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Iowa head coach Tom Brands (left) and Ohio head coach Tom Ryan hold the Big Ten Trophy after tying during the wrestling finals in St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday. The Hawkeyes tied with the Buckeyes with a final score of 120.0. (The Daily Iowan/Rachael Westergard)

The Iowa and Ohio State wrestling teams finished the Big Ten Wrestling KISSING Tournament as co-champions, which hasn’t happened since 1932. By CODY GOODWIN Tom Ryan, the coach of the Ohio State [email protected] wrestling team, had his hands on the same trophy. He smiled and wore a hat that read COLUMBUS, Ohio — Tom Brands stood “2015 Big Ten Champions” across the top. at the center mat in St. John Arena with a Together they stood, making small talk and YOUR restless look on his face and a trophy in his posing for pictures. hands. It was the 2015 Big Ten Champion- “He said if we were going to share it with ship trophy, and to his left was an old friend, anybody, might as well be with each other,” a former teammate — and, during this sea- SISTER son at least, a fierce rival. SEE WRESTLING, 9

2016 IOWA CAUCUSES Iowa City to get a bike- Jeb Bush finally takes in Iowa through By BRENT GRIFFITHS [email protected] The full RAGBRAI route Three years. was announced Sunday. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush might be labeled by national reports as an early frontrunner, but until this weekend, he had avoided direct travel to the home of the first-in-the-caucuses By CHRIS HIGGINS and NICHOLAS MOFFITT for that long. In public and private appearances, Bush saw [email protected] the fault lines of what a caucus contention will bring. What it takes to not just compete but also win in Iowa. RAGBRAI riders will take a new Other 2016 hopefuls flocked to Iowa to boost the midterm route through Iowa City this July prospects of their party’s candidates. Bush went elsewhere. after an overnight stay in Coralville. The two-term governor held fundraisers, donated money, and According to the full route re- offered support from beyond the boundaries of the 99 counties. lease Sunday, the annual ride Over a weekend of visits, the son and brother who had long across Iowa will cut directly observed from the presidential sidelines ventured straight in- Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush joins host Bruce Rastetter on stage during the 2015 Ag through Iowa City, coming through to the conversation. Jeb was back in Iowa. Summit at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on March 7. The summit allowed elected offi- after the final overnight stay of cials and policymakers to have a discussion with the public on issues relating to Iowa’s SEE BUSH, 5 and the U.S. economy with a highlight on agriculture. (The Daily Iowan/Lexi Brunk) SEE RAGBRAI, 5

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Production Manager 335-5789 An internship in Spain care of some of the “red said, he would be able to “The goal is to maximize Heidi Owen can cost roughly $8,000 — tape” they encounter when earn college credit while personal and professional not including the $1,500 trying to find employment gaining internship ex- development,” she said. plane ticket — but some say internationally, she said. perience abroad and im- Maria Walsh, a UI se- the experience is priceless. “I think students should proving his Spanish. nior studying finance along Follow us on snapchat! Amanda McFadden, really evaluate their op- Stephanie Grebe, Tip- with an international busi- University of Iowa associ- tions and make sure the pie’s assistant director for ness certificate, went to @TheDailyIowan ate director of career advis- expenses are justified, then global internships, said London on a 10-week in- ing and international ser- decide,” she said. students sometimes are ternship program. vices, thinks the programs This summer, UI junior skeptical about the pro- “I knew I wouldn’t have can be worth the cost. Alex Ortiz plans to partic- grams’ high prices until to worry so much about “I think anywhere you ipate in the Tippie College they realize the cost covers getting an internship get good work experience of Business Madrid Intern- the high costs that come because of the program,” is valuable,” she said. ship Program in Spain. with living abroad. she said. McFadden said, for ex- Ortiz majors in account- “I think the initial reac- She was able to work ample, internships com- ing and minors in Spanish. tion is, ‘Why am I paying to at St. James’s Place, a pleted abroad make a “It’s something I was in- work?’ ” she said. UK-based company, to do student’s résumé stand terested in, especially with Costs include intern- a wealth management in- out and can be good con- my international business ship-related résumé and ternship during the sum- versation starters during certificate,” he said. cover-letter reviews, the in- mer program. job interviews. His program will last ternship-matching service, “I tell everyone I meet “I don’t think employers about two months and cost interview preparation, and to do it,” she said. “It gives view them as negative,” around $8,000 not includ- guaranteed internship you a great sense for work- she said. “Their interest ing airfare, according to placement, she said. ing with people from differ- is in your experience, and Tippie’s Madrid Internship While abroad, the mon- ent backgrounds.” that’s the important thing.” Program webpage. He said ey covers housing, most Neil Jirele, a UI junior She said the UI Pomer- he expects the experience meals, insurance, three to majoring in finance and antz Career Center em- he will acquire will be five semester hours’ worth minoring in Spanish, in- phasizes that students can worth the cost. of academic credit, and terned in Madrid last sum- and should find internship “I just wanted to do weekend excursions. mer at a startup school for opportunities individually something more personal Students in Tippie’s pro- entrepreneurs. when looking domestical- and professional,” Ortiz gram are required to re- He said that during his ly, but seeking experience said. “I wanted an opportu- cord their experiences be- internship, he was able to ex- abroad on one’s own can be nity to grow.” fore and during their trip. plore career paths he hadn’t more difficult. The program appealed That way, when they previously considered. Students sometimes to him, he said, because return, they have a record “There’s tremendous try to secure internships could choose an alternative of the challenges they en- value to working in differ- abroad on their own, but to a typical study-abroad countered and their ac- ent country and in differ- approaching them through experience and select a complishments and can ent environments,” he said.

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After a Johnson County Amber Alert abducted by Kenneth Johns, who was no injuries were sustained during the night of March 7 in which they said issued this past weekend, 10-year-old taken into custody Sunday and booked his arrest. Johns was armed and dangerous but Brianna Crane of Solon was found safe around 9 a.m. by Davenport police. As of Sunday afternoon, he was hadn’t made any threats. after being dropped off by a third party According to an Iowa Department being held without bond in the Scott Authorities believe that Johns had at 1:30 a.m. Sunday. of Public Safety release, Johns was County Jail on an interstate detainer. abducted Crane on March 7. Crane was originally reported as taken into custody at a residence, and Police held a press conference on — by Nick Moffitt BLOTTER

Alexis Anderson, 19, Ce- Ruben Galvan, 25, West theft and Wednesday with Broadway, was charged dar Rapids, was charged Liberty, was charged Sun- interference with official acts. Sunday with driving with a March 6 with presence in a day with interference with Willie Hilson, 57, address revoked license. bar after hours. official acts and OWI. known, was charged March Mark Rajcevich, 39, was Allison Austin, 20, Williams- Carlos Galvez, 20, Musca- 7 with criminal trespass. charged Sunday with pos- burg, Iowa, was charged Thurs- tine, was charged March 7 Joshua Hultine, 23, West session of an open alcohol day with child endangerment. with interference with of- Branch, was charged Sun- container in public. Matthew Bauler, 28, 2514 Po- ficial acts, public intoxica- day with two counts of Ronal Rarey, 63, address un- tomac Drive, was charged July tion, assault on police/fire/ possession of a controlled known, was charged March 7 6, 2014 with obstructing emer- EMT personnel, and assault. substance and OWI. with public intoxication. gency communication. Dylan Gilbert, 18, Slater, Tina King, 46, Coralville, Katriece Ray, 21, 507 S. Eugene Beard, 34, address un- was charged March 7 with was charged March 5 with Dodge St., was charged Sun- known, was charged March 7 public intoxication. fifth-degree theft. day with domestic abuse. with public intoxication. Jeremy Graves, 25, 307 Wil- Elijah Lee, 18, South Ama- Dylan Reich, 19, 333 Angel Cardenas, 19, Evanston, low Wind Place, was charged na, was charged March 7 Church St. Apt. No. 13, was Illinois, was charged March 6 March 7 with public intoxica- with driving with a revoked charged March 6 with pub- with public intoxication. tion and fifth-degree theft. license, OWI, and possession lic intoxication. Deandre Carr, 22, Chicago, Gary Greene, 41, 4515 Mel- of a controlled substance. Asia Ricks, 23, 758 Westwinds was charged March 5 with rose Ave., was charged Aug. Kari McArtor, 20, Mount Drive Apt. 5, was charged March criminal trespass. 15, 2014, with possession of Pleasant, Iowa, was charged 7 with disorderly conduct. Justin Derifield, 33, 905 a controlled substance. March 7 with misrepresent- Jatinder Singh, 24, Daven- Hartlocke St. Apt. 6, was Kristin Hamburg, 34, West ing age to purchase alcohol. port, was charged March 6 charged March 7 with pub- Branch, was charged Dec. 28, Kenneth McCarty, 27, with OWI. lic intoxication. 2014, with fifth-degree theft. Coralville, was charged Kendal Smith, 27, Holland, Salvador Enriquez, 30, Bret Hamilton, 44, Cedar March 7 with OWI. Illinois, was charged March 1100 Arthur St. No. A4, was Rapids, was charged Wednes- Drake O’Donnel, 20, Men- 5 with OWI. charged March 7 with do- day with driving with a sus- dota, Illinois, was charged Major Townsend, 33, 719 Mi- mestic assault and OWI. pended/canceled license. Sunday with presence in a chael St. Apt. 1, was charged Erin Feldott, 20, 600 S. Jalen Hampton, 21, ad- bar after hours. Wednesday with driving with Capitol St. No. 304, was dress unknown, was charged Wally Patheuangsin, 23, 1903 a suspended/canceled license. charged Sunday with OWI. March 7 with domestic abuse. Hollywood Blvd., was charged Darnell Washington, 40, ad- Ariel Gallardo, 21, Muscatine, Tyrelle Harris, 20, 1121 Gil- Wednesday with driving with dress unknown, was charged was charged March 7 with bert Court, was charged Nov. a suspended/canceled license. March 5 with public intoxica- public intoxication and assault. 8, 2014 with fifth-degree Jasmine Presley, 19, 1926 tion and fifth-degree theft. THE DAILY IOWAN DAILYIOWAN.COM MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015 NEWS 3 Combating sexual assault on UI campus Students, protesters speak up about progress on sexual misconduct awareness on campus. By ALYSSA GUZMAN which includes crack- tion-education special- Women earlier this year Gabriel said she be- 6 a.m. seven days a week. [email protected] ing down on offenders; ist positions at the UI to continue its progress lieves more comprehen- DiCarlo said campus increasing support for Women’s Resource and on ensuring the campus sive training should be officials will continue One year after the es- survivors; improving Action Center and the is safe, equal, and fair, available to all incoming to work together to im- tablishment of Univer- prevention and educa- Rape Victim Advocacy said UI Jeneane Beck, freshmen about sexual prove the climate on sity of Iowa President tion; improving commu- Program, and increas- the senior director for misconduct and that ac- campus so more survi- Sally Mason’s six-point nication; adding funding; ing funding for specially news media relations at cusers should be treated vors feel comfortable plan, student activists and listening more and trained nurses to consult University Communica- with more respect after coming forward. feel that there needs to reporting back. with survivors. tions & Marketing. making a report. Gehris said she be- be more progress made “Since it was introduced UI graduate student Graduate student Jean- She also said she be- lieves people need to toward preventing sex- in February 2014, we’ve Rachel Kunze said edu- nette Gabriel, a founding lieves the current trans- actively and forcefully ual misconduct. made substantial progress cation for students has member of Radical Or- portation system is not speak out against those UI senior Miranda on President Mason’s six- gotten better, but there’s ganizing Against Rape, adequate to ensure safe- who take sexual miscon- Gehris, who wrote a point plan to combat sex- still work to be done. helped organized several ty, saying routes should duct lightly in order to letter to the editor pub- ual assault, which is an “I feel there is more protests at the time. Ef- be expanded and more send the message that it lished in The Daily Io- important commitment to general awareness forts by the group led to options should be avail- is not acceptable. wan at the time, said the prevent sexual violence, among the student body, bystander training for able to men. “We need to focus on issue is still prevalent provide support to survi- but I don’t think it’s re- staff at Brothers Bar & Since February 2014, making verbal consent on campus. vors, and hold offenders ally reached the bar,” Grill, 125 S. Dubuque St. the UI has expanded Nite the norm,” Gheris said. “To truly tackle this accountable,” said Mo- she said. “I don’t feel Gabriel said she does Ride by adding a second “Consent is not ‘sexy.’ issue, we need more peo- nique DiCarlo, the UI sex- safer out at night having not believe the six-point vehicle and lengthening Consent is absolutely and ple to stand up and pre- ual-misconduct-response drinks or walking around plan can effectively “ad- the service from 10 p.m. to irrevocably necessary.” vent the culture of sexu- coordinator and deputy as a woman. Yes, I feel dress and eliminate the al violence as ‘the norm’ Title IX coordinator, in a that it’s getting better, rape culture that oper- from even being a pres- statement. but no, I don’t feel that ates with near impunity ence on our campus,” she The six-point plan also it’s anywhere it needs to in Iowa City.” said. “When someone led to the UI establishing be by any means.” She suggested that, for makes joke about rape its first-ever sanctioning The UI was awarded real action toward pre- or sexual violence, re- guidelines for sexual a $300,000 grant by the venting sexual assaults gardless of gender, they misconduct, committing Department of Justice to happen, several things are perpetuating the to funding three preven- Office Violence Against must first take place. idea that it is OK.” A little over a year ago, Mason met with the DI during a monthly Q&A and was asked about the increase in the number of sexual assaults on cam- pus. She said it would be the goal to see sexu- al assault never happen, but that it was not a re- alistic goal given human nature, and that better understanding the issue will help those through the difficult situations. The UI community re- sponded strongly with orga- nized protests and a flood of letters to the DI comment- ing on her word choice. Mason retracted her comment and made sev- eral public apologies before announcing a six-point plan to com- Protesters rally against sexual violence on the Pentacrest on Feb. 24, 2014. Protestors took a stand against the perpetuation of rape bat sexual misconduct, culture at the University of Iowa. (The Daily Iowan/File Photo) 4 THE DAILY IOWAN DAILYIOWAN.COM MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Opinions — FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION COLUMN AGRICULTURE The toothless Republicans Support for renewable fuels he Iowa Ag Summit took place this past weekend, has become” and that it “creates jobs in small-town rural in which Republican presidential hopefuls came to America,” as former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., said. Boehner had previous- Tdiscuss all things agriculture as well their stances Given the audience, the caution in addressing ethanol ly described the executive and opinions on other issues. and the standard is understandable, and one would only action as “lawless and un- Although the event was supposed to be bipartisan, hope that the candidates aren’t merely pandering to the constitutional.” He was not it was attended almost entirely by members of the crowd when giving support to continuing the standard. alone — many other Re- GOP. The nine potential candidates discussed topics Possible candidates Jeb Bush and Scott Walker have publicans classified the ac- ranging from immigration to international trade, but been critical of ethanol in the past but announced sup- tion as “unconstitutional.” it was clear the main event was ethanol and the re- port of the fuel at the summit. Article VI of the Constitu- newable-fuel standard. There are numerous reasons one wouldn’t support Michael Korobov tion requires House repre- That standard is a regulation issued by the Environ- the use of ethanol and the accompanying mandates [email protected] sentatives to take an oath mental Protection Agency, mandating producers of mo- imposed by the renewable-fuel standard. For some vowing to “support and de- tor fuel use a certain amount of renewable fuel in pro- candidates, the reasoning is ideological and stemming A political party has no fend the Constitution.” duction. This standard is especially important for the from a belief that the government should have limited meaning unless it stands Either they were all production of ethanol, a corn-based fuel, and by exten- involvement in business, such as the case of Sen. Ted for certain principles. Oth- lying, or have violated sion Iowa as a state, because it is the No. 1 producer of Cruz, R-Texas, who stated he doesn’t believe “Wash- erwise, it’s just a group of their oaths and should be corn and ethanol in the country. ington should be picking winners and losers.” people who enjoy making removed from office. Although some of the candidates could not say that More than anything the candidates should have buttons and posters in their The Democrats portrayed they definitively agree with continuing the renew- seen this summit as an opportunity to announce their free time. It is becoming in- the possible Homeland Se- able-fuel mandates, it was clear special attention had to intentions and give potential voters the opportunity to creasingly apparent that the curity shutdown as reckless. be placed on the issue, prompting methodical choices of see their stance on an issue that would greatly affect current Republican Party After all, “homeland securi- rhetoric and conditional support. their lives here in Iowa. It is better to be disliked for is the latter. Either that, or ty” is supposedly at stake. In Given the general lack of GOP enthusiasm toward being honest about one’s policies than it is to gain ac- they are being led by those reality, a shutdown doesn’t subsidies and any instance in which the government claim by deceiving people and telling them what they that wish to deceive them. actually mean a shutdown. plays too strong a role in the growth of a specific indus- want to hear. You can only get so far on half-truths It happened on the day It only refers to employees try, it is interesting to note the measured endorsement and false promises, and the road to the White House that the entire world (except who are deemed nonessen- of the renewable-fuel standard offered up by the candi- is a long one. Hopefully, the candidates that expressed for President Obama, who tial personnel, which repre- dates. The standard response on the standard and etha- support for the renewable-fuel standard weren’t just was too busy) watched Israe- sent only 20 percent of the nol mandates was to recognize “how important ethanol full of hot air. li Prime Minister Benjamin Homeland Security. These Netanyahu’s speech to Con- are the same people who go gress. John Boehner duped home after 5 p.m. and on the his own party and used the weekends anyway. An article distraction to push through a in Slate looked into this is- COLUMN clean Department of Home- sue and found that “not that land Security bill, which much” would actually hap- would fund Obama’s execu- pen if the Homeland Securi- tive action on immigration. ty shut down. Boehner knew The debacle started back this; there are no excuses. A reminder of gender (in)equality in the summer of last year The Republicans are not when Obama, who was frus- taken seriously anymore in CEOs, Johns and Davids of which I am unsure, Apparel. The company in trated with Congress choos- Congress, even though they ran 5.3 percent and 4.5 though I will make it question printed washing ing “to do nothing,” put on now represent the majori- percent of those com- anyways), surely the rest instructions on the shirts his crown and acted alone. ty. Anytime there’s gridlock panies, respectively. All of the world is making for a sporting team stat- The Republicans, staunchly they get blamed by the me- women operated a mere progress. I had my tongue ing, “Give this shirt to a opposed to the president’s dia because the general con- 4.1 percent. Men named completely in my cheek for woman. It’s her job.” Out- actions, yelled and screamed sensus is “you’ll cave in any- James, Robert, John, or that statement, especially rage against the sexist but claimed they couldn’t way, you always do, so just Paul Osgerby William served CEO roles in regards to East Asia. message rapidly spread do anything because at the stop wasting our time.” They [email protected] at a ratio of 4 to 1 to wom- Five women’s rights across social media. time the Democrats con- treat the principles that are en. These are pretty star- activists were detained Salvo Sports attempt- trolled the Senate. After a supposed to define their par- Sunday was recognized tling statistics when one three days ago by China ed an apology via Twit- landslide midterm election ty like a lunch preference. around the planet as In- tries to argue that women ahead of planned demon- ter: “The message is sim- in the fall, they negotiated to They’d prefer Chinese food, ternational Women’s Day are gaining equal footing strations across numerous ply, instead of washing settle the issue of Homeland but if you really ask nicely, — a day to celebrate and with men, especially in cities for International it in the wrong way, you Security funding (which in- they’re fine with burgers, too. appreciate the milestones corporate America. Women’s Rights Day. They might as well give it to cludes the executive action) The result of this wishy- women have accomplished But it doesn’t stop were organizing a cam- a lady because they are when the new Republican washy leadership is that in our personal lives and just with big business. paign against sexual ha- more capable.” Senate was initiated. the Democrats are growing our global lives. The Times reported that rassment on public tran- It’s a pretty cheap apol- Now the Republicans increasingly brazen in what In all these strides to- of those same four male sit. This coincides with ogy, I know. On the other are out of excuses. Boehner they can get away with. wards equality, however, names, they held a 2.17 an increasing concern of hand, that’s how a world knew the clean bill would White House Press Secre- our society is still shad- and 1.36 ratio to women controlling freedom of ex- that continues to be run pass because it relied heav- tary Josh Earnest has now owed by the proverbial in Senate Republicans pression by China. by men rationalizes sex- ily on Democrat support: indicated that the presi- glass ceiling. and House of Repre- However, the fact that ism, with a façade of the Approximately 70 percent dent is “very interested” in Don’t believe me? Few- sentative Republicans, feminist organizers were men-can-learn-from- of House Republicans vot- raising taxes through exec- er women run big busi- respectively. Women are arrested states a glar- women mentality. ed against it. What kind of utive action as well. Why nesses in America than just as disadvantaged ing power-complex in a To continue along the leader stabs their party in wouldn’t he be? men named John, accord- in decision-making po- country, which is run pri- lines of the glass ceiling, the back like that, the same I wish I could blame ing to a New York Times litical spheres. marily by those with the it’s apparent that the party whose constituents them, but I can’t. With the investigation of the S&P I guess “The Man,” if I Y chromosome. “glass” is still quite thick. have donated millions to put current leadership, the Re- Capital IQ executive com- continue to speak in prov- In the Indonesian In a day that is meant to these politicians in office to publicans will probably go pensation data. Further- erbs, truly continues to capital, Jakarta, wom- commemorate women’s represent their values? along with the tax hike, too. more, men named David run America. en marched clad in yel- achievement, it also high- also run more companies To take a step outside low caps and red shirts lights the long trek we still than women. of corporate and political Sunday against clothing have for true equality in Of the 1,500 S&P firms’ America (the distinction company Salvo Sports the world. STAFF

JORDYN REILAND Editor-in-Chief TESSA HURSH & DORA GROTE Managing Editors COLUMN NICK HASSETT Opinions Editor MARCUS BROWN, JACOB PRALL, JOE LANE, KEITH EVANSON Editorial writers PAUL OSGERBY, MARCUS BROWN, JOE LANE, JACOB PRALL, CHRISTOPHER CERVANTES, MICHAEL KOROBOV, KEITH What past can tell us about change EVANSON, ERIN MANFULL, CHRIS CLEGG, HANNAH SOYER Columnists the undoubtedly lengthy with the Devil’s hand. a change that threatened discussion over legitima- The fact that we are able to alter what was always EDITORIALS reflect the majority opinion of the DI Editorial Board and not the opinion cy) proves that no matter to alter our worldview a constant. Because it of the Publisher, Student Publications Inc.,or the University of Iowa. how much we seem know because of newly discov- threatened to alter a OPINIONS, COMMENTARIES, COLUMNS, and EDITORIAL about any given subject, ered knowledge is some- constant, it was eventu- CARTOONS reflect the opinions of the authors and are not necessarily nothing is ever truly set thing amazing. ally dismissed. That is those of the Editorial Board. in stone. However, that’s not say- the challenge that every Christopher Cervantes Take, for example, the ing that change is an eas- new discovery and no- [email protected] lengthy history and fas- ily accepted experience. tion must face, especially EDITORIAL POLICY cination of paleontology. One unfavorable trait of in today’s modern world. A recent archaeologi- When the world first be- humanity is our aversive With the progress we’ve cal find in Oregon may gan to contemplate and attitude toward change. made, it’s easy to hold THE DAILY IOWAN is a multifaceted news-media organization that very well rewrite the imagine what a dinosaur In fact, more often than our collective intelli- provides fair and accurate coverage of events and issues pertaining to the history books. The U.S. might have looked like, not, the dutifully admin- gence in high regard, be- University of Iowa, Iowa City, Johnson County, and the state of Iowa. Bureau of Land Man- the unanimously decid- istered change will try to lieving it to be infallible. agement announced the ed biological design was work its way into a cul- This heightened bravado unearthing on March that of an everyday lizard ture, only to be socially of ours makes it more LETTERS TO THE EDITOR may be sent via email to 5. 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On paper, the Because we grow more are believed to be the first so certain of its knowl- action made sense. More scientifically adept with GUEST OPINIONS that exceed 300 words in length must be arranged humans to occupy North edge then, just as we are than 95 percent of the each passing year, there with the Opinions editor at least three days prior to the desired date of America around 13,000 so certain now of our cur- world uses the metric are surely more findings publication. Guest opinions are selected in accordance with word length, years ago. University rent understanding. system, and we are the out there, dormant yet of Oregon archaeologist That’s just one of the only “superpower” not able to change life as we subject relevance, and space considerations. Patrick O’Grady calls the countless ways in which in the majority. Today know it. There will sure- breakthrough “tantaliz- our understanding of the though, in 2015, we still ly be a challenge to what- READER COMMENTS that may appear below were originally ing,” yet there are others world has been altered. use feet and inches in ever the change may be. posted on dailyiowan.com in response to published material. They will be who remain skeptical We are a species that our measurements. The only true questions chosen for print publication when they are deemed to be well-written and over the validity of the of once thought the world Logically, we should are how much we will the artifact’s date. is flat and that those who have pushed for this ad- fight it and whether the to forward public discussion. They may be edited for length and style. This discovery (and were left-handed wrote aptation. However, it was discovery will prevail. THE DAILY IOWAN DAILYIOWAN.COM MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015 NEWS 5

governor elaborated on his views. RAGBRAI RAGBRAI through Iowa City BUSH “What we need to do is make sure peo- CONTINUED FROM FRONT The 2015 RAGBRAI route will run through CONTINUED FROM FRONT ple pay fines, that they learn English, that they work, that they don’t receive Iowa City as participants bike from the government assistance, that they earn the week is hosted at Coralville stop to the Davenport destination. At his first appearance, a private legalized status over the long haul, that Iowa River Landing in The route runs down Dubuque Street. $100 minimum fundraiser for Young, they come from out of the shadows and Coralville. the swarm engulfed Bush. Reporters can be productive with a provisional work Laurie Haman, the brandishing microphones and note- permit,” Bush said. “This is the only seri- vice president of the Io- Church books from as close as Des Moines to as ous, thoughtful way to deal with this.” wa City/Coralville Area far away as Palm Beach and Washing- The crowd answered with silence — a Convention and Visi- ton left an aide flummoxed. key difference to the applause 2008 Iowa tors Bureau, said that “Next time, it’s going to be a red fence,” Republican caucuses winner Mike Huck- for the first time she Fairchild a handler joked as the small, plush vel- abee received just before Bush spoke. can remember, the route vet ropes were left nearly a room’s length Asked about their reactions to all will take riders directly away from the assembled media. the candidates after the summit, some through downtown. Would-be supporters surround- attendees said they had qualms with Davenport “In past routes they ed Bush and in turn were encircled Bush’s views. have skirted outside of themselves, their questions and words “He’s not as strong on most of the town, so that will be nice parsed for meaning. conservative issues that matter to me,” to have riders down- Mary Ellen Miller, a state Board said Larry Sailer, a seed dealer and pig

Madison Bloomington town,” she said. of Education member, stood up, pro- farmer from Iowa Falls. “[Bush] is not a Haman said the Io- claimed Bush was “my guy,” and ap- conservative enough candidate for me.” wa City Downtown Dis- plauded him for his stance on Common trict has preliminarily Market Core education standards — an anath- • • • been involved with the ema to some in the party. overnight stay planning Bush opted for a brief speech, at the Ending his time in Iowa, Bush trav- alongside the Visitors fundraiser before opening up the floor eled to eastern Iowa to meet around 100 Bureau to know what Jefferson to Miller and other attendees’ questions. supporters at the Cedar Rapids Pizza has been going on. Building on an image his Right to Ranch. Taking a variety of questions, Iowa City will be the Rise PAC cast in an online spot, Bush Bush seemed relaxed as he answered a first city riders encoun- sought to portray his eight years in mix of questions from the crowd — add- ter after Coralville, Florida as conservative. ing a joke of his own. and the release noted One influential party activist was that breakfast options Iowa • • • pleased by what she saw. such as Hamburg Inn, “He’s a dynamic candidate, and he’s

Bluebird Diner, and Clinton As morning broke in the state’s capi- going to be here over and over and over,” Pullman Bar and Diner Washington tal, Bush was among nine White House said 72-year-old Joni Scotter, a top Linn will be available. aspirants who spoke to approximately County activist who backed Mitt Rom- Haman said while they 1,000 attendees at agribusiness entre- ney’s 2012 presidential bid. hope a lot of riders will preneur and Republican donor Bruce If Bush decides to officially enter the stop for food, it can be a Rastetter’s Iowa Agriculture Summit. 2016 fray, he can expect many more big challenge planning More a political take on Bravo’s “In- candidate forums like the summit. But for something like this, Kristen East/The Daily Iowan side the Actors Studio,” the summit in words of experienced Iowa political especially on the final leg featured Rasetter quizzing the hopefuls hands, he will need to return frequently. of the ride. on an array of topics — everything from One stop won’t be enough. “It’s kind of a hard trade and net neutrality to EPA regula- Former Iowa GOP co-head David thing to plan for because Stadium,” would be one walk of the stars, paparaz- tions, the renewable-fuel standard, and Oman, who attended the summit and the you don’t know how many of the best parts of biking zi, and Iowa star celebra- wind-energy development. March 6 fundraiser, said candidates need will pull over,” she said. through Iowa City. tions of film, sports, and The side-by-side chairs, ques- to know who they are and be able to artic- The final ride from While participants will literature as they enter tion-and-answer format spawned a ulate that to Iowans. You also have to show Coralville to Davenport ride through Iowa City, the Iowa River Landing,” more nuanced, policy-centric vibe than up, which Bush said he intendeds to do. stretches 65.2 miles be- they will stay overnight according to a release. a traditional presidential cattle call. “The thrill is gone,” Bush said of Pres- fore riders will follow tra- in Coralville for the fifth The band Cheap Bush gave multilayered answers to ident Obama’s two-term Democratic dition and dip their tires time. For the first time, Trick will provide en- Rastetter as attendees stayed mostly administration. “I want to win. I want in the Mississippi River. the city will host riders at tertainment. silent during his appearance. Mostly our party to win.” Haman said the big- the Iowa River Landing The city last hosted devoid of prepared applause lines that DI reporter Quentin Misiag contribut- gest thing riders can on July 24, a complex with RAGBRAI overnight politicians thrive on, Bush’s reception ed to this story. expect is to take a new a mix of office, retail, resi- in 2011. was typical of what others received. route allowing them pass dential, and leisure space. More information re- One apparent exception occurred an Iowa City landmark. Coralville’s theme as garding housing, maps, over a question on immigration policy. GO TO She said “taking them an overnight town will be volunteering, and enter- Bush wrote a book about how to craft DAILYIOWAN.COM through a route they have Hollywood, and riders will tainment will be avail- a policy in which undocumented immi- FOR A PHOTO SLIDE SHOW AND A TV never before, by Kinnick be “met by red carpets, able in April. grants could graduate into legal status. When asked by Rastetter, the former FEATURE FROM THE IOWA AGRICULTURE SUMMIT 6 THE DAILY IOWAN DAILYIOWAN.COM MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015 Daily Break the ledge This column reflects the opinion of the author and not the DI Editorial Board, the Publisher, Student Publica- tions Inc., or the University of Iowa.

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Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards. — Aldous Huxley THE DAILY IOWAN DAILYIOWAN.COM MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015 SPORTS 7 Gymnastics crashes GymHawks nip ISU Men’s gymnastics suffered a setback at No. 9 ranked Minnesota By ROD ENGBLOM over the weekend. [email protected] The last meet of the By CHARLIE GREEN year was sweet for the [email protected] Iowa women’s gymnas- tics team: It beat rival Io- The sixth-ranked Iowa wa State in a close match men’s gymnastics fell on that ended with a score the road to No. 9 Minne- of 195.775-195.175. sota, 436.000-421.000, The victory also was on March 7. The meet bittersweet for the marked Iowa’s lowest team; it marked Senior point total since it scored Night and the last reg- 414.000 at the Windy ular-season meet and City Invitational on Jan. last appearance in Carv- Iowa gymnast Ashleigh Edlin performs on the beam during the Iowa-Iowa State game 17 — the Hawkeyes’ first er-Hawkeye Arena. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday, March. 6, 2015. (The Daily Iowan/Peter Kim) competition of the season. Although emotions “This was a bad were high for the team, in a sense it is, but we on mentally controlling meet,” head coach JD Iowa gymnast Lance Alberhasky performs a floor routine in Carver-Hawkeye on Feb. 14. head coach Larissa Libby don’t look at it that way,” their environment Reive said in a release. The Hawkeyes defeated Minnesota and Nebraska. (The Daily Iowan/Rachael Westergard) stressed that the season sophomore Angel Metcalf during meets and not “A few guys showed up isn’t over. said. “We look at it as we worrying about what’s tonight, but there were nior Lance Alberhasky had posted back-to-back “We’re just getting have one job to do, and we going on around them. many mistakes.” added a 14.700. season highs in points. started,” Libby said. “I go out there, and we do “When we start focusing In their second five- Despite the strong per- The momentum stalled don’t want them to be what we can do, and we on things that are going on up-five-count meet of the formance, the Gophers this past weekend, how- thinking that it’s over, control our environment. around us such as judging season, costly mistakes had three gymnasts fin- ever, as Reive lost his fifth- and it’s the end.” That’s what we like to do and what the other team proved fatal. Minneso- ish ahead of Albert, Bot- straight meeting at Min- The Hawkeyes still every time.” is falling, we can’t control ta dominated from start to, and Loochtan. It was nesota — he has yet to win have the Big Five meet Metcalf participated in that,” Libby said. “So we to finish, winning every just their night. there as Iowa’s head coach. at Minnesota on March the all-around, scoring really try to keep them event by at least a point. On the floor exercise, To add to Iowa’s strug- 14 followed by the Big 9.825 in vault, 9.800 in focused on the things that Iowa scored just a junior Cyrus Dobre-Mo- gles, the Gophers had Ten championships at bars, 9.825 on the beam, they can control, and that’s 68.600 on the pommel fid’s 13.100 plagued the their best outing of the Michigan on March 21. and 9.875 on the floor. their performance.” horse, culminated by a team. Loochtan continued season. Their 436.250 Even though this But with the Big Ten Libby is confident in the lowly 11.450 from junior to improve his floor rou- points was good for a sea- wasn’t the last meet for meet coming up, the Hawkeyes with Big Tens Emmanuel Monroy. Even tine, scoring a team-high son-high and may be good the team, the final meet in team is switching its fo- approaching and believes standout specialist Doug 14.800. The Gophers out- enough to leap Iowa in the Carver brought out some cus to working hard to- they have yet to have Sullivan struggled, at scored the Hawks 73.450- coaches’ poll this week. emotions for the team. ward the finals. their best performance. least by his standards. 70.700 on the event be- Senior Steve Jaciuk “I was hoping to control “I feel like we’re start- Although Libby was The junior placed sec- hind a 15.000 effort from led the Gophers as he’s my emotions a little bet- ing to make a name for very clear how the sea- ond in the event after a freshman Joel Gagnon. done all year, scoring ter, and I almost started ourselves, especially in son isn’t over, she still 14.650 routine. On the vault, Iowa was 15.300 on both the rings crying before my routine,” the conference,” Tanzer showed some emotion The team also strug- led by Dobre-Mofid’s score and parallel bars. senior Caitlin Tanzer said. said. “It would be fun to about this year’s gradu- gled on the parallel of 14.550 and Albert’s Iowa was without “You just have to stay fo- get out there and show ating class. bars with a score of 14.500. Minnesota’s fresh- freshman Dylan Ells- cused and think every 0.1 everyone what we’ve been “This class, particularly 67.250. Again a sub-12- man Yaroslav Pochinka worth, who was resting of a point counts. You have working on. It has been from their freshman year point score derailed the led all scorers with 15.350. after missing practice to forget about your emo- an incredible season, and to now, has been amazing, Hawks, this time coming The high bar may have with an illness. tions for that moment, we’ve been building since and we really have ridden from sophomore Cory been the most compet- The Hawkeyes have and you just have to hit the beginning of the sea- this terrible roller coaster Paterson, who’s routine itive event of the eve- one more meet, March the best routine you have.” son; I expect us to contin- of injury, and it’s just not earned just a 11.150. ning. Junior Jack Boyle 15 at Nebraska, to ad- Tanzer participated ue to climb.” been good,” she said. “So Minnesota put up won the event, scoring a dress their mistakes in one event, performing The team has earned a to have it end like this for 74.500 points on the 14.900. He was the only before the Big Ten meet first in the floor event reputation this season as them, that’s all you can still rings to top a strong Hawkeye to win an event, March 27 and 28. and scoring 9.725. being a force to be reck- ask for.” 73.500 from the Hawks. but Minnesota still won “It was Minnesota’s Even though the meet oned with, and it beat the Three Hawkeyes — se- the event, 71.650-70.600. game tonight, not ours,” was especially emotional No. 13 team in the coun- nior William Albert and Iowa beat the Gophers Reive said in a release. for the seniors, the team try, Minnesota, on Feb. 28. GO TO sophomore Andrew Botto on Feb. 14 in Iowa City, “We’re going to regroup still performed as if it But just as during and junior Matt Loochtan and in its last two meets and get back to the gym was any other meet. the regular season, the DAILYIOWAN.COM — all scored 14.900. Se- heading into Minneapolis to prepare for Nebraska.” “Tonight’s not different; GymHawks are focused FOR A PHOTO SLIDE SHOW 8 SPORTS THE DAILY IOWAN DAILYIOWAN.COM MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015

matter of personal preference. Heffner’s favorite dive is a back 2½ MEET IOWA’S DIVERS DIVING “Some people do backs and gain- somersault from the pike position off CONTINUED FROM 12 ers easier, some people do fronts the 3-meter board, which carries a de- and inwards easier,” he said, much gree of difficulty of 3.0, meaning with NAME: ADDISON BOSCHULT like some swimmers take to certain YEAR: JUNIOR swimming a medley, an athlete per- strokes easier. forms four strokes. In diving, an athlete After learning the notes, on piano, EVENTS: 1-METER must dive in all categories. Mastery of the next step is chords. In diving, those SPRINGBOARD, 3-METER all is not required, but knowledge of chords are the positions. SPRINGBOARD, PLATFORM each group is. There are four positions in diving. The front category is best described When diving from a tuck position, a div- as a front flip kids at the local pool er’s legs are bent at the knee and brought might do off the diving board. A diver close to the chest. A pike position consists strides forward, hurdles, and completes of divers holding their legs straight and a variation of a front flip. In diving, it is grabbed them behind the knee. known as a somersault. NAME: BRANDIS HEFFNER The same is true for the back group. YEAR: SOPHOMORE A diver, much like an ambitious young- EVENTS: 1-METER ster making a lifeguard nervous, will Backward Group stand on her or his toes at the edge of SPRINGBOARD, 3-METER the board, facing the deck of the pool, three sevens, he would score 63 points. SPRINGBOARD and propel themselves over their own Each diver might have a specialty, heads — a back flip. but the most difficult dive for Waikel to For the inward, divers will start teach his athletes? similar to the back group, facing the “Probably the hardest dive to teach deck, and jumping, but instead of ro- is an arm-stand twister on tower,” tating away from the board, athletes Waikel said. That dive involves rigorous lead ups, NAME: MATT MAUSER the steppingstones to the full dive, and YEAR: FRESHMAN intense core strength to hold the stand Tuck on top of the platform. EVENTS: 3-METER But when done well, divers are re- SPRINGBOARD Divers do not hold their legs in the warded greatly for their efforts. The other two positions. In straight, both degree of difficulty for a dive from an arms and legs are held straight down, arm-stand with 3½ somersaults and a creating a single line with their bod- twist is 3.9. ies. The free position, used for twisters, “It’s kind of like gymnastics; the holds the legs straight as well, but div- harder the trick, the more [degree of ers use their arms to twist. difficulty] you get,” Waikel said. As with categories, a diver’s favorite Judges give their individual scores NAME: JOELLE CHRISTY position is a matter of personal prefer- in half-point increments up to 10, with YEAR: REDSHIRT SENIOR Forward Group ence, but there is a hierarchy of diffi- heavy weight on a diver’s entry into culty in positions. the water. EVENTS: 1-METER will throw themselves into a forward “Typically, pike is harder than A diver who nails his entry rips it, SPRINGBOARD, 3-METER rotation, so the head will be rotating tuck,” Waikel said. “[And] not many Waikel said. A “ripped” entry sounds SPRINGBOARD toward the board. like a piece of paper being torn, What the inward is to the back, the which signifies a clean, crisp entry reverse, commonly known as a gainer, into the water. is to the front group. The athlete will In addition to entry, judges watch the start with a similar hurdle to a front approach, take off, elevation, and exe- dive but will rotate backwards. cution of the dive. A twister is any dive that involves a Typically, Waikel said, three judges NAME: ABBY GRILLI spinning rotation and can be performed are present. When there are five or YEAR: REDSHIRT SENIOR with a variety of groups. seven judges at bigger On the towers, also called the plat- competitions, the high- EVENTS: 1-METER est and lowest scores SPRINGBOARD, 3-METER are dropped to take the SPRINGBOARD three middle scores. The remaining scores are added up and mul- Free tiplied by the degree of difficulty, giving the people do straight.” divers their scores. For swimming fans, putting the com- If categories and NAME: LAUREN KELBA ponents together to see the big picture groups are chords and YEAR: REDSHIRT SENIOR can be a daunting task. It can be just as notes, then putting a daunting for the divers. dive together is a song, EVENTS: 1-METER Some divers struggle to learn a new and as in a piano recit- SPRINGBOARD, 3-METER position. For freshman Matt Mauser, al, the goal is perfor- SPRINGBOARD, PLATFORM the pike position was the toughest part mance. of his learning experience. Diving is an aes- Reverse Group “Back in high school and the club thetic sport, much like scene, I would always do every dive with music is an aesthetic forms, there is an additional arm-stand tuck,” Mauser said. “That was the hard- experience. Putting to- category. Women have to complete four est part, was learning to do everything gether a complete dive categories in the five dives they complete pike, which is always more difficult.” does not happen with- NAME: LYDIA LEHNERT from the tower, while men have to com- For others, such as sophomore out learning chords and notes. YEAR: SOPHOMORE plete five of six during their six dives. Brandis Heffner, applying the little The problem is the people watching The easiest category, Waikel said, is a corrections to the big picture can be the other pool may never fully under- EVENTS: 1-METER stand why divers throw themselves off SPRINGBOARD, 3-METER a concrete cliff. Like hearing a beginner SPRINGBOARD, PLATFORM play the piano, people hear notes first, and the song comes later. But if they can see through the notes of a perfectly ripped 3½ somersault — a well-written verse to an unforgettable song — they can appreciate it. NAME: TODD WAIKEL Pike DIVING COACH the toughest part of the continuing Iowa at NCAA Zone Diving diving education. “It’s so easy to just say, ‘Oh, I’ll fix When: Today-Wednesday, All day that tomorrow,’ ” Heffner said. “I don’t Where: Campus Recreation & Wellness Center really want to do it now, but it’s only go- Twisting Group ing to help to do it as soon as possible.”

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Iowa divers compete in the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center during the Hawkeye Invitational on Dec. 5, 2014. Iowa divers Addison Boschult finished in first with a score of 388.35, and Lydia Lehnert finish in third with a score of 257.90 on the platform. (The Daily Iowan/ Margaret Kispert) THE DAILY IOWAN DAILYIOWAN.COM MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015 SPORTS 9 Hawk wrestlers face ‘work to do’ Iowa has some work to do before the NCAA meet rolls around in two weeks.

By JORDAN HANSEN and Schiller ended up for 125-pounder Thomas [email protected] winning the match 3-2. Gilman, who struggled However, that is not to and eventually lost to After tying Ohio State say everything was bad Ohio State’s Nathan To- for the Big Ten title on — far from that, actually. masello in the finals. Sunday, the Hawkeyes There is not an overarch- In that match, Gilman have some work to do in ing sense of doom among took a huge number of the two weeks before the the Hawkeye wrestlers, shots but could not get the NCAA Tournament. but there is a sense that positioning he needed to Immediately after the they have to make these get a takedown. He even- conclusion of the event, next two weeks count in tually lost the match, 3-2, head Iowa wrestling the wrestling room. not getting a single take- coach Tom Brands laid “Improvements have down during the match. out where he thought the been made, but there’s still “I was kind of push- team needed to fix. work to do,” 133-pounder ing him away a little too “Coming off the bottom Cory Clark said. “There’s much, I needed to pull him quicker, coming off the bot- not a lot of time left in the in and shoot instead of tom period, and finishing year, but there’s not a lot keeping my arms extend- leg attacks,” Brands said. of work left to do — I feel ing and shooting,” Gilman “The thing is, we need to like I have what it takes said. “I was taking a lot of finish single legs — we to win a national title, and shots, but I wasn’t quite have legs up in the air, anything less than that getting to them.” and we’re not finishing.” I’m not satisfied with.” Throughout the match, Those failed leg at- Outside of a nation- it seemed that his shots tacks ended up hurting al title, nothing that were more and more des- Iowa 197-pounder Nathan Burake wrestles Ohio State’s Kyle Snyder during the wrestling finals for in the Big Ten cham- Iowa a number of times, Iowa will do this year perate and not as con- pionship in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday. The Hawkeyes tied with the Buckeyes. (The Daily Iowan/Rachael Westergard) perhaps most notice- will make an individu- trolled as he probably ably in the second peri- al wrestler on the team would have liked. vious — but the team it- said. “We like what we see tle, they’re pretty good.” od of 197-pounder Na- completely satisfied. That That being said, Brands self has the ability to move in that wrestling room. than Burak’s consolation isn’t a bad thing per se, also felt that the team is forward without a hitch. Here’s the thing — this Follow @JordyHansen match with Scott Schiller. it’s just the mental make- in a good place right now. “Like Ramos said earli- is what I’ve said this for for news, updates, and Burak couldn’t finish a up of the team. Sure, there’s stuff to clean er, ‘nothing’s wrong.’ It’s a years and years — when analysis about the Iowa takedown on his leg shots, This is especially true up — some of it rather ob- lot of wait and see,” Brands our guys get ready to wres- wrestling team.

The Iowa wrestling team poses for a photo with their Big Ten trophy after the finals with Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday. (The Daily Iowan/Rachael Westergard)

From there, the place- rensen dropped a 2-1 de- there’s still some work WRESTLING ment bouts decided the cision to Northwestern’s to do. CONTINUED FROM FRONT tie. Ohio State and Iowa Jason Tsirtsis in the “You know what? wrestlers met head-to- 149-pound finals. Bob- This isn’t the culminat- head in three matches by Telford also lost by ing event of the year,” Brands said. “There’s a — in the finals at both a point, 4-3, to another Brands said. “The cul- lot of history there, be- 125 and 141 and for Wildcat wrestler, long- minating event of the ing on the same team, third at 133. In all, eight time rival Mike McMul- year is in St. Louis, same classmates. [Iowa Hawkeyes had chances lan. This was the second Missouri. That’s where associate head coach to help extend and ulti- time in the last three we’re headed.” Terry Brands] and he mately run away with seasons that Iowa went roomed together for their first outright con- without an individual Follow @codygoodwin three years. There was ference crown since 2010. Big Ten championship. on Twitter for updates, a lot of winning there Eight Buckeyes had the “Those are 4-point news, and analysis about together as teammates. same opportunity. matches,” Brands said. the Iowa wrestling team. “But it stings anytime “We learned all year “You have to win those you have to share the that every point mat- finals matches.” hardware.” ters,” Ryan said. “We dis- Despite striking out in For just the sixth time cussed many times be- all four finals bouts, Iowa GO TO in conference history — cause we’ve had a lot of managed to salvage some DAILYIOWAN.COM and the first since the close duals. points on the backside. FOR PHOTO SLIDE SHOWS point system was in- “… Bottom line, I’m Cory Clark, Mike Ev- troduced in 1934 — co- really proud of my team. ans, and Sammy Brooks AND A TV FEATURE FROM champs were crowned We have not won this placed third at 133, 174, THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS at this season’s Big Ten since 1951, so it’s been and 184. Brooks won his Wrestling Tournament. a 64-year drought. Now, third-place bout by for- After two days, three ses- the drought’s over.” feit, which tied the team sions, and more than 250 Each team had four score at 120. matches, Iowa and Ohio wrestlers vying for in- After Snyder, Na- State both scored exactly dividual Big Ten cham- than Burak, and Tel- 120 points to finish in a pionships. Ohio State’s ford all lost, commem- tie for first place. Nathan Tomasello and orative shirts and hats “The way the team Logan Stieber won titles were passed out to both scoring is now — I’ll tell at 125 and 141 pounds, teams. Ohio State wres- you what. There are a lot respectively. Even more, tlers smiled and cheered of ways to score points, both beat their Hawkeye while Iowa wrestlers dis- and it ends up 120 to counterparts — Thomas posed of their hats and 120,” said Brands, whose Gilman and Josh Dziewa only wore their shirts team earned its 35th con- — scoring crucial team until the pictures were ference tournament title points in the process. done, then shed them in its storied history, just Both Bo Jordan and before even reaching the the second it’s ever had Kyle Snyder, the other locker room — a telltale to share. two Buckeye finalists, sign that they did not “To me, that’s crazy.” dropped their finals want to share. The Hawkeyes had matches at 165 pounds Instead, they pro- their chances and were and 197 pounds, re- duced unsatisfied looks even given some help on spectively. Jordan lost with glares to match. Sunday. When the day to his cousin, Wiscon- The goal wasn’t met — began, the Buckeyes led sin’s Isaac Jordan, 3-2; which, technically, is Iowa in the team race by Snyder dropped a 4-1 fine, as Brands noted 1.5 points. After a round decision to Penn State’s the goal is, and always of wrestlebacks ahead of Morgan McIntosh. has been, to win the the finals, Brands and Iowa’s other two final- NCAA title, and that’s Company regained the ists also failed to bring not for two more weeks. lead by 5.5. home gold. Brandon So- Until then, he said, 10 SPORTS THE DAILY IOWAN DAILYIOWAN.COM MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015 Hawkeye divers optimistic in Zone Diving Iowa divers will compete in the zone qualifier today through Wednesday with the hopes of making it to the NCAA Championships. By IAN MURPHY “This will be the first [email protected] time that that has ever been used for anyone,” Swimmers have ample Waikel said. “I think opportunity to make the that’s going to bode NCAA championship. well for our team, be- They need only to cause we have some hit the qualifying time tower specialists.” in their event once, However, Iowa’s com- at any meet, in any petition is stiff. The pool, and at any point likes of Texas and Min- during the season. nesota, as well as six For divers, however, other men’s teams and the story is different. eight other women’s They must qualify for teams will send divers the Zone Champion- to the championships, ships. Once they achieve and many of those div- the zone-standard score, ers were finalists and divers have three days conference champions at to show their stuff. their conference meets. “If you’re in the meet, The competition you have a chance to does not faze the make NCAAs,” Iowa div- Hawkeyes, however. ing coach Todd Waikel They are confident said. “It’s difficult to get they can send someone to that meet.” to the championships. To qualify for the “We’ve been train- NCAA meet, women ing hard for this meet,” must finish in the top Waikel said. “The expec- five in their event, men tations are always high.” in the top four. Quali- The time is long gone fying in any one event for any major changes means an athlete can to a diver. The focus now dive in any event they becomes fine-tuning, made zones in. working out kinks, and Competition begins ripping the entry, with the women’s 1-me- “At this point, it’s kind ter and men’s 3-meter of like, we’ve done the Iowa’s Lydia Lehnert dives in the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center during the Hawkeye Invitational on Dec. 5, 2014. Lehnert took third place with a score of 257.90. (The Daily springboard events to- work, and it’s time to Iowan/Margaret Kispert) day. The boards are ex- show them what we’ve home crowd. take on the rest of the wa on Twitter for news, about the Iowa swim- changed on Tuesday, and done all year,” redshirt “It adds a level of com- zone, with the hopes of updates, and analysis ming and diving team. platform competition senior Joelle Christy fort,” sophomore Bran- sending their divers to will be on Wednesday. said. “We’re not making dis Heffner said. the NCAA meet. This is the first sea- any major changes to Christy said the meet “I think we have a lot son of the new quali- our dives. will likely see the high- of people very capable of fying standard. With Iowa has the added est fan turnout for the making it,” Hefner said. that in mind, the Iowa advantage of hosting Hawkeyes tahis season. “It’s time to show what divers are confident the meet, which adds With the home- we can do.” they will be successful an air of familiarity as pool advantage, the in the meet. well as brings out the Hawkeyes are ready to Follow @IanFromIo-

weekend that will define down physical, skilled rebounds the second half. WBB how the team performs in post players such as Ohio That and the turnover re- CONTINUED FROM 12 two weeks. State’s Alexa Hart. ally did us in.” Even in defeat, the It’s an issue that reared Hawkeyes’ talent and its head earlier in the was twice as harsh. The ability still commands season against Minneso- GO TO senior and All-American the respect of every school ta and sophomore stud point guard was forced to they face. Amanda Zahui B. and DAILYIOWAN.COM watch her team lose from “They’re one of the best one the Hawks have yet FOR A PHOTO SLIDE SHOW the bench in overtime af- offensive teams I’ve played to fully correct. ter fouling out in the final against in terms of execu- Hart’s play, plus an un- minute of regulation. tion and having players characteristically high “It’s going to sting for a fit the style of play they number of Iowa turnovers while,” she said. “At that have,” Ohio State head doomed them in the semi- moment, I still thought coach Kevin McGuff said. finals, and while there’s we were going to win, and “Iowa’s really an outstand- more than a few small I still think we could win. ing basketball team.” tweaks to correct, it’s not a We were right there the The Hawkeyes were bad place to start. whole time.” their usual offensive jug- “In the second half es- With a not quite two gernaut against the Bucks; pecially, we didn’t box out weeks until the tourna- however, they continued well enough,” Bluder said. ment begins, the Hawks their struggle at shutting “That had 10 offensive will have plenty of time to stew over the loss and try to piece together what ex- actly went wrong. And as painful as it is, head coach Lisa Bluder and her team know March is no time for self-pity. Beaten but far from bro- ken, the Hawkeyes will try to use the loss as extra motivation to galvanize themselves for the upcom- ing championship run. “We have to get back to figuring out why it hap- pened the last two nights,” Bluder said. “Because it obviously hurts you in tight games, in overtime games … So we just let the pace of the game overtake us, I think, a little bit at that point.” A Big Ten title may not have been in the cards for this year’s Hawkeye squad, but the Hawks as currently constructed still have the capability to do some serious damage once the brackets are set. It’s how they learn from Iowa guard Melissa Dixon sits in the locker room after the semifinal game against Ohio a crushing defeat like the State in the Big Ten Tournament in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, on March 7. The Buckeyes one they had this past defeated the Hawkeyes, 91-85, in overtime. (The Daily Iowan/Alyssa Hitchcock)

Caffery said. “You team in the Big Ten to MBB would expect them to one of the hottest teams CONTINUED FROM 12 be locked in and under- heading into postsea- stand.” son play. Locked “It’s tough to win in are the typical film ses- in might this league, but 12-6 is sions, run-throughs, be the best just amazing,” White work on zone offense, phrase to said. “And to finish the and then the obvious describe way we have, it’s a spe- stuff such as maintain- Iowa right cial year, and I’m excit- ing physical condition- now. In ed for it to keep going.” ing. the span McCaffery But after that, the of 20 head coach Follow @Jacob- players are “out the days, the Sheyko on Twitter for door.” Hawkeyes updates, news, and “We have an expe- have transformed from analysis about the Iowa rienced group,” Mc- a middle of the road basketball team. THE DAILY IOWAN DAILYIOWAN.COM MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015 11 SPORTS MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015 FOR UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE OF HAWKEYE SPORTS, FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @DI_SPORTS_DESK DAILYIOWANSPORTS.COM

Iowa center Adam Woodbury drives against Northwestern in Carver-Hawkeye on March 7. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wildcats, 69-52. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing) Hawk energy turns season around Iowa went on a six-game winning streak after losing to Northwestern on Feb. 15. What changed?

By JACOB SHEYKO Iowa’s six-game winning streak hasn’t just been Iowa’s 75 points per game). They’re also just shooting [email protected] impressive in that it is tied for the longest winning 35.8 percent shooting from the floor. streak in the Big Ten, but it’s also impressive in the “There’s no question that has been the reason we Following Iowa’s 66-61 loss to Northwestern on Feb. manner in which the Hawkeyes have won. have won six games in a row,” Iowa head coach Fran 15, Aaron White had little to say. It’s arguably been the weakest stretch of Iowa’s McCaffery said. “It’s probably the reason we’ve won Really, nothing could be said besides noting that Io- conference schedule, but the Hawkeyes made no 21 games, too. wa played poorly. The Hawkeyes had just lost their doubt who the superior team was, winning five of “If you want to be a team that contends for a cham- second-straight game, following their season-wide their last six games by a margin of 8 points or more. pionship, you better play defense.” formula of winning a couple in a row, then dropping The only down-to-the wire game Iowa encountered With the Big Ten Tournament, and subsequent the next bunch of games. Iowa had struggles stringing in the last three weeks was an 81-77 win at Penn NCAA Tournament right around the corner, one together a winning streak of substance. State. During that same span, four of the six wins would expect this to be a time for coaches to drill In the second meeting of the teams — which Iowa have been by at least 14 points. game plans into the player’s heads. But it’s been just won, 69-52, on March 7 — there was plenty to say. Iowa has shown up and done what it’s expected to about the opposite for Iowa. For one, it was Senior Day and a near-perfect send- do: dominate a lesser opponent. McCaffery has tried to avoid over-coaching, saying off for Iowa’s four seniors. But it was also Iowa’s sixth- “Just understanding that we’re not unbeatable,” Iowa’s latest practices have been pretty simple. There straight win and a mark of the changing of the tide; Gabe Olaseni said about the key during the winning Iowa will enter the Big Ten Tournament this week streak. “… We have to respect each opponent when SEE MBB, 10 playing its best basketball of the season. we’re out on the floor.” “Especially in this league, it’s tough to win 12 There’s also been a significant spike in Iowa’s ac- games,” White said. “We did it on the road. We did it at tivity on defense. GO TO home. We did it in multiple ways, but we always stuck During the six-game winning streak, opponents DAILYIOWAN.COM to our identity, which is what I’m most proud of.” averaged just 57.5 points per game (as opposed to FOR A PHOTO SLIDE SHOW

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Diving into diving, a primer Heartbreak By IAN MURPHY [email protected] DI swimming and div- Hotel hits ing beat writer Ian Murphy examines the complicated sport of diving by explain- ing its essential compo- Hawkeyes nents and scoring system. The Zones Diving Qualifier The Iowa women’s basketball will be held in the Campus Recreation and Wellness team will feel the sting of its Center natatorium today semifinal loss to Ohio State through Wednesday. To swimming fans, before it goes about preparing diving may seem like an for the NCAA Tournament. unwelcome intrusion to the sanctity of racing, By RYAN RODRIGUEZ an unnecessary break in [email protected] the more exciting, fast- er-paced adrenaline rush For the Iowa women’s basketball taking place 15 feet away. team, the bite of March 7’s semifinal A bad dive looks like cha- loss to Ohio State won’t soon fade. os, and a good dive doesn’t A team that looked poised to cap off look much different. a historic 2015 season It is hard to appreciate with its first Big Ten ti- the amount of madness tle in 14 years instead someone needs to fall went home early and through the air, from as empty-handed. high as 33 feet before ul- Iowa diver Addison Boschult dives off platform during the final session of the men’s Big Ten swimming and diving meet in the Cam- A group of seniors that timately crashing into a pus Recreation & Wellness Center on Feb. 28. Michigan won the meet with 760 points. (The Daily Iowan/John Theulen) so boldly willed the Black 17-foott deep body of wa- and Gold to victory night ter at a speed of more than 30 mph, towers — large, concrete slabs — have learn notes. Like notes are to songs, in and night out for four Logic for the entertainment of others. five heights. categories are to diving. seasons will graduate guard Diving, which appears overwhelm- In each event, athletes perform all Those categories include front, without a single confer- ing and intimidating to a swimming five categories of dives, and those back, inward, reverse, and twister. A ence championship to fan, is in fact a simple sport. It boils dives can be performed in any of the diver must complete one of all five, show for it, and while a looming NCAA down to two pieces: categories and po- four positions. and there is no order for them to be Tournament run could provide one last sitions. Judges use those two pieces to “It’s like learning to play the pia- completed in. shot at redemption, the loss will leave a give a score. no,” head diving coach Todd Waikel Diving is comparable with the in- bitter taste of defeat won’t soon subside. There are three events in diving: said. “You don’t sit down and start dividual medley in swimming. When For captain Sam Logic, that sting the 1-meter springboard, the 3-me- playing Mozart.” ter springboard, and the towers. The To start playing the piano, one must SEE DIVING, 8 SEE WBB, 10