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UI cancels South Korea programs due to coronavirus worries Even though no cases of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus have yet to be reported in Iowa, the university has canceled study abroad programs to countries heavily impacted by the virus and its labratory is prepared to test for the virus. BY CHARLES PECKMAN
charles-peckman@uiowa.edu Although no cases of coronavirus have been reported in Iowa so far, the University of Iowa
has issued further restrictions to study-abroad programs to countries impacted by the virus and is preparing for an expanded role in combatting the virus. According to a UI statement issued Feb. 28,
spring 2020 programs to South Korea have been suspended. This is paired with previous cancellations to spring and summer 2020 sessions in China. The reason for this, the release said, is because of both countries' Warning
Level 3 status, meaning nonessential travel to the regions is discouraged. "The UI will continue to monitor reports SEE CORONAVIRUS, 2
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From the top of Tippie to Tennessee Sarah Fisher Gardial reflected on eight years as the Tippie College of Business dean and the role of women in business.
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Former Tippie College of usiness Dead Sarah Gardial poses for a portrait in her office on one of her final days as Tippie dean on Feb. 19. Gardial previously worked at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville before serving as a dean and professor at the University of Iowa. She begins her position as Belmont University's business school dean today. BY CHARLES PECKMAN
charles-peckman@uiowa.edu Sarah Fisher Gardial promptly walked into High Ground Cafe at 7:30 a.m. The sun was slowly rising across the lacquered
INSIDE UI liveWELL prepares for weight-management digital program
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veneer tables that accent the coffee shop. One of Gardial’s go-to spots for a pick-me-up, it also served as one of the items on her Iowa City bucket list. Her self-described farewell tour, however, began over a month ago. Visiting favorite restaurants and friends’ homes served as a
fond farewell to Iowa City, she said; this farewell tour, it is important to mention, was especially hard for Gardial considering she led the Tippie College of Business for nearly a decade. SEE GARDIAL, 2
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Buttigieg bows out The former South Bend, Indiana mayor ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Sunday, two days before Super Tuesday.
Track and field wins five titles at Big Tens
Wayne Lawrence, Jaylan McConico, and Laulauga Tausaga were among the Hawkeyes who took gold at the Big Ten Indoor Championships over the weekend. The men’s team finished in second place, while the women placed eighth. SPORTS, 6
BY KAYLI REESE
In South Carolina's primary on Feb. 29, Buttigieg took a distant fourth place, receiving no delegates. Buttigieg, the country's first openly gay presidential candidate, was not able build a broad coalition of supporters. Buttigieg barely led in Iowa and held second
The translator hired by the state to interpret a police interview with the man accused of murdering University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts is seeking the full compensation she says the state owes her. A hearing has been scheduled for 11 a.m. March 9 in Poweshiek County, according to court documents filed Feb. 27, to review the interpreter’s payment modification for her work interpreting the police interview of Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the man accused of killing Tibbetts in August 2018. Bahena Rivera Interpreters, Inc. — a Missouri-based corporation owned by Sara Gardner — requested the hearing to claim the company’s fee of $12,485 from the state public defender’s office for Gardner’s expert services. The state notified Gardner on Feb. 6 that it reduced her payment to $3,000, documents read. “That letter specified that the payment has been modified to reflect the correct compensation payable,” docu-
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The Iowa women’s basketball team lost in overtime at Rutgers to close the regular season. The Hawkeyes head into the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the conference. SPORTS, 6
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A $12,485 payment was approved for translating the suspect’s interview with law enforcement, which the state reduced to $3,000. kayli-reese@uiowa.edu
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Wyatt Dlouhy/The Daily Iowan Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg takes the stage during a caucus watch party at the Bell Center in Des Moines on Feb. 3.
BY JULIA SHANAHAN
julia-shanahan@uiowa.edu Pete Buttigieg dropped his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Sunday, failing to keep his campaign's momentum after narrowly winning the Iowa caucuses in early February.
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GARDIAL FROM FRONT The Hot Springs, Arkansas native, who holds degrees from the University of Arkansas and University of Houston, began serving as Tippie dean in 2012. Despite a less-than-cooperative Wall Street and shifting attitudes toward long-standing programs at business schools, Gardial said she welcomed these challenges as part of her position. As The Daily Iowan first reported in October, Gardial is trading in her black and gold for the red and blue of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she will lead the Massey College of Business starting today. Throughout the course of her eight-year tenure at the UI, Tippie has expanded its entrepreneurship and analytics offerings; in 2017, the college also announced the discontinuation of the full-time Master of Business Administration program. This decision, she said, stemmed from depressed nationwide enrollment in full-time programs with a preference for parttime, specialized courses. One area in which Gardial said Tippie has flourished is marrying the business world with other disciplines. She said the role of psychological analysis in business is ever-expanding. In 2006, for example, Gardial contributed to a research article about the attributes that make a successful salesperson; asked whether these attributes have changed with the onset of big data and analytics, she said a challenging, yet rewarding aspect of her job is exploring the ever-changing qualities that make the business world tick. “You know, when I was coming through — and this is over 30 years ago — we were looking at people's behaviors, there was a lot of psychology involved in that and we were trying to pull out what helps people make decisions in the marketplace,” she said. “Now, we have transactional data that allows us to, at a very micro level, go in and literally track people's behaviors. We no longer have to rely on the psychology of the ‘black
CORONAVIRUS FROM FRONT and recommendations from national and regional health agencies, and is taking proactive actions to protect and support its faculty, staff, and students," the statement said. The Iowa Department of Public Health said Feb. 26 it is monitoring 12 Iowans for symptoms of the virus. At a news conference earlier this month, Gov. Kim Reynolds said the state’s risk is low, but added that her administration is working with health officials at the local, state, and federal levels to manage any cases that arise. The UI's State Hygenics Laboratory is now able to perform testing for the corona-
box’ and try and figure out what’s in people’s heads.” Although Gardial admitted that too much data can lead to an over-reliance on the numbers, she added that analytics have given the business world the opportunity to not only pinpoint behaviors at a certain point in time, but also derive value for customers moving forward. “Business analytics is the fastest-growing major in our college. And it's not necessarily that everyone wants to sit at a computer and massage large datasets — it is that data is a part of every aspect of business,” she said. “Businesses, as fast as they can, are incorporating the data into different functional areas. It requires our students coming out today to be ambidextrous.” According to the most recent data from Tippie, 5 percent (or 124 students) of 2,479 undergraduates are studying business analytics and information systems. The most popular major, according to this cohort, is finance (which has roughly 1,000 students.) Paired with this enrollment data is a rise in female-identifying students choosing business-related fields during their time at the UI. As a woman in business herself, Gardial
said she is no stranger to the sexism women face in boardrooms across the country. “I think that there are some larger cultural patterns that are more implicit that keep women from getting ahead,” Gardial said. “It is absolutely true that women in leadership positions get judged differently than men...I think that there's not a woman in a leadership position who doesn't understand that we need to be careful, thoughtful, and intentional about how we frame our communications.” This framing, she added, includes limiting emotional displays in the workplace. When a man cries, she said, it is viewed as a source of strength and vulnerability. When a woman cries, she is “being hysterical.” Gardial said she has been part of many conversations about how to navigate these minefields and added that the onus is on every level of the university. “It is not a level playing field, but you can't let it hold you back,” she said. “Men and women see the world in different ways... the world needs both of those perspectives out there. If we only have men at the top, we’re losing a very important other half of the equation — which is
the female perspective — on the world, and both of those viewpoints need to come into decision-making processes.” As of right now, Amy Kristof-Brown serves as interim dean of the college and has held various positions within Tippie. She said Gardial’s departure from the UI saddened her, but added that she has spoken “openly and candidly” about the future of the business school. “I started working with [Gardial] when she first became dean,” Kristof-Brown said. “She is a very kind, open leader, and when she announced her new position in October of 2019, we started talking about next steps for our programs extensively.” Kristof-Brown echoed Gardial’s sentiments about long-standing programs within Tippie. Although discontinuing the full-time M.B.A was a difficult decision, she added that under Gardial’s leadership the college has kept its eyes towards the future while also focusing on the needs of current students, staff, and faculty. Looking forward, Kristof-Brown said candidates are applying to fill the deanship on a permanent basis. Once off-campus interviews conclude, the finalists will pres-
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IOWA CITY’S LARGEST INDOOR GARAGE SALE Ryan Adams/The Daily Iowan Former Tippie College of Business Dean Sarah Gardial poses for a portrait in her office on her final day as Tippie dean on Feb. 19. Gardial previously worked at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and the University of Houston before serving as a dean at the University of Iowa. virus, according to a release Feb. 27. The lab would use materials provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if it's requested to do testing by the Iowa Department of Public Health. As The Daily Iowan previously reported, International Programs Dean Russell Ganim said the university worked closely with other Big Ten schools when deciding to cancel programs, which include the Institute for the International Education of Students, Council on International Educational Exchange, and United Study Abroad Consortium. The Office of International Programs is involved with a number of professional societies that mandate travel restrictions, such as the Iowa
Department of Public Health, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, and the U.S. State Department. "Our health-care system is fully prepared to diagnose any potential person infected with the [corona]virus that may arise," Vice President for Medical Affairs Brooks Jackson said at a state Board of Regents meeting on Feb. 5. "... Most facilities and procedures are in place in case we need to do something similar for a patient with this virus." Concerns about controlling the possible spread of the coronavirus have risen among U.S. government officials as well. Flanked by Vice President Mike Pence and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Feb. 26, President Trump said the
country is “totally prepared” for the possibility of the disease spreading across the U.S. The CDC has urged people in the U.S. to prepare for more aggressive prevention measures to mitigate any possible spread of coronavirus. Although Democrats and some Republicans say the $2.5 billion that Congress earmarked to fight the outbreak is not enough, Trump said his administration is willing to spend “whatever’s appropriate” to fight the disease. The UI message rsaid those who have traveled to or been in contact with people who have traveled to Wuhan, China within the last 14 days and feel sick with a fever, cough, or breathing difficulties should call the Student Health Nurseline (319-335-9704).
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groups exclude Practical planning for pupils Toxic potential newcomers The Portrait of the Graduate program will help local students figuring out their future.
TAYLOR NEWBY
taylor-newby@uiowa.edu This year, the Iowa City Community School District partnered with Battelle for Kids and implemented the Portrait of the Graduate program. The program is meant to help current students feel equipped for their next steps, whether that be continuing their education or moving into the workplace. According to a report from the district, there are 4,239
high-school students enrolled in the four Iowa City high schools and 14,688 total students overall for grades preschool through 12th grade. And because a number of these students will not continue their education, there needs to be a curriculum taught in high schools that is committed to helping each student flourish in their strengths and feel prepared for the workplace. The goal of this program is to offer practical skill sets that transcend the classroom and enable better prepared future. And in order to do so, the program asks for insight from the leaders and business professionals within the Iowa City community to help mobilize the new curriculum. The power and prevalence of
voice in this decision is what will enable its success. In a previous interview with The Daily Iowan, School District Superintendent Stephen Murley said school leaders had reached out to local business owners, social services, faith leaders and students for a diverse array of perspectives. The University of Iowa’s College of Education is even committed to helping with this program. “Our approach involves the entire school community — educators in partnership with students, parents, businesses, and others — to ensure sustainable impact in schools,” the Portrait of a Graduate website said. The Iowa City community is especially unique for this
Michael Guhin/The Daily Iowan The Iowa City Community School District sign is seen on April 29, 2019.
program because there is a variety of voices and opinions within the area. There are school district graduates, Kirkwood students, and UI students who are all either still in school or working within a professional context who can lend helpful advice to those preparing to decide what they want their next step to be. Having people in the community who recently graduated or have worked for years will offer a healthy contrast in the conversation of what these students should be taught while they are finishing up their K-12 education. It’s imperative that there is a variety of voices, because these students that share the same community as us deserve the best and most-informed decision when it comes to what they choose to do next. One hundred-fifty people signed up to be part of the Portrait of the Graduate project. Each person that signed up will have an opportunity to attend four meetings, from February until May, where members of the Iowa City community will get together and process what they believe students need to know in order to formulate the portrait. The Portrait of the Graduate is well-timed and imperative for the district. And the opportunity to help empower the next generation of students and professionals within a community as unique as our own cannot be overlooked.
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‘Birds of Prey’ doesn’t deliver its female-empowerment promise
The movie does a disservice by portraying its lead as a scantily clad, boy-crazy ditz.
ANGELA STANSBERY
angela-stansbery@uiowa.edu Feminism in film is on the rise. Hollywood is working to have stronger storylines and characters to promote a more equal entertainment landscape. Films with front-running female roles lead this movement. Some of the biggest blockbusters include The Hunger Games, Captain Marvel, and Wonder Woman. However, not every motion picture succeeds in delivering on its promises of female empowerment. Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey tries to create strong messages about women’s self-reliance but instead has the opposite effect. The movie is counterproductive because it depicts women as “empowered” by wearing skimpy clothing, acting ditzy, and being so badly shaken by a
breakup that they can’t control their actions. It doesn’t matter what positive messages the film tries to promote when the actors sport nothing more than crop tops and bikini bottoms. The movie sexualizes the image of women for the pleasure of male viewers, which takes whatever positive progress it was making and brings it into the negative. To be clear, I’m not slut shaming. The women in the film don’t have to be wearing long skirts and turtlenecks, but actual pants would be a step in the right direction. One of the sole focuses of the movie should not be on the actors’ bodies. Birds of Prey also depicts women, especially Margot Robbie’s titular Harley Quinn, as mindless and frivolous. “Isn’t this fun?” Quinn muses. “This is just like a sleepover. We should order pizza.” The idea that women are strong and intelligent as well as independent is lost when Harley Quinn opens her mouth. Even the tone of her voice is depicted as whiny and high pitched, which lends
to the idea of the character’s ignorance. Quinn quips the above quote while amassing weapons for an imminent gunfight. If the moviemakers really wanted to showcase female intelligence, they wouldn’t have needed to make them librarians, but relevant and thoughtful dialogue would’ve been nice. Quinn also drastically reacts to her breakup with the Joker. The typical haircut scene is included, among other irrational and over-the-top reactions to her becoming single. This doesn’t showcase her as an independent woman but rather as one so dependent on her boyfriend that the entire movie hinges on her overreaction. The film could have better depicted female empowerment by making the movie not be driven by the breakup itself. It could have played a role, but the film should’ve focused more on Quinn and her strength and the breakup should have just been background noise. Birds of Prey is desperate to make strong claims about
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female independence but instead it creates even more harmful themes. Women are seen in male-pleasing clothing and the lead is obsessively boy-crazy. The main themes in this film are not that of independence but of dependence. How is that the portrait of an empowered woman?
Some have tarnished the reputations of their hobbies or political affiliations, and that undermines everyone involved.
PEYTON DOWNING
peyton-downing@uiowa.edu Decisions and biases are formed at a glance, especially when the viewer has no prior interaction with a group. While these may seem innocuous, biases can damage the communities they represent. This is prevalent in gaming, the quintessential “white guy nerd” hobby. Awash with people who don’t wash themselves, “gamers” spend hours in basements playing the newest Call of Duty and shouting slurs whenever they get mad.
ware of dog” sign. People who would otherwise enjoy the hobby are shunted to the side. Video games aren’t the only area where this is an issue. Tabletop games also have a massive issue with public perception. Gary Gygax, the creator of Dungeons & Dragons, told Icon magazine in 2016, “Gaming in general is a male thing. I think that it has to do with the different thinking processes of men and women.” That’s a pretty big legacy of misogyny to correct. The worst part is that stereotypes don’t just prevent people from joining communities, but they marginalize those who break the pattern. Of course, all of this isn’t unique to gaming. Take the dreaded “Bernie Bros,” the hyper-masculine, white dude bros who support Democratic presiden-
‘The worst part is that stereotypes don’t just prevent people from joining communities, but they marginalize those who break the pattern.’ Those toxic bros exist, but aren’t as numerous as public perception suggests. By having this idea that gaming is populated by this kind of person, it gives them the authority and comfort to act like this. If everyone in the hobby acts like them, then why shouldn’t they? It’s their hobby; anyone who isn’t comfortable with that shouldn’t be there anyway. But it’s not theirs. There are plenty of other people who enjoy video games but don’t behave like that. But because of this public perception, they’re disempowered to change it for two main reasons. The first is that because there’s this certain public image of gaming, anyone who agrees with this vitriolic ideal will be drawn to it like a safe haven. The anonymity granted by the internet allows them more freedom to be terrible to others. The other is that this public perception dissuades anyone who doesn’t fit the mold from joining. It’s like a large “be-
tial-nomination candidate Bernie Sanders. Whenever Sanders’ numbers go up, or his supporters are brought up in discussion, it always swings toward the Bernie Bros. It’s become so prevalent that Sanders supporters, led by those are not white, started #BernieBruh to counter the narrative. These stereotypes affect everyone, whether they’re involved in a given community or not. It shapes our opinions on people in them and those examining the community. We cannot simply dispel every stereotype of every community on a whim — that power is beyond any given individual, and perhaps beyond single group. However, the capacity to more critically examine a stereotype and the community it reflects is with everyone. In lieu of destroying destructive stereotypes, the best we may be able to hope for is to first acknowledge that stereotypes may affect our perceptions and to correct them the best we can.
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UI liveWELL readies weight-management program University of Iowa liveWELL began accepting applications for its new weight-management program for faculty and staff alongside a diabetes-prevention program that opened in January. BY RILEY DAVIS
riley-davis@uiowa.edu Over a decade since pilot tests began for a weight-management program on campus, University of Iowa Wellness, within University Human Resources is preparing to launch a new liveWELL initiative with an app-based, 10-week weight-management program for faculty and staff. The program aims to increase physical activity and self confidence, while making people feel in control of their overall weight and health. UI Wellness Senior Director Megan Hammes said the new liveWELL initiative includes health and wellness programs for UI employees and uses col-
TRANSLATE FROM FRONT ments read. “The state public defender did not provide further explanation for the reduction.” Gardner is a certified Spanish-language interpreter in Missouri and Kansas, and her “expertise is highly sought out in the area of presenting Spanish language conversations for criminal prosecutions,” court documents read. In February 2019, the motion read, the defense for Bahena Rivera contacted Gardner to review Bahena Rivera’s 12-hour interview with law enforcement, which was done in Spanish, and compare it with the state’s transcript. The defense at the time was preparing for an evidence-suppression hear-
BUTTIGIEG FROM FRONT place behind Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire, but lost significant support in Nevada and South Carolina — two of the more diverse early-voting states. With Super Tuesday just two days away, FiveThirtyEight projected Buttigieg to take fifth place with 158 projected delegates. Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, spent more than $74 million on his campaign, ac-
lected data to inform decisions for the types of programs that should be offered. The data are gathered from personal health-assessment surveys that liveWELL has encouraged faculty and staff to complete since its start in 2006. Feedback from the three pilot programs, Hammes said, showed the content was easy to understand without being overwhelming, and worked conveniently with participants' schedules. The platform’s high privacy and confidentiality also received positive feedback, as participants said they would not have felt comfortable in a group setting. “[Participants said] ‘this
is what I was waiting for; I was waiting for something I could do on my own by myself,’” Hammes said. “That was something we hadn't spent a lot of time considering, it was more to offer it for people who are tech savvy, who appreciate something digital, or maybe somebody that works a night shift — but we hadn't really considered the [individual and private] aspect that people would enjoy.” The program began accepting applications in late February and outreach efforts are ongoing to connect with faculty and staff interested in applying before the March 6 deadline. In an email to The Daily Iowan, UI Department of Health
Management and Policy Research Associate Kimberly Merchant said she volunteered as a wellness ambassador for liveWELL in 2012 and communicates information from the program to the College of Public Health’s faculty and staff by customizing her messages with current events, research, and national month themes. “LiveWELL has done a wonderful job of expanding the meaning of wellness beyond exercise and eating good-foryou food … Now, wellness includes mental health, stress awareness and how to get help, family care, [and] financial health. All of these values are important to the ongoing health and well-being of our
faculty and staff who are key to our success as a college,” Merchant said. “We — liveWELL, human resources, and me in my small way — are here to care about the people who are doing all that work and moving public health ahead for the region, state, and world.” UI Wellness Well-Being Specialist Melanie Cuchna is working on another program for diabetes prevention developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which began at the UI alongside the weight-management program in January. Cuchna said the prevention program works with individuals who don’t currently have Type 2 Diabetes but display risk factors for its develop-
ment and wish to prevent or delay its onset in a group environment. “One thing that is also great about this [program] is the content itself is not very magical. It's very basic, just general healthy eating and physical activity recommendations, but the reason why I think this program is so successful is the group support,” Cuchna said. “[The program’s] online option is great for people who feel more comfortable doing it by themselves ... But this [program] is really for people who may struggle with accountability and [are] really looking for another group of people to encourage them, to support them, and share ideas back and forth.”
ing, which would discuss whether Bahena Rivera’s rights were violated during his interview. Gardner found that the state’s transcript was incomplete and left out much of the interview, documents read, and she said she would transcribe and translate the entire interview before giving her expert opinion. The defense then asked Gardner to give an estimated cost for transcribing and translating the interview. “Based upon the duration of the recording, accepted national standards for transcription/ translation and her previous experience, Mrs. Gardner prepared a firm, fixed estimate of $8,184 for the translation/transcription,” court documents read. When the defense filed to hold an evidence-suppression hearing, documents
read, 8th District Judge Joel Yates also approved the full amount Gardner outlined for her services in order for her transcription to be used in Bahena Rivera’s trial. Gardner completed her transcription on May 28 and sent an invoice to the state public defender’s office for $8,184. “The transcription provided by Mrs. Gardner provided interpretations of phrases that were unintelligible in the government’s transcript and provided proper context and English translation for Spanish phrases,” the motion reads. “By providing the transcript in this manner, both the defense and State possessed an exhibit to be used at trial without any concerns about foundation. This process saved the court and parties valuable time and expense in preparing for trial.”
The state public defender’s office then asked Gardner to provide additional forms showing the amount of hours she worked on the transcript, documents read. Gardner’s forms showed she worked 227 hours for $55 per hour. The defense filed for an amended payment for Gardner based off the hours she
worked on the transcript, documents read, which Yates approved on July 24. The amount then totaled $12,485 based off Gardner’s hours of work at $55 an hour. Interpreters Inc. submitted the revised invoice to the state on July 25, documents said. Six days later, Gardner’s payment request was
denied. On Nov. 18, the court ordered that Gardner’s services were expert services and the previously ordered payment were expert fees. The state public defender asked Gardner to fill out more forms and a new payment request, which she completed Jan. 21, before notifying her of the payment reduction.
cording to OpenSecrets. His campaign raised more than $81 million, with large contributions making up 56 percent of those funds. A January Washington Post-Ispos poll showed Buttigieg receiving 2 percent of support from Democratic black voters, far behind former Vice President Joe Biden and Sanders. His career as mayor came under public scrutiny for the lack of diversity within the South Bend police department and the firing of the town's first black police chief.
Buttigieg's narrow win in Iowa was contested by the Sanders campaign in the weeks following the caucuses, with both campaigns requesting recounts of precincts af ter Iowa's of ficial results were found riddled with inaccuracies. Delegate counts were corrected in 19 precincts, leaving Buttigieg's final state delegate equivalent tally at 562.954, compared with the Vermont senator's final 562.021. The number of national delegates did not change for either campaigns.
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Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan Iowa's Mateusz Arndt jumps off the starting block during the first day of the 2019 Big Ten Men's Swimming and Diving Championships at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center on Feb. 27, 2019.
BASKETBALL CONTINUED FROM 6 The Hawkeyes did take a one-point lead in the third quarter after a 6-0 run. After a competitive quarter, the Scarlet Knights took the lead back and led, 47-40, at quarter’s end. But the Hawkeyes weren’t done yet. Senior guard Makenzie Meyer made a 3-pointer with 2:53 left in the fourth quarter to take the lead. The game went back-and-forth, and it was tied at 63 heading into overtime. “Rutgers played really well defensive,” Bluder said. “They did a really good job.” Freshman guard Gabbie
TRACK CONTINUED FROM 6 the hurdles, and we want to keep that tradition going.” In the 4x400, the Iowa men continued its run of success in the event.
by exactly one second. The finish was good enough to secure an NCAA ‘B’ cut. The time takes the top spot from Kenneth Mende’s 2018 swim of 1:42.12. Erzen’s other record came on Feb. 28 when he topped the school record previously held by Chris Dawson. Lentz’s mark of 3:46.80 had stood for two years until, in the prelims of the 400-IM, Erzen finished in 3:46.66. That time qualified the Hawkeye sophomore for the ‘B’ final where he crushed his morning time
be nearly a second, finishing 10th in the event with a new Iowa record of 3:45.76 The other two team records to fall were in the 800-free relay and 200-breast races, both on the first day of competition in Bloomington. Sophomores Aleksey Tarasenko, Mateusz Arndt, and Andrew Fierke, along with senior Michael Tenney, made up the relay team that smashed the standing Hawkeye record of 6:23.07 in the 800-free. The quartet swam to a time of 6:20.84 and a fifth-place finish, giving the Black and Gold 50 points in the overall meet standings. Daniel Swanepoel, a junior hailing from Cape Town, South Africa, set
SPORTS 5 the school’s fastest ever mark in a time trial for the 200-breast. His finish of 1:54.02 breaks the 1:54.57 record set by now-Hawkeye assistant coach Roman Trussov back in 2015. Up next for Iowa, both the men’s and women’s programs will send members of their diving teams to Dallas, for the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships. The women’s team has three qualifiers as senior Thelma Strandberg, junior Jayah Mathews, and sophomore Sam Tamborski each scored high enough to make the trip. Freshman Mohamed Neumann and junior Anton Hoherz will travel and represent the men’s team.
Marshall got significant playing time, and it was evident why. She had 11 points in the first half to lead Iowa and drained three 3-pointers. Marshall kept her pace going for the rest of the game. She finished the game with a team-leading 22 points and six 3-pointers, the most shots from deep she’s ever converted in the Black and Gold. Despite facing a double team for most of the game, sophomore center Monika Czinano had 19 points. Though she was made 54.5 percent of her shots from the field this game, she finished the regular-season with a team-leading 69.9 field goal percentage. Another freshman also notably contributed. Guard McKenna Warnock led the
team with five rebounds at halftime. But after shooting poorly from the field, she got limited playing time in the second half. In her final regular season game as a Hawkeye, senior guard Kathleen Doyle had another solid performance to add to her resume, scoring 14 points and dishing out nine assists. This wasn’t bad considering her opponent, junior Arella Guirantes, was the leading scorer in the Big Ten heading into the game and scored 17 points. With the regular season finished, Bluder will get her team ready for the Big Ten Tournament. They will either face Ohio State, Minnesota, or Penn State in the quarterfinals in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Hannah Kinson/The Daily Iowan Iowa forward Monika Czinano catches a rebound during a women's basketball game between Iowa and Minnesota at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Feb. 27.
Senior sprinter DeJuan Frye, who started the 4x400 and shared in the win with senior sprinter Antonio Woodward and senior hurdler Raymund Clarke, said that placing first at the Big Ten Championships was the group’s “thing.” “We believe we have the best 400 squad in the Big
Ten,” Frye said. “So, when it comes to that race, we made the culture, ‘You better win this.’ Personally, I am happy with the way I competed. I was able to run PRs when it mattered the most.” Senior thrower Laulauga Tausaga won another conference title over the weekend.
This time, she did it in the weight throw. Tausaga posted a mark of 22.21 on her last attempt in the event to move into first place and set the Spire Institute record. Tausaga also finished in second place in the shot put. Seniors Austin Lietz and
Jenny Kimbro also posted big marks in Ohio. The two athletes nabbed silver medals, with Kimbro in the women’s 60-meter hurdles (8.22) and Lietz in the men’s 600-meters (1:17.03) — a personal best for Lietz. All in all, the Hawkeyes felt the team did well over the
weekend. “I think we did phenomenally as a team this weekend; there were a lot of standout performances, but overall, everyone stepped up,” Lietz said. “I’m very excited to see what the outdoor season has to hold for this team.”
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Wayne Lawrence, Jaylan McConico, and Laulauga Tausaga were among the Hawkeyes who won gold at the conference meet.
LEFT: University of Iowa sprinter Wayne Lawrence runs his leg of the 4x400m relay during the Hawkeye Invite at the UI Recreation Building on Jan. 11. TOP RIGHT: Iowa hurdler Jaylan McConico competes in the 60m hurdle premier during the fourth annual Larry Wieczorek Invitational at the UI Recreation Building on Jan 18. BOTTOM RIGHT: Iowa thrower Laulauga Tausaga competes in the women’s shot put premier during the fourth annual Larry Wieczorek Invitational at the UI Recreation Building on Jan 17. (Jenna Galligan/The Daily Iowan)
BY LUCY LIAUTAUD
lucy-liautaud@uiowa.edu The Iowa track and field teams brought home five gold medals and placed highly in nearly every other event at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in Geneva, Ohio, over the weekend. The men’s team placed second with 107 points, right behind Indiana, who won the conference with 120 points. Iowa’s finish is its highest at the Big Ten Indoor Championships since 1963, when the Hawkeyes took first. The Iowa women finished in eighth place with 51 points, while Ohio State won the conference with 104.
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Austin Martin changed the outlook for Iowa baseball’s weekend of tough tests. After the senior catcher launched a walk-off home run to topple No. 20 North Carolina, 5-4, on Feb. 29, Iowa carried the momentum over to Sunday to down No. 14 Duke 7-5 and finish the weekend 2-1 against top-20 competition. "To come into a weekend and you have to play three teams like we played — all of them are going to be in an NCAA Regional," Iowa head coach Rick Heller said in a release. "We played with all of them. This should give our guys a lot of confidence." But the successes almost never happened. The Hawkeyes trailed the Tar Heels 4-0 in Game 2 of the tournament, getting no-hit by North Carolina starter Joey Lancellotti through 6.2 innings.
“Obviously we wanted the trophy, but I feel really good,” Iowa Director of Track and Field Joey Woody said in a release. “We did about everything we thought we could do. We missed on a few things here and there, but I thought the guys really battled hard all weekend.” As far as first place finishes go, the Iowa men’s team reigned supreme. Sophomore sprinter Wayne Lawrence won three gold medals for the Hawkeyes on the second day of competition. Lawrence took first in the 200, 400, and 4x400 relay. “Realistically, I was only planning on getting two gold medals [in the 400 and 4x400] coming into the meet,” Lawrence said in a release. “It was a blessing when I got the 200 meters
medal. Coming in, I didn’t think I could end up getting three, and I just happened to get three.” Senior hurdler Jaylan McConico got the gold in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.61. McConico has stayed at the top of the conference in the event since the beginning of the season. At the conference meet, McConico again proved he’s the best in the conference. “[Jaylan’s] had an incredible season,” Woody said in a release. “The guy is still undefeated, and we want to keep it that way. He’s just an ultra-competitor. Another Big Ten champ in
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The Hawkeyes fell to the Scarlet Knights in New Jersey and will head into the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 3 seed.
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Scarlet Knights scored 17 points off turnovers. The Scarlet Knights also took over on the glass, securing 22 offensive rebounds. “It is hard to win on the road when you let your opponent shoot 15 more times than you did,” Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder said. The first quarter didn’t go as smoothly as the Hawkeyes would’ve liked. Iowa let the Scarlet Knights secure 10 offensive rebounds in the opening period, which helped the Scarlet Knights have a 18-14 lead at the end of the quarter. It went a little better in the second quarter, but the Hawkeyes were down 30-27 heading into the half.
At the end of yet another record-setting week for the Hawkeye swimming and diving program, the men’s team claimed sixth place at the conference meet in Bloomington, Indiana, with a meet total of 571 points. The sixth-place finish was the highest for Iowa since the 2011-12 season. This season’s showing was a considerable improvement over the Hawkeyes’ eighth place finish a year ago when Iowa hosted the event at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center. The host Hoosiers — who had won the previous three conference titles — finished third with 1,321.5 points. Michigan took the Big Ten crown scoring 1,548, and Ohio Erezen State was second with 1,329. The Hawkeyes used countless season and career-bests to reach sixth in the final standings and posted four school records in the process. Two of the Hawkeye records belonged to sophomore Anze Fers Erezen. Erzen, a native of Ljbljana, Slovenia, posted times that now top the Iowa history books in the 200-back and 400-individual medley. He began his success on the first day of the conference meet when he set the 200-back record in time trials following the conclusion of Feb. 26’s official events. He touched in 1:41.64, beating his previous career best
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“They have some pretty unique chants that I can’t get every word, but I can get most of them.” — Tennis player Jason Kerst on his teammates’ chants
Hannah Kinson/The Daily Iowan Iowa guard Gabbie Marshall tries to steal the ball during a women’s basketball game between Iowa and Penn State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Feb. 22.
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Big Ten games on the road are supposed to be tough, and the Hawkeyes knew that going into their game against Rutgers. To close out the regular season, the Hawkeyes lost to the Scarlet Knights, 78-74, in overtime. Iowa finishes the regular season with a 23-6 overall record and 14-4 mark in the Big Ten. The Hawkeyes will begin Big Ten Tournament play on Friday as the No. 3 seed. Turnovers did not help the Hawkeyes in their regular season finale. Averaging 15.5 turnovers per game before this game, the team had 13 turnovers before halftime and finished the day with 23. The