blocking the settlement of Syrian refugees to Iowa is not only anti-ANY-religion, anti-American but also anti-Iowa values. Period. Finally, starting sometime in 2016, more than 560,000 of Iowa’s poor and disabled will have their Medicaid-related services managed by four private for-profit companies. Iowa-con-
trolled Medicaid operating expenses are about 3 to 4 percent. The for-profit-companies have admitted their operating expenses will be around 13-14-15 percent. As such, this cannot, just can’t result in $51 million savings as touted by Branstad. With Branstad’s previous history, can he be trusted that this Medicaid outsourcing was conducted fairly? The behind the scene “negotiation” of contracts and $38,086 he received in campaign contributions from companies seeking the Medicaid contracts smells of East Coast politics. Despite Branstad’s promise to the electorate that, if elected, he would not resign early, here’s my 2016 New Year’s Resolution: Expect Branstad’s resignation in 2016. And then, the Shadow (i.e., Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds) will take the helm despite die-hard Republicans concern over her leadership capability. Iowa’s proud citizens desperately need a governor they can trust. I’d like the citizens and not the Democrat and Republican insiders to please step upto-the-plate and actively seek out candidates who they think are honorable and trustworthy. For starters, how about these 16 people, half Republican and half Democrat, listed in alphabetical order, to be our next trusted governor: Bonnie Campbell (D), Jerry Crawford (D), Ron Corbett (R), Jeff Danielson (D), Barry Griswell (D), Mike Gronstal (D), Doug Gross (R), Rob Hogg (D), Mark Jacobs (R), Mike Mahaffey (R), Dr. Andrea McGuire (D), Bill Northey (R), David Oman (R), Kim Reem (R), Christie Vilsack (D), and Larry Zimpleman (R). Dr. Steven B Corbin District Leader, No Labels
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today’s events • I am Everyday People, Photographs by Kurt Ullrich, Old Capitol Hanson Gallery • Work by Haylee Hoffman, Graphic Design, 8 a.m.7 p.m., Art Building West Third-Floor Atrium • An Ocean in the Midwest, Susan Campbell, Ceramics, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Studio Arts Atrium • Stuff I Made, Eric Asche, 3D Design, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Studio Arts Ark Gallery • Work by Chun Yeep Kong, Intermedia, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Studio Arts Porch Gallery • Illustrations of Don Quixote: Interpretation of Imagination, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Old Capitol Keyes Gallery • Tippie M.B.A. Graduation Celebration, 4:30 p.m., Coralville Marriott, 300 E. Ninth St.
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FRIDAY 8 A.M.-9 THE MORNING 9 NEWS AT NINE 10-11 CROWE’S NEST 12 P.M. NEWS AT NOON 12:30 ASK A LAWYER 1-2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2-4 AFTERNOON DELIGHT 4-5 BIJOU BANTER 5-6 NEWS AT FIVE 6-8 SMOKIN’ GROOVES 8-10 HERE’S TO ANOTHER 10-12 A.M. TREPANNING THE SKULL
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t let your emotions run wild. Relax, aim for a mellow state of mind, and ignore what others say and do. Focus inward and on what it takes to make subtle personal changes. Strive to be happy with your life. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Communication and travel plans should occupy your time. Getting your point across will help you expand your awareness as well as bring people on board to help you achieve your goals. Opportunity will surface in a most peculiar way. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t judge others or take on responsibilities that you don’t have time for. Impulse can be good, but not if you haven’t factored in all the small but important details required. Reassess matters, and take on only what you know you can handle. CANCER (June 21-July 22):Face personal problems, and let go of situations that are dragging you down. You can bring about positive changes at home if you are willing to do things differently. Open up to suggestions, and be a team player. Love will conquer all. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take part in festivities that will bring you closer to loved ones. How you express affection will make a difference to the way you are treated in return. Your time and affection will far outweigh any gifts you offer. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Guard your money and personal possessions. If you plan to make changes at home, do so with caution. Socialize with people who motivate you. Don’t let uncertainty get you down. Time is on your side. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Preparation will be required if you want to avoid criticism. Don’t let anyone bully you into doing things you don’t want to do. Learn from past mistakes, and listen to those with experience; you will avoid making a regretful mistake. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your personal and emotional choices will be on target and insightful. Make special plans that will allow you to spend quality time with someone you love. Don’t limit what you can do. It’s up to you to make things happen. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Stick close to home, and avoid travel, dealing with superiors, or institutional organizations. Take the time to go over your choices carefully, and start by making good decisions at home. Build a solid base and you will succeed. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Refuse to let what others do interfere with your productivity. Follow through with your plans even if someone pulls out at the last minute. Your strength and courage will separate you from any competition you face. Self-improvement is highlighted. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t wait around for things to come to you. Do whatever it takes to be noticed. Hard work will help boost your reputation and popularity. Favors will be granted if you show off your potential. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Hone your skills, and tidy up any loose ends. Preparation will be the key to getting the help you need to turn your dream into a reality. A partnership looks promising. Indulgence will work against you.
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. — William Butler Yeats
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“This is a relaxed training phase this week, then next week they’re off, then we get ready for Midlands,” Brands said. “It’s a pretty timeless principle. The formula’s been around a long time.” Even with the stress that comes with finals, he said, the Hawkeyes are still doing a good job in the wrestling room during practice. Like nutrition, Brands is putting workouts over break on the shoulders of his wrestlers. The coaches expect the Hawkeyes to take care of themselves during that time and be ready to go once they get back to Iowa City. Junior Alex Meyer does not think the responsibility will be a problem. “The results show if you don’t take care of it,” he
WBB CONTINUED FROM 10 going to delay her a month or four months, and we won’t know that until after
MBB CONTINUED FROM 10 Drake represents a slight dip in competition, entering at 4-6, but it has enough good players to present a formidable challenge. In fact, the Bulldogs have at least one player that the
Q&A CONTINUED FROM 10 this year. It’s going to come down to whether Iowa can stop Stanford’s rushing attack or not. That battle is going to dictate this matchup. DI: You noted the Iowa front seven and the Stanford front seven. A lot of times you don’t think of teams in the Pac-12 as really dominating, physical offensive lines as being a hallmark of their play, but Stanford has been a legitimate NFL lineman factory. Is that a big reason for success in the conference?
Follow us on Twitter @TheDailyIowan Iowa 149-pounder Brandon Sorensen tries to flip Iowa State’s Gabe Moreno in Hilton Coliseum on Nov. 29. Sorensen won by a major decision over Moreno, and the Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones, 33-6. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert) said. “Everyone has pretty much bought in, and I think we’ll all be ready to go.” At Midlands, Iowa will see competition from eight Big Ten teams — No. 9 Rutgers, No. 10 Nebraska, No. 12 Illinois, No. 19 Indiana, Wisconsin, Northwestern,
Maryland, and Purdue. In addition to conference competitors, other ranked teams, such as No. 3 North Carolina State, No. 8 Oklahoma, No. 14 Lehigh, and No. 17 Old Dominion, will also be at the tournament. Although the coaches
have thought of going elsewhere for a tournament over the break, they plan on sticking with Midlands for a while. “We like the tradition [at the Midlands],” Brands said. “It’s a challenging tournament.”
surgery today.” Mohns suffered the injury in a noncontact drill while landing after a jump. She had surgery on Thursday morning. Despite the loss of Mohns, the team is ready
to go against Bradley. “I think we’re just really excited to get back on the court and play,” senior Kali Peschel said. “We don’t like sitting on a loss for a whole week during finals week, and finals week is a tough
week for everyone. It would be nice just to get back out there and get a win.”
Hawkeyes should have some familiarity with. “[Guard Reed Timmer] is terrific,” McCaffery said. “But I think what makes him so good is [Kale] Abrahamson and [Graham] Woodward are equally talented.” Timmer leads the Bulldogs with 19 points per game, and he shoots 55 percent from 3 land.
Woodward chips in 13 points and 4 assists per game, and Abrahamson is a transfer from Northwestern who had some success against the Hawkeyes in 2013-14 and now averages 16 points and 4 rebounds for Drake. Drake as a team shoots 42.1 percent from beyond the arc, which would suggest that the tempo
of the game could play into Iowa’s similarly outside-oriented attack. If all goes according to plan, the Hawkeyes should be able to use athleticism and depth to down the Bulldogs. If things get dicey, well, fans will see what the Hawkeyes have learned. Tip-off is set for 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
Park: It’s a pipeline, honestly. That’s what Jim Harbaugh set out to do when he got here however many years ago. He wanted to change Stanford from more of a finesse team into that power offense. Stanford is maybe the only team, other than USC to an extent, that does that and we’re incredibly proud of being that one, physical, hard-nosed program, and that’s something Stanford takes a lot of pride in. Nobody comes into a Stanford game thinking that it’s not going to be a physical matchup.
has had? Do you see him as someone who can have success at the next level?
enough credit because he doesn’t throw a lot, but that’s not Stanford’s system. When he does throw the ball, he’s definitely accurate. He’s essentially a second offensive coordinator at times. I don’t know how many other teams in the country do this — and this is what Luck did — at the start of every play, David Shaw calls three or four different plays to bring into the huddle. He goes to the line and has the option to run any of those plays based on the defensive alignment. He can make up any play he wants to suit the situation. He has complete control of the offense. I don’t know if there’s any quarterback in the country who can play a mental game like he does.
DI: Earlier you talked about Hogan, how does he stack up with the historically great quarterbacks Stanford
Park: It’s funny. I don’t necessarily think Hogan is going to be a great NFL quarterback. Putting things into perspective, he came into Stanford with the unenviable task of following Andrew Luck. Everybody was saying, “How are we going to fill the massive shoes left by Luck?” Hogan didn’t even start that year, he took over halfway through that year. The freshman nobody but nobody expected to come in. Sneakily, four years later, he first of all is kind of the second- or third-most efficient quarterbacks in the nation. People don’t give him
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Pool-side powerhouses abound By BLAKE DOWSON blake-dowson@uiowa.edu
With the fall portion of the season over and the Big Ten meet slightly more than two months away, The Daily Iowan takes a dip into the Big Ten men’s swimming power rankings.
1. Michigan The Wolverines sit at the top of the Big Ten power rankings seemingly every season, and this one is no different. No. 6 Michigan had 11 swimmers make it to the finals of the AT&T Winter National on Dec. 4-6 in Federal Way, Washington. Seniors Dylan Bosch and Anders Nielsen are back for the Wolverines with 13 Big Ten titles between them.
2. Indiana Sophomore Blake Pieroni and junior Anze Tavcar put together good performances at the Winter Nationals, both posting Olympic-trials-qualifying times. The No. 11 Hoosiers have earned wins versus No. 16 Tennessee and No. 15 Wisconsin this fall, and they seem prepared to
compete for a Big Ten title.
3. Ohio State Matt McHugh looks poised to tear up the rest of the Big Ten. The junior from Wisconsin was named national Swimmer of the Week by collegeswimming.com in late November, and he has posted a top-10 time nationally in the 100 fly. The No. 14 Buckeyes finished second at the Ohio State Invitational behind No. 4 Florida and ahead of Kentucky.
4. Wisconsin The No. 15 Badgers had a tremendous fall, picking up conference wins against Minnesota and Northwestern and putting together a good performance at the Texas Invitational. The Badgers distance-relay team finished as runner-up in the event, and Wisconsin placed four squads in the top 10 of the event.
5. Minnesota Although the Gophers are 2-3 on the year, make no mistake — they will
compete in the Big Ten. Platform diver Matt Barnard finished third at the NCAA Championships last spring, and he has set a personal best in the event this fall. The Gophers’ three losses have come to No. 4 Florida, No. 15 Wisconsin, and No. 23 Florida State.
6. Purdue The Boilermakers have had a decent fall, picking up wins in the Indiana Intercollegiate, Purdue Invitational, and dual wins versus Michigan State, Miami (Ohio), and Iowa. But they haven’t been tested much. Marat Amaltdinov is a stud in the 200 breast for Purdue, finishing fifth at the AT&T meet.
8. Penn State The Nittany Lions have a long way to go if they want to compete in the Big Ten. Losses to Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, No. 6 Michigan, No. 21 Virginia, and a sixth-place finish at the Georgia Invitational have marked their autumn.
9. Michigan State Michigan State did not have much success this fall, earning a 1-4 record. Alec Kandt recorded the Spartans’ top finish at the AT&T Winter National, a 27th-place finish in the 200 breast. Michigan State’s lone win this fall came against Northwestern.
7. Iowa
10. Northwestern
The Hawkeyes will lean heavily on NCAA qualifiers Roman Trussov and Jerzy Twarowski for points this season. Iowa got off to a quick start with wins over Chicago and Michigan State but failed to compete against Minnesota and Purdue. Freshman Jack Smith will be a key for the Hawkeyes.
With losses this fall to Eastern Michigan and Southern Illinois, along with some others, the Wildcats bring up the rear of the Big Ten power rankings. With Notre Dame, Iowa, Minnesota, and Purdue left on the schedule, their best chance at a win may be behind them.
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Q&A: Stanford Outlook The DI Pregame staff spoke with Stanford Daily football columnist Do-Hyoung Park to talk about Iowa’s matchup with Stanford.
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The following is a Q&A between the DI Pregame staff and Stanford Dailyfootball columnist Do-Hyoung Park. The fifth-ranked Hawkeyes are set to take on No. 6 Stanford on Jan. 1, 2016, in the 102nd Rose Bowl game.
Cyclone senior Georges Niang attempts to shoot over defender Dom Uhl in Hilton Coliseum on Dec. 10. Niang had 16 points in the Iowa State comeback victory. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)
Men’s hoops tries to bounce back After a nine-day break following the Iowa State loss, Iowa will face Drake on Saturday By KYLE MANN | kyle-mann@uiowa.edu
The Iowa men’s basketball team has been on a nineday layoff after an 83-82 loss at Iowa State, but it will get back to action when it travels to Des Moines to face Drake in the Big Four Classic on Saturday. The break marks the Hawkeyes’ longest stretch of downtime in the 2015-16 season, but they could perhaps have used a few extra days off to get over the heartbreaker on Dec. 10 in Ames. Now, they must regroup as they approach Big Ten play. Shifting its attention from one in-state rival to another, the Hawks are eager to right the ship. “Every game you step on the floor, you learn something about yourself,” Adam Woodbury said. “We’ve got to take some things away from it and definitely got to work on some stuff to improve.” The Hawkeyes came out firing in the first half against the Cyclones, led by Jarrod Uthoff and his 30 points. The offense looked as proficient as it had all season long, and Iowa’s shooting looked to be good enough to compete with a top-five team. And then the wheels fell off. Uthoff scored only 2 points in the second half, and the defense allowed a 20-point comeback. The Hawkeyes embarrassingly mishandled a late Cyclone full-court press, and much was made about
Fran McCaffery’s (non)-use of a time-out in the final seconds. In one game, the Hawkeyes showed how they can be great, then provided themselves with, as Woodbury said, much to learn from. “Basically, the offense didn’t have much spacing and ball movement,” Uthoff said about the second half. The offense became stagnant, and with it, Uthoff was unable to find opportunities for open shots. As the half went on and Iowa State roared back, it became more pressing that the ball get into Uthoff ’s hands, but the Hawkeyes simply couldn’t figure it out. Fortunately, they seemed to have learned from it. “Being more mentally tough,” Uthoff said. “When we need a shot, we get a shot and not turn the ball over. Get a good shot every possession.” SEE MBB, 8
Iowa vs. Drake When: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Where: Des Moines Watch: ESPN3
Hawks eager to get back on the court By ROD ENGBLOM roderick-engblom@uiowa.edu
The Iowa women’s basketball team is set for their first game in eight days against Bradley on Saturday. The Braves are 4-4 this season. Bradley is a defensive-based team that focuses on taking away the passing lanes and forcing turnovers but has difficulty scoring. The Hawkeyes are ready to get back on the court not only because of the long break but also because of the heartbreaking loss against Iowa State in their last game. “Hungry is a great word to describe it,” junior Ally Disterhoft said. “We’ve had a while to sit on that Iowa State loss, and anytime you have an extended period of time to think about those what-ifs, you just want to get back after it.” The Hawkeyes lost to Iowa State after giving up the lead in the fourth quarter and being outscored 23-12. Head coach Lisa Bluder responded to the team’s tough loss with an unscheduled practice the day after. “I don’t do that very often,” she said. “I don’t remember the last time I did that, but I needed to get back on the court, and I think they needed to get back on the court. It was probably one of the better practices we had in a long time, so I think it was effective, and I think they got the message loud and clear.”
Iowa’s Chase Coley goes up for the rebound against two players from Tennessee-Martin in Carver-Hawkeye on Nov. 15. The Hawkeyes won, 62- 56. (The Daily Iowan/Kyle Close) The nonscheduled practice was meant to be a wake-up call for the team. Originally, the team was going to be given the weekend off, but with such a disappointing loss, Bluder wanted to be sure the players were in the right mindset. “It was definitely a statement made by the coaches,” freshman Tania Davis said. “We don’t want to lose a rivalry game, especially
to a team that we know we should have beaten.” The practice put the Hawks back in the right mindset, and they’ve worked on the fundamentals to get back to where they were. But while the Hawkeyes were getting their heads and skills back in the game, they had an unfortunate setback. During practice this week, sophomore Carly Mohns suffered a knee injury.
“We know for sure she has a torn meniscus,” Bluder said. “We don’t know if it’s SEE WBB, 8
Iowa vs. Bradley When: Saturday, 5 p.m. Where: Carver-Hawkeye Watch: BTN Plus
Park: Just from the standpoint of Stanford in general, I know a lot of people are disappointed we didn’t get Ohio State at first, but just looking into how much this Rose Bowl Park means to Iowa, as it columnist means to your fans, and looking at the incredible season you guys are coming off, I know Stanford Nation is thrilled about matching up with the Hawkeyes. It’s going to be a great game. DI: What can Iowa fans expect out there in Pasadena? Park: Re-watching the Iowa-Michigan State game, Iowa reminds me a lot of Stanford from 2012 and 2013. That power-run based offense, throwwhen-you-need-to, and that ridiculous front-seven. It reminds me so much of those Stanford teams of old. That’s what the Cardinal were trying to do over the last couple years. This year they changed it up a bit because of Christian McCaffrey coming through. He can be a power back, he can also be more of a scat-back type. He goes out wide, catches passes, and quarterback Kevin Hogan has really opened up his game a lot more SEE Q & A, 8
Iowa wrestlers get break By COURTNEY BAUMANN courtney-baumann@uiowa.edu
Winter break is here, practically, but the Iowa wrestling team will not stray from its goal of finishing at the top in the Midlands Tournament. The Hawkeyes will continue with their workouts over the break, but they will get a few days to go home to spend with family. Even then, many will continue to practice, whether it is with siblings, old teammates, or on their own. Sorensen The hardest part sophomore of staying focused over the break is keeping up with nutrition and making sure to stay healthy, fit, and within weight. “When you have all those cookies out, you just have to say no,” sophomore Brandon Sorensen said. “Maybe you can have one, but [nutrition] is the hardest part.” The team members will return to Iowa City on Christmas Day to prepare for Midlands, Dec. 29-30. They will head for Evanston, Illinois, on Dec. 28 Head coach Tom Brands does not worry too much about the wrestlers and the week they have off. Because he considers nutrition a lifestyle, he trusts that the Hawkeyes will maintain their typical habits rather than letting them fall by the wayside just because they are at home for the holidays. Until the team heads home, practice will be more relaxed. Running practice that way helps the student-athletes focus more on their finals, which can add a lot of stress right before the holidays. SEE WRESTLING, 8