The Daily Iowan TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 DAILYIOWAN.COM 50¢ UISG: Who’s on the ballot? Three tickets are vying for undergraduate students’ votes in UI Student Government elections on Wednesday and Thursday. UI Charge Party, Ignite Iowa, and Inspire UI are running on platforms to serve thousands of Hawkeyes.

Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan Michael Guhin/The Daily Iowan Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan Adiu Arou and Dady Mansaray sit in the Main Library on Monday. Sarah Henry and Noel Mills stand together in Pancheros on March 30. Madhuri Belkale and Alexia Sánchez stand in Stanley Hall on Monday. UI Charge Ignite Iowa Inspire UI

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“It’s your story, shouldn’t you be the one to tell Ignite Iowa focuses on increasing transparency The symbol for the University of Iowa Student it?” in student government and promoting equity and Government ticket Inspire UI is a sun, which can- That quote ends UI Charge’s promotional video. sustainability. didates on the ticket associate with shedding light The party is led by UISG Sen. Dady Mansaray and Led by presidential candidate Noel Mills and on various issues around campus. Adiu Arou, who are running for UISG president vice-presidential candidate Sarah Henry, the ticket Inspire UI comprises 20 senators, presidential and vice president, respectively. comprises 21 candidates. candidate Alexia Sánchez, and vice-presidential The Daily Iowan opened the interview to all mem- Mills, the current UISG director of finance, said candidate Madhuri Belkale. bers of UI Charge, but only Mansaray was available. her work with student organizations motivated her “Students at the university have inspired us … so Mansaray said the candidates on his ticket have to run for a higher position in the organization. now it’s our turn to Inspire UI,” Belkale said. different perspectives but are all passionate about “I’m really passionate about student organiza- Sánchez and Belkale also are the first two record- making a difference on campus. Many students on tions and working harder for them because they ed women of color who have run for the executive the ticket are from areas not traditionally repre- are the heartbeat of campus,” she said. “Being the ticket as a duo. sented in UISG, and Mansaray tried to recruit from director of finance, I got to work with them very “To us, that’s not about representation necessar- groups that, he said, have been ignored. closely. I kind of fell in love with making student ily and saying that we represent women of color or “At the end of the day, you’ve got to have those government work for them better.” we represent certain identities, but it’s rather about different students at the table,” he said. The ticket comprises both current members of we understand what it’s like to not be heard,” Bel- Dedication to the community is what makes UI UISG and candidates new to the organization. Sec- kale said. Charge unique, he said. His ticket wants to move ond-year student Reagan Hansen, who is new to Sánchez said she is working on establishing a the UI forward together through building relation- UISG, would like to increase student accessibility Latinx LLC, which is part of Inspire UI’s platform.

SEE CHARGE, 2 SEE IGNITE, 2 SEE INSPIRE, 2 INSIDE 8 UISG debate ranges across campus issues UISG presidential candidates Alexia Sánchez, Noel Mills, and Dady Mansaray shared their visions for the UI and their plans to improve campus in the UISG presidential debate on Monday.

BY RYLEE WILSON [email protected]

University of Iowa Student Government pres- idential candidates on Monday participated in Gustafson, seniors leave a debate covering their top initiatives and their legacy that will live on solutions to campus issues in theMain Library’s Iowa may have fallen to No. 1 Bay- Shambaugh Auditorium. lor in the Elite Eight on Monday, The three candidates — Noel Mills with Ignite but the loss doesn’t diminish the Iowa, Alexia Sánchez with Inspire UI, and Dady legacy of the Hawkeye seniors Mansaray of UI Charge — debated their qualifi- in their final year. Along with the cations, solutions to issues on campus, and col- obstacles Tania Davis and Hannah Stewart overcame, Megan Gus- lege affordability and appropriations. tafson built one of the greatest Sánchez, who has served as a UISG senator Hawkeye careers of all time, and it for three years and chairs the Student Life Com- won’t be forgotten anytime soon. mittee, said her top priority is increasing en- gagement and inclusion on campus, including expanding the Johnson County community-ID program and adding a Latinx LLC on campus. 7 Mills, who has served in UISG for three years as a senator and director of finance, said Ignite Iowa wants to create clearer communication among student government and student orga- nizations by attending student organizations’ events and expanding the UISG texting service. Mansaray, a current UISG senator, said his top initiative is increasing the visibility of stu- Reba Zatz/The Daily Iowan dent government and educating the students on Alexia Sánchez (left), Noel Mills (center), and Dady Mansaray (right) answer questions during the UISG Presidential its role on campus. Debate on Monday in the Main Library Shambaugh Auditorium. Hawkeye baseball set for Candidates were asked about their plans to im- two midweek games prove diversity, equity, and inclusion on campus. Mansaray emphasized the importance of cre- decreasing the cost of graduation, making sure Coming off a three-game sweep Mills said it’s important to recognize that al- ating a space to hear all sides of an issue. we are able to subsidize those issues. On a mac- of a top-25 Illinois squad, Iowa though she and her running mate identify as “I think that, personally, when those conver- ro-issue, promoting conversations with state baseball has two midweek games white and cisgender, they are committed to pro- sations are an issue, we need to create an envi- legislators, and last, making sure we are execut- against Clarke and Illinois State moting equity and inclusion. ronment, a space where we are hearing all sides,” ing initiatives that the students care about and coming up next. Both teams will “It’s important for us to know that there is Mansaray said. “Sometimes, when we encourage that they are going to need in the future.” give the Hawkeyes opportunities room to learn and to grow, and that’s going to those things, messages can be taken out of con- to grow on the mound and in the be super-important in an administration that text.” batter’s box. plans to represent every Hawkeye,” she said. “If Mills promoted the idea of creating signs to How to Vote you don’t feel represented by your elected rep- warn students when contentious protests or oth- resentatives, then you’re not going to feel like er debates occur, or will occur, in public spaces. you belong here on campus. Increasing commu- Sánchez spoke about the importance of creat- nication between student government and the ing alcohol-free entertainment events as part of • Log onto ‘MyUI’ student body is going to be key for this admin- the Alcohol Harm Reduction Plan. Tune in for LIVE updates istration.” The final topic of the debate was affordability • Go to ‘Student Information’ Watch for campus and city news, Both Sánchez and Mansaray spoke about in- and accessibility for UI students. All three can- weather, and Hawkeye sports creasing support for [the Center for Diversity didates favored increasing advocacy with state • Scroll down to MyUIowa coverage every day at 8:30 a.m. & Enrichment] resources. Sánchez also focused legislators and the state Board of Regents. at dailyiowan.com. on increasing accessibility in classrooms for stu- Sánchez spoke about her experience with af- • Click on ‘My Vote’ dents with disabilities. fordability and her plans to increase student ac- Candidates were asked a series of questions cessibility. • Vote. about controversial issues, including campus “Personally, if it weren’t for my [resident as- free speech, violence on campus, and alcohol sistant] job, I would struggle a lot more to afford harm reduction. college,” she said. “A really great idea we have is 2 NEWS THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILYIOWAN.COM | TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019 Volume 150 The Daily Iowan Issue 129 BREAKING NEWS STAFF Phone: (319) 335-6030 Publisher...... 335-5788 Email: [email protected] Jason Brummond Fax: 335-6297 Editor in Chief...... 335-6030 CORRECTIONS Gage Miskimen Call: 335-6030 Managing Editors Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for accuracy and fairness in the Katelyn Weisbrod reporting of news. 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Digital Editor The Daily Iowan, Aadit Tambe ny students face in the class- counseling service or mental as college students it’s really 100 Adler Journalism Building, Copy Chief INSPIRE room, she said. health is not something that’s easy to go home and make ra- Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2004 CONTINUED FROM FRONT Belkale also promoted commonly talked about, it’s men at night, but having ac- Beau Elliot transparency and account- not a comfortable thing to cess to fresh produce is really BUSINESS STAFF Production Manager Heidi Owen...... 335-5789 ability in UISG to provide talk about, and something important.” Business Manager Advertising Manager Hopefully, she said, the Lat- students with more knowl- that would make them more Inspire UI includes a Debra Plath...... 335-5786 Renee Manders...... 335-5193 inx living-learning commu- edge about the organization. comfortable is to have that variety of different expe- Classifieds/Circulation Manager Advertising Sales nity would begin in 2020 to This would include bringing representation at the table,” riences that make the par- Juli Krause...... 335-5784 Bev Mrstilk...... 335-5792 provide resources and men- back weekly funding updates, Kahssai said. ty stand out, Correa said, tors in the community that improving the website and Senatorial candidate Guo- including members in 58 the Young, Gifted, and Black meeting livestreams, and wei Qi said Inspire UI would student organizations, 19 LLC has provided. changing senate bill names also like to aid in education different majors, and 39 col- “As we all saw and had con- so people know what they in- affordability by ensuring lective semesters of UISG versations about regarding volve, she said. open-source textbooks, mak- experience. the Latinx community here Senatorial candidate ing graduation more afford- Sánchez said that while on campus and how that dia- Ruth Kahssai said she’s very able, and making graduation the different experiences are logue is very much neglected, passionate about Inspire requirements more consis- important to have in UISG, I think bringing something UI’s initiative to put quality tent so students don’t have to collaboration on initiatives like that into the university menstrual products in every stay for an unplanned semes- and institutionalizing them can not only promote more UI building and in each re- ter. is essential to showcasing all equity and justice but have stroom, because not everyone Senator candidate Anna voices in UISG. that conversation not just who identifies as a woman us- Correa, said starting a farm- “We can show off these stop there but continue,” Sán- es women’s restrooms. ers’ market for students is an- numbers all we want, and chez said. She also said she wants to other initiative on the ticket’s that’s 100 percent complete- She also hopes to expand see diversity in the staff at platform. ly valid, but we also need to implicit bias training on cam- University Counseling Ser- “It also helps have access carry out those collaborations pus to teach faculty and staff vice. to nutritious, cheaper, fresh and conversations, too,” she about microaggressions ma- “For a lot of identifies, foods,” she said. “We know said.

IGNITE CONTINUED FROM FRONT to the organization. “When I first came to cam- pus, I wasn’t really involved in a whole lot. I didn’t really know how to get involved,” Hansen said. “My thing is in- creasing accessibility, not just in UISG, in everything. These resources are out there, but a lot of them they just don’t know where to go, they don’t know where they are.” Third-year student Val- entine Komen had never thought of herself as a politi- cian before Mills and Henry approached her to run with Ignite Iowa. She said they empowered her and made her feel she could have a voice in Reba Zatz/The Daily Iowan student government. Voters and party members for the Inspire, Ignite, and Charge tickets watch the UISG Presidential Debate on Henry wants to increase Monday in the Main Library. connections between stu- dents and the senators. disconnect we have between clusion as part of the ticket’s UISG.” “I think one of the reasons athletics and the general cam- platform. Beyond increasing student we have not had as much stu- pus, and they’re both such “It’s the students on this access to UISG, Ignite Iowa dent engagement on the side crucial portions to this uni- campus who don’t feel com- focuses on advocating for the of UISG is because we are not versity, that gap is not being fortable at [a predominately financial needs of students, good at explaining that what brought together,”’ he said. white institution], who don’t specifically in areas of tuition, we do really does impact stu- “For me, that’s my biggest feel supported by administra- as well as fee increases. Mills dents and what we talk about passion, is trying to bring tion or, frankly, UISG,” Henry said the perspective of work- in that room with people at that together, because I’m said. “We can, we need to fix ing students is often ignored. those meetings is going to af- involved in so many things that by diversifying UISG, “There are students strug- fect people day-to-day,” Hen- on both sides, but that’s not working with culture centers gling to pay their rent and tui- ry said. something I see in athletes.” more, building up that trust tion,” she said. “They’re work- The Daily Iowan The party would also like to Current UISG Sen. Elli with a lot of smaller or even ing 40 hours a week just to be increase connections among Lenz emphasized increas- larger student organizations on this campus, who maybe NEEDS YOUR HELP student-athletes, UISG, and ing access to health care for that are center on identities have to take years off of school the rest of campus, with UI students, especially men- of [people of color], multicul- or take a semester off, and not The Board of Trustees of Student Publications Incorporated, men’s tennis team member tal-health resources, as part tural student organizations, do very well in their classes. which oversees The Daily Iowan, has three vacancies for Jason Kerst running for a sen- of Ignite Iowa’s platform. smaller religious organiza- That is a student voice and a atorial position on the ticket. Henry also stressed the role tions — they don’t see that student perspective, and it’s STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE “I realized just this great of diversity, equity, and in- bond and that trust with too often overlooked.” This is a one-year term covering the period from September 2019 through May 2020 with an option to serve a second term. campus and creating rela- the focus and funds toward Collective Party, Mansaray CHARGE tionships with students. new projects. He has been said, he learned to keep en- Nominees must be current undergraduate or graduate CONTINUED FROM FRONT Mansaray said one way he frustrated with UISG mak- thusiasm up while campaign- plans on doing this is using ing promises that it doesn’t ing even when others start to students of the University of Iowa and must be committed a video explaining UISG and follow through on, he said, burn out from what is a very to working on the Board until the term expires. ships that involve everyone. its role at the UI to increase and making and maintain- stressful process. “This campaign has nev- students’ knowledge of the ing relationships on cam- He also learned that there Duties include monthly meetings, committee work, er been about me, my run- governing body and how pus will help keep UISG ac- are many areas that require selecting an editor and budget approval. ning mate, or my team, it’s it affects them. The video countable. creative solutions, such as You may nominate yourself or someone else. about this community, and would, hopefully, be shown Mansaray noted the res- marketing and solving prob- it’s about time we have a at OnIowa and around cam- idence halls’ compost-bin lems. As with the issue of tu- student-body representative pus during the first week of program as one project that ition, some problems need to The deadline for petitions is that will fight tirelessly … to school. UISG should continue to pro- be thought of in a new way in establish that relationship,” “I decided to ‘take charge’ mote and advocate for, as well order to be successfully ad- FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2019 at NOON he said. and put this amazing group as partnering with the Cam- dressed, he believes. Many of Mansaray’s of students together to en- pus Activities Board to create In the end, no one has Petitions should be picked up and returned to goals for next year, should sure that student government more events for students. all the solutions, Mansaray UI Charge be elected, stem has a presence on campus,” “We are all passionate said. What’s important is E131 Adler Journalism Building. from problems he’s seen in Mansaray said. about this community … but facilitating conversations the organization’s current He also wants to work we need to act on our inten- with everyone to fix prob- structure. One issue he has with different groups on tions,” he said. lems together. If necessary, an online election will be held chosen to focus on is in- campus to promote existing After running for president “If people know what you’re April 22-26 at dailyiowan.com creasing UISG’s presence on programs before turning all last year with the Student doing, they’ll step up,” he said. THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILYIOWAN.COM | TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019 NEWS 3 City Council eyes deer population It’s no secret that the deer population is rising out of control in Iowa City, but settling on a program to solve the problem has become more challenging than expected for City Council.

BY JOSIE FISCHELS for one year to decrease to seek some public input, [email protected] the number to the commis- and they also really have al- sion-approved density level, ways been very supportive It’s official — Iowa City’s but then some form of pub- of bow-hunting, the pub- deer population is soaring. lic hunt must be utilized to lic-hunt aspect of it.” Numbers are around 10,000 maintain the numbers for After seeking input from in urban areas, according the remainder of the five- the community at a public to a count by White Buffa- year plan,” Fruin said in the forum on Aug. 14, 2018, the lo Inc. Creating a program memo. council redirected the staff to fix the problem is a more At a meeting on March to go back to the commis- complicated process than 12, Fruin proposed going sion with another proposal expected, said Capt. Bill through with this type of for sharpshooters in De- Campbell of the Iowa City deer-management plan. cember 2018. The commis- police. Some city councilors are sion denied the request for The City Council will dis- wary, because the plan a second time. cuss how to manage the would likely require the city Campbell said the issue growing problem at on April to host an urban deer hunt. between the commission 23. In 2018, the City Council and City Council is one of In a memo from City Man- directed staff to approach method. In follow-up con- ager Geoff Fruin on March the resources commission versations the staff had 6, he said that although the to ask for a permit to sharp with the DNR, Campbell Natural Resources Commis- shoot deer in the city for the said, the staff was able to sion has not given a formal first time since 2009, when sort out that the commis- clarification regarding why deer-population numbers sion would potentially be Jared Krauss/The Daily Iowan the city’s requests were de- were last reported to be at a more agreeable to a permit A deer strolls around a yard in Iowa City in November 2017. nied, the city staff’s commu- “reasonable level.” The city application that would put nication with senior Natural staff went to Des Moines in place sharpshooting in that sharpshooting is the fact that [the state] is going duce or maintain densities Resources Department staff and presented a permit re- the first year of a five-year only way to reach the popu- to restrict them to a meth- at that level.” has made the commission’s quest to the commission plan. lation goals. od that will not meet their The council will take up goals more clear. that was then rejected. White Buffalo President “Those residual densities objectives, and there are no the issue again in its for- “It is our understand- “[The commission] gave Anthony DeNicola said are really in the interests of data to show that archery mal meeting on April 23, in ing that the [commission] some fairly specific requests bow hunting would not be the public that lives within hunting will be able to re- which the councilors will will approve professionally of us,” Campbell said. “They enough to decrease the deer that municipality bound- duce deer, there is no way seek public input about the contracted sharpshooting wanted us to have a forum population, and he believes ary,” DeNicola said. “The bow hunting will either re- city’s next steps. City deals with drivers’ bane — potholes As the layers of snow melt across the Midwest, Iowa City drivers face a large, annoying obstacle — potholes. BY CHARLES PECKMAN According to pothole.info, lowed by bike lanes and solid waste superintendent will say, however, that we do an obstacle has the ability [email protected] many factors can contribute special requests from Iowa for Coralville, said there use a high-performance mix to cause major inconve- to the formation of potholes. City residents. Although are pitfalls to using cold- to fill the holes.” niences or risk to drivers,” Although spring has “The areas most prone his department handles mix asphalt, but crews have Although some Iowa City he said. sprung in Iowa City, the to pothole development both major roadways and to use any tools at their residents contact the police Holub said he realizes the thin veneer of birds sing- are where drainage is poor smaller areas, Holub said disposal to clean up from a with regard to road con- annoyance of post-winter ing and the mass consump- (particularly where roads streets with the most traffic “brutal winter.” ditions, Iowa City police street damage, but he as- tion of allergy medicine is dip, such as the trough are definitely a priority, be- “A majority of the pot- Public Information Offi- sures residents that crews a mask for a much more under viaducts), where ve- cause they have the highest holes we’re seeing in cer Derek Frank said law are working as fast as they sinister problem beneath hicular traffic is greatest likelihood of causing dam- Coralville are actually con- enforcement only gets in- can. our feet (and tires) — pot- — especially heavy vehicle age to vehicles. centrated in a small area,” volved when street condi- “We just want to make holes. traffic — and where poor Something many people he said. “They’re on major tions present a significant sure the roads are safe for In the aftermath of a maintenance allows small may not realize, he said, roads, so we’re planning safety risk. everyone,” he said. “We’re brutal winter, the city has fissures to deteriorate,” is the difference between on continuing this mainte- “The only time we’re go- as annoyed with potholes as ramped up efforts to re- the website said. “The vast the asphalt used during the nance into the summer. I ing to get involved is when everyone else.” store streets and thorough- majority of America’s high- spring and summer. fares. Brock Holub, the city ways were built in the 1950s “Companies don’t start superintendent of streets through the 1970s. Most producing what’s called ‘hot & traffic engineering, said were built to last 50 years. asphalt’ until mid-April,” he crews are working around With time, all the factors said. “This hot mix can’t be the clock to mend the dam- that compromise pavement stored during the winter age. add up. By the same token, and other times through- “I mean this goes with- some roads have lasted out the year. For right now, out saying, but snow is not much longer than planned we’re using a cold-mix as- good for road conditions,” in part due to good mainte- phalt that is compacted into he said. “There’s a constant nance.” the affected areas, and that cycle of freeze/thaw, freeze/ As of right now, Holub acts as a temporary hold thaw, and it certainly didn’t said, two pothole-filling until we can use the other help that we had six-straight crews are focusing on the mixture.” weeks of snow.” arterial streets first, fol- Eric Fisher, the streets & 4 THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILYIOWAN.COM | TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019 Opinions COLUMN GUEST OPINION: PHIL WEEK Transgender Day of Visibility Paving the road for was invisible on UI campus Sunday was the International Transgender Day of Visibility, but experiential learning the UI was essentially silent as trans students shared their stories. been inflicted upon the trans While this is good, the lack of community, four months later, acknowledgment of the day in with sports, servitude annually on March 31, a twin general by the UI or affiliated event happens: International spokespeople causes me some UI Sports and Recreation Management professor Dan Matheson writes Transgender Day of Visibility. concern. While it was founded in Trans politics have been his- about the importance of giving back to students in the SRM program. 2009, there was a resurgence torically difficult for the univer- of the event around 2015 that sity to tackle, from improper allowed it to rise to a wider language in UI events to social scale, more recognizable obser- injustices in classrooms and ANNA BANERJEE vance of trans lives and trans outside of them. I’ve heard the [email protected] love. Social-media campaigns, stories of those who have faced I distinctly remember being using the hashtag #TransDay- discrimination or near violence 14 years old and reading through OfVisibility (or simply #TDoV), on campus. I don’t know the article after article about Leelah share selfies and photos from fear trans students specifical- Alcorn, a young transgender trans people across the world, ly feel, but I know how I feel at girl who killed herself in Decem- proud of their identities, their night walking home from work ber 2014. It was the first of many achievements, and their lives. at night as an LGBTQ+ student. deaths, murders, and suicides that would color my high-school years and my mindset now. ‘The LGBTQ+ community is one that, despite Her death hit me at a particu- everything we go through internally and externally, larly vulnerable moment, for me, for my friends, for my commu- is bonded by this celebration of life and love.’ nity as an LGBTQ+ teen. Trans people face astronomically high If the Transgender Day of Re- And, in the face of this, I won- suicide rates, and those numbers membrance is a memorial, Vis- der where the vocal support of are even higher for trans teens. ibility Day is a celebration. trans lives are from the UI, which Last year, a study by the Ameri- The LGBTQ+ community seemingly wishes to want to do can Academy of Pediatrics found is one that, despite everything so much for trans students. If that, for teens, more than half of we go through internally and trans students only matter in the trans-male participants reported externally, is bonded by this context of gender-neutral bath- Ryan Adams/The Daily Iowan attempting suicide, with nearly celebration of life and love. Few rooms, is that equality? The uni- One of the “Phil Was Here” signs is seen in the Adler Journalism Building on Monday. 30 percent of trans women re- communities have such a reason versity and and organizations As I write this, I am on a bus and experiential-learning op- day, as well as the fees for sev- porting the same. Trans-murder to be so proud of continued life such as CommUnity (formerly with 53 Iowa students heading portunities such as the field eral students involved in other rates are similarly high. as the trans community, and as the Crisis Center) or the Wom- toward Memphis to begin a trip I am leading this week. Sport and Recreation experien- The International Trans- someone who is not trans, I can en’s Resource & Action Center three-day field trip involving Teaching and mentoring stu- tial-learning opportunities. gender Day of Remembrance only offer my continued support. do well to support trans and career exploration, network- dents in Sport and Recreation Inspired by the effect that is Nov. 20, established in 1999 On campus, there is only one LGB+ communities, but the lack ing, facility tours, and meet- Management is much more the new scholarships are hav- by Gwendolyn Ann Smith, a event in relation to Visibility of vocal support from the faces of ings with sports-industry ex- than a career choice for me, it ing, Bridget and I have worked trans woman. While this day is Day: a screening of More Than the UI disconcert me. Trans lives ecutives. I have led more than is a lifestyle for my family. At with the UI Center for Ad- critical to memorializing and T, a documentary directed by matter even when they’re not re- a dozen field trips such as this this stage in my professional vancement to make long-term recognizing the pain that has Silas Howard, a trans director. ferred to solely in remembrance. during my eight years as a fac- ulty member in the Sport and ‘Teaching and mentoring students in Sport and Recreation Management Pro- gram. As a former pro and col- Recreation Management is much more than lege-sports administrator who appreciates the value of practi- a career choice for me ... nothing brings me cal experience, I am passionate greater satisfaction than helping young people about connecting my students to the sports industry in mean- achieve their career goals.’ ingful ways that contribute to positive student outcomes. life, nothing brings me great- estate plans that will provide Another one of my passions er satisfaction than helping endowed scholarships and is reducing financial barriers young people achieve their consistent annual financial to higher education. The stu- career goals, and Bridget al- support for experiential-learn- dents on the bus with me pay so contributes an enormous ing initiatives in Sport and fees to cover the cost of this amount of her time and ener- Recreation down the road. extracurricular field trip. As gy to supporting me and my Our goal is to see a day when we roll down the highway, I students. none of the students on my cannot help but wonder how Gifts that Bridget and I make field-trip bus are charged for many Iowa students may have to Sport and Recreation Pro- the experience — and we are been unable to join us because gram go directly to support for taking steps now to make that of financial constraints. students. Our gifts have been a reality in the future. When my wife, Bridget, and combined with many others I considered where we wanted to create new Sport and Rec- — Dan Matheson to make a difference with our reation scholarships that are associate professor of instruction philanthropy, we settled on paying the field-trip fee for one director, UI Sport and iStock the program in which I teach student on the bus with me to- Recreation Management GUEST OPINON: PHIL WEEK How giving back changes lives Executive director of Dance Marathon Charlie Ellis tells his story of how philanthropy affects the lives of almost everyone at the UI. A desire to change lives. executive director of the 25th give to all sectors of the insti- This is an internal motiva- anniversary of Dance Mara- tution, all of us reap the ben- tion that has driven me for thon at the UI. Through this efits from their philanthropy. several years but flourished position, I had the opportu- As a student, I have realized through my involvement with nity to learn about the impor- how important it is to receive the University of Iowa Dance tance of philanthropy. While support — and to also give Marathon. The student-led working with countless do- back. When appropriate, I organization operates with nors who gave to our organi- will give back to our commu- the mission of creating and zation, my eyes were opened nity to ensure that this insti- sustaining special projects by the number of individuals tution can not only continue for pediatric oncology and necessary to affect so many to function as it is currently bone-marrow-transplant here. The kiddos at our hos- but so that Iowa can grow and patients and their families pital deserve every ounce of be even more effective. at University of Iowa Stead support, and our donors are Most people reading Alyson Kuennen/The Daily Iowan Family Children’s Hospital. the ones who make all of the this have been affected by Dancers celebrate reaching $2.9 million during Dance Marathon 25 at the IMU on Feb. 2. UI Dance Marathon is based support possible. philanthropy in some way, on changing lives — an em- Outside of those we sup- and I encourage you all to stories, and many of these rest of the UI has taught me bodiment of philanthropy. port, every person at the UI find a way to further your can be traced to private so much, and I am excited — Charlie Ellis This past year, I had the is also affected by philanthro- involvement. The UI has support. My work through to see how philanthropy can executive director absolute honor of serving as py. Thanks to the donors who produced countless success Dance Marathon and the progress in years to come. Dance Marathon 25

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Left to right from top: Iowa forward Hannah Stewart dribbles the ball past Baylor forward during the NCAA Elite Eight game in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Monday. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa guard Kathleen Doyle shoots during the NCAA Elite Eight game against Baylor in Greensboro, North Caroli- na, on Monday. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa center is cheered on as she is taken out of her final Hawkeye game during the NCAA Elite Eight contest against Baylor in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Monday. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa associate head coach Jan Jensen comforts center Megan Gustafson after the latter finished her final Hawkeye game in the NCAA Elite Eight contest against Baylor in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Monday. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa forward Hannah Stewart fights for the ball against Baylor guard Chloe Jackson during the NCAA Elite Eight game in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Monday. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

Baylor head coach reacts as Iowa guard Makenzie Meyer passes the ball during the NCAA Elite Eight game in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Monday. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan) 6 SPORTS THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILYIOWAN.COM | TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019

juniors — fought their way SENIORS back to the NCAA Tourna- CONTINUED FROM 8 ment. An early exit dampened that party and probably take on just how monu- caused much of the nation- mental this season was for al media to count Iowa out the Iowa women’s basket- at the beginning of this ball team. season. “It’s been an amazing But just as Davis and season,” she said. “I knew it Stewart had to do through- had to end sometime, I just out their careers, Iowa didn’t want it to end now. fought and thrust its way We’ve extended it as long back into the national spot- as we possibly could. To be light. Fans will surely re- able to be in the Elite Eight, member this group for that, that says something. We but the players’ off-court put Iowa on the map.” legacy is truly the most spe- When Gustafson and fel- cial. low seniors “I feel like we’re all just Tania Davis great people,” Davis said. and Han- “We’re great individuals nah Stewart off the court, and I feel like arrived on that’s the legacy we’d rath- campus four er leave.” years ago as Whether it was persever- spry fresh- ance on the court or grace Davis men, Iowa off it, this Iowa senior class was coming is truly one for the ages. off a Sweet 16 loss. The group stumbled in It seemed Iowa’s trajec- its first season in the Black tory was pointed skyward. and Gold, and it soared in However, a host of gradu- its last. That alone showed ating seniors depleted the perseverance, but Davis talent on the roster, and the and Stewart have their own Hawkeyes finished 19-14, stories of determination. getting upset in the WNIT. Stewart almost trans- The next season saw a ferred after getting mini- little improvement; Iowa mal playing time her first went 20-14, winning three two years. Davis missed games in the WNIT. Still, two-consecutive seasons it was one of the only times with injuries. Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan Bluder failed to make the Both battled back and Iowa center Megan Gustafson grabs the ball as Baylor center guards her during the NCAA Elite Eight game in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Big Dance for two-straight became major contributors Monday. years. to a powerful Elite Eight After years of success, Io- squad. It’s a group that won’t Bluder said with tears in remember getting the op- I’m going to remember the wa was floundering in me- Then there’s Gustafson, soon be forgotten by Bluder. her eyes. “I’m going to re- portunity to coach one of relationships and the great diocrity. who may be the greatest “I’m going to remember member Tania’s results the best basketball players memories with these young In a way that exempli- Iowa player to ever wear a cutting down the nets with coming back. I’m going to in America in Megan, and ladies. I’m very, very for- fied the 2018-19 season, black and gold basketball these guys after winning remember Hannah Stew- that’s what I’m going to re- tunate and very blessed to this year’s seniors — then jersey. a Big Ten championship,” art’s journey. I’m going to member about this season. coach them.”

ence the coach had for the and accolades Gustafson tafson could, she left her Gustafson’s career numbers GUSTAFSON Hawkeye great after the continually put up. She last postgame press con- CONTINUED FROM 8 game. scored her 1,000th point of ference as humble as she “What a great player the season and surpassed took her first one. Gustafson is,” Mulkey said. 2,800 career points against “I just have to credit Notre Dame earlier this “Classy. [Iowa’s] com- Baylor. And as always, the my teammates,” she said. Points season. She also wowed ments were classy the last grace with which she did it “They’re the ones setting 2,804 the Big Ten with her re- two days. My heart goes was impeccable. me up at the end of the cord-breaking 48-point out to them.” Above all, she will be re- day. I wouldn’t want on performance in a heart- It was a losing effort, membered for being ele- any other team. That’s for breaking loss to Minnesota but it may have been Gus- gance personified. sure.” Rebounds in last year’s Big Ten Tour- tafson’s most remarkable “[Megan’s] the best There will never be an- 1,459 nament quarterfinals. performance yet. She has player in the country,” Io- other Hawkeye like Gus- Last season’s NCAA battled through physically wa guard Makenzie Meyer tafson. But once a Hawk- Tournament loss saw her imposing opponents be- said. “It’s amazing to have eye, always a Hawkeye. drop 29 points and 17 re- fore, but none brought the played with her, but peo- That will certainly ring Blocks bounds in a highly upset- physicality Baylor did with ple don’t re- true for Gustafson — her 232 ting defeat at the hands of Lauren Cox and Kalani alize the type No. 10 will be immortal- Creighton. Brown inside. of person ized in the rafters of Carv- Once again Monday The Bears served Gus- she is off the er-Hawkeye in the near night, she was stellar in tafson up with one of the court. One future. FG percentage the face of a ferocious op- more brutal beatings. Still, of the best For now, Gustafson and 65.6 ponent. Gustafson found a way to teammates the Hawkeyes will take Baylor head coach Kim impose her will. I’ve ever in the tough loss. Later, Mulkey came under fire Baylor was just too good. Gustafson played with, Iowa fans will fondly re- for allegedly not respect- Monday night shouldn’t so unselfish, member the four years FT percentage ing Gustafson before be what Iowa fans remem- so hard working. We’re they got to watch the 76.8 Monday’s game, but there ber. They should engrave in going to miss [her].” greatest Hawkeye basket- was no question the rever- their memory the records In the way only Gus- ball player of all time.

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Hawkeye baseball may have just fashioned a sweep over a top-25 Illinois squad this past weekend, but its week doesn’t slow down at all. In the midst of a nine- game home stand, Iowa will host Clarke University and Illinois State today and Wednesday, respectively, heading into a weekend se- ries against Rutgers. The two midweek games allow the Hawkeyes to put fresh faces on the mound to start. Last week, Duncan Davitt made his first career start in a 4-2 midweek victo- ry over Bradley, and the con- fidence from that game car- ried over into the weekend sweep of Illinois. The momentum on the mound certainly has a chance to appear again to- day. Clarke is hitting .278 as a team, which can let fresh arms start against a quality team at the plate. Seeing dominant pitching performances can also help. Grant Judkins allowed only 1 hit in seven innings on Sun- day, using a little help from watching what Friday starter Cole McDonald and Saturday starter Cam Baumann did before him. “It gives me a lot of confi- dence out there seeing what they’ve done, seeing how David Harmantas/The Daily Iowan they’ve pitched different bat- Iowa’s Chris Whelan awaits a pitch in the batter’s box against Illinois on Sunday at Banks Field. The Hawkeyes defeated the Illini, 3-1. ters,” Judkins said. On Wednesday, Iowa has the other side. The Illinois earned run average, allowing cause of basketball, Mc- think that sparked the whole a similar advantage but from State pitching staff has a 5.55 250 hits in 227 innings. Caffery has also been a solid thing.” After scoring just 4 runs hitter in the middle of the Iowa also finds rest at in three games against In- lineup, hitting .333 in his 21 home. The Hawkeyes own an diana in Bloomington on at bats. 8-1 record at Banks Field this March 22-24, the Hawkeyes Despite opening Big Ten season, with their only loss bounced back to outscore Il- play by getting swept, the coming at the hands of Cal linois 13-6 in the three-game trio transitioned smoothly in State-Northridge, which Io- sweep. their first season to even Io- wa still beat in a three-game ‘I thought we were kind of down in the The Hawkeyes also found wa’s conference record. series. a dangerous combination of After last week’s midweek Whether it’s an eighth-in- dumps for most of that [Bradley] game. first-year players in Austin victory over Bradley sparked ning rally or a dominant Pitching was great, defense was great. We Martin, Izaya Fullard, and Iowa to a Big Ten sweep, the pitching performance, Banks Connor McCaffery. Hawkeyes want more. Magic has been real. Now, were putting good swings on the ball, we Martin leads the squad “I thought we were kind Iowa just needs to keep it with a .345 average and has 2 of down in the dumps for going. just didn’t really have it, but I think that home runs and a team-high most of that [Bradley] game,” “It kind of goes back to sparked the whole thing.’ 14 RBIs, while Fullard has hit senior Chris Whelan said. the magic at the Banks and at a .292 clip with a dinger “Pitching was great, defense all the stuff that brings,” — Chris Whelan, designated hitter and 9 RBIs. was great. We were putting Whelan said. “We believe Although he has only good swings on the ball, we that we’re unbeatable at played in eight games be- just didn’t really have it, but I home.” Sports TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019 THE MOST COMPLETE HAWKEYE SPORTS COVERAGE IN IOWA DAILYIOWAN.COM G.O.A.T.

Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan Iowa center Megan Gustafson is guarded by Baylor center Kalani Brown as she shoots during the NCAA Elite Eight game in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Monday. The Bears defeated the Hawkeyes, 85-53. In a season-ending loss to Baylor, Megan Gustafson put up a valiant effort in her final act as a Hawkeye.

BY JORDAN ZUNIGA Hawkeyes over No. 1 Baylor. With Gustafson shooting 9-of-17 from the floor, her [email protected] While Gustafson did everything she could to keep her teammates managed only 30 points on 9-of-29 shooting. team in the game, her supporting cast failed her for the It was a performance that was indicative of all the sour GREENSBORO, N.C. – A career full of bliss ended with first time this season. losses Gustafson has had in her career; no matter how tears of anguish for Iowa’s Megan Gustafson on Monday. “I thought that Megan did her part,” Iowa head coach poorly her team played, she continued to pour it on. Her last act as a Hawkeye was a performance Iowa Lisa Bluder said. “I said coming into this game that we She put up 27 points and 10 rebounds in Iowa’s loss to fans have grown used to — she scored 23 points with needed everybody to contribute, and unfortunately, we 9 rebounds. But it wasn’t enough to lift the No. 2 seed didn’t get a lot of contribution from other people.” SEE GUSTAFSON, 6

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL No. 1 Baylor - 85 No. 2 Iowa - 53

COLUMN Seniors leave legacy of success, grace Iowa’s season ended with a tough defeat, but that in no way diminishes the legacy this Hawkeye squad built.

BY JORDAN ZUNIGA [email protected]

GREENSBORO, N.C. — With an un- characteristic 85-53 loss in Monday night’s Elite Eight contest, the most successful season of Lisa Bluder’s ten- ure as Hawkeye head coach came to a sudden halt. This next week will surely be filled with anguish for the Iowa players, but at some point down the road, they will realize how special this season was and how extraordinary their team has been. Senior Megan Gustafson admits to not having fully contextualized the season yet. Even so, she had a lucid Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan Iowa’s Hannah Stewart sits by Makenzie Meyer and Tania Davis at the end of the NCAA Elite Eight game against Baylor in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Monday. SEE SENIORS, 6