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MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2014 THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 DAILYIOWAN.COM 50¢ 2015 TAXSLAYER BOWL BOWLING FOR HAWKEYES Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz and Athletics Director Gary Barta talk to the media after the bowl-game announcement on Sunday. Iowa will compete against Tennessee in the TaxSlayer Bowl game in Jacksonville, Florida, on Jan. 2, 2015. (The Daily Iowan/Tessa Hursh) The Iowa football team accepted an invitation to play in the 2015 It was a matter of time until Tennessee TaxSlayer Bowl game against Tennessee on Sunday evening. found out about its bowl selection. By CODY GOODWIN 2:20 p.m. (CST) on Jan. 2, 2015, in Jacksonville, By JACOB SHEYKO [email protected] Florida, at EverBank Field. ESPN will broad- [email protected] cast the game. arlier this year, around Sept. 1, Iowa Ath- “We’re thrilled to get the invitation to play in Tennessee and Iowa — which will meet in the letics Director Gary Barta talked with the TaxSlayer Bowl,” Iowa head coach Kirk Fer- 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl — are vastly different football Rick Catlett, the CEO and president of the entz said. “And it’s exciting for all of us, certainly. programs. TaxSlayer Bowl. They spoke about the still- We’re looking forward to an opportunity to line The Volunteers are on the upswing, eclipsing last Eyoung 2014 season and where the Hawkeyes up and play again. year’s win total of five games by winning six games might play their postseason bowl game, should “More importantly, to be together another for this season — and with it comes an opportunity they reach eligibility. three-plus weeks as we get ready for the game.” “And I jokingly said, you know, where can I It will be Iowa’s second trip to the TaxSlay- SEE TENNESSEE, 3 sign up,” Barta said. “Going to a bowl used to be er Bowl, formerly known as the Gator Bowl. about constant conversations all year and then In 1983, the Hawkeyes lost to Florida, 14-6, in finding the best matchup. So that’s sort of how front of an announced 81,293, the fourth-largest 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl it’s reverted. crowd in the history of the bowl. “I liken it a bit of a throwback, how it used to be.” Iowa, 7-5 this year, has been named the visit- When: 2:20 p.m. (CST), Jan. 2, 2015 On Sunday evening, the Iowa football team ing team and Tennessee, 6-6, is the home team. Where: Jacksonville, Florida accepted an invitation to play Tennessee in the Tickets: taxslayerbowl.com/tickets, hawkeyesports.com, and at the 70th-annual TaxSlayer Bowl. Kickoff is set for SEE BOWL, 3 UI Athletics Ticket Office UI community reacts to display on Pentacrest By REBECCA MORIN “Ultimately, it sounded like a pretty good message,” UI [email protected] junior Mariah Dawson said. “I was impressed with the details that it said, that students of the community was On Dec. 6, in the wake of a controversial art display on offended by it. I was impressed with the university’s ini- the Pentacrest, students and community members asked, tiative to state all of the details, that it didn’t try to sugar- “Where is Sally Mason?” coat anything.” A day later, she responded. On Dec. 5, a 7-foot figure that many observers said In a statement issued Sunday, University of Iowa Presi- resembled a Ku Klux Klan figure, which had a camera dent Sally Mason said she will create an advisory commit- that recorded viewers’ initial responses, showed up on the tee to help with cultural competency. In addition, she will Pentacrest. Serhat Tanyolacar, a 2014-15 UI printmaking begin meeting with students Wednesday to gather feed- fellow, placed the display at 7 a.m. Dec. 5. back after some said the UI did not respond adequately to UI officials asked Tanyolacar to take down the display the controversial display. after several hours. Students and community members “The effects of the display were felt throughout the Iowa said they felt threatened by the display and were terrified. City community,” Mason said in a statement. “That dis- “I didn’t know what was going on,” Dawson said. play immediately caused black students and community “Less than 24 hours before, there was a peaceful ral- members to feel terrorized and to fear for their safety.” ly, and then for that statue to be there. I didn’t know Some students said they were pleased with Mason’s what was going on, and if the KKK was here, and if Signs posted on the Pentacrest are shown on Dec. 6, 2014. Students and community members refused to statement, and they look forward to creating a dialogue speak to the media, although the writings appeared to be a symbolic act to reclaim the space in light of all with university officials. SEE DISPLAY, 3 the recent events occurring in Iowa City and across the nation. 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(The Daily Iowan/Lexi Brunk) Subscription rates: Kristen East Iowa City and Coralville: $20 for one Convergence Editor 335-6063 semester, $40 for two semesters, $10 Quentin Misiag for summer session, $50 for full year. TV News Director 335-6063 Out of town: $40 for one sememster, $80 Dora Grote for two semesters, $20 for summer TV Sports Director 335-6063 session, $100 all year. Chelsie Brown Send address changes to: The Daily Iowan, Jalyn Souchek Thinking, and eating, Korean 100 Adler Journalism Building, Iowa City, Web Editor 335-5829 Iowa 52242-2004 Tony Phan The University of Iowa Korean institute hosted its first cooking class on Dec. 6. Business Manager 335-5786 Advertising Manager 335-5193 Debra Plath By ALYSSA GUZMAN Renee Manders Classifed Ads/Circulation Manager [email protected] Advertising Sales Staff Juli Krause 335-5784 Bev Mrstik 335-5792 Production Manager 335-5789 A smell of beef, pep- Cathy Witt 335-5794 Heidi Owen pers, and onions filled a room in the University Capital Center. Bulgogi, a tradition- al Korean dish made of a mixture of rice, meat and vegetables, was cooked and served to those who participated in the first Korean cul- tural class following a relatively new partner- ship between the Uni- versity of Iowa and a Korean institute. Since the partnership, the King Sejong Insti- tute has taught Korean language courses, and it is trying to expand the program to focus on Two instructors demonstrate how to make the Korean dish Bulgogi in the University Capitol Center on Dec. 6. This was the first more cultural-related cooking class offered by the King Sejong Institute. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert) classes. The cooking class held Currently, offering ed about the learning,” event they all enjoy. Dec. 6 was the first step more Korean cooking and Park said. “They have “It’s been fun,” she toward that initiative. art courses is its goal. been progressing [even said. “We came as a “The Korean cook- Thus far, the King Se- though] it’s so hard to family to the cultural ing class is just one of jong Institute has agreed study [Korean]. I’m so things. I love that we’re many other offerings to the UI’s requests. excited about the class.” doing the cooking class.” of our new King Sejong “We requested Korea Thomas said the cours- The next cooking Institute,” said Down- to send us someone who es have seen success. class will take place ing Thomas, the asso- specializes in Korean “Courses focused Dec. 13 and those who ciate provost and dean music and art so we can on Korean language are in attendance will of International Pro- have some Korean art and culture have be- make Kimbab, Korean grams.