What's the Source of Anti-Semitism?
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The Daily Iowan FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2018 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 DAILYIOWAN.COM 50¢ INSIDE Vandalism reported in Communications Center UI Vice President for Student Life Melissa Shivers informed those affiliated with the military community Thursday of ‘disrespectful and unacceptable’ vandalism in the Communications Center. BY SARAH STORTZ In an email to reported several incidents of “dis- Student Services. [email protected] those affiliated respectful and unacceptable” van- “We have attempted to prevent with the UI mili- dalism in the Communications the problem by improving signage Numerous incidents of vandal- tary community, Center. in the lobby, and have notified the ism have been reported in the Uni- UI Vice President The Communications Center, UI Police Department, which is versity of Iowa Communications of Student Life across the street from the Main Li- SEE VANDALISM, 2 Gold heart for Hawkeye Center. Shivers Melissa Shivers brary, houses Military and Veteran A.J. Epenesa A.J. Epenesa could have gone to any school in the country, but he chose Iowa. Growing up, he learned the importance of putting family first, and that’s apparent now in his second season in a Black and Gold What’s the source of uniform. PREGAME 5 anti-Semitism? After the shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, the UI hosted a panel to better understand anti- Semitism as incidents targeting Jewish people are on the rise in Iowa and nationwide. Democrat out-fundraises Republican incumbent in state auditor race The competition between Dem- ocrat Rob Sand and Republican incumbent Mary Mosiman in the race to be Iowa’s next state audi- tor has become one of the most expensive state-auditor races in recent years, with Sand out-rais- ing his incumbent opponent. 5 UI playwright’s play ex- amines refugee crisis A new play from cohead of the UI Playwrights Workshop explores war and the refugee crisis with film and dance. Tickets for the play, Iphigenia Point Blank: Story Wyatt Dlouhy/The Daily Iowan of the First Refugee, can be pur- The audience claps after Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz speaks at the “Understanding Anti-Semitism” panel on Thursday. The panel discussed where anti-Semitic rhetoric comes from in the chased through the Hancher Box Bible, and the history of pushing anti-Semitic views. Office for performances running now through Nov. 11. BY KELSEY HARRELL Synagogue in Pittsburgh, the University of Iowa His- The hall used for the panel was filled to standing [email protected] tory Department hosted a panel titled “Understand- room only. Audience members began spilling into ing Anti-Semitism.” The panel was led by Professor other rooms where the lecture was live-streamed. 8 The room on Thursday night was filled with peo- Robert Cargill of the Religious Studies and Classics During the panel, Cargill discussed the religious ple young and old, all there for the same purpose — Department, Professor Elizabeth Heineman of the roots of anti-Semitism and the discussion of it in the to hear about and better understand anti-Semitism. History Department, and Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz In the aftermath of the shooting at the Tree of Life of Congregation Agudas Achim. SEE PANEL, 2 IOWA POLITICS Hawkeyes look to get of- Kid Captain loves fense going against weak Purdue pass defense Iowa struggled mightily on offense In Iowa, GOP leads against Penn State last week, but ‘Nana’s Hawkeyes’ it will face Purdue on Saturday — the worst pass defense in the Big Ten. If there is any time for the After overcoming a life-threatening disease, the Kid Captain Hawkeyes to get their offense go- for the Purdue game emphatically supports ‘Nana’s Hawkeyes.’ Dems by 22,500 ing again in the heat of a division race, it’s now. registered voters 8 Republicans have maintained a voter-registration advantage in Iowa, but Democrats are closing the gap with a spike in enthusiasm. BY ISABELLA SENNO [email protected] Iowa field hockey looks to With four days until the midterms, Republicans reverse fortunes against continue to lead in statewide voter-registration to- Michigan tals, but Democrats are closing the gap. The Hawkeyes beat Penn State for According to data released Nov. 1 by the Iowa Sec- the second time this season last retary of State, there are currently 649,944 registered week, and now, after suffering a active Republican voters and 627,431 registered active loss to Michigan already this year, Democratic voters. Since January, the gap between Iowa wants to flip the script on the party registrations has narrowed from about 48,000 Wolverines. If Iowa can pick up a to approximately 22,500 voters. win over second-seeded Michigan, “It’s still a significant gap, so we’re pretty confident a spot in the Big Ten Tournament Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan finals awaits. we’re going to perform well on Election Day,” said Bill Kid Captain Harper Still peeks out of a locker during Iowa Football Kids Day at Kinnick on Aug. 11. The 2018 Gustoff, a Republican Party of Iowa Central Commit- Kid Captains met the Iowa football team and participated in a behind-the-scenes tour of Kinnick Stadium. tee member representing Polk County in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District. BY CHARLES PECKMAN gency room. However, said Timothy Hagle, a [email protected] “When her stools turned bloody, it turned University of Iowa associate professor Tune in for LIVE updates into, ‘Something is obviously wrong here,’” of political science, registration totals Watch for campus and city news, Harper Still loves to dance and help her Jodi said. “I’m a stay-at-home mom of three, don’t necessarily correspond with elec- weather, and Hawkeye sports mother cook, as many 3-year-olds do. and I called my husband at work. Just to see tion results. The numbers do provide coverage every day at 8:30 a.m. But before becoming the Kid Captain for all of that come out of a 2-year old’s body was Gustoff insight into which candidates people at dailyiowan.com. this week’s game against Purdue, Harper’s staggering.” are likely to vote for. parents noticed she was experiencing diar- The next day, when Still arrived at the chil- People are still able to register to vote on Nov. 6 at rhea and bowel movements in her sleep in dren’s hospital in Des Moines, Harper had their polling places, provided they bring along appro- May 2017. The following morning, Harper vomited 11 times and had 32 bowel move- priate documentation. began vomiting and had blood in her stools. ments. Once she was seen by doctors, Harper Both parties have experienced a decrease in over- Harper’s mother, Jodi, called a pediatrician, who recommended that they go to the emer- SEE CAPTAIN, 2 SEE VOTERS, 2 2 NEWS THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILYIOWAN.COM | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2018 Volume 150 THE MEANING OF PIE The Daily Iowan Issue 54 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. 335-5855 Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for accuracy and fairness in the Katelyn Weisbrod reporting of news. If a report is Marissa Payne wrong or misleading, a request for Visual Arts Director a correction or a clarification may Lily Smith be made. 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Juli Krause. 335-5784 Bev Mrstilk. 335-5792 UI Public Safety Depart- ty recognizes and protects There were reports of ment information officer Hay- the freedom of speech, even vandalism affecting the UI working to determine the ley Bruce said in an email to when it is offensive, the community in March when also found in November Hillcrest in August 2017, responsible party,” Shivers the The Daily Iowan the incident university does not protect two incidents of Nazi graf- 2017, and a white-suprem- and fliers with racist, ho- said in the email. remains under investigation. vandalism.” fiti were found on a cam- acy card was discovered in mophobic, and anti-Se- The email provided re- “We are proud of our The incident adds to a pus mural in the pedestrian April 2017.