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The Daily Iowan TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2018 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF 1868 DAILY-IOWAN.COM 50¢ Remembering Kamil one year later One year ago, University of Iowa freshman Kamil Jackowski died while at a fraternity formal. As friends, family, and campus leaders still cope with his death, new regulations within greek life try to ensure student safety. BY GRACE PATERAS | [email protected] People who knew Kamil Jackowski say he was a great friend, selfless, and a natural leader. He was handsome, and his smile could instantly change the mood in a room. That’s why when the 19-year-old University of Iowa freshman was found dead in a motel room during a fraternity formal in Missouri, the campus reacted by joining together — and greek-life leaders began making prompt changes. After the incident on April 30, 2017, after which an autopsy found no foul play was involved, the greek leadership immediately reacted by putting a permanent ban on out-of-town formals. Although Kamil’s death has not been identified as a result of alcohol use, the incident and other mishaps in the community caused leaders to take a deeper look at the party culture in greek life. Now, UI greek life is under a pilot program that limits its alcohol-related events, and greek-life leaders are working to change the drinking culture on campus. To remember Kamil, some of his fraternity friends from Sigma Chi created a football tournament to keep his name alive on campus and beyond. The event will also raise money for a scholarship for a football player from Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois, where Kamil was a team captain. Kamil’s two brothers, David, 23, and Sebastian, 18, who also attend UI, say it has been a hard year for their family, but they are beginning to celebrate Kamil’s life instead of dwelling on his death. One year later, as those close to Kamil reflect on his life, and the campus com- munity implements changes to prevent something similar from happening in the future, the tournament and what it stands for is just one step in the healing process. “I think it speaks to both what kind of kid he was and how amazing and im- pactful he was on others,” David said. “And also, it speaks on the kids he sur- rounded himself with.” SEE KAMIL, 3 ‘That ability to make you smile with his smile and that lightheartedness. That’s what really attracted people to him.’ — David Jackowski, brother Christine Solum/Contributed Design by James Geerdes News IOWA POLITICS UI neuroscience To Know researchers share A hill of beans and a discoveries UI neuroscience researchers present discoveries from By the numbers: Iowa trade war for farmers treating symptoms of baseball faces Iowa soybean farmers could lose a valuable market as a result of Parkinson’s to new information Northern Illinois Iowa and Northern Illinois clash for new possible tariffs between the U.S. and China, experts say. on Huntington’s disease. a midweek contest at Banks Field, where the Hawkeyes have only lost BY EMMA SAILOR one game to a nonconference foe. [email protected] Looking closer at the numbers be- hind the two teams, Iowa has certain areas it could capitalize on, resulting To laypersons, it might not seem obvious to search for the evolutionary origins of human in a big midweek win. Sports, 8 intelligence in the genetics of Huntington’s disease, or why doctors would want to test Young inventors pitch novel treatments for the cognitive symptoms solutions to old problems of Parkinson’s disease by measuring the reflex A Monday event gave elementary- speeds of lab mice. and middle-school students the But University of Iowa neuroscience re- opportunity to showcase unique inventions, like a three-in-one tooth- searchers who presented their work at Mon- brush, a tailgate TV, and chicken day’s 2018 Health Sciences Research Week Fac- insulating cream. Diagrams and ulty TED Talks say these are just a few of the scale models explained finer points unexpected links that help them understand of designs, and the young creators how the human brain works — and how they spoke passionately about the inspi- can fix it when it doesn’t. The event took place ration behind their pieces and how at the Medical Education & Research Facility. they will help the world. News, 2 “The human brain is the most complicated biological structure in the known universe, and we’ve only just scratched the surface on how it works, and why it doesn’t,” said Samuel Young, an associate professor of anatomy/cell biology. “The Tune in for LIVE updates real challenge that [we face] in Campus and city news, weather, Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune/TNS the neuroscience field is how do and Hawkeye sports coverage Jon Bakehouse (right) and father Bach Bakehouse (center) pick up bags of a new type of soybeans during planting Young we take our research, and turn every day at 8:30 a.m. at season on April 29, 2015, near Hastings, Iowa. it into discovery?” daily-iowan.com. Often, the discoveries that stemmed from the BY MADELEINE NEAL cent tariff on more than 100 American goods, presenters’ research were surprising enough WEATHER AND EMILY WANGEN including soybeans, beef, corn, and ethanol. they themselves were caught off-guard, Young [email protected] Although the imposing tariff is a concern, said. Putze said it’s important to acknowledge that Peggy Nopoulos, a UI professor of psychiatry HIGH LOW Imposing tariffs threatening trade be- changes are only proposed and that nothing who presented her research on Huntington’s 48 34 tween China and the United States could has been officially implemented. disease, said she was skeptical the first time she cause trouble for Iowa soybean farmers. Putze also said a short-term worry is the was presented with the idea that the disease Mostly sunny, breezy, turning cloudy “It will make it difficult for farmers if we significant impact the tariffs could have on might somehow be linked to increased mental later, 30% chance of rain. lose the market in China,” said Aaron Putze, not only farmers but particularly farmers ability. the director of communications and external who have soybeans as their main crop. “I was having a conversation with [Italian INDEX relations for the Iowa Soybean Association. “We fear there is an anti-American senti- Huntington’s disease researcher] Elena Cat- OPINIONS 4 When the U.S. proposed a 25 percent tar- ment that is growing in China that will have taneo, and she asked me, ‘Do you think [chil- iff on imported steel and a 10 percent tariff repercussions for the next many decades,” dren at genetic risk of developing Huntington’s DAILY BREAK 6 on imported aluminum on March 23, China he said. disease] are the best, the most capable of their CLASSIFIEDS 7 responded with 15 to 25 percent proposed tar- The U.S. Department of Agriculture report- group?’ And of course, I thought in my head, SPORTS 8 iffs on more than 100 American products. ed in 2017 that Iowa was second in the U.S. in ‘Crazy lady,’” she said. “But then I looked more When the U.S. responded to China on April soybean production, producing an estimated into it, and it turned out that’s what evolution- 3 with a proposed list of $50 billion worth of 562 million bushels in 2017. ary biologists were talking about.” Chinese imports that would face a 25 percent Gov. Kim Reynolds acknowledged at an Nopoulos said the neurological and psychiat- tariff, China reacted with an additional 25 per- SEE TARIFF, 2 SEE TED, 2 2 NEWS THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILY-IOWAN.COM | TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2018 HAPPY FAREWELL TO CHEMO Volume 149 The Daily Iowan Issue 171 BREAKING NEWS STAFF Phone: (319) 335-6030 Publisher. 335-5788 Email: [email protected] Jason Brummond Fax: 335-6297 Editor in Chief. 335-6030 CORRECTIONS Grace Pateras Call: 335-6030 Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for Managing Editor. 335-5855 accuracy and fairness in the Katelyn Weisbrod reporting of news. If a report is Creative Director. 335-5855 wrong or misleading, a request for Gage Miskimen a correction or a clarification may be made. 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