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Faculty review Finance and Operations Office For the first time since 2001, the UI Faculty Senate conducted a central administrative review of the Office of the Senior Vice President for Finance and Operations.
The review committee reported the office oversees UI Hospitals & Clinics construction projects after the Modern Piping dispute over Children’s Hospital work.
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The University of Iowa Faculty Senate recently released its review of the Office of the Senior Vice President for Finance and Operations and reported its leaders are innovative in exploring new revenue streams, but identified ways
to strengthen communication. The review committee’s findings were ultimately positive, said Committee Chair Joseph Yockey in an email to The Daily Iowan, but the committee noted the office may benefit from a change in its approach to communication and SEE FINANCE, 5
marissa-payne@uiowa.edu Following the University of Iowa’s costly yearslong legal battle with construction firm Modern Piping over two major construction disputes, the Finance and Operations Office will now oversee all UI Hospitals and Clinics building projects.
The change comes after an appellate court earlier this year affirmed a district court’s order that the UI pay a $21.5 million arbitration award to Cedar Rapids-based contractor Modern Piping for its work on the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital and Hancher Auditorium projects. SEE HOSPITAL, 5
IC RED Week raises awareness for HIV/AIDS
IC RED Week, which works to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS, held several events in Iowa City.
Through a new University of Iowa hire, the UI Office of Student Engagement and Campus programs is pushing for more late-night programming participation. UI alum Mara Cheney will work to evaluate current late-night programs and engage with students.
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Iowa City implements deer-management plan
Iowa City is working to manage the already-large and growing deer population with a sharpshooting season that is set to begin Dec. 1. The city’s deer management plan was approved by the Iowa Natural Resources Commission in August.
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Emily Wangen/The Daily Iowan Names of people who have died from AIDS are read aloud outside the Old Capitol by a volunteer on Wednesday as part of the University of Iowa's seventh annual RED Week. The event lasted from dawn to dusk with readers taking five-minute shifts. It is estimated that nearly 681,000 people in the U.S. have died of AIDS since 1981.
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corinne-swann@uiowa.edu The sky was a bruised shade of purple as four people, wrapped in scarves and tightly zipped jackets, stood outside the Pentacrest. The sun
Toussaint turns it up against UNF
Joe Toussaint did it all on both ends of the floor on Thursday, showing his playmaking ability on offense and his incredible quickness on defense. Whether it was no-look passes on offense or shutting opponents down on defense, Toussaint showed he’s a force to be reckoned with.
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was just beginning to rise, a faint pink streak in the east as one person stood behind a podium with a microphone and began to read a list of names. It was 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, and the first participants in the RED Week Reading of Names
This week's Kid Captain Jeg Weets is one of only two kids diagnosed at the UI Hospitals and Clinics with a rare genetic disorder.
Senior day is a bitterseet occasion, but the Hawkeyes will try and get the emotions out of the way before taking on a red-hot Illinois team. Iowa’s 19 football seniors will be honored before their final home game.
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A rare disease, an Advancing enormous heart the UI’s research mission
Recently hired VP for Research Marty Scholtz seeks to promote undergraduate, multidisciplinary, and diverse research on campus.
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had begun. They would read that list from dawn until dusk, trading off with other students and faculty in five-minute intervals as they named those who had died from AIDS.
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to Iowa for an IV infusion — he’ll be honored as this week’s Kid Captain for his fight against Niemann-Pick disease type C. Jeg lives with his parents, Jenna and Brad Weets, and older sister, Claire. He was diagnosed
Since stepping into the role of University of Iowa Vice President for Research in June, Marty Scholtz said the research and creative activities on campus have exceeded his expectations. The recently hired UI leader told The Daily Iowan Thursday he is committed to showing people off-campus what UI faculty, staff, and students work on at the UI by communicating with collegiate leaders, hosting state lawmakers, and helping to secure funding. “[What I] want is to do outreach to celebrate the successes of what our outstanding faculty and students do in the lab, and the studios,
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Ryan Adams/The Daily Iowan Kid Captain Jeg Weets poses for a picture while his mother and father sit behind him in the Hawkeye football locker room at Kids Day at Kinnick on Aug. 10. Kids Day at Kinnick is an annual event for families to experience Iowa's football stadium while watching preseason practice and honoring this year's Kid Captains.
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josie-fischels@uiowa.edu Six-year-old Jeg Weets often travels back and forth from his hometown of Morrison, Illinois, to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. This time around, though, he won’t be coming
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IC RED CONTINUED FROM FRONT The reading came on the fifth day of Iowa City RED Week. The week of events were organized by members of IC RED, a student organization at the University of Iowa that works to shed light on HIV and AIDS. The name RED stands for Raising Awareness, Erasing Stigma, and Defeating HIV/ AIDS. Chelsea Higgins, the founder and president of IC RED, said the organization was ratified last fall, but RED Week was established in 2012 as a way to show support leading up to World AIDS day on Dec. 1. “The mission of RED week is to just host a special time to get people talking,” said Higgins. “And a lot of our events are very diverse or kind of interdisciplinary, like painting, video games, coffee… You wouldn’t really think of that in coor-
KID CAPTAIN CONTINUED FROM FRONT with both Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) and Crohn’s disease when he was 4 years old. NPC is an ultra-rare progressive genetic disorder that causes accumulation of cholesterol in parts of the body, including the brain, liver, and spleen. According to UI clinical geneticist John Bernat, who originally diagnosed Jeg, the chances of a child having the disease are 1 in 100,000. “We had no idea what [NPC] was,” Jenna Weets said. “We Googled it and found out that it was a fatal
RESEARCH CONTINUED FROM FRONT and in the field, [and] in the library — their scholarship research and creative activities,” Scholtz said. Scholtz stressed that in order to accomplish these activities, the faculty must secure external support. The Office of the Vice President for Research functions to help them secure that funding while complying with state, federal, and campus regulations. Although the UI split apart the economic-development function that the Office of the Vice President for Research previously encompassed, Scholtz said it still works closely with UI Chief Innovation Officer Jon Darsee to protect intellectual property produced on campus. Scholtz said faculty who propose ideas in basic research are acting as entrepreneurs in their own way. If
ma associated with HIV, because people still like to blame us, like we’ve done something wrong.”
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dination with some sort of health stigma removal.” Among the attendants at the Reading of Names was Mayor Jim Throgmorton, who stood behind the podium and read names with the other participants. “I’ve been doing this for many years,” Throgmorton said. “I think it’s important to recognize the fact that lots of people lost their lives as a result of AIDS. We need to honor their memory, and I come out here to help do that.” In addition to the Reading of Names, events included a Walk It Out’s Model Reveal, painting with a brush and barrel, an education panel, a “Smash Bros” tournament, a trivia night, and “coffee for a cause.” The educational panel, held on Tuesday, hosted three speakers: Anthropology Assistant Professor Ted Powers, Microbiology and Immunology Assistant Professor Hillel Haim, and HIV advocate Tami Haught.
Haught is the Training and Organizing Coordinator for the Sero Project, which advocates for ending HIV criminalization. She has also been HIV positive for 26 years. In her presentation, she described the shame she and her husband felt living with HIV and how they told the people in their lives that he had cancer instead of HIV. “If you have cancer, people care. If you have AIDS, people judge,” Haught said. As her presentation continued, she described the misconceptions surrounding HIV due to a lack of knowledge and education — something that RED Week works to combat. “[A common misconception] is one that it is a death sentence. Obviously, living with HIV for 26 years it’s not,” Haught said. “I don’t plan on dying any time soon. But it’s not a death sentence. However, we still have to deal with the stig-
Hayden Froehlich/The Daily Iowan Students compete in Super Smash Brothers Ultimate for the Safe Smashing event in the IMU on Tuesday. The student organization IC RED creates a variety of events to raise awareness and education about HIV/AIDS. Half of the proceeds from entry fees went to IC RED while the rest went to the winner.
genetic disorder, and the average age of life was 10 years old. It was really traumatic for us, for our family.” Now two years after his diagnosis, Jeg receives an experimental drug called BTS270 at a hospital in Chicago, while also visiting UIHC every four weeks for treatment for his Crohn’s disease. Although there is no cure yet for NPC, his mother said the experimental drug Jeg receives has shown a lot of promise for slowing down the disease, especially because there was not much neurological damage done before Jeg began treatment. “We’re hopeful it will stall the disease long enough for science to catch up and for more treatments to become
available,” she said. Today, Jeg remains healthy and strong and he hasn’t had any signs of progression in the disease for the last two years, according to Jenna. Although she said Jeg feels a bit shy to spend a day as the center of attention as Kid Captain, he’s excited to visit Kinnick as the Hawkeyes challenge the Fighting Illini from his home state at the game on Nov. 23. “Honestly, I think he’s pretty much the coolest kid,” Jenna said. “Everywhere we go, everybody loves him. Ever since he was little, everyone has just gravitated towards him. He’s very sweet and kind and funny; he loves to sing. He has a lot going on in his life, and some of that
stuff he doesn’t quite understand what it means, yet. He doesn’t let any of it get him down. He’s very strong.” Jeg’s favorite things to do include “anything with an engine or a ball,” according to his mother. He’s a junior drag racer and has been named the honorary Kid Captain for the Morrison football team. Last weekend, he got to play catch with Nate Stanley on the field. “We’re really, really excited about Saturday and to be part of the Wave,” Jenna said. “We’ve never been to an Iowa Hawkeyes game yet.” Before the disease progresses further, Jenna said she and her family are going to live each day like their last. “We’re not going to wait
there happens to be a product of this research to be commercialized, his office will guide them through protecting that intellectual property. Through the efforts of faculty and external support, Scholtz said the UI accumulated a record-breaking $467 million in fiscal 2019 for research — which he emphasized doesn’t include the incoming $115 million grant from NASA, the greatest amount received in the institution’s history. As state financial support remains flat or decreases, the office aims to gain more federal support, which Scholtz said is what really drives research and scholarship on campus. The Office of the Vice President for Research helps guide faculty to grants and write their proposals. While money is important, Scholtz said, there’s more to research and scholarship. “We also help to support that curiosity-based research,” Scholtz said. “The enthusiasm the faculty have
for their scholarship is just contagious on this campus, and it is one of the things that really distinguishes a Research-1 university like the [UI] from other universities.” UI faculty are “triple-threats,” because they are expected to be outstanding teachers, scholars, and public servants, Scholtz said. Classrooms are enriched if professors are leaders in their fields, he added. A few months before Scholtz arrived, he said the Iowa Center for Research for Undergraduates merged into the Vice President for Research’s office. He wants to incentivize faculty to get students more involved in research, and is working with the center to handle the logistics of activities such as a faculty member’s summer program for students in the lab. “The opportunities to do things outside of the classroom are what’s really going to define your university experience,” Scholtz said. As previously reported by
The Daily Iowan, Scholtz stated in his initial candidate forum for his current position that he values multidisciplinary research and its prevalence at the UI. Since beginning in the Vice President for Research role, Scholtz said he’s observed people in research-development groups, where people come together and cover research areas. “People from all over campus will come together,” Scholtz said. “... One of the terrific things about the University of Iowa is, if we just bring people together, they start talking and right then the magic happens when you bring people together from different disciplines.” In alignment with the UI’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Action Plan, Scholtz also emphasized the importance of diverse teams, which he said provide for better answers. “A diversity of opinion on how to approach a problem will always provide a better solution to that problem,” Scholtz said.
around and take it for granted. We’re going to go out and live life and give him all of these experiences, anything that we can do to give him an exciting experience while we can.” Jenna said Kid Captain is one way her family has been able to raise awareness for NPC. She said the family’s
community in Morrison has been constantly supportive. “Watching his Kid Captain video, I can’t even believe that’s our family, and this is our life, and those people are us, and we’re part of this ultra-rare disease group,” she said. “But we have hope, great friends, a great community, and we’ll live every moment.”
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Iowa City hosts expo to start green talks After the release of the city’s 100-Day Report outlining the climate issues the city faces, the City of Iowa City hosted an expo to discuss efforts to combat climate change. BY JACOB SHAFER
jacob-shafer@uiowa.edu Big Grove Brewery was packed with community members on Thursday who turned out to hear speakers talk about local initiatives and projects to combat climate change. Following the city’s release of the 100-Day Report on its Climate Action Plan, the City of Iowa City hosted an event to display findings, initiatives, and information from the report to community members. The city has created 64 actions to count toward its goal of achieving a 45 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 and reaching net-zero by 2040. Half of its actions will begin in 2020, according to city council documents. The event had several speakers from the city, nonprofits, and local leaders to start the conversation on how Iowa City will accomplish its goals in cutting emissions and stopping climate change. Iowa City Sustainability Coordinator Brenda Nations said there were many events leading up to the city’s Climate Action Plan and Thursday’s event. Nations said that, in December 2016, the city established goals for reducing carbon emissions, but on Aug. 6 the city updated
those goals in an attempt to reduce more of the city’s carbon emissions. Nations said the city’s 64 different actions range from incentives to regulations, internal city policies, and projects to help residents of Iowa City see the community’s change to become more eco-friendly and learn how to participate. Nations said the climate expo was the start of a series of events to help community members become more educated on their affect on the climate crisis. “It’s going to have to be personal choices people make…We can help,” Nations said. “We would like to assist and make sure people have the right information. We are going to need people’s help to do it and get there.” Nations said the city can’t regulate Iowa City residents on the use of their energy in their homes or cars. “We are on the right track but it will take a lot of different pieces to fit in place,” Nations said. UI Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Jerry Schnoor began the conversation talking about what’s to come if there isn’t action to reverse the effects of climate change. He said the effects of climate change will be seen in Iowa with more
Reba Zatz/The Daily Iowan Members of the Citizen’s Climate Lobby discuss local solutions to climate change. The first-of-its-kind Climate Action event took place at Big Grove Brewery on Thursday. storms and flooding. “Students should be angry,” Schnoor said as he turned toward the crowd. “We are handing them a messed up planet that they have to fix.” Iowa City Resource Management Superintendent Jennifer
Jordan focused her conversation on recycling within the community. “The biggest thing we can do is reduce waste,” Jordan said. “The stuff you buy, look where it comes from, but think about where it’s going to be in the years
to come.” Jordan explained the work she has done within the city’s landfill and recycling center. She said the city is rolling out more recycling bins within the community, making recycling easier and more of an option for residents.
Chuck Mead, an event attendee, said he was encouraged by the City Council and the plans it has in motion. “I’m curious how far the actions will lead,” Mead said. “Hopefully, from here, to the state, to the nation.”
NATIONAL POLITICS
Ernst, Dem leaders fight over Violence Against Women Act Negotiations on renewing the Violence Against Women Act have unraveled, with Iowa’s junior senator suggesting they came to a halt this week after U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer made a push for the House Democrats’ version of the bill. BY JULIA SHANAHAN
julia-shanahan@uiowa.edu Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, accused U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of blocking bipartisan work on the 2019 Violence Against Women Restoration Act from coming to the Senate floor in a Thursday conference call with reporters. Ernst worked with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on the law’s renewal for eight months in order for the legislation to make it through the House and Senate before negotiations unraveled. On Tuesday, Feinstein introduced a version of the bill similar to one passed through the House in April that the entire House Democratic caucus cosponsored. However, Ernst introduced her own version Wednesday, saying she believed the Democrats’ bill would likely not receive the 60 votes needed in the Senate with a gun-purchasing restriction included. “After months of work and mountains of effort went into working toward a bipartisan bill, at some point, someone pressed the big red button of partisan politics, and the Democrats refuse to work together any longer, walking away from the real progress we made,” Ernst said in the Thursday conference call. Feinstein’s office released a statement on Nov. 13 that called the House version of the act a strong bill that was supported by 33 House Republicans. She said in the statement that there should be no reason why the bill wouldn’t get the same support in the Senate. “I’ve been working with Senator Ernst on a bipartisan path forward and plan to continue those negotiations,” Feinstein said in the statement. “Given the overwhelming House vote and the strength of that bill, however, now is the right time to introduce it.” Approaching gun violence in the legislation has been a point of contention on the act between Republicans and Democrats. Democrats want to close what they call the “boyfriend loophole,” referring to those with misdemeanor stalking and domestic-violence charges being able to legally purchase guns. The Democrats’ House version of the bill adds those convictions to a list of other felonies and misdemeanors that would bar someone from buying a gun. Ernst said U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to see continued collabo-
ration between Ernst and Feinstein and reach a resolution. “And we actually had come very, very close to language that would be acceptable to both Republicans and Democrats,” Ernst said, referring to her work with Feinstein. “But unfortunately, a foot was put down, and Dianne was told to introduce the House version of the bill and to not work with me anymore, so she did walk away.” Ernst said on the call that changing people’s assault charges — that could have happened 30 to 40 years ago — to felony charges takes away someone’s right to due process. She said her and Feinstein were arriving on language that would have addressed fewer restrictions on gun purchases for offenders in dating relationships, and that change would take place from this bill forward. The House version makes that provision retroactive. Ernst’s version of the bill increases funding by 10 percent, which she says would triple the support for programs relating to rape prevention and education
and bolster housing opportunities to victims. Funding for housing would also be put toward women and children in rural areas where shelters can sometimes be hours away. This funding also extends to those living in tribal communities. The bill also “holistically addresses the issue of female genital mutilation or cutting” which includes the Federal Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2019. The act amends a constitutional defect by implementing a federal statute banning genital mutilation and cutting. Ernst publicly went through a divorce earlier this year, involving allegations of domestic violence against her ex-husband. Ernst said this bill was a priority for her this year, and the 10 percent increase in federal funding is important to her. “I do not need to be mansplained by Chuck Schumer,” Ernst said. “You know, I am a survivor. I’m not afraid of anyone, folks. I have been through the worst of the worst, and I’m here today. So Chuck Schum-
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Our state needs to fight for undocumented immigrants who are under legal threat.
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Iowa must defend DACA recipients Johnson County needs A farmer writes about his concern that the Board of Supervisors will hurt local farms.
BECCA BRIGHT
rebecca-bright@uiowa.edu Since August, President Trump and those in support of his administration have moved aggressively towards a termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. The U.S. Supreme Cour is hearing the final arguments for the ending of DACA, and with the majority of the justices leaning conservative, it is becoming more likely that this immigration program will be lost. The elimination of DACA is an enormous danger to the Latinx and undocumented communities. It is also an urgent cry to action for those who support DACA, especially those with a legal status. Iowans must do whatever they can to defend DACA recipients. A policy inspired by the DREAM Act in the early 2000s, DACA was established by President Obama in 2012. It was designed to grant temporary security for undocumented immigrants who came to the United States before age 16. An accepted DACA application promises two years of deferred action by the U.S. government. Meaning, DACA recipients cannot be deported regardless of their legal status. This period of deferred action then allows recipients to gain opportunities to become eligible for a work permit. I have always found DACA
James Year/The Daily Iowan Supporters of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals hold signs at the Old Capitol on Sept. 7, 2017. to be common-sense legislation. These are young generations that have been raised here and seek what the United States has: employment, education, and freedom. I have all of these — so, too, should my peers, as these generations of DACA recipients are my peers. Immigration is the core of U.S. genealogy and history, so our modern systems of immigration should be coherent, organized, and humane. But these systems do not work. If they did, families and their children would undergo legal processes and not have to fear the federal government. Their fear is very real, especially under the Trump administration. The past three years have been an aggressive series of “zero-tolerance” policies, family separation, concentration camps, and violent deportations. DACA has protected the
younger generations, many of whom have lived most of their lives in the U.S. Yet, this is now under threat. About 700,000 people are now at risk of having their DACA statuses revoked. This risk is being recog-
induce fear,” Weiland said about DACA’s possible termination. We talked about her political and personal experience in seeing DACA alive in the Iowa community. “The Iowa Democratic
‘These are young generations that have been raised here and seek what the United States has: employment, education, and freedom. I have all of these — so, too, should my peers.’ nized by political campaigns across the country that support DACA, including Indivisible Iowa. I had the opportunity to speak with group member Angela Weiland, a community organizer and former field organizer for Cathy Glasson’s campaign for the Iowa Democratic gubernatorial nomination. “It’s just a different way to
Party employs a DACA organizer,” she said. “He works with volunteers [and] staff to train for the Iowa caucuses for 20 counties. Yet he cannot participate in [the] voting process.” Through Weiland’s work as a public-health dental hygienist, she saw that many young, undocumented students are a part of Iowa’s public schools. “DREAMers have been ed-
As a fourth-generation farmer raising grain and cattle in Johnson County, I know there is a lot of support for agriculture in eastern Iowa. In fact, I see it almost every time I stop in town to get gas or take my family out to supper. It’s emblazoned on the black and gold shirts of the people I bump into: America Needs Farmers. But what I want those supporters to know is Johnson County needs farmers, too, and, right now, proposed regulations by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors are threatening family farms. The proposals add extra hurdles for beginning farmers and farms such as mine who want to expand to provide opportunity for sons, daughters, and even grandchildren to someday farm. And these proposals don’t just affect livestock farmers like me, but
good people I know who raise fruits and vegetables on their small farms. For the past year, Johnson County farmers have banded together to say these extra regulations aren’t right, such as limiting how many animals we can have on one acre or having to jump through hoops to prove you are a farmer if you own less than 40 acres. We need the people who believe “America Needs Farmers” to step up and say so. I would encourage you to call or email our supervisors or come to a public hearing on Dec. 5 at the Johnson County Public Health building in Iowa City to voice your support for agriculture in our county. The agricultural community in Johnson County needs your support now more than ever.
ucated in the American system. They are as American as my own children who went to school with them,” Weiland said. It is the responsibility of Iowans, within education systems and work environments alike, to protect and defend their peers who rely on DACA. The U.S. cannot justify the importance of legality if the law is without ethics and recognition of morality. In how the country has treated undocumented immigrants, it has lost almost all moral authority in the law. By even debating DACA, it shows that we undervalue and dismiss the contributions and sacrifices DACA recipients make. All undocumented persons deserve
security and protection, not just those who make remarkable academic or social achievements. Achievement is dependent on resources, and DACA is a legal resource that must remain and improve. To fight for DACA, Iowans must be ready to politically organize — especially those of us who are white and privileged. I encourage Iowans to emulate Weiland and recognize their community and involve themselves. If the Supreme Court removes this policy, our peers risk the injustice of being removed themselves. This move by Trump is not one of national security, but one of cruelty — and cruelty should not be any American Dream.
— Steve Swenka Johnson County resident
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Democratic presidential hopefuls as Thanksgiving dishes South Bend, Indiana, Minnesota Senator Amy Hawaii Representative Which candidates Former Vice President Joe Vermont Senator Bernie Biden: Turkey Sanders: Mashed Potatoes Mayor Pete Buttigieg: Klobuchar: Corn Tulsi Gabbard: Casserole are voters craving Cranberry Sauce He’s the first thing people He’s simple, straightforShe’s from the Midwest, so There’s a lot of separate a second helping think of when you mention the ward, and steady. He’s good He’s really popular with a that means she’ll do well in Io- things to dig through with her, from, and which meal. He might be a bit tough, at being a strong second. You, particular sort of white person. wa, right? Not so fast. No one but she’s not all that interestor poorly sea- Grandma, and I all know what Those who like him really like really hates her, but she’s not ing. It’s probably best to put are getting cold? overcooked, soned, but he’s obviously the he’s about. He’s a part of ev- him. But, if he’s going to be the that special on her own. Some her on the edge of the table and main dish. Unless something else becomes a real standout, he’ll win by default.
California Senator Kamala Harris — Pumpkin Pie
ELIJAH HELTON
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Everyone thought this was going to turn out great. This was supposed to be the real challenger to Biden. But then we all remembered that pumpkin pie isn’t actually that good.
eryone’s plate, but not nearly enough go all in.
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren: Stuffing Similar to Sanders, she’s another staple of the meal, but a bit more complicated. She dresses up in a way that sounds smart. Many people like both, but it’s going to get ugly when they have to pick sides.
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star of the meal, several other dishes need to turn out pretty gross.
Businessman Tom Steyer: Canned Cranberry Sauce Who the heck thought he needed to be on the table? He’s like Buttigieg but artificial, as if propped up by someone with way too much money to blow on an unnecessary venture.
butter and salt would probably help.
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker: Vegan Turducken Look, he’s trying very hard to be impressive. No one can’t fault him for trying, and his convictions — both political and dietary — are clear. But he’s just not that popular with the rest of us.
just let her complain about “the war” or whatever, just like that one uncle.
Businessman Andrew Yang: Candy Canes He’s weird, he’s fresh, and he’s looking to the future. The only problem is he isn’t focused on right now. Your weird cousin who already put up lights and a wreath really likes him, though.
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Role boosts late-night programming participation Through a new staff position, the UI is working to get more students to participate in university sponsored late-night programming to offer alternatives to drinking. BY PRESTON HAYES
preston-hayes @uiowa.edu Former University of Iowa graduate Mara Cheney will take on a new role as the late-night initiatives and assessment coordinator to push for more students to engage in late-night programming rather than alcohol-related events. The new position was added as a part of the Office of Student Engagement and Campus Programs’ initiative to get more students and student organizations to offer these sorts of programs to UI students. “This is a brand new position at the university,” Cheney said. “I think about it as three things. The biggest piece is assessment of late-night programs, then connecting with students to be able to provide them with resources. Finally, I have been engaging with students to have conversations about late-night programming. [Asking stu-
dents things such as], ‘So, why do you go? Why do you not go?’ We can think about how we can reduce those barriers.” Nellie Link, the associate director of Student Engagement and Campus Programs, said the purpose of late-night programming is to support the UI’s Alcohol Harm Reduction work, as well as promote the safety, health, and well-being of students by providing an alcohol-free environment in which students can engage with others and build community. “We are taking a variety of approaches to help engage more students in late-night programming. We are conducting targeted focus groups to understand why students do or do not plan and participate in these programs,” Link said. “Additionally, we are implementing increased marketing to share information about the availability of resources, understanding of the purpose, and getting the
word out.” In fiscal 2018, 4,000 students attend late-night programs. So far this semester, there have been 2,203 unique visitors to late-night programming, Cheney said. Late-night programs are hosted from 10 p.m. to midnight Thursday through Saturday nights, she said. Cheney said she is active in having focus groups with student organizations in order to talk to them about their experiences with program planning and if they’ve considered participating in late-night programs. Campus Activities Board is one of the student organizations that works closely with Cheney and the Office of Student Engagement and Campus Programs to create late-night programming events. “Our goal is to create engaging, safe, inclusive, fun event, not only for the University of Iowa students, but also for the community as a whole,” CAB
Executive Director Katie Rasmuson said. “We hope that by coming to our events students can feel a sense of belonging and can hopefully make new friends and become more engaged on campus.” Cheney said that, this fiscal year, her focus is on the student organizations that are planning activities. In the future, Cheney's goal is to focus on departments or colleges that are hosting events, as well as continued outreach with student organizations so they know about the new funding opportunity. “We have funding available,” Cheney said. “[Center for Student Involvement and Leadership] grant funding is the current name for it, and the late-night program funding is in the CSIL grant funding currently, but next semester it's going to be its own separate thing, so I encourage any student organization to apply for that funding.”
Raquele Decker/The Daily Iowan Mara Cheney is seen in her office in the IMU on Wednesday. Cheney works with the Division of Student Life at the University of Iowa.
Iowa City begins deer-management program With Iowa City’s deer-management program beginning in early December, the city has teamed up with a sharpshooting corporation in an effort to maintain the city’s deer population. BY HANNAH ROVNER
hannah-rovner @uiowa.edu The City of Iowa City is officially starting its deer population-management plan with deer-crossing signage at the beginning of the sharpshooting season. The city has signed a contract with White Buffalo Inc. allowing sharpshooting of deer within certain city areas between Dec. 1 and March 31. City councilors unanimously passed an ordinance at their Tuesday meeting to allow the open carry of firearms in parks for the purpose of the deer-management plan. This ordinance was up for a second consideration, according to city council documents. According to city council documents, this ordinance would amend Title 10 of Parks and Recreation Regulation to allow the carrying of firearms in pursuit of the deer-management program beginning shortly. Since 2018, the city has worked with the public and White Buffalo Inc. to implement the plan. After rejecting the city’s plan twice, the Iowa
FINANCE CONTINUED FROM FRONT collaboration. “We found that [Finance and Operations] leaders possess a wealth of knowledge and expertise,” Yockey said. “They are not remaining idle in response to the serious financial pressures facing the UI. They appear committed to finding new cost-savings innovations and opportunities for financial growth.” A primary result of the review found that the relationship between the office and the Charter Committees on Campus Planning and Sustainability has grown distant in recent years, Yockey said. The committees reported they were often not consulted about major campus initiatives until after key
HOSPITAL CONTINUED FROM FRONT As of May, the UI paid the full court-ordered sum after contending that problems such as delays and design changes plagued the projects. After addressing the disputes that arose from the Children's Hospital project, UI Senior Vice President for Finance and Operations Rod Lehnertz said Tuesday in an interview with The Daily Iowan, the UI determined a best path forward would be to have Facilities Management involved in overseeing
Natural Resources Commission approved of one sharpshooting season and four years of public bow hunts following the council’s passing of the resolution on Aug. 6. The city managed its deer population for approximately 10 years by means of sharpshooting from 2000 to 2010, according to city council documents. In May, the Iowa Natural Resource Commission denied the request; it advised that the council seek community input regarding this topic. After the community shot down the idea, city officials communicated with the commission and the Department of Natural Resources, which stated in the documents it would approve a “professional sharpshooting contract for one year to decrease the deer population.” Beginning Dec. 1 and lasting through Dec. 22, city parks will close from 3 p.m. until dawn to allow White Buffalo Inc. to begin the deer-management process. “The length of the closure is geared to maximize culling efforts during the sharpshooting phase of the city’s five-year deer-management
plan,” Iowa City Parks and Recreation Director Juli Seydell Johnson said in an email to The Daily Iowan. “... Providing a consistent closing time throughout the process allows operations to change frequently without worrying about last-minute public notification.” A city news release stated these parks include Waterworks Prairie Park, Thornberry Off-leash dog park, Peninsula Disc Golf Course, City Park, The Ned Ashton House, Terrell Mill Park, Hickory Hill Park, Terry Trueblood Recreation Area, and Oakland Cemetery. “A consistent closing time prior to sunset, allows for visual site inspection, and allowing time for the areas to quiet following the departure of visitors. This will give sharpshooters ample time to ensure the area is clear for their work and that the deer have repopulated the area,” Johnson said in her email. Iowa City’s animal-control coordinator Chris Whitmore voiced her support for the program. “There has been a population explosion. Concerns about the deer becoming hit
decisions had already been made, he added. The report identified the UI’s decision to purchase and later sell the University Club on Melrose Avenue, as well as the construction and operation of the Aspire apartments on the west side. Faculty Senate officers began collaborating with UI Staff Council, Student Government, and Graduate and Professional Student Government in response to the review to improve the reporting channels for charter committees, Yockey said, and groups are already working together more actively. The sustainability office used to be housed within Finance and Operations and particularly in Facilities Management, Senior Vice President for Finance and Operations Rod Lehnertz said. Since the institutional decision to move sustainUIHC projects. UIHC’s Capital Management group previously oversaw the enterprise’s construction projects, Lehnertz said. The Finance and Operations Office still works with Capital Management and hospital administration in planning and coordination. “A hospital of more than 4 million square-feet of critical care, patient, and healthcare needs is different than a university, and that specific expertise, knowledge, touch points related to health care remains important,” Lehnertz said. The report on the UI Faculty Senate’s review of the
Ryan Adams/The Daily Iowan Deer stand along the riverbank of the Iowa River north of Iowa City on June 11. by vehicles and damaging properties is the reason for this management program to be put into place,” Whitmore said. Whitmore added that sharpshooting and bowhunting is one of the only viable sources to maintain this population. She also
said there could potentially be a sterilization tactic to stop the population growth of deer, but in the meantime, sharpshooting is the best option. A University of Iowa press release noted that the deer shooting would affect areas of UI grounds, including
woods west of the UI Sports Medicine clinic and north of Finkbine Golf Course. “The safety of students, faculty, staff, and public is the university’s top priority, especially for members of UI community who may live, work, or study near these areas,” the release stated.
ability into academia, he said the tie between it and Facilities Management became less direct. The report stated that tasks delegated to the Campus Planning Charter Committee seem trivial, such as considering the layout of campus signage or the decision to remove a single tree. Lehnertz said his office has worked hard to listen to the results of the review and spent the last several months refining its role and its interaction with Finance and Operations. For example, Finance and Operations has begun redesigning the committee in the last couple of years to address big-picture issues, which may not provide immediate satisfaction if missions aren’t executed in the time a member’s time on the committee expires, he said. Many important matters have been debated, tested,
and improved by the work of the Campus Planning Charter Committee, which is composed of a well-rounded and interested group of university community members, Lehnertz said. “From what I’ve understood from their feedback is that some of that had been lost or not done as consistently as we would like,” Lehnertz said. “And I think fitting the campus planning committee into an overall and refined review process of planning is good for all of us, and more enriching for those involved.” Outside of the President’s Cabinet and the Council of Deans, there seemed to be confusion among faculty, staff, and students about the structure and mechanics of the new campus budget model, Yockey said. The committee identified that campus community members need to monitor the
current budget model’s impact, he added. According to Faculty Senate documents, leaders within the office are optimistic about the new model, which began in fiscal 2019 and places more monetary control with collegiate leaders. Several people interviewed by the review committee, however, stated that the new budget model was implemented too quickly and without adequate explanation, the documents said. According to Faculty Senate documents, the last administrative review of the Office of the Senior Vice President for Finance and Operations occurred in 2001. The University Operations Manual states that each central administrative office should be reviewed once every seven years. The Finance and Oper-
ations self-study began in fall 2018, and the central administrative review ended in spring 2019 and was published earlier this fall. Yockey stressed that all central reviews expand the faculty’s understanding about what central offices accomplish, and he was blown away by the scope of responsibility in Finance and Operations. Lehnertz agreed, stating that the review was a good opportunity for faculty to investigate and discover more in-depth details about the operational parts of campus. “We hope that part of what happens out of this is that we continue to examine ourselves on a regular basis, unit by unit, and as a whole,” Lehnertz said. “And we continue to listen to the university community … continue to refine, but also continue to educate.”
Finance and Operations Office, completed earlier this year and released this semester, stated that those interviewed for the review of the office “note that the adverse media attention generated by the arbitration award has led many alumni and legislators to express concerns about whether the university is able to prudently manage construction projects and prevent waste.” The committee reported it was pleased to learn of the adjustments to UIHC capital-project management to incorporate the expertise of Finance and Operations officials. However, the committee
recommended the Finance and Operations Office and the President’s Office “consider clarifying the nature of the challenges that arose in the construction of the Children’s Hospital, how the university responded, and what lessons were learned — and changes made — to ensure that a similar situation does not happen again.” In response to the concerns about the UI’s responsible fiscal management of construction projects, Lehnertz said, “One can argue it's one of or part of the reason that we did the consolidation. The vast majority of projects on the main campus have been and
are delivered both on time and at or under budget.” That was evident in the UI’s handling of recovery efforts after the June 2008 flood, Lehnertz said. During the postflood period, he said more than $1 billion in construction work was underway on the campus in a community of less than 100,000 people. “Save the Children's Hospital, the other projects were all delivered on time and within the budget despite not just the busiest construction workload in the history of the campus, but also all of them starting in the … winter of 2014, which was the coldest win-
ter on record and forcing weeks not days of contractor work delays due to the weather,” he said. Lehnertz said he recognizes the review committee’s curiosity about the Children’s Hospital project and added that his office has learned from the project’s resulting challenges. “There’s an example of a refinement that has us looking forward to a consolidated, one University of Iowa approach to delivering projects which has and will increase consistency, reliable delivery of the projects, and shared successes and shared lessons from those projects,” he said.
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Wrestling takes on Cy-Hawk action After last year’s nail biter against the Cyclones, the Hawkeyes are ready to score bonus points in a hostile environment this weekend. BY ANNA KAYSER
anna-kayser@uiowa.edu Last season’s dual meet between Iowa and Iowa State kept Carver-Hawkeye Arena on its toes until the very last match. Iowa was down 15-12 when the Imperial March from Star Wars blasted over the loudspeakers, and Sam Stoll came walking out onto the mat. That — paired with Spencer Lee following him — changed the tides for Iowa and it took the meet 19-18. Last year was a big deal, and this season is no exception. Both lineups feature a multitude of ranked wrestlers; Iowa as a team comes in at No. 2 while Iowa State is No. 11, and the Ames atmosphere might again be a factor. “We’ve got to be ready for it,” head coach Tom Brands said. “I don’t think our guys worry about the environment, if anything it helps them.
“You want crowds to pay attention. You want big crowds.” For the Hawkeyes, No. 1 Spencer Lee and redshirt freshman Aaron Cashman are both listed at 125. No. 2 Austin DeSanto — who wrestled at 141 on Dec. 17 — Paul Glynn, and Gavin Teasdale are all listed at 133. No. 8/9 Max Murin and Carter Happel are at 141, and No. 9 Cash Wilcke and Nelson Brands are options at 184. The rest of the Hawkeye lineup is the same as against UT-Chattanooga, with No. 5/3 Pat Lugo at 149, No. 2 Kaleb Young at 157, No. 2/5 Alex Marinelli at 165, No. 4/2 Michael Kemerer at 174, No. 3/4 Jacob Warner at 197, and No. 12 Tony Cassioppi at 285. Iowa State has ranked options in their lineup at every weight besides 133, giving the Hawkeyes a challenge before the Big Ten season picks up. “We...feel like we can’t take anybody for granted,” Young said. “So, just going out, start-
ing our matches hard, it’ll get us ready this week, [because] it’s kind of a higher-level opponent. We start our matches hard, and we score fast and score first and score often.” Last season, the difference between a win and a loss for Iowa was bonus points. Especially with that on the horizon in terms of ranked opponents, that idea has to be kicked up a notch by everyone on the mat. “I train for every match like it’s the biggest match in the world, whether they’re ranked or not,” Lee said. “You’ve got to go out there and wrestle your match, wrestle as hard as you can and go out there and score points.” Iowa, Iowa State, and Northern Iowa are all ranked in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division-1 poll with Northern Iowa rounding out the state at No. 17. “This is a big week for us,” Brands said. “It’s on the ba-
Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan Iowa's 125-pound Spencer Lee wrestles UTC's Fabian Gutierrez during a wrestling dual-meet between Iowa and Tennessee-Chattanooga at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday. Lee won by major decision, 16-5, and the Hawkeyes defeated the Mocs, 39-0. rometer nationwide, so that says a lot about the state of wrestling in the state of Iowa.”
After the 2 p.m. Nov. 24 meet at Hilton Coliseum, Iowa will gear up for Wisconsin on
Dec. 1. The Badgers are tied for fourth with Virginia Tech in the NWCA Coaches Poll.
Hawkeye volleyball wraps up road stint After an impressive showing at Nebraska on Nov. 16, the Hawkeyes are prepared to launch into another big weekend. BY AUSTIN HANSON
austin-hanson@uiowa.edu Iowa volleyball’s struggles in conference play this season have been well documented. The Hawkeyes are 3-13 in conference play and have dropped their last six games. The Hawkeyes showed some signs of life on Nov. 16. Iowa pushed Nebraska to the brink before losing in five sets. At one point, the Cornhuskers trailed the Hawkeyes, one set to two. Iowa’s newfound exuberance can be attributed to head coach Vicki Brown’s game plan. With team captain Brie Orr once again sitting out due to an injury, Brown went a different route at setter. Rather than starting sophomore Courtney Buzzerio at the position, Brown elected to start true freshman Emma Lowes. The change allowed Buzzerio to move back outside to greatly benefit the Hawkeyes. “I think [the change] kind of fixed some of our problems we’ve been trying to figure out,”
Brown said. “Running the 6-2 really helped balance out rotations. It helped us defensively, as well.” After being flexed back outside, Buzzerio achieved one of the rarest feats in volleyball. Buzzerio is the first Hawkeye in 14 years to do a triple-double. She joined Kiley Fister and Fabiana De Abreu as the only Hawkeyes to net the accomplishment in the last 20 years. Buzzerio achieved the feat by recording 18 kills, 20 assists, and 10 digs. “I wanted to hit bad, really bad, and get back into the swing of things and help the team that way,” Buzzerio said. “Knowing that [last Wednesday’s loss to Michigan] wasn’t my best match and having that under my belt kind of fueled me a little bit just to do better and be more effective hitting and setting.” Lowes was effective in her first start as a Hawkeye. The freshman finished the game with 22 assists. “I’d say I felt pretty ready,” Lowes said. “I wasn’t super ner-
vous. I was probably more excited because [it was] such a big game, and it was my first start and not even at my own position. It was more exciting for me, not super nerve-wracking, just knowing that I get to be out there for my team.” The Hawkeyes’ last road trip of the season is now in front of them. Iowa will travel to Madison to take on No. 5 Wisconsin on Friday. Then, they will head to Minneapolis for a rematch with the No. 7 Golden Gophers on Saturday. “I think we need to expect a big fight,” Lowes said. “They saw us do big things against Nebraska, so they know we’re not just going to lay down. We’re going to give them a run for their money. It is [both Minnesota and Wisconsin’s] senior night, so they’re going to have big crowds with lots of excitement going into their last home matches of the season. We just have to be ready for anything.” Friday will mark the first time Iowa has seen Wisconsin
Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan Iowa setter Courtney Buzzerio goes for a kill during a volleyball match between Iowa and Colorado in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sept. 6. The Hawkeyes dropped their season opener to the Buffaloes, 3-0. this season. The Badgers are the best team in the Big Ten Conference according to AVCA polls. Iowa’s rematch with Minnesota will mark the end of a brutal stretch that pits the Hawkeyes against the AVCA’s fifth, sixth,
and seventh ranked teams in consecutive games. When the two Big Ten adversaries met earlier this season, Iowa stole a set from the Golden Gophers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. “I’d say we gained a lot of
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TOUSSAINT CONTINUED FROM FRONT it became abundantly clear on Thursday. Toussaint’s main speed seems to be turned up as high as it can go. He shows it on the defensive end, but his ability to change speeds shows on offense. Toussaint’s quickness is his biggest asset, but his strength inside may be undervalued. When Iowa faced a one-point deficit midway through the first half, Toussaint drove inside and took a big hit while getting the ball to fall through the nylon. “The thing, to me, that made him special tonight was he played at his pace,” Iowa head coach Fran Mc-
GARZA CONTINUED FROM FRONT “Aminu is a really terrific defender,” Garza said. “He’s really smart about when jumps for shot fakes, when he blocks shots. I hadn’t played anyone like him this year.” With 13:40 remaining in the first half, Garza finally connected on a shot attempt to open his scoring for the game. Garza received the ball under the basket after Iowa guard C.J. Fredrick
SENIORS CONTINUED FROM FRONT bing of the Illini last season. This is not the Illinois team of years’ past, however. The Illini sit at 6-4 after winning their last four games, highlighted by a 24-23 upset victory over Wisconsin. The focus for Iowa will be on extending its winning ways against Illinois and
Caffery said. “Obviously, he has tremendous speed, and that’s one of the things we love about him, but he has great vision. “He’s a freshman, so they played 1-3-1, they played 1-1-3, they played man-toman, they ran two guys at him, and played 2-2-1. He didn’t rattle. He really moved the ball. Knew when to go, when not to go.” Toussaint’s ability to find the open man instantly stood out when he took the floor against the Ospreys. It reached its peak when Toussaint found big man Luka Garza — who finished with a game-high 29 points — strolling down the lane. Toussaint didn’t even need to look. He hit Garza in the perfect spot for an easy two points, ramping up his confidence in the process. “I kind of glanced at
[Garza] first, and we made eye contact,” Toussaint said. “So, I knew when the ball got back to me, I would drive the gap. I knew he would be open, because I knew the big would step. When I drove, I knew the big would step up, so I just dropped it off to him.” Toussaint put his scoring ability, quickness, defensive prowess, and playmaking savviness on display against North Florida. If he can find a way to put all of those skills together consistently, he will be a problem for opposing teams when conference play comes around. “He’s a spark plug — I think that’s the type of player he is,” Garza said. “He’s just really quick with the ball and really knows how to make the right read when he’s driving to the basket whether to pass it, whether
pump-faked and fired a nolook pass to the big man. Garza layed it in after receiving the fastball pass from Fredrick, drawing a foul in the process. For the rest of the half, Garza kept putting points on the board. After the 0-for-5 shooting start Garza converted on his next seven field goal attempts before Iowa went to the locker room. The Washington native finished the first 20 minutes of play with 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting, while also grabbing keeping the emotions from senior day out of the game itself. That extends to Illinois native and senior Iowa tight end Nate Wieting. Wieting has battled numerous injuries throughout his time at Iowa and has sat behind four eventual NFL players at his position. Those factors combined have kept Wieting from seeing significant playing time throughout his career, but he was determined to stick it out to the end.
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Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan Iowa guard Joe Toussaint throws the ball into play during the Iowa’s men’s basketball game against the University of North Florida in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday. to go up and finish it or kick it out. He’s been doing that since he got here, so I’m not
really surprised. “Every time he comes into the game, I expect there
to be a flashy play. That’s just the type of player he is.”
seven rebounds and blocking two shots. “He missed a couple shots early that he normally makes,” Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery said. “They were banging him up pretty good and playing physical defense against him. He adjusted and understood they play their defense a certain way. He knows he’s going to be open in certain places, so he goes there and is ready to shoot the ball. He understood what we needed tonight.” One of North Florida’s weak
points on defense was defending corner shots from behind the arc. Garza recognized that coming into the game and exploited it as the game progressed. “At first, I tried to go inside,” Garza said. “I was a little hesitant, didn’t do a great job at finishing. But then I settled down and did a better throughout the course of the game. I just try to play to my advantage, find where the openings are. I feel like I can score from anywhere on the offensive end. From the 3, from the 2, mid-range.”
Garza’s 29 points on the night are one off of his career-highs, something he totaled in last week’s game against Oral Roberts with 30. Garza only missed one field goal after his early struggles, finishing 12-of-18 from the field and 2-of-2 from 3-point range. He also hauled in 12 rebounds to give him back-toback double-doubles. Garza undoubtedly has the hot hand on the Iowa offense right now. He is the first Hawkeye to score 29 or more points in a game since Matt
Gatens did so back in the 201112 season. As long as Garza keeps producing, his teammates will keep feeding him the ball. “He’s a beast in the post,” Iowa forward Joe Wieskamp said. “It’s hard to handle him down low, especially when their tallest guy is 6[foot]-7[inches], 6[foot]-8[inches]. No one is going to be able to stop him. When he’s finishing the ball so well, we just keep going to him, and hopefully that continues.”
“There were definitely some tough times I remember,” Wieting said. “[The 2017] offseason, I didn’t even go and lift with the team. I was just in the training room trying to rehab injuries. But again, you’ve got to pick yourself up, got to persevere. You got to stay at it. I wanted to go through the program, become a senior.” Wieting made it to the end of the line and has come a long way since his first day
of practice in Iowa City. “I was like a deer in headlights from the very first day,” Wieting said. “I’m looking around. I don’t know anybody. I don’t know anything, how the program is run, how the offense is run. I just tried to show up on time and learn as much as I could as fast as I could. “I remember our first skills and drills. We broke down as a team and everyone scatters, and I’m just
standing there looking around like, ‘Where do I go?’ I’ve obviously come a long way since then. It’s been a lot of fun, a lot of hard work. Some rough times and some really good times. I don’t regret any of it. It’s been a really great experience.” Looking back is a theme leading up to this type of game –– not only for Wieting. Defensive lineman Cedrick Lattimore goes into his
final home game knowing his family, once again, will be there rooting him on. “This is just going to be really emotional,” Lattimore said. “Just seeing my mom and dad out there, I might cry. My family has always been there, especially my mom. That’s my No. 1 supporter. She hasn’t missed a game. That means something to me — she has a special place in my heart. I love my mom.”
Sports FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2019
HAWKEYE UPDATES Desmond King to serve as honorary captain
Former All-American Iowa defensive back Desmond King will serve as honorary captain when the Hawkeyes take on Illinois this Saturday. King is currently a member of the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers and earned first-team All-American honors in 2015 and 2016 at Iowa. As a junior, King was awarded the Jim Thorpe King Award as the top defensive back in the nation and earned unanimous consensus All-American honors. He was the Tatum-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year and one of five finalists for the Walter Camp Player of the Year. King tied the Iowa single-season record with eight interceptions in 2015 and ranks fourth in career interceptions (14). He is one of three Hawkeyes to have three interception returns for a touchdown. A native of Detroit, King is the Chargers’ fifth-round selection in the 2017 NFL Draft. He earned AP first-team All-Pro honors at defensive back in 2018 and second-team All-Pro honors as a punt return specialist. King is one of two Chargers to earn AP All-Pro honors at two positions. King founded the King Kares Foundation in 2017, providing financial support to underprivileged families in Detroit, Iowa City, and southern California. The former Hawkeye will accompany the Iowa captains to midfield for Saturday’s pregame coin toss.
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Toussaint turns up heat against UNF
Joe Toussaint did it all on both ends of the floor Thursday, showing his playmaking ability on offense and his incredible quickness on defense.
Mylenek heads to NCAA’s
The first few weeks of cross country senior Nate Mylenek’s freshman year of college were some of the hardest of his life. He struggled to balance his academic and athletic pursuits. An engineering major at the time, a big decision needed to be made after a rough first go at exams. “My first round of exams went terribly,” Mylenek said. “So it was just trying to be an engineer at the time and running at the same time was pretty awful.” The difficult situation is one of the many things that make Mylenek’s journey to success even more improbable. Throughout high school, he was a soccer player who enjoyed his time on the field. After a good Mylenek experience with track his freshman year, the head coach invited him to run cross country. Despite this, Mylenek was never fully focused on the sport as he went back and forth between cross country and soccer. Read the rest at dailyiowan.com
WEEKEND SCHEDULE Friday 7:30 p.m. - Volleyball at Wisconsin Saturday 11 a.m. - Football vs. Illinois 11:15 a.m. - Cross country at NCAA Finals 7 p.m. - Volleyball at Minnesota Sunday 2 p.m. - Wrestling at Iowa State 4:07 p.m. - Men’s basketball vs. Cal Poly
Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan Iowa guard Joe Toussaint moves up the court during Iowa’s game against the University of North Florida in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday.
BY PETE RUDEN
peter-ruden@uiowa.edu A weak crowd, a botched national anthem, and an injured official all could have been a bad omen for Iowa when North Florida visited Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday. Then Joe Toussaint showed up.
The freshman from the Bronx displayed his swagger on both ends of the floor with no-look passes on offense and infuriating quickness on defense in the Hawkeyes’ 83-68 win over the Ospreys. Despite the light crowd for a men’s basketball game, the applause that met Toussaint when he left the floor made for deserving recognition.
After opening the game 0-for-5 from the field, Iowa’s big man responded on his way to scoring 29 points.
BY ROBERT READ
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— Iowa wrestling head coach Tom Brands on the Cy-Hawk backdrop during his press conference
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Iowa’s 19 football seniors will be honored before their final home game against Illinois.
“The backdrop’s changed. That says it all.”
Iowa football’s senior class has an overall record of
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Garza responds Suiting up for after slow start Senior
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“It’s always a work in progress, but I’m starting to get comfortable with the offense,” Toussaint said. “I feel I’m getting into the flow of the game. I’m not rushing things — [I’m] taking my time and playing at my own pace.” That pace has been apparent all season, and
Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan Iowa center Luka Garza shoots during Iowa’s men’s basketball game against the University of North Florida in CarverHawkeye Arena on Thursday.
BY ROBERT READ
robert-read@uiowa.edu A slow start can derail a great performance before it even has the chance to happen. Luka Garza didn’t let that happen Thursday night. In Iowa’s 83-68 runaway victory over North Florida, Iowa’s junior center again led the Hawkeyes in scoring, posting 29 points. That total did not come without its difficulties,
however. Garza missed his first five shots against the Ospreys. Wajid Aminu — the reigning Mountain Sun Defensive Player of the Year — played aggressive defense on Garza and contained him early. Aminu blocked five shots against Iowa, two of them on Garza in the game’s first five minutes. SEE GARZA, 7
The Iowa football program is embodied by the swarm. Players side-by-side, hands interlocked with the teammates next to them, moving as one unit onto the field at Kinnick Stadium after AC/DC and Metallica blare. That routine changes slightly this weekend. On Saturday against Illinois, Iowa’s 19 seniors will take the field one-by-one for senior day. “It’s always a bittersweet day for everybody involved,” Wietig Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz said. “It’s always a special thing. And as always, I have such respect for the guys that run the entire race, that stay here and fight through the adversity they go through, whether it’s academically, injury-wise, all the things that are challenging about being a student-athlete at this level.” Iowa’s opponent on this year’s senior day is one it has had no problems with recently. The Hawkeyes have won 10 of their last 11 meetings against Illinois, including a 63-0 drubSEE SENIORS, 7