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UI sophomore Jessica Graff; Photo by Margaret Kispert UI senior Joe Rajchel; Photo by Joshua Housing UI junior Asaju Walker; Photo by Margaret Kispert UI senior Quentin Hill; Photo by Margaret Kispert

By BEN MARKS | [email protected] While not a shocking statistic — this trend has occurred Walker enters the Iowa City Mosque on a Sunday evening. since the 1980s — it’s easy to see why this number is worri- After a ritual cleanse, he chats with the people milling around. hen Quentin Hill entered the University of Iowa some to many religious institutions, which are losing young Salaam, they say. Eventually, as he does in his own apartment, as a freshman, he was an atheist. Now, nearing believers at ever increasing rates once they enter college. Walker faces east toward Mecca and begins praying. Whis time to leave as a senior, he does so as a Jew. Hector Avalos, a professor of philosophy and religious Although Baptist throughout high school, Walker had been Originally a Baptist, during his first year at the UI, junior studies at Iowa State University, said the idea that college interested in Islam as a culture and said it was hard to rec- Asaju Walker became a Muslim. liberalizes students’ religion has been seen sociologically for oncile the depictions of Muslims shown in the media in the While also at the university, senior Joe Rajchel went from decades, traditionally because college is the point in students’ aftermath of 9/11 with the Muslims he knew. atheist to spiritual, and sophomore Jessica Graff went from lives when they are exposed to a much broader world. “This didn’t make sense to me, because the people I was New Thought Christianity to Pentecostal. This happens, Avalos said, because college works like a meeting were a lot kinder to me than almost any of the Amer- From belief to another, each of these students has under- magnifying lens, intensifying and concentrating the diversity ican Christian students I knew,” he said. “The sense of com- gone radical shifts in both faith and lifestyle during their time of the nation. munity and brother- and sisterhood they showed each other at college accomplishing something a rising number of young “In college, you have groups from dozens of religions, and didn’t seem like a terrorist’s ideal lifestyle, so I would ask people aren’t — not only maintaining a faith in college, but that exposure alone can affect you,” Avalos said. “Now, you’re them tons of questions.” developing one. free to explore; you can hear other ideas.” Eventually Walker enrolled in Kirkwood Community Col- According to the most recent Gallup Poll, 16 percent of And although rising college secularism has been a long- lege to pursue biomedical engineering, and he said by his sec- adults in the U.S. identify as nonreligious. term trend, Avalos said it was only accelerated with the ad- ond year there, he had abandoned his Baptist roots. However, in 2014, nearly 28 percent of college freshmen did vent of the Internet. The Internet, he said, provided students “Ultimately being born into something doesn’t mean that’s not identify with a religion, the highest percentage ever re- with access to a much larger database of religions and cul- what resonates with you,” he said. “When you’re little, it was corded since the Higher Education Research Institute began tures much sooner than students had ever had before. good for teaching you sharing, caring, treating thy neighbor measuring in 1971. But some students are going against the grain. as you would like to be treated, and I still held those values, The bottom line: College students are more secular now but [Christianity] didn’t feel right anymore.” than they have ever been. • • • SEE RELIGION, 7

2016 IOWA CAUCUSES Photos GOP nomination race a big ‘lump’ show real By BRENT GRIFFITHS and ALEKSANDRA VUJICIC China [email protected] By LI DAI WAUKEE, Iowa — For near- [email protected] ly five hours this past weekend, nine GOP presidential hopefuls Chinese photographer Wang Wenlan, contested for the attention of with a career spanning the post-Mao de- more than 1,000 attendees at a cades, has produced a rich chronicle of a gathering for social conservatives. changing society. Packed into plastic the- “The whole process of China’s reform ater seats in a sanctuary that over the past four decades — whether go- looked more like an audito- ing forward or stalling — I’ve been deter- rium, onlookers to the Iowa mined to and have managed to document Faith and Freedom Coalition’s it all,” Wang said. Spring kickoff exited at the A photo exhibition of Wang’s work will end of night more aware of the run through May 12 in the Adler Jour- White House contenders but nalism Building Resource Center. Photo- far from ready to commit. graphs include representations of bicycle “There’s a good bunch,” said repairmen and construction from the Janice Haag, a Johnston resi- 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. dent, who liked former Penn- “My biggest regret was not to capture sylvania Sen. Rick Santorum anything meaningful during the Cultur- but caucused for former Texas al Revolution period; it would’ve been a Rep. Ron Paul in 2012. “There precious record,” he said. are a lot more good conser- The Cultural Revolution, now widely vative candidates than there Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks during the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition in Waukee, Iowa, on April 25. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert) regarded as a dark phase in the country’s were last time.” history, was a social-political movement in The Iowa Faith and Freedom with similar formats. lary,” Hampton, Iowa, resident Cruz had an “excellent speech.” China from 1966 until 1976 under former Coalition, led by Iowa’s Repub- In interviews following the Sam Dirksen said after saying Lost in the rhetoric, stories, Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong. lican National Committeeman event, attendees struggled to Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, Wis- and biographical sketches was Wang joined the national English-lan- Steve Scheffler, draws presi- separate one candidate from consin Gov. Scott Walker and any semblance of a front-run- guage newspaper China Daily in 1981, dential hopefuls to the state the bunch. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz were a several times a year for events “I kind of feel sorry for Hil- few of his favorites, adding that SEE GOP, 3 SEE CHINA, 3

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Amber Ahlf, 18, Blooming- charged Sunday with hav- tendorf, was charged April Antony Nopoulos, 36, dale, Iowa, was charged ing a disorderly house. 25 with OWI. 2801 Highway 6 E. Lot 70, April 25 with PAULA. Katie Duckler, 20, 278 Joseph Jensen, 18, 1429 was charged April 24 with Aqueelah Ali, 38, Musca- E. Court St. Apt. 203, was Laurel St., was charged OWI. tine, was charged April 25 charged April 24 with April 25 with driving with Katherine Norton, 19, with fifth-degree theft. presence in a bar after a suspended or canceled 1140 Quadrangle, was Rogelio Aranday, 25, hours. license, possession of a charged April 25 with PAU- West Liberty was charged Emily Duncan, 19, Maren- schedule II substance, and LA. Sunday with disorderly go, was charged April 24 marijuana possession. Teresa Obert, 27, 209 conduct. with driving with a sus- Ryan Johnson, 29, 2874 Holiday Road Apt. 208, Aqueelah Banks, 18, Mus- pended or canceled li- Triple Crown Lane Apt. 6, was charged April 24 with catine, was charged April cense. was charged Wednesday driving with a suspended 25 with fifth-degree theft. Cori Ellis, 36, Bettendorf, with domestic assault. or canceled license. Mark Barron, 19, 521 S. was charged April 25 with William Kenny, 22, 504 Sierra Pippen, 20, S223 Johnson St. Apt. 1, was OWI. Manor Drive, was charged Currier, was charged Sun- charged Sunday with pub- Calvin Freese, 24, Cedar Wednesday with OWI. day with public intoxica- lic intoxication. Rapids, was charged April Kelley Kreminski, 19, tion. Andrew Becker, 21, 635 24 with assault causing se- 321B Mayflower, was Jacob Priest, 21, 413 S. S. 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dividuals also have since gans,” Wang said. “I take CHINA switched their focus onto photos first. It’s great if they CONTINUED FROM FRONT consumerism and incomes can be published; if not, from ideals.” they’ll eventually be part of UI journalism Professor the history.” and he has spent most of his Judy Polumbaum is the Wang said what matters career there. curator and organizer of is the perspective, and he felt “Thanks to the China this exhibition. obligated to observe and crit- Daily, I stood out,” Wang “I have known Wang Wen- icize through his lens over said. “It was an irreplace- lan for 35 years, and his the years. able platform.” work is amazing, so I want- “China is unfinished,” he Wang’s images show ed to help to introduce it to said. “It’s always a work in the changes in China. With more Americans.” she said. progress.” China’s rapid economic de- She said Wang’s 40 years Resource Center coordi- velopment, changes are ev- of work covers many so- nator Jennifer Cooper said erywhere. Wang is dedicated cial and cultural changes they do not keep track of the to recording these changes, throughout Chinese history. number of people who have the contradictions between “He basically has docu- visited the exhibit, but she old and new, between tra- mented their parents’ life- sees people looking at the dition and modernity — all times and their lifetimes,” photos daily. through his camera. she said. “I think there are a lot of During the post-Cultur- Polumbaum said the mes- students interested in the al Revolution period in the sages they hope to deliver exhibit,” she said. “Many 1980s, when China began to through the exhibition are students who come in to open up to the outside world, “first of all, the dramatic the Resource Center for The Wang Wenlan photo exhibition is shown in E305 Adler on April 22. The UI School of Journalism and Mass Communication is show- “people thought nothing was changes in Chinese society. other things stop and look casing one of contemporary China’s most accomplished photographers. This is Wenlan’s first solo exhibition in the United States, and it impossible,” Wang said. Second of all, the clarity and at the photographs. I think is open to the public until May 12. (The Daily Iowan/McCall Radavich) “We reflected on the humor and passion with other students have heard past and were determined which one individual.” about the exhibit and come but these photos show me a “I enjoyed all of Wang’s “Helping people gain to move on,” he said. “It “He shows a lot of hid- specifically to see it.” completely different China.” wonderful photographs,” greater understanding of was a special time. The air den corners of China,” UI student Ya Wang, She said this exhibition Jiang said. ‘The moments the real China through a was filled with ideals, en- she said. “Not necessarily who comes from China, could help Americans to that were captured are photo exhibition that will thusiasm and all kinds of dark or ugly corners, but said it is a really nice exhi- change their perceptions really powerful.” never be finished,” Zheng possibilities.” hidden things that do not bition that could show peo- of China. UI student Shuai Zheng, said. “Since the start of He said today’s China is get attention otherwise.” ple here the cultures and UI student Siyan Jiang who worked with Polum- China’s reform and open- different. His photos over the past changes in China. said words couldn’t express baum to organize the sym- ing, along with changing “The country’s goal has four decades take the audi- “I can see the changes how much she liked the bicy- posium, said that as China forms of transportation, shifted toward a transition ence from China’s country- through the eye of the pho- cle photo collection because continues to change, he people’s habits and ways to a market economy since side to the growing cities. tographer Wang Wenlan,” it helped her to recall her hopes Wang will continue to of thinking have altered the 1990s,” he said. “In- “My job isn’t to chant slo- she said. “I come from China, memory in childhood. display his works. dramatically.”

ways has become a conserva- right. She’s got connections laughter and applause, but GOP tive, amorphous mass. with world leaders. She’s reactions were almost evenly CONTINUED FROM FRONT A few spectators could accomplished a ton already,” distributed across the board. point to a particular candi- Mary Whisenand, a del- Louisiana Gov. Bobby date who stuck out to him or egate of the Polk County Jindal elicited the stron- ner. Mirroring most recent her, but even among those Io- GOP Central Committee gest response of the night polls of likely GOP caucus-go- wans many emphasized that and a member of the Exec- when he talk about reli- ers, reactions could indicate they have plenty of time. utive Committee for Polk gious liberty and the his- that nine months from cau- Shawn Lohry, a Sioux County Republicans, said tory of the country, but an cus night the race for the City resident, said she was Cruz and Walker stood out otherwise short burst of nomination is wide open. particularly enthusiastic to her because of their per- applause punctuated rheto- “It’s just one big lump at about former Hewlett Pack- sonalities on stage. ric that touched everything this point,” said Timothy ard CEO Carly Fiorina, who “Maybe that’s why the from Israel and Iran to the Hagle, an associate profes- she said had no prior knowl- two of them stick out, is strength of the family. sor of political science at the edge of before the event. there’s just a more relaxed The choice to focus more University of Iowa. Lohry said Fiorina is atmosphere about them,” on an introduction left any Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition in Waukee, Hagle described recent not well-known in the she said. inner-party jabs and as- Iowa, April 25. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert) polls that show a number of state and the faith forum Most of the would-be and saults for later, which Hagle early states, including Iowa, gave her great exposure to official candidates began said could change as the bates approach. president,” he said. “It’s are statistically too close to Iowa voters. their speeches weaving in summer campaign season “At a certain point you going to be impossible to call. But his explanation per- “She’s conservative,” stories about their past. featuring the straw poll, have to start saying what have that many people on sonifies a field that in some she said afterwards. “She’s The technique led to some state fair and primary de- are you going to do as the debate stage.” 4 THE DAILY IOWAN DAILYIOWAN.COM MONDAY APRIL 27, 2015

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Opinions — FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION COLUMN EDITORIAL Sex sells, Historic case for gay marriage he Supreme Court appears to be ramping up en into account alongside precedent and varying toward declaring nationwide legalization of interpretations of what is outlined in the Constitu- and we buy Tsame-sex marriage that would coincide with tion by the nine Supreme Court Justices. a general shifting of public opinion in favor of such Whatever decision the Supreme Court makes to watch a lot of vintage an action. by the deadline at the end of June, there will still television. This has giv- The Supreme Court will hear arguments that undoubtedly be opposition from the losing side. It en me ample time to see will ultimately decide the fate of same-sex mar- will take more than words on paper to unify all of how public thinking on riage across the country. the American people behind a decision on such a certain topics and events Despite the legalization of same-sex marriage in devisive issue. has changed. Over the 37 of 50 states, the issue is far from unanimous, An official ruling on the legality of same-sex decades, the perception with staunch pockets of opposition remaining. marriage may address the legislative side of the of what is publicly ap- Same-sex marriage is not solely an issue of political issue, but the complete integration and implemen- Christopher Cervantes propriate has changed. affiliation, state rights, individual rights, religious tation of same-sex marriage will take time. [email protected] We have gone from “I or moral views, but a hybrid of all of the above. For example, Iowa was the fourth state in the Love Lucy” where no Thus, any decision on the matter for and against U.S to legalize same-sex marriage after an Iowa If there is one truth character was allowed to represents a multifaceted tug of war among a mul- Supreme Court ruling upheld a lower court ruling that I have seen when it say the word “pregnant” titude of constituents with opposing agendas. in 2009. However, legislative decisions do not ac- comes to catching the eye on television to basical- A unilateral decision on same-sex marriage has count for the thoughts and beliefs of every member of the consumer, it is that ly every other minute been a long time coming, despite the Supreme of the constituency. In 2010, voters in a judicial-re- the use of sexual imagery of content in “Game of Court’s hesitance to definitively address the mat- tention election ousted three of the justices who is often the most power- Thrones.” It would seem ter. This could be partially contributed to the had supported the ruling. ful use of advertisement. as if each year, people progress being made across the nation for same- Opposition to same-sex marriage remains in Io- I have seen this type try to see how much far- sex equality cannot overshadow the residual op- wa, and an adherence to social conservatism is still of “sex sells” mindset ther they can push. The position that will remain a critical influence on a viable political platform in the state. from the likes of clothing whole world seems to be the potential decision. Given the contentious nature of same-sex mar- stores, fragrances, and comfortable in this more It is important to keep in mind that the Supreme riage, an inarguable decision by the highest court even one for a strangely embracive attitude. Court is not an institution tasked with social jus- of the land will be an important step in solidify- eccentric grocery store. Because of these cir- tice advocacy, even if that is a result of its deci- ing its place in society. The hearts and minds of Probably the most no- cumstances, it is safe to sion-making. The Supreme Court’s job is to inter- the American people cannot be changed overnight. table store with this ra- say that what has been pret the Constitution in relation to the legality of However, taking same-sex marriage out of the are- cy marketing ideology deemed as appropriate state and federal policy. na of legal obscurity and conflicting state position is the world-renowned and acceptable is now As a result, public opinion both in favor of and will at least help to consolidate the fields in which franchise Abercrombie & more lenient than ev- against same-sex marriage may or may not be tak- it can be opposed until it cannot be opposed at all. Fitch, whose semi-nude er, and I find that to be promotional material and worrying. I am worried live shirtless models have because we glorify such been a constant market- content with attention ing strategy since as long and desire. By seeing VOICES OF PHILANTHROPY as I can remember. such content on such a It seems as if all of this common basis in repeti- is about to change however. tion, it teaches the im- As of last week, Ab- pressionable people that The mythos of philanthropy ercrombie & Fitch has this is how one should announced that it will look and act like. And In one of my favorite ep- The silver element of support of philanthro- does not mean it cannot change its image and sex- while there may be some isodes of “The West Wing,” philanthropy’s contribu- py. For example, donors contain truths. In retell- ualized advertising tech- emotional exceptions, Sam Seaborn argues, “Ed- tion to education is not provide scholarships for ings of the myth, the ti- niques to focus on better such train of thoughts ucation is the silver bullet. personal advancement; engineering students so tan Prometheus displays customer services and will cause a major dip in Education is everything.” rather, it is reflexivity, a they can serve devel- his love of humankind by more diversity among its individualistic self-es- In my college experience, I willingness to examine oping countries’ water bequeathing the gift of in-store personal. Fur- teem. have found that statement the responsibility that and energy needs and fire. But in the story, Pro- thermore, the lascivious Why does any of this to be true — but only with comes with opportuni- provide funds to support metheus, known as the images featured on their matter? Because the use the help of philanthropy. ty. I spent spring break breakthrougha in med- first philanthropist, gave paraphernalia (bags, gift of sexual appeal in order Fortunate to be a recip- with a group of Presi- icine, public-health ini- humanity another more cards, etc.) and their em- to catch the attention of ient of the Presidential dential Scholars engag- tiatives, arts outreach, important gift: hope. Fire ployees will no longer be the masses may be prof- Scholarship, I have had ing with the issue of ed- and diversity-enrich- is useful for technological referred to as “models” but itable, but it is also rep- the financial flexibility to ucational equity — and ment programs. advancement, but hope “brand representatives.” resenting a falsehood pursue interdisciplinary one thing we learned is The effect of philan- is our eternal spark. So Personally, I’m all for that all people should course tracks, leadership that 389,730 food-inse- thropy through these perhaps philanthropy is this change. From a busi- look like a certain body positions in student orga- cure people and 10,000 programs is exponen- meant to be amorphous ness standpoint, I believe type or be shaped a cer- nizations such as student homeless children in tial, but I want to end in its form — with gifts that these changes will tain way. The only rea- government, and global in- Iowa must often choose with a discussion of its ranging from fire to fund- makes the brand appear son I think that a person ternship and study-abroad between their immedi- meaning. To be frank, I ing to hope — but definite more approachable, thus should ever change their programs. The Stanley ate needs (such as find- still find a definition of in its capacity to bring encouraging continued body is because they Undergraduate Award for ing food to eat or a safe philanthropy to be quite warmth and light. partisanship and more have come to the con- International Research place to sleep) and edu- amorphous. The word is repeat business. Howev- clusion, on their own, to also supported my work cation. To be truly reflex- wrapped up in mythos Jeffrey Ding er, from a more sociolog- change their appearance. on environmental reforms ive, philanthropy man- and originates from Pro- Class of 2016 ical standpoint, I believe Abercrombie & Fitch is in China, which has sig- dates an ethic of care metheus Bound. The Student Philanthropy Group that this occurrence has doing the right thing, but nificantly influenced my for the less fortunate. concept of mythos often Vice-President, University of Iowa brought to light just how I believe that the effort is future hope to help build a I believe the Universi- carries a negative conno- Student Government much everyone have got- fruitless. Sex will always more sustainable U.S.-Chi- ty of Iowa has met this tation, but just because a Alumni Relations head, Presidential ten accustom to such li- be used to sell. It’s mod- na relationship. standard, often with the story is not entirely true Scholars Program centious content. ern propaganda and im- In my free time, I like possible to avoid.

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EDUCATION Garden has open house

By BILL COONEY “We’re really focused “There’s a lot going on [email protected] on getting closer to a right now. We definitely sustainable food supply,” want as many people as The University of Iowa Simpson said. “That’s possible to get involved,” School funding stuck Student Garden branched why we’re out here. We Hirst said. “The university out to students Sunday really think that the or- is talking about moving Education funding is at an impasse. afternoon with an open ganic way of growing food us to a new location in the house, garden tours, and a is the right way to do it.” future, but for now, we’re By AARON WALKER year, a 1.25 percent in- the frustration in the greenhouse pull as Earth The organization is getting ready for growing [email protected] crease of approximately House over the debate, Month draws to a close. hoping the UI Food for this summer.” $90 million. there appears to be no The garden was estab- Thought theme semes- Students involved in “We’re going to be Last week, House Ma- movement from Republi- lished in the spring 2009 ter will increase student the garden have a say bursting at the seams in jority Leader, Rep. Kraig can leadership. semester to provide an membership, Hirst said. in what is grown there, our classrooms.” Paulsen, R-Hiawatha, A proposal floating educational model of pro- “I don’t know if it’s in- Hirst said. That is the worst-case said Democrats were around the Capitol ducing food. creased student interest “I’m excited to grow scenario for Iowa City playing politics with would create a 1.25 per- Much of the food pro- in the garden, but I hope it some peppers this sum- School District Super- school funding and put- cent increase, but add a duced in the garden is sold has,” Hirst said. mer,” he said. “I’ve got intendent Stephen Mur- ting Iowa’s education one-time cash expendi- to the University of Iowa The Student Garden is some crazy hot ghost pep- ley, who convened last system at risk. ture from the state’s re- Food Services, said An- looking toward the future, pers that I’ll put into the week with local law- “If [Democrats] are serve fund. drew Hirst, a co-president and Sunday’s event is just ground soon. That’s what’s makers and education under the impression This idea appears to of the UI Garden. one of many aimed at get- awesome about the gar- administrators over the this is some sort of ne- strike fear into law- “A lot of the produce we ting more people interest- den — that people have to legislature’s funding gotiation over a used makers and business grow we sell to the River ed in and involved with opportunity to grow food impasse. car, they better get their lobbyists who fear it Room in the IMU,” he said. the garden, Hirst said. that interests them.” Orig- would result “The money from that inally, in increased goes back into the gar- Demo- ‘This is about schools and kids of Iowa.’ property den, and what we don’t crats in — Kraig Paulsen, House Majority Leader taxes. But sell, we donate. What we the Sen- Mascher said don’t donate, we eat.” ate had these funds The garden is located approved a spending priorities straight,” wouldn’t necessarily across from the intra- increase of 4 percent for Paulsen said. “This is result in a tax hike and mural sports fields next next year’s state edu- about schools and kids would provide schools to the faculty art-stu- cation funding. But Re- of Iowa. We’re serious with adequate funding. dios building. The gar- publicans in the House when we put the 1.25 “It doesn’t have to be den and the art building stuck to their guns, percentage increase … an increase,” she said. share a cooperative re- unflinchingly insisting and we haven’t made “But anything that lationship Hirst said. that a 1.25 percent in- any progress.” smells like it might be The Student Garden crease is the most the Local Democrats in a property-tax increase, was originally started state can afford. the House and Senate they oppose.” by the UI Environmen- Now, with the debate are hoping for at least a Each time the state tal Coalition, but it soon at a standstill, lawmak- compromise at 2 percent, government dips into branched off to become ers need to decide by but many others in the the reserve fund, offi- a separate organization, June 30, or the fund- Senate are vying for a 2.6 cials tend to want to re- said David Osterberg, a ing budget will remain percent increase. place it, said Joe Cozier, UI clinical professor of stagnant with an in- School districts across the chief administrator occupational and envi- crease of 0 percent. the state were forced to at the Grant Wood Ar- ronmental health at UI. “If we get 0, you’re submit their budgets by ea Education Agency. “This kind of thing is essentially pulling a April 15 without a solid He said property taxes part of the solution to dozen teachers out of knowledge of what their wouldn’t go up right many environmental our class forever,” Mur- budgets will look like. away, but over time, and health problems ley said. “So would I “Obviously, our they could. people are facing right rather win on principle schools are desperate, The Democrats ap- now," he said. and force them to 0, or [saying] just give us peared pessimistic and Getting students would I rather have a number,” Rep. Mary bitter about the failure involved in growing those dozen teachers? Mascher, D-Iowa City, to compromise. organic-, pesticide- I’d rather have those said. “Help us get the “The [Republican] and herbicide- free dozen teachers.” most you can, but just leadership [today] is food is the main mis- A 4 percent increase give us a number so we so narrow-minded,” sion of the Student would increase spending can plan accordingly.” said Sen. Bob Dvorsky, Garden, co-president by $212 million for next Mascher said despite D-Coralville. “It’s sad.” Jake Simpson said. 6 THE DAILY IOWAN DAILYIOWAN.COM MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2015 Daily Break the ledge This column reflects the opinion of the author and not the DI Editorial Board, the Publisher, Student Publica- tions Inc., or the University of Iowa.

Titles rejected by Milton Bradley before it settled on “Hungry Hungry Hippos”

• Eager Eager Eagles

• Carnivorous Carnivorous Canines

• Starving Starving Starlings

• Gluttonous Gluttonous Gi- raffes

• Munchy Munchy Marmots

• Omnivorous Omnivorous Octopi

• Edacious Edacious Elephants

• Greedy Greedy Gorillas

• Voracious Voracious Vultures

• Insatiated Insatiated Iguanas

• Athirst Athirst Aardvarks

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Monday, April 27, 2015 horoscopes by Eugenia Last ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aim to impress. Love is on the rise and ro- mance in the stars. No matter what your focus is, do your best. An older relative will appreciate your concern. Neglect will play a role in the way a situation unfolds. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Stick to a set formula or conservative strat- egy when it comes to budgeting and making your nest egg grow. Don’t feel pressured by what others do or say. Think for yourself, do your own thing, and you will avoid a loss. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Focus on home, family, and self-pampering. Do whatever it takes to keep things running smoothly. A problem when dealing with institutions will crop up. Put off any legal, financial, or medical matters for now. Love is in the stars. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Accept whatever changes are going on around you, and keep moving in the direction that seems the most appropriate. It’s best not to make a fuss or promise too much. Just do what’s expected of you and avoid emotional conflict. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Overly reacting will not help you avoid disputes at work or at home. Make whatever changes are necessary, and do your best to take care of your responsibilities to avoid complaints or criti- cism. Discipline and hard work will be your best response. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Live and learn. Ask questions, and respond with confidence. Taking part in community events or traveling for busi- ness will be emotionally draining, but it will give you plenty to think about. Progressive action will pay off. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Expect the unexpected. Learn to go with the flow, and you’ll keep the peace as well. Don’t get involved in a joint venture or put cash into something that is aimed to help someone else instead of helping you. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Taking an introspective look at your life and the way you’ve been living will help you make some necessary ad- justments that will lead to a more creative and interesting future. Don’t worry about what others do — follow your heart. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Look around you and make personal changes that will bring you added confidence, greater satisfaction, and improve your love life. Real-estate investments or fixing up your resi- dence will help your assets grow. Romance is highlighted. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Concentrate on the changes you can make at home that will better your life. A last-minute change someone makes must not alter your plans or leave you feeling confused. Use your imagination and your skills to improve your surroundings. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ll be offered help, but before you accept, find out what it will cost financially, emotionally, or physically. You may be best to go it alone or negotiate your position and what you are willing to give in order to receive. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Expect to face a roadblock. Challenge anyone who gets in your way or criticizes you. Be willing to let some- one walk away if it is in your best interest. Try to surround yourself with positive, upbeat, and helpful people.

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RELIGION CONTINUED FROM FRONT

However, while he no longer practices ist, so I never really knew anything any religion, Walker continued to inter- about it except it was a part of our act with Muslim students, who, he said, ethnicities,” he said. provided a lot of the support and com- When Hill first told his parents about munity he looked for, something that he acoustic guitar during campus ministry his decision, they were worried. “All of my sophomore year, I was in a never found in Christianity. Chi Alpha’s Wednesday service. “There was a lot of skepticism from really bad place,” he said. “I didn’t know “If you were having hard times with Graff became a Pentecostal Christian them about why I wanted to do this,” he if I belonged here; I didn’t know what I something, it was always, ‘We’ll pray for shortly after coming to the university. said. “But I made them read a couple was doing or where I was going.” you,’ but you never actually saw any Before she was Pentecostal, however, books, and once they got that out of the However, when he was a junior at the of these people physically show up,” he Graff was raised as part of the Unity way, they’ve been really supportive.” UI, his friend persuaded him to attend said. “But with Muslim people, it’s con- Church, a spiritual philosophical move- In fact, once his family warmed up to a panel on religion and LGBTQ issues stant community, constant support.” ment in the New Thought movement, the idea of Judaism, Hill said his fam- hosted by the Wesley Foundation, a In Islam, Walker said he felt accepted which also created Religious Science ily stopped celebrating Christmas and Christian campus ministry. and welcomed. and the Church of Divine Science. began to celebrate Hanukkah. As he attended events, he was offered Because Walker had spent years While both Unity and Pentecostal- During his first year on campus, a job as a Wesley programming intern, exploring Islam as a culture, when ism both classify themselves as Chris- some Jewish students took him to some and despite his not considering himself he told his parents he was convert- tian, they may be as far apart on the events at Hillel, a Jewish center at Iowa. Christian, he took it. ing, he said, they were less shocked ideological scales as it’s possible to go. “I think the people I met here re- “It’s been a weird thing,” he said. “It’s and were instead equally concerned, She said she valued the feeling of fami- ally had an impact on me going in all just fallen together, to put me in this confused, and accepting. ly she received from her faith most. that direction.” position of being in a religious commu- His mother, he said, was concerned “One of the biggest principles in Hill said he never considered Juda- nity that I never would have thought about his safety as a member of a group Christianity is living in community,” ism as a religion until he came to Iowa was something I’d even touch.” hated by mainstream America, as well she said. “I grew up feeling unloved and and said he doesn’t believe he would be Slowly however, his faith devel- as confused about why he would turn abandoned, so feeling that uncondition- Jewish today if he hadn’t gone to college. oped and grew, and while Rajchel no away from Christianity. In the end how- al love by people and a family I never Because Hill’s mother was Jewish, longer considers himself atheist, he ever, she understood his decision. felt like I really had is what drew me in.” however, he did not have to go through also doesn’t consider himself Chris- “She said, ‘Well if that’s what you feel With divorced parents and an au- the process someone converting from tian. Instead, he’s spiritual. like, you have to do to keep bettering tistic older brother she was often re- another religion would have. Instead, “There have been days in which I yourself; I won’t stop you,’ ” Walker said. sponsible for, Graff said her home life Hill pored over religious texts, reading just need to walk into a church, and His extended family, however, was was “tumultuous” and said she spent up on his heritage and the religion that, it doesn’t matter which one, I just not quite so accepting. “[My aunt] kind a lot of high school drinking and technically, he was a member of. need to be there,” he said. smoking pot in an attempt to escape As an example, Rajchel said, one it. She was even arrested twice, once Sunday he was late for Gloria Dei’s for chain shoplifting and once for service, so he instead decided go to stealing money to try to buy drinks. the United Church of Christ because She eventually left her hometown of ‘PEOPLE LOOKED he was walking by it. ‘BUT WITH MUSLIM Vienna, Virginia, for Iowa City, where If there’s any church Rajchel she continued to party. Soon, though, AT ME FOR WHO I can be said to attend regularly, it’s PEOPLE, IT’S she said, she began to realize it didn't Tuesday Table. fulfill her in the way she had hoped. AM AS A PERSON, “There’s prayer, there’s communion, CONSTANT COMMUNITY, Immediately after her freshman there’s community, and that feels like CONSTANT SUPPORT.’ Orientation, her roommate intro- AND NOT WHAT I church, but the best kind of church, not duced her to some campus ministries REPRESENT.’ like the church you were dragged to as — WALKER, UI JUNIOR such as Chi Alpha, in which, she said, a child,” he said. she fell in love with the community. — HILL, UI SENIOR Coming to college, Rajchel said, was “God runs after his sheep,” she said. the biggest reason his faith is where it’s “If I hadn’t gone to the University of Io- currently at.

of told me I was banned from her house, “The most enriching experience and I wasn’t her nephew,” he said. about the Jewish community on this Other family members taunted and campus was I walked into an environ- ‘THERE HAVE BEEN teased him about his faith. ment where no one knew me, and I im- DAYS IN WHICH I “It hurts on one level, but being mediately felt welcome,” Hill said. “It African American in America in ‘GOD RUNS AFTER wasn’t hard for me to make friends or JUST NEED TO WALK general hurts,” he said. get involved in Hillel. It was amazing “So overall you start to develop cer- HIS SHEEP.' how open and accepting everyone was.” INTO A CHURCH, tain guards; you joke back, it gets easier — GRAFF, UI That acceptance, he said, he nev- to brush things off. More so than hurt, er received from his experiences AND IT DOESN’T I’m more shocked by their ignorance.” SOPHOMORE with Christianity. “My dad’s side of the family is Chris- MATTER WHICH ONE.’ • • • tian, and I remember the few times I — RAJCHEL, UI SENIOR Ultimately, despite the differences ever did have to go to church, I never among each student, the narrative of felt welcome there,” he said. community and inclusion that Walk- wa, he would have found me no matter One of the most important aspects of It also allowed room for questions. er said he found in Islam is repeated what — maybe a little later, or maybe at the Jewish community, Hill said, is the “I had such a narrow upbringing in through each of their stories. the exact same time.” members’ LGBTQ acceptance. faith,” he said. “So having this more open Finding a community in college, a When she broke the news to her “Being the only gay kid in a small environment has really helped. You can place they felt as if they belonged, they mother that she had become Pentecos- town, you can feel everyone whispering raise and discuss questions, and we may said, was one of the most important as- tal, Graff said her mother’s reaction about you, but I’ve never walked into not find answers, but that’s OK.” pects of their journey. was extremely negative. a synagogue or an event of all Jewish “Everything we use to make sense “She disowned me. She said, ‘I don’t people and felt like that,” he said. “Peo- • • • of the world comes from social groups,” want you to be a part of my life any- ple looked at me for who I am as a per- In the end, while the beliefs, gods, said UI sociology Associate Professor more,' then two weeks later she decided son and not what I represent.” and traditions of each faith may be Steven Hitlin. “Rarely do humans do to forgive me," Graff said. different, for these students, the well when they’re isolated; it’s one of the Being at college was a blessing • • • search for acceptance, love, and com- worst punishments you can get, such at this point. On Tuesday night, Rajchel sits munity — the things that brought as in prison or being excommunicated “If I was living at home when this down at a table filled with homemade them to the place they are today — from the church.” was happening, I would have lost my vegan food and a dozen friends. He are very much the same. Religion, Hitlin said, is full of the mind,” she said. “I came to school with lights prayer candles and talks about The same aspects of college that socializing and rituals that human a lot of baggage. But being surrounded his heart, soul and the role faith has drive some students away from reli- beings are drawn to. by people who love me for who I am has played in his life recently. gion — new experiences, new people, “Rituals for human beings seem to been extremely positive; it’s like having Rajchel was raised in a strongly freedom from parents, literature, sci- be very important,” he said. “Whether a family away from home.” Catholic family. Eventually, however, ence — are the same things that drive that’s religious, or singing the nation- he said he “fell away” from the faith, other students toward it. al anthem, or family rituals. Human • • • and in his junior year of high school “The people who end up in col- being seem to like that, and religion At the synagogue on Friday after told his parents he was an atheist. lege are knowledge seekers; they is one place where all those things Shabbat service, Hill stands as candles “I became angrily atheist,” he said. come to define themselves and can exist together.” are lit and a blessing is recited, first over “I wasn’t only like ‘God doesn’t exist,’ discover themselves,” Walker said. wine and then over two loaves of chal- I went out of my way to antagonize “You can’t blame the institution.” • • • lah bread. Afterward, surrounded by my parents and say things I knew Graff agrees. Standing in a darkened room in the talk and laughter, he eats dinner to hon- would upset them.” “College encourages explora- IMU, hands in the air, Graff sings her or the Sabbath, the Jewish day of rest. After he moved to Iowa, Rajchel said tion, and I think exploration is favorite hymn, “Jesus Paid it All,” to an However Hill has not always done he began to feel lost. your own personal journey,” she this. Although his mother was ethni- said. “I definitely think faith and cally Jewish, the family did not practice college are compatible. It’s not Judaism. Instead, he grew up atheist. the easiest thing to do, but it’s “Both my parents were super athe- not impossible.” 8 SPORTS THE DAILY IOWAN DAILYIOWAN.COM MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2015

chance at making a 53- in his college days. WEISMAN man roster is whether a While at Iowa, Weisman CONTINUED FROM 12 coaching staff thinks he can proved to be a bruiser, will- make an immediate impact ing and capable of dishing in the kicking game. out physical punishment, as well — a sign that he His power running and that style won’t go un- hasn’t quit training since style still has a valu- noticed by pro scouts. the 2014 season ended. able place in today’s But in the nature of If and when a team does pass-happy game. If today’s game, teams just take a chance on Weis- Weisman’s short-yard- are not likely to invest a man, the 23-year-old’s ex- age ability transfers to draft pick on his proto- act role on the roster will the next level, there’s type. That being said, he remain unclear. not a team in the NFL has the potential to be But what is clear is that that doesn’t like to have one of the hidden gems depth rules in the NFL. that option deep in the of the NFL’s undrafted Teams with quality back- red zone. class of 2015. ups enjoy stellar special If not as a situational “It doesn’t matter teams units that can dic- runner, he has the body- to me,” Wesiman said. tate field position and can type and strength to de- “Whether I get drafted, or also survive injuries to key velop into an effective whether it’s a free agent starters. What figures to lead blocker — something or whatnot, I just want an Iowa running back Mark Weisman runs in Memorial Stadium on Nov.15, 2014, in Champaign, Illinois. Weisman had 34 stand as Weisman’s best he was not accustomed to opportunity to compete.” carries for 134 yards. (The Daily Iowan/Valerie Burke)

Running backs deep Should they get lanes majority of the reps in Follow @dannyapayne dates, and analysis about FOOTBALL Although no officialto run through, the run- place of Duzey in the on Twitter for news, up- the Iowa football team. CONTINUED FROM 12 stats were kept, the Hawk- ning backs will have a spring scrimmage. eye running backs looked strong season. “Based on what I promising. There were heard, I think it’s realis- and would have likely some missed holes, but Duzey injured tic to think we’ll get him had numerous sacks had Wadley, along with Jordan back for the season,” Fer- Beathard not been wear- Canzeri, LeShun Daniels Because of an injury entz said. “It might not ing the red “don’t touch Jr., and converted wide suffered in practice last be right off the bat, but me” jersey. receiver Derrick Mitchell, week, Iowa will be with- hopefully, we’ll get him “I think we’re communi- Jr. looked the best of any out tight end Jake Duzey back for the season.” cating better as a defense; offensive group. until the season begins, everyone kind of trusts ev- Albeit a small sample at the very earliest. eryone and can ask each size, Wadley looks to have A senior, Duzey has GO TO other questions,” Ott said. gotten rid of his fumbling 58 career catches and DAILYIOWAN.COM “There’s no rivalries among troubles, and don’t be is arguably Iowa’s sec- us, we’re just working to- shocked if Mitchell plays ond-best target behind FOR A PHOTO SLIDE SHOW ward a common goal.” a significant role for the receiver Tevaun Smith. FROM THE FOOTBALL TEAM’S Hawks in the coming years. George Kittle got the SCRIMMAGE ON APRIL 25

The Hawkeyes pound- geup that froze numerous GO TO BASEBALL ed the Cornhuskers for batters, he did not look CONTINUED FROM 12 5 runs, one each in the like an injured pitcher. DAILYIOWAN.COM second, third, and fifth “A lot of us, me includ- FOR A PHOTO SLIDE SHOW as well as 2 in the fourth, ed, didn’t know what to FROM THE BASEBALL TEAM’S from third to cap a come- on 13 hits as junior Tyler expect. He asked to be SWEEP OF THE NEBRASKA back for the Hawkeyes in Peyton, who played first pulled in the first game,” a 3-2 victory. base in the first game, Heller said. “And to see CORNHUSKERS APRIL 25 The late-game hero- pitched 8.2 innings and him basically pitch as well AND SUNDAY AT HOME ics, which have become struck out 9. as he’s pitched the entire a theme of the Hawk- Peyton was question- season is incredible.” eye’s season so far, were able to play. When he In all, the Hawkeyes, not needed in the sec- doesn’t pitch, he bats who struggled in the ond game for Iowa to cleanup and plays first second game of a dou- complete the weekend base for the Hawkeyes. ble-header last weekend sweep and win its sixth However, with a fastball against Northwestern, Big Ten series. in the low 90s and a chan- put together arguably their most complete game of the season to capture their 13th Big Ten and 30th win on the season. “It seemed like we had more of a hop in our step,” Peyton said. “It might be the focus.” Iowa did not win its 30th game last season until May 22 in its second game of the Big Ten Tour- nament. This marks the first time since 1989 and 1990 that the Hawkeyes have won 30 games in consecutive seasons. Iowa, 13-2 in the Big Ten, also remains just a half game behind Illinois in the conference. The Il- lini are 13-1 on the year after sweeping Penn State. The ceiling for the Hawkeyes is high, but Heller said he and his team are not thinking that far ahead. “We’ll play them all the same way,” Heller said. “We’ll go out and try to find a way to win.”

Follow @IanFromIowa on Twitter for news, up- Iowa’s Dan Potempa celebrates after scoring on April 25 at Banks Field. The Hawkeyes dates and analysis about swept Nebraska in the three-game series. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing) the Iowa baseball team.

falls to 14-21 on the sea- seals a sub-.500 fate SOFTBALL son, and her ERA in Big for the Hawkeyes in the CONTINUED FROM 12 Ten play rose to 6.72. conference. After holding the Go- Next weekend, the phers scoreless in the team will cap off reg- 24 strikeouts compared first inning, a pair of ear- ular-season play with with just 1 walk. ly walks in the second set a three-game series Junior Erin Erickson the table, and Minnesota against Northwestern and senior Megan Blank built a 3-run lead head- in Iowa City. Fresh off recorded the team’s only ing into the third. a four-game stretch 2 hits in Sunday’s game. Five more runs in that has seen it out- They were also the on- the third and 1 in the scored 35-2 (includ- ly Hawkeyes with more fourth provided more ing an -April 22 loss than 1 hit in the series, than enough insur- to Missouri), Looper is notching 2 apiece. ance for the Gophers to looking for any sort of Although sophomore hold off the struggling takeaway from the Go- Sammi Gyermann ex- Hawkeye offense. pher series to help her tended her reached- “Unfortunately, our squad rebound. base streak to 18, Io- pitching staff hasn’t al- “If you don’t learn from wa’s offense finished lowed us to get to the this experience, you just with just 6 hits in the sixth or seventh inning wasted moments and series. And its pitch- to give our hitters an- days and opportunities ing didn’t make things other at bat to make ad- in your life to be better,” any easier. justments,” Looper said. Looper said. “I think Sophomore Shayla After the sweep Min- the big thing is that we Starkenburg gave up 9 nesota is 41-8, 15-3 in learn from it, and I know earned runs on 6 hits the Big Ten. Iowa drops our girls have.” and 4 walks in just to 16-37, 7-13 in con- four innings of work on ference action. Follow @Charls- Sunday. After getting With just three league Green for news, up- shelled for the second games remaining, the dates, and analysis on time in three games, she sweep by the Gophers the Iowa softball team THE DAILY IOWAN DAILYIOWAN.COM MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2015 SPORTS 9 2015 DRAKE RELAYS Hawkeye relays run into obstacles at Drake By COURTNEY BAUMANN Brown out of the 100-me- ally come together for the my hardest,’ as opposed [email protected] ter dash final in order to event group — its best to, ‘I’m just going to go focus on the relay. this season of 3:38.38 at out and run this 400 for DES MOINES — Direc- Unfortunately for the the Florida Relays is 3.5 myself.’ It’s not something tor of Track and Field Joey Hawkeyes, the end result seconds slower than its that we can’t get, but I’m Woody has made it clear was not one the team or best of 2014. Granted, not sure if everyone has what he wants his team coaches were happy with. Brown has replaced Alex- the ‘I’m going to run for to be known for — great The quartet of MonTay- is Hernandez, but the re- my team’ mindset.” 4x100 and 4x400-me- la Holder, Elexis Guster, maining three members of Since the 4x4 is the ter relay teams. The Kwaza, and Brown fin- Holder, Guster, and Kwaza last event run at every Hawkeyes’ weekend at ished third with a time of have remained consistent meet, Iowa’s coaches — the Drake Relays, howev- 45.20, and although they until the team went to Woody and Roberts es- er, did not showcase those still ended with a top- Drake, where Kwaza was pecially — insist upon women’s teams in the way three finish, they were switched out with fresh- excellence in the event, they would have liked. not satisfied. man Sheridan Champe. which problems in the Last year at the Drake Roberts stated that, Although Woody not- group are preventing. Members of the Iowa 4x100 relay team pass the baton at the Drake Relays in Relays, Iowa captured the short and sweet. ed baton hand-offs as a “The 4x4 is honestly Des Moines on April 25. The Iowa women finished third. (The Daily Iowan/ women’s 4x100-meter re- “We’ve just got to be potential issue with the the most important event Sergio Flores) lay. This year, the team was better in the 4x1,” he said. group at Drake, there for us because it’s the last hoping — even expecting “We’ve got to be better, may be larger problems thing you see. We could out by the time the Big team, we need to be more — to maintain control of plain and simple.” in the relay. have a horrible day, but Ten meet comes around, together than just two its crown. The Hawkeyes Even more disappoint- “We have a lot of great if the 4x4 does well, you Guster noted that the first people who want it and qualified for the finals af- ing for the Hawkeyes was individual talent, but ev- leave feeling pretty good,” step toward being a better two people who don’t quite ter they took second in that the 4x400-meter relay ery time it comes to relays, Roberts said. “It doesn’t 4x4 is to work as a team. want it. their preliminary heat on group did not even get the we do not deliver,” sopho- matter what meet we’re “There were a lot of peo- the third day of festivities. chance to challenge for the more Guster said. “I feel at; we have to be a player ple who I thought could Follow @cbomb12 on Women’s sprints coach title; it was knocked out in like we’re not taking it as in the 4x4.” have stepped up a little Twitter for news, analysis, Clive Roberts even pulled the preliminary rounds. an, ‘I’m running for her so, In order to ensure the bit more, and it just wasn’t and updates on the Iowa Lake Kwaza and Brittany Things have yet to re- I have to go out and run wrinkles are smoothed there,” Guster said. “As a track and field team.

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(top) Iowa senior Gabe Hull puts the shot at the Drake Relays on April 25. Hull finished sixth, with his farthest throw being 17.97 meters. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores) (bottom) Iowa junior Kaitlyn Nelson passes a competitor during the distance medley at the Drake Relays on April 25. The Iowa women finished last in the event. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores) 10 SPORTS THE DAILY IOWAN DAILYIOWAN.COM MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2015

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Hawks 2nd, Schaake 1st Carson Schaake finished 4-under par to win Iowa’s first inidividual golf title since 1992.

By KYLE MANN setting up an epic battle in the final round placed [email protected] for the title with Nick him in 11th place at +5. Hardy of Illinois. Senior Brian Bullington The Iowa men’s golf The freshman Har- opened with rounds of 75, team traveled to the Big dy had a strong per- 74, and 76, but his impres- Ten Championships this formance on Saturday sive 69 on Sunday shot weekend, and the return to lead the field by two him up the leaderboard trip from Victoria Na- strokes and Schaake by and left him in 13th place. tional Golf Club in New- three. Schaake finished With three players in burgh, Indiana might the tournament on Sun- the top-20, the Hawkeyes even be a little better day with a 73 in the fi- were tied with Maryland than they expected. nal round while Hardy and had less than only The Hawkeyes were shot a 76, leaving the the champion Illini. the second seed at the two tied at -4 to share Sophomore Raymond conference tournament the Big Ten title. Knoll shot rounds of 73, 71, behind the fourth- The Hawkeyes sat 79, and 76 to finish 11-over ranked University of in third place after 54 par, while junior Nate Yan- Illinois, and the lead- holes, but Schaake’s per- kovich shot 75, 78, 84, and erboard finished thus- formance was part of the 81 to finish 30-over. ly. The surprise of the team’s round-low 292 Schaake’s co-champion- tournament, however, (-3) which allowed it to ship makes him the first was sophomore Carson secure second place in Hawkeye to win the tour- Schaake claiming the in- the tournament. nament since 1992. dividual title. Senior Ian Vandersee Schaake shot a ca- shot a five-under par 67 in Follow @KyleFMann reer-best 65 (-7) in the the first round on Friday, on Twitter for news, first round on Friday to but fell to rounds of 74 and updates, and analysis put him in a threatening 78 on Saturday in less- about the Iowa women’s position from the outset, than-ideal weather. His 74 golf team.

Iowa golfer Carson Schaake tees off during the Hawkeye-Great River Entertainment Invitational on April 28. (The Daily Iowan/John Theulen)

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Young golfers finish 10th The Hawkeyes traveled to Indianapolis for the Big Ten championships this weekend.

By ROD ENGBLOM Senior Shelby Phillips I believe we can take [email protected] shot the second lowest many good things away score for Iowa, 227, plac- from this weekend.” After three days of ing her tied for 36th. Although the play, the Iowa women’s Northwestern won the Hawkeyes didn’t achieve golf team wrapped up tournament with a score the type of redemption the Big Ten Champion- of 863, and Wildcat Sara that they wanted see ships in 10th place out Cho came in first at 213. from their prior tour- of 14 teams, finishing be- Iowa head coach Me- nament at Ohio State, hind Illinois by 3 strokes. gan Menzel was disap- the future looks bright The team tallied a final pointed in the team’s with four out of the six score of 901, scoring 305 performance this year players who went to Big on the first day followed but invoked confidence Tens, one sophomore and by 303 and 302 on the in the future. three freshmen. second and third days. “We certainly did not Sophomore Jessie Sin- compete the way we Follow @RodEngb- dlinger shot the lowest were hoping coming into lom on Twitter for news, total score for Iowa, to- the tournament,” Menzel updates, and analysis taling 226 and finishing said in a release. “But we about the Iowa women’s tied for 32nd. are a young team, and golf team.

Iowa golfer Shelby Phillips hits her ball out of the sand trap at the Diane Thomason Invitational at Finkbine on Oct. 5, 2014. (The Daily Iowan/Valerie Burke)

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SPRING FOOTBALL 2015 2015 NFL DRAFT Weisman not likely to be drafted The former Iowa running back will get his chance in pro football, it just may not begin on draft day.

By CHARLIE GREEN [email protected]

Only two fullbacks worked out at the NFL Com- bine in February in Indianapolis. Former Iowa workhorse Mark Weisman was not one of them. Despite being one of the most productive rushers in school history, fullback figures to best fit his size and skillset as he prepares for a career in the pros. “Built like a fullback, he rarely wins with make- you-miss quickness,” nfldraftscout.com’s Dane Brugler wrote. “But he does have Quarterback C.J. Beathard calls a play during the spring scrimmage on April 25. The Iowa offense and defense competed against each other in front of fans the balance, power, and no-non- in Kinnick Stadium. The offense outscored the defense, 29-28. (The Daily Iowan/Rachael Westergard) sense run style that allows him to rack up positive yardage.” It’s a position that may not be quite as glamorous but most cer- tainly epitomizes the gritty ap- proach Weisman brings to the game. Offense ‘beats’ “Obviously, fullback’s kind of like Weisman the offensive line,” Weisman said. former Iowa back “You don’t get too much attention out there, but they do the dirty work.” Listed at 5-11, 242 pounds (he looked larger defense in a whisper than 242 pounds last week during a media ses- sion), he transferred from Air Force and rushed By DANNY PAYNE ick Stadium should be taken with a grain of salt. Iowa for 2,602 yards during his three years in Iowa’s [email protected] doesn’t open the season until September, after all. backfield, amassing 32 touchdowns (with half of Like his offense, Beathard’s showing was less them coming in 2014). If fans in Kinnick Stadium on April 25 were looking than stellar. He struggled to get in any sort of But as a fullback, his road to the NFL isn’t like- for offensive fireworks from Iowa’s football team, they rhythm with his wide receivers and overthrew ly going to come via the draft. In 2014, only three likely went home disappointed. Although the Hawkeye them on numerous occasions. Part of that was due fullbacks were taken — the first being Auburn’s offense beat the defense, 29-28, Iowa’s first-team offense to the conditions, but Iowa will benefit largely from Jay Prosch in the sixth round (211 overall). struggled to gain traction against the first-team defense. Beathard finding the right touch on home runs. CBS Sports ranks him as the sixth-best prospect It took the offense until the five-minute mark of “If we had gone through that whole time without at the position, and if NFL front offices agree with the fourth quarter to find the end zone, when run- scoring a single touchdown, it would have sucked,” that assessment on their draft boards, the Buffalo ning back Akrum Wadley scampered in untouched Beathard said. “It’s kind of like a game; sometimes Grove, Illinois, native will have to live without his from 4 yards out against the defensive reserves. you just get in there and can’t score, you just kick field name being called in Chicago. However, that lack of production wasn’t concerning to goals. You just have to keep pounding away.” But make no mistake — he will get his chance in head coach Kirk Ferentz, who said it’s not uncommon for professional football. the defense to be ahead of the offense during spring ball. Line play At Iowa’s pro day on March 23, Weisman ran the “At this point, after 15 days, our defense might 40-yard dash in 4.69 seconds, a faster time than know our offense better than the offense does, quite To keep with the defense, theme, the No. 1 defensive his fullback peers Michael Burton (Rutgers) and frankly,” Ferentz said. “That happens in camp, too, line looked better than the No. 1 offensive line all after- Jalston Fowler (Alabama) posted at the combine. when you work against each other pretty extensively noon. That’s not a surprise, given that seniors Drew Ott “I don’t know how much I was on anyone’s ra- — that’s nothing to be alarmed about.” and Nate Meier are in the upper-tier of the Big Ten’s dar; a lot more teams have obviously talked to me defensive end duos and offensive tackles Boone Myers since then,” Weisman said. Beathard good and bad and Ike Boettger are first-year starters. Although he didn’t participate in the bench press, In particular, Ott made a living in the backfield it appeared he had added 10 to 15 pounds of muscle Like the entire spring scrimmage, quarterback C.J. Beathard’s performance in a damp and windy Kinn- SEE FOOTBALL, 8 SEE WEISMAN, 8

2015 DRAKE RELAYS MINNESOTA 9, IOWA 0 IOWA 5, NEBRASKA 1 Gophers Hawks sweep swamp Hawk Cornhuskers By IAN MURPHY softball [email protected] Minnesota completes a sweep It might have taken longer than head coach Rick Heller would have liked, but when the ma- of Iowa softball behind a stellar chine got rolling, it could not be stopped. pitching performance. The Hawkeyes on Sunday at Banks Field got back to playing Heller-ball, a brand of baseball that focuses on getting men on base and good de- By CHARLIE GREEN fense, in the sixth inning of the first game, and [email protected] the comeback was on. “If you had told me before the season started we Iowa softball has seen better days. would have swept Nebraska with Peyton not hit- The team capped off its series at No. 12 Min- ting and Nick Day not playing third or hitting, I nesota with a 9-0 mercy-rule defeat on Sunday, would have had a hard time believing that,” Hell- likely happy just to put a miserable weekend in er said following his team’s sweep of Nebraska. its rearview mirror. In a game that was exciting to watch all the Iowa freshmen Marta Bote Gonzalez falls into the water pit during “It’s not fun standing there af- way through, the Hawkeyes began the 3,000-meter steeple chase at the annual Drake Relays on April ter being swept by run-rules all chipping away at the lead in the 25. Athletes from around the world come to compete in the relays games,” head coach Marla Looper sixth inning with a Jake Mangler in Des Moines. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores) said. “It’s not that they’re not giv- triple that scored Eric Toole. ing all their effort, because they In the eighth, Joel Booker, who are. We’ve got to continue to make had been hitless for a number of adjustments.” games, ripped a triple; he scored on It took just five innings of ac- a Toole sacrifice fly. HEAD TO PAGE 7 tion for the Gophers to win Sun- Looper For Booker, getting the hit that Heller day’s bout and complete the head coach led to the tying run was just as im- head coach FOR COVERAGE sweep. Over the three games, they portant as getting the win. outscored the Hawks 25-0. “Today, I was keeping the swings And the games were remarkably identical, up, and I was like, all right, this one’s going to drop,” OF IOWA’S too. Each one ended in five innings because of Booker said. “That’s about when I hit the triple.” the mercy rule. Minnesota pitchers dominated With two outs in the 10th, the bases loaded, and PERFORMANCE the double-header on April 25, holding Iowa a full count, junior Jimmy Frankos fouled off two- batters to 1 hit in the first game and 3 in the straight pitches along the third-base line. next. On the eighth pitch of the at bat, Frankos AT THE DRAKE Not much changed for the Hawks on Sunday. squared up and hit a blooper off of true fresh- Facing one of the country’s best hurlers in Min- man Garett King along the third-base line that nesota sophomore Sara Groenewegen, the group appeared, at least for a moment, to have been RELAYS IN DES mustered just 2 hits and struck out nine times. caught by Nebraska outfielder Christian Cox. The Gopher’s pitching prowess showcased However, the ball popped out of Cox’s glove as he MOINES OVER THE itself over the weekend; Minnesota used three hit the ground, and senior Kris Goodman scored pitchers to collectively put up an astounding

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