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UI COVID-19 NUMBERS Number of self-reported cases of COVID-19 Students: 16 new cases, 2,132 BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH semester-to-date Employees: 5 new cases, 86 semester-to-date The unknown Source: UI Oct. 26, 2020 campus update INSIDE THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILYIOWAN.COM | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2020 AMPLIFY 5 risk of breast implants surrounded by white stu- mistreatment. I would stare dents when a maskless wom- at the mirror and hate what an put her hand up to her I saw because my ethnicity Amplifyface when she approached Li had somehow deemed me and immediately dropped it unworthy of the same degree as soon as she passed her. of human respect as every- My middle name is The racist language used5 one else. Three Asian American students to describe the pandemic has The part of me I was told depicted Asian Americans to embrace by my family share their stories about facing as a virus rather than indi- had become something that viduals and have become a I was ashamed of, and it got Anti-Asian discrimination and scapegoat for the ongoing to the point where I was cry- how it has impacted their lives. pandemic. ing because I was wishing While women are encouraged to monitor their health during Breast Cancer Awareness month, Maree Eun We feel anxious out in for something that I knew I they have seen more people public because Asian Amer- could never change. expressing racist or racially icans have been tied to the Valencia had her world insensitive views of Asian reason for a canceled grad- turned upside down when Americans. uation ceremony or a post- she moved in fifth grade Between March and Au- poned spring-break trip and from a diverse Filipino com- gust, more than 2,583 an- have become a target for munity to a white suburb. ti-Asian American hate people’s anger at COVID-19 "Kids would bully me all incidents ranging from mitigation measures. the time because I didn’t look like them,” Valencia said. “I was called ‘China’ in middle there is another movement of women raising concern about breast implants At age nine when attending middle school and people pulled the corners of their eyes on the school in Wheaton, IL, I was told by a former school bus. As it continued friend [my name] wasn't pretty because it growing up, I developed anx- iety and depression. I didn’t sounded weird. Then, the person pulled her realize how much this affect- eyes and said, 'I guess it makes sense since ed me until I mentally broke.” However, it’s not just the you have ugly eyes.'' blatant racist comments that myself and others have faced that can cause other types of cancer in breast tissue. harassment to physical Caitlyn Valencia, a Filipino that are harmful. It’s also the assault were reported to third-year and first-genera- questions I get that are un- Contributed the Asian Pacific Policy and tion student studying violin derlined with ignorance like, Portrait of Hannah Pinski. Planning Council. performance and music edu- “What are you” or “Are you language Rachel Li, a sophomore cation, is frustrated with the North or South Korean?” BY HANNAH PINSKI is an issue that needs to used to describe majoring in medical anthro- effects of the racist language Li faced these similar types [email protected] be addressed in American the pandemic such as pology and music, has faced that is being used to describe of microaggressions when culture and media. The mod- “Chinese virus” and “kung some of these incidents the virus. she moved from Singapore to My name is Hannah Maree el-minority myth and fox-eye flu” is used, it associates while being on the Universi- “I don’t feel welcome West Des Moines five years Eun Pinski. My middle name trend that non-Asians are us- blame on Asian Americans. ty of Iowa campus. here, and it’s not right be- ago. is shortened from Eunme — ing – a makeup technique to President Donald Trump has When the U.S. began re- cause America is supposed “When I went to regis- the Korean name I was given make the eyes look slanted – constantly used these terms porting its first COVID-19 to be built off of diversity,” tration freshman year, the before I was adopted from are tangible examples of rac- in his tweets and blamed cases in February, Li attend- Valencia said. “It’s sad that school assumed I couldn’t South Korea at four months ism and cultural appropria- the Chinese community on ed a comedy event hosted at now privilege includes being speak English and wanted to old. At age nine when I was tion. What gets glossed over multiple occasions. Since the Iowa Memorial Union looked at as a person instead put me in the ESL program,” attending middle school in is the everyday experiences the outbreak of coronavi- where an individual in the of a scapegoat. Nowadays be- Li said. “People also assumed Wheaton, IL, I was told by a Asian Americans face and rus, a June Pew Research audience stood up and made ing Asian also means being I was Chinese and asked me former friend it wasn’t pret- have become normalized. survey found 58 percent of a COVID-19 joke pointed to- viewed as a target for blame. if I ate dogs and if I lived in ty because it sounded weird. The racist comments to mi- Asian American adults say ward Asian Americans. “I grew up in a majori- a village.” Then, the person pulled her croaggressions impact our Kate Heston/The Daily Iowan “I was one ty-white suburb. I faced bul- These microaggressions eyes and said, “I guess it lives in a hurtful way that University of Iowa junior Caitlyn Valencia poses for a of maybe three lying through racist remarks and jokes are disrespectful makes sense since you have the majority of people don't portrait outside of Voxman music building on Oct. 22. Asians there,” because I was different. The and make us feel dehuman- ugly eyes.” Everyone around realize. Now, in the middle Li said. “The incident that happened to ized. But when we speak out me joined in her laughter, of a pandemic, racism host called me when I was nine was just and condemn this behavior, and I was left crying in a has taken a form of him out, and I the beginning. we often are told the slight bathroom stall. scapegoating that ended up People was just a joke or that we are Since that day, I have has escalated op- ap- too sensi- avoided answering the ques- pression against tive. tion of my middle name or the Asian Amer- “Look- ing back at high Kids would bully me all the school, the mi- croaggressions time because I didn't look like them. I got to a point was called 'China' in middle school and where we encour- people pulled the corners of their eyes Maps by aged people to Kate Doolittle joke about us on the school bus. because every teenager wants to be liked — Caitlyn Valencia, UI junior and to fit in,” Valencia said. “Calling out people pushes have left out the “Eun” until ican popula- them away.” now. I still have yet to feel tion. The experiences that Ra- like I am beautiful. During the COVID-19 chel, Caitlyn, and I share are Asian American racism pandemic, racism has only a fraction of the strug- and stereotyping in America taken new forms. When gles and oppression that Asian Americans are facing every day. I can’t change what I’ve gone through and the feel- ings of invalidation and un- worthiness will never com- pletely go away. The only thing I’m able to do is open Calendar up and hope that it’ll encour- age empathy and conver- Virtual Community Events on Campus sation in order to promote change in behavior and atti- Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 7:00 p.m.: Ain't I A Woman: My tude. Everyone needs to start Journey to Womanhood - Laverne Cox Kate Heston/The Daily Iowan University of Iowa sophomore Rachel Li poses for a speaking up about this be- portrait on the steps of Schaffer Hall on Oct. 22. havior and learn from their mistakes in- Thursday, Oct. 29 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Fall 2020 Diversity stead of justify- Seminar When I went to registration freshman year, ing them. I don’t want my children Monday, Nov. 2 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.: LGBTQ Safe Zone: the school assumed I couldn't speak English and to grow up and face experiences Phase II wanted to put me in the ESL program. People like I have that also assumed I was Chinese and asked me if I make them feel Wednesday, Nov. 4 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m: WOCN: their ethnici- ate dogs and if I lived in a village. ty is something Decolonizing Institutions from Within — Rachel Li, UI sophomore they should be ashamed of. proaching knew where to twist the knife It’s not right that An- Thursday, Nov. 5 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Fall 2020 Diversity him to stand as I got older with phrases, ti-Asian American discrimi- Seminar up for myself. ‘Go back to where you came nation is normalized, and we He ended up from’ and ‘Ch*nk — your have become scapegoats. The leaving after opinion doesn’t matter.’” behaviors need to be called Monday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m.: Addressing Racial Health he was con- What people don’t under- out, the jokes need to stop, Disparities in America fronted by stand is that racism doesn’t and the microaggressions both me and just tear down self-esteem. need to be filtered. The Asian the host.” It’s the fact that your value American population has Wednesday, Nov. 18 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: UI Latinx This semes- and worth is somehow less endured this mistreatment ter, Li was because your race makes for too long, and it’s time to Council Monthly Meeting walking on you different, which people de-normalize it so we can be the UI campus use to justify oppression and treated as equals. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Internal Committee What is Amplify?
Sarah Watson Bailey Cichon Mary Hartel Lillian Poulsen Amplify is the Daily Iowan’s community within our audience, and provide an op- Alexandra Skores Kate Doolittle Elijah Helton Julia Shanahan section, focusing on topics and features portunity for our readers to engage with surrounding culture within the Iowa City the DI. Cesar Perez Austin Hanson Hannah Pinski Jenna Post community. It looks to heighten voices Shivansh Ahuja Kelsey Harrell Ally Pronina Michael Merrick AMPLIFY: Firsthand ex- periences of Asian Amer- ican racism in the age of COVID-19 In the fourth edition of Ampli- fy, three Asian-American students shared their stories about facing Anti-Asian discrimination and how it has impacted their lives. 6
Rocky Horror rocks on The Halloween cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show will re- turn to Iowa City this year, but not in its usual fashion. FilmScene will show three private screenings of Brianna Brown/The Daily Iowan the film to The Englert Theatre’s raffle winners to comply with Tara Armstrong poses for a portrait on the Pentacrest on Oct. 14. Armstrong got a mastectomy in 2013 in order to prevent breast cancer. However, the breast implants she received COVID-19 safety measures. immediately after ended up causing another type of cancer—Active Multiple Myeloma.
BY NATALIE DUNLAP the National Cancer Institute. strong said. “This was supposed to be a and numbness in her hands and feet. [email protected] After receiving the results of her one and done thing for the breast recon- When she raised concerns to her sur- 8 test, Armstrong decided to complete a struction and that is not what happened. geon and other medical professionals, Tara Armstrong knew she was at risk prophylactic double mastectomy with I went through ultimately three sets of Armstrong said, they were dismissive. for breast cancer. Her father died of the immediate implant-based breast recon- implants.” “Never at any point was I warned by disease. Her sister was diagnosed before struction. What she didn't know was She underwent reconstruction sur- my plastic surgeon or from the surgi- she turned 35. Her maternal aunt and that her efforts to prevent her develop- gery in July 2013. In March 2020, she was cal oncology team that [implants] were paternal grandmother also had breast ment of breast cancer put her at risk for diagnosed with myeloma. linked to a form of cancer,” she said. cancer. A genetic test determined she developing a different cancer. An Iowa City resident, Armstrong “In fact, at one point I asked my plastic had a BRCA 1 mutation, which can in- “About two weeks into that life, I said that for years the complications surgeon if perhaps all the complications crease the risk of females developing started to have complications and [that] with her implants caused weight loss, Football makes minor breast and ovarian cancers, according to resulted in several other surgeries,” Arm- pain, sweating, rashes, and discoloration SEE IMPLANTS, 2 changes to depth chart After playing their first game of the season, the Hawkeyes have made some changes to their depth for the Northwestern game on IOWA POLITICS Saturday. Seth Benson is listed as the backup middle linebacker, and UI unions Mark Kallenberger is the backup right guard. ONLINE Iowa women break records With seven women on the statewide ballot in Iowa, 2020 is again a year vote to with the most women running for congressional positions. recertify SEIU, AFSCME, and COGS will continue to represent workers at the university after members voted to Iowa City Teacher recertify the unions. named elementary Art BY RYLEE WILSON Educator of the Year [email protected] Art Educators of Iowa recog- nized Buffy Quintero as the ele- mentary Art Educator of the Year. The three unions representing workers at Over the summer, Quintero devel- the University of Iowa – Service Employees oped the online art curriculum for International Union, American Federation K-6 students in the Iowa City Com- of State, County and Municipal Employees, munity School District. She teach- and the Committee to Organize Graduate ers online and hybrid students, Students – will continue to have bargaining incorporating themes of social and power after a majority of members voted to emotional well-being and cultural responsiveness into the class. recertify all of the groups. An Iowa law passed in 2017 requires unions to hold a recertification election each time a Go to dailyiowan.com to new contract is negotiated. Half of the union read the full story. must vote yes to recertify, and any member who does not vote is counted as a “no” vote. Katie Goodale & Daniel McGregor-Huyer/The Daily Iowan COGS, the union representing graduate In this diptych, Iowa State Sen. Marinette Miller-Meeks is seen on April 9, 2019 and Democratic candidate Rita Hart are seen Sept. 26. student employees at the UI, last voted to re- certify in October 2018, when 1,559 graduate BY LAUREN WHITE Hart, like most women, experiences moments students voted “yes,” and 11 voted “no.” [email protected] when men talk over her while she’s speaking, she This year, roughly 1,330 out of 1,827 gradu- Tune in for LIVE updates said. Hart said that it’s necessary to pause and ate students voted in the recertification elec- Watch for campus and city news, Women running for office have to overcome make a point that we are trying to speak, and that tion, COGS president John Jepsen said. He weather, and Hawkeye sports challenges that their male counterparts do not. Re- women need to learn techniques to combat when said the pandemic made it difficult to go out coverage every day at 8:30 a.m. gardless, Iowa has a record number of women run- they’re being silenced. and canvass voters in the same way COGS did at dailyiowan.com. ning for Congress in this election. “It’s really inspiring to see so many different in 2018. Rita Hart, Democratic candidate in the 2nd Con- types of people running for important roles in pol- “I’m happy with the results we got,” Jepsen gressional District, said in an interview with The itics,” Hart said. “It encourages women and other said. “If anything, the difficulty comes from — Daily Iowan that the U.S. has made a lot of progress minorities that there can be more representation.” a lot of people are unaware of these kinds of in featuring women in politics, but their voices continue to be underrepresented. SEE RECORDS, 3 SEE UNIONS, 2 2 NEWS THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILYIOWAN.COM | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2020
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Pregame Editor Out of town: $50 for one Robert Read cancer. mune system recognizes it as cerned about this lymphoma, semester, $100 for two semesters, Copy Editors IMPLANTS When the school promoted a foreign body, and will try to you can't go in in a passive way $10 for summer session, $100 all Elijah Helton, Katie Ann McCarver CONTINUED FROM FRONT the play, Cook said it was adver- mount some sort of an immune and think that your doctors, year. TV News Director tised that students had written response. A vast majority of the the radiologists that everybody Send address changes to: Bailey Cichon some segments. Her first incli- time that immune response for they're going to know about this The Daily Iowan, Managing TV Director I was having were, maybe I had nation was that the kids added breast prostheses would be be- disease know what to look for 100 Adler Journalism Building, Harley Atchison breast cancer already and that the line for dramatic effect, she nign, but obviously in rare cases, and handle it,” she said. “You Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2004 TV Sports Director they just missed it.” said, without any fact behind it. that seems to either uncover a can't make that assumption. Kade Overton Armstrong had a PET scan – She said she planned to tell pre-existing ab- an imaging test that can detect the students they couldn’t be normality in the According to a 2017 study on BUSINESS STAFF signs of cancer — in 2018 that reckless in writing that in but system, or poten- Breast Implant-Associated Business Manager Advertising Sales showed lymph nodes through- looked it up first. tially stimulates an Debra Plath...... 335-5786 Bev Mrstilk...... 335-5792 out her chest, which she used “That's when I saw that it had abnormality in the Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Advertising Director/Circulation Production Manager to argue to have her implants been in the news recently,” Cook system.” in American women with textured Juli Krause...... 335-5784 Heidi Owen...... 335-5789 removed in 2019. No one want- said. “And so, I did a little bit of Link is not a ed to do a follow-up PET scan, investigation and the informa- plastic surgeon, implants, the incidence rate was however, and it wasn’t until tion that I was seeing was, well, so he’s not responsible for in- COVID-19 broke out that her the risk is like being struck by forming patients on the risk primary care doctor was able to lightning — that it's there, but of surgery. He said, however, get her PET scan order, she said. it's extremely rare. But it still that “there is always the poten- The pandemic ended up be- bothered me. I was like, ‘Wow, tial danger to overwhelm an 67.6 ing her surprising “lucky break OK, I guess I need to be aware individual with for a diagnosis,” she said. The of this.’” every single possi- times higher than that of primary follow-up PET scan was in Cook describes herself as ble complication” Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma March. The results revealed she aware of and anxious about her when informing still had lymph nodes, as well as health. She never would have them on a medical of the breast in the general lesions on her spine, left hip, and gotten implants if she knew procedure. That population. shoulder. there was a risk of developing may be why sur- Through a bone marrow cancer, Cook added. geons don’t always communi- And it's not a very comfortable biopsy, she was initially diag- “I got my implants in 2010 cate the risk of implants causing place to be in.” nosed with smoldering multi- and the written information cancer — especially because it’s A year later, Cook noticed ple myeloma, but as her pain that I was provided about im- rare. more firmness in the breast. worsened, Armstrong’s doctors plants specifically led me to According to a 2017 study on Her concerns were also rising changed the diagnosis to active believe that there was not any Breast Implant-Associated An- because she read articles saying multiple myeloma. evidence that linked implants to aplastic Large Cell Lymphoma BIA-ALCL was less rare than she Armstrong’s long struggle cancer,” she said. in American women with tex- read in 2016, and that textured tured implants, the incidence implants, which she had, were rate was 67.6 times higher than even higher risk for BIA-ALCL. I got my implants in 2010 and the written that of primary Anaplastic Large Similar to Armstrong, Cook Cell Lymphoma of the breast faced skepticism from medical information that I was provided about implants in the general population. But, professionals. specifically led me to believe that there was not that risk is still very low. The She said her plastic surgeon same study found 33 people per was minimizing her concerns, any evidence that linked implants to cancer. 1 million persons with textured telling her, “‘That is so rare, breast implants had ALCL in that disease … you don't have it. — Jennifer Cook their lifetimes. You’re telling me they're getting According to the FDA, there bigger? Well, that happens with to receive a diagnosis led her to She added that symptoms of have been 733 cases and 36 age. You're telling me your bras become an advocate for inform- Breast Implant-Associated An- deaths due to breast implant-as- all the sudden don't fit right? ing women about the risk of im- aplastic Large Cell Lymphoma sociated anaplastic large cell Well, you can't trust bra sizes.’” plants. She also wants to destig- (BIA-ALCL), a different cancer lymphoma as of Jan. 5. Because Cook was over 40 matize flatness, an option that than the one Armstrong devel- “An individual's risk of devel- and she found a spot that had women can choose instead of oped, included fluid around the oping BIA-ALCL is considered changed, she was approved for a implant-based reconstruction. implant and swelling. to be low; however, this cancer biopsy. In August 2017, she was Jennifer Cook discovered im- Brian Link is a hematolo- is serious and can lead to death, diagnosed with BIA-ALCL. plants could cause cancer not gist-oncologist at University of especially if not treated prompt- If it wasn’t for her awareness from her plastic surgeon, but Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, who ly,” states the FDA page on of the symptoms, which she on- from a middle-school play. At specializes in treating patients BIA-ALCL. “In most patients, it ly found out about by chance, with lymphoma. Over the is treated successfully with sur- Cook said she wouldn’t have According to the FDA, there course of his career, Link gery to remove the implant and been alarmed. Cook said wom- have been said he estimates he has surrounding scar tissue, and in en sometimes believe their ear- treated two patients with some patients, also treatment ly symptoms of BIA-ALCL are Breast Implant-Associ- with chemotherapy and radia- caused by implants rupturing or ated Anaplastic Large tion therapy.” hardening, not suspecting any- Cell Lymphoma. In summer 2016, Cook said thing serious. 733 cases & “Most of the theories she felt a lump and ordered a Cook is in a Facebook group the end of the academ- would mammogram, ultrasound, and for women with implants that ic year in 2016, she took focus on MRI. Physicians told her what developed BIA-ALCL. When she her English students the no- she felt was scar tissue. Because asks them if their doctor warned to watch their peers 36 deaths tion that radiologists didn’t alert her of them, they often tell her they perform at Southeast any fluid around the implant, might have been warned, but Middle School in South due to breast implant she assumed there was none. they were so stressed about the Gate, California. associated anaplastic large cell Cook said she later learned breast cancer at the time, they The play discussed from looking at her medical don’t remember. bullying and self-es- lymphoma as of Jan. 5. notes that there was fluid at the Cook sees this as a sign doc- teem, she said. At one point, the these lymphomas perhaps arise time. She assumes the doctors tors are still not communicating characters were talking about from chronic inflammation or didn’t tell her because they didn’t the risks enough. breast implants and one of them irritation,” he said. “Remem- know to look for it, she said. “I don't think that's some- said they would never get breast ber, any time we have a foreign “That's something I raised thing that the patient just for- implants because they cause body implanted in us, our im- as an advocate, is if you’re con- gets,” she said.
tals and Clinics. President of pressed frustration with the bargaining units, according UNIONS SEIU Local 199 Cathy Glasson requirement to recertify. As to a press release. Statewide, CONTINUED FROM FRONT said the vote indicates strong previously reported by The members voted 99.4 to 0.6 support for collective bar- Daily Iowan, the elections can percent to recertify. gaining. be costly. Unions are required President of AFSCME Lo- things. The university’s mes- “This is great news for ev- to pay $1.50 for every member cal 12 Richard Frauenholz saging around it was almost ery Iowan, because these are of the bargaining unit to cov- said this is the union's second zero. So, it really was up to us the frontline workers who er the cost of the vote. time recertifying since the to raise the profile around the have been delivering care and “We’ve won both times 2017 law changing collective election happening at all.” essential services during the and I guarantee you we’ll win bargaining practices went in- Eleven graduate students COVID-19 pandemic,” Glas- again, but we need to call this to effect. voted “no” to recertifying the son said. “This victory sends out for what it is,” Jepsen “Each year we have over- union. a loud and clear message to said. “This is a waste of time. whelmingly met their goal According to a press release the Iowa Board of Regents This is a waste of money. It’s and recertified,” he said. from SEIU Local 199, workers that we are united, and we meant to bust unions.” “Enough is enough. We need voted 2,828 to 38 to recertify will use our collective power AFSCME, which represents the legislature or the gover- the union. to advocate for the people we 4,600 UI staff and workers nor to step up, look at this SEIU Local 199 represents serve and the patients that we and service and maintenance and say ‘Employees want this. more than 4,000 workers, care for.” workers at UIHC, is repre- Why are we making them do including nurses at UI Hospi- Union leaders have ex- sented by several different this crap every two years?’” THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILYIOWAN.COM | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2020 NEWS 3
voices heard above all of the parti- RECORDS san fighting,” Ernst said. CONTINUED FROM FRONT Since Ernst’s win in 2014, wom- en have begun to step up in areas across the state and the nation. One couple’s odyssey to Hart is running in one of three Women are running for more congressional races this year political positions nationally. In where both candidates from ma- 2018, 476 women filed to run for U.S. jor parties are women. Hart is fac- house seats while today, there are ing Iowa Sen. Mariannette Mill- 490 women running, 221 of which er-Meeks, R-Ottumwa, who has are Republican women, twice as vintage store debut run for the seat three times before. many as were running in 2018. The Miller-Meeks campaign re- Hinson’s press secretary, An- Ulysses Modern owners Ryan and Clara Quinn said Ulysses Modern has had a successful sponded to calls from the DI but nie Topp, said it is great to see so start with selling mid-century modern furnishings and apparel since opening on Oct. 2. could not schedule an interview many women stepping up to run because of a busy pre-election for office this year. She said that BY CLAIRE BENSON schedule. Hinson is running for Congress [email protected] In the 1st Congressional Dis- because she is the right person for trict, Democratic Rep. Abby the job regardless of her gender. Husband and wife Ryan and Finkenauer is running against Re- “Ashley is a wife, mom, former Clara Quinn recently opened publican Ashley Hinson, an Iowa news anchor, and current state their mid-century modern Senator from West Des Moines. legislator. These experiences have furnishings and apparel store, Sen. Joni Ernst is defending her given her the perspective she Ulysses Modern, 1224 S. Gilbert seat against Democratic challeng- needs in order to effectively rep- St. er Theresa Greenfield. resent Iowans in the 1st District in Ryan Quinn said he has col- Democratic Rep. Cindy Axne Congress,” Topp said. lected mid-century modern is defending her seat in the 3rd Theresa Greenfield, Democrat- design pieces for 15 years now, District, and the only House race ic candidate for the U.S. Senate, traveling to surrounding Mid- where a woman is not running is wrote in an email to the DI that west states and looking for the 4th District race. her own personal experiences unique pieces to find a new In 2014, current junior Senator make her better prepared to rep- home for. He travels to estate from Iowa Joni Ernst, a Repub- resent people from different back- sales, antique stores, thrift lican, was the first woman to be grounds. Greenfield said that tar- stores, malls, house calls, and sent to Congress in Iowa, and the geting the gender-wage gap needs other unique locations to scout first female combat veteran to to be focused on. eclectic vintage pieces that add serve in the Senate. She has been After losing her husband in a to their store. vocal about her experience as a work accident, Greenfield said, He said his job doesn’t feel female veteran and a domestic she was forced to raise her son as a like traditional work — it’s abuse survivor. widowed mother. This struggle in- something he loves doing. Jake Maish/The Daily Iowan In a statement sent to the DI, spired her to run so that she could “I definitely have a passion The front of Ulysses Modern, a furniture and apparel store on Gilbert Street, is seen on Monday. Ernst said that as a survivor of sex- protect Social Security benefits, she for mid-century modern and ual assault and domestic violence, said. Greek design in general,” Ryan they hope to encompass the the decision about whether Quinn to pursue opening his she continues to work toward “I know, from my personal ex- Quinn said. “I love the business same sense of adventure and they should open their own own store. advocating for women and abuse perience, that our working fami- and treasure hunting and find- creativity into the store. store quickly. “I'm super happy for him,” survivors. lies can’t thrive unless women are ing the right homes for things “We felt like this is kind of Ryan Quinn said they signed Owens said. “Ryan has all “I tell my daughter, women can getting a fair shot. That means and finding the right people our baby and we want all the the lease for the building Ulyss- the abilities, he's existed as a serve our country in the military, we need to elect more women, do that want the stuff that I find.” same things out of this and so es Modern is located in on Aug. wholesaler to me for a long women can serve our state in the more to encourage women to step Clara Quinn said that the that was where it came from,” 1, and shortly after, the derecho time, and part of the reason I U.S. Senate, women can be in a up and run for office, and listen to name of the store, Ulysses, has she said. “Naming the business swept through Iowa on Aug. 10. offered him a space in the store room full of men and make our women’s voices,” Greenfield said. a significant meaning to the Ulysses was a way to make it He said the derecho forced the is because I thought he de- couple. not just a sad or horrible thing couple to temporarily stop their served some of that spotlight “Six years ago, Ryan and I that happened to us but now it plans to remodel the building. and a chance to showcase his had a child and I had a very can also be joyful and a gift.” “We had our entire yard to own style. He has all the talent grave illness in the middle of Ryan Quinn previously clean up and multiple family necessary and personality to my pregnancy, and we gave worked at Mad Modern, a and friends that needed help,” have his own store.” birth to our son extremely pre- similar mid-century modern he said. “I worked 14 days Ryan Quinn said the store maturely, and he passed away, store in Cedar Rapids, where straight or something cleaning has been rather successful so and his name was Ulysses,” the couple currently lives. trees up afterwards.” far, and it hasn’t experienced Clara Quinn said. “The reason COVID-19 caused Mad Modern Owner of Mad Modern any “zero days” where not a sin- why we had picked that name to temporarily close its doors Dave Owens said he is cur- gle customer comes to the store for our son was because we over the summer and consider rently in the process of mak- or any goods are sold. really love adventure and ex- the decision to move to a new ing specific plans for the “That’s one thing I’m basing ploration and finding the fun, location. store, deciding whether he it on, if you can get people in cool things in life, and wanted Clara Quinn said she and would like to move it to a new everyday and you sell a couple him to have that sense of ad- Ryan discovered at the end of location or an online format. things and they mention you Ryan Adams/The Daily Iowan venture.” July that the pair would need Owens said he believes not on social media or something, Iowa Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer talks with reporters before the By naming the business af- to move out of Mad Modern by having concrete plans for that will just get better and bet- annual 4th of July parade in Independence, Iowa, in 2019. ter their son, Clara Quinn said, Sept. 1, forcing them to make the business prompted Ryan ter and better,” he said.
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GUEST OPINION COLUMN 2020 is hard – casting a It’s time to take Iowa vote doesn’t have to be prison reform seriously Hawk the Vote, a student organization dedicated to getting the The Hawkeye State is one of the worst in the country regarding UI community to the ballot box, writes on how to vote securely. mass incarceration, and the pandemic provides a chance to fix it.
BY YASSIE BUCHANAN tionally, according to the arti- co-pays normally equate to [email protected] cle, the majority of Iowans are free world workers paying in favor of the legalization of between $200 and $500 for The world has made nu- recreational marijuana use. medical visits. Additionally, merous changes to adjust to When looking at the num- according to the American the ongoing pandemic — one ber of COVID-19 cases in Io- Civil Liberties Union, most of the areas we should be sin- wa, despite being a relatively Iowa prisons have seen a re- cerely looking into is prison small state, our COVID-19 duction in inmates since the reform. numbers are fairly high in start of the pandemic. Mass incarceration has comparison to more populat- However, according to the been a problem in Iowa for ed states. ACLU, there have been many years. According to research According to research done complaints from prisoners done by Prison Policy, Iowa from The Marshall Project, surrounding the lack of hy- incarcerates 568 people for ev- there have been 1,238 total giene and sanitation resourc- ery 100,000 people. This puts COVID-19 cases in prisons in es as well as the lack of social Iowa toward the top of incar- Iowa and about 1,682 cases for distancing in prisons. Addi- ceration rates internationally. every 10,000 prisoners. Addi- tionally, despite there being Additionally, there are large tionally, there has been a to- an overall reduction in in- disparities be- mates, there tween white are still ma- and minority ny prisons incarceration With there already being a problem in Iowa in Iowa that rates. Accord- regarding mass incarceration, there is no need are over ca- ing to the re- to be incarcerating more people for non-violent pacity. Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan search men- The Iowa The Hawk the Vote website is displayed on Sept. 14. tioned above, petty crimes. ACLU has only 5 percent made de- This year has certainly been your county name and “early Center if you’re on the east side of Iowa’s population is Black, tal of four pandemic-related mands to release prisoners challenging, in more ways than voting locations.” and Carver Hawkeye Arena if yet Black Iowans make up deaths in Iowa prisons. whose sentences are meant we can count. Hawk the Vote In most states, it’s now too you’re on the west side. If you nearly a quarter of the prison It’s important to note that, to end in the next one to two — the University of Iowa’s non- late to request an absentee live off campus, you should population. not only are prisoners at in- years as well as those who are partisan student-led initiative ballot to vote by mail. If you al- search “find my polling loca- With there already being creased risk during this time, being imprisoned for minor to get students registered, ed- ready have one, you should re- tion” to find where to go. a problem in Iowa regarding the staff is as well. Accord- charges or have major health ucated and turned out to vote turn it as soon as possible. You In the State of Iowa, you mass incarceration, there is ing to The Marshall Project, issues that put them at risk. in local, state, and federal elec- can drop it off at a drop box lo- can register at the polls on no need to be incarcerating there have been a total of 176 This is just one change that tions — is here to help ensure cation in your county or drop it Election Day. You should plan more people for non-violent COVID-19 cases among pris- Iowa can make that would making your plan to vote is the in the mail — in Iowa, postage to bring both ID and proof of petty crimes such as marijua- on staff in Iowa. There was a help to protect those in the least of your worries. is already paid. It must be post- residence when you go vote, in na charges during our cur- spike of 12 new cases among care of the state. While there You can case you need rent pandemic. prison staff in the week of are other options, this is the choose to to update your According to an article by Oct. 20. most immediate step we can vote early, by If you live on campus, you can navigate MyUI registration the Des Moines Register, Iowa Iowa has taken some re- take to ensure the safety of mail, or on when you get is among the top five states actionary steps in light of prisoners of the state. Election Day. > Student Information > Documentation and Reports there. It can in the country for large ra- the pandemic. According to Prison reform in Iowa is Early voting > Verifications > Voter Residency Verification for be your driv- cial disparities in marijua- another report from Prison clearly long overdue. The sys- in person in er’s license, na arrests. Black Iowans are Policy, Iowa is among many tem disproportionately tar- most Iowa your proof-of-residence document. military ID, nearly four times more likely states who have suspended gets minority groups as we counties is passport, or to be arrested on marijuana medical co-pays associated have seen with the disparities still going on and will con- marked no later than Nov. 2 in tribal document. charges than white Iowans, with flu and COVID-19-relat- in drug arrests. The pandemic tinue through Nov. 2. Many order to count. Don’t forget to If you do not have one of despite studies showing that ed medical visits. With the is putting more prisoners and different states start early sign and seal the envelope — these IDs, the student-services the two groups consume mar- average amount prisoners staff at risk for petty crimes. voting at different times. Find and only use a black pen. office can print you a temporary ijuana at the same rate. Addi- are paid for work in prisons, That needs to stop. your early-voting location on The last method is to vote student voter ID – but your reg- your county auditor or elec- on Election Day. To vote on ular student ID does not count. tion commissioner’s website. Election Day, make sure you Proof of residence is your lease, Make sure to bring a valid ID, find your specified voting lo- utility bill, other government and if you’re not registered to cation online. If you live on mail, or housing agreement if vote, bring proof of residency, campus, your polling locations you live on a college campus. too. Check info on early voting are pretty simple — the Cam- If you live on campus, you where you are by searching pus Recreation and Wellness can navigate to MyUI > Student Information > Documentation and Reports > Verifications > Voter Residency Verification for your proof of residence. Call your county auditor for more specific information or visit the Iowa Secretary of State’s page. These laws may not apply in your home state, so plan ahead if you’re not vot- ing in Iowa. Navigate to vote. uiowa.edu for more informa- tion, or email dsl-hawkthev- [email protected] with any and all questions. We are happy to help.
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surrounded by white stu- mistreatment. I would stare dents when a maskless wom- at the mirror and hate what an put her hand up to her I saw because my ethnicity Amplifyface when she approached Li had somehow deemed me and immediately dropped it unworthy of the same degree as soon as she passed her. of human respect as every- My middle name is The racist language used one else. Three Asian American students to describe the pandemic has The part of me I was told depicted Asian Americans to embrace by my family share their stories about facing as a virus rather than indi- had become something that viduals and have become a I was ashamed of, and it got Anti-Asian discrimination and scapegoat for the ongoing to the point where I was cry- how it has impacted their lives. pandemic. ing because I was wishing Maree Eun We feel anxious out in for something that I knew I they have seen more people public because Asian Amer- could never change. expressing racist or racially icans have been tied to the Valencia had her world insensitive views of Asian reason for a canceled grad- turned upside down when Americans. uation ceremony or a post- she moved in fifth grade Between March and Au- poned spring-break trip and from a diverse Filipino com- gust, more than 2,583 an- have become a target for munity to a white suburb. ti-Asian American hate people’s anger at COVID-19 "Kids would bully me all incidents ranging from mitigation measures. the time because I didn’t look like them,” Valencia said. “I was called ‘China’ in middle At age nine when attending middle school and people pulled the corners of their eyes on the school in Wheaton, IL, I was told by a former school bus. As it continued friend [my name] wasn't pretty because it growing up, I developed anx- iety and depression. I didn’t sounded weird. Then, the person pulled her realize how much this affect- eyes and said, 'I guess it makes sense since ed me until I mentally broke.” However, it’s not just the you have ugly eyes.'' blatant racist comments that myself and others have faced harassment to physical Caitlyn Valencia, a Filipino that are harmful. It’s also the assault were reported to third-year and first-genera- questions I get that are un- Contributed the Asian Pacific Policy and tion student studying violin derlined with ignorance like, Portrait of Hannah Pinski. Planning Council. performance and music edu- “What are you” or “Are you language Rachel Li, a sophomore cation, is frustrated with the North or South Korean?” BY HANNAH PINSKI is an issue that needs to used to describe majoring in medical anthro- effects of the racist language Li faced these similar types [email protected] be addressed in American the pandemic such as pology and music, has faced that is being used to describe of microaggressions when culture and media. The mod- “Chinese virus” and “kung some of these incidents the virus. she moved from Singapore to My name is Hannah Maree el-minority myth and fox-eye flu” is used, it associates while being on the Universi- “I don’t feel welcome West Des Moines five years Eun Pinski. My middle name trend that non-Asians are us- blame on Asian Americans. ty of Iowa campus. here, and it’s not right be- ago. is shortened from Eunme — ing – a makeup technique to President Donald Trump has When the U.S. began re- cause America is supposed “When I went to regis- the Korean name I was given make the eyes look slanted – constantly used these terms porting its first COVID-19 to be built off of diversity,” tration freshman year, the before I was adopted from are tangible examples of rac- in his tweets and blamed cases in February, Li attend- Valencia said. “It’s sad that school assumed I couldn’t South Korea at four months ism and cultural appropria- the Chinese community on ed a comedy event hosted at now privilege includes being speak English and wanted to old. At age nine when I was tion. What gets glossed over multiple occasions. Since the Iowa Memorial Union looked at as a person instead put me in the ESL program,” attending middle school in is the everyday experiences the outbreak of coronavi- where an individual in the of a scapegoat. Nowadays be- Li said. “People also assumed Wheaton, IL, I was told by a Asian Americans face and rus, a June Pew Research audience stood up and made ing Asian also means being I was Chinese and asked me former friend it wasn’t pret- have become normalized. survey found 58 percent of a COVID-19 joke pointed to- viewed as a target for blame. if I ate dogs and if I lived in ty because it sounded weird. The racist comments to mi- Asian American adults say ward Asian Americans. “I grew up in a majori- a village.” These microaggressions Then, the person pulled her croaggressions impact our Kate Heston/The Daily Iowan “I was one ty-white suburb. I faced bul- eyes and said, “I guess it lives in a hurtful way that University of Iowa junior Caitlyn Valencia poses for a of maybe three lying through racist remarks and jokes are disrespectful makes sense since you have the majority of people don't portrait outside of Voxman music building on Oct. 22. Asians there,” because I was different. The and make us feel dehuman- ugly eyes.” Everyone around realize. Now, in the middle Li said. “The incident that happened to ized. But when we speak out me joined in her laughter, of a pandemic, racism host called me when I was nine was just and condemn this behavior, and I was left crying in a has taken a form of him out, and I the beginning. we often are told the slight bathroom stall. scapegoating that ended up People was just a joke or that we are Since that day, I have has escalated op- ap- too sensi- avoided answering the ques- pression against tive. tion of my middle name or the Asian Amer- “Look- ing back at high Kids would bully me all the school, the mi- croaggressions time because I didn't look like them. I got to a point was called 'China' in middle school and where we encour- aged people to Maps by people pulled the corners of their eyes joke about us Kate Doolittle on the school bus. because every teenager wants to be liked — Caitlyn Valencia, UI junior and to fit in,” Valencia said. “Calling out people pushes have left out the “Eun” until ican popula- them away.” now. I still have yet to feel tion. The experiences that Ra- like I am beautiful. During the COVID-19 chel, Caitlyn, and I share are Asian American racism pandemic, racism has only a fraction of the strug- and stereotyping in America taken new forms. When gles and oppression that Asian Americans are facing every day. I can’t change what I’ve gone through and the feel- ings of invalidation and un- worthiness will never com- pletely go away. The only thing I’m able to do is open Calendar up and hope that it’ll encour- age empathy and conver- Virtual Community Events on Campus sation in order to promote change in behavior and atti- Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 7:00 p.m.: Ain't I A Woman: My tude. Everyone needs to start Journey to Womanhood - Laverne Cox Kate Heston/The Daily Iowan speaking up about this be- University of Iowa sophomore Rachel Li poses for a portrait on the steps of Schaffer Hall on Oct. 22. havior and learn from their mistakes in- Thursday, Oct. 29 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Fall 2020 Diversity stead of justify- Seminar ing them. I don’t When I went to registration freshman year, want my children Monday, Nov. 2 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.: LGBTQ Safe Zone: the school assumed I couldn't speak English and to grow up and face experiences Phase II wanted to put me in the ESL program. People like I have that also assumed I was Chinese and asked me if I make them feel Wednesday, Nov. 4 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m: WOCN: their ethnici- ate dogs and if I lived in a village. ty is something Decolonizing Institutions from Within — Rachel Li, UI sophomore they should be ashamed of. proaching knew where to twist the knife It’s not right that An- Thursday, Nov. 5 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Fall 2020 Diversity him to stand as I got older with phrases, ti-Asian American discrimi- Seminar up for myself. ‘Go back to where you came nation is normalized, and we He ended up from’ and ‘Ch*nk — your have become scapegoats. The leaving after opinion doesn’t matter.’” behaviors need to be called Monday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m.: Addressing Racial Health he was con- What people don’t under- out, the jokes need to stop, Disparities in America fronted by stand is that racism doesn’t and the microaggressions both me and just tear down self-esteem. need to be filtered. The Asian the host.” It’s the fact that your value American population has Wednesday, Nov. 18 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: UI Latinx This semes- and worth is somehow less endured this mistreatment ter, Li was because your race makes for too long, and it’s time to Council Monthly Meeting walking on you different, which people de-normalize it so we can be the UI campus use to justify oppression and treated as equals. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Internal Committee What is Amplify?
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This Halloween, the ICCT will present a virtual performance of the 1938 radio dra- ‘The War of The Worlds’ ma “The War of the Worlds.” The perfor- mance is also the first production of the theater’s landmark returns for Halloween 65th season. BY PARKER JONES frey Allen Mead, director of ticularly excited to be a part eryone,” Glass said. “I person- allegedly thought the broad- do something like that in the [email protected] the production and lead ac- of such an infamous produc- ally love it because it gives a cast they heard was really year 2020 where everything is tor, playing the role of Orson tion, even if it is entirely vir- bit of an homage to the 1938 happening and caused a small already so crazy — what else Alien invasions, interstel- Welles as his character in the tual. radio play where some people panic. What a great time to could happen?” lar war, and the end of the play, Professor Pierson. “I'm excited to take on world? This Halloween, Iowa The performance will re- such a well-known piece of City Community Theatre’s enact the events as they literature,” Ruzianski said. special one-night perfor- happened in 1938, when the “‘War of the Worlds’ has been mance of “The War of the broadcast first aired. very influential as a story, Worlds” will be one to re- “In a perfect world, sans- radio play, and movie, and member. COVID-19, we would have getting a chance to dive into The theater will present built a stage set to replicate a something like that is really a single production of “The radio studio of the 1930s, and cool. I really like the idea of War of the Worlds” Oct. 31 at our actors would be standing going with a radio play and 8 p.m. The play was original- at microphones,” Mead said. allowing actors to try some- ly broadcast on CBS Radio in “Obviously, we don't have that thing new, while putting out 1938, as an episode of radio option, so each of our actors a great show that will not drama anthology series The will be standing or sitting in only entertain, but also take Mercury Theatre on the Air, cre- front of their devices to deliv- into account the safety of our ated and narrated by actor er their performances.” audience and performers. and future filmmaker Orson Just as “The War of the I think this production will Welles. Worlds” did in the ‘30s during help show what can be done Famously, the production its first broadcast, the perfor- theater-wise in this difficult caused a short-lived panic mance is expected to provide time.” throughout the U.S., as peo- an eerie, surreal experience Actor Jacob Glass, who has ple did not know the broad- for those who listen to it, worked with the theater for cast was fictional and thought though it likely won’t cause a the last two years and is also that an actual alien invasion panic over supposed extrater- taking on multiple roles in had doomed the world. restrial invaders. the performance, said the vir- The digital performance The radio drama is based tual nature of the production will be a prerecorded pro- on an 1898 novel of the same can be beneficial because it duction, live-streamed via name by English author H.G. still allows actors to perform “Broadway on Demand,” a Wells and has been adapted during the COVID-19 pan- theatre-focused streaming in a multitude of produc- demic. He added that virtual service. Members and pa- tions since then. Actor Nick performances allow perform- trons are encouraged to keep Rudzianski, who has worked ers to reach a larger audience, Tate Hildyard/The Daily Iowan an eye on the Iowa City Com- with the Iowa City Commu- which calls back to the origi- The Iowa City Community Theatre stages a virtual rehearsal for their one night only reading of the War of the munity Theatre’s website nity Theatre since 2015 and nal 1938 broadcast. Worlds radio drama on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2020. Due to social distancing regulations and safety concerns from and social media for the link will play various roles in the “Being virtual makes it so the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Iowa City Community Theatre has tried to figure out ways to continue performing to the performance, said Jef- performance, said he is par- much more accessible to ev- while keeping performers and audiences safe. Rocky Horror rocks on The Englert Theatre and FilmScene have teamed up to make sure the beloved tradition of screening The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Halloween can go on, even with a limited audience in a new venue. BY JENNA POST scripted obscenities at the cast run the gambit between all of [email protected] this year, the FilmScene view- those groups.” ing experience will include all Lambing said that from This Halloween, a limited the props necessary for full au- both a performing and audi- number of Englert Theatre pa- dience participation. The group ence standpoint, Rocky Horror trons will return to the Fran- for private screenings can be no is iconic enough to bring back kenstein Place with Brad and larger than 16 people, according this year, although he’ll miss Janet for the annual showing to FilmScene’s website. the atmosphere and audience of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Superfans of the production interaction of the stage version. In past years, the cult clas- participate in coordinated au- “There’s enough people in sic has been performed live dience reactions to the show, Iowa City that support the- by actors from Iowa City’s im- some of which involve various ater, that support what The prov comedy group, Comics in items, including rice, newspa- Englert’s trying to do, that sup- Action, to a packed audience pers, and water pistols. ports FilmScene, that supports at the Englert. This year, the In an email to The Daily Io- LGBTQ+ people that we could theater is collaborating with wan, Englert operations direc- make it happen,” Lambing said. FilmScene to provide three raf- tor Sarah Shonrock said that With movie-going now held fle winners and their private during a typical year, it takes as a special event, FilmScene groups a cinematic version of the staff, actors, and volunteers events manager Dan Stolley the tradition. an hour to clean up the theater said the theater is happy to pro- Jessica Egli, The Englert’s because of scattered props vide a sense of normalcy to its events director, said the the- and confetti. The whole crew patrons. He added that the raf- ater's team felt the event was uses leaf blowers, brooms, and fle winners have all expressed too beloved to cancel and were electronic fans to speed up the excitement and gratitude for determined to find a way to process. the opportunity to attend the make it happen despite the Dennis Lambing, a spokes- screening. pandemic. man for Comics in Action, has FilmScene and The Englert “For people who expect this plenty of memories of post- agreed that bringing the show as part of their yearly tradition, show cleanup from years of back this year as a team effort we wanted to make sure we performing in and producing focused on serving the commu- were there for them,” Egli said. the show. He said after endur- nity. “Providing artistic experiences ing the events of 2020 thus far, “We feel so strongly that for our patrons who support people are in need of an escape, arts organizations do better us year after year is what we’re and Rocky Horror provides that. when we work together,” Egli supposed to be doing, so it felt “An amazing number of said. “They [FilmScene] have like if we can make it happen, college students go,” Lambing figured out how to best show that’s our job.” said. “We’ve had parents go films safely during this time, Although hundreds of fans with kids, teenagers, people in so they’re the perfect partner in costume won’t be shouting their fifties and sixties. It does for this.”
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Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr. Single Thriller Michael Jackson Scream Calling All the Monsters China Anne McClain A.N.T. Farm Distrubia Rihanna Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded (Don’t Fear) The Reaper Blue Oyster Cult The Essential Blue Oyster Cult bury a friend Billie Eilish WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Paranormal Over at the The Rocky Horror The Rocky Horror BY PARKER JONES Frankenstein Place Picture Show Picture Show [email protected] gers. Paranormal is also one of the very Dragula Rob Zombie Hellbelly Deluxe If Halloween doesn’t scare you few Netflix Arabic Originals from Zombie The Cranberries No Need to Argue enough this year, Paranormal sure Egypt within the horror genre. The will. series has a large number of transla- Coming to Netflix on Nov. 5, the tions, can be dubbed in nine languag- This is Halloween The Nightmare Before The Nightmare Before horror series will be released in 190 es, and is the first Netflix Original countries at once, making for a par- Series from Egypt to include audio Christmas Christmas ticularly wide single release from the and visual descriptions for audiences Sympathy for The Devil The Rolling Stones Single streaming service. with visual or hearing impairments. Based on the best-selling thriller The series was created by Amr Sala- Spooky, Scary Skeletons Andrew Gold Halloween Howls: Fun novel series by Ahmed Khaled Tawfik, ma, who directed the award-winning — Undead Tombstone & Scary Music Paranormal, tells the tale of Dr. Re- Egyptian film Excuse My French from Remix faat Ismail, played by Ahmed Amin. 2014, and is also an executive produc- Ismail, a hematology professor with er along with Mohamed Hefzy. Para- Cannibal Kesha Cannibal a grim sense of humor and an over- normal will also be directed by Salama all pessimistic view on life, starts to as well as Majid Alansari, who each She Wolf Shakira She Wolf question everything he knows after focused on three episodes of the six Hungry Like the Wolf Duran Duran Greatest experiencing a series of paranormal episode series. events. Paranormal is predicted to be a Teaming up with his friend and thrilling experience with bits of hu- Time Warp The Rocky Horror The Rocky Horror colleague Maggie Mckillop, played by mor thrown in, but will definitely Picture Show Picture Show Razane Jammal, the duo must delve strike anyone interested in getting a Let’s Kill Tonight Panic! At the Disco Vices & Virtues into the supernatural to try to save bit more spooked this Halloween sea- their loved ones from unearthly dan- son. Runaway Baby Bruno Mars Doo-Wops & Hooligans
REVIEW OF THE WEEK: The Haunting of Bly Manor
BY JENNA POST frightening this October. less original ghost of Bly. jected to shots catered to the bunch. [email protected] However, for those Without getting into the male gaze. The wom- Victoria Pedretti and looking for a fresh and major spoiler territo- en in the show are never Oliver Jackson-Cohen, At long last, fans of The unique spooky story, this ry, the way possession, over-sexualized or res- who played Nellie and Haunting of Hill House is the show for you. hauntings, and ghostly cued by men. Also, their Luke in The Haunting of have been able to see what The new series follows beings are portrayed in survival wasn’t affected Hill House, respective- its spinoff, The Haunting Dani, a young woman the series is fresh and by virginity. ly, both gave excellent THE H of Bly Manor has in store. who becomes the live-in AU thought-provoking. The While I felt that the performances. The new NT IN The Netflix Original se- nanny of two orphaned horror industry is cur- women of Bly aren’t ste- cast members quickly G O ries wasn’t what I was ex- siblings, Miles and Flora. rently dominated by se- reotypes, one negative grew on me because F
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Women’s gymnastics adds new assistant coach Iowa’s women’s gymnastics coaching staff just got bigger. Head coach Larissa Libby an- nounced Monday that former Hawk- eye gymnast Jessa Hansen Parker would be joining her staff as an as- sistant coach ahead of the upcom- ing 2020-21 campaign. During her time as a student-ath- lete at Iowa, Hansen Parker found a great deal of success, lettering four times and earning two All-Big Ten and three Academic All-Big Ten honors. She was also a two-time Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient, an NACGC Scholastic All-American, a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, and a member of Iowa’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. “I am thrilled to welcome Jessa back to Iowa City,” Libby said. “This is the first time I have been in a position to hire someone that has experienced our program and has first-hand knowledge of what it is like to attend and compete for the University of Iowa. I believe Jessa is the total package.” “She was born and raised in Iowa and grew up loving the Hawkeyes,” Libby said. “She spent four years in our program where she helped es- tablish a philosophy that she truly believes in. Jessa remains highly connected to her Gymhawk team- mates, a connection that will be cru- Trevor Ruszkowski/USA Today cial in helping us create additional West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes running back Mekhi Sargent (10) celebrates his touchdown with teammates in the second quarter against the Purdue Boilermakers at Ross-Ade Stadium on opportunities for alums to return to Oct. 24. campus.” BY ROBERT READ has been done to Iowa’s back- Iowa linebackers Jack inside from his weakside Coy Cronk competed for the Post-graduation, Hansen Parker [email protected] ups on both the offensive and Campbell and Seth Benson linebacker position and job as Iowa’s starting right began stacking up achievements as defensive lines, and lineback- both missed the Purdue played “Mike.” tackle coming into the sea- a coach. At the University of Califor- er remains a thin position on game. Ferentz revealed after According to Iowa’s depth son. Cronk, a graduate trans- nia-Berkeley, Hansen Parker was an The Iowa football team the team’s defense. the loss to the Boilermakers chart, Benson will return to fer from Indiana who already assistant coach during the Golden lost its opening game of the Ahead of Iowa’s home that Campbell has mononu- the field and back him up. had 40 games of starting Bears’ run to the 2016 NCAA Cham- 2020 season against Purdue opener against Northwest- cleosis and will likely miss Redshirt freshman Jestin experience, won the spot. In pionships. in West Lafayette. Ahead of ern at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, multiple weeks. A reason Jacobs will start at weakside Week 1, Kallenberger backed Go to dailyiowan.com to see the their Week 2 matchup with The Daily Iowan analyzes the wasn’t given for Benson’s ab- linebacker against North- him up. In Week 2, the junior full story. Northwestern, the Hawkeyes – relatively minor – changes sence. western, as he did against is listed as the backup right have made some slight ad- made on the team’s Week 2 Campbell was the team’s Purdue. guard. Big Ten Co-Defensive and justments to the depth chart. depth chart. starting middle lineback- Kallenberger started four Special Teams Players of Head coach Kirk Ferentz er heading into the Purdue Kallenberger back at games at right guard last the Week Announced released the team’s depth Benson listed as backup game, and Benson was his guard? season – including the Holi- chart for this week’s game on middle linebacker backup. With both players day Bowl – and one game at Though it was clear that Wis- Monday. Some reorganizing out, Nick Niemann moved Mark Kallenberger and consin quarterback Graham Mertz SEE TRACKING, 9 and Purdue receiver David Bell had excellent Week 1 per- formances, the Big Ten What team is also recog- nized two Schaake up to par key defen- sive players and special Three under-par rounds led to a top-15 finish for the redshirt senior. the Big Ten’s teams play- Johnson er for their opening week performance on Monday. second best? Indiana safety Jamar Johnson was one of the co-defensive players After Penn State’s loss on of the week and had a forced fumble and an interception in Indiana’s 36- Saturday, two DI staffers debate 35 win over Penn State. which team is now the Big Ten’s Linebacker Olakunie Fatukasi of Rutgers was the other co-defensive second-best. player of the week had one forced fumble and recovered two fumbles in Rutgers 38-27 victory over Mich- igan State. The special teams player of the week was Northwestern kicker Char- lie Kuhbander, who made all three of his field goal attempts and all four of his extra point attempts in a 43-3 win over Maryland.
QUOTE OF THE DAY BEN PALYA AUSTIN HANSON [email protected] [email protected] “Big Ten football players, they’re no joke at all." Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan Ben –Iowa tight Iowa sophomore Alex Schaake poses for a portrait at Hoak Family Golf Complex on April 24, 2018. end Sam Wisconsin LaPorta on BY CHRIS WERNER in a lot of the tournaments, that’s just frustrating. the size [email protected] But I know I’m so close and I know it’s not that I Although Wisconsin opened its season with a and skill don’t know how to win because I’ve won a lot in win against a lowly Illinois squad, the Badgers of players This fall, Alex Schaake has played well enough my career.” showed they have the tools to compete with the in the to finish in the top 15 in every tournament he’s Schaake credits the quality of his competitors best in the Big Ten Conference. conference. competed in since the school year began. and their ability to play multiple good rounds in a Freshman Graham Mertz put on a show The Iowa men’s golfer has finished in a tie for row. He also noted that his mindset may need to against the Illini, throwing for 248 yards and five fifth at the Windsong Invite, third at the Zach change as he plays in better fields. touchdowns on 20-21 passing. It was the kind of STAT OF THE DAY Johnson Invitational, tied for fourth at the Trin- “I just think I’m getting to these bigger and bet- debut that builds confidence for a freshman, and ity Forest Amateur, lost in a playoff to teammate ter tournaments that, if you do shoot one really Mertz could end up being the catalyst that turns Benton Weinberg at the Harvest at Indian Creek, good round, you still gotta shoot another good Wisconsin into a top-tier team this year. And Northwestern had and most recently tied for 14th at the Golf Club of round or another two good rounds just to com- while Mertz did test positive for COVID-19 Sun- Georgia Amateur Invitational this past weekend. pete,” Schaake said. “I mean, 20-under won this day, he will only be unavailable for three games, In the last few months, Schaake has shown that week and I did not see 20-under winning. The at most. he can compete on the biggest stages in collegiate thing that I need to focus on is not putting a num- The Badgers shared the wealth on the ground golf, but he has not won an event since the sum- ber in my head but just going out there and mak- too. Three players rushed for 30 yards or more as 325 mer. ing birdies. Saving par, saving shots where I can Wisconsin gashed Illinois for 182 yards on the Rushing yards last week. “I’ve been so mad these past five tournaments,” get them because these guys I’m playing against ground. Schaake said. “I don’t really try to show it but, man, it’s frustrating. I had the lead at some point SEE SCHAAKE, 9 SEE BIG TEN, 9 THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILYIOWAN.COM | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2020 SPORTS 9
there was a ton of birdies that many putts, I still hit it SCHAAKE out there. I played with a kid really good but it’s crazy. I CONTINUED FROM 8 who shot 63 in the practice shot 10-under and got 14th round. I just went out there place. You can’t really say with the mentality that I was that about any other tourna- now are, four or five of them, going to have to make putts. ments.” are going to be on the PGA That first round, I hit the ball Last weekend’s field also Tour within the next two better than I think I have included the No. 9 ranked years and I hope- amateur in the fully want to be one world Andy Ogle- of those guys.” I had to lead at some point in tree, who has In Atlanta last a lot of these tournaments which was played in multiple weekend, as part U.S. Opens. He of what he called furstating. But I know I'm so close and finished in a tie for the best field he’s I know it's not that I don't know how to second at 15-under. competed in this Alongside fall, Schaake fired win because I've won a lot in my career. Schaake, fellow an opening-round — Alex Schaake, Hawkeye golfer Hawkeye Gonzalo 7-under-par 65 Leal Montero fin- with five birdies, ished in a tie for an eagle and no bogeys. He ever in my life. I putted de- 65th. finished up with 70 and 71 to cent, I mean, when you say Schaake will tee it up finish at 10-under, a full 10 you putted decent and you again in the last week of No- shots behind the winner Alex still shot 7-under in the first vember at the Maridoe Ama- Fitzpatrick. round, that’s gotta be saying teur Championship. Schaake “I played well,” Schaake something. In the last two said that tournament will said. “I was playing the prac- rounds I kind of stalled out have “100 percent the best Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan tice round and I knew that a little bit, didn’t really make field in college golf.” Iowa sophomore Alex Schaake poses for a portrait at Hoak Family Golf Complex on April 24, 2018.
Redshirt freshman Nick ern Illinois graduate transfer team’s backup left defensive spots in secondary 2 at strong safety behind TRACKING DeJong is listed as the new Jack Heflin took his spot in end. Evans was the No. 2 on starter Dane Belton. Merri- CONTINUED FROM 8 backup right tackle. the starting lineup. Heflin is the right side last week. Soph- Kaevon Merriweather lost weather could see time in the listed as the starting right de- omore John Waggoner is the his spot as Iowa’s starting free secondary when Belton plays Movement on the defen- fensive tackle for this week’s new backup at right defensive safety to Jack Koerner last the “cash” position in Iowa’s sive line game and senior Dalles Jaco- end behind starter Zach Van- season. Against Purdue, Mer- subpackages. Belton and left guard. The Iowa coach- bus is listed as the No. 2 at Valkenburg after being listed riweather served as the back- Hankins are both options for ing staff rotated its offensive Senior defensive tackle that spot. as a backup on the interior of up at that spot. In Week 2, the Iowa at cash. guards at times against Pur- Austin Schulte also missed In other news on the de- the line for the Purdue game. sophomore is the backup at Redshirt freshman Quinn due, so Kallenberger may see the Purdue game for an un- fensive line, sophomore Joe the other safety position. Schulte is the new backup at time against Northwestern. specified reason, and North- Evans is now listed as the Merriweather switches Merriweather is the No. free safety.
offense. Austin injury and third-string quar- The Badgers terback Chase Wolf also test- also looked Michigan ing positive for COVID-19, good defen- the Badgers will be turning to sively on Friday When the Penn State their fourth-string QB Danny night, holding Nittany Lions fell to the In- Vanden Boom. While Mertz the Fighting Il- dianan Hoosiers on Satur- is out, Wisconsin will have lini to just over day afternoon, the team I to defeat two of the Big Ten’s 200 yards of to- believed to be the Big Ten most surprising teams in a tal offense. Conference’s second-best got three-week stretch — Purdue The Bad- knocked down a peg. and Michigan. I don’t think gers will play For a team playing a limit- Vanden Boom will be good Michigan and ed, nine-game season aiming enough to keep the Badgers Indiana for for a College Football Playoff afloat while he is at the helm. their crossover berth, the Nittany Lions’ loss So, with Wisconsin seem- games — which to Indiana was embarrassing ingly out of the picture, Mich- may prove and disappointing. igan is the emergent team tougher than After Ohio State wiped the poised to be the Big Ten’s sec- pundits origi- floor with Nebraska, their ond best. nally predicted. status as the Big Ten’s best In a trophy game for the However, team was cemented. So, the Little Brown Jug against a after Iowa and question remains, what team ranked Minnesota team on Minnesota is second best in the Big Ten Saturday, Michigan rolled both started with Penn State losing that past the Golden Gophers, the season in denomination? 49-24. The Wolverines’ break- disappoint- To me, Michigan is the out performance can be ing fashion, clear choice. attributed to the efforts of it appears the This year’s shortened Big quarterback Joe Milton. Mil- Badgers could Ten season is the epitome of ton threw for 225 yards and stroll to a Big a race to the finish line, and a touchdown, and ran for an Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan Ten West title, every game matters — that’s additional 52 yards and one A football is seen during the second day of Big Ten Football Media Days in Chicago, Ill., on July 19, 2019. and a rematch why Wisconsin can’t be the score. with the Ohio Big Ten’s second-best team. When it seemed like the Despite a solid rushing that the Badgers could lean State Buckeyes in the Big Graham Mertz’s positive rest of the Big Ten faltered BIG TEN attack, Wisconsin’s offense on a more pass-heavy ap- Ten Championship Game in COVID-19 test sidelines him over the weekend, Michigan CONTINUED FROM 8 could look different this sea- proach going forward, add- Indianapolis, Indiana, in De- for at least three games, per rose to the occasion, and son than it has in years past. ing an interesting wrinkle to cember. conference protocol. that’s why it’s time to start Mertz’s performance showed a normally benign Wisconsin With Jack Coan out due to believing in the Wolverines. 10 THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILYIOWAN.COM | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2020