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TRUMPERY IN NUMBERS. PAGE 7. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2016 THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 DAILYIOWAN.COM 50¢ Forever a new frontier In light of his Spring retirement we take a look a the the illuminating life and career of former UI President and law professor, Willard "Sandy" Boyd. By TESSA SOLOMON | [email protected] Cars idle on Iowa City’s stretch great UI president. A definitive bi- of I-80, blaring their horns. The ography would be exhausting, and highway has been shut down by I came to learn the small things, student protests, the crowd lobs such as his handwritten notes — brick onto the street from a high “Sandygrams” — were most telling. overpass. No one is hurt, but the In 1954 he was a practicing law- message is well-recieved. yer in the Twin Cities. In that year, This is not the recent, peaceful he proposed to Susan, a journalist protest over the presidential elec- in the city. That Friday they had tion but a scene of turmoil, spurred dinner, reminiscent of their first, by outrage over the Vietnam War. blind meeting. For weeks, the University of Iowa They were to begin their lives to- campus had been alit with protests. gether for what they thought would Students chant on the Pentacrest, be forever in St. Paul. thrusting hand-painted signs up- The next morning administra- ward. The crowd spill into the tion from the UI gave Sandy a call. shuttered downtown streets. Some In the present, Sandy Boyd leans broken shop windows testify des- forwards in his orthopedic chair, his peration for representation, for a back to the living room’s wide window. true voice against the war’s sense- “I decided, seeing the campus, I lessness. didn’t want to take the job.” Willard “Sandy” Boyd, now re- The statement is surprising; tired in his River Street home, was only a week before this conver- then the UI president. sation the current law dean, Gail Then, in the crimson glow of Agrawal, told me, seated in the near-twilight, a thousand-thick Boyd Law Building, that he was crowd filled the Pentacrest, San- an exemplary teacher. dy Boyd, from St. Paul, Minneso- “A senior associate at my firm in ta, entered the thick. He spoke to Minneapolis, though, told me that I the students along the way to the didn’t know it, but I would take the Pentacrest steps, maybe clasping position.” At that time, Sandy had hands. There, he made a speech. It yet to refuse was not the first or last; it did not Boyd, now 89, shrugged stooped shame or disperse those assem- shoulders beneath his green pull- bled. Sandy spoke with them, not over. “I’ve learned that something to them. Across the street shat- you don’t like to do is something tered windows watched, silent you ought to do,” he said. and forgiven. A cell phone rings from the front Despite spikes of violence, the UI pocket of his walker. He opens it. I used avoided the tragedies of Kent State the moment to peek at the notes in my and Jackson State. Maybe because spiral book. After a few beats I glance the UI had Sandy Boyd to lead up; he had already quieted the flip students through the storm. Then, phone, giving me undivided attention. in his 40s, he was not yet the pio- neering director of Chicago’s Field * * * Museum or recipient of a Nation- al Humanities Medal of Honor. He is widely considered to be the last SEE BOYD, 5 Rally promotes unity UISG opposes pipeline By JENNA LARSON she wants to turn something nega- sential to our society’s ability to func- [email protected] tive into something positive. By ELIANNA NOVITCH tion. Every issue can be politicized “I think the unintended conse- [email protected] because partisans take an issue and Iowa City locals gathered for an quence of the election is that it is go- create stances on it. anti-hate and anti-discrimination ing to bring people together,” she said. The University of Iowa Student “Because of this, it is impossible for march Tuesday, followed by a peace- Making sure people’s rights are Government reconvened to vote on a UISG to comment on any greater is- ful discussion. protected matters now more than resolution on Tuesday that proposed sue without partisanship being part An anonymous note posted on ever, she said. to stand in solidarity with the No Da- of that. Our stance is nonpartisan be- a Sudanese-American family’s Pilcher brought her three chil- kota Access Pipeline movement. cause of our perspective on it from a front door in Iowa City on Nov. dren, and each had made posters for UISG tabled the vote on the resolution student standpoint.” 11 caused an uproar the march. The oldest, Greta Hayek, at last week’s meeting; it has now voted Amendments were made to the res- in the community, 9, explained why she was partici- to pass the resolution. olution before it was passed, includ- prompting Tuesday’s pating in the walk. However, before the resolution ing taking out lines that addressed peace march. “Not everybody feels loved,” Greta was passed, lots of discussion and environmental concerns of pipelines The crowd met at said. “We can make everybody from debate occurred on what stance in order to make the resolution more the Robert A. Lee Rec- other countries feel welcome.” UISG would take by passing the focused on supporting the Native reation Center at 4:30 Pilcher’s kids were told to make proposal and whether American students on campus and p.m. and marched to everyone feel welcome and approach taking a stance on the the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, rath- the Pentacrest lawn. the situation in a positive manner, pipeline still allowed er than being against pipelines be- Many people car- Sotelo even after a presidential outcome the members to re- cause of concerns about governmen- ried posters promot- UI hospital they did not expect. main nonpartisan as tal relations. They also amended the ing peace as they Jennifer Sotelo, 53, who works at a governing body. resolution to address President-elect joined together. the University of Iowa Hospitals “I think this is a Donald Trump. The march began with a group and Clinics, said she participated in nonpartisan issue,” The resolution was proposed in or- of local high-school students an- the march to have her beliefs heard. Sen. Sean Finn, who Owens der to “amplify marginalized voices nouncing their need for change “I feel helpless about the whole co-wrote the resolution UISG at the University of Iowa and in this and for their voices to be heard election, and I want to make my with Sen. Jessica Ow- country, and call for the termination of without discrimination. feelings known,” she said. ens. “It has to do with the Dakota Access pipeline,” according Mary Kate Pilcher, 40, one of the civil and human rights, water supply, locals who gathered in reaction to water safety, protecting our environ- the election of Donald Trump, said SEE MARCH, 2 ment, and all of those things are es- SEE UISG, 2 WEATHER DAILY IOWAN TV ON THE WEB INDEX HIGH LOW 66 48 • SCAN THIS CODE CHECK DAILYIOWAN.COM FOR HOURLY CLASSIFIED 9 • GO TO DAILYIOWAN.COM UPDATES AND ONLINE EXCLUSIVES. FOLLOW OPINIONS 4 Mostly sunny, breezy. • WATCH DITV AT 8:30 A.M. @THEDAILYIOWAN ON TWITTER AND LIKE US DAILY BREAK 6 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE CONTENT. 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