The Daily Iowan – 06.22.22

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2022

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Family celebrates identities at Pride An IC Queer couple at Pride details their experiences of coming out, finding acceptance, and building a family.

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The Revaux family from left; Kate, 39, Addie, 2,Leslie, 37, and Fitz, 3 smiles and observes the Iowa City Pride Parade in Iowa City on June 18.

Grace Smith Summer Managing Editor Through mutual friends and the LGBTQ community, Leslie and Kate Revaux found each other, grew with each other, and created a welcoming family full of joy, love, and openness.

Kate and Leslie knew each other for a while before pursuing a relationship in 2015. About two years later after their marriage in 2017, they had two children: Addie, 2, and Fitz, 3.

“They’re just a great queer family, like us,” Lauren Magnani, 39, said. Magnani and her wife, Tomeka, 32,

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Mi Casa, Your Casa 2.0 brings spark of home to Iowa City

are friends with the Revaux family and have a child the same age as Addie.

On June 18, the Revaux family took part in multiple pride events throughout Iowa City.

After leaving home that morning - a house they had just purchased in May - Leslie and Kate took their kids to Queer Storytime, an event consisting of book reading, dancing, song singing, and educating children on LGBTQ pride. LGBTQ Iowa Archives & Library hosted the storytime at the Close House in Iowa City.

Lauren Magnani said exposing their child, Eliana, to other ideas and people will help her be better equipped when dealing with those with different views.

Magnani also said the ability to see a diverse group of people and families is very valuable to kids having an open mind and feeling accepted.

“It’s just really good because then they feel like they’re just as valid as any other person or family,” Magnani said.

After the educational storytime, the Revaux family observed the Iowa City Pride Parade that started at College Green Park and ended in downtown Iowa City.

Kate’s favorite thing about Leslie, her thoughtfulness, shined through during the parade as Leslie held PRIDE | Page 2

‘I’m trying to create a big community of empowered women’ Iowa rower Jaecee Hall started the ‘Unbreakable Female Athlete’ brand with one homemade shirt; now she’s sold over 300 items.

Through the Mi Casa, Your Casa 2.0 traveling exhibit, the Iowa City Downtown District looks to raise money for affordable housing in Johnson County and support public art for the community. The exhibit is a new addition to the Pedestrian Mall.

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Volleyball plans on building in summer

The Hawkeyes will have their full roster on campus for summer workouts following their first spring under head coach Jim Barnes.

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Photos: Iowa City and Coralville celebrate Juneteenth

Iowa City and Coralville hosted community events on June 17 and 18 to celebrate Juneteenth.

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Iowa rower Jaecee Hall works out on a rowing machine at Beckwith Boathouse in Iowa City on June 19.

Chris Werner Summer Sports Editor Iowa rower Jaecee Hall is ready to lead a charge.

The sophomore from Ankeny, Iowa, has been a standout athlete ever since she joined the Iowa Rush soccer program at age 3. While playing for various travel and na-

tional teams, her soccer talent took her around the world to places like Costa Rica, Belgium, England, and France before she stepped foot on the field for Ankeny Centennial High School. At Centennial, she helped lead the team to a state title in 2018.

Throughout her travels,

she was an astute observer both in the U.S. and abroad. Hall has watched female athletes be perceived as lesser-than by some male athletes and fans, receive far less major media coverage than male athletes, and have to prove their worth in the sports world.

Now, Hall is ready to

change that narrative and empower female athletes nationwide one shirt, hat, or hoodie at a time.

Before a March rowing practice last season, Hall was looking online for a shirt that illustrated what it meant to be a female athlete. After she couldn’t find one, she decided to make a T-shirt

herself.

“I’m really big into women empowerment in general and fighting for equal rights for women and then specifically as an athlete fighting for equal rights in sport as well,” Hall told The Daily Iowan.

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PRIDE Continued from Front onto candy given to her children, who threw each sucker toward her every time they received a new one.

Although Leslie is happily married to Kate now, she considers her coming out story a slow process.

THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILYIOWAN.COM | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2022 Her first relationship, which she said was very closeted, was at the age of 17 in 2001.

“I told my parents in 2003 and slowly added other people through the early 2000s,” Leslie said.

Kate came out at the age of 22 or 23, but knew she was queer for a very long time before that. She then moved to Iowa City and

never left. “[I] found myself a little more. And the community that was more accepting and more visible than in my hometown,” she said.

Through shared friends and shared connections, Leslie and Kate continue to make Iowa City their home and educate their children on different types of people to raise the two and three-

year-old to become welcoming and open people.

“I think it’s just really important for our kids to be able to see families that reflect ours and kind of the unique challenges that might come with that,” Kate said.

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BUSINESS STAFF Grace Smith/The Daily Iowan Leslie, 37, and Kate Revaux, 39, help make posters with their children Addie, 2, and Fitz, 3, at the Revaux family’s home on June 18. The family just moved into the house in May and are still working on making it their own with renovations.

Kate and Leslie Revaux help their children into the car on June 18. Along with the new home, the family purchased a new van.

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Grace Smith/The Daily Iowan A parade participant walks with a sign saying “This is 4 you” during the Iowa City Pride Parade on June 18.

Grace Smith/The Daily Iowan The Revaux family walks to find a shady area on Iowa Avenue before the Iowa City Pride Parade on June 18. The Revaux family’s friends, Lauren Magnani, 39, and Tomeka Magnani, 32, met Leslie and Kate years ago through mutual friends. “They’re just a great queer family, like us.”

Leslie Revaux smiles at Fitz while holding Addie during the Iowa City Pride Parade on June 18.

Grace Smith/The Daily Iowan Fitz Revaux fills with excitement after seeing drag queens drive by during the Iowa City Pride Parade on June 18.

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Iowa rowers Jaecee Hall and Kirsten Jurgersen row down the Iowa River at a team practice on June 20. Many of Hall’s teammates own an “Unbreakable Female Athlete” shirt.

Hall

Continued from Front What started as a oneoff tee has now turned into a brand that is spreading in Iowa as well as across the country.

The message

After Hall decided to design her own practice shirt, she had to figure out how she wanted it to look. How did she want to represent female athletes?

She said that at her kitchen table, she realized she wanted the shirt to say “Female Athlete,” but she wanted a word that represented a message of empowerment and courage to complete the design.

So, after trying to come up with the idea on her own, Hall did what many college students do — asked her roommates for help.

“I was like, ‘You guys, you got to help me,’” Hall said. “I still have the notebook. I drew out a shirt and then we just started throwing out words. Hall said there are many different words that describe what it means to be a female athlete, but she ultimately decided on

“Unbreakable.”

Hall said she wanted to create a brand that stood for toughness, determination, and perseverance. A brand that helped other female athletes power through some of the issues she says women in sports face.

“There’s just so many different factors that go into being a woman and then again, a woman in sport,” Hall added. “‘Unbreakable’ kind of comes from the idea that, regardless of the barriers that are placed in front of us, we can come out unbreakable.”

Hall says Christine Grant — a pioneer in women’s athletics and the Iowa women’s athletic director from 1973 until she retired in 2000 — along with the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team’s fight for equal pay both influenced and motivated her to take action and fight for women’s athletics.”

Shortly after making her first shirt on March 27, many of Hall’s teammates wanted one.

“The day I made the shirt, I probably had practice the next day,” Hall said. “I walked in and immediately the girls were like, ‘I love

that idea,’ ‘That’s awesome,’ ‘That’s really cool,’ And I was like, ‘Okay, well if you guys want one, I’ll make it for you.’”

Although not official, Hall said “Unbreakable” presents itself as somewhat of a team motto.

Then, she printed out sheets of vinyl — with the words “Unbreakable Female Athlete” — cut them, peeled them, and applied them onto the shirts using a heat press she bought.

Hall says the process for creating the shirts hasn’t changed much

“I love the idea of having a full team wear this brand and go around and empower others,.

When you see a whole team who stands up and is empowered in themselves and believes in themselves and are confident enough to say, ‘We are unbreakable female athletes,’ that’s cool.

That’s super cool to see.”

— Jaecee Hall “We’ve really tried to embody [“Unbreakable”],” Hall said. “So once I saw that ‘Hey, my teammates embody this idea,’ I was like, ‘Okay, well, let’s see if other teams or other girls want to embody it.’”

The production process

After the initial request from her teammates for roughly 60 shirts, Hall said she bought a vinyl printer and ordered black Walmart shirts in bulk.

since the end of March, but the volume of production has increased quickly.

Hall’s brand is now offering other clothing items including hats, tank tops, hoodies, crewnecks, and shorts in a variety of colors.

Customers can also customize their items with words like mom, dad, and coach, so the item reads “Unbreakable Female Athlete Mom,” for example.

The growth

Hall says she’s used

her social media channels and word-of-mouth advertising to market the upstart business.

Athletes on the rowing team wore “Unbreakable Female Athlete” shirts while warming up for multiple races across the country this spring, and Hall says she’s had multiple athletes and teams who saw Hawkeye athletes wearing the shirts inquire about purchasing clothing.

On social media, Hall’s personal TikTok account has become one big ad for her brand. Her first TikTok post about “Unbreakable Female Athlete,” on May 2, acquired more than 50,000 views.

Hall says the Ankeny Centennial volleyball team, Kansas and Jacksonville rowing teams, Evansville volleyball team, Cincinnati swim team, and Wartburg track and field team have each reached out to her about placing team orders.

“I love the idea of having a full team wear this brand and go around and empower others,” Hall said. “When you see a whole team who stands up and is empowered in themselves and believes in themselves and are

Gabby Drees/The Daily Iowan confident enough to say, ‘We are unbreakable female athletes,’ that’s cool.”

While Hall still creates all the shirts herself, the process now includes an intricate Excel spreadsheet to keep track of the orders and journeys to UPS to ship the products from time to time.

Hall said she has sold approximately 300 items since she created the first shirt.

The goal

While Hall’s immediate objective is to grow awareness for her brand, her long-term vision includes much more than just clothes.

Hall, a psychology major, said she wants to use her voice now and in the future to speak about female athletics, empowerment, and mental health.

“I’d love to take it further,” Hall said. “Just past being a brand that sells clothes.”

But before Hall begins her future career as a public speaker, she’s spreading her message through apparel. And pretty soon, she might need to buy some more heat presses.

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Gabby Drees/The Daily Iowan The original sketch for an “Unbreakable Female Athlete” shirt sits atop a desk at Iowa rower Jaecee Hall’s apartment in Iowa City on June 19. “I chose the word unbreakable because it… is the epitome of what female athletes are,” Hall said.

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Opinions

Iowa is in the cannabis dark ages

Lawmakers in other states are attempting to improve cannabis regulations. Iowans should be paying attention.

Yasmina Sahir Opinions Columnist Personal safety and freedoms have been topics of discussion in Iowa as of late. When considering the legalization debate of cannabis and other drugs, it’s obvious this deeply-instilled Iowan value of autonomy only applies to certain, societally approved activities.

One place Iowa could update its drug policies is in the workplace.

Last week, the Washington D.C. City Council unanimously passed a bill to ban the practice of firing employees for failed drug tests if impairment on the job or active federal employment status

were not a factor. The bill is awaiting Mayor Muriel Bowser’s signature before being officially implemented.

This isn’t to say that Iowa is the least progressive state toward drug use. In 2017, the Medical Cannabidiol Act legalized some cannabis products for medical use in Iowa.

Only three states in the U.S. as of May 2022 lack any type of legalized public access to cannabis.

Unlike Iowa, the recreational or medical use of cannabis products and the possession of up to two ounces of cannabis is legal in Washington D.C. The sale or purchase of marijuana is not legal, however, up to one ounce may be gifted between two parties both 21 years of age or older.

Although the drug is illegal for recreational purposes in Iowa, in 2019-20, more than 15 percent of adults reported the use

of cannabis. This is just under the 2019 national average when 18 percent of adults reported use of cannabis products in that year.

It is important to note that 2020 and 2021 figures for drug use have been affected by lockdown procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those who qualify for medical marijuana benefits were unable to access providers to obtain proper documentation for the program. Recreational use increased during highly isolated times, but long-term trends are still being studied.

Even so, Iowa is one of 31 states in the U.S to continue the criminalization of cannabis products. First-time arrests while possessing or using cannabis is considered a misdemeanor with the possibility of larger penalties being imposed after repeated offenses. Any

cultivation of cannabis plants within the state of Iowa is a felony.

Surrounding states including Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota are all considering — if not in the process of — implementing the legalization of recreational and/or medical cannabis for adults ages 21 and over.

free-time drug use in society also allows those who use it to do so in the safest way possible. When stigmas such as the risk of losing one’s job for seeking help or admitting use disappear, people are more likely to reach out for help in staying sober if that is best for them.

Issues with Iowa’s current laws go beyond en-

The argument is simple: If Iowa lawmakers cared about personal freedoms, what one does in their personal time wouldn’t be allowed to affect their employment status.

Pro-legalization ideology is not merely based on securing individual freedom. Changing laws and employer practices to decriminalize drugs is a form of accepting that drug use is part of some people’s chosen lifestyles.

Accepting personal,

suring workers are not penalized for off-the-job cannabis use. Iowa should also look to make changes to the structure of its cannabis paraphernalia code for the safety of drug users.

Under current legislation, it is considered illegal to possess any objects

related to the use, maintenance, or distribution of cannabis products.

However, this same code also considers drug testing kits to be drug paraphernalia.

Possession of any paraphernalia is subject to a $1,000 fine and/or six months of incarceration.

Testing kits are important in non-legalized states because most people are buying cannabis off the streets and not from licensed, heavily regulated places like dispensaries.

If Iowa lawmakers cared about keeping people safe, testing kits and drug use would not be criminalized.

The argument is simple: If Iowa lawmakers cared about personal freedoms, what one does in their personal time wouldn’t be allowed to affect their employment status.

yasmina-sahir@uiowa.edu

UI needs better computer science program UI computer science program is overstretched and underprepared for demand.

Peter Anders Opinions Columnist Computer science is regarded as one of the fastest-growing majors for college students in the U.S. Colleges are rapidly pursuing this ever-growing major, and the University of Iowa is among them.

But, the UI treats computer science with shocking indifference. Despite promises to increase retention in all departments, the computer science department is lagging behind.

With professors on the brink of retirement, the demand for educators will

grow. But the UI computer science program is understaffed and underprepared to meet the growing demand. To meet its future demands, the university needs to invest in its computer science program now.

There are only 26 fulltime computer science professors at the UI. Yet, there were more than 700 computer science and informatics majors in the department last year. That makes a 1:27 student to professor ratio.

Each professor and teaching assistant in the UI computer science department is wonderful in their own ways, and this column is not to speak badly of them. There is no realistic way the UI can expect these few professors to be able to effectively handle hundreds of students in massive lecture halls and discussion sections.

The UI is not alone in regard to the issue of not being able to meet the demand for the major. The demand for computer science degrees is outpacing the ability of higher education to meet them in the U.S.

more challenging courses offered at that level for undergraduates.

“Iowa’s computer science program has seen significant growth and interest from students in our four majors — computer science, informatics,

College major with greatest demand

by The College Post

Annual growth rate for careers in computer systems

The UI computer science curriculum is not helped by the major’s structure.

Some classes that would seemingly have prerequisites, such as discrete structures, have virtually no related prerequisites despite it being one of the

data science, and computer science and engineering,” Steve Schmadeke, public relations manager for the Office of Strategic Communication, wrote in an email.

“To meet that demand, efforts to retain and re-

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cruit outstanding faculty are already underway.”

Schmadeke said. “The market for talent in this field is highly competitive, both within our peer set and beyond higher education in the tech industry.

But the university and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are committed to doing everything possible to keep our program strong. At times, class sizes have been larger than we like but our faculty have gone above and beyond to maintain a high quality of instruction for our students. We expect this will happen less over time, in part due to our recruitment and retention efforts.”

The fact is that computer science majors are booming in popularity across college campuses all over the world. In the U.S., around 65,000 students

graduate with computer science degrees each year, with that number clearly expected to rise in the coming years.

The professors at the computer science department need more resources, teachers, and a clearer layout in order to effectively help students achieve their goals.

It makes sense that UI does not view computer science as a major of importance, as the college is arguably most well known for its top-grade medical facilities. But the college should be willing to dedicate more resources and infrastructure to such an increasingly popular major, instead of seemingly treating it as an afterthought major that they expect few students to undertake.

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Arts & Culture

‘Mi Casa, Your Casa 2.0’ brings spark of home to Iowa City Through the Mi Casa, Your Casa 2.0 traveling exhibit, the Iowa City Downtown District looks to raise money for affordable housing in Johnson County and support public art in the community.

Jami Martin-Trainor Arts Reporter Scattered across the downtown Iowa City area, the Mi Casa, Your Casa 2.0 interactive art exhibit is found entertaining families and friends as they explore the Pedestrian Mall. With red beams in the shape of a home holding up a bench swing, the exhibit has been put to use

by Iowa City community members.

The Mi Casa, Your Casa 2.0 exhibit, which was installed on June 10 and will be taken down by July 11, was created by Latin American artists Hector Esrawe and Ig-

nacio Cadena. According to a press release from the Iowa City Downtown District, the artists were inspired by mercados in Latin America, which are bustling street markets that foster a great deal of human connection.

Betsy Potter, the director of creative services with the Iowa City Downtown District, said the exhibit comes from a collaboration with Creos, an organization focusing on sharing artwork at an international level.

The Iowa City Downtown District collaborated with Creos in the summer of 2021, making this the second time the two organizations have

collaborated.

Potter said working with Creos is one of several ways the downtown Iowa City area is able to fulfill its goal of investing in public art for the community.

“It’s part of our core mission and our core strategic plan that we invest in public art,” Potter said.

Potter said the community interaction with the swings has been especially engaging. Because of the nature of the exhibit, Potter said it is easy for someone walking in the Pedestrian Mall to see the exhibit and decide they want to hop on one of the many swings.

“Anyone of any age can get on the swing, engage, and it brings a smile to your face,” Potter said.

“It’s a good opportunity to sit and swing and enjoy the Pedestrian Mall in a different way than normal.”

This project was sponsored by the Community Foundation of Johnson County (CFJC). Shelly Maharry, president and CEO of CFJC said their organization finds it important to invest in public art for the community.

Maharry also said the nature of the exhibit resonated with work her organization does with housing in Johnson County. She said for

every post tagging @ downtowniowacity, or using #downtowniowacity or #micasayourcasaic, $1 will be donated to the JoCo Affordable Housing Coalition. The CFJC plans to match any community donations as well.

“We really saw that as a metaphor for housing and how to use that piece of art to spark a conversation about affordable housing and make it a fun way to connect that issue with this beautiful public art that we have installed downtown for a brief period of time,” Maharry said.

One of the things resonating with Maharry since the opening of the

Iowa City resident Lee Huisinga and his son, Jack, sit on the ‘Mi Casa, Your Casa 2.0’ exhibit at the Pedestrian Mall in Iowa City on June 18.

Iowa City resident Michael Ulrey watches his wife, Katie Ulrey, and his son, Owen, play on the ‘Mi Casa, Your Casa 2.0’ exhibit at the Pedestrian Mall in Iowa City on June 18.

exhibit is its popularity among the public. While the donations are a positive additional factor, the positivity the exhibit spreads is also one of the reasons her organization decided to sponsor the art.

“I was struck by the multigenerational use,” Maharry said. “We saw children with their grandparents, brothers, sisters, and parents using the art, but also capturing those pictures. And we can just imagine that those pictures are going to live on for a long time in those families.”

jami-martin-trainor@uiowa.edu

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The Annual 4th of July LINCOLN HIGHWAY NITTY GRITTY Antique Show Surrounded by vintage, antique, specialty shops and cafes, this open-air show is located on the old historic Lincoln Highway in "Uptown" Mount Vernon, IA. Vendors will be open on July 4th from 7 am to 4 pm. All booths are on paved surfaces. Come explore Mount Vernon, IA on the 4th!

Our dealers feature vintage, industrial, repurposed, primitive and traditional antique treasures.

Find us on Facebook at Lincoln Highway Nitty Gritty and at www.visitmvl.com/nittygritty for more information.

June 24 - Friday Night Concert Series

Mektoub AND The Hooten Hallers 6:30 – 9:30 PM

Pedestrian Mall Stage, 210 S Dubuque St

June 25

Soul

9:15 – 11 PM

Mercer Park, 1317 Dover St

June 28

Kevin Burt 6:30 – 8 PM

Fairmeadows Park, 2451 Miami Dr

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The Daily Break

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Sports

Volleyball plans on building in summer The Hawkeyes will have their full roster on campus for summer workouts following their first spring under head coach Jim Barnes.

Isaac Goffin Sports Reporter Though the Iowa volleyball team begins its regular season in August, the Hawkeyes plan on continuing their spring success into the summer.

Under head coach Jim Barnes, whom Iowa hired in December, the program is in a transition phase after finishing with a 6-24 record in 2021.

In Barnes’ first semester in Iowa City, the Hawkeyes initially started

ery game we played this spring.”

The Hawkeyes swept Bradley in two matches on March 26, and then downed Northern Iowa and Drake before falling to Iowa State in the Iowa State Tournament on April 2. At the UNI Tournament on April 23, the Hawkeyes tied Northern Iowa, avenged their loss to Iowa State, and toppled North Dakota State.

Sophomore outside hitter Addie VanderWeide said because of their lim-

What stood out is how the team just really bought into the way we want to play and how we work and how we practice.

— Iowa head coach Jim Barnes with five student-athletes who weren’t in the transfer portal. That number grew to 10 within two weeks, though one didn’t participate in the spring scrimmages.

“What stood out is how the team just really bought into the way we want to play and how we work and how we practice,” Barnes said. “Then

ited roster, the Hawkeyes played different positions than usual throughout the spring.

“I think that made it almost more fun in a way because we were just super relaxed,” VanderWeide said. “We could spend time together and enjoy every game that we played, and it wasn’t super high-stakes,

We could spend time together and enjoy every game that we played, and it wasn’t super high-stakes, high-pressure. So, I think that was really good, and I think we improved with every match that we played.

— Iowa outside hitter Addie VanderWeide they took that into the scrimmages we had, and we won almost ev-

high-pressure. So I think that was really good, and I think we improved

Grace Smith/The Daily Iowan Iowa outside hitter Addie VanderWeide hits the ball during a volleyball game between Iowa and Illinois at Xtream Arena on Sept. 22, 2021. The Fighting Illini defeated the Hawkeyes, 3-2. with every match that we played.”

Starting June 27, the full roster will be on campus for summer workouts, which includes seven new transfers and two freshmen.

“We can’t, as coaches, get in the gym with them until August,” Barnes said. “But [the summer] is an important time to get together and work together.”

Barnes said strength and conditioning coach Zach Walrod is allowed in the weight room with the players and expects him to direct student-ath-

It’ll be really nice to get to know the new girls and everything before the season starts.

— Iowa libero Mari Hinkle letes four to five times a week. With the team’s foundation established in the spring, Barnes anticipates returning players to help the newcomers understand Iowa’s systems during open gyms.

“We’ll get to do more things outside with each other like bonding moments and stuff,” senior libero Mari Hinkle said.

“It’ll be really nice in the fact that everyone has to be here during the summer. It’ll be really nice to get to know the new girls and everything before the season starts.”

The 2022 Hawkeyes will showcase their talents in front of a crowd for the first time in the fall when they host the Black and Gold Scrim-

mage at Xtream Arena on Aug. 20. To commence the regular season, Iowa is slated to partake in 11 non-conference matches.

Two of those opponents — Washington and Iowa State — qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2021.

“I think just having that high competition right from the beginning is really going to be good for us,” VanderWeide said. “…it’s going to help us prepare in the best way that we can for conference play.”

isaac-goffin@uiowa.edu

Soccer’s Fife set as outside forward

Iowa soccer freshman Kellen Fife will play in the front of the Hawkeyes’ formation after she was recruited as a defender.

Isaac Goffin Sports Reporter The Iowa soccer team recruited freshman Kellen Fife as an outside back, but knew her versatility created the opportunity for a possible transition into the frontline.

And that’s what happened.

During her first semester at Iowa, Fife spent the spring practicing in multiple positions, including outside forward. Iowa head coach Dave DiIanni said the freshman from Bloomfield Hills, Mich., will compete as an outside forward in the fall.

“She likes to score goals,” DiIanni said. “She wants to attack and take players on and she’s combative. And I think on the field those qualities came out quite a bit this spring.”

Fife said her biggest asset to the Hawkeyes during the spring as a forward was her ability to use both feet.

When competing on the right side, she would cut into the middle of the pitch with her left foot, which allowed her to tally a goal in one of Iowa’s spring exhibition matches.

Changing positions is nothing new for the freshman. While Fife mainly played outside back for Vardar ECNL, a club team, she would often move to center midfield in attack,

two goals there,” Fife said.

“I’ve played pretty much everywhere [on the field] my whole life.”

Despite her experience, Fife said it was a challenge

I’ve played pretty much everywhere [on the field] my whole life.

— Iowa forward Kellen FIfe or play forward when her team was trailing “I played for Corktown, which is a college summer league team here in Michigan last summer, and I got some time at center forward in a game there and actually scored

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Iowa Hawkeyes midfielder Kellen Fife (11) during their exhibition at the Iowa Soccer Complex in Iowa City on April 15.

for her to adjust at Iowa, but she gained confidence and motivation throughout the semester. DiIanni told Fife the coaching staff moved her to the front line because she could get the job done.

The Hawkeyes also

inserted the health and human physiology major into an offensive role because they needed depth in that area. Alyssa Walker, a forward who recorded a team-high nine goals in 2021, signed a professional contract in Sweden after her lone season with the Black and Gold.

Kenzie Roling is Iowa’s leading returning striker following a six-goal freshman campaign. Including Roling, the Hawkeyes will count five returning forwards from last season.

With Fife in the mix, the Hawkeyes are seeking to boost their 1.55 goals scored average, which ranked eighth in the Big Ten last fall.

Fife said coach DiIan-

ni is focused on the team looking to be aggressive, looking to score, and not worrying about making mistakes.

“If you are looking to go forward and looking to

just making sure that I’m trying to score and create chances for my team now that I’m playing forward.”

Fife will train with the Hawkeyes when summer workouts begin on June

The fact that she was able to already go through the transition in terms of balancing off the field, in the classroom, and on the field this spring, I think she’s going to be an integral part to our success this fall.

— Iowa head soccer coach Dave DiIanni score, then he is fine with that,” Fife said. “...my biggest focus for this summer and going into the fall is

27 before she participates in her first collegiate fall practices.

The Hawkeyes open

the 2022 regular season at UCLA on Aug. 18, which will likely be Fife’s first official contest at the college level.

Dilanni said having success in the fall comes with more pressure than success in the spring.

“The fall season is much more about winning than being developed as a player,” Dilanni said.

“But the fact that she was able to already go through the transition in terms of balancing off the field, in the classroom, and on the field this spring, I think she’s going to be an integral part to our success this fall.”

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Summer Snapshots Iowa City and Coralville celebrate Juneteenth Iowa City and Coralville hosted community events on June 17 and 18 to celebrate Juneteenth, a national holiday commemorating the emancipation in 1865 of Black slaves in the United States. Community celebrations included games, performances, music, and more. Additionally, Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague officially proclaimed Juneteenth a city holiday, and Coralville hosted its first officially recognized celebration on June 18.

Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan Attendees model a shirt reading “STRONG, BLACK, AND PROUD,” during ‘Downtown at Sundown’ for a Juneteenth celebration in Iowa City on June 17. Iowa City community members celebrated with music, games, vendors, and a fashion show.

Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan Caliana Bullock, 4, wears a shirt on top of her head during ‘Juneteenth in our Neighborhood’ for a Juneteenth celebration in Iowa City on June 18. Iowa City community members celebrated with music, games, vendors, and a fashion show.

Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague speaks to the crowd during ‘Downtown at Sundown’ for a Juneteenth celebration in Iowa City on June 17. “I’m super excited because the meaning of Juneteenth is an opportunity for us all to come together and celebrate as a people and also to celebrate that great day when we really did become free,” Teague said during his speech.

Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan A fashion show model walks in front of the crowd during ‘Downtown at Sundown’ for a Juneteenth celebration in Iowa City on June 17. Iowa City community members celebrated with music, games, vendors, and a fashion show.

Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan Models perform in a fashion show during ‘Downtown at Sundown’ for a Juneteenth celebration in Iowa City on June 17. Iowa City community members celebrated with music, games, vendors, and a fashion show.