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Teague, Alter, Harmsen elected to council

Grace Smith/The Daily Iowan At-large candidate Megan Alter explains that her daughter got elected to the school’s student council at a watch party for Iowa City City Council candidates Alter and Shawn Harmsen at Sanctuary in Iowa City on Tuesday.

Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan Bruce Teague introduces himself at a watch party for Iowa City City Council candidate Bruce Teague at Caring Hands & More Multi-Generational Center in Iowa City on Tuesday. Teague was elected for the second time, and for his first full term on the Iowa City City Council.

Voters reelected Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague and elected newcomers Megan Alter and Shawn Harmsen to the Iowa City City Council Tuesday night. Jason Glass, who was running for an at-large seat on the council, came in third behind Teague and Alter. Harmsen ran unopposed to represent District B. Readers can see full results and stories about the Iowa City and Coralville elections at dailyiowan.com.

Gabby Drees/The Daily Iowan District B candidate Shawn Harmsen speaks with an attendee at a watch party for himself and fellow Iowa City City Council Candidate Megan Alter at Sanctuary in Iowa City on Tuesday.

Rachel Wagner/The Daily Iowan Iowa City resident Ellen Lee votes in the 2021 Election at the Senior Center on Tuesday.

INSIDE Pence visits Iowa City, some students protest

Former Vice President Mike Pence visited the Iowa Memorial Union on Monday to rally conservatives to protect their rights. Outside the IMU, some students were protesting Pence’s rhetoric, causing insults to be tossed from both attendees and protestors.

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Larry Phan/The Daily Iowan Director of University Counseling Service at Iowa, Barry Schreier, scans a ballot on Election Day at the Visual Arts Building poll location in Iowa City on Monday.

Fans ‘can’t help falling in love’ with Hawkeye Elvis Greg Suckow, more commonly known as Hawkeye Elvis, has been growing a fanbase at the University of Iowa since 2010.

Student Spotlight: UI student and self-published author Nora Wells, a University of Iowa first-year, is a self-published author of three science fiction and dystopian novels. Wells said she fell in love with writing during her time moving around the world with her parents.

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Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan Greg Suckow, also known as Hawkeye Elvis, watches the action during a football game between No. 18 Iowa and No. 17 Indiana at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. The Hawkeyes defeated the Hoosiers 34-6.

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Hawkeye Elvis has amassed over 13,500 followers on Twitter since his start in 2010. The man behind the rhinestone-adorned Elvis costume, Greg Suckow, never thought he would gain a

following.

Suckow said he donned the costume for the first time a decade ago, whn he wore it on a Halloween game day at Kinnick Stadium.

“In 2009, Iowa played a home game on Halloween,” Suckow said. “Everybody had

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these great Iowa and Hawkeye themed costumes. There was like Hawkeye Darth Vader and Hawkeye Batman and all that stuff. And I thought it’d be fun to do a Hawkeye Elvis theme for next year.”

After that game, Suckow said he asked his mom to create a Hawkeye Elvis jumpsuit.

“If [my] mom hadn’t worked for the Department of Transportation for 25 years, she could have easily gone to Hollywood and worked in the costume department,” he said.

Suckow’s mom worked on the first jumpsuit on and off for a year, he said, however, she felt she could do better and has made four jumpsuits since.

“She created the pattern, designed it and then made the first jumpsuit and then I think it was a year or two later she’s like, ‘You know what, I think you need another one,’” Suckow said.

Growing a fanbase Suckow said his fanbase grew

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over Twitter, where he has interacted with Hawkeye fans over the last decade.

“Twitter’s a game,” Suckow said. “Once you sort of learn how to play it and get good at it, you can tell who the people are that are good at Twitter.”

Tyler Reihmann, a friend of Suckow, said he bonded with him on Twitter.

“It was kind of neat to see somebody else that was also active on social media kind of have a similar mindset,” Reihmann said.

Reihmann said Suckow spreads positivity and commentary, even if the games do not go in Iowa’s favor. He said Suckow is a positive and inclusive person.

Suckow said the connections he has made over Twitter have helped him over the years grow his network.

“I’ve really developed some really close friendships with people that I’ve met on Twitter,” he said. “My tailgating HAWKEYE ELVIS | Page 2

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Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan A voter fills out a ballot on Election Day at Horace Mann Elementary School in Iowa City on Tuesday. Voters chose candidates for school board and city council positions.

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spot on Melrose, I’m in that spot because of my Twitter friends.”

Anne Edwards, operations manager at Radiology Consultants of Iowa in Cedar Rapids and friend of Suckow’s, attributes Sukow’s personality to the growing fanbase.

“He has fun with it,” Edwards said. “He doesn’t take himself too seriously when he’s in his Elvis costume. He’s just an all-around great guy.”

Edwards said she hosts a tailgate near Suckow and often sees fans stop by.

“There’s a lot of people who will stop in or people from even opposing teams will stop and go ‘I need to get a picture with him’ and he’s always accommodating,’” she said.

Games during COVID-19 Unlike many Hawkeye fans, during the COVID-19 season Suckow was able to attend some basketball games because of his ties to the University of Iowa.

Head Men’s Basketball Coach Fran McCaffery’s wife, Margaret McCaffery, is Suckow’s cousin who gave Suckow access to some of the basketball games, he said. Suckow has also built a relationship with Frank Garza, former Iowa Men’s basketball player Luka Garza’s father. Suckow said this relationship started because he sits with players’ parents at the Iowa-Minnesota game annually. Suckow said he lives in Minnesota.

“I’ve had long, deep ties with Iowa basketball,” Suckow said. “... between Margaret or Frank, I would get in on the family pass list.”

Suckow said the games he attended last spring were much quieter than what he was used to.

“You could hear everything on the court, which was both enlightening and a little bit hilarious at times,” Suckow said.

“You can hear everybody yelling — players, coaches, refs and people in the stands.”

Suckow attended the first Big Ten tournament in spring 2021 in Indianapolis against Wisconsin in March, where the crowd was larger than it had been the entire season.

“You could tell what a difference it made to the players to have people in the stands,” Suckow said.

Opportunities arising Suckow said he has great memories of being Elvis over the years and has experienced many unique Hawkeye events.

“I got to do the Home-

coming halftime show a few years ago, in 2015,” he said. “The band did an Elvis medley. And I went out and did a whole dance routine with Herky and the dance team, and it was just so much fun.”

This year, Suckow said he walked in the Homecoming parade.

“I’ve never been there for the Homecoming parade,” Suckow said. “I was blown away by the number of people who are out there to watch that and cheer and wave.”

As the amount of Suckow’s fans increased, Edwards said his significance to the Hawkeye community has grown.

“I think he’s become kind of an icon when it comes to Hawkeye sports and people,” she said.

Suckow said he will continue to be Elvis until people get tired of it.

“I’m still amazed that it’s been this long, and people are still excited to

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see me when I’m dressed up at a game,” Suckow said. “People still want their picture with me, which blows me away.”

Reihmann said as Suckow’s popularity grows, Herky the Hawk may

have some competition.

“Elvis may start encroaching on Herky’s mascot spot for [the] Iowa Hawkeyes,” he said.

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New bar offers non-alcoholic alternative Unimpaired Dry Bar and Eats offers a sober option for those who want to go out without pressure to drink.

Dimia Burrell/The Daily Iowan The inside of the new Unimpaired Dry Bar is seen on Monday. The bar, which serves food and non-alcoholic drinks, recently opened in downtown Iowa City on 125 E Burlington St.

Sam Knupp News Reporter With the bustling nightlife that exists in Iowa City, Unimpaired Dry Bar and Eats is going in a different direction.

On the menu, customers can find mimosas, sangria, mai tais, daiquiris, mojitos, and martinis — all without

alcohol. The bar also offers zero proof beer, whiskey, wine, vodka, and gin, along with energy drink mixers and iced coffee.

Owner Amber Haines said she was inspired to start a dry bar after facing peer pressure to drink when she went out.

“I thought, why can’t

there just be a place where people can go socialize and enjoy these late-night activities without alcohol?”

Haines said.

Haines, who is four years sober, has never experienced alcohol addiction, but has witnessed how it has affected people in her family.

Her father died at the age of

42 from alcoholism.

When acquiring the location that would later become her business — Amber’s Mayne Street Grub and Pub in Bluegrass, Iowa — Haines said she made the decision to stop drinking.

“That’s when I really realized my relationship

Voices of voters

Johnson County Residents discuss their reasons for voting and which candidate they believe will get the job done.

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Alison Oliver:

“One of the candidates who I was really excited about was Megan Alter. I am particularly energized by the creativity she wants to bring… I think she has a really good vision for the city as a whole.”

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Regan Day:

“As a political science major I’m very involved in elections and the voting process, so I think that was my main motivator getting out here and using my right to vote and using it to help the whole community.”

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Lori Marshall:

“I think Bruce is doing a good job. Megan Alter, I have to say, I don’t know a lot about her. I got a voice message from her, so I knew she was actively campaigning and I’ve seen signs.”

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Casey Scott:

“Today was pretty busy, but I think there’s always time to vote. I think it being a school board election this year, there was a lot of emphasis on critical race theory, inclusion, stuff like that. I really wanted to make my voice heard.”

with alcohol and how I wanted things to change before I purchased the bar,” she said.

Haines said she isn’t the only one at Unimpaired Bar and Eats who has chosen to stop consuming alcohol. She said about half of the staff at the Iowa City location doesn’t drink.

Kennedy Callan, Unimpaired bartender and entertainment director at the Iowa City location, said she is also four years sober.

“A lot of our staff has chosen to take a break or kind of slow things down,” she said. “We have one person on the staff today who is 16 months sober this month, so it’s pretty exciting stuff.”

One of the positive effects the dry bar could have on Iowa City, Haines said, is giving consumers more options to choose from when it comes to participating in nightlife. The bar features live music, offers karaoke every Monday night, and hosts trivia every Thursday night.

“We try every night of the week to have something going on where people can come in and socialize and hang out,” she said.

Dubuque resident Gabe Wigginton, a customer at Unimpaired Bar and Eats, said he liked that the bar offers more inclusivity than most other bars.

“Not everyone in college drinks alcohol, but they might want to be a part of the experience,” he said.

Amanda O’Donnell, general manager of the Iowa City location, said the bar will offer pizza and salad to start, and add more food options over time.

While business has been good within the first week the new location has been open, she said there is still more to do.

“I think a lot of it is just getting the word out about us being open and finding the right platform to advertise [from],” she said, “... But I think it’s spreading now.”

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Pence pushes conservative values at IMU During his second visit to Iowa this year, former Vice President Mike Pence spoke to a room of mostly college students about protecting their rights while students protested outside the IMU. Lauren White and Natalie Dunlap Politics Team Former Vice President Mike Pence encouraged Iowans to prioritize protecting the U.S. Constitution and said the Biden administration’s economic and social policies were failing in a speech on Monday night.

Young America’s Foundation — and the University of Iowa chapter of its campus project, Young Americans for Freedom — hosted the event, during which Pence talked about bringing conservative values back to the U.S. With roughly 350 attendants, the venue was about half empty.

Members from across the community and across the aisle attended the event. Some sported Make America Great Again hats while others attended in opposition.

One attendant asked who convinced Pence to certify the 2020 election results after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol to shut down the electoral count.

“James Madison,” Pence responded, adding any claims that someone from inside the White House convinced him to go against former president Donald Trump were false.

Camille Tuttle, a 25-yearold Iowa City resident, said she attended to learn more about the different political sides in the city, as someone new to town.

Tuttle said she thinks Pence is making appearances in Iowa because there are a lot of conservative views in the state, especially within the older crowd.

“I think it’s cool though,” Tuttle said. “Most of the crowd here is young people and I can see that and that’s exciting.”

Former President Ronald Reagan was much of the inspiration behind this event, Pence said. Pence said he looked up to Reagan as a public servant.

“Our freedoms are never more than one generation away from extinction,” Pence said, quoting Reagan.

In the room of mostly college-aged people, Pence said conservatives face adversity for sharing their beliefs, but encouraged attendees not to

let that scare them.

“There is a perception among young people that adversity builds character, but actually, adversity reveals character,” Pence said.

Pence reminisced on the Trump administration as he condemned the Biden administration for its handling of the economy, inflation, and vaccine mandates.

The former vice president said that, under Trump, the country responded to the pandemic in a way that should make Americans proud, as three effective vaccines were developed. Pence said vaccines should not be required, but instead everyone should choose whether they want to be vaccinated.

Pence worked to certify the results of the election on Jan. 6 during the storming of the U.S. Capitol. Insurrectionists threatened his life, accusing him of treason and betrayal of former President Trump, some chanting, “Hang Mike Pence,” as they marched through the Capitol.

This is the second visit Pence has made to Iowa this year. He attended the Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines this summer to champion conservative and pro-life values.

Pence said he was disappointed in the way the Biden administration scrapped the 1776 Commission, which Trump created to promote “patriotic education” that prioritized American exceptionalism in public schools.

Pence said the new administration is pushing what he called critical race theory, which he said causes children to grow up ashamed of their skin color.

“Critical race theory is nothing other than statesponsored racism, and should be rejected by every parent in every school of every race,” Pence said.

Though there has been nationwide pushback against critical race theory in school districts, the theory is rooted in legal academia and not widely taught in K-12 education, according to PolitiFact.

Michael Kazma, a 19-year-old UI first-year, said he didn’t know much about Pence before the event, but respects the Republican values Pence rep-

Gabby Drees/The Daily Iowan A protester holds a sign at a protest against former Vice President Mike Pence outside of the IMU at the University of Iowa on Nov. 1. Around 20 people showed up and protested.

resents. He said the event exemplified exactly what Pence’s message was about — encouraging young people to promote conservative views.

“I think most college campuses lean liberal, and I think that’s what his whole message was about,”Kazma said. “I think this is appropriate.”

Pence draws protest Evan Weidl, a UI sophomore, attended the event and at one point shouted at the former vice president, “Don’t Lie” in response the former vice president talking about the increase of the debt ceiling.

Audience members booed Weidl for his comment and he was escorted out of the main lounge.

“I was just saying, like, LGBT people aren’t your enemy, the ruling class is your enemy, Trump is your enemy. It’s not like regular people, it’s the 1 percent,” Wiedl told The Daily Iowan.

“You know, I wish I could have gotten a more coherent speech out, but something about yelling at the vice president while a room full of people is booing at you kind of fries your brain.”

A couple dozen students stood outside of the Iowa Memorial Union before, during, and after Pence’s speech, to show their opposition to his appearance on campus, as well as his policies and rhetoric.

Sarah Vaughn, one of the student protesters, said they wanted to get people’s attention and show that young people are getting involved in politics.

“We’re kind of hoping to kind of stir things up and just say, ‘This is not welcome on our campus,’” Vaughn said. “We want a place that’s welcoming and safe for everyone.”

When speech attendants left the building, protesters blocked the stairs, forcing many down the ramp, while other attendants pushed past the protesters, resulting in a handful of protesters and one attendant falling down the stairs.

Both groups exchanged insults, sometimes using homophobic and transphobic slurs.

Andrew Dunn, a 23-yearold UI fourth-year majoring in political science, was one of the protest organizers.

He said he was somewhat disappointed in the behavior of both event-goers and protesters.

Dunn is running for the Iowa House as a Democrat, but the event was not related to his campaign — he said actions of the protesters were their own.

“I don’t obviously condone people throwing insults, and all that stuff,” Dunn said. “I understand why people are angry. I think the whole thing is like, everyone’s angry, and we need to work on a way to fix that.”

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Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan Former Vice President Mike Pence addresses a crowd during a Young America’s Foundation event at the Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge on Monday. Pence gave a speech encouraging the audience to protect constitutional values and criticizing the Biden Administration.

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Opinions

EDITORIAL

Workers are taking their power back A string of strikes and resignations across the country this year show that workers are gaining leverage.

Alyssa Keown/Battle Creek Enquirer The Michigan American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) hosts a rally outside Kellogg’s World Headquarters on Oct. 27 to support workers on strike in Battle Creek, Michigan.

DI Editorial Board The phenomena known as Striketober and the Great Resignation show that workers finally have the leverage to demand fair wages and decent treatment from their employers.

Workers at several John Deere plants in eastern Iowa walked off the job two weeks ago after they rejected a deal negotiated by their union, United Auto

Workers, or UAW. The deal negotiated by the UAW ensured that the wages of workers would rise by 5 to 6 percent for 2022, as well as 3 percent increases for 2023 and 2025.

However, in the past fiscal quarter, John Deere raked in a record $1.79 billion. The manufacturer is predicted to net nearly $6 billion in fiscal 2021.

From 2020, the CEO of John Deere saw his compensa-

tion package increase by an absurd 160 percent. In short, workers are not getting their fair share.

John Deere has a notorious reputation for treating its laborers poorly. Many of the workers cited mistreatment from managers as well as long hours coupled with the aforementioned wage discrepancy as reasons for picketing.

The UAW strike is just a microcosm of what is hap-

COLUMN

Nite Ride needs extended hours

While Nite Ride is a handy ride for students, it needs to expand its hours.

Signe Nettum Opinions Contributor I never considered myself a night person growing up. I was always early to bed, early to rise.

But, when I came to college, I started to find myself across campus at night, still studying at the library or at Mayflower with friends. Because I would have 8 a.m. classes the next morning, I tried to make it across campus back to my dorm at a reasonable time even with the late-night studying. I had many options: the bus, walking, Nite Ride, or an (expensive) Uber.

However, the buses either had long wait times, or had just finished their routes when I would try to go home. While I certainly could walk across campus, I identify as a woman. So, walking across campus in the evening, no matter the number of streetlamps I walk under, I still feel unsafe heading back to my dorm from the library or Mayflower.

Then, Nite Ride: A campus version of Uber, where you can request a pick up and drop off, either with the standard vehicle with other passengers, or an express trip for $1.

As the sun sets earlier and earlier each day in the fall and winter, a more accessible Nite Ride should be offered. While I am not requesting a full-on

hours change, there should be just a few Nite Ride vehicles around during those unsure hours, such as one or two vehicles, instead of the entire fleet.

As I said before, I am a morning person. But I do study late.

More times than I can count, I found myself in the in-between hours when the sun has gone down, but the Nite Ride service has not started. It was often between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. when I closed my laptop and packed my bags away to head home.

Whether it was because of the weather, temperature, distance, or lack of buses, I ended up having to wait until 10 p.m. for the Nite Ride service to start. While I might have been able to make it home in certain scenarios, like walking, I certainly did not feel safe enough to do so in the evening.

This change, or addition, in hours, would bring an even deeper sense of security to those on campus who feel unsafe to walk around in the dark.

As the temperatures drop, having the direct route home instead of taking the tangle of blocks or waiting on a long bus ride lets students know that the University of Iowa cares for students’ well-being.

These hours do not need to last for the whole academic year. They should start when the sun sets around 7 p.m., near the beginning of October. With lack of buses around that time, and certain bus stops closed due to construction, having a larger range of hours fills in the gap for students.

Please, do not make me walk seven blocks in the cold when my job gets out at 8 p.m., and I’m nowhere near a bus stop.

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pening in the labor market.

Workers at Kellogg’s across the country have also been on strike this month; workers at Kaiser Permanente in Georgia authorized a strike on Monday. And the union representing Hollywood film crew members is teetering on the edge as members plan to vote on a tentative contract agreement.

But the phenomenon is bigger than just unions — millions of workers across the country are quitting their jobs, tired of being shortchanged by their employers. Since former President Ronald Reagan’s time in office, the upper echelon who run billion dollar corporations have seen their personal wealth skyrocket.

On the other hand, the protections that workers once had through private-sector unions have dramatically diminished as unions have become weaker.

In Iowa, the number of employees represented by unions has decreased from 19 percent in 1989 to less than 10 percent in 2020.

As a result, most workers are not on equal footing with their employer when it comes to contract negotiations. This has led to a stagnation in wages and decline in worker productivity.

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended this paradigm.

Rather than striking like the John Deere picketters, millions of workers have simply quit their jobs in an attempt to force companies to raise their wages. Even before the recent strike, John Deere struggled to hire new workers.

From an economic point of view, individual workers collectively influence the labor supply in the U.S. Paying workers well and providing generous benefits is in the best interest of companies trying to hire and retain employees. However, these strikes, along with the pandemic, are leading to the possibility of another Great Resignation. Workers are burned out; almost three-quarters of workers feel disengaged with their jobs.

In other words, Americans work too much for too little. Anthropologists have made the case that, before the Agricultural Revolution almost 12,000 years ago, humans in hunter-gatherer societies spent more time in leisure compared to the modern American worker.

It should not be the case that a prehistoric human who lived in harsh conditions, with danger around every corner, was better

rested than the 21st-century worker.

Therefore, many industrialized nations have begun to experiment with four-day work weeks so that working professionals can spend more time recovering from burnout, and building relationships with their families. Early results have shown that, when workers spend less hours working, their productivity and mental well-being increase substantially, allowing for a more equipped and happier workforce.

Due to the worker burnout and the experiences of other developed nations instituting shorter work weeks, many Americans are reassessing the work-life balance and the meaning of work.

It took a pandemic that ravaged the fabric of American society for workers to finally gain some leverage over their employers.

That being said, workers face an entrenched system that must be reformed before they can truly gain the protections and wages that they deserve. The UAW strikes, along with the Great Resignation are critical first steps in that road to reform.

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COLUMN

Indigenous land acknowledgements should be in all UI classrooms

Indigenous land acknowledgments need to be heard at the University of Iowa to spark the conversation on historical and present injustices.

Grace Hildahl Opinions Contributor November, Native American Heritage Month, is a time to recognize the considerable contributions, traditions, and culture of the Indigenous community, as well as the injustices they suffered and continue to face. It is also a time to understand the historical relocation and termination of Indigenous people by the U.S. government, and a time to realize this discrimination still exists today.

Land acknowledgments should be required in all University of Iowa classrooms this November to initiate awareness and therefore conversation regarding Indigenous lands and people.

To start this necessary recognition, we must begin by understanding the land we live on through land acknowledgements.

A land acknowledgment is an official declaration that acknowledges the land that native tribes were forced off of, often violently, to be used by white European settlers.

The UI’s land acknowledgement notes that it stands on the homelands of the Ojibwe/Anishinaabe (Chippewa), Báxoje (Iowa), Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo), Omāēqnomenēwak (Menominee), Myaamiaki (Miami), Nutachi (Missouri), Umonhon (Omaha), Wahzhazhe (Osage), Jiwere (Otoe), Odawaa (Ottawa), Pónka (Ponca), Bodéwadmi/Neshnabé (Potawatomi),

STAFF Caleb McCullough, Executive Editor Hannah Pinski, Opinions Editor Yassie Buchanan, Peyton Downing, Dylan Hood, Shahab Khan, Luke Krchak, Ally Pronina, Sophie Stover, Columnists COLUMNS, CARTOONS, and OTHER OPINIONS CONTENT reflect the opinions of the authors and are not necessarily those of the Editorial Board, The Daily Iowan, or other organizations in which the author may be involved.

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Meskwaki/Nemahahaki/Sakiwaki (Sac and Fox), Dakota/ Lakota/Nakoda, Sahnish/Nuxbaaga/Nuweta (Three Affiliated Tribes) and Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Nations. The following tribal nations, Umonhon (Omaha Tribe of Nebraska and Iowa), Pónka (Ponca Tribe of Nebraska), Meskwaki (Sac and Fox of the Mississippi in Iowa), and Ho-Chunk (Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska) still exist and operate in the state.

Carrie Schuettpelz, vice president of the UI Native American Council and enrolled member of the Lumbee Indian Tribe, explained the significance land acknowledgments hold and their potential for change.

“It’s important that, as we live and study at the university, that we understand the ground on which we are standing,” Schuettpelz said. “Thinking about the fact that the land has a history of its own, particularly for the 67 tribes who once called Iowa their home and the four that still have land here in Iowa.”

Land acknowledgments act as resistance to the erasure of Indigenous history and help to counter illusions of the “discovery” of America through colonialism.

“Often native issues are relegated to the past, and the message we are trying to get across to people is that we are still here and that these issues still persist,” Schuettpelz said.

Land acknowledgements can help students, faculty, and the Iowa City community reconceptualize their relationship with land. By placing themselves in relation to the Indigenous community through recognition, non-native populations are reminded that they are settlers on Indigenous land.

However, recognition is sim-

ply not enough.

Land acknowledgments are not a solution to past and present Indigenous discrimination, but rather the first step to advocating for change against injustices.

“I think land acknowledgements are an interesting sort of phenomenon, but I think what is more important is that people try to engage with issues more critically and more meaningfully and try to push for what native people themselves want,” Schuettpelz said.

“So, educating yourself on the land you’re on, but also what those tribes are advocating for and what change they are pushing for.”

However, the lack of land acknowledgments on campus discourages such conversations and engagements.

Although it stands on Indigenous ground, the UI falls short in recognizing its historical Indigenous connections.

Even though the university has a land acknowledgment, it is scarcely used or promoted.

As a senior at the UI, I was only introduced to the concept of a land acknowledgment a few months ago. Since then, I have kept an eye out for land acknowledgments and haven’t seen or heard a single one.

“The biggest strength of the land acknowledgement is that it can start a conversation,” Schuettpelz said.

Land acknowledgements can also be implemented into class syllabi and introductions to meetings, sports events, and performances across campus.

However, it is vital that land acknowledgements are not viewed as a satisfactory recognition, but rather as the spark that will fuel meaningful conversation and change.

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Pandemic disrupts progress against cancer disparities The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center has seen a drop-off in cancer screenings due to the pandemic’s impact on the hospital.

Lillian Poulsen News Reporter The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted progress toward ending cancer disparities, experts at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics say, leading to fewer opportunities for new research and clinical developments for patients.

Although disparities in recent decades, including declining cancer incidence and mortality rates among underserved population groups, the pandemic has furthered disparities, according to the American Association for Cancer Research.

“These cancer disparities result from differences in social determinants of health, and these inequalities were further exacerbated by the pandemic,” said George Weiner, director of the UI Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center.

“In Iowa, we saw screenings drop during the pandemic and expected this would disproportionately impact underserved populations that have greater health care access issues.”

The pandemic resulted in a drop-off in screenings for cancer, including mammograms, which are essential for determining whether someone has breast cancer, Weiner said.

The cancer center didn’t see a decrease in care,

however, he said.

“With most cancers, the earlier you find it means it’s easier to treat,” Weiner said. “Cancer screenings are important, and they were much higher before the pandemic.”

Additionally, fewer patients coming into the hospital impacted cancer research, said Gail Bishop, UI professor of microbiology and immunology.

“Delayed research has a cascading effect where new therapies and diagnostic procedures that would be working their way to patients are now delayed,” Bishop said. “Advances in cancer care and treatment of survivors were also impacted.”

Although the pandemic has been difficult on cancer care and research, Weiner said his team has learned some valuable lessons, including doing clinical research using telemedicine and other virtual tools. Patients are also encouraged to get their blood work done at hospitals closer to home, he said.

Weiner said another positive impact of the pandemic on cancer research is that people understand what clinical research and trials are because of the news surrounding COVID-19 developments.

People recognize that advances in one field can help in another, Weiner

said, as the research that helped lead to the development of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines shows.

According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, vaccines that use mRNA technology can fight against infectious diseases and several types of cancers. This result led to the development of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, Weiner said.

Mary Charlton, UI associate professor in the department of epidemiology, said COVID-19 is at the top of people’s minds, so they aren’t worried about cancer screenings.

“Cancer screenings help detect cancer before you’re symptomatic,” Charlton said. “They are the most effective tool we have to find cancer before you’re feeling sick.”

If people wait until they have symptoms to get screened, the cancer may have progressed to a point where it’s harder to treat, she said.

Charlton said early treatment is especially crucial in cervical, breast, colorectal, and lung cancers. Finding the cancer earlier allows patients to forego chemotherapy or extensive radiation, which can be toxic and harmful to the body, she said.

In the case of lung cancer, Charlton said, not detecting it early enough

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is seen on June 23, 2020. can be deadly.

According to the American Association for Cancer Research, identifying the underlying causes of the rising incidence in certain early-onset cancers is critical for continued progress against cancer.

In the U.S., the overall age-adjusted cancer death rates have decreased by 31 percent from 1991 to 2018 — a reduction that translates into 3.2 million cancer deaths avoided, according to the American Association for Cancer Research. This decline is

driven in large part by dramatic reductions in lung cancer, the screenings for which have experienced a drop-off, Charlton said.

The most important way to keep these numbers low is to continue to receive cancer screenings and treatments, Weiner said.

Additionally, people who may be at risk for cancer because of genetics or lifestyle choices should seek out genetic counseling, Charlton said. This is one of the most important ways to talk through potential cancer diagnoses,

Tate Hildyard/The Daily Iowan she said.

With the pandemic, people have experienced lifestyle changes that may have an effect on cancer, Charlton said.

“We are researching how people’s smoking and drinking habits changed as a result of the pandemic,” she said. “We don’t know if these are permanent or temporary changes, but people have experienced changes in their diet, exercise, and other things that can lead to cancer.”

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HBCU vs. PWI: Attending college while Black While protests at Howard University spark national outrage, UI students consider the impacts of historically Black colleges and universities and predominantly white institutions on Black students.

Arabia Parkey News Reporter For over two weeks, students at Howard University, a historically Black university located in Washington, D.C., have camped outside the campus’ Blackburn Center to protest reports of rodent infestations, mold, and Wi-Fi connectivity issues in residence halls.

The outrage sparked by the student protests has fueled conversations surrounding the impacts of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and predominantly white institutions on Black students.

The Howard University protests did not affect UI second-year student Montala Carruthers’ views of HBCUs because there are likely to be issues at every university, she said. At predominantly white institutions, such as the UI, the voices of people of color may not be as centered as they are in HBCUs, she said.

“I feel like at least there is a good enough amount of students there to be able to get attention for the issue,” Carruthers said. “Because I feel like, here at the University of Iowa, if the students of color have an issue, we’re pretty much overlooked and

not given as much attention as the students of non-color and their issues.”

UI fourth-year student Sandrah Nasimiyu said she was not surprised to learn of the protests at Howard University, given conversations with peers on their experiences attending other HBCUs. She said she can also understand why they may have enjoyed the experience of attending HBCUs, despite the issues they may face.

“I think it was the cultural aspect, it felt comforting to see other people who look just like you at the events,” Nasimiyu said.

In a study reported by the Journal of College Student Development, Black students at predominantly white institutions showed a higher degree of assimilationist and humanist ideologies, emphasizing their similarities to non-Black students. Students at HBCUs favored more nationalist views that emphasized the uniqueness of being Black.

According to the UI’s first-year student profile, 3 percent of the UI’s freshman class identify as African American, and 21 percent of students identify as minority students.

Carruthers said one difference between Black students

at HBCUs and at predominantly white institutions is that, at HBCUs, Black students often appear to be more educated on national and global concerns regarding Black culture.

“I think even just talking to my Black friends that go to HBCUs, they are a lot more informed on our culture and things that are happening than we are here at the University of Iowa,” Carruthers said. “I know a little bit more about what’s happening with the football team than I actually do about what the University of Iowa is doing to promote more students of color to come here.”

The Journal of College Student Development also said HBCU students receive more encouragement from university faculty to continue in their academic pursuits than Black students at predominantly white institutions.

“I think that there’s a correlation with that, being that you have people around you that look like you and being like you, so of course they’ll want you to succeed,” UI fourth-year Tommy Clay said. “Versus people saying, ‘Well, you’re already in this space where people have allowed you to have these funds

Prayer for Vocations Ever present God: open the hearts and minds of all people and inspire us to use the unique gifts you have given us for loving service to each other. We pray especially now, for those women whose gifts are best suited to serve your Church as ordained priests.

Empower them with courage as they answer your call and strengthen them for humble service, great compassion, and insightful wisdom.

Support them through their ministries and enlighten the leadership of your Church to practice the equality that Jesus modeled to embrace all women and men whom you have gifted for sacramental service.

Strengthen your Holy Spirit within those you have chosen for priestly ministry.

May they answer your call and follow you with generous hearts. We ask this in the name of Jesus, who called Mary Magdalene and Phoebe—as well as Peter and Paul—to be ministers in the early Christian communities. Amen.

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Grace Kreber/The Daily Iowan University of Iowa student Montala Carruthers poses for a portrait on Monday. Carruthers gave her opinion on the university’s predominately white institution status as opposed to historically Black colleges and universities. and resources, then that’ll allow you to succeed on your own.’”

One obstacle preventing many students from attending HBCUs is the cost of admission, due to a lack of funding to provide sufficient scholarships for students. Carruthers said this was one barrier that swayed her to attend the UI.

“I might as well just stay here at the University of Iowa where I’m on a full ride instead of trying to go to [a] HBCU, where I will be coming out of pocket for the next four years for my entire education,” Carruthers said.

Nasimiyu said she desires a balance between better spaces designed to

support students of color students created by HBCUs and the organized structure present at predominantly white institutions.

“I wish there was a way to get the assistance and structure of a PWI with the culture and curation of a HBCU,” Nasimiyu said.

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Día de los Muertos celebrated with public ofrenda Local artist Miriam Alarcón Avila presented a public altar at Wetherby Park where the community could say goodbye to those lost to COVID-19.

Jami Martin-Trainor Arts Reporter “I will always remember…

I will never forget the way…

I am grateful to have known them because…”

These words were printed on a sheet of paper at Wetherby Park in front of the community ofrenda designed by Iowa City artist Miriam Alarcón Avila.

Alarcón Avila has celebrated Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, since she was a young girl growing up in Mexico City.

This year, Alarcón Avila wanted to create a space where Iowa City residents could come together and celebrate life, but also honor and say farewell to those who died because of COVID-19.

“Last year, to see so many people die and to see so many people that can’t say goodbye, just breaks my heart,” Alarcón Avila said. “It is nice to have a public ofrenda to realize loss and acknowledge the struggle.”

Día de los Muertos originated in Mexico. The traditional celebration honors deceased family members and remembers them through various means, including the ofrenda — where offerings and gifts are left.

The ofrenda was decorated with candles, flowers, and numerous offerings. Photos of family members were placed around the altar, and larger pieces of art were presented near the back.

Paper and pens were provided for individuals to write notes, goodbyes, and remember their loved ones.

The ofrenda served as a way for community members to connect to one another. Families were able to meet, mourn, and celebrate life together.

One woman was out in

Rachel Wagner/The Daily Iowan An altar created by Miriam Alarcón Avila is displayed at the Día de los Muertos ofrenda at Wetherby Park in Iowa City on Monday. The table has items to remember loved ones that have passed away, including flowers, candles, food, and more.

The open land reminds us of the many tribes before us and that we are one more. My tribe is here now, and I am sharing my beautiful culture.

— Iowa City artist Miriam Alarcón Avila the frigid temperatures for hours, painting traditional Día de los Muertos sugar skull makeup on the

faces of other community members.

The event recognized the current risk of

COVID-19, Alarcón Avila said, adding that she made safety a priority at the ofrenda.

“The pandemic is sadly not over, so an open installation is good because I would not want anyone to get COVID while visiting the ofrenda,” she said.

Alarcón Avila initially planned for her ofrenda to be in downtown Iowa City.

But, after assessing who her work was for, the altar

was set up in the South District.

“The Black and Latino populations are more affected by COVID, so I thought it would be better to serve them in their location,” Alarcón Avila said.

Familial ties were broadened to include the entire community at Alarcón Avila’s exhibit. Family photos were brought and set up on the

large altar. Offerings were scattered about the ofrenda. Individuals gathered around, working on their own pieces of art to remember loved ones.

“The open land reminds us of the many tribes before us and that we are one more,” Alarcón Avila said. My tribe is here now, and I am sharing my beautiful culture.”

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Student Spotlight: UI first-year a self-published author Nora Walls grew up as the daughter of two U.S. Army officers. In her time moving around the world, she fell in love with reading and writing, and self-published three novels before coming to college.

Olivia Augustine Arts Reporter Never did Nora Walls, a University of Iowa firstyear, expect that her casual writing on the notes app of her iPad would turn into three self-published novels.

Walls is one of many UI students drawn to the university because of its creative-writing program and the renowned Iowa Writers’ Workshop.

Her most recent novel, Orbury, was published just before she moved to college. Her previous novels, The Dominion and Time Never Stops: Musings of the Last Man, were published when Walls was just 12 and 14, respectively.

Walls is fascinated by the science-fiction genre, especially dystopian realities, she said.

Her love for the genre stems from her dad, who she said also enjoys dystopian stories stories, including the works of George Orwell and Ray Bradbury.

However, Walls credits both her parents for getting her into reading at an early age. Her parents have been very supportive of her writing career so far, Walls said.

Walls’ parents were both U.S. Army officers, so she spent much of her adolescence moving around, and she began learning to write while attending a British international school in the Middle East for five years. She immediately

fell in love with it.

“It’s very relaxing to me, and I just think it’s fascinating because you can make anything into anything,” Walls said.

“I just think it’s a really good way to express yourself and your ideas and just kind of make somebody else’s ideas your own — put your own spins on things.”

When Walls started her first novel at age 12,

other two novels, which both fell into the young adult genre. Walls said her books were in the young adult category because she was a young adult herself, but now her writing will grow with her.

Orbury is told from two different perspectives.

One character’s story is told in reverse, so it converges in time with the other in the middle.

I just think it’s a really good way to express yourself and your ideas and just kind of make somebody else’s ideas your own – put your own spins on things.

— UI first-year Nora Walls she didn’t know where it would go, let alone how far it would go.

The Dominion began as one of many stories buried in the notes app of Walls’ iPad. She said the idea of it becoming a published novel never even crossed her mind.

“I just thought I’d try it, but I didn’t think I’d finish it because I had never finished anything,” Walls said. “I just kind of kept rewriting different sections of it, just kind of going through with it.”

Once Walls finished the piece, she showed it to her parents, who had the idea to to follow the self-publishing process.

With her newest novel, Walls hopes to move to a less adolescent audience, in contrast to her

One of the main characters, Liam, is based on the character of Alfred from Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys. Walls said she did this because she wanted to write from a criminal perspective, which she had never done before.

As a college student now, Walls hopes to have more time to write and advance the level of her writing.

“I’d really like to start writing more regularly and just kind of learn to improve within my genre, and other styles too,” Walls said. “I would just like to be able to sustain myself with writing somehow, eventually.”

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DI: What is your new book Mother Trucker about?

Butcher: Mother Trucker is a book that is predominantly set in Arctic northern Alaska. It really is two stories in one. One story is the story of the subject I profiled, and her name was Joy. She was the only female big rig driver on the James W. Dalton Highway, which is a 414 mile stretch of mostly gravel that extends north from Fairbanks, Alaska to the Arctic oil fields of Prudhoe Bay. I was curious about what it was like to be a woman in that industry, but the larger story and what the book turned into — and I didn’t expect it to turn into — was a work about intimate partner violence. I was in a relationship that was abusive. I went up there to largely profile Joy, but also to escape and get some distance from the situation that was escalating privately for me.

So really, the book kind of began to be a conversation about what it means to be really strong as a woman in America.

DI: What was your writing process like for this book?

Anaka Sanders Arts Reporter Amy Butcher is the director of creative writing and an associate professor of English at Ohio Wesleyan University.

She earned her MFA from the University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program in 2012. She is an award-winning essayist and author. Her newest book Mother Trucker: Finding Joy on the Loneliest Road in America came out on Nov. 1. Mother Trucker is a story about intimate partner violence and how a friendship guided her life onto a new path. Butcher launched her book at Prairie Lights on Nov. 2.

(This article has been edited for length and clarity).

Butcher: I certainly knew that I was interested in writing about women’s issues, and I was interested in Alaska already before I found Joy. So, we did this trip together. I took a lot of notes, a lot of photographs, journaled a lot, and then I came back home and really began to work on the book. About three months later, Joy — actually, her truck — went off the shoulder of that highway and she was killed instantly. At that point, I had to think about, “what does this mean for the project?” It was difficult for a little while. I didn’t know how to move forward, or even if I should move forward. But at the same time, I felt deeply that what Joy had shared with me was information that she wanted in the book and in some ways, it became a story about keeping her legacy alive.

DI: What would you say is the number one thing you learned from this experience?

Butcher: I teach writing, and I always tell my students that you don’t choose the topic, the topic chooses you. I think that’s very true — this project began as one thing, and it turned into something very different. I think as a writer, you have to be open to the way in which projects unfold sort of organically and you have to be flexible.

DI: What was your favorite part of going ice road trucking with Joy? Butcher: It’s the most beautiful landscape I’ve ever seen. If you get good weather going up that highway then it’s 14 to 16 hours one way. We passed all kinds of beautiful wildlife – we passed bears, moose, an arctic fox, and we saw wolves and caribou. I even remember specifically getting out and touching permafrost for the first time. But also, Joy’s presence. I had no idea when I was traveling with her that it could be the first and only time that I would get to do that.

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Olivia Augustine Arts Reporter

For Tom Hanks’ newest film, the talented actor will return to the big screen to perform in another dramatic role.

On Nov. 5, sci-fi drama film Finch will make its debut on Apple+. The film follows Finch, the last man alive after an apocalyptic event ends most life on earth. An inventor whose last days are slowly approaching, Finch builds himself an android robot to keep him and his dog company while they journey across the now-barren country in search of others.

The film is directed by Miguel Sapochnik, an English filmmaker who is most notable for directing several episodes of hit shows like Game of Thrones and House. Hanks stars as the titular character, and the android, named Jeff, is voiced by Caleb Landry Jones. Other members of the cast include Orange is the New Black actress Samira Wiley, Spider-man: Homecoming actress Laura Harrier, and Riverdale actor Skeet Ulrich.

Originally titled BIOS until May 2021, Finch was filmed and produced in 2019, and initially intended to release in theaters in October 2020.

However, due to COVID-19 concerns, it was delayed several times until it was sold to Apple+.

Despite its rocky release schedule, Finch will be sure to provide Hanks another opportunity to capture audiences with the same acting skills he is famous for.

Everyone loves the change in weather that invites pumpkin spice and Halloween. My personal favorite seasonal staple is the fall fashion. And as exciting as it is to walk outside in a sweatshirt and joggers without melting, there’s nothing like a uniquely styled fall fit to break in the season. Here are two classic autumn outfits to recreate for a day at the pumpkin patch.

Starting with my own outfit, I wore an off-the-shoulder fuzzy white sweater from Victoria’s Secret, thrifted black skinny jeans, a pair of brown winter boots with red laces, a cross body bag, and a pendant necklace with red petals. A sweater is a great way to keep warm on chillier days without needing to break out the winter coat too soon – however, winter boots are ironically a terrific way to complete a fall outfit.

The best thing about this outfit is the color contrast. The outfit is mostly black and white with a pop of red. There is a bit of white fuzz at the top of my boots which matches my sweater. I added the red pendant necklace to tie in the red of my shoelaces. If I wanted to make the look bolder, I could also add a red lip or a red bralette under the sweater. Lastly, the outfit was somewhat bottom-heavy, so I added a cross-body bag to even it out.

My roommate Maddie picked out some other staple autumn items to build her outfit. She wore a thick, oversized brown and white flannel with a black top under, a pair of blue jeans, and some black leather ankle boots. While Maddie and I both took different approaches to our outfits, they both represent what fall fashion is because of their uniqueness to the season.

While Maddie’s flannel appears like any flannel would, it’s actually made from a thick, strong material so it wears more like a heavier jacket. This is another great way to keep warm on the cold, windy days. Her flannel is from T.J. Maxx, which is a surprisingly great place for affordable in-style pieces. It’s the same place where I got my winter boots.

Whether planning on making a pumpkin pie or a jack o’ lantern, these fun outfits will make the pumpkin patch experience one to remember.

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wasn’t really expecting them. But Monika honestly has really good hands. She knows the game super well,” Clark said. “She knows angles.

She knows what I’m going to do even if I’m not looking at her and honestly, I think she’s one of the most underrated people in the country.”

I think at the beginning of last year, I nailed her in the face a couple times with some passes, just because she wasn’t really expecting them. But Monica honestly has really good hands. She knows the game super well. She Knows all angles.”

— Point guard Catlin Clark ate space and stuff but she’s willing to sacrifice her good shot, that might be better than all of our good shots, for a great shot.”

But Clark still led Iowa and the nation in points, notching 799 in her first year as a Hawkeye. The point guard’s

The senior center, however, is used to learning the passing habits of her point guards. Czinano said, when she played with former Hawkeye point guard Kathleen Doyle, she had to learn to receive Doyle’s nolook pass.

Now, Czinano antici-

“Everybody has tendencies and it’s about kind of learning those. Caitlin loves the behind-theback pass. So, I always had to be ready for that.”

—Senior center Monika Czinano assists contributed to Czinano’s nation-leading field goal percentage in 2020-21, as the center put 66.84 percent of her shots through the hoop.

But Czinano couldn’t always read Clark’s unique pass game. When the pair started playing together at the beginning of last season, Clark frequently caught Czinano by surprise in practice.

“I think at the beginning of last year, I nailed her in the face a couple times with some passes, just because she

pates her point guard’s pass in the paint to come from behind.

“Everybody has tendencies and it’s about kind of learning those,” Czinano said. “Caitlin loves the behind-theback pass. So, I always had to be ready for that.”

Clark, Czinano, and the rest of the Hawkeyes will begin their season Thursday with an exhibition matchup against Truman State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena at 6:30 p.m.

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Casey Stone/The Daily Iowan Iowa guard Caitlin Clark goes in for a layup during a basketball game between Iowa and Northwestern on Jan. 28 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

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Continued from Page 10 what we are doing,” Lewis said. “He has been doing this for a couple of years now and has been in the coaching game for a while. I put all my faith in him and the team.”

The Hawkeyes finished 11th in the 14-team Big Ten Men’s Cross-Country Championships in University Park, Pennsylvania, last weekend.

While the result was disappointing for the Hawkeyes, they realize their team is young and that their best running is ahead of them.

Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan Iowa runners Ian Geisler (left) and Noah Healy (right) lead a pack in the Hawkeye Invite meet at the Ashton Cross Country Course on Sept. 3.

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Continued from Page 10 ends. Like Marinelli, Kemerer has wrestled well in the Big Ten tournament, but come up short in the NCAA tournament.

Kemerer said Lee asked him to come back for the 2021-22 season soon after the 2020-21 NCAA Championships ended.

“Everyone was gonna respect whatever I did,” Kemerer said. “That’s just kind of the type of people they are. I remember talking to Spencer that night of the finals. He came up to me, talked to me. He had already won. He didn’t

have to do that. He said that he wanted me back.

Guys said they wanted me back.”

Kemerer said he

best job in the world,” Kemerer said. “Seeing these guys come back and being able to have another year of these ex-

“I feel like, being an Iowa wrestler, it’s the best job in the world. . . So, just how can I pass up a chance to go to battle with these guys?”

— Wrestler Michael Kemerer mulled over the decision for about three weeks.

Ultimately, Kemerer couldn’t turn down the opportunity to return to Iowa and wrestle in 2021-22.

“I feel like, being an Iowa wrestler, it’s the

periences. I mean, these are things I’m going to remember and take with me the rest of my life.

So, just how can I pass up a chance to go to battle with these guys?”

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Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan Alex Marinelli poses for a portrait during Iowa wrestling media day in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Oct. 27. Marinelli carries a 73-1 career record into the 2021-22 season.

“We have some really good kids,” Trattner said. “I think everyone knows that next season will be the one.

We have a solid team with a good base, and I think next year is gonna be big. But, right now, we gotta focus on what’s ahead of us.”

The Hawkeyes’ next event is the NCAA Midwest Re-

gional, which will be held in Iowa City Nov. 12.

“We are definitely progressing at a very fast rate,” Lewis said. “I think we have improved from the first race of the season. Now, we have the postseason coming up and it will be a great experience.”

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I think we have improved from the first race of the season. Now, we have the postseason coming up and it will be a great experience.”

— Freshman runner Kal Lewis

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HAWKEYE UPDATES Garza headed to G League

The National Basketball Association’s Detroit Pistons announced Monday that former Iowa men’s hoops center Luka Garza has been assigned to the Motor City Cruise’s roster.

The Motor City Cruise is the Pistons’ NBA G League affiliate that plays its games at Wayne State Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The G League is the NBA’s player development arm. The G League provides NBA teams with a place to send prospects that aren’t ready to play at the highest professional level.

The G League has 29 teams.

Each team plays 36 regular season games a year.

Garza signed a two-year, twoway contract with the Pistons in September. Players on two-way contracts, like Garza, can play in both the NBA and G League in a single season. Two-way players can be called up to the NBA or designated to the G League at any point during the season.

Garza played in four of the Pistons’ first six games of the season before he was assigned to the Cruise. The 6-foot-10, 243-pound center averaged 3.3 points and 1.3 rebounds per game in just 33 total minutes of action.

Garza was drafted by the Pistons in the second round of the NBA Draft in July.

Forward Joe Wieskamp, the other former Hawkeye hooper selected in the 2021 NBA Draft was assigned to the Austin Spurs Oct. 27. The Austin Spurs are the San Antonio Spurs’ G League affiliate.

Like Garza, Wieskamp signed a two-way contract with San Antonio after he was drafted by the Spurs in the second round. Wieskamp did not participate in any of San Antonio’s games before he was sent to Austin.

One other former Iowa men’s basketball player is rostered in the G League: Forward Tyler Cook.

Cook is a member of the Windy City Bulls — the Chicago Bulls’ G League affiliate.

Cook played 28 games for the Pistons last season. He averaged 5.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 15 minutes per game.

Cook has been on five different NBA and G League rosters in his professional basketball career.

Warren talks Iowa women’s wrestling

On an exclusive Zoom call with student reporters Wednesday, Big Ten Conference Commissioner Kevin Warren talked about the possibility of his league adding women’s wrestling as an official sport.

Warren said he’s always looking for ways to give athletes opportunities to get educated at the Big Ten’s 14 institutions. He added that he’ll be keeping a close eye on the University of Iowa women’s wrestling program when it launches in 2023-24.

“I think any time that we can provide student athletes on our campuses an opportunity to compete and get a world-class education, I’m all for it,” Warren said.

“So, I was excited to hear about the launching of the new women’s wrestling program in Iowa.

If you had to pick a place for it to occur, it would be in Iowa with the success that they’ve had with the men’s wrestling program and the importance of wrestling in the state of Iowa.”

“So, I’m looking forward to seeing how women’s wrestling takes off,” Warren added. “I know we’ve had some success from the Olympics in that area . . . We just have to be kind of mindful that we provide [women’s wrestlers] with qualitative opportunities to compete.”

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Czinano, Clark a Dynamic Duo Point guard Caitlin Clark and center Monika Czinano led the nation in field goals made in 2020-21.

Grace Smith/The Daily Iowan Iowa guard Caitlin Clark and Iowa center Monika Czinano answer questions from members of the media during Big Ten Basketball Media Days at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana on Oct. 7.

Chloe Peterson Assistant Sports Editor Iowa women’s basketball sophomore point guard Caitlin Clark found her partner in crime on the court last season: Senior center Monika Czinano.

Czinano and Clark were both named to the preseason All-Big Ten team preceding the 2021-22 season, with

the point guard earning unanimous honors.

Clark also garnered preseason Big Ten Player of the Year honors from league coaches.

The Hawkeye point guard and center pair topped the national leaderboard in field goals made in the 2020-21 season — Clark led Division I Women’s Basketball with 266, while Czinano took runner-up

with 258.

“Caitlin led the country in field goals made, but Monika Czinano was No. 2 in the United States in field goals made,” head coach Lisa Bluder said at Iowa women’s basketball media day on Oct. 28.

“To have the top two in the country wearing Iowa Hawkeye uniforms, they form quite a duo.

“I believe that [Caitlin] and Monika are probably one of the best point guard-center duos in the country,” Bluder added. “When you look at the number of assists that Caitlin gets from feeding the ball to Monika, it’s pretty amazing.”

Clark led the nation with 214 assists in her freshman season — a Hawkeye record. The

And they’re all back Iowa men’s wrestling will return all 10 starters for the 2021-22 season

point guard often gives Czinano quality shots in the paint with her behind-the-back passes.

Czinano was second on Iowa’s roster with 19.3 points per game last season.

“She is an amazing passer,” Czinano said.

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“I think I haven’t accomplished what I need to do.

So, I think I would regret not coming back and giving myself that chance.”

Marinelli has collected three Big Ten individual titles. Yet, he hasn’t found much success at the NCAA Tournament. He’s even been the top seed at his weight, 165 pounds, in each of the last three NCAA Championships.

Nicknamed “the Bull,” Marinelli is a four-time All-American. He’s lost just one regular season match in the last three years.

Marinelli enters the 2021-22 season ranked third in the country at 165 pounds.

Marinelli compared the chance to wrestle one more season for Brands to a lottery ticket.

“You just want it,” he said.

Kemerer will be 25 by the time the 2021-22 season

The Iowa men’s cross country team has been solid this year, recording four top-five finishes during the regular season.

Despite their success, there is still room for the Hawkeyes to improve.

Sophomore Nick Trattner and senior Noah Healy have been Iowa’s top two finishers at nearly every event the Hawkeyes have participated in.

Behind Trattner and Healy, the Hawkeyes haven’t found much consistency.

A bevy of runners have rounded out the back part of Iowa’s lineup after Healy and Trattner. In almost all four of Iowa’s regular season races, a different runner finished third on the Hawkeyes’ roster behind Trattner and Healy.

The inconsistencies that plague the back half of Iowa’s lineup can be, at least partly, attributed to the Hawkeyes’ inexperienced roster. Fourteen of Iowa’s 17 athletes are underclassmen. The Hawkeyes have 11 freshmen on their team.

“A lot of these guys haven’t raced,” Trattner said of Iowa’s underclassmen. “I, myself, have probably eight 8,000-meter races under my belt. With every one you run, once you get two or three under your belt, you will be solid.”

“Earlier in the season, I can understand why you had an off race,” Trattner added. “Now, there is no excuse. We should understand the 8,000-meter distance and we gotta do what we gotta do.”

One of the Hawkeyes that’s trying to shorten the gap between Trattner, Healy, and the rest of the team is Kal Lewis.

Lewis is from Shelter Island, New York. Technically, the 2021-22 academic year is his second at the University of Iowa. On hawkeyesports.com, however, he’s listed on the Iowa men’s cross country roster as a freshman because the NCAA did not count the 2020-21 academic year against any of its athletes’ eligibility because of COVID-19.

Lewis only competed for the UI’s track and field team last year, so this season is his first running cross country for the Hawkeyes.

Though he’s inexperienced, Lewis is still trying to make a positive impact on the Hawkeye cross country program.

“I am trying to provide as much as I can for the team,” Lewis said. “I have been enjoying myself and this team all season and it has been going well.

Lewis has placed in the top 25 in two events this year: The Hawkeye Invitational Sept. 3 and the Dirksen-Greeno Invitational Sept. 18.

Lewis credited much of his success to Iowa cross country head coach Randy Hasenbank.

“Coach is doing a really great job in maintaining

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Indiana (0-5) year. All of them can return to the University of Iowa to QUOTE OF THE DAY wrestle another season because the NCAA granted all “I know Iowa will get it off the its 2020-21 athletes an additional year of eligibility ground.” because of COVID-19.

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atmosphere helped convince those on the fence to stay in Iowa City for another season.

“The ones that maybe it wasn’t easy for, it was quick,” Brands said of his wrestlers’ decisions to return to the team. “I thought that it might take a little bit longer. But remember that, when you use the word brotherhood, and culture, and camaraderie, and things like that, those words that are all synonyms of togetherness — I think it probably made it easier than if they weren’t together.”

Two of the Hawkeyes’ elder statesmen, Marinelli and Kemerer, each decided to return to Iowa for a chance to spend one more season in the Black and Gold. This year will be Marinelli’s sixth at Iowa, and 2021-22 will be Kemerer’s seventh.

“Very, very easy decision to come back for that sixth year,” Marinelli said.