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UNDERDOGS WANT TO SHINE. SPORTS. FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2015 THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 DAILYIOWAN.COM 50¢ WEEKEND 2016 ELECTION SCHEDULE FRIDAY • Innovation WorkshopsTEXT, hotelVetro, 8 a.m., ticket prices vary • Art installations, numerous locations, 11 a.m., free • Mission Print, Prairie Lights, 3 p.m., free • Lit Crawl, numerous locations, 5 p.m., free • Foxygen, Blue Moose, 6:30 p.m., tickets $15 • Shovels & Rope, Englert, 8 p.m., tickets $20 • Sir Richard Bishop, Trumpet Blossom, 9 p.m., tickets $15 • The Sea and Cake, Mill, 9 p.m., tickets $15 • Ben Miller Band, Yacht Club, 9 p.m., tickets $15 • Com Truise, Gabe’s, 10 p.m., tickets $15 SATURDAY • Indie Presses Book Fair, Mill, 11 a.m., free • Art installations, multiple locations, 11 a.m., free • Vegan Brunch: Seating 1, Trumpet Blossom, 11:30 a.m., tickets $20 Iowa Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst walk down the red carpet in the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center Ballroom on Jan. 16. The senators attended Gov. Terry Branstad’s historic • Eula Biss reading, Prairie sixth inauguration. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores) Lights, noon, free • What a Load of Craft, Blue Moose, noon, free • Memphis, FilmScene, 1:30 p.m., tickets $6.50-$7.50 • Mission Boutique, numerous Senator Grassley abides locations, 2 p.m., free • Burger, Beer, Bourbon, and Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley will run for a seventh term in Congress. Music, Pullman Diner, 2:30 p.m., tickets $10 Grassley’s Election History • Jordan Weber, Dream Center, By BRENT GRIFFITHS The current head of the 3 p.m., free [email protected] Senate Judiciary Commit- • Jad Abumrad, Englert, 8 p.m., Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley is running for his tee has begun his run for a tickets $30 seventh term in Congress. He has won every fter a surprise re- record seventh term. Mixing election since at least 1980. tirement, Iowa’s in fundraising events during APRIL 5 Afirst open Senate time away from Washington, • Last Call Brunch Buffet: 1980 1998 contest in decades drew at- the 81-year-old is not about to tention nationwide. But when take any chances. Seating 1, Mill, 11 a.m., tickets Grassley — 53.5 percent Grassley — 68.4 percent it comes to expecting a repeat “Maybe the person you’re $15 John Culver (D) — 45.5 percent Davis Osterberg (D) — 30.5 percent for 2016, political experts say running against is un- • Art installations, numerous those looking for sizzle would known, maybe not, but by locations, 11 a.m., free be better off gazing at the the time you find out, it’s • Father John Misty, Englert, 7 1986 2004 presidential contest. too late to do anything about p.m., tickets $20/$22 “That Senate race becomes it,” Grassley told The Daily Grassley — 66.1 percent Grassley — 70.2 percent pretty boring with [Sen. Chuck] Iowan on Thursday. John Roehrick (D) — 33.6 percent Arthur Small (D) — 27.9 percent Grassley on the ballot,” said When it comes to analyzing GO TO Kyle Kondik, the managing the New Hartford farmer’s editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball chances, one stat tells almost DAILYIOWAN.COM 1992 2010 at the University of Virginia’s the complete story: 64 percent. FOR MISSION CREEK COVERAGE Center for Politics. “He’s not Only once in the soft-spoken THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND Grassley — 69.6 percent Grassley — 64.4 percent just an incumbent, he’s a super octogenarian’s Senate career Jean Lloyd-Jones (D) — 27.2 percent Roxanne Conlin — 33.3 percent incumbent. Grassley is just a tremendously popular figure.” SEE GRASSLEY, 3 Source: BallotPedia | Graphic by Kristen East BEACH PARTY REAL PARTY Reaching out rules A record of service By BILL COONEY By GRACE PATERAS [email protected] [email protected] When BEACH Party presidential Once a shy high-school senior, candidate Sam Wampler was a fresh- Liz Mills said her experiences at man, the thought to get involved with the University of Iowa have helped student government hadn’t crossed her become confident in her bid to his mind until, of all people, his become UI Student Government’s mother suggested it. next president. “At first I just thought ‘Is she seri- Mills, the REAL Party presidential ous, there’s no way I could do that,’ ” Photo by Rachael Westergard candidate, is devoted to service work, Photo by Mikaela Parrick Wampler said. “After thinking about students at UI, and giving back to the it for a while, I decided to go for it, remember when he was younger he local community. built a team committed to serving and it was one of the greatest things would organize all the neighborhood The junior originally from John- people in Denver. that probably could have happened kids to play sports.” ston, Iowa, is a political-science ma- She picked the trip specifically on to me.” Wampler, a junior finance major jor and is minoring in Spanish all the focus and not the location. The Shari Wampler, his mother, said he from Champaign, Illinois, also credits while being involved in a variety of focus was social justice, poverty, was born a leader. UI President Sally Mason’s presiden- UI groups and organizations. and homelessness. “Sam has always been a natural tial leadership course for helping him Mills recently was a teaching “Service really focuses on what is im- leader, so when I saw student govern- become a leader. assistant for the alternate spring portant to me, which is giving back to ment, I told him to go for it, I knew he “I actually signed up for the class break group and served in her the community,” Mills said. “My main would do great,” Wampler said. “He’s eighth one-week mission trip. always liked to organize things, I SEE BEACH, 3 She organized students and SEE REAL, 3 WEATHER DAILY IOWAN TV ON THE WEB INDEX HIGH LOW 50 28 • SCAN THIS CODE CHECK DAILYIOWAN.COM FOR HOURLY CLASSIFIED 8-9 UPDATES AND ONLINE EXCLUSIVES. 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Opinions Editor 335-5863 ing in Cedar Rapids at Nick Hassett the Long Branch Hotel. PUBLISHING INFO Sports Editor 335-5848 Between hums of “yes,” The Daily Iowan (USPS 143.360) is pub- Danny Payne and “amen,” Cruz’s first lished by Student Publications Inc., E131 Arts Editor 335-5851 trip to Iowa as an offi- Adler Journalism Building, Iowa City, Iowa Emma McClatchey cial presidential candi- 52242-2004, daily except Saturdays, Sun- Copy Chief 335-6063 date could be considered days, legal and university holidays, and Beau Elliot successful. On March 23, university vacations. Periodicals postage Photo Editor 335-5852 Cruz launched his 2016 paid at the Iowa City Post Office under the Margaret Kispert campaign. Act of Congress of March 2, 1879. 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Quentin Misiag week in Iowa in Sioux (Associated Press/Waterloo Courier, Matthew Putney) Out of town: $40 for one sememster, $80 Graphics Editor 335-6063 City on Wednesday and made that in one day, well as when an at- for two semesters, $20 for summer Kristen East also made stops in Du- and has now raised up tendee asked what Ted Cruz session, $100 all year. TV News Director 335-6063 rango, Cedar Falls, Ce- to $4 million. would happen to Send address changes to: The Daily Iowan, Dora Grote dar Rapids, and ended in During his speech, undocumented im- After spending two days in Iowa for his of- 100 Adler Journalism Building, Iowa City, TV Sports Directors 335-6063 Des Moines on Thursday. Cruz noted there are migrants current- ficial presidential campaign, Sen. Ted Cruz, Iowa 52242-2004 Chelsie Brown Polk County GOP several things he ly in the United R-Texas, will now head to South Carolina. Jalyn Souchek Chairman Will Rog- believes should be States. Today Advertising Manager 335-5193 Web Editor 335-5829 ers said there were ap- changed, including tax Sidestepping the • Event: Rock Hill Town Hall Meeting Renee Manders Tony Phan proximately 200 peo- reform, bringing back question, Cruz said • Time: 10 a.m.