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Indigenous people call for end to decolonization Indigenous peoples gathered at the University of Iowa Pentacrest for a Decolonization Rally on Indigenous Peoples’ Day Monday.
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Iowa farmers struggle to plant cover crops
Farmers in Iowa face economic barriers in planting cover crops, agriculture experts and farmers say. Planting cover crops is just one farming method that helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change, according to national reports, such as those from the United Nations. Read the project tomorrow in print and at www.dailyiowan.com
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Rally attendees hold signs during the decolonization rally on the Pentacrest on Monday. The rally featured speakers and music.
Music flooded from the Pentacrest on Monday, attracting the curious eyes of students walking to and from class. As one man beat a drum and sang along, students stood in red shirts and others carried colorful flags from indigenous nations just feet from the Old Capitol. When the man finished his song, the indigenous people of Iowa and allies took the stage and the microphone for the Indigenous Peoples’ Day Decolonization Rally on Monday. The University of Iowa Native American Student Association prefaced its presentation by burning sage and stating that the Decolonization Rally aims to honor the indigenous people who have lived in Iowa, those who currently live in Iowa, and their ancestors. Speakers at the event spoke to evoke pride in their heritage and to prompt acknowledgment by the community at large. Many speakers also discussed remaining issues faced by indigenous people, including the murder rate of indigenous women — which is 10 times more likely than the murder of nonindigenous women nationally, according to a 2018 report from the National Congress of American Indians. SEE INDIGENOUS, 5
Fundraiser leads to bobblehead fame After donating around $3 million to the Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Carson King is receiving a spot in the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame.
UI researchers study leading cause of death in refractory epilepsy
Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy, while a very present danger for those with epilepsy, is still not very well-known by doctors. University of Iowa researchers seek to change that with a five-year $3 million grant.
BY KINSEY PHIPPS
kinsey-phipps@uiowa.edu Carson King’s household name will soon become household decor. The “Iowa Legend” first received national recognition after his sign pleading for additional beer money from ESPN College GameDay fans at the annual CyHawk game Sept. 14 led to a cash overflow into his Venmo. One month and more than $3 million later, the Prairie City native is being honored for his choice to donate extra beer money to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum announced Monday that King will be commemorated with his very own limited edition bobblehead. For each time the product sells, the Hall of Fame and will donate $5 to the Children’s Hospital King Family Fund. King’s bobblehead is currently available
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Hankins’ return boosts Hawkeye secondary
Iowa defensive back Matt Hankins missed three games with an injured hamstring. His return to the Hawkeye secondary brings depth to the unit, and his play on the field was impressive against Penn State in his first game back.
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Carson King speaks at the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital on Oct. 11. King made headlines recently after a sign he held on ESPN’s College GameDay resulted in raising millions of dollars for a “beer fund.”
New ACT policies create ‘paradigm shift’ in college admissions Effective September 2020, the ACT will now offer students the option to retake individual subsections of their exam as part of a new “superscoring” method in hopes of better suiting student need.
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gretchen-lenth@uiowa.edu Since administering their first test 60 years ago, the people working for the ACT in Iowa City have been considering what is the best way to measure a student’s college readiness. ACT Senior Director for Public
Media and Relations Ed Colby said the organization will make a series of changes to the test-taking process to better suit student need. These efforts, effective September 2020, will also move standardized testing into the modern era, Colby added. First, the ACT will roll out online testing centers nationwide.
“We’ve wanted to move to digital for a long time, but we wanted to do it thoughtfully and gradually in a way that reflected the technology in our testing centers — which are usually in high schools,” Colby said. This change is significant, Colby said, because it reduces the amount of time students will have
to wait for test results. With the traditional pencil-to-paper testing style, students can wait on results for two to eight weeks. Online testing offers a turnaround of just two days for the multiple-choice test portions, he said. Flexibility is another key driving SEE ACT, 2
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force behind these changes, Colby said, which is best reflected through the introduction of section retaking. Students still need to complete the entire test, including grammar, reading, math, and science sections, Colby said. After this initial testing, students may retake any section they want to improve their scores in. The ACT will then take the highest subscores from every test session to calculate an overall “superscore,” Colby said. “[ACT] did some research, and the results suggest that super scores are the most accurate predictor of college readiness,” he said. University of Iowa Admissions Director and Assistant Provost Kirk Kluver said while the UI does not historically accept ACT superscores, these new changes to the test have caused it to re-evaluate current policy.
Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan The ACT sign is seen outside of the ACT headquarters in Iowa City on March 5, 2018. The UI currently uses the Regent Admission Index as part of its admissions process, which relies on criteria set by the state Board of Regents. The index weighs an ACT or SAT score in conjunction with other academic information, Kluver
said, such as a student’s GPA. The section retakes in particular create a massive paradigm shift in the college-admission landscape, Kluver said. Individual subsection retakes incentivize students
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KING FROM FRONT for preorder and is expected to ship January 2020. Featuring King decked in red and yellow with “Iowa Legend” printed across his shirt, the bobblehead displays him holding the very sign that started it all. When King’s request for beer money initially gained traction, he prolonged the fundraising until the end of September. Industry giants such as Venmo and Anheuser-Busch jumped on board to match the total. Phil Sklar, co-founder and CEO of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, said in a news release that when members of his organization learned about King’s accomplishments over
the last few weeks, they knew he deserved the honor. "We think having a bobblehead is one of the biggest honors,” Sklar said. “…In addition to raising even more funds for Iowa’s Children’s Hospital, the bobblehead will inspire generations of people in Iowa and across the country to do good like Carson.” King said he was offered a cut of the proceeds made from the bobbleheads, but he turned it down. “They let me know we could distribute [the money] however we wanted, but I don’t need a cut of it,” King said. “I wanted it all to go to the hospital.” King on Oct. 11 presented the check, which totaled $3,004,202.14. In partnership with the Children’s Hospital, the “King Family Fund” was established to collect dona-
tions in King’s name. “We sat down and discussed exactly how I wanted it to go. I wanted it to all go to clinical needs,” King said. “I didn’t want it to be called the ‘Carson King Fund,’ so I attributed it to my family.” The donation money from bobblehead sales and all other funds raised in King’s name moving forward will go to the King Family Fund. Looking to the future, King said he hopes to start a foundation and possibly make helping others a full-time career. “It’s amazing that a regular guy wanting to do something nice can spark a movement of generosity,” King said in the Hall of Fame news release. “To be honored with a bobblehead that will continue to help raise money for worthy projects is enough to leave a guy speechless.”
to take the ACT earlier and to take it more often, Iowa City High School student counselor Linda Hoel said. “When you are taking a test and you think that this is your only shot, you tend to have a little more anxiety than if you know you have
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some options,” Hoel said. The option to retake individual subsections lends itself to a more subject-centric type of preparation, Hoel said. Consequently, Hoel said students on all academic levels will likely be more motivated to retake tests, which could lead to more students meeting college admissions standards. However, Kluver said the ACT changes raise concerns about equity in standardized testing. “I can look at this and see the differentiation with how these superscores would be used for admissions purposes for students who are trying to get the right [Regent Admission Index] to be admissible to the [UI], versus how a superscore would be used for scholarship purposes,” Kluver said. The ability to focus on one subsection at a time
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only benefits students with the financial means and academic resources to do so, Kluver said. “If you look at historically disadvantaged populations, they tend to take the test later, and they don’t tend to take it multiple times,” Kluver said. “So, there is a concern that using a superscore as a component for merit scholarships will further increase the gap for students that come from underserved backgrounds.” Colby said the ACT made these changes to their tests only after discussion with the most affected population — the students. “We’re really excited about the new options students will have, and we hope that it will lead to a more positive testing experience for students all over the country,” Colby said.
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The free press is not the enemy of the people It is up to all Americans to end escalating threats of violence against journalists, beginning with President Trump. BY DI EDITORIAL BOARD
ers did. Current White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham tweeted Monday that the president had not seen the There’s an abundance of video, “but based on everything public discourse about freehe has heard, he strongly condom in the U.S. Freedom of demns the video.” speech and religion are hotly Trump himself has not debated throughout our socispoken on the issue, but his ety, from the classrooms to the tweets Monday included courthouses. Both of these funmore raucous criticisms of damental rights have their genthe media. He called the Times esis in the First Amendment. “corrupt,” and Among other he used the constitutionword “greasy” al guarantees found in the ‘By calling into question the fairness and ethical describe the Bill of Rights standards of any media coverage that portrays “fake news.” This is is the freedom Trump poorly, the president can claim all criticism not the first of the press. time Trump The work of him is unfair and unethical.’ has been inof journalists has been a cornerstone of our people with logos of news or- volved invocations of violence democracy, from the muck- ganizations superimposed on against members of the merakers exposing unjust man- their faces — including the dia. On July 2, 2017, he tweetufacturing conditions at the Times, the Washington Post, and ed a video that depicts him turn of the 20th Century to generic labels of “fake news”— tackling and striking a person the publication of the Penta- and similarly edited political marked with the CNN logo in gon Papers revealing govern- opponents — including for- a similar fashion to the Sunment disinformation during mer President Barack Obama day video. The tweet included and Republican Sens. Mitt “#FraudNewsCNN.” the 1970s. If that were the extent of it, There have always been de- Romney of Utah and the late perhaps there would not be tractors of the Fourth Estate. John McCain of Arizona. The president did not attend much of a problem, but that Criticism is a part of healthy relationships and societies. the event where the video was is not the case. This issue is However, recent escalations shown but close allies including much broader than just a few manipulated in hostility toward journal- his son, Donald Trump Jr., and provocatively ists are exceedingly fright- former White House Press Sec- clips of the president physicalening, especially considering retary Sarah Huckabee Sand- ly attacking journalists. daily-iowan@uiowa.edu
that a leading voice in the anti-free press movement is the president. This escalation is evident in a video that was played at President Trump’s Miami resort as part of a three-day event for the president’s supporters last week. As reported by the New York Times Sunday, the video depicts Trump graphically assaulting and murdering
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Pete Marovich/Pool via CNP/Abaca Press/TNS President Trump delivers remarks at the Values Voter Summit on Oct. 12 in Washington. Trump has made a habit of lambasting journalists and news organizations he does not like as the “enemy of the people.” He speaks this way at events covered by the press, directing his displeasure at media pools and briefing rooms full of reporters. It appears that any coverage that does praise his policies is “fake news” in the eyes of the president. He has gone so far as to suggest broadcasters such as NBC should have their
licenses revoked, calling them “bad for the country.” As disturbing as these videos are to watch as journalists and American citizens, it’s more than personal threats to journalists’ safety. By calling into question the fairness and ethical standards of any media coverage that portrays Trump poorly, the president can claim all criticism of him is unfair and unethical. The president is not only going after the press. He’s
going after anyone who dares defy him. By chipping away at the cornerstone of democracy, the entire structure begins to crumble. It is up to the American people to not fall into rhetorical patterns similar to that of the president. It is up to the president to discontinue his debased vitriol of members of the free press. It is up to the free press to persevere with the work that is guaranteed in the First Amendment.
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Comedy didn’t die; it changed Iowa should follow the lead of Those who claim that “woke culture” is destroying comedy California student-athlete law are factually incorrect and often culturally insensitive. College athletes should be allowed to profit off their likenesses.
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peyton-downing@uiowa.edu The release of Joker has prompted a lot of discussion on a variety of topics, most of it centering around the possibility of inspiring violence for whatever reason. But one discussion that is going under the radar comes not from the movie in and of itself, but rather comments from director Todd Phillips. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Phillips said it’s too difficult to do comedy now. He claimed that most people are too sensitive and that the entire genre of comedy is practically dead. But he’s simply wrong. Phillips has said comedy is nearly impossible to do nowadays because of “woke culture,” yet, there is no evidence to support Phillips’ claim of comedy being dead. It’s still very much alive with a multitude of comedies available online, irreverent or not. This isn’t just a problem in Joker. On Netflix, there is Dave Chappelle joking about child molestation, Louis CK insulting Parkland shooting survivors, and Kevin Hart, who said he would prevent his son from being gay if he had the power. If the old guard of comedy is being removed by woke culture, it wouldn’t be as well-preserved in Netflix as it is. That is not to say anything of the comedies that don’t attract
Mathieu Bitton/Rex Shutterstock/Zuma Press/TNS Dave Chappelle performs on Aug. 24, 2017 in New York. controversy. Despite what some idiots of themselves depicting may wish to believe, it is possi- racist stereotypes. It’s the exact ble to tackle edgier, gritty topics same thing happening today, without being policed by woke just with different targets. You’re not barred from culture. One upcoming film that highlights this is JoJo Rabbit, touching on these subjects at a movie about a young boy in all. There are plenty of ways in Nazi Germany whose mentor is which it’s possible to talk about literally Hitler. Believe it or not, these communities in ways that there has been no notable dis- aren’t derogatory. Stand-up comedian Marc paragement or criticism of the Maron also puts it incredibly film for its setting. If cracking jokes about Nazis well on his podcast, WTF with at a time when white-suprema- Marc Maron. “If you’re too intimidated to cist violence is on the rise isn’t edgy and provocative, I don’t try and do comedy that is deep know what is. The real secret or provocative — or even a little as to why Jojo Rabbit has not controversial — without hurtreceived criticism while others ing people, then I mean, you’re have is that the former has a not good at what you do,” Masense of understanding. It’s not ron said. “Or maybe you’re just punching down on marginal- insensitive.” There will always be edgy huized communities. When Louis CK insults nonbi- mor. Woke culture will never nary minors by saying “F*** you. erase rude comedy. Just because the market is changing does not You’re a child” — it’s just bad. There’s nothing clever about mean that the traditions and culit. There is no good word play. ture of comedy will disappear. As more groups enter the It’s just the same stuff that’s been happening throughout societal spotlight, trends will all of history. You don’t have to inevitably change. Instead of look any further than minstrel dismissing this as people simply shows, when people dressed up being offended, it is time these in blackface and made complete voices are heard.
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allowed). We have been routinely allowing them to receive compensations that are unrelated to sport,” Emmert told the Indianapolis Star. Herein lies the problem. Hawkeye football players Nate Stanley and A.J. Epenesa are talented guys, but I’m not holding my breath for either JASON O’DAY one to drop a country music jason-oday@uiowa.edu album or a book on interior design. Any marketable prodOne state is finally trying to uct or service they have to ofcompensate college athletes fer would almost definitely be beyond scholarship. football-related. California Gov. Gavin Emmert likened the CaliforNewsom signed the Fair Pay nia law to a total elimination of to Play Act Sept. 30. It’s an rules and worried about “unexcellent piece of legislation fettered licensing.” But he’s that will allow any college not smarter athlete to or wiser than profit from state lawmaktheir own name, image, ‘The remittances of college players would alleviate ers and individual college or likeness. As a conser- poverty and stimulate the local economies of those a dministra tors. They vative, this is impoverished communities.’ are capable probably the first and last time I’ll ever to earn extra money signing of overseeing and regulating praise the ultra-progressive autographs at the Coral Ridge endorsements without his Newsom, but good policy is Mall, appearing on cereal box- omnipotent guidance. I doubt good policy no matter who it es, or running youth football that officials in Sacramento, camps in the off-season, they arguably the most regulacomes from. Although the bill doesn’t should be at liberty to do so. tion-happy group in the countake effect until 2023, it’s an Many student athletes come try, will allow anything close to important step in the right from poor families with single unfettered licensing. Right now, the NCAA runs direction. Newsom set the mothers. The remittances of national conversation about college players would alleviate an unaccountable bureaucollege athletics on fire with poverty and stimulate the local cracy that despotically reigns broad support across the polit- economies of those impover- over more than 1,200 collegiate-sports programs, and it ical spectrum. Similar bills are ished communities. The NCAA earned $1.1 billion exceeds the legitimacy of its role being discussed by lawmakers in several other states, and Io- in revenue in 2018. Of that, stu- by perpetuating arcane rules dent athletes received precise- that prohibit student athletes wa should join them. Without the hard work of ly $0 in direct compensation. from becoming entrepreneurs. California lawmakers took Hawkeye student athletes, NCAA President Mark Emmert a brave stand for the economthe University of Iowa would netted $2.9 million in 2017. “If a student athlete writes ic freedom of college athletes. have a difficult time selling $51 Kinnick Stadium tickets and a book or produces a song, Their counterparts in Des $67 hoodies. In the Hawkeye the rules today say that’s (not Moines should follow them. State, only six state employees had 2018 incomes exceeding $1 million, according to the Des Moines Register state salary database. The top four included the football and basketball coaches at Iowa and Iowa State, respectively. The new California bill does not require schools to pay athletes, nor should it. I’m not advocating for some socialist revolution and redistributing all profits equally among all student athletes. Ferentz is an exceptional coach and he deserves every penny of his $4.5 million salary. Ferentz’s players work just as hard as he does. If they want
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Researchers study death in refractory epilepsy cases UI researchers are working to create a better understanding of the leading cause of death in refractory epilepsy cases. BY MITCHELL GRIFFIN
Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan UI faculty members Brian Gehlbach (left) and George Richerson (right) pose for a portrait in the Medical Laboratories on Oct. 7. Gehlbach and Richarson have received a $3 million research grant to continue their research on epilepsy. ple medications in an effort to thousand. If you have refrac- [Sudden Unexpected Death in mon event. “There are studies that control their epilepsy — but tory epilepsy, it’s closer to one Epilepsy]. You have to prove it’s still not totally controlled,” in a hundred [chance] per that there’s not some other [show] not enough medical year,” Richerson said. “Over cause,” Richerson said. “It’s a professionals even know what Gehlbach said. [Sudden Unexpected Death in Richerson said the chances 10 years, that’s a 10 percent diagnosis of exclusion.” He said the lack of knowl- Epilepsy] is, including medof sudden, unexpected death chance.” Richerson said Sudden Un- edge surrounding Sudden ical examiners,” Gehlbach rise alarmingly over time. “If you have epilepsy, then expected Death in Epilepsy is Unexpected Death in Epilepsy added. A major component of their the risk of dying from [Sud- not always readily apparent as may also stem from confusion between it and sudden cardi- work is to study the breathing den Unexpected Death in a cause of death. “It’s hard to prove that it’s ac death — a much more com- of individuals with epilepsy, Epilepsy] is about one in a
researchers said. “Our focus has really been on breathing and how it becomes abnormal after seizures,” Richerson said. “We’re not the only one that studies it, but we’re one of the major groups in the world really that have focused really strongly on breathing abnormalities after seizures. ... It’s becoming more apparent that the problem is a breathing problem.” Neurology Associate Professor Gordon Buchanan said part of the study will determine if body sensitivity to carbon dioxide changes during seizures, which could be critical knowledge in relation to breathing. “Studies like theirs are exceptionally important,” Buchanan said. Richerson said the team aims to identify which patients have the highest risk of dying, why this risk exists, and what happens during the seizure to result in death in order to work toward preventing a tragedy. “Through our work we’ve met a lot of people that have lost a child, or a spouse, or a parent to [Sudden Expected Death in Epilepsy],” Richerson said. “Hearing their stories and seeing how it has affected their lives — losing somebody unexpectedly motivates us to try to solve this problem.”
Student Association members wore T-shirts with the words. President of the organization Dominique Badajoz spoke to this concept, referring to decolonization as a matter of openness, respect, and recognition. “Decolonizing your mind means to me that you open up, you respect, you understand what has happened before you, what has happened on this land that you are standing on that you have taken personally
from the people who lived here before you,” Badajoz said. The event opened and closed with an honor song from Meskwaki Tribe member Mikona, whose English name is Tyler Lasley. He said the song loosely translates to, “We think of you, we won’t forget you.” “The educated people will know what Columbus did while he was supposedly discovering this area,” Lasley said.
mitchell-griffin@uiowa.edu The leading cause of death in those who suffer from refractory epilepsy has been a mysterious topic in the field, but now researchers — including some University of Iowa doctors — are working to shed light on the subject. This research team recently won a five-year $3, million grant to expand knowledge about Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy. UI Clinical Professor Brain Gehlbach, a physician on the study, said Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy is not a result of traumatic injury. “An autopsy, if performed, does not disclose an alternative cause of death,” Gehlbach said. Neurology Department Chair George Richerson said epilepsy is more prevalent than people tend to realize. He said around oneand-a-half percent of people in the United States have epilepsy, and around onethird of them have refractory epilepsy. The chances of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy are markedly worse for those with refractory epilepsy, Gehlbach said. “It’s the leading cause of death for patients with medically refractory epilepsy — patients who have to take multi-
INDIGENOUS FROM FRONT Another concern that speakers raised was the “Blood Quantum” issue, a method designed to calculate the percentage of indigenous blood in a person that can affect whether or not they can officially join their tribe. In a proclamation, Iowa City Mayor James Throgmorton announced the city will now celebrate Indigenous Peo-
ple’s Day instead of Columbus Day. In a recent news release, the City of Iowa City said that, as an understanding of history changes, so must commemorative events. While Columbus Day is still celebrated nationwide, several cities and states across the country are celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day in addition to or instead of the federal holiday —including Iowa City. In the official proclamation, the city stated that “[Iowa City] strongly agrees with the proposition that Indigenous Peoples’
Day shall be an opportunity to celebrate the thriving cultures and values of the Indigenous Peoples of the Region.” The proclamation also acknowledged the native lands and homes Iowa City was built upon — a subject which members of the Decolonization Rally addressed as well. Native American Student Association Vice President Athena Schrock said many Native Americans face an identity issue. “In society, to be Native American, you have to be en-
Emily Wangen/The Daily Iowan Cherie Haury-Artz holds signs during the decolonization rally on the Pentacrest on Monday. The rally featured speakers and music.
rolled,” Schrock said. “That’s a big misconception. There are lots of indigenous people who aren’t enrolled, but sadly that’s a norm for society. That includes turning away a lot of native identities that we can’t turn away. We can’t give up that culture.” A major theme of the event was the plea for onlookers to “decolonize” their minds, which many speakers seconded, and Native American
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HANKINS CONTINUED FROM 8 As a whole, Iowa failed to defend the run for the majority of the game. Despite its lack of success through the air, Penn State ran for 177 yards on 53 carries. Iowa still managed to keep the Nittany Lions in check, however, keeping them to 17 points after they entered the contest averaging 47 points per game. The defensive success started at the defensive line, as the unit racked up three sacks and six tackles for a loss. That energy level transferred to the secondary, which held a potent Penn State passing game at bay with all of its starters healthy. “We can feed off [the defensive line’s] energy; they feed off us,” Hankins said. “Then on the field, hearing the crowd, that just brings more energy that we can also feed off of, which makes them play harder, faster.” The unit hasn’t allowed more than 17 points all season. Although Penn State entered the battle against Iowa with just over 500 yards per game, the Hawkeyes held the Nittany Lions to 294 yards. For the defense, though, the performance wasn’t enough because Penn State touched the scoreboard. “Going into the game, we don’t really care about other people,” Iowa defensive end Chauncey Golston said. “You can put up a million points on another team — we want you to put up zero. Seventeen points is more than zero, so that’s unacceptable.” The game marked the second in a row in which the Hawkeye defense led the way, carrying the rest of the squad to the finish line. In the past eight quarters, Iowa has scored only one touchdown, which came on an incredible catch by Brandon Smith on a 33-yard pass from Nate Stanley with 2:31 remaining against the Nittany Lions. Despite the differences in production between the two sides, the Hawkeyes want to make sure they move on together. “[When] you start blaming people, that’s when the team falls apart, and we don’t want to fall apart,” Iowa safety Geno Stone said. “It’s a team sport, and we just got to move forward as a team.”
Sophomores Michelle Bacalla and Cloe Ruette look forward to ITA Regionals following Western Michigan invite.
Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan Iowa’s Michelle Bacalla hits a forehand during a women’s tennis match between Iowa and Nebraska at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Center on April 13.
BY AUSTIN HANSON
austin-hanson@uiowa.edu Another positive weekend has supplied Iowa women’s tennis with more bricks to help build the foundation of the team. Sophomores Michelle Bacalla and Cloe Ruette traveled to Michigan over the weekend to compete in the Western Michigan University Invitational. Bacalla and Ruette are only two of the young Hawkeyes that comprise the majority of Iowa’s roster. Out of a roster of eight, four Hawkeyes are sophomores or freshman. The only senior Iowa boasts is Elise Van Heuvelen Treadwell. “This team has grown a lot,”
Bacalla said. “We know what we struggle on and know what we’re doing well on. We’re doing a lot of reflection, a lot of thinking, and building together as a team and working well with the coaches.” Bacalla and Ruette certainly saw some things they were doing well over the weekend. The pair posted a 3-1 doubles record in their first appearance at the WMU Invite. While the dyad did find some success in doubles, they undoubtedly found some things to improve upon in singles play. Both Ruette and Bacalla booked 1-2 records in singles play, combining for a 2-4 record overall. “Singles was good for short wstretches,” assistant coach
Daniel Leitner said. “We definitely have to make some adjustments and find a way to play and compete better in close situations.” A 5-5 record across all matches at the WMU Invite will help the Hawkeyes going forward. During the fall, the Hawkeyes want to log as many matches as they can to prepare for the spring. “At this point, everybody just really wants to play,” head coach Sasha Schmid said. “We’ve been practicing a lot, but we really look forward to the opportunity to play somebody that’s not in a Hawkeye uniform.” Playing a large quantity of fall matches will not only help
lead Iowa to spring success. On Thursday, the Hawkeyes will travel to Norman, Oklahoma, for ITA Regionals. The event will be the second to last event Iowa plays before winter break. The tournament is also likely to be the highlight of Iowa’s fall campaign. “I just want to gain more confidence and experience to get ready for regionals next week,” Ruette said. “I just want to go out there and compete and have fun on the court. I think if you play more matches, the better [your confidence] gets.” Young players such as Ruette and Bacalla will need to step up at ITA Regionals. The event will provide the Hawkeyes with elite com-
petition and an appropriate challenge to help finish the latter half of the fall session. The tournament should help prove that this season’s Hawkeyes are a legitimate NCAA Tournament threat. “I think we feel confident, but we also have an appropriate level of fear that makes you want to keep improving,” Schmid said. “You can’t get too complacent at all, because there are a lot of really good teams in our wavelength of rankings that are also working hard. You have to keep those teams in the forefront of your mind and keep trying to win every day at practice and keep using these competitions as a way to test yourself.”
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WHITAKER CONTINUED FROM 8 and this program that she’s willing to do the little things to get her body back to as close to 100 percent as possible,” head coach Dave DiIanni said. “And when you do the little things and you sacrifice off the field to be able to be as good as you can on the field then you have a chance to be successful, and that’s who she is.” Not only does Whitaker have the stamina and determination to play for long periods of time, she is also a great defender. This gives her teammates reassurance during games. “Riley is probably the most solid defender I’ve ever played with,” senior captain and defender Hannah Drkulec said.
EVELYN CONTINUED FROM 8 mature. He’s had different roles already. He comes in, and while he’s new and we have new faces, he’s just a veteran guy in terms of how he prepares, how he thinks, how he performs on the floor.” In Evelyn’s first season at Valparaiso, he ranked second on the team, averaging 12.6 points per game and earning
“Honestly, it’s just so comforting knowing she’s back there because when the ball gets through and she’s chasing it down, you know she’s going to win it and get possession back for us.” Whitaker is known for being relentless during games. This was particularly the case in the Sept. 15 game at Notre Dame, which the Hawkeyes won 3-1. “The second half, it was more of a defensive half for us,” Drkulec said. “And there were times where it was just everyone’s legs were fatigue, but she was down there chasing the ball, shielding it out so that we could have a goal kick instead of a corner.” Before she landed at Iowa, Whitaker generally didn’t do corner kicks, but that has changed in her time as a Hawkeye. “Usually, most corner kicks
I’m trying to get it to the back post because that’s where Hannah’s usually going,” Whitaker said. “She’s incredible in the air so I try to get it up in the air so she can finish it.” The one part of Whitaker’s game that hasn’t be displayed much this season is her ability on free kicks on top of the box “I think that’s something we need to get her in position more,” DiIanni said. “Because she can score some goals from that space as well.” After this season, Whitaker hopes to take on an even greater role on the team. “I hope to really, especially after next year when we lose a lot of seniors, to step into a leadership role more and help the upperclassmen and continue to build the program,” Whitaker said.
Missouri Valley Conference All-Newcomer Team honors. Last season, he drained 48 3-pointers and ranked second on the team with 68 assists. That skillset will be a key addition to the Iowa offense this season. “Bakari is an extremely talented scorer,” sophomore Joe Wieskamp said. “He can make plays happen with the ball, and that’s going to be big for us.” Despite being new to the program, Evelyn has already
taken on a leadership role for the Hawkeyes in the eyes of McCaffery. “While Bakari Evelyn is new, he’s not young,” McCaffery said. “He commands the respect of everybody. When you meet him and get to know him, you can understand why and what that means.” In particular, Evelyn has been there to help Iowa’s younger players adjust to the life of a college athlete. “I feel as though I am a leader,” Evelyn said. “Not nec-
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Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan Iowa defender Riley Whitaker and Maryland forward Alyssa Poarch fight for the ball during a women’s soccer match between Iowa and Maryland at the Iowa Soccer Complex on Sunday.
essarily in words all the time, but just guidance for the younger players like Patrick [McCaffery], Joe [Toussaint]. Because I’ve been through it before on multiple levels, so just helping them and being an advocate for them and just giving them good advice whenever they need it.” That guidance Evelyn provides ranges from on-court help to assistance off of it. McCaffery and Toussaint have never gone through a season of college basketball
or a semester of college before. The two freshmen and Evelyn are entering the program at the same time, and Evelyn has the experience and advice to help them out along the way. “Just getting through three-hour practices is a big thing,” Evelyn said. “With them being in high school, they haven’t been through the intensity and long grind of practices and long days. Just making sure they take care of their bodies, getting in the
ice tub. Me being a guy who is older, I’m in the ice tub all the time. Just little things like that, helping them adjust to the college life.” Evelyn will only spend one season in the Black and Gold. However, he brings with him the talent and leadership to contribute heavily in his limited time in Iowa City. “I’ve been through winning seasons, losing seasons,” Evelyn said. “I just know what it takes day in and day out to be successful at this level.”
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HAWKEYE UPDATES Big Ten announces weekly football honors
Purdue’s Jack Plummer, Minnesota’s Kamal Martin, and Penn State’s Blake Gillikin earned weekly football honors from the Big Ten, the conference announced on Monday. Plummer earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors after completing 33 of 41 passes for 420 yards and three touchdowns in Purdue’s victory against Maryland. He broke the Plummer school record for completion percentage with a minimum of 40 passing attempts (80.5 percent). The mark is the thirdhighest in the Big Ten with 40 or more attempts since 2000. Martin recorded a career-high 15 tackles at linebacker for the Minnesota defense to earn conference Defensive Player of the Week. The Golden Gophers did Martin not allow a point in the fourth quarter in a win against Nebraska. Martin leads Minnesota with 41 tackles this season. Gillikin punted his way to Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Iowa. He punted seven times for 295 yards in Penn State’s victory over the Hawkeyes. The Smyrna, Georgia, Gillikin native hit a 62-yard punt in the third quarter, his 47th career punt over 50 yards and seventh career punt of 60 or more yards.
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Matt Hankins’ return to the lineup gave Iowa help in the secondary against Penn State.
Maryland earns pair of field hockey honors
Maryland’s Madison Maguire and Noelle Frost both earned weekly Big Ten honors, the conference announced on Monday. Maguire was named Offensive Player of the Week after registering five points on the weekend to help lead the Terrapins to a pair of conference wins against No. 6 Iowa and Indiana. She scored two of Maryland’s three goals against the Hawkeyes, the ninth straight Terrapin victory. Maguire also added an assist against the Hoosiers after setting up teammate Linda Cobano for a penalty corner. Frost earned Defensive Player of the Week honors after anchoring Maryland’s defense to a pair of shutout victories. She made six saves against Iowa, including two critical saves in the fourth quarter to preserve the shutout. This is the third career Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award for Frost, and her second in as many weeks.
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Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan Iowa defensive back Matt Hankins looks to the ball during the Iowa football game against Penn State in Iowa City on Oct. 12. The Nittany Lions defeated the Hawkeyes, 17-12.
BY PETE RUDEN
peter-ruden@uiowa.edu Matt Hankins’ return to the Iowa secondary against Penn State was noticeable early. With Hankins manning the left cornerback spot and wearing his alternate gold uniform with a big No. 8 plastered on the front under the stripes on Iowa’s shoulder pads, the Hawkeye defense held Penn State to just 10 total yards
in the first quarter, not allowing Nittany Lion quarterback Sean Clifford to complete a pass. Clifford finished the game with 117 yards through the air, as the Hawkeyes held opposing teams to under 150 yards for the third-consecutive game. While Iowa accomplished the feat the previous two weeks as well, it didn’t hurt having Hankins back. “First Monday coming back, I felt a little
Bakari Evelyn is new to the Iowa men’s basketball program, but he has already taken on a leadership role for the Hawkeyes.
Sophomore Riley Whitaker leads Iowa soccer in minutes played this season and scored for the first time against Maryland.
“I’ve been through winning seasons, losing seasons ... I just know what it takes day in and day out to be successful at this level.”
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Evelyn embracing Whitaker new leadership role shines on defense
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rusty, but as the week went on, I felt like I was getting back to myself,” Hankins said. He looked like himself, too. Hankins, who hadn’t played since Iowa’s 300 win over Rutgers on Sept. 7, recorded seven tackles with 0.5 tackles for loss to help the Hawkeye defensive backs step up in run support.
BY ISAAC GOFFIN
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Now, after two seasons at Valparaiso, Evelyn joins Iowa’s program as a graduate transfer. This is the first time in Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery’s 10-year tenure that Iowa has brought on a graduate transfer, and McCaffery is more than pleased with the results so far. “It’s gone about as well as we would have hoped, and it’s one of the main reasons why we wanted him,” McCaffery said. “Bakari is really
Standing at the corner of the field, sophomore defender Riley Whitaker was ready to do what she had done many times before this season, attempt a corner kick. Normally, she would kick the ball short to one of her teammates or kick it high so one of them could head it in. But that was not the case for one kick during Iowa’s Oct. 13 matchup against Maryland. In the first half against the Terrapins, Whitaker curved the ball into the net to score her first goal of the season. Though this was Whitaker’s first goal of the season, she has been making a big impact all season long. She leads the team in minutes this season with 1,382 and has played the entire game in 13 contests. She also has three assists. “I think my teammates have really helped me,” Whitaker said. “They are always talking to me, telling me positionally where to go, and they really encourage me, so that has helped me push through.” Whitaker’s love for the game contributes to her significant playing time as well. “She cares so much about the game of soccer
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Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan Bakari Evelyn speaks with members of the press during an Iowa men’s basketball media availability at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on July 24.
BY ROBERT READ
robert-read@uiowa.edu Sometimes a change of scenery can take some getting used to. For Iowa men’s basketball guard Bakari Evelyn, he’s ready to play — and lead — wherever he goes. This season will be Evelyn’s first as a Hawkeye, but he is by no means inexperienced. The Detroit, Michigan, native started his college career at Nebraska before transferring to Valparaiso after his freshman campaign.