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Harreld | UI should not count on vaccine President Bruce Harreld told the DI that the spring semester will likely be similar to the fall, with mostly virtual instruction.

UI College of Law welcomes the most diverse class in history In its 155-year history, the University of Iowa College of Law is welcoming 25 percent of the Class of 2023 identifying as a member of an underrepresented group.

With disability awareness month approaching, students at the University of Iowa with invisible disabilities are speaking out about the stigmas they feel on campus.

BY JULIA SHANAHAN

julia-shanahan@uiowa.edu I was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder a little over a year ago, just a month before the most important academic and professional year of my life. As the politics editor of

to mask their disability, furthering the stigma that makes it difficult for people to speak out.

I’ve fallen behind on classwork more than once because of depressive episodes, and I’ve been too afraid to reach out to my professors to ex-

a vaccine until maybe well into the summer, if then.

Therefore, I think it’ll look largely like what we’re looking at now,” Harreld said in an interview with *The Daily Iowan*.

Vice President for Medical Affairs Brooks Jackson told UI Faculty Senate Sept. 9 that the state asked UI Hospitals and Clinics to be prepared to distribute a vaccine by Nov. 1.

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Students embrace hidden disabilities

diagnoses with others in order nature of collaborations be- a judgement … so it's just tween several offices to pro- having the courage to speak to explain their behavior.

“People do face negative vide holistic support to stu- up and say that you have [aujudgments...because people dents during the withdrawal tism].”

Vratsinas said he’s proud are assum- process,” she wrote.

The university runs a pro- to have autism and he hopes ing you're having trou- gram called UI REACH (Real- speaking about it and bringble because izing Educational and Career ing awareness to the disorder something's Hopes), which is a compre- can help stop some of the stigwrong with hensive transition program to ma.

Third-year student and UI you, rather help students with a variety of Reach member Sam Rame than you're disabilities navigate college.

Michael Vratsinas is a was diagnosed with autism at having trouble because third-year student and vice 2 years old. He said throughyou're trying president of the UI REACH out his life, he’s had to practo manage student council. Vratsinas tice social skills such as eye something,” said growing up with autism contact, listening, and adjustmade it difficult for him to ing his tone of voice. he said.

Rame said the program has Director of engage with other children the UI Office at a young age. In elementa- taught him independent-livfor Academic ry school, he said he felt his ing skills and social skills for Support and brain would sometimes get both formal and informal setR e t e n t i o n overloaded with information, tings around campus.

“Everyone is born differMirra Anson and he would find himself ent,” Rame said. “But I don't said when daydreaming in class.

His mom was a huge help see anyone as sounding or students drop out of classes, to him, he said, and she did all looking different. It's all about part of the she could to make sure he felt the person. It's all about how I communicate with the perw i t h d r a w a l supported.

Once Vratsinas entered son.” process inRame called his time in UI cludes a sur- middle school and high asking school, he played football, and REACH an adventure, and Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan vey why many of his friends weren’t that he’s hoping his next adLeft: Michael Vratsinas, Vice President of UI REACH Student Council, poses for a portrait in Mayflower Residence Hall on Monday. Right: them they’re drop- aware of his diagnosis. Now, venture will lead him to workUI student Samuel Rane poses for a portrait in Mayflower Residence Hall on Monday. ping out and he said when he meets people ing in elementary education The Daily Iowan during caucus plain what was going on. that likely go unnoticed or un- if the UI can provide them with outside of the UI REACH pro- in Iowa City as a paraprofesseason, I was spending 20-plus Would they take me seriously, explained to those around me. needed resources. She said the gram, he knows his diagnosis sional or a substitute teacher.

“I've had a lot of challengFor me, living with a hidden questionnaire isn’t mandatory may eventually be a hours a week in the newsroom or would they think it was just es with coping with disability has meant suffering to answer, but of the students topic of in addition to class work and an excuse? my behavior, with I refused to acknowledge in silence, a fear of rejection, who do respond, mental on top of several trial-and-ershouting and the seriousness of my men- and feeling like my disorder health concerns is ror medication regimens. frustration,” Bipolar II disorder is dif- tal-health issues for a majori- isn’t valid because some peo- the reason most Rame said. frequently ferent from bipolar I, or the ty of my life. I know what it’s ple don’t see it.

To make an appointment at “ W h a t condition often depicted in like to hit an unthinkable low, Director of the University of identified.

I didn't movies and TV shows. Deep, and I often wonder how I was Iowa Counseling Services BarAnson UI counseling services, visit know is sometimes months-long de- able to function through high ry Schreier said when talking wrote in what I'm pressive episodes are the core school and part of college about hidden disabilities, it’s an counseling.uiowa.edu. If you want to willing to of bipolar II, and rather than without medication – which i m p o r t a n t to note that know now.” experiencing manic episodes, has significantly helped me some people apply for disability accommodations, I feel fortunate I experience hypomanic be- control my mood and clear might have that I have a plathavior. For me, this has taken my head. It was extremely dif- a condition visit sds.studentlife.uiowa.edu. form to share the form of loud, uninterrupt- ficult for me to make friends. but don’t my story and the ible speech and heightened Not because I didn’t want to, c o n s i d e r Here, the office can also help stories of others, but because I couldn’t bring themselves to irritability. especially during Mental-health disorders myself to. be disabled. an extraordinary I’ve had tense moments and other hidden disabilities “It's kind time in American, make college life difficult. with past roommates while of the idea and UI, history. I feel Hidden or invisible disabili- I was irritable or sad for no of somebody fortunate that I was able ties can be used as an umbrel- particular reason, and it was who walks to seek resources when I rela term to describe dozens of exhausting to constantly keep around with alized I needed help, and my neurological and physical im- my mood in check for the a chronic dissupport has allowed me to expairments that are not imme- sake of co-existing with other ease — who cel in my career path. people. At 20 years old, this has a disease diately visible.

If you feel like you need According to the Center for is when I realized my men- — but isn't sick,” help, there are resources on Disability Rights, a non-profit tal-health issues were not go- Schreier said. c o n - campus. It took a long time advocacy organization based ing away and I needed to seek Schreier said UI v e r s a - for me to realize that asking in New York, people with help. counseling services email to for help and getting treatAccording to WebMD, typically sees anywhere tion. hidden disabilities are ofThe Daily Iowan that since “Some peo- ment is not a sign of weakten scrutinized by others for about six million Americans between 9 and 10 percent of the office began the surveys ple are cool with ness. It takes bravery to walk looking “able-bodied,” which are diagnosed with a form of students enrolled at the UI in 10 years ago, mental-health some people are not, into a doctor’s office and open leads to criticism from friends bipolar disorder. That trans- a given year. He said students concerns has been among the it, and family about a person’s lates to more than 2 percent of with mental health and other top reasons for the last several but you know, that's when up about deeply personal you find out, are they really feelings, but I urge people to disability status. As a result, the population. For how com- disorders do face prejudices years. people under these conditions mon this disorder is, it’s dis- on campus, and it shouldn’t be “What I have seen that is supportive of you?” Vratsi- make that leap when they feel will often go out of their way heartening to see it depicted their job to have to share their more unique to the UI is the nas said. “You have to make ready.

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portunity for our readers to engage with the DI. The views within Amplify do not necessarily reflect the views of the DI, but are reflective of our greater campus community.

Ryan Adams/The Daily Iowan University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld speaks during a virtual interview with Daily Iowan staff members on Tuesday.

Students embrace hidden disabilities In the second edition of Amplify, one Daily Iowan editor and two University of Iowa students discuss their own invisible identities and are speaking out on the stigmas they feel on campus.

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80 Hours: UI alumni release compilation album to raise money after derecho Former Cedar Rapids residents have released a compilation album to benefit Iowa's derecho recovery effort.

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80 Hours: City Circle debuts 'Songs for a New World' The City Circle Theatre Company will premiere its production of 'Songs for a New World' online on Friday.

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With the spread of COVID-19, Johnson County Public Health, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and Student Health recommend people get their flu vaccinations as soon as possible.

Health-care professionals are urging people to get their flu vaccines as soon as possible in preparation for the flu season, with added concern stemming from the ongoing pandemic.

With the prevalence of COVID-19, health-care providers are working to stop the spread of the flu, another illness that is spread through respiratory droplets.

The coronavirus and influenza share many of the same symptoms, said Mike Brownlee, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics chief pharmacy officer.

He said patients who contract either illness can experience fever, chills, a cough, shortness of breath, and muscle aches.

Jennifer Miller, Johnson County Public Health Disease Prevention Specialist, added that the distinguishing symptom of COVID-19 from the flu is a patient’s loss of taste and smell. Another difference between the two illnesses is the incubation period, which is two to 14 days for the coronavirus and only one to four days for the flu.

Lisa James, assistant director of quality improvement and strategic communications for UI Student Health, said people should get their flu vaccine in September or October. She said the first cases on campus usually occur around Thanksgiving.

Miller said it is never too late to get a flu vaccine, so people can get one as long as the flu is circulating in the community. Flu season usually ends around April, Brownlee said.

He added that one of the reasons it is important to get a flu vaccine is to protect the community from

in dramatized and sensational ways. Bipolar II has affected my productivity, my friendships, and my day-to-day life

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sabine-martin@uiowa.edu As students adjust to the COVID-19 afflicted fall semester at the University of Iowa, UI president Bruce Harreld said the spring semester will likely look very similar to the fall.

Harreld said the UI should not count on a vaccine being available during the spring.

“I think we need to assume there’s not going to be

New mural connects current events and Iowa experiences A new mural completed this weekend on Dubuque Street depicts current events in tandem with timeless Iowa symbols with the goal of showing positive unity and revitalizing the neighborhood.

BY BROOKLYN DRAISEY

brooklyn-draisey@uiowa.edu Tierra Armstrong was sweeping deep blue lines in the shadow of a painted chicken when an Amazon delivery driver drove through the little alley off Dubuque Street. The driver complimented the new mural, which depicts George Floyd and quintessential Iowa elements on the side of the apartment building at 720 N. Dubuque St., saying it was a good idea.

Floyd’s face, painted in Hawkeye colors and accessorized with a mask that has “I can’t breathe” written on it, dominates the corner of the building visible from Dubuque Street. Cars streamed by as Armstrong, a Miami-based artist commissioned to make the piece, worked.

One of the main messages of the mural was connection and unity, she said.

“George Floyd is a huge symbol of [unity], he kind of brought the whole world together at one point, so that’s what we’re geared towards,” Armstrong said.

Titled “Falling Upward,” the mural was officially unveiled on Sept. 26. Building owner Samuel Stelter said the mural revitalizes the neighborhood while connecting current events to his own experiences as a University of Iowa alum. According to a press

Marching Band cut from football festivities With the Big Ten football season just a month away, the Big Ten recently notified member institutions that marching bands will not be allowed in the stadium this year.

Ryan Adams/The Daily Iowan The mural entitled "Falling Upwards" fills the south side of a home on Dubuque Street in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. The mural, painted by Tierra Armstrong of Miami was commissioned by property owner Sam Stelter, a former University of Iowa student and Kappa-Sigma Beta-Rha member, who saw the mural as an opportunity to create conversation of individual experiences and the power of community.

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Matthew Hsieh/The Daily Iowan Tierra Armstrong during the Falling Upward mural unveiling at 716 North Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA on Saturday Sept. 26, 2020. Armstrong is a muralist based out of Miami, Florida.

release for the mural unveiling, the mural shows “rising tides raise all boats.”

“Words don’t do it justice,” Stelter said of the mural.

Stelter majored in business at the UI and lived in the then-Kappa Sigma chapter house at 716 N. Dubuque St. during the 2016-17 school year, where he first saw the then “creepy” house across the alley. He said he built a relationship with the previous owner while at the UI, and bought the property in January. A mural was always going to be a part of the renovations, he said.

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COVID-19 CONTINUED FROM FRONT Harreld said he was concerned if the UI moved all classes online, students would be at a higher risk of dropping out.

“We have such a large percentage of our population that is either first-generation or underrepresented minorities, and the data says they tend to drop out in a normal environment at a higher rate, and if we go online, what would their persistence be,” Harreld told *The DI.* There have been protests and two sick-outs organized throughout the semester calling for the UI to hold classes entirely online.

“The concern I have, if we really care about the underrepresented generation, and first-generation students, then we need to find a way to have it both ways and give people a choice,” Harreld said.

“It’s costing us more to do what we’re doing, than if we were all online,” Harreld said.

The UI has reconfigured and

FLU VACCINE CONTINUED FROM FRONT the spread of the virus, especially for people who have underlying health conditions.

“It’s important to get your flu shot to protect yourself, to protect your family, and to protect your community while COVID-19 is also an active infection that’s circulating in the community.” Brownlee said.

“We want to make sure as we’re

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on Sept. 17, the UI said that the spring semester will start one week later than normal, on Jan. 25, and there will be no spring Ryan Adams/The Daily Iowan break.

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld speaks during a virtual interview with Daily Iowan staff members on “We've made some adjustTuesday. ments to spring break … we At a state Board of Regents wanted to keep people during Johnson County’s COVID-19 installed plexiglass in classrooms, changed air-handling infection rate is currently 11.1 meeting on Sept. 17, Harreld the winter safe as long as possiequipment, kept the same em- percent. Harreld said that in said that the UI has “a long way ble and bring them back as long ployees, and increased mainte- order to have in-person instruc- to go” regarding a return to all as late as possible,” Harreld said. nance for classrooms and other tion, Johnson County is going to in-person instruction as a pos- “We couldn't postpone the academic year deeper, so we took public spaces on campus, he need to have an COVID-19 infec- sibility.

In a campus-wide email sent that weekend in the spring, and tion rate of 5 percent or lower. said.

canceled spring break.”

The University of Northern Iowa and Iowa State University also canceled spring break to reduce the spread of COVID-19 on campus. The UI early announcement to cancel spring break was so that people had advanced warning to modify their vacation schedules.

“We did it so that everybody would have enough time to make adjustments in their families,” he said.

“If you’ve already put a strain on your immune system or caused some irritation to your respiratory tract, it could put you more at risk for COVID-19,” Miller said. “By protecting yourself from the flu, you could avoid needing emergent care if it becomes more scarce in the future.”

James said contracting both illnesses can cause serious strains on a patient’s body.

“You could become ill with influenza and COVID-19, which would be an extraordinary stress on your respiratory system and ability to recover,” James said. “Both illnesses can be severe and cause death, even in healthy young people."

Brownlee recommended people continue to follow healthy practices that can pre-

vent the spread of both respiratory illnesses.

There are multiple locations offering flu vaccines in Johnson County. Miller said she recommends people contact their medical provider, the nurse line at UIHC or Mercy Hospital, Student Health, or their local pharmacy.

No matter how people plan to get their flu shots, the medical experts agreed that it’s important to make healthcare decisions as soon as possible to protect the community from another pandemic.

“Even for folks who haven’t been big proponents of flu shots, we would really suggest that they consider it this year,” Miller said. “In terms of predicting how the flu season will play out, we urge the public to air on the side of caution.”

looking at the safety of our patients that they’re not facing potential or serious infection with flu and COVID-19 at the same time.”

The pharmacy expert said it is important to get the flu vaccine sooner in preparation for the COVID-19 vaccine that they expect in a few months. He said it usually takes a couple of weeks for a person to build an immunity against the virus.

“This year I think it’s more important than ever to get the flu vaccination early enough

and to make sure the immunity lasts through the entire season,” Brownlee said. “As we look forward to the COVID-19 vaccine, we want to make sure there’s some time separating the flu vaccine and the COVID-19 vaccine.”

The UI is one of about 120 trial sites worldwide for a COVID-19 vaccine developed by drug manufacturing company Pfizer.

Another reason why it is important to get vaccinated is because it helps reduce the

amount of people who need medical attention.

“From a hospital perspective, having there be more broad spread flu vaccination will actually help us take care of more patients,” Brownlee said. “If there are less people coming to the hospital with the flu, it allows us to enhance our services for the people who either have COVID or have serious health concerns.”

Miller said that exposure to the flu can make people more susceptible to the coronavirus.

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MURAL CONTINUED FROM FRONT influenced the mural’s design, Stelter said, and murals he saw painted on boarded-up Minneapolis businesses by local artists also worked as inspiration for the Iowa City mural. “[Minneapolis artists] came in and revitalized and put energy back in where it needed to be,” Stelter said. “So that's kind of what I wanted to do with this building.”

Stelter partnered with [de-

fy] Studios, a creative studio based in Minneapolis, to create the mural. DeSean Mills founded [defy] Studios and knew Stelter from living in the same Minneapolis neighborhood. Mills had been following Armstrong’s work on Instagram and worked with her to create the design.

Armstrong said she’s created several works based around Black people and their experiences, and said she was ecstatic to come to Iowa City for the first time to paint the mural. The artist has traveled around the globe for her work, and said she enjoys going to

new places and learning new narratives.

Mills said when Stelter first approached him about commissioning a mural around five months ago, they weren’t really planning to put anything political on the wall. He knew the events of spring and summer couldn’t be ignored, however, especially since both he and Stelter are from Minneapolis.

“It’s kind of a collage that represents values of everybody in the community,” Mills said.

Paintbrushes poked out of Armstrong’s neatly tied up hair as she stood on a lad-

der, painting faint pink lines on flowers that rested above Floyd’s head. The afternoon sun lit up the brightly colored mural, making the already eye-catching piece impossible to miss for cars passing by.

When Stelter was studying at the UI, he said he was often intrigued and inspired by downtown art, and wanted to bring some art to the area where he lived. He hopes “Falling Upward” can inspire current and future students as well, he said.

“I don’t live in Iowa City anymore, so it’s kind of my gift back to the city,” he said.

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College of Law welcomes most diverse class in its 155-year history The University of Iowa College of Law has the highest percentage of minority students and women in the college’s history. ple to hear.”

The incoming class also has the highest share of women in the college’s history, making up 53 percent of the class.

Washburn said with many women holding political office in Iowa and across the country, more women are interested in attending law school.

“Women are really coming into the ascendancy of leadership in our state. Throughout the United States, its lawyers that people turn to for leadership,” Washburn said. “It’s natural that as women start doing more, younger women are more likely to follow in their footsteps and one way to do that is to go to law school."

According to the American

Bar Association, around 30 percent of students entering law school identified as minorities in 2019.

As the school’s student population becomes more diverse, Washburn said the college is also working to improve diversity among faculty members.

Bohannan said recruiting diverse faculty has been an ongoing challenge for the college.

"This is an excellent law school, and people who come here often get good offers to go elsewhere,” Bohannan said. “That’s a problem at all law schools, but it is an ongoing challenge. I hope that we will be able to do more of that in the next few years.”

Raquele Decker/The Daily Iowan The University of Iowa's College of Law is seen Thursday, September 17.

BY RYLEE WILSON

rylee-wilson@uiowa.edu The University of Iowa College of Law is welcoming its most diverse class in its 155-year history, with 25 percent of students in the class of 2023 identifying as a minority.

That’s a jump from 2019, when 18 percent of incoming students identified as a minority. The college added more scholarship funding for students from underrepresented backgrounds, said UI Dean of the College of Law Kevin Washburn.

“At a time like this, at a moment of historical reckoning in our county, we’re happy to be doing this because this is the most important thing we can do, which is right in line with our mission of producing lawyers,” Washburn said.

UI Assistant Dean of Admissions for the College of Law Collins Byrd said the college has also focused on developing one-on-one relationships between faculty, current students, and prospective students.

“What we’re doing to maintain our commitment to the educational commitments of diversity is to get students from a wide variety of backgrounds here who will be reflective of the educational benefits of diversity,” Byrd said. “It has much more to do with the educational benefit that it has to do with a certain percentage.”

UI College of Law graduate Justin McCorvey, who graduated in 2020 and was previously the Student Chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee for the college, said the college part-

nered with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to recruit students.

“Myself being a graduate of an HBCU university, Florida A&M University, it’s a really sweet spot for me because I know the greatness and the awesome talent that comes out of HBCUs,” McCorvey said. “So, I really thought we could use that at the College of Law.” McCorvey said he is now a part of a new alumni diversity committee for the UI College of Law. “I’m happy to be a part of

that, so my work has continued from being a student to an alumnus of the law school,” McCorvey said. “I think that committee is going to be able to hold the law school accountable, and make sure they are doing everything they can to recruit diverse talent to the law school so we can keep setting new heights for ourselves and saying that diversity is growing every year.”

Co-Faculty Chair of the UI College of Law’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee Christina Bohannan

said a diverse student population is important, because people have different experiences with the law depending on their background.

“It fundamentally changes the nature of the conversation to have a good diversity of perspectives,” she said.

“This isn’t just about the color of one’s skin, it’s about their background, their experience, and their experience with the law. People have very different experiences with it and how it impacts different communities, and that’s a really important thing for peo-

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Allow the schools to stay closed

BY YUJUN CAI

yujun-cai@uiowa.edu The conflict between the Iowa government and school districts is ramping up once more, with government ordering school districts to reopen in person despite many districts’ desire to maintain online learning. The state should respect the wishes of districts and give them the autonomy to decide what is right for them.

First though, it’s important to note that the government does have some good reasoning to reopen schools. Some students may have no access to certain technological equipment, which is necessary for completion of homework.

If the schools could get reopened, then these students could gain equal opportunities in the learning environment.

There’s also the issue that remote learning isn’t an ideal environment to be learning either. Students may experience anxiety because of inability to catch up on the courses and getting used to

the pattern of studying. With a lack of social interaction and the stress coming from classes students may be more likely to undergo mental stress learning at home.

However, back in August, there was a policy where the government declared a closing down of non-essential business stores to prevent further spreading of coronavirus.

But right now, they are enforcing policy which requires students to come back to school in a public space where people will be more likely to get in contact with each other.

Des Moines Public Schools reported it has to gather more than 33,000 students and 5,000 staff in schools. This will not only cause of a larger spread of COVID-19 inside the building, but to the families of its students.

School buildings are already crowded during passing times — even with a reduced student body, there would be people in constant close quarters.

COLUMN Canceling our week off next semester can be detrimental to our mental health.

BY YASSIE BUCHANAN

yasmine-buchanan@uiowa.edu The University of Iowa’s decision to cancel spring break has brought up a lot of questions surrounding its disregard for the effects this decision could have on the health of students.

The year 2020 has been revolutionary around the world, and every day there seems to be a new mile marker in history.

We are dealing with a pandemic, there have been nonstop protests and efforts made for justice in the Black Lives Matter movement, and it is a pivotal election year. Many college students are feeling not only the weight of the

world weighing them down but also their classes.

Taking time away from students to process and recuperate from work, school, and life, is incredibly harmful.

Many students are feeling burnt out mentally and physically, yet they are also expected to perform with a complete disregard for the additional stressors they are facing at this time.

Lilly Sherman is a UI student, studying Health and Human Physiology on a pre-dental track.

“I try to take more breaks doing things like going for walks, listening to music, talking to my friends, but I feel like I am living for the weekends trying to stay

Even though the state government anticipates that the shutdown of schools may bring inconvenience to students, they still ignore the more pressing health interest of students.

Gov. Kim Reynolds claimed that students must return to school on Sept. 10, despite the fact of possible infection. Besides, she required that schools could not transfer to online class at home unless the rate of positivity reached 15 percent.

That’s absurd. Aside from their claim of ignoring the undetected possible danger of asymptomatic children, the government ignores that the infected children could also play as the source of infection to their family members and neighbors; that may bring further scope of infection around Iowa.

This cut off at 15 percent is also an absurd and arbitrary point. If 15 percent of students start to test positive, there’s no telling how many people were exposed to the virus because of these students going to school.

Jake Maish/The Daily Iowan A sign for the Iowa City Community School District is seen outside its administration building on April 28.

There is no reason why Reynolds should shut down public businesses that people have the option of going to, but then force students to return to in-person learning. If

afloat,” Sherman said when asked how she copes with balancing the weight of current events in the world and school. “Breaks are pretty

classwork, Shannon devotes a lot of her time to various organizations and efforts in her community and at school; she is the founder of the Quad Cit-

Burnout is already too common in college students and the issue is getting worse with the current political and social climate of our world. much essential for my mental health — it feels like I am able to pull myself out of the robotic trance I have to be in for school.”

Shannon McNeal is an undergraduate student at the university majoring in Spanish and Chinese with a minor in Arabic. In addition to

ies Black Lives Matter support group, parliamentarian for the Black Student Union, and an RA. “There hasn’t been enough time to process everything because school still needs to be a priority,” McNeal said on how she has coped with the weight of current events and school.

We’re not safer with more police funds yasmine-buchanan@uiowa.edu More funding for law enforcement does not correlate to a safer community.

As The Daily Iowan previously reported, “Back the Blue” protesters recently held a march in favor of allocating

more funds to the police department — however more funding does not correlate to a safer community.

The Urban Institute reports that local and state spending on police funding has remained consistent from 1977 to 2017, despite a drop in crime rates and a

Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan Iowa City Police Department vehicles are seen on July 9, 2019.

the governor was concerned with maintaining the health of her constituency, then she needs to allow districts to decide whether they will remain online. If she is concerned

with the economy and peoples’ individual rights, then she needs to allow businesses to open up.

We cannot have our COVID cake and eat it too.

UI students will need a spring break

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BY YASSIE BUCHANAN

The insistence to send students back to school not only endangers students, but contradicts earlier decisions.

decrease in funding for K-12 education.

There is clearly a disparity on how money is being allocated to police departments in comparison to other programs, even here in Iowa City.

However, there is no clear correlation between increasing funding and programming for police with increased public safety.

According to an article by The Guardian, Minneapolis implemented a variety of different training, including implicit-bias training, body cameras, training on de-escalation, and more — yet none of it stopped the killing of George Floyd, because the system of policing is broken.

Policing disproportionately targets minority communities, perpetuating mass incarceration and systemic racism. According to the Des Moines Register, the American

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Civil Liberties Union reported that Black Iowans are 7.3 times more likely to be arrested on marijuana charges and 11 times more likely to be incarcerated than their white counterparts.

More arrests in these communities will not help solve the poverty that many communities find themselves to be trapped in, but that is all an increased police budget will lead to.

Furthermore, according to The Guardian, police have become increasingly militarized, through federal programs that give millions of dollars’ worth of military-grade weaponry to police departments. This weaponization pushes the toxic culture of aggressively over policing, which especially affects minority communities.

Iowa City protesters were met with tear gas and flashbangs while advancing to-

For a lot of underprivileged minority students, there really is not an option to take a break right now because our scholarships depend on us being here.

“Spring break would be used to protect my space physically and mentally,” she said.

“Now I feel like I am going into a four-month battlefield and I am just going to have to see how it goes.”

Students and staff benefit from time away from the constant pressures of classes.

Burnout is already too common in college students and the issue is getting worse with the current political and social climate of our world.

According to a study referenced in an article by College Info Geek, a quarter of stu-

dents who participated in the study, which examined the determinants of college-student burnout, reported outside influences were a major cause of their burnout. Additionally, more than half of the participants attributed their burnout to feeling overworked in their classes.

Although the concern of students bringing back the coronavirus from breaks is valid, it is not the time to take away students’ ability to escape the never-ending demands of rigorous schoolwork. There should still be extra spaces made for students to focus on their health, processing, and healing from the various events happening in the world.

Increased budgets for law enforcement is thought to make a better department, but the correlation just doesn’t exist. ward I-80 over the summer.

The use of flash-bangs and tear gas on protestors has brought up a lot of necessary criticism and demands to restructure and reallocate funding for the police department in Iowa City. This type of action is a clear example of how the weaponization of police is toxic.

We have seen clearly across the country that the militarization of the police and feeble efforts to use various training methods as a means to better protect communities does not work. Instead more attention needs to be placed upon lifting up underprivileged minority communities.

Many of the calls directed to the police are reports of non-violent incidents. According to data referenced in an article by The Governing, in a study conducted of about 10 U.S. cities, around

99 percent of dispatches are non-violent reports.

These numbers further emphasize the need to focus on social programs as a means to elevate our communities, rather than increased policing.

Programs like social work, rehabilitation programs, education, affordable housing, and more, all have the potential to lift up underprivileged minority communities in more effective ways rather than turning to oppressive and violent policing in these spaces.

Historically, we have seen underprivileged minority communities be policed at higher rates than they have been protected. It is time we place our focus on building our communities rather than feeding more money into a broken system that disproportionately targets minority groups.

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With disability awareness month approaching, students at the University of Iowa with invisible disabilities are speaking out about the stigmas they feel on campus.

BY JULIA SHANAHAN

julia-shanahan@uiowa.edu I was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder a little over a year ago, just a month before the most important academic and professional year of my life. As the politics editor of

to mask their disability, furthering the stigma that makes it difficult for people to speak out.

I’ve fallen behind on classwork more than once because of depressive episodes, and I’ve been too afraid to reach out to my professors to ex-

Students embrace hidden disabilities

in dramatized and sensational ways. Bipolar II has affected my productivity, my friendships, and my day-to-day life

diagnoses with others in order nature of collaborations be- a judgement … so it's just tween several offices to pro- having the courage to speak to explain their behavior.

“People do face negative vide holistic support to stu- up and say that you have [aujudgments...because people dents during the withdrawal tism].”

Vratsinas said he’s proud are assum- process,” she wrote.

The university runs a pro- to have autism and he hopes ing you're having trou- gram called UI REACH (Real- speaking about it and bringble because izing Educational and Career ing awareness to the disorder something's Hopes), which is a compre- can help stop some of the stigwrong with hensive transition program to ma.

Third-year student and UI you, rather help students with a variety of Reach member Sam Rame than you're disabilities navigate college.

Michael Vratsinas is a was diagnosed with autism at having trouble because third-year student and vice 2 years old. He said throughyou're trying president of the UI REACH out his life, he’s had to practo manage student council. Vratsinas tice social skills such as eye something,” said growing up with autism contact, listening, and adjustmade it difficult for him to ing his tone of voice. he said.

Rame said the program has Director of engage with other children the UI Office at a young age. In elementa- taught him independent-livfor Academic ry school, he said he felt his ing skills and social skills for Support and brain would sometimes get both formal and informal setR e t e n t i o n overloaded with information, tings around campus.

“Everyone is born differMirra Anson and he would find himself ent,” Rame said. “But I don't said when daydreaming in class.

His mom was a huge help see anyone as sounding or students drop out of classes, to him, he said, and she did all looking different. It's all about part of the she could to make sure he felt the person. It's all about how I communicate with the perw i t h d r a w a l supported.

Once Vratsinas entered son.” process inRame called his time in UI cludes a sur- middle school and high asking school, he played football, and REACH an adventure, and Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan vey why many of his friends weren’t that he’s hoping his next adLeft: Michael Vratsinas, Vice President of UI REACH Student Council, poses for a portrait in Mayflower Residence Hall on Monday. Right: them they’re drop- aware of his diagnosis. Now, venture will lead him to workUI student Samuel Rane poses for a portrait in Mayflower Residence Hall on Monday. ping out and he said when he meets people ing in elementary education The Daily Iowan during caucus plain what was going on. that likely go unnoticed or un- if the UI can provide them with outside of the UI REACH pro- in Iowa City as a paraprofesseason, I was spending 20-plus Would they take me seriously, explained to those around me. needed resources. She said the gram, he knows his diagnosis sional or a substitute teacher.

“I've had a lot of challengFor me, living with a hidden questionnaire isn’t mandatory may eventually be a hours a week in the newsroom or would they think it was just es with coping with disability has meant suffering to answer, but of the students topic of in addition to class work and an excuse? my behavior, with I refused to acknowledge in silence, a fear of rejection, who do respond, mental on top of several trial-and-ershouting and the seriousness of my men- and feeling like my disorder health concerns is ror medication regimens. frustration,” Bipolar II disorder is dif- tal-health issues for a majori- isn’t valid because some peo- the reason most Rame said. ferent from bipolar I, or the ty of my life. I know what it’s ple don’t see it. frequently To make an appointment at “ W h a t condition often depicted in like to hit an unthinkable low, Director of the University of identified.

I didn't movies and TV shows. Deep, and I often wonder how I was Iowa Counseling Services BarAnson UI counseling services, visit know is sometimes months-long de- able to function through high ry Schreier said when talking wrote in what I'm pressive episodes are the core school and part of college about hidden disabilities, it’s an counseling.uiowa.edu. If you want to willing to of bipolar II, and rather than without medication – which i m p o r t a n t to note that know now.” experiencing manic episodes, has significantly helped me some people apply for disability accommodations, I feel fortunate I experience hypomanic be- control my mood and clear might have that I have a plathavior. For me, this has taken my head. It was extremely dif- a condition visit sds.studentlife.uiowa.edu. form to share the form of loud, uninterrupt- ficult for me to make friends. but don’t my story and the ible speech and heightened Not because I didn’t want to, c o n s i d e r Here, the office can also help stories of others, but because I couldn’t bring themselves to irritability. especially during Mental-health disorders myself to. be disabled. an extraordinary I’ve had tense moments and other hidden disabilities “It's kind time in American, make college life difficult. with past roommates while of the idea and UI, history. I feel Hidden or invisible disabili- I was irritable or sad for no of somebody fortunate that I was able ties can be used as an umbrel- particular reason, and it was who walks to seek resources when I rela term to describe dozens of exhausting to constantly keep around with alized I needed help, and my neurological and physical im- my mood in check for the a chronic dissupport has allowed me to expairments that are not imme- sake of co-existing with other ease — who cel in my career path. people. At 20 years old, this has a disease diately visible.

If you feel like you need According to the Center for is when I realized my men- — but isn't sick,” help, there are resources on Disability Rights, a non-profit tal-health issues were not go- Schreier said. c o n - campus. It took a long time advocacy organization based ing away and I needed to seek Schreier said UI v e r s a - for me to realize that asking in New York, people with help. counseling services email to for help and getting treatAccording to WebMD, typically sees anywhere tion. hidden disabilities are ofThe Daily Iowan that since “Some peo- ment is not a sign of weakten scrutinized by others for about six million Americans between 9 and 10 percent of the office began the surveys ple are cool with ness. It takes bravery to walk looking “able-bodied,” which are diagnosed with a form of students enrolled at the UI in 10 years ago, mental-health some people are not, into a doctor’s office and open leads to criticism from friends bipolar disorder. That trans- a given year. He said students concerns has been among the it, and family about a person’s lates to more than 2 percent of with mental health and other top reasons for the last several but you know, that's when up about deeply personal you find out, are they really feelings, but I urge people to disability status. As a result, the population. For how com- disorders do face prejudices years. people under these conditions mon this disorder is, it’s dis- on campus, and it shouldn’t be “What I have seen that is supportive of you?” Vratsi- make that leap when they feel will often go out of their way heartening to see it depicted their job to have to share their more unique to the UI is the nas said. “You have to make ready.

Calendar

Virtual Community Events on Campus Sun. Oct. 4, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.: Ghost Limb - A Virtual Play Reading

Thurs. Oct. 15, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Fall 2020 Diversity Seminar

Mon. Oct. 5, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.: LGBTQ Safe Zone: Trans Awareness

Fri. Oct. 16, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: Daily Iowan Community Chat on Accessibility in the Media

Wed. Oct. 7, 2020 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.: Sister Sister! with Dr. Denise Martinez and Danielle Martinez

Wed. Oct. 21, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.: LGBTQ Safe Zone: Phase I

Thurs. Oct. 8, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Fall 2020 Diversity Seminar Reads

Wed. Oct. 21, 2020 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: UI Latinx Council Monthly Meeting

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Internal Committee Sarah Watson Alexandra Skores Cesar Perez Shivansh Ahuja

Bailey Cichon Kate Doolittle Austin Hanson Kelsey Harrell

Mary Hartel Elijah Helton Hannah Pinski Ally Pronina

Lillian Poulsen Julia Shanahan Jenna Post

What is Amplify?

Amplify is the Daily Iowan’s community section, focusing on topics and features surrounding culture within the Iowa City community. It looks to heighten voices within our audience, and provide an op-

portunity for our readers to engage with the DI. The views within Amplify do not necessarily reflect the views of the DI, but are reflective of our greater campus community.

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‘Songs for a New World’ to make to debut virtually

City Circle Theatre Company will premiere ‘Songs for a New World’ to a digital audience. The show is a song cycle about characters overcoming challenges in their lives.

BY DANI HOPKINS

ddhopkins@uiowa.edu Art often reflects on the current situation of the world.

In this case, the situation is a pandemic.

Songs for a New World, a song cycle performance presented

by City Circle Theatre Company in Coralville, tackles what the world is like when everything is in chaos.

The thematic two-act song cycle depicts what people go through when they hit a wall in life and have to pick up the pieces to make things right.

While the performance has no central plot, the characters will tell their stories through song, Director Elizabeth Tracey said.

The musical leans into moments of 2020 when life is going well, and people are happy.

When everything changes, people around the world are forced to find themselves again, Tracey said.

The show’s music is a mix of multiple genres, including jazz, pop, and gospel. Songs in the show detail the events of each characters’ lives. Each character, though nameless, changes with each song. They must take a stand, make a choice, or try to make past events right during their song, Tracey said.

During rehearsals, the cast and Tracey had to adapt to new changes to the theater.

Tracey said that the dynamic of producing the musical had to change because the actors had to be more cautious about the way they interacted onstage.

The production, which features five performers, started off their two-week rehearsal

Contributed period wearing masks, directing their voices toward the front of the theater while not looking at one another. Tracey added that the troubles that the actors faced varied from not being able to see visual cues of one another to not

I am enjoying that I can still produce theater and I do enjoy getting to adapt to the new theater process.

— Elizabeth Tracey, City Circle Theatre Company director

communicating together as they might without masks or face to face.

Another learning curve for Tracey and the actors came with adapting to a new set up.

There was a lost connection that she and the actors had to try and make up for without an audience present in the theater, she said.

While it was a challenge for Tracey and the rest of the cast, all feel thankful that they are able to participate in their passions.

“I am enjoying that I can still produce theater and I do enjoy getting to adapt to the new theater process,” Tracey said.

Performer Ian Zahren said he felt fortunate that he could perform even though it was a completely different process than what he was accustomed to. While the process may have differed from those of the past, Zahren felt thankful that the performance had been recorded, that way he can watch the show.

“I am so glad that I can go

back in and watch my work,” Zahren said. “As a performer, your work is never really recorded, so this gives us a way to look back on it when we miss acting.”

Performer Kristen DeGrazia said that the one aspect that proved difficult for her during the performance was that she didn’t have the audience to connect with.

To DeGrazia, the audience is one of the biggest parts of the performance. While it may not have felt like a true performance

to her, DeGrazia added that she is excited to see the reactions people have towards the musical once it premieres online.

“This [the show] beautifully explores the journey of life and these songs show the journey of the characters and how far they have come in life,” she said.

Songs for a New World tickets can be bought on City Circle’s website and watched through a link sent to the email of the viewer. The performance will premiere on Friday.

Growing ‘New Roots’ after the storm Former Cedar Rapids residents Ed Bornstein and Andrew Cahak made a compilation album to benefit the derecho recovery.

BY TATIANA PLOWMAN

tatiana-plowman@uiowa.edu When the mid-August derecho hit the Cedar Rapids area, the inland hurricane left debris and damage citywide. Feeling the devastation of their former hometown from afar, duo

Ed Bornstein and Andrew Cahak decided to team together to raise money in the best way they knew how — through music.

The former Cedar Rapidians and UI alumni have compiled songs from artists based locally and all over the world in order to help raise

money for derecho recovery.

Their final product, titled New Roots Grow, features over 100 tracks.

Bornstein will release the album through his music label, MoneyTapes. He created the label in August to raise money for mutual aid organizations. After hearing about

the derecho, he knew that he wanted to help the recovery effort.

“I have always been a part of the music community, whether it was in Cedar Rapids or Chicago — where I am currently based out of,” Bornstein said. “Music is such a powerful resource and

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can bring so many people together.”

Bornstein reached out to his friend, Minneapolis-based Andrew Cahak, to create the album. Cahak, owner of his own label Math Lab, helped to create the cover art, which features three children playing on an uprooted tree.

“I looked for any and every way that I could help Ed with this project,” Cahak said.

“After he asked me to collaborate, I knew this was a chance to help my community. Although I don’t live in Cedar Rapids anymore, I will always consider it home.”

At the beginning of September, both Bornstein and Cahak said they reached out to close musician contacts to see if they would be interested in helping with the project. The news quickly spread, and many artists were eager to contribute tracks to the album.

“It has been an extremely fast process,” Bornstein said.

“Every musician has submitted their own recorded pieces, some that have never been released or have been sitting around for years.”

Artists from all across the U.S. have donated a variety of songs to be released as part of the album. Many of them are local — like R&B singer Aaron Jackson — and hail from either the Cedar Rapids or Iowa City community. The song submissions have extended outside the country’s borders, as well.

“We actually have a band from Stuttgart, Germany, who reached out to us and wanted to donate a couple of tracks,” Cahak said. “They heard about us through Facebook and wanted to help despite not knowing where Iowa even is.”

The compilation will feature many different genres, including hip-hop, contem-

porary jazz, and rock.

“Our title is all about rebuilding and restrengthening, especially as our community overcomes this tragic event,” Cahak said.

The album is available for purchase through BandCamp. There is no set price for its purchase, allowing supports to put any amount of money they want toward the relief effort. The sale will run from Oct. 2 until Nov. 3.

All proceeds, the organizers said, will be donated to charities Intercultural Iowa and Trees Forever.

The charities were chosen in part by Bornstein’s sister, Christina Springman, who lives in Cedar Rapids. Having experienced the derecho and its aftermath firsthand, Bornstein trusted her to choose organizations that would most benefit the community.

Springman said she noticed both a humanitarian and environmental crisis in Cedar Rapids and found charities that could contribute to both causes.

“Intercultural Iowa has been helping out the most vulnerable, especially the many refugees who lost their homes yet again,” Springman said. “We lost over 65 percent of our tree canopy, and Trees Forever is working toward restoring this canopy.”

Bornstein and Cahak confirmed that anyone who donates to Intercultural Iowa or Trees Forever after the sale of the compilation is closed can still receive a digital download code of the album if they email proof of the donation receipt to moneytapeslabel@ gmail.com.

“Music is truly an amazing platform to help raise money for important causes,” Bornstein said. “I had no clue that we would get the support from these artists who have donated the tracks.”

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WEEKEND EVENTS THURSDAY 10.01

FRIDAY 10.02

MUSIC

MUSIC • SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, 7:30 P.M., ONLINE EVENT

• KEVIN MORBY PLAYS ‘CITY MUSIC,’ 8 P.M., ONLINE EVENT

THEATER • MEGAN GOGERTY’S WORLD PREMIERE OF ‘FEEL BETTER’, 7:30 P.M., ONLINE EVENT

SUNDAY 10.04

SATURDAY 10.03

MUSIC

MUSIC

• CRUMBS, 4 P.M., ONLINE EVENT

• SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, 7:30 P.M., ONLINE EVENT

LITERATURE

THEATER

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• WRITERS OPEN MIC, 4 P.M., ONLINE EVENT

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• MEGAN GOGERTY’S WORLD PREMIERE OF FEEL BETTER, 7:30 P.M., ONLINE EVENT

FILM • DRIVE-IN MOVE SHOWING: HOCUS POCUS, 7 P.M., IOWA CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, 1801 S. RIVERSIDE DRIVE, IOWA CITY, IA

YOUR WEEKEND PLAYLIST

THIS WEEK IN STREAMING

SongstoCryOver Your Textbook to SHUFFLE

SONG

ARTIST

ALBUM

Almost Lover

A Fine Frenzy

One Cell In The Sea

All You Never Say

Birdy

Fire Within

Under The Table

BANKS

Goddess

Wash.

Bon Iver

Bon Iver

Last Love Song

ZZ Ward

Til the Casket Drops

Maybe It Was Me

Sody

Single

Blue Lips

Regina Spektor

Far

Conqueror

Estelle

True Romance

Gasoline

Houndmouth

Little Neom Limelight

Away

BY DANI HOPKINS

ddhopkins@uiowa.edu

Bruises

Lewis Capaldi

Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent

Break My Heart Again

FINNEAS

Single

Consequences

Camila Cabello

Camila

Into The Ocean

Blue October

Foiled

Ballade No. 1 G Minor, Op 23

Frédéric Chopin

Eternal Classical: Chopin

All Too Well

Taylor Swift

Red

Fake Plastic Trees

Radiohead

The Bends

In My Head

Peter Manos

Do You Turn Red? EP

everything i wanted

Billie Eilish

Single

She’s Leaving Home

The Beatles

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Oh Comely

Neautral Milk Hotel

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

No Surprises

Radiohead

OK Computer

Traveling to Mars is a once-in-alifetime opportunity that people only dream about today. Away, a Netflix original series tackles the difficulty that astronauts face while leaving their families and loved ones behind as they embark on a mission.

The show follows astronaut Emma Green, who’s life goal has been to travel to Mars and experience all that space has to offer. Emma is the captain of a diverse international crew who are preparing to endure a 30-year mission to the elusive red planet.

Emma doesn’t realize how hard it is to say goodbye to her family and home while reaching for the stars.

The Netflix original seems like it will captivate viewers with lots of drama — drama that is derived from the astronauts being separated from loved ones.

As the mission becomes more intense, the crew begins to feel the ef

fects of leaving Earth. All of the members miss what they have back on their home planet, and the viewer sees the astronauts calling their families from their spaceship in the trailer.

Emma’s husband becomes ill and her daughter feels betrayed that her mother had to leave them behind when Emma was needed most. There is also a sense of dread that fills the series’ trailer. As the crew embarks on challenges — such as adapting to their surroundings and problems with the ship — the feeling of suspense drives the viewer to wait and see what else will go awry with the ship and its crew.

While the crew attempts to learn to accept that they aren’t back on Earth, and that they aren’t able to be there for the ones they love, the viewer can’t help but feel a sense of heartbreak. As a story of families coming together while thousands of miles apart, surely this suspenseful, heartbreaking sci-fi series will take viewers by storm.

THIS WEEK IN REVIEW: I’m Thinking of Ending Things

BY PARKER JONES pjones2@uiowa.edu

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that make it so eerie.

Those scenes described above come across as confusing upon the first viewing, and can be especially off-putting to those not attuned to films with hidden meanings.

The film takes a fair amount of brainpower to recall every scene or snippet of dialogue to decode its meaning.

However, when the meaning of this film does reveal itself, the epiphany is most definitely worth it.

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with the complications of unstable relationships and psychologically thrilling elements but have more linear plotlines and straightforward messages.

Perhaps the most interesting result of this film’s peculiar storytelling is the massive disparity between the audience score and the critic score on Rotten Tomatoes. The critic score is “certified fresh” with an 8 2 p e r c e n t , w h i l e t h e a udience score is “rotten” with 48 percent.

The main reason why I’m Thinking of Ending Things has such poor audience ratings seems to d o w i t h t h e a c t u a l c o ntent of the film, and all the unusually peculiar moments it contains

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out but resolves itself in an apt way. The minute details that can be found in every aspect of the film make it an experience worth watching over and over again, all while still receiving something new from the film every time.

Most of the movie creates a dreamlike haze for the viewer: this is a world where time doesn’t work quite right.

Conversations don’t make sense on the surface level. They don’t sound like they should.

Moreover, the plot also brings to mind other films like Ari Aster’s Midsommar, as well as Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson’s film The Endless, both of which are films that also deal

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Released on Netflix earlier this September, I’m Thinking of Ending Things makes an impact on all who view it.

Reviews are scattered across the board, but one thing is clear: it’s not your average horror film.

Directed by Charlie Kaufman, the dramatic thriller has a multitude of hidden details and wildly peculiar scenes that leave the mind reeling, but ultimately come together to create a unique experience unlike any other.

The movie focuses on Jake (Jesse Plemons) and his girlfriend, a young

woman whose name is never quite confirmed (Jessie Buckley), and the experiences they have during and after a road trip to Jake’s parents’ farmhouse. Like many of Kaufman’s films, every scene, camera movement, costume change... and even background color have purpose behind them. To summarize, the film is about ending a multitude of things, but the meaning goes much deeper than the title makes it seem.

There are just enough “WTF” moments to capture your attention, but not too many to make it a completely incoherent plot. I’m Thinking of Ending Things is a psychological thriller that toys with the mind through-

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BAND CONTINUED FROM 10 an announcement he and the other members of the marching band expected to hear, but each still have a small amount of hope the decision will be revisited.

“We have been working pretty hard to be able to perform, and we were hoping for that since the beginning of the season,” Burkhardt said.

“There is still a small chance that they will reassess the situation and change their minds, so we are still hopeful for that.”

For senior band members,

this decision confirms that last fall will be the last time they perform at Kinnick Stadium.

“It was really sad for me because I didn’t realize that being in my uniform six months ago was the last time that I would ever be in the uniform again,” said Max Halverson, a senior trumpet player and undergraduate staff member for the section.

For the freshmen, playing in front of Iowa football fans will have to wait at least another year.

“We have one of the best groups of freshmen that I have met in my time in the marching band,” Burkhardt said. “They are very excited for

the chance to have a normal football game sometime in the future, and if that is not going to be this year, then they are going to keep working hard and planning for the year that does come back.”

Members of the 140th Hawkeye Marching Band expressed understanding for the health and safety reasoning behind their removal.

The unmatched feeling of performing under the bright lights of Kinnick Stadium will be more than missed, however.

“I can’t really put it into words because as a member of the drumline, we start the game day off in the endzone before pregame,” said Logan Newhouse, a second-year

member of the Hawkeye Marching Band. “We run onto the field and at that point in time you have 70,000 fans screaming, and it is just the biggest adrenaline rush I have felt in my life.”

The marching band has practiced Tuesday through Friday for two hours a day in preparation for the football season.

While it will no longer perform during halftime, the band will release virtual halftime shows in which it will play music that it would have otherwise played during halftime at an Iowa football game.

“At the end of the day, we are all there because we like playing music and being to-

Nichole Harris/The Daily Iowan Goalkeeper Claire Graves narrowly blocks a goal during the women’s soccer game against Nebraska at the Iowa Soccer Complex on Oct. 3, 2019.

GYMANSTICS CONTINUED FROM 10 Gentile said it gave him the discipline to forge ahead and pay attention to detail.

“I think it’s really helped me be successful in the career I’ve chosen outside of gymnastics because I am competing against quite a few other companies where we do global transportation,” Gentile said.

“Like anything else, there’s quite a few competitors in the world.”

Similar to his closest teammates, Gentile was shocked when he found out Iowa was discontinuing men’s gymnastics along with three other sports at the varsity

level after this academic year via email. Bachman found out from former Iowa men’s gymnast Lance Alberhasky, who also judges.

“It’s just confusion,” Bachman said. “Why? Is there anything we can do to save this? To me, it’s frustrating they’re not trying to look at it from every angle. Are there ways we can keep this? I mean football’s back on, but lay all the options on the table, lay it out there, and say ‘Here’s collectively what can Iowa do.’”

Both Bachman and Gentile remember the athletic director from their time at Iowa, Bump Elliott, being very supportive of the program, coming to their meets, and emphasizing the student-athlete experience.

Bachman said the next athletic director, Bob Bowlsby, said

Iowa would be the last men’s gymnastics program in the country to be discontinued.

Current athletic director Gary Barta didn’t hold Bowlsby’s word, however, because there will be 12 NCAA men’s gymnastics programs after this academic year.

“You hate to see a collegiate sport go by the wayside all in the name of the bottom line,” Gentile said. “The almighty dollar. I admit I get it, it’s a non-revenue-producing sport, but I mean it is what it is. You want to have a college experience and have studentathletes and that’s the fun of it. I think you probably get the gist of where my head’s at.

I’m just disheartened over the whole thing and hope that we can rally and help support that the decision gets reversed.”

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Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan The Hawkeye Marching Band performs during a football game between Iowa and Minnesota at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Gophers, 23-19. gether,” Newhouse said. “It’s still all about the music because if we were just in the

band to go to the football games, we would buy the student ticket.”

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we’re working on right now is where my feet are set,” Wilhelm said. “He puts so much time and effort into videoing us at practice so that we can watch the film and he can analyze it and help us grow.”

Quinn’s personability has made it a healthy competition.

“He understands his players because everyone is different and everyone responds differently to how you coach them,” Wilhelm said. “He really understands how I respond to certain situations and he knows whether he needs to push me harder, and he knows whether he needs to encourage me or keep me lighthearted.”

It's a great chance for Quinn to take the program to another level and also move his family to the Midwest, which he calls home.

“I’m over the whole moving every two years thing, I want to be somewhere for a long time and have my kids have the chance to stay in one school for a long time,” Quinn said. “I was used to moving around and it was not a big deal to me but having some more stability for the family was more important in this instance.”

DiIanni.

“I sought out who I believe is one of the top five goalkeeper coaches in the country in the collegiate level to come continue our development in not only that position, but our program,” DiIanni said.

Iowa’s previous goalkeeping coach now works with the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women’s Soccer League, so Quinn certainly had big shoes to fill.

So far, he has done an excellent job, helping last season’s starter Claire Graves be a perennial goalkeeper in the Big Ten. Now with the starting job up for grabs, Quinn has been working with all the players to help focus onto the little details that go into making a save, something which redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Monica Wilhelm appreciates.

“He can see every tiny detail that goes into being a goalkeeper, like something

Hannah Kinson/The Daily Iowan Iowa’s Mitch Mandozzi performs on the parallel bars during a men’s gymnastics meet between Iowa and Illinois at Carver Hawkeye Arena on March 1, 2020.

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McCaffrey has high praise for Toussaint The Iowa Men’s Basketball Twitter account released a statement from head coach Fran McCaffery complimenting sophomore guard Joe Toussaint on Monday.

“Joe is playing like a senior right now,” McCaffery said. “He studied everything last year, becoming a student of the game. He has blinding speed, is finishing at the rim and shooting well from the outside, is a terrific rebounder for someone his height, and has tremendous competitive instincts.”

Last season, Toussaint competed in all 31 of the team’s contests and started the last 20 games. He had 6.5 points, 2.9 assists, and two rebounds per game. In steals per game, he led the team with 1.2.

On Jan. 6, Toussaint was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after putting up 18 points against Penn State at The Palestra in Philadelphia. Sixteen of those points came in the second half.

The Bronx, New York, native had a career-high 5 assists and seven steals against Kennesaw State on Dec. 29. That was the 11th time in the McCaffery era that a player recorded at least five steals in a game.

When the basketball season starts, Toussaint has a streak he could continue as he finished last season making 17 free throws in a row.

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Marching band members cut from festivities The Big Ten will not allow marching bands to perform in the stadiums for the 2020 season as part of their COVID-19 guidelines.

The Hawkeye Marching Band performs during a football game between Iowa and Middle Tennessee State at Kinnick Stadium on Sept. 28, 2019.

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Doyle, Gustafston to play overseas together After making the Elite Eight together in 2019 for Iowa women’s basketball, Kathleen Doyle and Megan Gustafson are now on the same team in Poland, according to hawkeyesports.com With the only two roster spots available for Americans, the AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski filled them with Hawkeyes. The team is a part of the Basket Liga Kobiet, the highest league of professional basketball in the country.

“We were looking for young, ambitious players with a great set of basketball skills,” coach Dariusz Maciejewsk said to hawkeyesports. com. “To Kathleen and Megan’s advantage, they played at the same university for three years. The players wanted to play together on a strong European club so that made the negotiations even easier.

In the NCAA, they played almost 100 games together. This will certainly allow them to adjust faster to our team.”

Both players recently competed in the 2020 WNBA season. Gustafson for the Dallas Wings averaged 1.6 points and 5.2 minutes per game, while Doyle for the Indiana Fever averaged 1.5 points and 8.6 minutes per game.

When the Big Ten Conference announced the return of football earlier this month, it was clear this season would be unlike any other. The conference’s most

recent announcement has only increased its distinctiveness.

The Hawkeye Marching Band, along with its counterparts around the Big Ten, received word on Sept. 24 they would not be allowed in the stadium to perform.

“[Hawkeye Marching Band Director] Dr. [Eric] Bush got word from [Athletic Director Gary Barta] that we would not be allowed in the games based off of Big Ten ruling,” said junior trumpet section leader Brandon Burkhardt. “He sat us down and

tried to make it as personal as possible and said that the university was on board but based off of Big Ten guidelines, we would not be allowed in the stadium this year.”

The Big Ten hasn’t made a formal announcement, how-

— Former Hawkeye men's gymnast Dan Bachman on the discontinuation of the program

STAT OF THE DAY Former Hawkeye Megan Gustafston scored

15.1

points per game for her professional Hungarian women's basketball team last season

ever marching bands and spirit squads across the conference received the news individually.

Burkhardt said this was an announcement he and the other members of the marching band expected SEE BAND, 9

Former men’s gymnasts turned judges reflect on program cuts Dan Bachman and Randy Gentile have stayed in the sport after competing on the team and want to save Iowa men’s gymnastics.

Quinn helping goalie transition into this season After accumulating years of coaching experience around the college and professional game, the Overland Park, Kansas, native has been a valuable asset for Iowa so far.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Once it’s gone, it’s gone”

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Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan The Hawkeyes huddle together after a Men’s gymnastics meet against The University of Minnesota and the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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isaac-goffin@uiowa.edu It has been over 30 years since these men’s gymnasts competed at Iowa, but they are still involved with the sport and care about the soon-tobe discontinued program.

Dan Bachman and Randy Gentile helped Iowa win the Big Ten Championship together in 1986, and Bachman, a three-time All-American, won seven individual Big Ten Championships. Bachman was on the team from 1982-86, while Gentile was there from 1984-88.

Bachman is now a financial advisor at Guide Financial Group in Urbandale, Iowa, and Gentile is a regional manager for the logistics company, Expeditors, in Bensenville, Illinois.

Additionally, the pair also judge boy’s and men’s gymnastics. Bachman started after then Iowa head

coach Tom Dunn and assistant coach Mike Burns said he needed to stay involved in the sport. For 31 years, Bachman’s judged anyone from age five to world-class athletes at the Olympic Trials, and he said they are all fun.

“In all, no matter what you’re competing in, it’s challenging, it pushes your abilities,” Bachman said. “What I love about gymnastics is its strength, flexibility, coordination, and you’re working as an individual, working as a team, and you have your highs and your lows. And through that it builds your character and makes you who you are.”

Bachman is slated to judge the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo next year, which will be his first Olympic games.

Gentile has judged Illinois High School Association boy’s gymnastics for 29 years and has been a certified NCAA judge the past seven. Him participating in the sport at Iowa had an influence over his career, and SEE GYMNASTICS, 9

Iowa soccer associate head coach Blair Quinn certainly has a lot of miles under his belt, having coached in multiple places since 2000.

Quinn carved himself out a nice playing career, both collegiate and professional. At Rockhurst University, he helped his team in deep tournament runs and earned himself All-American status.

He played professional indoor soccer for six years across the country. Finishing his career where it all started was a great feeling for Quinn, who wrapped up playing for the Kansas City Comets.

“I grew up watching them in the late 80’s and early 80’s and to play for them as a pro was pretty exciting as a Kansas City kid,” he said.

During and after his playing career, Quinn had a slow and steady ascent up the coaching ladder, working his way from an assistant coach at Saint Mary and Rockhurst to Kansas and Arizona State.

The Arizona State job was a springboard for him, and he eventually moved on to a head-coach job at New Mexico State.

“That was a great place for me,” Quinn said. “I was working with a fantastic coach and person, Kevin Boyd, who is still one of my closest friends today.”

Quinn made moves from Arizona to New Mexico to Houston before finally ending up with the Hawkeyes last season. He also gained valuable professional coaching experience with the Houston Dash of the National Women’s Soccer League while coaching at the University of Houston.

Quinn’s successful career has made him a highly sought-after coach, said head coach Dave SEE GOALIE, 9