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Solar car casts some sunshine The UI chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers is recruiting members of all majors and interests to build the school’s first competition-ready solar car.
Behind Iowa City’s drag-king scene Members of I.C. Kings, Iowa City’s drag-king troupe, share the secrets to readying themselves for drag performances. The group initially formed in 2009 and now performs at Studio 13 on the last Thursday of every month.
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Textbooks going digital with ICON Direct The UI launched ICON Direct this fall, an online platform that gives students the option of buying digital textbooks and course materials at a lower cost than the printed versions. Approximately 160 courses are using the platform this fall; around 10,200 students are enrolled in those courses.
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LEFT: Engineering student Sam McElwain (left) and senior Adam Wilkinson (right) work on their club’s solar car in the Chemistry Building on Tuesday. The Solar Car Team is building the UI’s first competition solar car, which the club will continue to work on throughout this year. TOP RIGHT: Eben Shelton (left) and senior Adam Wilkinson (right) work on the top of the car on Tuesday. The team is building the university’s first competition solar car, which the club will continue to work on throughout this year. BOTTOM RIGHT: UI senior Max Hammond shows a diagram of the solar car during the Solar Car meeting in the Seamans Center on Tuesday.
BY JOSIE FISCHELS
josie-fischels@uiowa.edu A team of mechanical-engineering students met Tuesday night to invite University of Iowa students of all majors to join in building the school’s first competition solar car. The UI chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers took on the Solar Car Challenge in 2017 and aims to complete the project in six months. The team has 30 active members, and those members would like to raise — potentially even
Hawks helping Hawks with physical disabilities Three UI students created a nonprofit called Students Care to help students with physical disabilities. They hope to expand the organization with additional staff and an Iowa State location to reach more clients.
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double — their numbers with participants of all interests to finish the project. “We felt it was a great project for mechanical engineers to work on, and it gave mechanical engineers a chance to work with electrical engineers, business majors, finance, and actually work with a more broad spectrum,” said Winston Wallingford, the president of the UI engineer-society chapter. At the meeting, UI electrical engineering student Shane Trautsch said the project is on schedule. Solar panels will be implemented soon, and the team seeks artists
for the car’s design. “We just ordered 600 solar cells from SunPower, the lead manufacturers in solar-cell technology right now,” he said. “We’re currently working with Assistant Professor Fatima Toor [on the solar car], and we’re really happy to have her on board.” The UI chapter received the solar-car frame and chassis from Iowa State University’s long-established PRISUM Solar Car Team to help jump-start the program last year. Although the chapter was unable to compete in the 2018 Amer-
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ican Solar Challenge this past summer because the car was incomplete, the team has high hopes for the project’s future, according to the UI Mechanical and Industrial Engineering website. Chapter Vice President Sam McElwain said the UI team plans to build a solar car completely on its own by 2020 to compete in the challenge. Once completed, the team members plan to test-drive and showcase their current vehicle through Iowa’s 99 counties in SEE SOLAR CAR, 2A
Hawkeye Poll opens doors for students
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley addresses the document debate in Supreme Court nomination.
Approaching a midterm election, the Hawkeye Poll allows students to conduct a poll on state politics and policy.
Football prepares for Iowa State playmakers without film
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BY CALEB MCCULLOUGH
A main focus for Iowa has been studying film from the 2017 Cy-Hawk matchup, but it has to prepare for two major parts of the ISU roster without seeing how they play.
Iowa Sen. and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley called Democrats’ complaints of missing documents a “distraction” in the fight to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s choice for Supreme Court justice. “The judge is so qualified and [the documents are] meant to be distractions because none of them are seeing anything wrong with his qualifications,” Grassley told reporters Wednesday. Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing began Tuesday following the Labor Day holiday, but calls to delay the hearing began in August. The committee’s ranking member, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., called for the delay of Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing on Aug. 22 because the Judiciary Committee Democrats only had access to a portion of Kavanaugh’s records. Just days before the hearings were set to begin, the Senate was informed documents would be withheld by the executive branch. The Trump administration announced it would withhold 100,000 pages of documents relating to Kavanaugh’s time in the George W. Bush White
Students have a unique opportunity this year to participate in Hawkeye Poll, a political-science class offered only in election years focused on the process of creating and interpreting political surveys. The class covers all the various aspects of making and analyzing a survey, and students get the hands-on experience of creating and conducting their own poll. “For this class, we try to teach students the conceptual skills and practical tools to interpret surveys,” class instructor Jielu Yao said. “What makes this class different is that we let students do the real stuff.” The Hawkeye Poll began in 2007 as an independent study for undergraduate students to help in faculty and graduate student research, political-science Professor Fred Boehmke said. It has been offered as a class in its current form every two years since 2012. The data from the poll have been published in national and international newspapers. According to the class’s website, it has been seen in Newsweek, Time, and the Washington Post. The data have even been published in a newspaper in Japan, Boehmke said. Over the years, the poll has focused on such different areas as county and federal politics, Boehmke said. This year questions will relate to state politics. In addition to general questions about policy, it will feature questions about the candidates for governor and the House of Representatives, among others. Boehmke said the data will also be used to make predictions about who might win the state elections in November. First, Yao said, the students will work on creating questions for the survey. For example, she said, they will parse phrasing questions correctly to avoid accidental bias.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, talks to reporters at the 8th Circuit Judicial Conference in Des Moines on Aug. 17. Grassley told reporters hearings for President Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, would begin Sept. 4.
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Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
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Lorri Schrock chats with a student at the Engineering Student Organization Fair on Wednesday. “The fair is a great time to talk to students about potential job opportunities,” Schrock said.
POLL CONTINUED FROM FRONT The questions will be decided on by the class students, graduate students, and professors. They will cover a wide range of political topics, including questions about the 2018 general election. The questions will have a focus on Iowa politics
KAVANAUGH CONTINUED FROM FRONT House. A Bush lawyer released 42,000 pages of documents the day before the hearings began. “This is just the latest action in a series of actions to obstruct our review of Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination,” Feinstein said in a Sept. 1 statement. The late release of the Bush documents also raised Democrats’ ire. “It’s the latest insult in what has been an insulting process for reviewing the nominee’s record on the issues,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said on Monday. Grassley disagreed. He noted on Wednesday the total number of available documents equal more than the five previous nominees combined. “Most of these people have said that they’re going to vote no anyways,” Grassley said. “I think there’s only six or seven Democrats who ha-
SOLAR CAR CONTINUED FROM FRONT the next six months, Wallingford said. They plan on visiting high schools, museums, and donors and followers of their progress to promote participation in STEM fields, especially for future generations. The car, while requiring thousands of dollars in fundraising and plenty of people to complete, also allows students from
but will also touch on national issues, though no specific questions have been written yet, Boehmke said. The next phase of the process begins in October, when students will work with the Iowa Social Science Research Center to make calls across the state of Iowa and ask the questions in an attempt to get an accurate sample for the survey, Yao said. The students will then
get the chance to interpret the data using a program called Stata. The program lets them turn their data into charts and graphs and see how different factors affect each other. After that, students will learn to write press releases to inform the public of their findings, Yao said. Once results are published, people will be able to see which demographic groups
voted for which candidates. Matthew Wallack, a senior majoring in political science, decided to take the class because he thought it seemed interesting, and it fulfilled a requirement for his political risk-analysis certificate. He enjoys the practical experience that the class provides. “We’re working in groups, and it’s more of a hands-on experience,” he said. The students have an ac-
ven’t said how they’re going to vote. So how much more do you need to know to vote no?” On his 15th judicial nomination, Grassley noted he has seen growing partisan divide in confirmations since 2002.
“The well was poisoned about the year 2002, when Democrats figured ‘we’ve got to enter politics into it,’ ” said Grassley, one of the Senate’s longest-sitting members. Kavanaugh needs to capture 51 votes in the Senate
to be confirmed. Grassley remains confident in the circuit judge’s confirmation despite pushback from Senate Democrats. He told reporters Wednesday he believes Kavanaugh will get 54 or 55 votes from
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tive role in every part of this process, which is something that the class instructors appreciate, Boehmke said. “The thing that makes it
most valuable for students is that they get to be involved in the research process from the first step to the last step,” he said.
senators on both sides, but he noted he does not expect to see much support from Democrats. “If we don’t have at least 50 votes, I’m sure that no Democrats would dare give us the 50th vote,” Grassley said on Wednesday in a press conference. In August, Grassley told reporters that the confirmation hearing would last a week at the least, adding that the confirmation process will take as long as his colleagues need.
Trump nominated Kavanaugh, a judge for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, on July 9 to fill the vacant seat left by retiring U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. This is Trump’s second Supreme Court nomination; the first was Neil Gorsuch in 2017. “[Kavanaugh’s qualifications are] very good obviously and today and tomorrow’s hearing is very vital for the American people to hear directly from the nominee,” Grassley said Wednesday.
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Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies on Tuesday during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill. a variety of areas to work together in a professional group setting while applying their skills and interests. Students interested in electrical and mechanical engineering, finance, business, art, computer science, journalism, and dozens of other fields are all necessary to raise funds, promote, buy materials, and write updates on the team’s progress. “Our club has so many different pieces, and it’s such a big project, so it’s a
great idea to bring in other majors,” McElwain said. In addition to finishing and racing the vehicle in the future, the club’s goals are to promote student growth. Wallingford said the project gives engineers and other majors the opportunity to get hands-on experience and apply what they learn in class. The project allows members to develop networking with peers, professors, and companies, and provides an ideal opportunity to promote STEM and environ-
mental sustainability, he said. “We’re hoping that through our organization, we’ll be able to speak to schools and, hopefully, do demonstrations to get kids more passionate and enthusiastic about STEM fields,” Wallingford said.
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UI senior Sam McElwain moves around the mechanics shop in the Chemistry Building on Tuesday. The Solar Car team is building the UI’s first competition solar car.
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ICON Direct works to saves students money ICON Direct is a new system that provides students with a way to save money on textbooks while providing them with all of the materials they need for their courses, replacing print textbooks with digital versions. BY KELSEY HARRELL
kelsey-harrell@uiowa.edu Rising textbook prices have plagued college students for decades. Now, for some students, there may be a solution. ICON Direct is a new system in the University of Iowa’s online course-management system, ICON. The new system allows professors to choose digital textbooks for their courses as well as tailor their lessons as they please because everything is online. The digital textbook functions as a way for students and instructors to communicate with each other besides using email. Annette Beck, the IT director at the UI Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology, said that through ICON Direct, faculty can send messages to their students and students can ask questions through the textbook. The students can also annotate and bookmark sections of their digital textbooks. The use of ICON Direct can save students money on textbooks through the university’s partnership with Unizin, a nonprofit that works to provide affordable alternatives to textbooks. For the fall semester alone, students have saved close to $500,000 on textbooks, Beck said. Students can also download their textbooks on up to five devices and access their ICON Direct textbooks for
as long as they are enrolled at the UI, Beck said. The digital textbooks are part of a student’s financial aid, so they will be charged for the book in the third week of the semester. This allows students to have access to their book at the beginning of the course. “ICON Direct is about finding new and creative ways to help students save money on course materials but also about giving them materials at the right time,” Beck said. “If students have course materials the first day of class, they are more likely to be successful.” On Tuesday, UI Student Government senators voted on a resolution to support ICON Direct. Tristan Schmidt, the UISG director of academic affairs, said textbook affordability has been a concentration for UISG for the past couple of years, given the rising cost of higher education. He said the group sees ICON Direct as a way to alleviate the stress of buying textbooks. “In a way, this program is more sustainable because textbooks are a lot of paper, and so having this online is an accessible format for people who want to be more sustainable,” Schmidt said. UISG wants students to be aware of other affordable textbook options besides renting, buying used textbooks, or buying from sources other than the Hawkshop and Iowa Book, he said.
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Even though textbooks through ICON Direct are cheaper for students, the HawkShop and Iowa Book aren’t marking up any of their textbook prices and the university is not receiving
any royalties from the program. Schmidt said UISG and the UI are focused on ensuring students can save money on the textbooks they need for their courses. From the standpoint of
UI faculty, it can save time by eliminating manual work with the interaction of ICON and an online homework system running separate programs, said Jim Chaffee, the assistant dean for infor-
mation, technology, and facilities in the Tippie College of Business. “I feel comfortable using the program because I know we’re getting the best thing for the students,” he said.
Student care group grows to help more Hawks Three UI students discuss the first year of their nonprofit and their future plans, including expansion to ISU, app development, and growing the staff and client numbers. The nonprofit helps students with physical disabilities. BY PAUL ELWELL
james-elwell@uiowa.edu The last time The Daily Iowan spoke with the cofounders of Students Care, it was in Michael Penniman’s single-sized dorm room in Burge. Now, the office of the nonprofit organization, which is run by three University of Iowa students, is located just across the street at the Bedell Entrepreneurship Learning Laboratory. The students sit in leather chairs in conference rooms to discuss their organization’s future. Students Care is a nonprofit organization aimed at providing UI students with physical disabilities a better quality of personal care and to improve the overall college experience for the individuals. UI students Penniman, Peter Easler, and Jacob Newcomb started the organization last October after Penniman, a quadriplegic, said he experienced insufficient care from local pro-
viders. The business has since grown, with the number of clients doubling from two to four, including its first female client. “That was a challenge, trying to build a new team when we’ve primarily only had guys and getting in touch with girls who wanted to be a part of it, but we made it work,” Newcomb said. “We now have eight or nine women volunteering for us, so that’s fantastic.” To help organize the growing number of clients and employees the group works with, the students have also created an app. “We are building, or I guess have built, an app,” Easler said. “The app works for scheduling purposes, and in terms of growth, if we were going to another university, workers can get an idea of how many clients are at that school, who they want to sign up for, sign up for shifts, and communicate with the client.” Students Care has made
headway as a part of the UI as well. The organization is registered with the UI Founder’s Club and won awards at two university business competitions against for-profit business models. Students Care also has a board of directors made up of faculty from the UI Finance and Risk Management Departments and one of the client’s parents, who has nonprofit-management experience, Easler said. “Getting people who have experience in the industry helps us,” Easler said. “There isn’t really a company like us that we can base our operations on.” The business model is currently funded by donations, which can be made through the organization’s website. The three said one of the first steps they took when creating the business was to have a quality website that would make donating to and contacting the group easy for others. Regarding the future of
Students Care, the group members said they are working on a plethora of new initiatives to grow the business and spread the services as widely as possible. They want to form a student organization and partner with existing student groups, and they all agreed that working with the support of the university is critical to their success. Penniman said he has been in talks with several student groups in the medical field to partner with Students Care. “Instead of having to go out and find people interested in this type of job, these people need that experience,” Penniman said. “We’ve got word that maybe a few hundred students are potentially available as volunteers.” Students Care plans to expand to Iowa State at some point this year. More information on the group can be found on its website at collegestudentscare.org. Contributed
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I.C. Kings performer Wiley Guyote applies his mustache before I.C. Kings presents Netflix and Chill at Studio 13 on Aug. 30.
KINGS CONTINUED FROM 1B Outside of entertainment, Lover said, drag performance can carry a political message through its transgressive nature.
“It’s really interesting because just by putting on the costume to perform on stage as a male persona, it inherently makes people think about societal norms of gender and sexuality and question what those really mean,” Lover said. “Some people just see it as entertainment and don’t re-
alize it can be multifaceted.” Lover said one of the most common misconceptions of drag kings is they’re often conflated with transgender men. An important distinction he made between the two groups was how drag kings are a specific type of performance artist.
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I.C. Kings performer Abel Justice practices using his props during I.C. Kings presents Netflix and Chill at Studio 13 on Aug. 30. “Not everybody is a performer,” he said. “So likewise, not every trans person would want to be on stage, and not every drag performer is trans. But then there are some drag performers who are transgender. The two are not mutually exclusive.” Justice said people often ques-
tion drag kings having legitimacy as artists, feeling that others question why a woman would take up male characteristics. “Sometimes, I feel I get some looks like, ‘Girl, what are you doing?’ ” Justice said. “People don’t really know what to do with it sometimes.”
Although the number of kings remains relatively low in the drag scene, Justice said, he encourages more interested women to try out drag performance, saying they will find the opportunity liberating. “Just come out and be a rock star,” Justice said.
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Makeup artist dances beyond beauty Olivia Peters, a local makeup artist and University of Iowa student, speaks of her creative process. BY SARAH STORTZ
sarah-stortz @uiowa.edu University of Iowa freshman Olivia Peters views the human face as a canvas. As with any other artist, she sets a base before beginning to work. Using a jumbo cream-colored eye pencil, Pe-
ters marks the spots on her face, making sure the vibrant colors will stay put. Peters said her interest in makeup started in junior high, when she started following various makeup artists on YouTube, and she has played around since. She particularly enjoyed watching makeup
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Olivia Peters poses for a portrait on Aug. 30. She has done work with cosmetics since junior high.
artist Kandee Johnson and her method of creating transformative looks. “I thought it was really interesting how a person could completely transform physical appearance just with an hour of time and some patience,” she said. “It has kind of a magical quality about it.” Majoring in integrated biology, Peters said, she draws creative inspiration from the facial anatomy of people. “If you look at a lot of my makeup looks, the way that I will shape things and contour things has to do with the way the face is structured,” she said. “I think a lot of my interest in that stems from my interest in the life sciences.” Peters said she doesn’t think of the typical beauty perspective while creating a look, instead viewing the process as being meditative. “People can send a message or tell a story through their makeup looks,” she said. “It’s not just about looking good. Just like any other form of art, you can send a message or express yourself.” She enjoys looking up different makeup artists on Instagram, saying several of them share a similar style of work. She’s particularly
drawn to artists who create face charts, which are 2D drawings portraying what someone’s makeup can look like. When it comes to creating abstract looks, she prefers to practice on herself. However, she also delves into creating traditional, glamorous makeup looks, typically on clients. She has previously done makeup for girls for homecomings and proms, she said. “I feel kind of honored to be able to help them,” she said. “It’s important moments for them and just the fact that they let me in to be a part of that.”
FAST FACTS Hometown: Bettendorf, Iowa Year in School: Freshman Age: 18 Top artist she listens to: Nate Ruess Dream place to live: Greece Dream place to work: As a biomedical illustrator somewhere Favorite place for a late-night bite: Hy-Vee Bakery Favorite movie: Moulin Rouge Last song stuck in her head: “What’s the Name of the Game?” (ABBA) Instagram: olivpeters
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Tattoo you, as told by a first-time amateur Daily Iowan Arts reporter Philip Runia reflects on the excitement and anxiety of getting his first tattoo.
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Runia’s tattoo. He got it to remind him to always keep his eyes open and to maintain his spontaneity as his life becomes more stressful.
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philip-runia @uiowa.edu A sexy mermaid. Several Tigerhawks. A seaman holding an unlit cigarette. I don’t belong here. My virgin skin, unpierced and bare, has no right to set foot inside. “I have an appointment at 4:30.” I’m 21 years old. I should’ve gotten a tattoo when I turned 18. Perhaps I should have had a drink be-
fore coming; I heard somewhere that helps. “Please sign the waiver.” My brilliant hand can’t get the pen to work. A signature, and I’m really doing this. Thoughts have been circulating in my mind for months about what I should get. The design isn’t Jackie’s style, but Sarah likes it. Andrea was going to draw an original design for me. I think she forgot, but it’s pointless to remind her if I
haven’t made up my mind yet. Mom didn’t approve of my sister’s tattoo. She just got a second one. Old School Jeff, my tattoo artist, doesn’t think the white ink will work. The eventual yellow won’t look good on me, regardless of my skin pigment. His experience is evident. I think I saw a book on the counter called Jeff’s Work or something similar. I try not to sound like an idiot, again but am too late. “I saw this woman come into my workplace with a shirt on that looked cool.” The tattoo will be black. Jeff makes the prints, and it fits perfectly on the back of my arm (not that I can see). Sarah likes it. I turn from the mermaid and the seaman with the cigarette to the back room. It’s bigger than I thought. Along the wall there is another mermaid and another man with a cigarette; they’re siblings, not twins (like eyebrows should be). Jeff showed me filled in brows and line work for the design. I still haven’t made up my mind, but we’ll start with line work. I’ll have to lie down on the saran-wrapped examination table, but first I need a shave. While Jeff lathers my arm in shaving soap (peppermint, I think), I look around the
room. While the mermaid and the man take center stage, designs reminiscent of Ancient China, distortions of Disney, and pinup models fill my line of sight. The razor was clean, and my skin is smooth. More fluid is applied, this time antiseptic. It stinks of clean, although I’m grateful for the sanitary measure. Jeff checks the needle, too. After the print is applied from a paper not unlike those tattoos you get when you’re a kid at the fair, we make sure it’s even. Sarah likes it. I lie down on the table. “The best thing for you to do is relax, and we can take a break if you need,” Jeff says reassuringly. “Don’t try to power through it if you’re uncomfortable.” He tells me his stomach tattoo hurt the worst, that the torso is uncomfortable. The body is just made that way. My arm should be fine. I’ve heard it feels like cat-scratches, I’ve heard it’s the snap of the rubber band. For Jeff, it’s an asshole poking your sunburn. It’s not too bad, so we continue. While the pain fluctuates, it’s worst point is not enough to incite a jerk or wish for a break. While my palms sweat inside my white fingers, Jeff and Sarah distract me. Sarah’s man didn’t snap back;
her sister was forced to get blood drawn by her mom. Distracting myself, I reply instantly and often. “That’s evil,” Jeff says. Coffee is expensive sometimes because it’s brewed after being digested by felines, pirates still exist, and they steal coffee sometimes, and there is a brand of lettuce that has the root still attached (but it’s very good on burgers and sandwiches). “We’re halfway done,” Jeff says. Adrenaline gone (I hadn’t noticed when it kicked in), the second half stings more than the first. Up from the table, I unstick my shirt from my torso and wipe my hands on my pants. Jeff likes Beyoncé and supports theme tattoos. The brows aren’t filled in, but after it heals, I can color it in with marker and see if I like it enough to get a touchup. Sarah likes it. Jeff is a good businessman. I almost want another tattoo, but the stinging on my arm shuts me up. While Jeff explains the directions, I check out my newly tatted arm in the floor-length mirror opposite his table. I like it. After getting moisturized and wrapped, I might have to Google the aftercare, but I remember something about unscented lotion. I
pay and tip well because Jeff was nice, “the epitome of ‘tough love.’ ” Jeff hands me a pamphlet for aftercare, reading my mind. It stings, but I’ll be back. Probably.
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football Continued from 6A its Week 1 matchup with South Dakota State, up 7-0 in the first quarter, before a storm derailed the rest of the game. So the less-than-a-quarter’s worth of film that could have been given to Iowa is essentially worthless. In terms of resources, film is one of the biggest a team has when preparing for an opponent, Iowa safety Jake Gervase said. He estimated he watches about eight to 10 hours of film with the group in a typical week, while also studying 10 to 12 hours on his own. Situations like this are uncommon— college football games rarely get canceled because of weather. The last time Ferentz
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soccer Continued from 6A nior defender Morgan Kemerling said. “They work really well together — they have this dynamic combination that we’ll, hopefully, score some goals with.” Burns was cleared to play the week before the Hawkeye Invitational, but with the Big Ten
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remembers something similar is when Iowa played an opponent in Week 2 that played a team so bad the previous week that the film didn’t show anything about the opponent. The situation certainly changes how Iowa prepares. Film is a huge part of preparation, so the Hawkeyes will have to go back to last season to get their fill of film. There are also things from last season’s Cy-Hawk game that Iowa can pick out and make improvements on. “It’s huge. Most of our time getting reps is in the film room, not necessarily on the field,” Gervase said. “It’s all about whether you’re in the film room or on your iPad at home. Using that as a resource, it’s kind of a full-time job, because it’s another class you’re trying to study and prepare for a big test on Saturday.” Iowa may not have recent film
from the Cyclones, but it does have a game under its belt. The Hawkeyes’ win over Northern Illinois served as a tune-up for Iowa State, and it was an important one. There were a few questions, but those had a chance to shake out. Iowa held the Huskies to just 211 yards of total offense in Week 1 – a good sign entering a game against Montgomery and Company. Perhaps the Hawkeyes having a game under their belt is the tradeoff for not having film. “It’s a challenge for sure, but we feel good that we got on the field and played a game,” defensive lineman Sam Brincks said. “However you see it, it can be an advantage, or you can let it can bring you down, Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan but I think both teams are Iowa midfielder Natalie Winters plays a pass against Central Michigan on Aug. 31 at the Iowa Soccer Complex. probably going to take it as an Winters scored the Hawkeyes’ third goal on a penalty kick in the second half, and the Hawkeyes defeated the advantage.” Chippewas, 3-1. Green, 6-0.
tance sitting at around 9,500 miles. She agreed with Sunderland about the support provided for Hawkeye athletes. “Probably the biggest difference between Iowa and where I’m from is the ability to do school and a sport at the same time and really try your hardest at both,” Murphy said. “Back home, you choose one or the other, and it’s a bit unfortunate, but here, you have so many opportunities and access to so many things, which is really nice.”
Holley, originally from Bristol, England, notices the landscape change. “[There are] a lot more cornfields, [it’s a] much smaller town, you get a lot closer with the people here,” she said. When you live 40 minutes from home, it’s easy to go back and sleep in your bed if you miss it, but living across oceans makes it much more difficult to reach the things you miss most while at college.
“[I miss my] family,” said Birch, who moved here from York, England. “I am really close with them, so I miss seeing them every day, but I talk to them pretty much every day.” Coming from different parts of the world, each woman brings her unique lingo, similar to how the common Midwesterner uses the term “Ope.” “Usually to say thank you, I say cheers, and everyone thinks that’s really weird,
season on the horizon, Burns’ health was the top priority. “We’ve been patient with her, and she’s been patient because we want her to come back and be comfortable,” DiIanni said. “We’re excited to see her contribute on the field and break herself in before Big Ten starts.” Iowa will take on Iowa State this weekend for the Cy-Hawk Trophy. After the Cy-Hawk match on Friday, Iowa will see
Wyoming on Sept. 9 before kicking off the Big Ten season against Maryland on Sept. 14. Iowa’s second leading scorer, Olivia Fiegel, may return from injury this weekend as well. Fiegel, who scored 6 goals last season, helped guide Iowa past Iowa State last season with a goal in overtime. “Any game is a big game, but this just adds a little extra,” Burns said. “I’m just ready to get out there and kick some butt.”
The Hawkeyes have been able to hold their own without last year’s leading scorer. New faces have dotted the stat sheets for Iowa. Junior Natalie Winters has 3 goals under her belt, and redshirt freshman Josie Durr has 2. Freshman Sara Wheaton has earned 2 assists. “They’ve done a really good job stepping up,” Burns said. “Just having [Fiegel and me] come in now adds a little bit of a spark to the team.”
but everyone is starting to say it now, which is awesome,” Murphy said. Other lingo on the field-hockey team includes “sunshine” from Birch. Holley says “I reckon” as a way of saying “I think I will.” Stribos, from Brussels, never uses the word “yes”; instead, she says “ja,” “yes” in Dutch. Despite these minor language differences, Murphy said making the move from Australia didn’t feel that different.
“I think it was pretty easy to adjust coming from so far away,” Murphy said. “Everyone was so welcoming, not just the team, but my professors and the school community as well as parents. Everyone was really welcoming so it didn’t really feel like much of a change.” The seven women make up an integral part of the field-hockey team. The Hawkeyes are 3-1 so far and recently moved up in the rankings from 20th to 14th.
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HAWKEYE UPDATES UNI vs. Iowa sold out The Iowa football game against Northern Iowa at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 15 has sold out. This is the third game at Kinnick to sell out this season. This weekend’s matchup against Iowa State and the Wisconsin game (Sept. 22) have also sold out, the Athletics Department previously announced. The Panthers and Hawkeyes will square off in Iowa’s “Fight for Iowa” game, in which fans are encouraged to wear apparel sporting the slogan. Northern Iowa marks Iowa’s first night game of the season; it will be televised on Big Ten Network. Tickets are still available for the final three home games: Homecoming against Maryland (Oct. 20), Northwestern (Nov. 10), and the season finale day-after-Thanksgiving game against Nebraska.
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One highstake game, no film to be shown David Montgomery and Hakeem Butler pose challenges for Iowa’s defense-– and it’s going to be even more difficult to stop them without film.
HAWKS IN THE MINORS Mason McCoy, Delmarva Shorebirds (Baltimore A) — 124 Games, .266/.331/.369, 47 RBIs, 4 HRs Nick Gallagher, Lake County Captains (Cleveland A) — 18 Games, 2-2, 1 Save, 4.00 ERA, 54 Ks Robert Neustrom, Aberdeen IronBirds (Baltimore Short-Season A) — 61 Games, .272/.313/.404, 29 RBIs, 4 HRs Tyler Cropley, Auburn Doubledays (Washington Short-Season A) — 14 Games, .310/.453/.357, 9 RBIs Joel Booker, Birmingham Barons (Chicago White Sox AA) — 119 Games, .279/.360/.399, 38 RBIs, 7 HRs Blake Hickman, Winston-Salem Dash (Chicago White Sox A) — 33 Games, 3-3, 6.83 ERA, 54 Ks Brady Schanuel, AZL Brewers (Arizona League) – 17 Gs, 0-0, 9.90 ERA, 32 Ks Jake Adams, Buies Creek Astros (Houston A) — 111 Games, .247/.322/.430, 54 RBIs, 15 HRs Tyler Peyton, Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Chicago Cubs A) — 38 Games, 3-6, 3.07 ERA, 52 Ks Matt Dermody, Buffalo Bisons (Toronto AAA) — 5 Games, 0-0, 7.20 ERA, 6 Ks Nick Roscetti, Carolina Mudcats (Milwaukee A) — 86 Games, .285/.342/.335, 29 RBIs Jake Yacinich, Mobile BayBears (LA Angels AA) — 11 Games, .158/.256/.211, 2 RBIs
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Iowa State quarterback Jacob Park hands off a ball to running back David Montgomery during the Iowa/Iowa State game for the Cy-Hawk trophy in Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones, 44-41, in overtime.
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pete.ruden@uiowa.edu Iowa State playmakers David Montgomery and Hakeem Butler offer enough trouble for opposing defenses trying to stop them. Throw in the fact that Iowa doesn’t have film on the Cyclones this season because their first game was canceled, and that challenge multiplies.
The players themselves are some of the best Iowa State has to offer. Butler, an athletic 6-6 receiver, caught 41 passes for 697 yards and 7 touchdowns in 2017, including 2 scores in last year’s Cy-Hawk game, one of which a go-ahead 74-yard bomb late in the fourth quarter. Montgomery also torched the Hawkeye defense last season, running for 112 yards and a touchdown on the ground
and reeling in 5 receptions for 53 yards out of the backfield. Iowa faced a lot of quality running backs last year. Saquon Barkley, Jonathan Taylor, J.K. Dobbins, Justin Jackson all made that list, and so did Montgomery. “I told our guys, I don’t know that we’ll see a better back this season,” Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz said. “I don’t know who’s out there, but we’re going
to see good players. We always do in our conference. But he’s as good a back as you’re going to face anywhere in the country. It starts with him. First thing about it, he’s tough. He’s a tough, competitive guy, runs extremely hard, and I thought last year when it really counted, that’s when he was at his best.” Iowa State had something going in SEE FOOTBALL, 5A
Iowa field-hockey has global reach
Hawks return a proven scorer
Seven of 21 Iowa field-hockey players are anywhere from 4,000 to 9,500 miles away from the place they call home.
Devin Burns will make her season debut against Iowa State, giving the Hawkeyes one more offensive asset.
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big game, but this just adds a little extra. I’m just ready to get out there and kick some butt.”
Going to a different country to attend school and compete in a college sport is a big decision, but one that has numerous reasons behind it. “I chose to go to Iowa because of the family feeling I felt when I was talking to the coaches, and they also really help push the students to do our best on and off the field,” said Brown, a native of Christchurch, New Zealand. The Hawkeye atmosphere draws in athletes from All over the
Iowa soccer has enjoyed success this season, finding time and time again a way to win — or in better terms, a way not to tie. The 4-0-1 Hawkeyes have often been stagnant in the first half, relying on late-game heroics to top their opponents. Even with the impressive early record, Iowa has lacked a spark along the frontline. Junior Kaleigh Haus has created opportunities, with 13 shots on goal, but has yet to capitalize this season. Iowa may be getting the offensive spark it needs this weekend with the season début of junior forward Devin Burns. The Iowa State game will mark Burns’ first game back since injuring her meniscus right before the summer exhibition game on Aug. 12. “This injury really did stink, especially right before the first exhibition game,” Burns said. “But this team really did step it up. It feels good to come back in three weeks when it usually takes four to six. I’m grateful that I’ve been able to go through this process really quickly.” Last season, Burns led the Hawkeyes in goals with 9, shots on goal with 25, and assists with 5. “[Burns] is a proven goal scorer,” DiIanni head coach Dave DiIanni said. “Anytime you can count on a little consistency on the roster that helps — especially that line in terms of forwards.” The addition of Burns goes beyond just her accolades; her teammates say she boosts the players around her. “She is another upperclassman, so she brings that leadership to the forward line as well as Kaleigh,” se-
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— Devin Burns on returning from a knee injury for the Iowa State game
STAT OF THE DAY Iowa soccer junior forward Kaleigh Haus has taken 13 shots this season and has scored 0 goals.
David Harmantas/The Daily Iowan Iowa soccer has enjoyed success this season, finding time and time again a way to win — or in better terms, a way not to tie.
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Some of Iowa field hockey’s most influential players have come from around the world to experience the Hawkeye lifestyle. The sport’s international squad comprises senior Isabella Brown, juniors Katie Birch and Sophie Sunderland, sophomores Maddy Murphy and Ellie Holley, and freshmen Lokke Stribos and Anthe Nijziel.
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Iowa City Meet Your Kings
A local drag troupe, the Iowa City Kings, aims to create a space to explore male personas through the art of drag perfomance. BY SARAH STORTZ | sarah-stortz@uiowa.edu While getting ready for a show, Amanda Green first puts on a compression shirt to bind her chest. Taking a lighter to burn a wine cork until it turns black, she’ll use the ash to give herself a 5 o’clock shadow and a base for her beard. With a black eyeliner pencil, Green will make her eyebrows bushier and more prominent. Once the beard is set, Green uses liquid eyeliner to make her facial hair more bold. The look is completed with crepe hair glued to her face, giving the beard a more realistic look. After an hour has passed, Green transforms into Hugh Jindapants, one of the performers of I.C. Kings, Iowa’s City’s dragking troupe. During a difficult point in her life, Green said, she was approached by her sister, who needed an opener for her band. She pushed Green to try out a drag performance, because there weren’t many kings in the area. For the next nine years, Green said, she’s been “hooked” on drag, finding it empowering to reclaim masculine traits, as if she’s reversing her role in society. “It was truly the most thrilling, satisfying thing I did in a long time,” Green said. “It was a very cathartic and therapeutic thing for me.” Franky D. Lover, the leader of I.C. Kings, said he had his first experience with drag performance while he was a student at the University of Iowa. As a former executive board member of the university’s LGBTQ student organization, the group had a tradition in which the members held an annual “drag prom.” Delving more into the art, Lover noticed a disparity between queens and kings; the drag culture was mostly filled with queens, and most of the kings only performed solo. He wanted to bring in more variety by beginning a drag-king troupe, he said.
Reaching out to different kings in the state, I.C. Kings ultimately formed in 2009. Once the group came together, Lover said, there were more individuals willing to look into becoming drag kings. “The visibility is huge,” Lover said. “By creating space for drag kings, it helps encourage more variety in drag performance.” Green had a similar belief. “I think because of the low representation, there’s a lot of people un-
‘There’s a lot of freedom and a lot of power. I feel like a heightened version of myself that I don’t often share.’ — Abel Justice, IC King aware of these cool things happening in these subcultures,” she said. While drag queens have reached levels of mainstream success, such as the television series “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” drag kings still remain a minority in popular culture. The subculture of drag kings stems from performers in the 19th century called male impersonators, women who would dress up in traditional masculine clothes to plausibly come off as men, according to a video titled “The History of Drag Kings” from Jezebel. I.C. Kings performs at Studio 13 on the last Thursday of every month. With each of the kings having a distinct personality, Lover said, the diversity brings in great benefits for entertaining the
audience. “You get an even better show working as part of a group, because each person contributes their unique talents, so you can put on a show you couldn’t do on your own,” Lover said. To emulate masculine characteristics, the kings will often incorporate aggressive choreography into their routine, similar to a male superstar. This may include jumping around, thrusting, or shaking their fists in the air. Abel Justice, the most recent addition to I.C. Kings, said he believed his interest in drag first sparked when he watched the film Hairspray as a child, where he saw actor Harvey Fierstein play the character of Edna. He would lean over to his mother while viewing the film, whispering to her about how he couldn’t believe it was a man on screen. Once he moved to Iowa City in 2016, a friend persuaded him to try drag performance. In his first act, he said, he recalled displaying a “farm boy” image, wearing overalls and a straw hat. Justice said he takes around two hours to prepare for a show. When he had longer hair, Justice would take some strands of his own hair and glue it to his face. Justice exemplifies his party-animal spirit by drawing sharpie tattoos all over himself. “He has masculine energy, but he’s not sure what to do with it, so it comes out in different ways,” Justice said in describing his character. Coming from a theater background, he said, he had difficulties finding his niche in performance. With drag, he said, he gets the best of worlds, acting simultaneously as the director, makeup artist, and choreographer. “There’s a lot of freedom and a lot of power,” he said. “I feel like a heighted version of myself that I don’t often share.”
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TODAY 09.06 MUSIC • LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE, LILY DATAEYE, 7:30 P.M., MILL, 120 E. BURLINGTON • LA VISH, OP $AV, 9 P.M., GABE’S, 330 E. WASHINGTON • COPPER SNAKE TRAILS, 9 P.M., BLUE MOOSE, 211 IOWA • FIONA GREY, 9:30 P.M., YACHT CLUB, 13 S. LINN
FILM • THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS, 3, 5:30, & 8 P.M., FILMSCENE, 118 E. COLLEGE • THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST, 3:30, 6, & 8:30 P.M., FILMSCENE
ART • GEMS OF HOPE WORKSHOP, 6 P.M., BEADOLOGY IOWA, 220 E. WASHINGTON
Sorry to Bother You is a dark comedy featuring an acclaimed cast, including Lakeith Stanfield, Terry Crews, Patton Oswalt, David Cross, Danny Glover, and Armie Hammer, among others. The film tracks the life of Cassius Green, a telemarketer in an alternative reality of Oakland, California. Once Cassius masters his “white voice,” his success as a telemarketer skyrockets. Promoted to the prestigious position of “power caller,” Cassius is thrown headfirst into a conflict between corporate greed and material comfort.
LITERATURE • ALEXIA ARTHURS AND RUTH JOFFRE, 7 P.M., PRAIRIE LIGHTS, 15 S. DUBUQUE
MISCELLANEOUS • AUBREE SWEENEY AND FRIENDS STANDUP COMEDY NIGHT , 7 P.M., YACHT CLUB
— Joshua Balicki
THIS WEEK IN MUSIC HISTORY
FRIDAY 09.07
Sept. 6, 1990: Tom Fogerty (rhythm guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revival) dies at 49 due to complications of AIDS he contracted during a blood transfusion.
MUSIC • 6TH-ANNUAL BRIANFEST, 6 P.M., MILL • LIVE AT THE MARKET SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, FUNK DADDIES, 7 P.M., 225 S. LINN • KEITH BENJAMIN, GUEST TRUMPET RECITAL, 7:30 P.M., VOXMAN CONCERT HALL • NICK WESTPHAL, GUEST HORN RECITAL, 7:30 P.M., VOXMAN RECITAL HALL • DEAD RIDER, COMMANDERS, 8 P.M., GABE’S • SOUL SHERPA, 8 P.M., ENGLERT, 221 E. WASHINGTON
Sept. 7, 1974: The 101ers make its debut at the Telegraph pub in Brixton. The band features Joe Strummer (singer, guitarist, and founding member of The Clash). Sept. 8, 1932: Patsy Cline (country singer) is born. Sept. 9, 1956: Elvis Presley makes his first appearance on the “Ed Sullivan Show.” Sept. 10, 1991: Nirvana releases “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” This day is often described as the day alternative music entered the mainstream due to the unexpected success of the single.
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Sept. 11, 1977: Johnny Buckland (guitarist for Coldplay) is born.
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• SORRY TO BOTHER YOU, 11:30 A.M., 2:30, 5:30, 8:15, & 10 P.M., FILMSCENE • THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST, 1:30 P.M., FILMSCENE • THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS, 8 P.M., FILMSCENE • 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, 8:30 P.M., FILMSCENE
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THEATER • THE CAKE, 7:30 P.M., RIVERSIDE, 213 N. GILBERT • 9 MINUTES AND 28 SECONDS, 8 P.M., 172 THEATER BUILDING
Name: Alex Blocker Year: Freshman Who is your fashion inspiration?: A$AP Rocky
LITERATURE • DANA BOWMAN, 7 P.M., PRAIRIE LIGHTS
What's your fashion style?: It’s kind of eclectic, I go to different stores and see what I like, and throw them together. I used to not care at all, like in middle school and even high school, and then I started caring.
SATURDAY 09.08 MUSIC • NATURAL OIL, B-SIDES, BATTLE RED, 9 P.M., YACHT CLUB
Where do you shop?: Zara, H&M, Macy’s; it’s easiest to get the big brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein.
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FILM • SORRY TO BOTHER YOU, 11:30 A.M., 2:30, 5:30, & 8:15 P.M., FILMSCENE • THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST, NOON & 7:30 P.M., FILMSCENE • 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, 2 P.M., FILMSCENE • THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS, 5 P.M., FILMSCENE • BIJOU AFTER HOURS AKIRA, 11 P.M., FILMSCENE
If you could only shop at one shop forever, where would it be?: I’d probably say Macy’s, just because it has the widest variety.
THEATER • THE CAKE, 7:30 P.M., RIVERSIDE, 213 N. GILBERT • 9 MINUTES AND 28 SECONDS, 8 P.M., 172 THEATER BUILDING
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LITERATURE • JACQUELINE WOODSON IN CONVERSATION WITH ALEXIA ARTHURS,1 P.M., ENGLERT
ALBUM PICK
SUNDAY 09.09
Troye Sivan’s Bloom
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Sivan’s soft electro-pop sound echoes throughout every track, as synth drums mix with EDM-inspired rhythms. The album features Ariana Grande and Gordi, and Grande sways from her more traditional pop sound in “Dance To This,” a mellow pop song. The leisurely pace of the songs and Sivan’s melodious voice, mixed with the intense drum beats, makes his sound unique. “My My My,” “Lucky Strike,” “Bloom,” and “Plum” illuminate the album with their fun breaks and drum-heavy melodies. Ballads such as “Postcard,” “Seventeen,” and “The Good Side” add a nice contrast and showcase Sivan’s vocal range with added harmonies. They don’t slow the album down but rather, add more depth. Song pick: “Lucky Strike”
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I.C. Kings performer Wiley Guyote applies his mustache before I.C. Kings presents Netflix and Chill at Studio 13 on Aug. 30.
KINGS CONTINUED FROM 1B Outside of entertainment, Lover said, drag performance can carry a political message through its transgressive nature.
“It’s really interesting because just by putting on the costume to perform on stage as a male persona, it inherently makes people think about societal norms of gender and sexuality and question what those really mean,” Lover said. “Some people just see it as entertainment and don’t re-
alize it can be multifaceted.” Lover said one of the most common misconceptions of drag kings is they’re often conflated with transgender men. An important distinction he made between the two groups was how drag kings are a specific type of performance artist.
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I.C. Kings performer Abel Justice practices using his props during I.C. Kings presents Netflix and Chill at Studio 13 on Aug. 30. “Not everybody is a performer,” he said. “So likewise, not every trans person would want to be on stage, and not every drag performer is trans. But then there are some drag performers who are transgender. The two are not mutually exclusive.” Justice said people often ques-
tion drag kings having legitimacy as artists, feeling that others question why a woman would take up male characteristics. “Sometimes, I feel I get some looks like, ‘Girl, what are you doing?’ ” Justice said. “People don’t really know what to do with it sometimes.”
Although the number of kings remains relatively low in the drag scene, Justice said, he encourages more interested women to try out drag performance, saying they will find the opportunity liberating. “Just come out and be a rock star,” Justice said.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Makeup artist dances beyond beauty Olivia Peters, a local makeup artist and University of Iowa student, speaks of her creative process. BY SARAH STORTZ
sarah-stortz @uiowa.edu University of Iowa freshman Olivia Peters views the human face as a canvas. As with any other artist, she sets a base before beginning to work. Using a jumbo cream-colored eye pencil, Pe-
ters marks the spots on her face, making sure the vibrant colors will stay put. Peters said her interest in makeup started in junior high, when she started following various makeup artists on YouTube, and she has played around since. She particularly enjoyed watching makeup
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Olivia Peters poses for a portrait on Aug. 30. She has done work with cosmetics since junior high.
artist Kandee Johnson and her method of creating transformative looks. “I thought it was really interesting how a person could completely transform physical appearance just with an hour of time and some patience,” she said. “It has kind of a magical quality about it.” Majoring in integrated biology, Peters said, she draws creative inspiration from the facial anatomy of people. “If you look at a lot of my makeup looks, the way that I will shape things and contour things has to do with the way the face is structured,” she said. “I think a lot of my interest in that stems from my interest in the life sciences.” Peters said she doesn’t think of the typical beauty perspective while creating a look, instead viewing the process as being meditative. “People can send a message or tell a story through their makeup looks,” she said. “It’s not just about looking good. Just like any other form of art, you can send a message or express yourself.” She enjoys looking up different makeup artists on Instagram, saying several of them share a similar style of work. She’s particularly
drawn to artists who create face charts, which are 2D drawings portraying what someone’s makeup can look like. When it comes to creating abstract looks, she prefers to practice on herself. However, she also delves into creating traditional, glamorous makeup looks, typically on clients. She has previously done makeup for girls for homecomings and proms, she said. “I feel kind of honored to be able to help them,” she said. “It’s important moments for them and just the fact that they let me in to be a part of that.”
FAST FACTS Hometown: Bettendorf, Iowa Year in School: Freshman Age: 18 Top artist she listens to: Nate Ruess Dream place to live: Greece Dream place to work: As a biomedical illustrator somewhere Favorite place for a late-night bite: Hy-Vee Bakery Favorite movie: Moulin Rouge Last song stuck in her head: “What’s the Name of the Game?” (ABBA) Instagram: olivpeters
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Tattoo you, as told by a first-time amateur Daily Iowan Arts reporter Philip Runia reflects on the excitement and anxiety of getting his first tattoo.
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Runia’s tattoo. He got it to remind him to always keep his eyes open and to maintain his spontaneity as his life becomes more stressful.
BY PHILIP RUNIA
philip-runia @uiowa.edu A sexy mermaid. Several Tigerhawks. A seaman holding an unlit cigarette. I don’t belong here. My virgin skin, unpierced and bare, has no right to set foot inside. “I have an appointment at 4:30.” I’m 21 years old. I should’ve gotten a tattoo when I turned 18. Perhaps I should have had a drink be-
fore coming; I heard somewhere that helps. “Please sign the waiver.” My brilliant hand can’t get the pen to work. A signature, and I’m really doing this. Thoughts have been circulating in my mind for months about what I should get. The design isn’t Jackie’s style, but Sarah likes it. Andrea was going to draw an original design for me. I think she forgot, but it’s pointless to remind her if I
haven’t made up my mind yet. Mom didn’t approve of my sister’s tattoo. She just got a second one. Old School Jeff, my tattoo artist, doesn’t think the white ink will work. The eventual yellow won’t look good on me, regardless of my skin pigment. His experience is evident. I think I saw a book on the counter called Jeff’s Work or something similar. I try not to sound like an idiot, again but am too late. “I saw this woman come into my workplace with a shirt on that looked cool.” The tattoo will be black. Jeff makes the prints, and it fits perfectly on the back of my arm (not that I can see). Sarah likes it. I turn from the mermaid and the seaman with the cigarette to the back room. It’s bigger than I thought. Along the wall there is another mermaid and another man with a cigarette; they’re siblings, not twins (like eyebrows should be). Jeff showed me filled in brows and line work for the design. I still haven’t made up my mind, but we’ll start with line work. I’ll have to lie down on the saran-wrapped examination table, but first I need a shave. While Jeff lathers my arm in shaving soap (peppermint, I think), I look around the
room. While the mermaid and the man take center stage, designs reminiscent of Ancient China, distortions of Disney, and pinup models fill my line of sight. The razor was clean, and my skin is smooth. More fluid is applied, this time antiseptic. It stinks of clean, although I’m grateful for the sanitary measure. Jeff checks the needle, too. After the print is applied from a paper not unlike those tattoos you get when you’re a kid at the fair, we make sure it’s even. Sarah likes it. I lie down on the table. “The best thing for you to do is relax, and we can take a break if you need,” Jeff says reassuringly. “Don’t try to power through it if you’re uncomfortable.” He tells me his stomach tattoo hurt the worst, that the torso is uncomfortable. The body is just made that way. My arm should be fine. I’ve heard it feels like cat-scratches, I’ve heard it’s the snap of the rubber band. For Jeff, it’s an asshole poking your sunburn. It’s not too bad, so we continue. While the pain fluctuates, it’s worst point is not enough to incite a jerk or wish for a break. While my palms sweat inside my white fingers, Jeff and Sarah distract me. Sarah’s man didn’t snap back;
her sister was forced to get blood drawn by her mom. Distracting myself, I reply instantly and often. “That’s evil,” Jeff says. Coffee is expensive sometimes because it’s brewed after being digested by felines, pirates still exist, and they steal coffee sometimes, and there is a brand of lettuce that has the root still attached (but it’s very good on burgers and sandwiches). “We’re halfway done,” Jeff says. Adrenaline gone (I hadn’t noticed when it kicked in), the second half stings more than the first. Up from the table, I unstick my shirt from my torso and wipe my hands on my pants. Jeff likes Beyoncé and supports theme tattoos. The brows aren’t filled in, but after it heals, I can color it in with marker and see if I like it enough to get a touchup. Sarah likes it. Jeff is a good businessman. I almost want another tattoo, but the stinging on my arm shuts me up. While Jeff explains the directions, I check out my newly tatted arm in the floor-length mirror opposite his table. I like it. After getting moisturized and wrapped, I might have to Google the aftercare, but I remember something about unscented lotion. I
pay and tip well because Jeff was nice, “the epitome of ‘tough love.’ ” Jeff hands me a pamphlet for aftercare, reading my mind. It stings, but I’ll be back. Probably.
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