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Farmers spar with county on land use
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The Johnson County Board of Supervisors passed the second consideration of the revised Unified Development Ordinance in a 3-2 vote, but received backlash from attendees for not scheduling a public hearing.
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Johnson County libraries offer new card to promote student literacy In an effort to increase literacy and encourage students to check out materials from their local libraries, Coralville, Iowa City, and North Liberty have teamed up with new “AIM” library card. The card gives students access to all libraries in the Iowa City School District.
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Megan Nagorzanski/The Daily Iowan Johnson County Board of Supervisors vote on the second reading of the Unified Development Ordinance at the Johnson County Treasurer office on Thursday.
Bohannon reignites CyHawk rivalry
Jordan Bohannon’s spats with the Cyclones have been well-documented throughout his career. On Thurday evening, the guard left his shoes with the message “To ISU: Thanks for memz” in Ames as a parting gift.
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Hawkeyes end drought in Ames
BY JULIA SHANAHAN
julia-shanahan@uiowa.edu Local farmers gathered in the hallway of the Johnson County Public Administration Building Thursday night to share frustrations after the county Board of Supervisors adjourned its meeting without a public-comment session following its second con-
sideration of an ordinance that tightens agriculture land-use regulations. The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 Thursday to pass the second consideration of the revised Unified Development Ordinence, which would regulate animal confinement on farmland and what land can qualify for exemptions from building and zoning regulations.
Johnson County Supervisor Chairperson Lisa Green-Douglass said that, because a time for public comment was not on the agenda, the board could not legally have a public hearing about the ordinance with the attendees. A main point of contention in the Unified DeSEE FARMERS, 2
Community questions P3 consultant’s fossil-fuel ties Some community members pressed UI officials on Wells Fargo’s ties to the fossil-fuel industry after the UI discussed its work with the company as a consultant on the utility system public/private partnership.
For the first time since 2001, Iowa men’s basketball traveled to Ames and departed with a victory. An 84-68 win on Thursday night ended the Hawkeyes’ eight-game losing streak at Hilton Coliseum.
UI professor honored for work in immunology
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Facility forum raised concerns with the UI’s hiring of financial adviser Wells Fargo because of its major financial ties to the fossil-fuel industry, which has played a principle role in human-made climate change. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that in 2017, fossil-fuel burning was responsible for 76 percent of U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions. According to a report from Rainforest Action Network,
When Iowa City’s Diversity Committee first established itself in 2012, one of its earliest suggestions was to create an annual report on racial equity. With a new decade just weeks away, Iowa City’s Equity and Human Rights Commission has reflected on its years of working to improve equality through the release of a Racial Equity Report Card earlier in December. The data found within this report card ranges from the demographics of city staff to the number of traffic stops by race and gender. This is, however, the first time the city has chosen to provide comparative data in the form of a scorecard, Iowa City Equity Director Stefanie Bowers said. This report compares data from the first report in 2014 to most recent data from 2018, Bowers said — but a fulllength report covering such a time span would have taken up 20 pages. “[That length] reduces the friendliness of the report, and what we’re trying to do is encourage people to read and see how we’re doing,” Bowers said. One of the improvements highlight-
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It’s been six years since Iowa City’s Equity and Human Rights Office published its first Racial Equity Report. This year’s Racial Equity Report Card reflects on a half-decade of growth. BY GRETCHEN LENTH
University of Iowa professor Gail Bishop has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Bishop This honor is to recognize her work in the field of immunology.
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Hayden Froehlich/The Daily Iowan UI Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Terry Johnson speaks at the public/private partnership public forum in the Medical Education Research Facility on Thursday. The meeting focused on explaining the 50-yearpartnership between the University of Iowa and the concessionaire comprised of French companies Meridiam and ENGIE to manage the utility system.
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daily-iowan@uiowa.edu Community members questioned leaders managing the University of Iowa’s recently approved utility system public/ private partnership — a deal billed as advancing the institution’s sustainability goals — on the involved consultants and partnering French firms’ environmental track records at open forums Thursday. Attendees of the afternoon Medical Education Research
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Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan UI graduate art student Brant Wieland examines his sculpture of a boot in the Visual Arts Building on Thursday. Wieland’s work reflects his life growing up on the farm and is centered around the concerns we have today about Iowa farmlands, such as maintenance of the land and inheritance. "A lot of the materials I use are sourced from the farm," Weiland said. "It's very much a personal history and about personal possessions."
Megan Nagorzanski/The Daily Iowan Dave Houston, a cattle farmer from Swisher, Iowa, expresses concern over the Johnson County Board of Supervisors' decision to not hold public comments during a hearing to replace the Unified Development Ordinance at the Johnson County Public Administration Building on Thursday.
“...The man was trying to engage us — we were adjourned — and to get us to engage with him and get everybody to engage, it was basically a mob situation and clearly out of line with Iowa’s code on open-meeting laws,” Green-Douglass said. Operations less than 40 acres are presumed in the ordinance to not be “primarily adapted for agricultural purposes.” To receive the exemption, a person must be able to demonstrate a combination of a history and education in agriculture and has intent to continue significant and ongoing agriculture operations on the property. Farmers and community members have criticized the ordinance as discriminating against small farms and limiting concentrated animal-feeding operations. Bob Sentman said he’s been farming in Johnson County since 1956 and is frustrated with the regulations set forward in the ordinance — specifically with hog confinement and the requirement to submit an application in order to build new structures on an agricultural property. “Do you think we got a voice now?” Sentman said, referring to the board not scheduling time for a public hearing. “We
She said the UI has paid legal counsel Jones Day $1.05 million, $192,453 to Jacobs Engineering for preparing a utility system Condition Assessment Report, and $33,562 to Ernst and Young as the public/private partnership energy-sector tax expert. Bassett said the $133 million in outstanding bond debt on the utility system and the rest of the consulting fees will be paid after financial close, which comes 90 days after the Tuesday signing of the agreement — some time in March 2020. The finalized consulting-fee totals won’t be available until that time, she said. Responding to concerns about Wells Fargo’s fossil-fuel industry investments, UI Chief Financial Officer Terry Johnson said, “We picked Wells Fargo because they're expert at P3 transactions, these public/private partnerships.” Asked by the DI about the response to those concerns, given
that a majority of the UI’s payments to the consultants will go to Wells Fargo, Senior Vice President for Finance and Operations Rod Lehnertz dismissed those concerns and said the UI wouldn’t have been able to make this far without Wells Fargo and the other consultants, which he said brought expertise to the project. “They’re a consultant of ours,” he said of Wells Fargo. “They’re not a financial partner of ours. I mean, you can’t get consultant fees for free. It costs what the market bears for this, and that’s part of the process of delivering this, not part of our investment, not part of our working with a partner we’ll be with for 50 years.” Meanwhile, ENGIE and Meridiam touted their commitment to sustainability and health and safety initiatives at the two Thursday public forums in the IMU and the Medical Ed-
ucation Research Facility. ENGIE representative Bob Greene said the company will aim to make the UI Power Plant operations coal-free by 2023, two years before the UI’s target date. “We’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re going to find out what we can do to be carbon-free, as well as coal free, starting off at the UI,” he said. Greene said ENGIE is focused on eliminating fossil fuels and looking toward using biomass as a fuel source. “We have 1,000 researchers and technicians globally, within 12 centers,” he said. “Key areas of focus during this initiative is the generation of carbon-free energy that emits no carbon dioxide.” Greene said Meridiam and ENGIE have a commonality in terms of sustainability and longevity. ENGIE has shifted focus from being a wholesale gener-
training related to inclusion and diversity. This training is one part of the City Council’s strategic plan to create a more equitable community, Bowers said. As another piece to this strategic plan, all Iowa City police officers are required to take 40 hours of crisis-intervention training, Iowa City Police Chief Jody Matherly said. By learning to de-escalate conflict, Matherly said officers are better equipped to determine the best way to help people. “We’re getting better at identifying these folks and getting them the help they need rather than putting them behind bars,” Matherly said. These improvements might account for the overall decrease in the number of adult
and youth charges in the city as shown in the report card, Matherly said. This decrease is at its largest for the city’s black and African American population — a 27 percent decrease for adults and 35 percent for youth. Another way the Iowa City police have made strides to decrease disparity is by paying close attention to how they deploy resources, Matherly said. “If I assign my officers to patrol neighborhoods where there may be a large minority community, then when we make traffic stops, we’re going to be stopping mostly minorities,” Matherly said. This pattern of behavior does little to decrease crime or increase trust in the city, Matherly said. This led the police to adjust the way they patrol.
Since making these changes, a black or African American driver in Iowa City was no more or less likely to receive a ticket compared to a white driver in 2018, Matherly said. “You can be equitable and be safe, and the nation needs to understand that,” Matherly said. Despite decreases in ticket disparity, the number of traffic stops in Iowa City for black or African American males has seen an increase of 26 percent since 2014. The city recognizes there is room to improve, Fruin said. It is through the release of documents such as the Racial Equity Report Card, he said, that the city hopes to open a dialogue with the community. “It’s the public discussion that keeps us moving toward our goals,” Fruin said.
FARMERS CONTINUED FROM FRONT velopment Ordinance is a revision that would require an application process for agriculture exemptions from county building and zoning regulations. The ordinance also regulates renewable-energy production, floodplain devel-
P3 CONTINUED FROM FRONT a group of environmental organizations, Wells Fargo has invested nearly $152 billion in the fossil-fuel industry since 2016 — second only to investment firm JP Morgan. UI media-relations director Anne Bassett said the UI has not paid Wells Fargo to date but is contracted to pay for travel. Wells Fargo is expected to receive around 1 percent, or roughly $11.65 million, of the $1.165 billion upfront lump sum that the concessionaire Hawkeye Energy Collaborative will pay the UI to operate and maintain the utility system. The concessionaire — a partnership of energy company ENGIE and investment firm Meridiam — will partner with the UI for the duration of this 50-year deal.
REPORT CARD CONTINUED FROM FRONT ed in this condensed report card is the diversification of the city’s employee base, Iowa City City Manager Geoff Fruin said. According to the report card, the number of black/African American and Hispanic city employees has grown by 10 and 11 percent, respectively. “We make every effort to ensure our employees represent the population of the community,” Fruin said. Fruin added that people from different backgrounds and cultures bring unique perspectives with them to the workplace. As Equity Director, Bowers facilitates these conversations by conducting and planning
opment, and soil and water conservation. Dave Houston, a cattle farmer in Swisher, stood up after the meeting adjourned and directly addressed the board, saying he and other attendees came to the meeting specifically to talk about the ordinance. “I understand there's also quite a few people here who would like to ask the board why they're voting that way, why
you’re ruling that way … We’re being affected by it,” Houston said to the supervisors. While Houston aired his grievances about the regulations in the new ordinance, several supervisors left the room before the informal meeting. Houston was particularly concerned with the provision that would regulate the amount of animals he can keep per acre.
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can’t even come in as a group and have a voice. This proves it right here.” Sentman, along with other disgruntled attendees, said the regulations in the ordinance the board is voting to pass violates Iowa Code. Green-Douglass said there are precedent cases that say you cannot define a farm based on size, so the ordinance defines a farm based on primary usage. She said in order to apply for agriculture exemptions right now, a farm needs to be over 40 acres, which she said is out of compliance with Iowa Supreme Court precedent. “That provision for new folks coming in this new definition of a farm, it’s just a provision to make sure they’re actually going to be farming and not taking farmland out of production and yet still getting ag exemptions,” Green-Douglass said. The Johnson County De-
partment of Planning, Development, and Sustainability defines agriculture exemption as “land, houses, barns, outbuildings, or other buildings or structures which are primarily adapted and used for agricultural purposes are exempt from county building and zoning regulations, like setbacks from property lines and building codes.” The revised ordinance does not include the requirement for a public hearing with the supervisors if the farm included a feeding operation with a density of "25 animal units per acre of livestock rearing area" or more on an operation under 40 acres. Green-Douglass was one of the three supervisors who voted against the revised ordinance, telling the DI on Dec. 6 that there should be a public hearing for environmental reasons. The board passed the first consideration of the ordinance with a 3-2 vote on Dec. 6.
ator in North America, Greene said, prioritizing transitioning to more renewable energies. As of 2017, the company has divested from entities that are high in carbon-dioxide emissions. Scott Derby, a representative from Meridiam, said the company is involved in 16 similar public/private partnerships. The firm uses the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, investing in projects with a positive social and environmental impact. While the UI will invest around $999 million in net proceeds from the agreement into a newly created endowment, the UI will pay the firms $35 million annually for the first five years of the 50-year deal, with a
1.5 percent increase every year after. Johnson said at the Thursday morning IMU forum that there is risk involved in the UI’s investment in the agreement, but added he felt confident moving forward based on the advising the UI has received. “That’s a big number — I get that,” he said. “A lot of our investment advisers have helped us to think through the right way to invest that near billion dollars in order to be clear that we can be highly confident that we can make the $3 billion total over the full 50 years — but there is risk.” Brooklyn Draisey, Marissa Payne, and Rylee Wilson contributed to this report
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BY DI EDITORIAL BOARD
More must be done to protect women in both cultural and legislative realms.
In a country that presumes to be getting better at safety for women, there remains a lot of work to do culturally and legislatively. After multiple murders of young women in Iowa and countless more cases of sexual violence and harassment, government efforts have stalled to take new action or even reauthorize current law such as the Violence Against Women Act.
We must continue fighting violence against women
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Fighting violence against women at home
Hannah Kinson/The Daily Iowan Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, talks about her personal struggles during the Iowa GOP Reception at Hughes Family Barn in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 18.
Just a few weeks ago in Illinois, a 19-year-old woman with the rest of her college career and her whole life ahead of her was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered in a parking garage on the University of Illinois - Chicago campus. Ruth George just wanted to get home safely after her professional co-ed fraternity semi-formal. She took a Lyft ride with a friend back to the campus parking garage in which she had left her car
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early the morning of Nov. 23. Women are accustomed to staying with their fellow female friends on walks home at night until their safety can be guaranteed. She was almost safely inside her car.
Iowa college students have endured such tragedies because of gender-based violence on our own campuses. In August 2018, suspect Cristhian Bahena Rivera told authorities that he followed
‘If we are going to build a country that actually protects women, we must make the choice to create meaningful change.’ But then a man decided he was entitled to an interaction with her. She looked good — surely, not for him, but she was pretty nonetheless. Prosecutors allege that her accused murderer, George Thurman, told authorities he grew frustrated when George ignored his catcalls as she tried to return to her car. She likely didn’t want to become an object of male affection; if she was interested, she would have returned his advances. When men ignore female attention, it’s humiliating; when women ignore a man’s advances — as George’s tragic death shows — it can be deadly.
University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts while she was on a run in Brooklyn, Iowa, because he thought she was “hot.” Iowa State University also coped with the stabbing of golfer Celia Baroquín-Arozamena, which led to similar devastation in the Cyclone community.
Fighting violence against women in Washington Of course, it’s not enough to point stories close to us and offer condolences. But fighting violence against women doesn’t end in our homes and
communities. The fight must also be made by our governments, and tangible action must be taken. The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act has been held up in Congress for the past several weeks, largely because of the efforts of Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa. Ernst has argued that the version of the bill passed by House Democrats is not sufficiently bipartisan and would not pass the Republican-held Senate. The main objections revolve around details concerning gun rights for convicted abusers and LGBTQ protections. But ensuring protections shouldn’t have to be a bipartisan measure; it should be a cause legislators of all political stripes can get behind. With Ernst and Republicans’ hesitance to embrace protecting women, they endanger the very women they claim to care about. If we are going to build a country that actually protects women, we must make the choice to create meaningful change.
Confessions of a Students need more affordable groceries Hallmark addict
With Target moving in, students will prioritize saving money over shopping local.
These “feel-good” movies aren’t that good.
EMILY CREERY
emily-creery@uiowa.edu I love Hallmark movies. Or at least I thought I did. But after hours and days of my life dedicated to these films, I’m beginning to understand the logic behind all of the snarky comments that I once tossed aside as people who simply hated love. In fact, these “feel-good” films are saturated with stereotypes, brimming over with sexism, and stuffed with a never-ending supply of horrific acting and boringly predictable plots. I’m sure this is nothing new for a large portion of the population, but this is a revolutionary awakening for a former Hallmark enthusiast — I have the socks and sweatshirts to prove it. (And don’t forget the DVDs with the content I actually paid for in addition to my cable service.) It’s not as if I wasn’t already aware of the low quality of these dime-a-dozen movies. But I used to be much more enthralled by the cheesy romance. In fact, I was a huge sucker for the couple who hated each other at first only to realize that they were soulmates. Or the strangers who fall head-over-heels after pretending to date in order to satisfy one’s family. This, of course, all takes place over the span of one week with at least five Christmas trees in every camera shot. But something about this year finally made me turn the channel. Perhaps my cinema tastes have peaked or maybe because — as Lizzo says — “I’m my own soulmate.” Nevertheless, every time I actually
tune into the storyline, I roll my eyes. Why do the women always sleep with their makeup on? Not only is this a harmful message that women look like this 24/7, it’s just bad skincare. Also, the female antagonist constantly portrayed as the workaholic, uptight, scorned lover who has nothing going on in her brain except vengeance and stealing a lackluster man. Then there is the classic scenario when the woman happens to fancy a prince. Just the other day, I was discussing how it would be absolutely awful to marry a member of the royal family. Look at the British monarchy, who has very little political power. So not only are these women giving up their entire lives and ambitions, but they will only be able to assist in kissing babies and cutting ribbons — ick. On top of that, there’s a common theme within the last five minutes of each film when the successful and confident woman decides to turn down her hard-earned promotion out in New York City. Naturally, this is because she wants to spend the rest of her life with the man who happened to bump into her at the Christmas tree farm. Or the estranged high school boyfriend who has magically reformed. Or the rival florist at the holiday bouquet competition. Alas, the burning question — what happens after Dec. 25? Sure, the small town seems absolutely wonderful covered in fake snow and adorned with millions of twinkling lights. But eventually January comes around, and the warmth of seasonal love turns into the bitterness of not even knowing each other’s last name. The Hallmark Channel does what it’s supposed to do — it gets its audience into the holiday spirit. But at what cost do we exchange archaic media portrayals for Christmas cheer?
BECCA BRIGHT
rebecca-bright@uiowa.edu Let’s say you don’t own a car and need to go on a grocery run. In downtown Iowa City, that’s very doable. There’s Bread Garden Market and New Pioneer Co-Op, all of these within a few blocks of each other. However, the landscape of local grocery is going to inevitably change with Target’s move-in on Washington Street this summer. The change will be where students buy groceries. Target’s prices are more expensive than Aldi or Walmart. Despite this, University of Iowa students without cars who need to run a fast errand will most likely choose Target over current local choices.
This is because Target is the most affordable of the local options, and students will almost always choose saving money over supporting local businesses. In order to keep their business strong with the UI community, local groceries should consider changing their business model to make products more affordable for students. Last summer while on my way to City Park Pool with a friend, I stopped into the New Pioneer to buy a bottle of sunscreen. I grabbed a small bottle without really looking at the price. When the cashier scanned my item, the total was almost $13. At the same moment, we both exhaled, “Wow, that’s expensive.” As I lathered myself by the pool, I had my friend look up the brand, Alba Botanica. One of the first search results was a link to Target’s website. A bottle twice the size of mine was only $6.78. To be clear, I do not want to support Target; the corporation makes its fortune on
fast fashion and overworked employees. I myself am an employee for a local retail store that dedicates its business model to fair trade and local artists. I understand why students should support local business — it supports the ethics of a community. However, buying local is expensive. Many students simply cannot afford to support local, especially when that $6.78 bottle will be just two blocks away from campus. This is before mentioning Target’s constant student discounts. This is not to say local businesses should become Target locations, but more so that local grocery needs to change their business model. Student affordability should become more of a priority. In a city of around 75,000 people, for nine months out of the year, almost twothirds of the population are UI students. Students are the framework of the Iowa City economy. In order for that local economy to continue to thrive, businesses such as
Bread Garden and New Pioneer should examine how their business can better feed students and provide necessities that are affordable. Bread Garden and New Pioneer did not respond to requests for comment. Students shouldn’t have to buy groceries from convenience stores or rely on a costly meal plan through the UI. Students in Iowa City should be able to afford to have healthy eating lifestyles, and many already see Target as their best option. Several students I know have already decided that Target will be their shop of choice. Whether for groceries, school supplies, or even retail, students are already beginning to choose what is cheap over what is local. Now with the season of sunscreen only months away, Target’s move-in will be a test. Local businesses will decide whether to choose to become more affordable or keep their current prices. If not, I fear they risk being burned by corporation prices.
Tate Hildyard/The Daily Iowan The location of a new Target is seen in downtown Iowa City on Aug. 30.
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County libraries ‘AIM’ to increase students’ literacy A new “AIM” library card — created by the Iowa City School District and the Iowa City, North Liberty, and Coralville libraries — gives students access to more literary materials in the area. BY ANNIE FITZPATRICK
anne-fitzpatrick@uiowa.edu A new library card will offer students in the Iowa City Community School District access to public libraries in Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty by using their student-identification number. The card, titled “AIM,” will first be offered to students on Dec. 16 with the goal to increase student literacy. The “AIM” card, which stands for “Student Access to Information and Materials,” is a liability-free card aimed to increase literacy among Iowa City Community School District students without worry of fines for late or missing materials, Iowa City Public Library Children’s Services Coordinator Angela Pilkington said. “We want to be very forgiving with this card and just make sure that their experience with their school library in the library here are both positive ones,” she said. Starting Monday, the card will begin its “test year” with a goal to focus solely on literacy, she said. Pilkington and Iowa City Community School District Library Coordinator Kristi Harper created the “AIM” card as a result of attending a conference titled “Stronger Together” in Omaha, Nebras-
ka, which focused on similar programs in other cities, Pilkington said. In particular, Pilkington said that hearing from the Los Angeles Public Library System — which provides cards to around 678,000 students — made her excited to implement a similar program in the Iowa City area. Once she heard how many cards the Los Angeles Public Library System had issued, she said that she knew Iowa City could offer similar benefits to the 15,000 kids local to the area. “We want to be the students place to go when they don't have access to their school,” she said. Coralville Public Library Youth Services Director Sarah Glenn said she is most excited about the access that these cards give to students who aren’t already using the library. She said it is important that this program is reaching students across the Johnson County area. “Iowa City spans the three public library service areas, so it just made sense for all of us to participate for the students because we would hate to exclude anyone,” she said. Erin Silva, youth services manager for North Liberty Community Library, said she and Pilkington have collaborated on projects in the past,
Photo Illustration by Tate Hildyard so when she heard about the “AIM” card, she was thrilled. She said that the idea of any student in the Iowa City School District being able to check out books — either for school or personal enjoyment — excited her. Additionally, Silva said that North Liberty Community Library was lucky to have access to Iowa City Public Library’s
resources. Giving students access to these resources no matter where they live was a really important aspect of this card, she said. “It’s funny how many patrons think their Iowa City Library card works at Coralville and North Liberty anyway,” Silva said. “So it makes sense to have the student access cards so students can come in
without any barriers.” The costs associated with the program are primarily centered around staff time, promotional materials, and the expected cost of lost materials, Pilkington said. However, those involved value the increased literacy more than these expenses, she said. For now, students using the “AIM” card will be able to
check out three literary materials at a time, Pilkington said. She said the card is evolving, so students may be able to check out DVDs, video games, or other technology in the future. “I know it will succeed when students are coming in using it and they have that supplemental access to literacy,” Pilkington said.
20 years of human-rights work at home, abroad The Center for Human Rights, part of the UI College of Law, has worked to study human rights for the last 20 years. BY RYLEE WILSON
rylee-wilson@uiowa.edu When former University of Iowa Law Professor Burns Weston brought a series of Nobel Prize speakers to Iowa City in 1998, the series turned into something more — leading to the creation of a university center for human rights. This year, the UI Center for Human Rights is celebrating 20 years of teaching and scholarship in Iowa City and beyond. The idea to form a human-rights center came about when Weston presented the idea of bringing Nobel Peace
Laureates to campus to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the U.N. Human Rights declaration, said the center’s website. Following the success of the “Global Focus ‘98” summit, Burns and other faculty members came together to create the Center for Human Rights in 1999. Adrien Wing, the current director of the Center for Human Rights and the associate dean for international and comparative law programs, was involved with the creation of the center. “That was the dream of my former mentor — he put to-
gether, along with myself and other people, a whole year of Nobel Prize-winning speakers,” she said. “Out of that momentum, we were able to interest the university in creating the center that we now have and have had for the past 20 years. We started out with this big bang, so that was incredible.” The center is engaged in projects in the Iowa City area as well as research with a more global reach, Wing said. The center is also the home of the undergraduate human-rights certificate. Assistant Director Gregory Hamot said some of the most
impactful programs the center has created include the Child Labor Research Initiative. “I think the Child Labor Curriculum for middle-school kids and high-school kids was kind of a landmark piece — it’s a closed area for schools to talk about, it’s kind of a sensitive topic,” he said. “The group of teachers that we pulled together, they were able to make it into a curriculum that was extremely usable to teachers around the world. “Human rights is something that doesn't just happen or exist in university spaces, but hopefully we are educating and engaging people beyond
our immediate campus environment,” he said. The center faced uncertainty in 2013 when the Provost's Office announced it would discontinue funding for the center. The center eventually moved to the College of Law, its current home. Brian Farrell, an assistant director at the UI Center for Human Rights, said the center gives the College of Law a chance to partake in undergraduate teaching. “There’s value in having a collegiate home for a center, I think that’s something that adds stability and stronger relationships. That was some-
thing that the university administration was looking for in 2013 — they wanted to find a college to be a home for a number of centers,” he said. Wing said she would like to see the center expand in the future. “I would love to see the center grow so that it could have a full-time staff, rather than everybody being part-time,” she said. “If you had a full-time staff, a full-time director, and could also have substantial funding so that we could expand the number of programs that we operate — there are centers across the country who have their own building.” PUZZLE SOLUTIONS ON PAGE 2
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WOMEN’S CONTINUED FROM 6 practice at 10 ten o’clock and get prepared for North Carolina Central.” NCCU is coming off its biggest loss of the season. Last weekend in Chapel Hill, the Eagles were beat by North Carolina, 92-53. The Eagles have been competitive in a few contests this
BOHANNON CONTINUED FROM 6 it with messages back and forth. Iowa forward Ryan Kriener said the shoe stunt stemmed from another former Cyclone — current Denver Nugget Monte Morris — saying he was going to leave his shoes in Carver-Hawkeye Arena after the two sides battled in 2016. But that’s not all Bohan-
HILTON CONTINUED FROM 6 and I’m very happy about it.” Iowa carried a 39-24 lead into the locker room at half. Much like the crowd at Hilton Coliseum, the Cyclones came to life to begin the second half. Iowa State jumped out to a 13-5 run through the first 3:30 of the second half, going 5-for-5 from the field. The run by the Cyclones brought Iowa’s lead down to seven points, but the Hawkeyes responded. “We knew that runs were coming,” Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery said. “They kept fighting; we knew they would. I think the critical thing as you move through the season is how you handle adversity during the course of a game. We did a really good job of that tonight.” While many of Iowa’s players had to handle adversity mentally, center Luka Garza had to overcome a physical obstacle. Garza took a shot to the face toward the end of the second half, but that was not going to stop him from going back on the court against the in-state rival. “He already got his face stitched up without any pain
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season, but they have been outmatched against the power five schools on their schedule. A recent overtime loss to Florida International suggests improvement, but the results say Iowa should be able to stroll to victory. If Iowa is able to force NCCU to shoot perimeter shots, then it will be able to control the game. The Eagles shoot just 24 percent from deep while making 38 percent of their shots from the floor.
Iowa should be wary of the Eagles defense, as they force over 20 turnovers per game. North Carolina Central also has a strong bench. No player on the team averages more than 30 minutes of playing time, but 12 players average over 10 minutes. The lengthy rotation could cause problems later in the game if Iowa cannot pull ahead early on. Iowa’s bench has not been its biggest strength so
far, but Wednesday’s game against Iowa State showed that several other players could see more playing time in the future. With such a fast turnaround coming after Wednesday’s game, several bench players could see significant time on the court. After her best performance of the season against Iowa State, Tomi Taiwo should be able to get some more crucial minutes. Taiwo shot 75 percent from
the field in the win, and Bluder feels confident that Taiwo can continue to help contribute offensively. “She was so cool about it all, that’s what made it so fun,” Bluder said. “She only made one coming into the game. We see it in practice every day. I was talking to my staff [before the game], saying I can’t believe Tomi is not shooting the ball better from 3-point range because she’s such a good 3-point shooter.”
Freshman Mckenna Warnock is another player who could benefit from more minutes. Warnock has been a mild contributor off the bench throughout the season, stepping into the paint and holding down the fort as the starters get a breather. Against Iowa State, Warnock tallied five points off the bench. Saturday’s game tips off at 2 p.m. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
non did. With Iowa State in control in 2014’s Cy-Hawk game, Niang blew a kiss to Iowa’s student section to seal the win. Bohannon did the same Thursday after finding himself on the free-throw line with a Hawkeye win in the bag. “It was all in good fun,” Bohannon said of his Twitter clash with Niang. “I respect Georges Niang a lot, and hopefully he respects us a little more after tonight.”
Bohannon didn’t post his best stat line of the season against the Cyclones, but he still made a difference. The senior from Marion netted 12 points on 2-of12 shooting with three assists. But his buckets came when the Hawkeyes needed them. When the Cyclones started the second half with two buckets in a row to cut the Hawkeye lead to 11, Bohannon came back with a triple. His first 3-pointer in the first half put Iowa up by 10
after getting out to a quick start. The Hawkeyes drained four of their first six shots from beyond the arc. It seemed as if something followed each big shot Iowa hit, whether it was Luka Garza flexing after an and-one, Bohannon holding up the “3” sign, or Kriener holstering his 3. After starting with its foot on the gas, Iowa relished the opportunity to quiet the renowned Hilton crowd. “I love these kind of games — fun atmospheres,” Iowa
guard CJ Fredrick said. “This is what you live for. If you’re a basketball player, you live for this.” Now, Bohannon has a decision to make. He’s officially played 10 games after undergoing hip surgery during the offseason, leaving him no remaining eligibility if he elects to redshirt. Iowa’s next game doesn’t come until Dec. 21 when it takes on Cincinnati in Chicago, so he has some time to decide.
Bohannon opened the game with a hug with Kriener, one of his best friends. He closed it with some actions that will fuel the CyHawk rivalry for another year. Whichever route Bohannon decides to take, he ended the first 10 games of the season like only Bohannon can. “We always have a hug before the game, but that one was a little longer,” Kriener said. “Obviously, whatever he decides, it could be the last time we play together.”
medication [in Iowa’s victory over Texas Tech in Las Vegas Nov. 28] and went back in the game,” Fran McCaffery said. “He got his tooth knocked back. I thought he was done for the night. Then he said, ‘Coach, I’m ready to go,’ so I put him back in.” The Washington native finished with 21 points on 9-of-16 shooting. He also hauled in 11 rebounds. Overall, Iowa finished with a very balanced offensive performance against the Cyclones. Five players scored in double figures, and six Hawkeyes made a 3-point shot. Iowa cooled down Iowa State after that early hot streak to begin the second half, quickly extending its lead back to double-digits. Cyclone fans made their way out of Hilton Coliseum as the last remaining time drained off the clock with next year’s matchup already in mind, while the Hawkeyes knew that a losing streak in Ames was no more. “We all know the significance of this rivalry,” Garza said. “We know that [Fran McCaffery] hasn’t won here. [Iowa] hasn’t won here eight-straight times. We all knew that. We had a focus to end that streak, and we did.”
Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan Iowa guard Joe Wieskamp drives to the rim during a men’s basketball match between Iowa and Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum on Thursday.
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Hilton runs out of magic Iowa men’s basketball had not won a regular-season game in Ames since 2001, but that streak ended Thursday night.
Hawkeyes highlight Walter Camp All-America teams
The Walter Camp Foundation announced its 2019 Walter Camp All-American teams on Thursday, which featured three Hawkeye juniors: offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs, kicker Keith Duncan, and defensive end A.J. Epenesa. Wirfs was named a first-team All-American. The honor is yet another Wirfs can add to his growing list of achievements. He previously won the Big Ten’s Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Award and was a first-team All-Big Ten selection by coaches and members of the media. Notably, Wirfs was also a semifinalist for the 2019 Outland Trophy, awarded to the nation’s best interior lineman. A.J. Epenesa and Keith Duncan were both second-team All-Americans. Duncan was one of the finalists in the running for the Lou Groza Award, which is awarded to the nation’s best kicker. Despite coming up empty in that race, Duncan’s 2019 season has still been impressive. Duncan set a Big Ten single-season record with 29 made field goals. He also earned the Big Ten’s Bakken-Anderson Kicker of the Year award and was named a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection by the Associated Press. Epenesa has also starred in 2019. He was named first-team All-Big Ten for the second-straight season and was a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the Associated Press. Epenesa earned the Big Ten’s Defensive Player of the Week honor twice, lifting Iowa to victories over Minnesota and Nebraska. Duncan Only No. 2 Ohio State and No. 1 LSU had more Walter Camp All-Americans than Iowa, with five and four respectively. This is the sixth-straight season that at least one Hawkeye has made the Walter Camp cut. In four of those six years, Iowa has had one first-teamer. The three Hawkeyes will be honored at the Walter Camp Foundation’s 53rd annual national awards banquet on Jan. 18. The event will be held at Camp’s alma mater, Yale University.
Iowa gymnasts named to Big Ten Watch List
Two members of the Hawkeye women’s gymnastics team were named to the Big Ten Conference’s 2020 Gymnasts to Watch List on Thursday. Senior Clair Kaji and freshman JerQuavia Henderson are Iowa’s two watch list representatives this season. Clair Kaji was named first-team All-Big Ten in 2018-19 and participated in all of Hawkeyes’ meets last year. Henderson earned the Peoria Journal Star’s 2018 Central Illinois Gymnast of the Year in high school. Iowa was selected to finish fifth in the Big Ten Conference in 2019-20 via the Big Ten women’s gymnastics preseason coaches’ poll. Last season, the Hawkeyes finished sixth in the Big Ten.
Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan Iowa forward Luka Garza dunks the ball during a men’s basketball match between Iowa and Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum on Thursday. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones, 84-68.
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robert-read@uiowa.edu The Iowa men’s basketball team entered Thursday without notching a regular-season win in Ames since 2001 — but that streak has ended. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones, 84-68, Thursday night at Hilton Coliseum in a game that Iowa dominated for nearly the entire 40 minutes. “We came out and we pretty much dominated
the game for 38 minutes,” Iowa guard Connor McCaffery said. “They had that one run to start the second half, but other than that, it was all us.” The Hawkeyes started the game on an 18-4 run behind a very balanced offensive attack. Four different Iowa players hit a 3-pointer before the first media timeout with 16:23 remaining in the first half — the first of which came from sophomore forward Joe Wieskamp. The Muscatine, Iowa, native tried to secure a defensive rebound after Iowa State’s first of-
Bohannon kisses Cyclones goodbye If Jordan Bohannon has played his final game of the season, he went out like only Bohannon could.
“I had some fans in the front row saying stuff about me, so I had to reciprocate some of that.”
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against Iowa State to 3-1 and added another piece of history to a rivalry full of trash talking. “I’m always about trolling,” Bohannon said. “I’m always about getting a little stuff stirred up. I’m all about that.” The talking goes back years. It got reinvigorated on Twitter throughout the week when Bohannon and former Cyclone Georges Niang went at
The Iowa Women’s basketball team won an incredible battle against Iowa State on Wednesday. The two teams went back and forth the entire game, and various players stepped up in big ways. Amanda Ollinger corralled 20 rebounds, Tomi Taiwo scored nine points off the bench, and Kathleen Doyle had her best performance of the season. With such a hard-fought game in the rearview mirror, the Hawkeyes must prepare for a quick turnaround against a North Carolina Central team Ollinger desperate for success. The MEAC outfit — ranked eighth in the conference’s preseason poll — has just one win in its opening nine games. Despite the opposition, head coach Lisa Bluder says her team will be ready for Saturday’s game. “We’re going to enjoy [the Iowa State win], but we have another game on Saturday,” Bluder said. “We’ll be back in the gym and
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— Iowa guard Jordan Bohannon on blowing kisses to the crowd against Iowa State
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fensive possession of the game, but Iowa State’s Solomon Young ripped the ball out of his hands. Young proceeded to throw down a dunk, tying the game at 2. The miscue didn’t shake Wieskamp. In the very next possession, he drained a shot from deep to begin Iowa’s early run. “This is probably the one game that I looked at and was like, ‘That’s a must win for us,’” Wieskamp said. “Obviously, it’s a big win for us,
After Wednesday’s big victory in Ames, the Hawkeyes host a reeling, one-win NC Central team.
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Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan Iowa guard Jordan Bohannon dribbles during a men’s basketball match between Iowa and Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum on Thursday. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones, 84-68.
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peter-ruden@uiowa.edu Jordan Bohannon wasn’t lying when he tweeted he had a surprise for Iowa State on Thursday. Following Iowa’s 84-68 victory over the Cyclones, Bohannon took his shoes off and left them on the Hilton Coliseum hardwood with one simple message: “To ISU: Thanks for memz.” The win boosted Bohannon’s overall record