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Armed with pencils, a technicolor array of her beloved fine-point gel-pens, and a dozen or so patterned PostIt notes, University of Iowa sophomore Camryn Norton takes to the dotted pages of a small pink journal each morning.

Gliding the tip of her Tombow brush pen along the 1-millimeter paper to create detailed calligraphy lettering over a carefully drawn portrait of her weekly schedule, Norton is not simply creating artwork or preparing for the coming week when she journals — she is resting the qualms of her racing mind.

Like many organizational fanatics longing for a way to take their standard planners and notebooks to the next level, Norton has utilized the productive yet stress-relieving hobby of bullet journaling: a personalized, methodical system of journaling that digi-

tal designer and author Ryder Caroll created in 2013.

According to Caroll’s bullet journal website, “It’s best described as a mindfulness practice disguised as a productivity system. It’s designed to help you organize your ‘what’ while you remain aware of your ‘why’. The goal of the Bullet Journal is to help [bullet journalists] live intentional lives, ones that are productive and meaningful.”

In the years since its creation, images of the intricately designed dotted, or “bulleted” pages have crowded Pinterest, Instagram, and the blogs of organizational lifestyle influencers everywhere. Prices fluctuate from $7 for a best-selling dotted notebook on Amazon, to a nearly $30 hard-cover gridded journal on the shelves at Barnes & Noble. The price one is willing to pay is entirely up to the buyer, but supplies manager Kaylee Harney at Iowa Book believes any dotted

notebook will do the trick.

“They are very popular now, a lot of people like them. People could use any kind of journal but a lot of people like [bullet journals] because it gives them some sort of direction,” she said.

Harney said she sees most buyers fill the journals with colorful designs and schedules. However, the details of exactly how to mimic the style of the traditional bullet journal — nicknamed the “BuJo” by its followers, are difficult to define.

For a handful of UI student bullet journalists, this is because the limits of a “standard” bullet journal do not exist, and each journal is catered to the personal needs of its user. Journals can be filled with everything from habit trackers to grocery lists, bucket lists, vacation spots to visit, and bachelorette party-planning ideas.

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After disciplining several greek chapters for alcoholand hazing-policy violations, the UI looks to make positive changes to the community with the strategic plan.

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chemicals in e-cigarette liquid are regulated, who regulated the manufacturing of these chemicals, or any other specific health aspects of vaping.

“I know that it’s not good for your lungs,” Cannida said. “I know that it’s not good for your skin.”

Of the six UI students who spoke with The Daily Iowan about vaping, Cannida included, few knew the details on how vape products are manufactured and any health consequences.

The Surgeon General’s Advisory on E-cigarette Use Among Youth states that e-liquids may contain “heavy metals, volatile organic compounds, and ultrafine particles that can be inhaled deeply into the lungs” and can be harmful to one’s lungs and

The University of Iowa continues to craft its plan for a healthier Fraternity/Sorority Life community, aiming to change the culture surrounding high-risk alcohol consumption that has resulted in student deaths and disciplinary actions against several greek chapters.

UI officials are working with the greek community to draft a strategic plan that will guide fraternities and sororities in fostering a “more healthy and safe” environment, according to a message sent to greek leaders Tuesday.

Efforts started around fall 2018 to create the Fraternity/Sorority Life strategic plan before the UI announced it had suspended nine Interfraternity Council fraternities last October.

Following those suspensions, the UI announced in December 2018 it revoked the registered student-organization status of four chapters and placed six on probation Nelson for university alcohol- and hazing-policy violations.

Feedback sessions to discuss the draft plan took place in the IMU over the summer with council and chapter presidents, alum volunteers, house directors, and national and international headquarter representatives, IMU Executive Director Bill Nelson said.

Nelson said the draft plan focuses on creating a healthy and safe, supportive, and inclusive Fraternity/Sorority Life community.

“Fraternity/Sorority Life is a shared enterprise,” he said. “All of those partners have a stake within the community, and they all have a role in the process of looking at where we are moving forward.”

While touching on the community’s progress, the message sent Tuesday — signed by

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New coffee shops come to Iowa City

Students now have two more places to enable their caffeine addiction. Dash Coffee Roasters and Dunkin’ have opened locations in the downtown area. Dash offers coffee that the general manager describes as “a bit different,” and Dunkin’s location emphasizes convenience.

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Professors speak out on gun-violence research, awareness

As gun violence dominates discussion across the country, UI researchers are investigating the effects of gun violence and reviewing its long-term consequences.

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Iowa going with running back by committee

The Hawkeyes return their top three running backs from last season. The Iowa backfield — headlined by Mekhi Sargent and Toren Young — will see a variety of players get touches in 2019, and the group is embracing that competition.

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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed the first vaping-related death. Meanwhile, vaping and e-cigarette use remains largely unregulated and under-researched.

BY CHLOE O’CONNOR

chloe-oconnor@uiowa.edu Some University of Iowa students report that they don’t know the potential dangers of vaping as researchers seek to understand its effects on health.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the first vaping-related death has been confirmed as a result of severe injuries to the lung on Aug. 23. Public-health officials are currently investigating the issue.

This summer, more than 190 potential cases of vaping-related illnesses in teenagers and young adults were reported across the country. The Iowa Department of Public Health also reported three of the four Iowans who had a vaping-related illness said they used THC in their vaping product.

A recent National College Health Assessment survey showed 26.8 percent of University of Iowa undergraduate students used an e-cigarette in the past 30 days.

The number of high-school seniors who reported vaping in the last year rose 9.5 percent between 2017 and 2018, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

“It’s just a little buzz that you get. And more than half of my friends have Juuls, so it’s always just ‘in,’ ” said UI senior Matthew Cannida, who uses vape products two to three times a week. “I think people start vaping because all their friends are doing it, or they have a need to fit in or do what everyone else is doing.”

Cannida said he did not know what chemical compounds are in e-cigarette liquid, if the

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Elementary schools FilmScene début renovations prepares for

Mann and Lincoln Elementary Schools will begin the school year in newly renovated buildings after relocating to Hoover Elementary School for the 2018-19 school year.

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Chauncey move-in

Along with a new location opening Sept. 20, FilmScene and Bijou have set a plethora of programming for the fall.

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principal of both schools.

“For the longest time, we had only been building new schools where the population was growing instead of renovating our old schools,” said Iowa City school board vice president Paul Roesler. “We wanted all the schools to have similar facilities, so no one would be choosing a newer school over an old school just because the facilities were better.”

The elementary schools were two of 12 buildings that received renovations and ad-

FilmScene, Iowa City’s downtown theater, has announced an opening date of Sept. 20, as well as new programming and plans for the future of the art house.

The theater will celebrate its opening in the newly constructed Chauncey tower by screening three cinema classics: Field of Dreams, Cinema Paradiso, and creature- feature The Blob.

In addition to the classics, FilmScene will also screen the new Downton Abbey film, encouraging filmgoers to dress up for it accordingly.

Bijou Film Board, the University of Iowa student organization and partner to FilmScene, will also celebrate moving its programing to the new location with a special welcome event during the afternoon of Sept. 21, followed by a screening that night of the Taiwanese adult film Wayward Cloud.

Emma Gray, the marketing director for Bijou, said that the selection of this movie followed the success of its showing of the film Bat Pussy on Valentine’s Day. “We want to do more XXX films and more sex-education stuff with those films, because that’s important to us,” Gray said. “Bijou as a group has tried to show a lot of those films, and I know there’s been a lot of backlash on campus histor-

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Iowa soccer faces off against ISU

The Hawkeyes are off to a fast 2-0-0 start to the 2019 season, and blew out in-state rival Northern Iowa 6-1 in their last game. The team will fight to add another in-state win against the rival Cyclones today.

Alyson Kuennen/The Daily Iowan Lincoln Elementary principal Julie Robinson cuts the ribbon unveiling the newly constructed portion of the school on Aug. 21.

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As Lincoln and Mann Elementary students entered their first day of school with excitement and full backpacks, they were greeted by completely renovated buildings. This summer, both Lincoln and Mann facilities underwent extensive construction.

The 102-year-old Mann Elementary and the 93-year-old Lincoln Elementary saw the addition of new libraries, music rooms, art rooms, and gyms, said Julie Robinson, the

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FILMSCENE CONTINUED FROM FRONT ically with those, so we’re trying to honor that and keep that tradition going.”

Gray said, this year, Bijou will focus on shying away from mainstream films and go back to what they have screened in the past in their free film offerings for students.

For FilmScene co-founder Andrew Sherburne the opening of the Chauncey building is a culmination of hard work from the organization.

“It’s been a long run. To see it so close to reality is really exciting,” he said. “It truly is like a dream.”

Opening the theater in the Chauncy was the initial plan for FilmScene, but the process of getting approval, as well as the construction, took time. In the meantime, FilmScene found its first home in the Ped Mall, retrofitting a building that used to be a bar into a one-screen, then two-screen, theater.

Leading up to the opening of the new theater, FilmScene has partnered with the Englert Theater in a fundraising campaign, “Strengthen, Grow, Evolve,” that has raised $4 million of its

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Tate Hildyard/The Daily Iowan The Chauncey Building is seen on April 10. The Chuncey building will be a center of off-campus activities. $6.5 million goal.

Now that the new location is nearly ready, Sherburne and Fons said there are lots of new programming and opportunities for screening ready to launch, including an event honoring an unnamed filmmaker in early November, a silent film event with live music, and marathon movies, including one 14-hour movie to be screened in November.

With such excitement

around the new location, Sherburne and Fons emphasized that the original Ped Mall location will be just as active in the new events.

“The less screens you have, the more limitations you have in programing. And with more screens, we’re really going to be getting our sea legs to figure out what that will look like,” Fons said.

Tristen Ives, the current Ped

Mall location manager, said that while the Chauncey building is a new, vibrant building, the Ped Mall location will provide the perfect complement.

“I think this place is going to turn into this boutique, special event place. It’s the hideaway of the Ped Mall,” Ives said. “You can get away from the parties at 11, or you can come in and study, or go up on the rooftop.”

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Nelson, Student Accountability Office Director Angela Ibrahim-Olin, and interim Dean of Students Angie Reams — acknowledged the challenges the community faced in its recent history.

“Last year was difficult for many reasons, but primarily because some chapters disregarded the health and safety of others and engaged in dangerous behaviors, including the

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torium on events with alcohol and the ban on out-of-town formals, are now the official policies. Those policies were implemented after the death in 2017 of UI student Kamil Jackowski at an out-of-town formal.

“A chapter’s disciplinary status, whether sanctioned from the university or from its respective governing council, will determine eligibility to hold social events with alcohol,” according to the message.

In December 2018 before the UI took disciplinary actions against several chapters, UI

‘We’ve had a couple cases in which students have died, they’ve been hazed, we’re not going to tolerate that anymore. And if that’s not acceptable, then we’ll have to find some other social system and reinvent something.’

— Bruce Harreld, UI president, in December 2018

Tate Hildyard/The Daily Iowan Lincoln Elementary is seen on Aug. 21. The school was one of 12 buildings that received a renovation.

SCHOOLS CONTINUED FROM FRONT ditions this summer within the Iowa City school district, director of facilities of Iowa City Community School District Duane Van Hemert said.

These projects were the result of a 10-year facility plan, which is currently three years ahead of schedule. The main priority of the renovations was school security, as neither school had a secure entry previously.

“That’s on everyone’s mind right now, so we made that a focus,” Van Hemert said.

Robinson said another important factor was the installation of air conditioning in both facilities.

“Climate control will make a huge difference for kids,”

Robinson said. “We won’t have to let out early because of heat ever again.”

She added that the renovations will greatly impact the overall daily structure for students. Previously, gym class was held in the lunchroom and would have to be organized around lunchtime, she said.

“The new gym will also allow us to have all-school assemblies,” Robinson said.

“The renovation allows the school to be a very inviting space, and the fact that we can all be together during the year is part of that.”

Van Hemert said making both buildings handicap accessible was also key during construction. This included adding elevators and inclusive playground equipment.

“Lincoln also used to have around 50 steps that would

have to be climbed from the parking lot to get to the building,” Robinson said. “Now, you can enter the building from ground level which is a huge change.”

Robinson said the fact that the new facilities at Mann tie into the history of the building was important to the design.

“At Lincoln, people are excited that the new addition looks over a wooded ravine,” Robinson said. “When you’re in the library or the lunchroom and you’re looking out, it feels like a treehouse.”

Aside from the renovation, both Lincoln and Mann have experienced changes to their student population. New elementary attendance boundaries were enacted for the 2019-20 school year, Roesler said.

“Our main goal was to get

better equity by balancing students with low socioeconomic status, English-language learners, and special-education students throughout the district,” Roesler said.

For Lincoln and Mann construction, students finished out their 2018-19 school year in the new Hoover Elementary School. Although they operated as separate schools, students shared the gym and lunchroom, said Van Hemert.

Roesler emphasized that the building shift experience last year prepared students for the upcoming year’s boundary changes.

“I think sometimes change is hard to accept,” Roesler said. “But students tend to do very well with it, and parents will slowly come around to it, as well.”

harmful consumption of alcohol and hazing,” the message reads.

The note came with a warning that the UI “will continue to hold [chapters] accountable for violations of university policy” if any greek chapter or student organization engages in misconduct in accordance with the Code of Student Life.

“It has already come to our attention that there has been outreach to properties near Melrose Court to potentially hold large open events with alcohol, similar to the ones that led to university policy violations last fall,” according to the message.

UI media-relations manager Hayley Bruce said in an email that no disciplinary actions have been taken in response to those outreach efforts.

Nelson said policies the UI previously piloted with the community, such as the mora-

President Bruce Harreld told The Daily Iowan the behavior in the community was unacceptable, but said Fraternity/Sorority systems across the country faced similar issues.

“I continue to remind myself as a parent and grandparent that people, that parents don’t send their daughters and sons to institutions like ours and have them go through those types of experiences,” he said. “We’ve had a couple cases in which students have died, they’ve been hazed, we’re not going to tolerate that anymore.

And if that’s not acceptable, then we’ll have to find some other social system and reinvent something.”

There is no timeline for the final plan’s release as the UI continues to receive feedback from greek-community stakeholders. Nelson said more feedback sessions will take place this semester.

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who vape do not really know what chemicals they are breathing in, because e-cigarettes are unregulated.

“E-cigarette production is also not regulated by the state of Iowa and also does not fall under the broad umbrella of ‘tobacco products,’ ” said Kim Merchant, a UI Department of Health Management and Policy research associate in the College of Public Health.

Because of the lack of regulation and lack of definitive medical knowledge of vaping, Meine said it is impossible to conclude that vaping is in fact safer than cigarettes or safe at all.

“If you wouldn’t drink a bottle of antifreeze, if you wouldn’t be a test subject for an experimental drug, why would you vape?” Meine said.

overall health.

“Popcorn lung” that has been diagnosed in people who vape was also mentioned in the report, and it causes scarring of the air sacs in the lungs and results in thickening and narrowing of the airways.

“As far as we’re aware, the FDA does not regulate e-cigarettes and e-liquids,” said Vickie Meine, Interim Director of the Iowa Institute of Public Health Research and Policy. “E-cigarettes don’t fall into the same category as tobacco, because it’s not a combustible tobacco product.”

Meine added that people

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Researchers seek to understand realities of gun violence UI researchers discuss the issues surrounding gun violence following mass shootings and hope to see change in the coming years.

BY MADDIE MCCARRON

madeline-mccarron@uiowa.edu As stories of shootings across the country continue to dominate national conversations, researchers at the University of Iowa are investigating the effects of gun violence and reviewing its long-term consequences.

University of Iowa Associate Professor in criminology and social psychology Mark Berg said many tend to associate the words “gun violence” with mass shootings and often forget the homicides, suicides, and accidental shootings that occur day to day.

“There is an astoundingly small number of people who study gun violence who will provide public expression,” Berg said. “There needs to be a dedicated effort on this campus to encourage and support more vibrant research on the challenge of gun violence.”

Almost 40,000 people died from firearms in 2017, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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LEFT: UI College of Public Health Associate Dean Corinne Peek-Asa poses for a portrait in the College of Public Health Building on Tuesday.

RIGHT: UI Associate Professor Mark Berg poses for a portrait outside Van Allen Hall on Tuesday.

At the end of the year, Berg said, school shootings will likely represent only 1 to 2 percent of firearm shootings.

“We will lose far more people than just the massacres we see on TV,” he said.

Berg added that mental health in regards to gun violence is another popular misconception. There is not a strong link to connect mental-health issues to gun violence, he said.

“Anger, really strong feel-

ings of anger, are usually the reason for gun shootings,” Berg said. “But that is just one part of gun violence. There are cases of it daily, and that shouldn’t be the case.”

Berg emphasized that he believes the most heartbreaking part about any case of gun violence is when it is preventable.

“It is a major public health burden,” Berg said, comparing the problem of gun vio-

lence to the opioid crisis. “I think it is that much of a problem, not in numbers but with the impact it has on society.”

One obstacle that stands in the way of preventing gun violence is not just the lack of knowledge and research on the subject, but also the lack of investment, said Corinne Peek-Asa, the associate dean for research at the UI College of Public Health.

“If you compare the burden

of gun violence to the amount of research on gun violence, the latter is miniscule,” she said. “The underinvestment has made it hard to find public approved and moderate approaches to reduce gun violence, which is something that can be done.”

Peek-Asa added that gun violence is at an unacceptable level, and there needs to be a multi-pronged approach on all violence prevention.

“We still need a lot of research to truly understand the balance of what are the right environmental approaches.

That is critical for preventing gun violence,” she said.

Preventing gun violence will take multiple steps, said James Wo, an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology.

“It really depends on the context of each situation,” Wo added. “While it is certainly possible to reduce the overall rate of gun violence, I don’t think there is just one strategy that is going to work in all places and all times.”

Wo also said he thinks there are some promising interventions that could help reduce gun violence, The Boston Gun Project and Project Safe Neighbourhoods.

Along with more research, Peek-Asa said, there needs to be people listening and understanding.

“We need to invest in the research and policies to solve these issues, and we need people to care, to speak out, and participate,” she said.

Downtown shops offer new caffeination destinations Dash Coffee Roasters and Dunkin’ have opened locations near the University of Iowa campus, broadening students’ caffeine options.

BY RACHEL STEIL

rachel-steil@uiowa.edu Over the summer, two new coffee joints have opened near campus at the University of Iowa: branches of Dash Coffee Roasters and Dunkin’. Since then, doughnuts have been fried, cold brews have been proudly crafted, and business has been booming.

Dash Coffee Roasters opened shop at 287 N. Linn St. in late May. The new Dunkin’, located in Iowa Book, opened its doors to the Iowa City community on Aug. 8.

The new Dash Coffee Roasters location has been serving mostly Northside families and residents, said Michael Beyne, General Manager at Dash Coffee Roasters.

However, as the semester kicks in, the shop may see more student clientele.

“We are doing our thing,” Beyne said. “People will come.”

Beyne is not afraid of any competition from other coffee

joints downtown old or new.

Good is not good enough, he explained. Beyne wants Dash Coffee Roasters to be held to a higher standard than its peers.

“Our coffee will definitely stand out,” Beyne said. “We are a bit different.”

Over at Dunkin’, convenience is key. According to Chris Benge, Director of Store Operations at Eastern Iowa Food Service, Dunkin’ has wanted to open a location downtown near campus for quite some time.

“It was just a matter of finding the right location,” Benge said.

Working with Iowa Book has been a positive opportunity and experience, Benge said, and the location is perfect for serving the campus and downtown community.

Though the new Dunkin’ location does not offer a full food menu, there is a full drink menu. And, of course, the location offers the famous fried Dunkin’ doughnuts.

The UI may see more of Dunkin’ in the future, according to Chris Burr, director of non-traditional development at Dunkin’ Brands, in an email to The Daily Iowan.

“In addition to the new restaurant located in the Iowa Book store, we hope to bring our signature coffees and baked goods to the main University of Iowa’s campus in the future,” Burr said.

Like Beyne at Dash Coffee Roasters, Benge is not afraid of Dunkin’ facing any competition.

“We have donuts and coffee,” Benge said. “It’s our thing.”

UI sophomore Ileana Minor said that she would be heading to Dunkin’ before class almost every day.

“I’m super excited,” Minor said. “It’s cheap and convenient.”

UI sophomore and Iowa City native Elizabeth Tornblom agreed, but said that its cheap convenience often led to less quality coffee at Dunkin’.

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The new Dunkin’ sign is seen on Clinton Street on Sunday.

“Java House is way better,” Tornblom said of Iowa City’s prominent coffee joint.

Whether students want established coffee joints or convenient coffee, Burr said it’s

delighted and ready to serve the campus community.

“We’re proud to keep America’s colleges and universities running on Dunkin’ with about 100 campus locations

nationwide,” Burr wrote.

“Providing students with early morning espressos, afternoon snacks, late-night coffee pick-me-ups, and everything in between.”

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What do we do with antiquated, insensitive art?

Art from previous generations — such as The Music Man — contains racially insensitive content, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be adapted.

MADISON LOTENSCHTEIN

madison-lotenschtein@uiowa.edu I escaped the heat of a sweltering August day by sitting in a dark, cool auditorium. There, my hometown’s community theater put on its first ever performance, aptly choosing The Music Man. While watching the show and humming along to some of my child-

hood classics, I couldn’t help but notice a scene that should have been cut from the musical in its entirety.

A line of women marched onto the stage dressed as Native Americans, all of whom were white. Following their entrance, the leader of the group began chanting “wa tan ye” while the other women echoed her chant. From what I gathered, the women were putting on a performance and were not deliberately trying to disrespect anyone. After all, The Music Man débuted on Broadway in 1957 and is set in 1912 Iowa.

But does the musical elderly state constitute an au-

tomatic waver for questionable scenes?

I think not. I’m white, and despite the innate priv-

which the word “timeless” is used does not qualify in all forms of art, because a part of writing and creat-

‘Unfortunately, the realm in which the word “timeless” is used does not qualify in all forms of art, because a part of writing and creating pieces such as The Music Man requires someone to analyze the time in which they are conscious.’ ilege that comes with my skin color, I can’t help but feel uneasy about art that is dubbed as a timeless classic.

Unfortunately, the realm in

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ing pieces such as The Music Man requires someone to analyze the time in which they are conscious.

Even musicals such as Les

Misérables — which, in my opinion, is superior to all others — have kept singsongy jokes about certain identities — for example, about men being gay or saying “this one’s a Jew.” My dad, a 60-year-old Jewish man who has seen Les Misérables eight times in his life, leaned over and whispered to me to say, “I can’t believe they kept the Jew joke.”

Some other shows have taken the measure to change the script or cut scenes that simply are not acceptable for 2019. For example, Show Boat débuted on Broadway in 1927. The show covers controversial

topics on race, and in the original script, the N-word appears in the opening line.

When it was revived in 1946, the line was removed, along with several songs. New words were written, making Show Boat acceptable for more inclusive audiences.

This example reminds us — the audience, playwrights, directors, producers — that revising antiquated shows can still bring about the story’s main idea while yielding whichever emotions creators hope to evoke in the audience once the curtains close. Nothing is timeless, and it’s time that we revisit our beloved classics.

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What I learned during my Being vegan in college summer abroad in Ireland Studying abroad halfway across the world taught me lessons in empathy that I will carry with me for the rest of my life.

TAYLOR NEWBY

taylor-newby@uiowa.edu There are stories shared in lecture halls and coffee shops, in apartment living rooms and at Hubbard Park, where University of Iowa students gather together and reflect on recent summer months that flew by all too quickly. There are tales of all sorts of summer classes, internships around the country, or clocking in and out of nine-to-five jobs.

As for me, I spent my summer studying abroad in Dublin, Ireland with a writing program. The lessons I learned abroad ended up having less to do with courseloads and class schedules, and more to do with myself, my community, and what home means to me.

Of course, I’m not the only one who spent the warmer months in another country. For UI students, there are a number of experiences encountered — both over-

seas and within the safety of Iowa.

I conducted an unscientific poll of 100 fellow students. 76 percent of respondents said they spent their summer working, and 24 percent said they spent their summer traveling.

For those who traveled, their endeavors involved temporary apartments, crowded hostels, classes in European cities, or leisure trips with friends and family. For those who worked, there were internships with finance companies in Minneapolis, magazine publications in Ireland, and labs in the Iowa City area.

Some students forfeited the Midwest for Hawaii, working as waitresses and discovering that the size of the world is bigger than classrooms and church pews, and that no matter where you are, there’s an opportunity to be sharpened in faith, friendship, and daydreams.

Other students took their studies to Europe like I did.

Together, we’ve discovered that leaving our homebase is uncomfortable and hard.

The whole ordeal of international travel is intimidating, no matter which country we explore. Still, it’s here in the heart of discomfort and un-

familiarity that we see the most remarkable and unparalleled growth. It’s here in the difficult and unusual that we figure out how to be brave, kind, empathetic, and curious. As for me, I discovered in my time abroad that I can thrive no matter where my feet are planted. And as cliché as it sounds, I’m learning more about how to love bigger, ask better questions, and empathize with others.

As we move into this fall semester, it’ll be easier for us to become distracted with the many directions we’re being pulled. There are clubs, organizations, ministries, meetings, football games, work schedules, and other activities to consume our time. There are out-ofclass components that make courses feel three times as hard, and there are already essays due in the first two weeks of classes.

But it’s imperative that we use this past summer as a launching pad into the school year. It’s important that we consider the lessons we’ve learned — no matter how cliché — and hold fast to the countless bouts of growth we experienced — whether that be halfway across the globe or right here in Iowa City.

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The DI creative director writes about the challenges of eating a plant-based diet as a young person going to school.

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KATINA ZENTZ

katina-zentz@uiowa.edu As a vegan college student, I’m well acquainted with the challenges that come with my dietary choices. Once a Buffalo Wild Wings enthusiast, my peers and family members constantly questioned my reasoning behind becoming a dairy-free macaroni and cheese advocate.

For the last two years as a vegetarian, and in the last year as a vegan, I’ve dealt with discussions regarding whether I am getting correct nutrients in my system, how I deal with the high cost of meat and dairy alternatives, and how to actually cook a tasty meal. Through all these discussions and debates, one point remains true: It is entirely possible to be vegan as a college student without spending a lot of time and money on the food.

In all honesty, I faced many complexities as I pinpointed a proper way to go vegan. This idea stemmed from an environmental-science lecture in which my class discussed the detrimental ecological and

ethical consequences of meat consumption. As someone who cares about the planet and someone who struggled with proper dieting tactics growing up, I thought the switch to a plant-based diet would be simple. I told myself the change would happen all at once. This was not the case.

Through personal experimentation with different foods, brands, and recipes, I realized the process of being a vegan college student is entirely doable. It just takes a little time to adjust. It’s all about taking the right steps, and starting as a vegetarian can be one of the easier, better kick-starters in the transition to a fully vegan diet. College students confront a whirlwind of problems throughout their educational career, but being vegan is easier than one might think.

The act of cutting out meat may feel like an impossible journey — especially in a place such as Iowa — but other dietary changes seem like small obstacles by comparison. Beginning with easier and more well-known meat replacements such as veggie burgers is an accessible and cost-effective way to get the ball rolling.

I also started buying boxes of black-bean patties at places such as Hy-Vee and Natural Grocers, located a short drive from campus. I tried making my own home-

made versions as well. Gardein, a veggie-based brand, provides food with delicious meat alternatives such as chicken nuggets, taco meat, and meatballs. So fear not, aspiring vegans — most meals containing meat have a delicious vegan counterpart.

Cutting down dairy intake was the next transition.

Although the thought of decreasing the deliciousness of cheeses and milk can seem like another big obstacle, the process is actually quite simple. One of the tactics I pursued began with the switch from cow milk to a dairy-free option, such as almond, rice, or soy products. Substituting dairy-free milk in dishes such as a simple cereal bowl or in lattes creates an easier path to the dairy-free lifestyle.

Brands such as GoVeggie and Daiya provide tasty and realistic shredded and sliced cheese replacements. These substitutions can be used on sandwiches, sprinkled on salads or pasta, or put on pizza.

These foods are completely accessible, cost-efficient, and delicious.

While college life brings plenty of challenges, being vegan doesn’t have to be one of them. The road to a plantbased lifestyle may seem daunting, but not impossible.

So take a bite of that vegan burger, kick back, relax, and bon appétit.

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Armed with pencils, a technicolor array of her beloved fine-point gel-pens, and a dozen or so patterned PostIt notes, University of Iowa sophomore Camryn Norton takes to the dotted pages of a small pink journal each morning.

Gliding the tip of her Tombow brush pen along the 1-millimeter paper to create detailed calligraphy lettering over a carefully drawn portrait of her weekly schedule, Norton is not simply creating artwork or preparing for the coming week when she journals — she is resting the qualms of her racing mind.

Like many organizational fanatics longing for a way to take their standard planners and notebooks to the next level, Norton has utilized the productive yet stress-relieving hobby of bullet journaling: a personalized, methodical system of journaling that digi-

tal designer and author Ryder Caroll created in 2013.

According to Caroll’s bullet journal website, “It’s best described as a mindfulness practice disguised as a productivity system. It’s designed to help you organize your ‘what’ while you remain aware of your ‘why’. The goal of the Bullet Journal is to help [bullet journalists] live intentional lives, ones that are productive and meaningful.”

In the years since its creation, images of the intricately designed dotted, or “bulleted” pages have crowded Pinterest, Instagram, and the blogs of organizational lifestyle influencers everywhere. Prices fluctuate from $7 for a best-selling dotted notebook on Amazon, to a nearly $30 hard-cover gridded journal on the shelves at Barnes & Noble. The price one is willing to pay is entirely up to the buyer, but supplies manager Kaylee Harney at Iowa Book believes any dotted

notebook will do the trick.

“They are very popular now, a lot of people like them. People could use any kind of journal but a lot of people like [bullet journals] because it gives them some sort of direction,” she said.

Harney said she sees most buyers fill the journals with colorful designs and schedules. However, the details of exactly how to mimic the style of the traditional bullet journal — nicknamed the “BuJo” by its followers, are difficult to define.

For a handful of UI student bullet journalists, this is because the limits of a “standard” bullet journal do not exist, and each journal is catered to the personal needs of its user. Journals can be filled with everything from habit trackers to grocery lists, bucket lists, vacation spots to visit, and bachelorette party-planning ideas.

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JOURNAL CONTINUED FROM FRONT For UI senior and Dance Marathon executive director Allie Stutting, her needs have toggled between administrative usage to emotional reassurance. Aside from tracking her sleep, water intake, and exercise for health purposes, Stutting used her journal to plan the entirety of the 2018 Iowa Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, an annual leadership conference with more than 250 student attendees that she said took the majority of the year to organize.

“Literally everything I did before I put it in a spreadsheet, I put it in my bullet journal,” she said. “When I was working on that conference, I used it every single day.”

In addition to meeting her organizational and lifestyle needs, Stutting also said writing and designing the pages in her bullet journal helped relieve the anxiety she felt while studying abroad in India over winter break.

“I was far away from home, I was on a different continent, I didn’t know anybody around me, I didn’t know the language,” she said. “So what I did is I took a Bible verse and I just opened up the back of the things that make up who reading with low lighting and bullet journaling as my bullet journal and wrote you are.”

For UI sophomore Emma stress-relief and that did down the verse and made it super beautiful. I’ll just have Gostonczik, bullet journal- help reduce my headaches random pages with differ- ing became a way to tem- when I was focused on one ent sayings and stuff. It’s porarily escape from her activity, but wasn’t strainbusy life — and the pain of ing my eyes or stressed.” therapeutic.”

Aside from creating Now, Stutting uses a dif- her chronic tension headmonthly schedferent style ules and dooof journaldling, Gostoning to plan czik uses her different journal as a D a n c e secure place Marathon events and ‘I’ve found bullet journaling is something where to express her feelings when all fundraisI can express those feelings and put them in a they become ing efforts overwhelming. leading up “I tend to be to the Big secure place where they are out into the world a very openEvent. She but not necessarily being trusted book type of said having with any people.’ person, and something while I realize to focus on — Emma Gostonczik, UI sophomore it’s great to be in times of open, it’s great stress, while to be honest also being productive, has been calm- aches — when nothing else with people, not everyone needs to know my life stoing and rewarding to look seemed to work.

“I tried acupuncture, ry,” she said. “I’ve found back on.

“It’s a good keepsake, massage therapy, physical bullet journaling is someand a very good way to go therapy, yoga, and over- thing where I can express medication,” those feelings and put them through the meticulous the-counter things that you did in the she said. “If you suffer from in a secure place where they past,” she said. “A lot of chronic pain, you’re proba- are out into the world but times you don’t remember bly never going to eliminate not necessarily being trustthose things, but those are the issue entirely, but I used ed with any people.”

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Tate Hildyard/The Daily Iowan UI student Camryn Norton is seen on Monday. Camryn is part of a group of students taking part in a new writing trend known as bullet journaling.

Gostonczik said having somewhere to keep her thoughts safe has kept her from unneeded stress and kept her thoughts in order.

“I think a lot, I talk a lot,

I overanalyze things,” she said. “When I can have those thoughts and accept them and put them on the paper, but not put myself in a vulnerable position by doing

so, that really, really helped me emotionally. Everybody has mental struggles, and I think it’s so great to have an outlet that doesn’t put you in a negative position.”

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Exploring mind, body, and space through film Since her first year on campus, Molly Bagnall has devoted her time to screening independent films and creating unique movies.

After being selected as the executive director of the Bijou Film Board, Bagnall discusses the need to watch underground filmmakers.

BY SARAH STORTZ

sarah-stortz@uiowa.edu

Bagnall has a large selection of favorite movies, such as the Czech drama-comedy Daisies, psychological horror Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, and French arthouse Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelle.

With older films such as Vertigo, Bagnall said, she was enraptured by how the movie portrayed its complex relationships and character interactions.

“Relationships among people are really fascinating, and people’s routines and the things that they like to do over and over,” Bagnall said. “… You don’t really get that kind of emotional intensity from films nowadays. Everything is so sterile and bland.”

As a cinema major, she frequently needs to create movies as class assignments. Her films have exclusively been set in her own apartment, taking an unconventional approach by not writing a script or linear story.

“I’m really interested in space, and how people inhabit space, and how the space that I’m living in can

With eyeliner curved around her eyelid, complemented by a matching black dress and bright, red lipstick, Molly Bagnall’s outfit popped inside the café. Her classical look mirrors her appreciation for older cinema, which she continually works to help screen for the Iowa City community.

For Bagnall, sitting inside a cinema is more than a form of entertainment — it’s a spiritual experience.

Although she began as an international-studies major, one general-education course, “Introduction to Film Studies,” changed everything for her. The movies she watched were unlike anything she’d seen before, she said, making her want to delve further into cinema as an art form.

In the second semester of her freshman year, a friend of Bagnall encourWyatt Dlouhy/The Daily Iowan aged her to apply to Bijou Bijou Film Board Executive Director Molly Bagnall poses for a portrait in front of Film Scene in Iowa City on Aug. 19.

Film Board, the university’s for moviegoers to keep an student organization dediopen-mind with so many cated to screening indepenremakes and sequels being dent cinema. She worked released in recent years. on the After Hours Screen“I think ing Committee, Hometown: Ames that’s realwhere she helped ly discourscreen films late Year in School: Senior a g i n g , at night and get Age: 21 because students to attend the events. ‘I’m really interested in space, and how people p e o p l e Top artist she listens to: (Sandy) Alex G are really This year, she is the organization inhabit space, and how the space that I’m living getting in Dream place to live: Paris their boxexecutive direcin can be manipulated through film.’ es, and tor.

Dream place to work: Metrograph in New York City — Molly Bagnall, Bijou Film Board Executive Director they just With the sevseek out eral commitFavorite place for a late-night bite: Dumpling Darling what they tees in Bijou, Bagnall said, she appreci- be manipulated through know and what’s comfortFavorite movie: Celine and Julie Go Boating able,” Bagnall said. “I really ates how the organization film,” she said.

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Local cover band BIRDCHILD soars to Vue rooftop Seventeen years ago, two high-school friends started a cover band. The duo will head to Iowa City, giving twists to various top hits.

BY MADISON LOTENSCHTEIN

madison-lotenschtein@uiowa.edu After graduating from high school together in 2002, Andrew Birdsall and Justin Goodchild decided to combine their musical abilities and their last names to create their cover band, BIRDCHILD. Both Iowa natives, the duo has grown into a five-person band that tours Iowa and surrounding Midwestern states, pumping up audiences with top-40 hits from the 1980s to present day. The original team of Birdsall and Goodchild will perform three sets at the Vue Rooftop Aug. 30.

When they first started their music career, Birdsall and Goodchild wrote a few original songs, but realized that song writing was a path that was simply not theirs to follow.

“It’s like all the creativity went in the name,” Birdsall said as a joke. “Our principal strength as BIRDCHILD just isn’t writing original tunes.

In order for us personally to get more bookings and play music to a larger audience, we needed to play to our strength, which is playing our interpretations of great songs others have written.”

While the band has nothing but respect for songwriters, the musical crew tends to put its own twist on original songs.

“Sometimes, if we’re driving and listening to the radio, we’ll think, ‘Wow, this song would sound great if we put a funk twist on it,’” Goodchild said. “We just take the song in the direction that sounds good to us.”

Contributed As the bass player of Birdchild, Ian Draves has to take control of the beat to create a “funkier atmosphere.”

“The bass is in charge of controlling that funk twist,” Draves said. “You have to feel the sub divisions and feel the beat more.”

If the whole band were present at Vue Rooftop, the sound would bring more of a

funk vibe, as Birdchild’s keyboard player and drummer both possess a funk and soul background. But with the two members providing vocals and guitars on stage, Goodchild said the sound may be subject to change.

“As a duo, we like taking songs that you would expect to sound the same but make it more acoustic,” Goodchild said.

Having recently played at the Iowa State Fair, the two Hawkeye fans expressed their interest in playing in Iowa City after Coralville’s annual Fry Fest and the night of the first home football game.

“I used to leave Fry Fest wanting to go do something else,” Goodchild said. “Iowa crowds love to have a good time, and they show us a lot

of support for us as a cover band.”

Depending on the show, the musicians said they feel what is similar to a runner’s high during and after performances.

“There’s more of a rush if you’re playing on a big forum,” Birdsall said. “After the show, you’re feeling all amped up, but even with a small

crowd you feel that general sense of pride when the show is over.”

Having played live shows since 2004, and being “nineto-five guys,” the band doesn’t expect to stop jamming anytime soon.

“We’ll keep playing until we start forgetting the words to the songs,” Goodchild said with a laugh.

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MARTIN CONTINUED FROM 6A just days before Iowa opens its season against Miami (Ohio) on Saturday.

“We are pleased that the NCAA and Big Ten Conference have approved Oliver’s waiver to play this season,” Ferentz said in a release. “Oliver is a tremendous young man who has been working hard since the day he set foot

FOOTBALL CONTINUED FROM 6A improvement this August, as well.”

That improvement may in part be due to the new philosophy the position group has adopted for watching film.

Running backs coach Derrick Foster wanted his players to change the way they look at tape, diving deeper into each play.

The results have been beneficial thus far.

“Sometimes, as running backs when you watch film, you just watch yourself,” Young said. “Now we’re talking about the blockers and how the offensive line is going to block things up, different looks the defensive line is going to give us, the front they are, in things like that.”

This additional knowledge

SOCCER CONTINUED FROM 6A each year.

Iowa already toppled Northern Iowa on Sunday, giving them a victory over an in-state team.

Although the Hawkeyes fell to Iowa State last season, the preparation hasn’t changed.

“I think that we are not approaching [Iowa State] any differently,” senior midfielder and captain Isabella Blackman said. “I think that the past is the past, and we all just super excited for [Thursday] and hoping to get that win.”

The team will not allow the result of this game to impact the rest of the season, regardless of the result.

“We have never allowed it to impact the season, to be honest,” DiIanni said. “We lost it last year, and we controlled most of the game, but

TENNIS CONTINUED FROM 6A men’s tennis team. At 18-10 on the season, the Hawkeyes posted a .643 win percentage.

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down in 13 games last season.

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh said at Big Ten Media Days that Martin was at the top of the Wolverines’ depth chart before his decision to leave the program.

“Yeah, I was surprised that Oliver transferred,” Harbaugh said. “He really had a heck of a spring and was at the top of our depth chart coming out of spring ball and was doing very well in school — on his way to the Ross

SPORTS 5A Business School. So, that was a surprise.”

Quarterback Nate Stanley said in June that Martin reminded him of Easley, who starred as Stanley’s security blanket by catching 52 passes in 2018. “[He’s] fast, has great hands,” Stanley said. “He reminds me a lot of Nick. Kind of same body type. Obviously, Nick had great production here, so maybe he can do something like that.”

on our campus this summer.

His teammates are excited to have him on the practice field and in the weight room, and we look forward to Oliver being able to contribute to our team.”

Martin’s ability to play brings more stability to an Iowa offense that lost its top three receiving threats to the NFL in T.J. Hockenson, Noah Fant, and Nick Easley.

Not listed on Iowa’s Week 1 depth chart with his status

up in the air, Martin — who has been practicing with the team since the middle of June — will receive playing time next to Ihmir Smith-Marsette and Brandon Smith, as Nico Ragaini and Tyrone Tracy round out the receiving corps.

“I think me being a part of the receiving room helps the standard in the room raise,” Martin said at Iowa’s media day. “I think it’ll help push each other. They’re talented, and I feel like I have good

ability, so I think that helps raise the standard in practice.”

Rated a four-star recruit by 247Sports during his days at Iowa City West, Martin was also listed as the best prospect in the state of Iowa out of high school as well as the seventh-best wide receiver in the nation.

Martin redshirted in his first year with the Wolverines before hauling in 11 passes for 125 yards and a touch-

of what is happening on the field around them on any given play has helped the position group anticipate what’s coming at them and how to deal with it in order to gain more yards.

“We have an idea of what’s going to happen,” Sargent said. “From there, athletic ability plays its part. We just make plays after that.”

Sargent returns for Iowa this year after being the team’s leader in rushing yards (745) and rushing touchdowns (10) a year ago.

Sargent posted a career-high 173 yards rushing in the regular-season finale against Nebraska last year and has focused on continuing to improve — and the competition at the running back position has helped him do that.

“The competition in the running back room is unbelievable,” Sargent said. “We

need that. I feel like if you don’t have any competition, you’re basically just patting yourself on the back and feeling like you’re safe. I feel like to be our best individually, we need to compete with one another.”

Both Young and Sargent will see their share of touches for the Hawkeye offense this season. Other backs like Ivory Kelly-Martin will see their share of touches as well.

For Sargent, that is a necessity to have success, especially given the conference his team is in.

“We’re in the Big Ten; it is going to take more than one running back to win the game,” Sargent said.

“We are not selfish guys, it’s a brotherhood in there.

We have a camaraderie. We are just trying to win games and get to where we want to be: the Big Ten Championship.”

Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan Iowa running back Mekhi Sargent carries the ball during Iowa’s game against Iowa State at Kinnick Stadium on Sept. 8, 2018. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones, 13-3.

gave up some set-pieces and still went on to having a decent season.”

As in football, the games are usually tight.

Since Dilanni began coaching at Iowa in 2014, all but one game has been decided by one goal.

“Every game that we’ll play against Iowa State is close; they’re well-coached,” DiIanni said. “Even if one team is a bit more talented than the other, the game ends up being very close because of the nature of the rivalry and how intense it is.

“It’s going to come down to production, and, overall, it’s going be one player making a play to be able to push their team forward.”

Iowa plans to use its advantages against Iowa State.

With a 2-0-0 record heading into the contest, the Hawkeyes have a sense of their strengths.

“We’re hoping to attack their midfield, because I think we might be a little stronger in there and then get some vertical balls up top and hopefully score early,” senior forward Kaleigh Haus said.

The past two games for the Hawkeyes have been impressive, as they have outscored their opponents, 8-1, with their victories coming against Western Michigan and Northern Iowa.

Defeating two in-state opponents in the same week would mean a lot for the team.

“I think it really has to do with what we did in the offseason,” Haus said. “I mean, we scored something like 27 goals during spring, and I think that just carried over into our new season. It’s been building up over the year.”

Iowa soccer also owns some responsibility with the game on the horizon — it will

look back on positively heading into the 2019-20 season.

Conversely, Iowa’s record on the road last season will likely be viewed as failure by coaches, players, and spectators alike. Last year, the Hawkeyes stumbled their way into a rough 3-7 record away from home.

ITA top 25. Ohio State was ranked first overall by the end of the 2018-19 season. Illinois (15) and Michigan (19) were the other Big Ten schools represented in the poll.

The Hawkeyes went 1-2 against ITA top 25 teams in 2018-19. Iowa lost to Ohio State at home and Illinois on the road. Iowa’s lone win against top 25 teams came at the HTRC against Michigan.

It is also worth mentioning that Iowa defeated Minnesota before the Golden Gophers

3 – Big Ten teams ranked in the top 25 Last season, three Big Ten teams were ranked inside the

Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan Iowa head coach Dave DiIanni looks on during Iowa’s game against Michigan at the Hawkeye Soccer Complex on Oct. 14, 2018. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wolverines, 1-0. be the first game of the CyHawk series in any sport.

And each year, the rivalry starts anew with the fierce fire and passion the teams show.

“Honestly, [this game] means everything,” Blackman said. “My whole life I’ve been a Hawkeye. I’m a third-generation student-athlete here,

so I’ve been born and raised to be against Iowa State. So, [Thursday’s] game makes me really excited, and I know the team is excited, as well.”

fell out of the ITA Top 25.

When Iowa beat Minnesota, the Gophers came in at 18th overall.

when it won the doubles point and 1-8 when it did not earn the doubles point.

Because of this trend, the Hawkeyes need to prioritize winning the doubles point in every match in 2019-20.

The numbers also suggest that Iowa needs to play better on the road and against ITA top 25 teams. If the Hawkeyes want national respect, posting a .500 or better winning percentage on the road and against ITA ranked teams will certainly help.

Briefly looking outside the numbers, there is tremendous upside for this Hawkeye team.

It ended last season on a 5-1 run over its last six games. Iowa will also bring back standout veterans Kareem Allaf and Joe Tyler. Head coach Ross Wilson will be returning for his sixth season, as well.

One thing that is clearly identifiable without numbers is the palpable excitement surrounding Iowa’s men’s tennis team heading into the 2019-20 season.

19 – doubles points won in 2018 Last season, Iowa won 19 out of 28 possible doubles points. The Hawkeyes only earned one win without the doubles point last season.

Contrarily, Iowa only lost twice when it earned the doubles point. Iowa finished 17-2

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HAWKEYE UPDATES Geil to enter transfer portal Iowa running back Henry Geil announced his intention to enter the transfer portal on Wednesday.

“I would like to thank the University of Iowa and their staff for opportunities the Hawkeyes have brought me,” Geil tweeted.

“I’ve decided to enter the transfer portal, and will be transferring at the end of the semester.”

Geil appeared in two games for Geil the Hawkeyes last year as a true freshman, taking advantage of the NCAA’s new redshirt rule.

Iowa golfers earn preseason recognition Six Iowa golfers earned preseason recognition from the conference on Wednesday­­— three on the women’s team and three from the men’s team.

For the Hawkeye women, sophomore Manueala Lizarazu and freshmen Morgan Goldstein and Lea Zeitler were named 2019 Women’s Golf Big Ten Preseason Honorees.

Lizarazu competed in all 11 tournaments last season for Iowa and tied for 43rd at the Big Ten Championships last spring with a three-round score of 151 (7-over).

The Bogota, Columbia, native carded a career best finish at the Diane Thompson Invite last season, placing third with a three-round total of 223 (7-over).

Goldstein, a Las Vegas native, was a member of the All-Southern Nevada first team, All-Mountain Region first team, and All-Northwest League first team golfer as a senior in high school.

Zeitler has been a member of the Austrian National Team since 2010, and was awarded a secondplace finish at the 2017 Matchplay Championship.

On the men’s side, seniors Alex Schaake and Benton Weinberg, and sophomore Gonzalo Leal Montero were named 2019 Men’s Golf Big Ten Preseason Honorees.

Schaake is the reigning Big Ten Men’s Golf Player of the Year and Les Bolstad winner, which is presented to the player with the lowest stroke average. The Omaha, Nebraska, native competed in all 11 events as a junior and led Iowa with 17 rounds at or below par last season.

Weinberg was an All-Big Ten Second Team selection as a junior.

He posted career bests at the Hawkeye Invitational, finishing sixth with a 54-hole score of 204 (9-under).

Montero competed in every event in his freshman season. The Seville, Spain, native tied for 11th at the Big Ten Championships — Iowa’s best individual finish — with a three-round total of 220 (10-over).

The Iowa women open the 2019 season at the UNI Dual in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Sept. 2, while the men teeoff for the first time Sept. 8-9 at the Gopher Invitational in Minneapolis.

Iowa field hockey’s ranked 2019 opponents 1. North Carolina 2. Maryland 3. Duke 7. Michigan 9. Penn State 10. Wake Forest 12. Louisville 14. Ohio State 15. Northwestern 19. Rutgers

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Martin receives eligibility from NCAA After a long wait, Iowa wide receiver Oliver Martin has been granted eligibility from the NCAA.

BY PETE RUDEN

peter-ruden@uiowa.edu The Oliver Martin saga is officially over after the Michigan transfer received eligibility from the NCAA. The Des Moines Register’s Chad Leistikow first reported the news.

“I am ecstatic that the NCAA and the Big Ten Conference have approved our waiver request,” Martin said in a release. “I want to thank my

coaches and my teammates for their help as I work to get ready.

I have been dreaming of running out of the tunnel wearing the black and gold ever since I decided to join the program. I can’t wait to contribute to this team on the field.”

Martin Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday his plan was to play Martin if his

The Hawkeyes will start the season with a running back by committee, which is by no means a bad thing.

Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan Iowa running back Toren Young runs the ball during the Iowa/Purdue game at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana on Nov. 3, 2018. The Boilermakers defeated the Hawkeyes, 38-36.

BY ROBERT READ

robert-read@uiowa.edu The term “running back by committee” tends to have a negative vibe attached to it. The assumption is that a team does not have a clear-cut No. 1 running back to give a full slate of touches to and is forced to split up carries.

Some teams don’t have starting-caliber running back. In Iowa’s case, it just has too many.

The Hawkeyes will begin the 2019-20 football season with a committee taking hand-offs out of the backfield. The committee will be led by a pair of junior running backs: Mekhi Sargent and Toren Young.

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz is pleased with where the position is right now and is confident

Soccer prepped for Cy-Hawk battle Iowa soccer will kick off the Cy-Hawk series with a game against Iowa State on Thursday, carrying on a solid season.

“That’s a lot of big

of rushing yards

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Men’s tennis aims to build on success

Last season presented Hawkeye men’s tennis with many peaks and valleys. In 2018-19, the Hawkeyes found many positives. austin-hanson@uiowa.edu The Hawkeye sports itch is back in Iowa City.

While many sports programs have already taken the field, one sport remains in limbo: tennis. Hawkeye men’s and women’s tennis will not find the competitive court for a few more weeks. While other fall sports look ahead to the coming season, tennis takes a look back at last season. Here’s a look at the 2018-19 Hawkeye men’s tennis team by the numbers.

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both Sargent and Young will be playmakers for this year’s Hawkeye team.

“It’s a really good room,” Ferentz said. “We’ve got a really good room of backs right now. Both guys have improved a great deal. I really think they were better players in the spring than they were last fall, and I think we’ve seen growth and

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guys coming at you, about 600 pounds worth. ”

Iowa football returns players responsible for 96.3% of the teams rushing yards last season.

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Iowa running backs look to share success this season

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waiver got approved. Now, it’s official.

“He’s definitely in our plans to play him, and he’d be on the travel team if we were traveling,” Ferentz said Tuesday. “If we get the green light, we’ll play him at some point.”

Ferentz noted the Martin family hired an attorney when he spoke at Big Ten Media Days on July 19. No timetable was set, and the decision comes

18 – wins in 2018 Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan Iowa Head Coach Dave DiIanni looks on during Iowa’s game against Michigan at The Hawkeye Soccer Complex on Oct. 14, 2018. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wolverines, 1-0.

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isaac-goffin@uiowa.edu The Iowa soccer team will look to continue its perfect season today as it takes on Iowa State at home in the Cy-Hawk Series.

Last season, the team lost the in-state rivalry to the Cyclones, 2-1.

Despite the loss last season, Iowa didn’t decide to focus on this game until recently.

“We had a great practice [on Wednesday],” Iowa head coach Dave DiIanni said. “It was short and sharp and intense. I think that we are very short-minded in terms of our vision. I think now is the time we’re talking about Iowa State versus worrying about it on Sunday.”

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In 2018-19 the Hawkeyes earned 18 total wins.

Six of those came against Big Ten foes.

Iowa was most dominant at home last season, as fourteen of the Hawkeyes’ 18 wins came at home. Fourteen of the Hawkeyes’ 18 wins last season came at home. Iowa was nearly unstoppable at home, boasting a 14-2 record in matches played at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex last season.

10 – losses in 2018 2018-19 yielded a mere 10 losses for Iowa’s SEE TENNIS, 5A