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Cristhian Bahena Rivera pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Mollie Tibbetts. gage-miskimen@uiowa.edu

Iowa City will get a blast from the past with a “prom” celebrating the peak of the emo era at Gabe’s at 10 p.m. Saturday.

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Man charged in Tibbetts’ death pleads not guilty

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Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the man accused of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, appeared in court Sept. 19 for his arraignment at the Poweshiek County Courthouse.

Appearing before District Court Judge Joel Yates, Rivera pleaded not guilty to the charge of first-degree murder, a Class-A felony.

Yates set the trial for April 16, 2019. If convicted, Rivera faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Tibbetts vanished in July, and her body was found

in a cornfield in rural Poweshiek County on Aug. 21.

An autopsy labeled the death a homicide and said Tibbetts died from numerous sharp-force injuries.

In a previous press conference, authorities said Rivera told investigators he followed Tibbetts in his car as she was jogging on July 18. He then got out of his car and ran after her.

Tibbetts told Rivera she was going to call the police, he said. According to the criminal complaint, Rivera then “panicked and got mad.”

According to a criminal complaint, Rivera said “he ‘blocked’ his memory, which he does when he gets very upset,” regarding his interaction with Tibbetts.

Courtesy of the Des Moines Register Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 24, listens to the court proceedings during his arraignment on Wednesday at the Poweshiek County Courthouse in Montezuma, Iowa.

Council hopefuls meet with UISG City Council candidates Ann Freerks and Bruce Teague discussed their platforms with student voters.

Party over at UI, Princeton Review says After ranking at No. 6 on last year’s Princeton Review list of the nation’s top-20 party schools, the UI has fallen off the list. Officials cannot say definitively why that is, but they have undertaken efforts in the last decade to address such issues as high-risk alcohol consumption.

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Nite Ride aims to reduce waiting times The Nite Ride service, part of the UI Public Safety Department, undertakes new initiatives to serve passengers with shorter waiting times.

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Megan Nagorzanski/The Daily Iowan (From left) City Council candidates Bruce Teague and Ann Freerks participate in a UISG candidate forum in the IMU on Wednesday. The forum allowed each candidate to discuss her or his plans for Iowa City regarding such topics as affordable housing and transportation.

BY CHRISTOPHER BORRO

christopher-borro@uiowa.edu Following the special primary on Sept. 4, two candidates remain in the competition for the vacant Iowa City City Council seat. Ann Freerks and Bruce Teague participated in an hour long public forum in conjunction with the UISG on

Wednesday evening to connect with student voters and explain aspects of their platforms to community members.

Freerks is a former member of the Iowa City Planning & Zoning Commission and a volunteer and a designer in the UI Office of Strategic Communication. Teague is a volunteer worker and the owner of Caring Hands and More Home.

In the primary, Freerks received 1,062 votes, and Teague received 815. Overall, fewer than 9 percent of the Iowa City electorate voted.

The UISG partnered with the Hawkeye Caucus to promote voter registration outside the IMU Iowa Theater, where the forum took place.

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Firm sues Panel to take Kavanaugh ACT, alleges allegations ‘step by step’ illegal info disclosure NATIONAL POLITICS

Hawkeye offense not repeating last year

In 2017, Iowa’s offense handed the game to Wisconsin. In preparing for this weekend’s rematch, the Hawkeyes are at a much better spot.

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The Senate Judiciary Committee will investigate sexual-assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

A California law firm has sued the Iowa City company, alleging illegal disclosure of test-takers’ mental and physical disabilities.

BY MARIA KUIPER

maria-kuiper@uiowa.edu

Grassley told reporters.

The statement comes after Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault, decided she would not appear in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee in a public hearing scheduled for Sept. 24.

According to Ford’s legal team, she has

Standardized-test giant ACT has been sued on the behalf of many students with disabilities in California, Nevada, and Colorado whose private information about their condition was listed with their ACT test scores.

The Iowa City company is under fire for potentially violating the Americans with Disability Act, the right to privacy, the Unfair Competition Law, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as well as individual state civil codes.

The Los Angeles law firm Panish Shea & Boyle LLP said ACT is illegally requesting and acquiring disability statuses of test-takers by asking them to fill out forms without a guardian or teacher present for disability accommodations, according to court documents. The firm claims the request for the accommodation form is actually using this information to make money.

It is normally noted on test results that students have used accommodations, which is legal. An exhibit in the lawsuit stated that it records if the student has a disability, but it is illegal to release that information.

The lawsuit claims ACT is competing against

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Volleyball builds up defensive confidence

After graduating a major part of its defense last year, Iowa volleyball has a familiar face as the leader of the back row. Senior Molly Kelly struggled in the first part of the season, but she now has led the squad to a No. 2 Big Ten ranking for digs-per-set.

Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill Sept. 4.

Tune in for LIVE updates Watch for campus and city news, weather, and Hawkeye sports coverage every day at 8:30 a.m. at daily-iowan.com.

BY EMILY WANGEN

emily-wangen@uiowa.edu The Senate Judiciary Committee will take sexual-assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh “step by step,” committee head Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said on Wednesday.

“These charges of sexual harassment are very important that they be looked into,”

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tended the forum. A number of those who attended were members of the UISG. Freerks and Teague, both UI graduates, discussed their history with the university and the Iowa City community during their introductions.

Deputy UISG City Liaison Austin Wu asked six selected questions to the candidates, and then attendees asked Freerks and Teague questions about their platforms.

Freerks noted the variety of public-service positions she has held when she introduced herself.

“In a special election like this, I feel like I could step right into the position and be able to make a difference,” she said.

“I understand how the city works and know what needs to happen … I just want to do my part to make [Iowa City] better than when I arrived.”

Teague listed the various

local businesses and volunteering efforts he has been a part of.

“I think that my opportunity to sit on the City Council will bring that 25 years of engaging with the community and bringing those voices to the table,” he said. “I know there’s a lot that the University of Iowa and the city need to partner on.”

The audience posed questions regarding a number of issues, including landlord-related problems, illegal immigration policies, partnerships and cooperation between Iowa City and the UI, environmental-sustainability goals, and aiding the homeless.

The last audience question asked Freerks and Teague how they would keep in contact and engage with the community. Freerks then asked the audience their fa-

their residence. Her lawyers also noted her email was hacked, and she has been impersonated online.

“You and your staff schedbeen the target of harass- uled a public hearing for her ment and death threats, to testify at the same tawhich has led to her and ble as Judge Kavanaugh in her family’s relocating from front of two dozen U.S. sen-

ators on national television to relive this traumatic and harrowing incident,” Ford’s legal team wrote to Grassley on Tuesday. “The hearing was scheduled for six short days from today and would include interrogation by senators who appear to have

COUNCIL CONTINUED FROM FRONT “The goal is to get both students and the community more engaged in local politics,” said Gustave Stewart, the UISG city liaison.

Stewart said his time as deputy city liaison during a similar candidate forum in 2017 helped him prepare for hosting the forum on Wednesday.

“The city plays an important role in our daily lives. and a lot of the time we’re unaware of that,” he said.

“So, whether it’s housing affordability, housing quality, public transportation, public safety — it’s a whole range of issues that affects us, and we have a voice in the election.”

About 20 people, a mixture of students and residents, at-

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Katelyn Weisbrod/The Daily Iowan Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, stands during a hearing March 14 in Washington. Grassley said the committee will hold hearings on sexual-assault allegations against high-court nominee Brett Kavanaugh whether his accuser shows up or not.

ACT CONTINUED FROM FRONT other standardized tests, such as the SAT, by providing information about physical and learning disabilities. “[ACT] will help them ‘remove the guesswork,’ ‘target their recruiting efforts,’ ‘evaluate incoming students to make sure they have the tools to succeed,’ and ‘retain and graduate more students,’ ” the lawsuit stated.

The lawsuit also quoted the U.S. Bureau of Labor that “26 percent of Americans with disabilities with a bachelor’s degree were employed in 2016, compared to 16 percent of those with

no more than a high-school degree.”

ACT representative Ed Colby said it does not comment on pending litigation.

“ACT’s general policy is to provide individually identifiable information to the third party only at the direction of the individual or after the individual has been provided notice and an opportunity to opt out of such sharing,” he said.

Hailey Teusink, a thirdyear University of Iowa student who has autism, used the accommodation services provided for taking the ACT. She believes releasing the confidential information involved in this case will affect students, especially high-schoolers, because they will start developing self-esteem issues.

“Autistic people don’t start out with internalized ‘ableism,’” Teusink said.

“They are taught ‘ableism.’

They are taught to hate themselves for being disabled.”

Teusink said she would be mad if her disability were revealed to third-parties without her consent.

“I am autistic and proud of it, but I should be the one who chooses to ‘come out’ as a disabled person,” she said.

“Not my parents, not my friends, not some random third-party like the ACT.” As someone with a disability, Teusink said, the best thing for ACT to do would be to apologize. If ACT ends up being found liable, an apology would at least make the students feel safer, she said.

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Megan Nagorzanski/The Daily Iowan UISG Deputy City Liaison Austin Wu speaks during a UISG candidate forum in the IMU on Wednesday.

The event allowed each candidate to discuss her or his plans for Iowa City. made up their minds that she is ‘mistaken’ and ‘mixed up.’ ” Grassley said the hearing was scheduled as a way to allow both parties to answer questions from committee members.

“We got to take these examples of sexual assault very seriously, and she’s charged him, and we also have a request from Kavanaugh that he wants to give his side of the story,” Grassley told reporters.

Earlier in the week, Ford, a professor at Palo Alto University and Stanford University, called for an investigation by the FBI into her allegations that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when the two were at the same Georgetown prep school in Maryland. Kavanaugh has denied the allegations.

The committee is investigating the accusations to find the credibility of Ford’s allegations against Kavanaugh, said Grassley, noting he believed that including the FBI in the investigation would not be the right course of action because the parties involved in the alleged assault are known.

‘We got to take these examples of sexual assault very seriously, and she’s charged him, and we also have a request from Kavanaugh that he wants to give his side of the story.’

— Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa

Grassley criticized Democratic senators, including Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., for withholding the identity of Kavanaugh’s accuser, saying, “It’s too bad we lost six weeks.”

“A proper investigation must be completed, witnesses interviewed, evidence reviewed, and all sides spoken to,” Feinstein said in a Tuesday press release. “Only then should the chairman set a hearing date.”

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said in an email to The Daily Iowan that she is confident in the investigation process led by Grassley.

“I believe that Dr. Ford has a right to be heard, and I have confidence in Sen. Grassley’s work to properly investigate and take the appropriate next steps to ensure the process remains fair and all parties are heard,” Ernst said.

In an interview with Radio Iowa, Ernst noted she is withholding judgment on Kavanaugh until she learns more.

“I can’t say whether the source is credible or not credible,” Ernst told Radio Iowa.”I don’t know that, but I do believe that if she is accusing him of something so egregious, she needs to be heard.”

Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan The ACT sign is seen outside of the ACT headquarters on March 5.

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Nite Ride takes action to reduce waiting Officials with the UI Public Safety Department have begun several initiatives to improve Nite Ride wait times as well as the overall flow of the operation. The efforts are faciliated by an app developed by UI Information Technology Services.

BY PAUL ELWELL

james-elwell@uiowa.edu The University of Iowa Public Safety Department has made several improvements to its Nite Ride program to reduce waiting times.

The program has provided safe, after-hours transportation for women, and later men, starting in 2008, UI Public Safety public-information officer Hayley Bruce said.

“Beginning in fall 2016, Nite Ride was available to all students,” she said. “That is also when we switched to our first app, which was a third-party app called TransLoc Rider. In March of 2018, we switched to an app we worked with ITS to build inhouse.”

The new app adds more interaction to the service on both the driver and passenger sides of the operation, Bruce said. It includes an approximated timer and The TransLoc Rider app is seen on Wednesday. Nite Ride uses this app to help students find rides at night. map and eliminates the interference resulting from the we approached Information “With the old app, it would it is not without shortcomshortcomings of the previous Technology Services for a tell you who to pick up and ings. app. new app to put more of a hu- give turn-by-turn instruc“With the new app, it “With the previous app, man element in it.” tions. People would wait a doesn’t really tell you where the algorithm was a big isNow, drivers have iPads, long time, especially on the to turn,” Monroe said. “It sue,” security supervisor which can be used to select West Side,” student security just gives an overall map, so Beau Hartsock said. “The way riders based on their geo- supervisor Liz Monroe said. it relies heavily on the drivers it had you drop off and pick graphic proximity to the “With the new app, we can to know where they’re going. up people when there were vehicle mounted on their now pick who we want to But you can always use Goonumerous riders was very dashboards, Hartsock said. pick up depending on where gle maps, too.” inefficient, causing some- This allows for more efficient they’re at or where they’re The app is still in develtimes hour or hour-and-a- pickup and drop-off times going.” opment, Hartsock said. The half waits to get picked up. and for the drivers to use While Public Safety rep- plan is to add turn-by-turn Things didn’t work out with their judgment about pick- resentatives say the app has direction and mimic popular the previous developers, so ups. worked very well, they noted ride-share apps such as Uber.

Photo illustration by Katina Zentz To further handle the problem of waiting times, the organization will also use several more vehicles. Currently, the service has a bus and two pickup trucks in service. Avan is currently being outfitted, another van being is purchased, and a bus coming in December.

In addition to the technological improvements, Nite Ride will also expand on the types of services it offers.

Starting with the launch of

the new app, Nite Ride now offers the option of an express pickup for $1.

“It’s similar to other rideshare apps out there,” Bruce said. “If you’re requesting an Uber, you can say, ‘I want an Uber,’ or, ‘I want an Uber-X.’ With Nite Ride, you can say, ‘I want a normal Nite Ride,’ which is free, or ‘I want Nite Ride Express,’ which would take you directly from pickup to drop-off without making any stops.”

UI bumped from status as a top party school The UI has dropped out of Princeton Review’s top 20 party school list after landing on it consistently for at least 10 years.

BY JULIA DIGIACOMO

julia-digiacomo@uiowa.edu For the first time in years, the University of Iowa is not ranked among the nation’s most prominent party schools.

Last year, the UI ranked No. 6 on the Princeton Review’s top 20 party school list. This year, the university has dropped off of the chart completely. The UI has landed on that list consistently since at least 2008.

In the 2016-17 and 2015-16 academic years, the university placed second. In the 2013-14 school year, the UI “reigned” as the Princeton Review’s top party school in the nation.

In order to compile the rankings, David Soto, the Princeton Review director of content development, said the Review surveyed 138,000 current college students about their lives and opinions.

“The categories are use of beer and alcohol on campus, drug use on campus, popularity of sororities and fraternities, and the amount of studying done outside of the classroom,” Soto said.

“Based on a combination of those metrics, we’re able to come up with the top party school list.”

Tanya Villhauer, UI Stu-

dent Life’s associate director for harm reduction and strategic initiatives, said that since the survey is not conducted very scientifically, officials cannot be entirely sure why the UI fell off the chart this year.

“However, based on our alcohol-reduction plan and our data that we’ve been looking at over the past eight years and beyond, we have made significant improvements to reduce highrisk drinking,” she said.

Villhauer said the number of students who choose to abstain from or delay drinking is the highest it has been in the last 20 years, according to the National College Health Assessment Survey.

The report showed the number of students who reported drinking 10 or more days per month in 2018 is 22.7 percent, a decrease from 36.4 percent in 2009.

However, the report found UI students are still more likely to engage in high-risk drinking and have more negative consequences from alcohol use in comparison with the national sample.

Villhauer, who also leads the UI Alcohol Harm-Reduction Plan, said officials hope to change the culture surrounding drinking at the university through messag-

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ing, marketing, talking to student groups and parents, and holding training with resident assistants, and Orientation staff, among other items.

Other initiatives have also attempted to affect Iowa City nightlife in the last decade, Vilhauer said.

The 21-ordinance, which the Iowa City City Council adopted in 2010, prohibits anyone under 21 from being in an Iowa City bar past 10 p.m.

The Greek Life alcohol moratorium, established in May 2017, currently restricts the number of alcholic events fraternties and sororities sre able to hold.

“I think [fraternities and sororities] have tighter processes about how they can hold events, providing some guidelines and procedures so that only folks that are of age are being provided alco-

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Tailgaters walk out of a party before a football game against Iowa State on Sept. 8. hol,” said Paul Mintner, the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership’s associate director of leadership & service programs.

Mintner worked on Fraternity and Sorority Life alcohol-harm reduction last year. He emphasized that the work to improve alcohol

safety is not finished.

“We have responsibility to help the community as a whole move forward,” he said.

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Lack of infrastructure holds city back

Iowa City may be on its way to becoming a city if transportation infrastructure can catch up to commercial and housing development.

ZACH WEIGEL

zach-weigel@gmail.com Is Iowa City a city? Given Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, if you’re like me and grew up in a small town, then chances are you probably would consider Iowa City a city. After all, the population of the metro area — Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty, etc. — is well north of 100,000 people. Not to mention, the word city is literally part of Iowa City’s moniker.

Yet, if you are accustomed to a more urban scene, say, Chicago or Des Moines, it’s likely that you might think twice about calling Iowa City a true city.

Anyway, setting aside culturally relative semantic definitions, in traveling to more urban areas, I’ve come to conclude that Iowa City isn’t a city because of its lack of transportation infrastructure.

Take, for example, Chicago. You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone willing to argue that the nation’s third largest metro area isn’t a city. One thing that sets Chicago apart from Iowa City is the significantly more advanced trans-

portation infrastructure. In Chicago, you can get around by bus, train, taxi, ride-share, carriage, bike, and even boat.

What’s more, there’s an international airport that puts you within a few hours’ access of nearly any destination in the world.

Now let’s look at Iowa City in comparison. Yes, there is bus service in Iowa City but it is a bit disparate. There is certainly room for improvement by unifying the routes and stops of city and university buses. And yes, you can technically get a taxi or Uber/Lyft in Iowa City, but it can be difficult to do so at times because of a lack of drivers. There’s also no passenger rail service, and there are few long-distance bus routes that traverse through Iowa City. Plus, while there is an airport, it’s not commercial, so you have to trek around 20 miles north to nearly Cedar Rapids to have a chance at getting a flight to your desired destination.

However, despite deficiencies in terms of transportation, perhaps the biggest thing holding Iowa City back from being a real city are the roadways and lack of parking. I-80 and I-380 are super convenient for quickly getting around the state, but the streets in Iowa City make getting around town a bit of a hassle. For instance, take Burlington Street, Gilbert Street, Riverside Drive, or Highway 1. They are all four-lane roads,

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Dubuque and Burlington Streets are shown at night on Oct. 6, 2017. but they do not have bike lanes, and they have insufficiently sporadic turn lanes.

And then there’s everybody’s favorite rallying cry against Iowa City — the severe scarcity of parking.

Therefore, although it’s tempting to say Iowa City is a city, at present, I don’t think it is. But, Iowa City may be on its way to becoming a city if transportation infrastructure

can catch up to commercial and housing development.

Over the last few decades, the population of the metro area and of the university have continued to grow, but the infrastructure to accommodate the influx of people has lagged.

Per the Iowa City City Council’s fiscal 2018-2020 financial plan, Iowa City is one of the best-run municipalities in the state with excellent financial standing. It

is understandable that Iowa City’s infrastructure is lacking because the tremendous toll the 2008 flood had on the area, but now is the time for Iowa City to ramp up transportation and infrastructure investment with available funds and/or consider finding ways to finance more capital projects through other channels.

Putting a freeway in the middle of downtown or di-

chotomizing Iowa Avenue into an upper and lower like Upper and Lower Wacker Drive in Chicago may be going too far. But more pragmatic infrastructure investments such as consistent bike and turn lanes, a unified bus system, easier access to cross-country travel, and parking expansion would certainly help Iowa City attain the verifiable status of being a city.

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Suicide prevention comes from regular people, not only professionals The conversation about suicide prevention is less about saying the right things and more about being there for people.

TAYLOR NEWBY

taylor-newby@uiowa.edu Each year, there are nearly 45,000 American deaths by suicide — and for each death there are an estimated 25 attempts. While these statistics are astounding and absolutely devastating, the stories of those who survived are even more gripping.

“It’s an intentional thing,”

said Dese’ Rae L. Stage, photographer and storyteller, in reflecting on the numbers and on surviving her own attempted suicide. “It’s an intentional thing to get up and keep living.”

With September as our nation’s Suicide Awareness Month, we’re giving more room to a conversation that deserves uninterrupted attention to begin with.

When Stage began to pursue making a difference in the conversation of suicide from an academic standpoint, she found only dead ends. The conversation around suicide at the time was approached from a distance or one that wasn’t approached at all.

And even today, the topic

of suicide feels as if it is either confined to a classroom or limited to one month out of the year. It seems to be a discussion people hide from, and it isn’t fair.

Stage discovered that the only way she could actively participate in the conversation was through the ways she felt most equipped — in the ways she felt mattered most — was not by pursuing a Ph.D. in the subject, but rather by telling her story and then listening to those with similar experiences.

“There were no stories of people like me. I was just seeing statistics, and that’s not humanity,” she said as we discussed the purpose behind her photography and storytell-

ing. “We’re putting faces and names on stories. This is the stuff we should be proud of getting through.”

Stage provides people a space in which to talk through their testimonies and see through their stories, which allows people to open up about what happens after a suicide attempt. There is immeasurable power in that.

“No one was telling these stories of what happens after a suicide attempt — hospital bills, long-term damage to your body, relationships with the people around you that might have been damaged … we just don’t talk about that stuff,” Stage said.

And when the question of

what comes after a suicide attempt arises, it’s less about what we can say and more about what we can do.

The main thing we can do for people who have survived suicide, or are even heavily contemplating it, is to just be with them. We can’t let our fear of saying the wrong thing keep us from being with the people who need us the most.

“Regular people have the most power when it comes to preventing suicide,” Stage said.

And so, as a community, this is less about a conversation and more about a commitment of being there and being present.

Sometimes, people want to talk through the grief that grips

them, and other times, people just want help washing their dishes and doing their laundry.

Showing up for people doesn’t have to be big and obvious; it can look more like preparing dinner. It’s more about friendship than finding the “right” things to say. It’s OK to hurt, and it’s OK to hear out each other’s pain.

The point is, we can see the story through together.

See Stage share more about what she does at the Coralville Center for Performing Arts at 7 p.m. today. And if you need someone to talk to, or just someone who will listen to you, don’t hesitate to call the Johnson County Crisis Line at 1-855325-4296.

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FOOTBALL CONTINUED FROM 6A mightily to create any sort of momentum in that game last season, and the players, and coaches, can’t forget that.

Wisconsin preyed on Iowa’s offense by loading the box with defenders. Iowa could not get anything going on the ground game, and its passing effort didn’t help things, either.

The Hawkeyes managed to gain 25 yards on 26 carries — that’s 0.96 yards per attempt.

Meanwhile, Stanley went 8-of-24 passing, tossed an interception, and was sacked four times. He finished with a passer rating of 39.4 — a product of not being able to get into any rhythm or comfort zone.

Now, with a full season and four games under his belt, Stanley said his comfort level has grown, especially since the Wisconsin debacle.

“I think you always continue to be more comfortable and confident with not only the game plan but the way that you prepare,” Stanley said. “It evolves every week … I think I have

SOCCER CONTINUED FROM 6A [about leading a younger team],” junior forward Kaleigh Haus said. “I’ve been through it, and they haven’t before, so I need to lead them through this on how to act and to never back down.”

With the more experienced lineup, the team should feel more secure about fixing small errors and the overall play.

VOLLEYBALL CONTINUED FROM 6A prolong points, and senior defensive specialist Molly Kelly’s four years of experience has certainly made her an asset.

In her first year as the team’s libero, Kelly has experienced a steep learning curve. The first few weeks of the season were tough for Kelly, but her attitude and grit have led to effectiveness.

Head coach Bond Shymansky admitted that he was concerned about her effectiveness as libero after a tough first few weeks, but he has seen vast improvement.

“She’s everything that an Iowa kid is,” he said. “Just works hard, gritty, tough.

Just willing to put in the extra time and effort. Just has a great attitude. She’s a player who is definitely on our team mission, we talk about true mental toughness. So watch her improve week after week after week.”

a better plan in place every single week, especially from last year at the end of the year to Week 1 this year.”

For a Hawkeye victory, that comfort level can’t be on Stanley alone. The whole team, especially the offensive line, needs to feel prepared, because Wisconsin will likely throw similar blitzes and rush attacks its way.

The Badgers run a 3-4 defense, one that allowed only 1.32 yards per play against the Hawkeyes, but Hockenson said he and his teammates aren’t backing down from the challenge, because it’s not too far off from most defenses they face.

“They play a different scheme, so you’re not blocking a D-end, you’re blocking a linebacker,” he said. “It’s a little different, but at the same time, it’s the same fundamentals.”

As much as the Hawkeyes prepared for the Badger defense last season, it didn’t show.

Iowa’s offense punted on six-straight drives in the first half. All but one of those drives were three-and-outs (the other? A five-play, 13-yard flop).

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Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan Iowa linebacker Bo Bower forces a fumble during Iowa’s game against Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium on Nov. 11, 2017. The Badgers defeated the Hawkeyes 38-14. on Sept. 15, the Hawkeyes ically in the passing game, was we all do — we all know we’re out there and do it, and we were flashed the ability to string big against the Panthers, and fully capable. We just had to go able to get that started.” together and sustain scor- it’s even more crucial against ing drives, building confi- the Badgers. dence heading into a matchup “Kind of get a rhythm going in which last season, that prop- for us, get some things started,” osition was out of the question. wide receiver Nick Easley said.

That sort of fast start, specif- “I knew we had that in us, and

This week in practice, the Hawkeyes have focused on finishing their chances with quick goals and tapins. Defense improved last week after being a focal point in practice, and the idea is the same with the offense.

Most of the changes that need to take place come back to the players’ mental mindset. With the previous starting lineup being mainly younger players, the pressure started to build on individuals.

One player who does not

show the added pressure is freshman defender Sara Wheaton.

“Conference is definitely just more intense all over the field,” Wheaton said.

“The physicality, the mental part of the game, and the technique of the game.

The Big Ten is such a big conference, everything is just amplified by 10.”

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Statistically, she has been outstanding as well. Her 5.19 digs per set put her second in the Big Ten. Kelly leads the team in digs with 218.

“Defensive effort is definitely a team thing, but it first comes from the coaching staff and preparing us,” Kelly said. “We do a really great job of watching a ton of video before we play any team, so we’re prepared, and we know what defense we need to be in. From there, it’s just a mindset.”

The team knows, though, that the fierceness of the competition will change in the coming weeks. The growth that they have experienced will help them fight against contentious offensive play.

Younger members of the squad have had success, as well. Sophomore Brie Orr is contributing defensively, ranking second on the team in digs (113) and third in blocks (28).

They are taking none of this for granted and are taking notice of their hardearned numbers.

th e de fe n sive ton e o f th e game .

It is no secret the Iowa defense is one if its strong suits. Keeping other teams to three non-set pieces and 10 goals in nine games is good, especially against the teams the Hawkeyes have played.

The Hawkeyes should get the win today; they are undefeated at home and 9-6-3 against Purdue all-time.

They beat the Boilers, 2-1, last year, and the experienced roster should be able to do the same.

Megan Nagorzanski/The Daily Iowan The Hawkeyes celebrate during the match against Eastern Illinois on Sept. 9 at Carver-Hawkeye. The Hawkeyes won the match, 3-0.

“We’ve had some really good competition in preseason that is preparing us [for] tougher teams in the Big Ten,” Orr said. “So we’re kind of taking it day-by-day, knowing what we need to do on our side of the net.”

As Iowa gets ready for Michigan State this week, it wants to capitalize against a

team of all first-year starters. Though young, the Spartans are certainly aggressive.

The defensive side has grown almost unbelievably since the start of the year.

But there is still work to be done, and the Hawkeyes need to capitalize on their effort.

TENNIS CONTINUED FROM 6A ers. Leading the way for Iowa this season is the doubles tandem of Larsen and Allaf, which ranks 36th in the preseason rankings.

“We expect to play well this weekend,” Allaf said.

“We’ve played all summer and prepared well, so we expect to do nothing but well and go far in this tournament.”

The fall season is nothing more than a preparation for the spring, but that doesn’t mean that Iowa is going to take it lightly. Last season, the Hawkeyes were dreadful on the road, falling to a mere 3-7 compared with 13-8 at home. Knowing that, Iowa has placed itself in eight different tournaments across various states to help better prepare for road matches in the spring.

“I think dating back to the past couple of seasons, we have been getting better each season on the road,” Larsen said. “So I think we will see continuous improvement and be a lot bet-

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Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan Will Davies and Piotr Smietana celebrate during the Iowa/Illinois match on March 31 at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex. Smietana and Davies went 6-6, unfinished, in their doubles match, and Illinois defeated Iowa, 5-2. ter on the road this season.”

Perhaps Larsen and Allaf can continue where they left off last season and gain some valuable experience in a tough road environment.

Entering the tournament, Allaf and Larsen will come in having won nine of their last 11 double matches, dating

back to last spring. Redshirt junior Allaf is also riding a nine-match singles winning streak dating to April.

Davies and Smientana weren’t too shabby, either, in their freshman campaigns. The two were able to knock off two ranked opponents last season while also

enjoying a short doubles ranking.

Getting ready for their sophomore season, Davies and Smientana will be another Hawkeyes duo to watch closely. Last spring, the duo won 17 matches together, third all-time at Iowa.

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Myspace Emo Prom

BY LAUREN BARBER | lauren-barber@uiowa.edu My Chemical Romance blared over headphones, plugged into a chunky CD player. Outfits consisted of black skinny jeans, a Hot Topic T-shirt, and smudged, heavy eyeliner. The year is 2007, and this is the peak of emo fashion and culture.

On Saturday, Myspace Emo Prom will return to Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St. The Myspace Emo Prom is a night to step back in time to 2007, where such bands as Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco, My Chemical Romance, and Paramore were running rampant at the top of music charts.

These artists, and similar artists, are the choice music of the night, and dressing up like one’s 2007-self is highly encouraged.

People in Iowa City are getting ready to head back to the era of counterculture retail store Hot Topic, patiently planning their outfits and thinking of songs they hope to hear that night.

Iowa City resident Alex Kestrel has already come up with his outfit of choice for the night.

“I was thinking I would wear a black dress shirt, a tie, red skinny jeans, and way too much eyeliner,” Kestrel said.

The organization putting on the event, Taking Back Emo, describes itself as “a movement to bring you back to the Era of Teenage Angst.” The nostalgia of the early 2000s is a big draw for the event, with people wanting a way to revisit the culture from 11 years ago, when the first iPhone was announced, America was about to plunge into financial crisis after the housing bubble burst, and the final Harry Potter book had just been released.

Brian Rowe, a founding member of Taking Back Emo, is a member of the band that will perform at the event. For the last year, the group has traveled around Illinois and Iowa, putting on these shows.

“We did an event at Gabe’s in February that was a lot of fun, so we’re bringing it back,” he said. “It’s a night of Emo nostalgia performed by a live band playing all the favorites. People come in their best ‘scene’ outfits, either prom fashion or Hot Topic best, and then we start the moshing and dancing.”

The term “emo” began in the mid-’80s as a descriptor of a subset of rock music and eventually grew its own subculture in the late-

1990s. This became increasingly popular in the mid-2000s, and with it came a slew of dark clothes, heavy makeup, and neon-bright hair.

“Emo would be music that was for kids who felt left out or not like everyone else and were drawn to lyrics and styles that were darker and emotional, as a way to have our own outlet and cathartic experience,” Rowe said. “I think that the same people want to feel that again, now that we’re older but still feeling the same way.”

Rowe also hosts a podcast called The Emo Social Club, which is dedicated to discussing topics particular to the emo scene.

MySpace Emo Prom is a time to reminisce the feelings and culture of the time. The songs that the band will perform are right in line with the songs that were at the top of the charts in 2007.

“We play a lot of My Chemical Romance, Panic at the Disco, and Fall Out Boy, which are always in high demand,” Rowe said. “We like playing anything that makes the crowd go wild.”

While there were many possibilities for different theme nights or past trends to celebrate, Rowe said he had a personal connection to why he wants to bring back emo nostalgia for a night.

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TODAY 09.20 MUSIC • CLINTON STREET TRIO , 8 P.M., CLINTON STREET SOCIAL CLUB, 18 S. CLINTON • OLD SALT UNION, 8 P.M., GABE’S, 330 E. WASHINGTON

FILM • SORRY TO BOTHER YOU, 3 & 5:30 P.M., FILMSCENE, 118 E. COLLEGE • THE WIFE, 3:30, 6, & 8:30 P.M., FILMSCENE • CAB MOVIE READY PLAYER ONE, 8 P.M., IMU BIG 10 THEATER • THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS, 8 P.M., FILMSCENE

THEATER • THE CAKE, 7:30 P.M., RIVERSIDE, 213 N. GILBERT

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MISCELLANEOUS • OPEN MIC & MORE , 7 P.M., UPTOWN BILLS, 730 S. DUBUQUE • PBR PRESENTS BABY RHINO SHOWER, 10 P.M., 120 N. DUBUQUE

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This Michael Moore film takes a look at the current political and cultural atmosphere in America, with Moore traveling the country interviewing people about their lives post- Trump election and getting their thoughts on the president. Rolling Stone called Fahrenheit 11/9, “One of Moore’s best and most incisively funny films.”

The movie will open at FilmScene and Marcus Sycamore theater this Friday.

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THIS WEEK IN MUSIC HISTORY

MUSIC

Sept. 20, 1976 : AC/DC releases its third studio album, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. That became its third-highest-selling album, after Highway to Hell and Back in Black, after selling 6 million copies.

• REMO DRIVE & FIELD MEDIC, 7 P.M., GABE’S • AMANDA SHIRES, 8 P.M., ENGLERT, 221 E. WASHINGTON • ANTHONY WORDEN AND THE ILLITERATI, 9 P.M., TRUMPET BLOSSOM, 310 E. PRENTISS • SEAN CORAY, 9 P.M., BIG GROVE, 1225 S. GILBERT • KIND COUNTRY, PEOPLE BROTHERS BAND, 9 P.M., YACHT CLUB, 13 S. LINN • COOLZY TOUR KICKOFF, 10 P.M., GABE’S

Sept. 21, 1985 : Madonna scores her first UK No. 1 album with Like A Virgin. It spent 152 weeks on the UK charts.

Sept. 22, 1958: Joan Jett (guitarist, singer, founding member of Runaways) is born.

Sept. 23, 1949: Bruce Springsteen (singer/songwriter) is born.

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Sept. 24, 1957: Elvis Presley releases “Jailhouse Rock”; the famous clip from the movie Jailhouse Rock is considered by many music historians to be the first rock video.

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Sept. 25, 1976: U2 is formed after drummer Larry Mullen Jr. puts up posters around the local high school asking for musicians to form a band. U2’s first band practice is in Mullen’s kitchen.

— Maleaha Brings Plenty

STUDENT FASHION Name: Peter Myers

LITERATURE • IWP READING, CHRIS ABANI, 5 P.M., SHAMBAUGH HOUSE • “LIVE FROM PRAIRIE LIGHTS,” KIM BROOKS, 7 P.M., PRAIRIE LIGHTS

Year: Graduate Student What's your fashion style?: I guess I have a lot of clothes, and I wear them randomly; sometimes it works out, and sometimes it doesn’t. People have told me my clothing style can be norm-core, but then someone also told me my clothing style was chromatic goth. I think (I dress) for comfort, and style is sort of a consequence at times.

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How has your fashion changed over the years?: Over time, I’ve ammased a lot of sweaters, so now I have a large repritoir of sweaters I can wear. I have a lot more variety because of that.

THEATER • ASSASSINS, 7:30, IOWA CITY COMMUNITY THEATER • THE CAKE, 7:30 P.M., RIVERSIDE • A CAT FOUND GOD, 8 P.M., THEATER B

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SUNDAY 09.23 MUSIC • TAYLOR PHELAN, 7 P.M., GABE’S • SPACE JESUS, ZEKE BEATS, 8:30 P.M., BLUE MOOSE, 211 IOWA • KELLI FRANCES CORRADO, 9 P.M. GABE’S

FILM • ART HOUSE THEATER DAY: THE BIG BAD FOX & OTHER TALES, 10 A.M., FILMSCENE • THE WIFE, 10:30 A.M., 1, 3:30, & 8:30 P.M., FILMSCENE • FAHRENHEIT 11/9, NOON, 2:30, 6, & 7:30 P.M., FILMSCENE • THUNDER ROAD, 5 P.M., FILMSCENE • LATE SHIFT AT THE GRINDHOUSE, SCHLOCK, 10 P.M., FILMSCENE

THEATER • ASSASSINS, 2 P.M., IOWA CITY COMMUNITY THEATER • THE CAKE, 2 P.M., RIVERSIDE

LITERATURE • IWP READING, GINA COLE & TEHILA HAKIMI, 4 P.M., PRAIRIE LIGHTS

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Pale Waves’ My Mind Makes Noises Pale Waves, an English alternative group, released its first full-length album, My Mind Makes Noises, on Sept.

14. Pale Waves showcases its electric rock, which a resembles a mix of the 1975 and Flume. The album revolves around the theme of bettering oneself by learning about what makes a human tick. Electric guitars and synth drums create melodic rhythms and buoyant dance breaks. Of course, as many artists do, love is a muse throughout the album.

Each song has an explosion because of the slow building of guitar strums with added drum beats. The inconsistent layering of and removing of instruments makes for a mod sound. The breaks in music differ between guitar solos and electric melodies that create a nice contrast, which is exciting when listening to the album. The lyrics tell full stories that are specific to the band, rather than having more general lyrics. However, it doesn’t make the songs less relatable, instead, it creates a sense of intimacy between the band and the audience.

Song pick: “Red”

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EMO CONTINUED FROM 1B “I and the whole band grew up in bands and loving the music, and we wanted to celebrate it and the nostalgia around it,”

THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILY-IOWAN.COM | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 he said. “We also love that we can build a community around the music, which is one reason we keep coming back to some areas. We have new friends, and we’re so fortunate to have everyone in the room singing along with us.”

Amanda Kane will be one

such friend in attendance for the second time, and she hopes to experience the same kind of nostalgia as she did the last time.

“It’s really cool because it’s almost as if it freezes a certain moment in time in the music scene, and you get to hear all

of the songs you can’t typically hear anymore because the bands have either broken up or changed their sound,” she said.

“I also like how you’re encouraged to dress up and everything, because it creates an entire atmosphere of what the music scene used to be like when I was

younger. It’s a really nostalgic event.”

Nostalgia is also a draw for Branae Echt, who is ready to flash back to 2007.

“I was pretty into the MySpace scene, and I love any kind of theme party especially because you get to dress up,” Echt said.

“I’m hoping everyone gets super dressed up as scene-queens and emo or goth. I’m sure there will be a lot of crowd sing-alongs. It will be really nostalgic.”

Tickets are available for $10, with doors at 9 p.m. and the prom starting at 10 p.m. The event is 19-plus.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Student setting sail in the music business UI student Savannah Lane gains professional experience at Blue Moose and SCOPE in leadership positions.

BY PHILIP RUNIA

philip-runia @uiowa.edu

Photo by Vivian Le

FAST FACTS Hometown: Des Moines Year in School: Junior Age: 20 Top artist she listens to: Frank Ocean Dream place to live: New York City Dream place to work: A big record label or Spotify Favorite place for a late-night bite: Dumpling Darling Favorite movie: Legally Blonde Last song stuck in her head: “Matilda” (Elizabeth Moen) Instagram: savannahjlane

For many students of the arts, holding a job in college tends to take away from their career aspirations, studies, social calendar and sanity.

Some students may work near their desired field or have an internship or student organization that gives them a sample of what it is like to be immersed in the business of film, music, or theater.

However, few students ever get hands-on job experience before leaving school and entering the arts workforce.

University of Iowa junior Savannah Lane collects experience and joy while in the duplicitous, demanding roles of “student” and “music professional.”

On various nights at Blue Moose, clamoring masses crowd around the stage that Lane has prepared with an up-and-coming artist or local performer. Building a professional reputation at a young age can be intimidating, but she has built hers with the professionalism of those twice her age and the fresh, insightful eyes of a prodigy, thriving all the while.

As the booking manager at Blue Moose, Lane handles professional responsibility with relish, jamming to the artist she’s booked along with the audience.

Lane’s relationship with music began long before her involvement with the business side of the field. In a ritual

with her father, Lane attended shows starting at age 10. She said music was almost always playing at home, and when it wasn’t, there was always a show to attend.

“It’s everything to me,” she said. “It’s what I want to do with my life, the first job or industry that I thought about going into and felt right about.”

In high school, Lane interned at Wooly’s, a performance venue in her hometown of Des Moines, then moved to work in the box office for Nitefall on the River, a summer music festival. During the festival, Lane heard about SCOPE, a UI student organization, and decided to join upon her arrival on campus.

After one year at SCOPE, Lane applied to be the talent-buyer for SCOPE and was successful.

“I wasn’t going to apply for the position because I was not a junior or a senior,” Lane said.

“I was worried that I wouldn’t make it in the music industry because I’m not super creative.”

As the new talent-buyer, Lane’s first show booking was Saint Motel and VÉRITÉ for the 2017 Homecoming. It went off without a hitch. This year’s show will be Lizzo, an alternative hip-hop artist.

The summer following Lane’s success, the manager from her former internship at Wooly’s mentioned an opening at Blue Moose as a booking manager. After a productive meeting among the managers of Wooly’s and Blue Moose,

Lane joined the professional industry as Blue Moose’s booking manager, and now, she books an average of a show per week.

“After Wooly’s, everything kind of just snowballed into more opportunities,” Lane said.

“I’m a big proponent of saying yes to everything that comes my way, because why not?”

After accepting that opportunity, Lane was left to her dealing, but as a student, her identity became somewhat of a hindrance. Balancing everything between her professional life and her life as a student has been difficult, but not merely in just completing homework. As a student, business professionals sometimes treat her differently from other professionals.

“It’s hard to get people to take me seriously sometimes doing what I do,” she said.

“It’s balancing and being extra professional that gets people to take me seriously because of my age.”

Although Lane may be at a disadvantage because of her age, she doesn’t let that get in her head. Her brand is to look like she works with music, to dress artsy but casual, and to speak with kindness in between bites of avocado toast.

In the music industry, all agents deal differently, and their levels of respect and kindness vary. As a young professional, Lane regards those above and around her with respect and admiration, setting expectations upon herself.

“I have a mantra that in-

fluences my whole aesthetic,” she said. “Take no sh*t, do no harm.”

Standing up for herself is trademark, but being personable and making valuable connections has guided her.

She plans to continue her time with SCOPE and Blue Moose and then move into the music industry, tackling new opportunities.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 DAILY-IOWAN.COM

HAWKEYE UPDATES Golfer earns Big Ten honors

The Iowa men’s golf team earned its first Big Ten Golfer of the Week honor since 2015.

Junior Alex Schaake snared the honor, the first of his career, after tying for second individually at the Golfweek Conference Challenge Schaake Sept. 16-18.

In the second round of the event, he shot 7 birdies and was 5-under at the end of the round.

His performance helped Iowa to second place in the tournament in Cedar Rapids.

Raymond Knoll was the last Hawkeye to earn the honor, on Sept. 30, 2015.

X-C’s Athletes of the Week

Indiana and Minnesota took home cross-country honors this week after meets on Sept. 14 and Sept. 15.

Minnesota sophomore Alex Basten took home Men’s Athlete of the Week after winning his first career individual title Basten on Sept. 15.

He ran a 24:17.5 at the Greeno/ Dirksen Invitational on the same course that will host the Big Ten Championships.

Senior Katherine Receveur from Indiana received Women’s Athlete of the Week after her Sept. 14 individual title at the Iona Meet of Receveur Champions.

She won the New York race in 17:30.8.

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Soccer tries to shake off string of recent losses In the Hawks’ first conference game, they will try to return to winning ways and break their losing streak.

BY MICHAEL WHALEN

michael-whalen@uiowa.edu The Iowa soccer team, trying to shake off a losing streak, will match up with Purdue at 7 p.m. today to kick off the Big Ten home schedule.

Iowa comes into this game with a 4-4-1 record; Purdue is 5-2-2.

The Hawkeyes are in the midst of a four-game road losing streak, so they would like a little home cooking to turn the season around. In the five home matches Iowa has played, it has a record of 4-0-1. Purdue has little experience on the road this season, splitting two games.

The Hawkeyes’ record does not accurately reflect their skill

— some matches were almost in their grasp.

“I think we need to solve some things,” coach Dave DiIanni said.

“The games [on Sept. 14 and Sept.

16] were two very different games; we played without some very influential players [on Sept. 14]. We didn’t capitalize, and we let in some very uncharacteristic goals.”

The Hawkeyes head into today’s game at full strength and healthy.

Following a Sept. 16 loss at Rutgers in double-overtime, the coaching staff made changes to the lineup to increase the experience on the field.

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Hawks vow no repeat of Badger beatdown Wisconsin held Iowa to just 66 yards of total offense last season, and the Hawkeyes don’t want a rerun of last year’s debacle.

Big Ten V-ball NCAA Rankings Iowa opens up the Big Ten part of its schedule this weekend, facing one of the toughest volleyball conferences in the nation.

Of the 14 conference teams, half of them are ranked. Of those seven, five are ranked in the top 10.

No. 3 Nebraska and No. 4 Penn State each moved up one spot from last week, with No. 6 Wisconsin, No. 7 Minnesota, and No. 8 Illinois staying put. No. 16 Purdue dropped one place despite still being undefeated, and No. 18 Michigan moved up one spot.

Iowa will face No. 18 Michigan during opening weekend but begins with Michigan State. All 14 teams are battling in the conference beginning Friday.

No. 3: Nebraska vs No. 18 Michigan No. 4: Penn State at No. 7 Minnesota No. 6: Wisconsin vs Ohio State No. 8: Illinois at No. 16 Purdue Iowa vs Michigan State Maryland vs Rutgers Indiana vs Northwestern

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“It’s hard to

Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan Wisconsin wide receiver Kendric Pryor catches a touchdown pass during Iowa’s game against Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium on Nov. 11, 2017. The Badgers defeated the Hawkeyes, 38-14.

BY ADAM HENSLEY

adam-hensley@uiowa.edu The last time Iowa and Wisconsin squared off in football, it didn’t end well for the Hawkeyes by any means.

For the first half, both teams played their typical slugfest ball. At halftime, Wisconsin led,

17-7, but Josh Jackson intercepted his second pass of the game and returned it for a touchdown, which cut Iowa’s deficit to 3 points.

From there, things went downhill — Iowa didn’t score again,and Wisconsin scored three more times and romped to a 38-14 victory.

“Last year’s [game] is last year’s, we’re not even playing an opponent this week — that’s

The Hawkeye squad has enjoyed some success recently, but anticipates fierce competition ahead.

BY CODY SMITH

cody-r-smith@uiowa.edu

second in the Big Ten. The defenses on the other side of the net have posted 14.76 digs per set. The difference is huge because it keeps the Hawkeyes alive in points and gives them a fighting chance.

That defense cannot be accomplished without veteran players who know how to

The Iowa men’s tennis team is set to compete in its first tournament of the fall season today, when it travels to Wisconsin to play in the Milwaukee Tennis Classic.

Sixty-four singles players and 32 doubles teams from all over the country will be featured at the tournament, including players from the Big Ten, SEC, ACC, and Big 12. The winner of the event will get a wild-card spot to advance to the Fall National Tournament in November.

Four Hawkeyes will represent Iowa this weekend: Will Davies, Piotr Smietana, Kareem Allaf, and Jonas Larsen.

“This tournament will be a good chance to see where our guys are at,” said head coach Ross Wilson. “EspeWilson cially because they’ll play good competition from across the country.”

This season, the Hawkeyes set off with plenty of confidence. Last season, the team won the fourth most victories in school history, and they get back six players from that team, five of whom were start-

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With a new season underway, the Hawkeyes seek, first, to improve on the road this season.

— Iowa football head coach Kirk Ferentz on the 2017 offense against Wisconsin compared with this season.

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Men’s tennis heads Volleyball defense digs deep, gets it done to Milwaukee for

compare. It’s almost apples and oranges right now. Plus it’s last year and this year. ”

Iowa soccer is 4-4-1 on the season after losing 4 straight games on the road.

our mindset,” tight end T.J. Hockenson said.

“We’re playing ourselves, and we have to be at a championship level.”

But as the Hawkeyes seem to have flushed the 24-point loss from memory (or at least the front of their memories), Iowa struggled

Megan Nagorzanski/The Daily Iowan Courtney Buzzario sets during Iowa’s match against Eastern Illinois on Sept. 9 at Carver-Arena. The Hawkeyes won the match, 3-0.

BY PETE MILLS

peter-mills@uiowa.edu Big Ten volleyball has no shortage of aggressive teams, and the Hawkeye squad is ready to face them with clean defense.

The nonconference slate has dealt the Hawkeyes with strong offensive competition. The squad has risen to the challenge; it has posted 16.05 digs per set this season,