The Daily Iowan MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2020 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 DAILYIOWAN.COM 50¢ INSIDE IOWA POLITICS 3 Abortion proposal faces long road to becoming Iowa law A proposal to change the Iowa constitution backed by anti-abortion advocates passed the Senate last week, one step of a yearslong process to become law. BY RYLEE WILSON tion is two years away from passage 13 along party lines, meaning the The amendment awaits passage [email protected] at the earliest — and the effects of bill hurdled past the Feb. 21 funnel in the Iowa House, and lawmakers the resolution passing are not total- deadline. Thirty-two senate Repub- are slated to hold a public hearing on The proposed amendment to ly clear to lawmakers. licans voted in favor and 18 senate the amendment Tuesday evening. specify the Iowa constitution Senate Joint Resolution 2001 Democrats voted against the pro- doesn't grant the right to an abor- passed the Iowa Senate on Feb. posal. SEE ABORTION, 3 UI technology awards of- fer opportunity for faculty to enrich classrooms The University of Iowa’s Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards aim to foster innovation in the classrooms of each college and allow opportunity for faculty and Burmese students showcase students alike. 3 culture with new group Three Burmese students began gathering with friends to form a community of peers from the same country. Now, they have formed an official student organization hoping to educate people about their culture. University of Iowa panel discusses response, con- cerns on coronavirus Four University of Iowa profession- als addressed realities and percep- tions of the coronavirus within the context of the UI community at a WorldCanvass panel in the Univer- sity Capitol Center on Feb. 21. 5 Photos: Hawkeyes splash into Big Ten Champion- ships in swimming and diving Iowa women’s swimming and diving set school records both individually and as a team in Iowa Tate Hildyard/The Daily Iowan City at the Big Ten Championships. Burmese American Student Organization Secretary Chocho Stay, Vice President Teresa Bochung, and President Natalie Kyaw pose for a portrait in the College of Engineering on Feb. 21. The Hawkeyes came in ninth place with 430 points, with multiple The club is a way for students of Burmese heritage to interact and connect with a group of people with a shared cultural identity. swimmers breaking school records. BY KELSEY HARRELL English and eventually developed support groups of college. [email protected] friends in high school. Feeling that their culture was lacking in represen- Upon arriving at the UI, however, Bochung soon tation on the UI campus, three students founded the 8 Navigating the education system as a non-native learned that she did not have similar support groups Burma/Myanmar Student Association this month English speaker proved to be a challenge for Burmese available to her. With a desire to spark a change, Bo- to create a community of support among Burmese student Teresa Bochung. The University of Iowa stu- chung and a group of friends developed a student dent spent all of middle school learning how to speak organization to help students like herself navigate SEE GROUP, 2 ARTS & CULTURE Center seeks Hawkeye wrestling turns Animation for all ages to reduce focus to Big Tens Iowa wrestling dominated the regular season, ending with After four years of FilmScene allowing kids to learn animation eight wins out of 10 matches with techniques, adults in the Iowa City community took their turn with overdoses Oklahoma State. Now, it’s time to translate that into postseason Adult Animation Camp. The Injury Prevention success. and Research Center released a 8 report outlining five recommendations to the state to reduce overdoses in Iowa. BY RIN SWANN [email protected] Following concerns about the unique Lugo shines in senior challenges that rural areas face in com- night spotlight bating the opioid epidemic, the Univer- Pat Lugo has wrestled tenaciously sity of Iowa Injury Prevention and Re- all season, and he did not shy search Center recently released a report away from the senior night outlining five priorities of reducing spotlight. The senior pinned No. 6 overdoses in Iowa. Boo Lewallen of Oklahoma State According to a National Institute of Drug Use report, deaths related to overdoses in Iowa are lower than the national average — with 6.9 deaths per 100,000 people compared to a national average of 14.6 deaths per 100,000 peo- Hayden Froehlich/The Daily Iowan ple. Atkins family members work on their green screen film during the Adult Animation Camp at Film Scene in the Ped Mall on Seventy-three percent of opioid-re- Sunday. The family traveled to Iowa City for a reunion at the animation camp. lated deaths in Iowa come from urban Tune in for LIVE updates counties, accounting for the majority, Watch for campus and city news, BY JENNA POST The children’s version of the camp started in the but rural areas face challenges such as weather, and Hawkeye sports [email protected] summer of 2016 and goes on for a week, but the adult increased distance to treatment, a lack coverage every day at 8:30 a.m. version was conducted over a weekend since adults of trained doctors who understand at dailyiowan.com. At FilmScene’s Ped Mall location, groups of adults generally can’t spare the time that children can. How- overdose treatment, less social support, huddled around tables full of art supplies and video ever, a lack of time didn’t stop adults from coming to and higher rates of manual labor. All of equipment to take their first step in learning the tricks learn how to do stop-motion animation and animation the above increase the risk for injury. of animation. effects. The report is a continuation of a 2017 FilmScene's Adult Animation camp took place Feb. 22-23 to teach participants beginner's animation tricks. SEE ANIMATION, 2 SEE OVERDOSES, 2 2 NEWS THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILYIOWAN.COM | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2020 Volume 151 SNOW MORE SNOW The Daily Iowan Issue 95 BREAKING NEWS STAFF Phone: (319) 335-6030 Publisher. 335-5788 Email: [email protected] Jason Brummond Fax: 335-6297 Editor in Chief. 335-6030 Marissa Payne CORRECTIONS Managing Editors Call: 335-6030 Brooklyn Draisey Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for accuracy and fairness in the Kayli Reese reporting of news. If a report is Sarah Watson wrong or misleading, a request Managing Digital Editor for a correction or a clarification may be made. 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Temperatures reached above 50 degrees in Iowa City this Arts Editors weekend. This warm weather is short-lived though with a couple of inches of snow in the forecast for Tuesday. semester, $100 for two semesters, $10 for summer session, $100 all Josie Fischels year. Madison Lotenschtein struggles of being a college stu- this semester, Kyaw said. people in attendance, which Send address changes to: TV Sports Director Kade Overton GROUP dent, making the transition to The three had talked about was more than its leadership The Daily Iowan, CONTINUED FROM FRONT a university a little easier, said creating a student organiza- expected, Bochung said. It 100 Adler Journalism Building, TV News Director Natalie Kyaw, the association’s tion for Burmese students but has been challenging to set Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2004 Emily Callahan president. had yet to do it before now, up meetings because of other students and educate people “Growing up, I went to an Htay said. meetings and commitments BUSINESS STAFF about their culture. almost all-white school, so they “When I came to the univer- each member may have, she Business Manager Advertising Sales Burma, also known as Myan- didn’t know where Burma is, sity, wherever I [would] look added. Debra Plath. .335-5786 Bev Mrstik. 335-5792 mar, is a country in southeast and they always asked me, there was no one that I actu- Although the club is just Advertising Director/Circulation Production Manager Asia near Thailand. In fall of ‘Where’s Burma?’ ” Kyaw said. ally know or people from my kicking off, the executive team Juli Krause. 335-5784 Heidi Owen. 335-5789 2019, UI Registrar’s Office da- “I always had to pull up a map country,” Htay said. “It makes plans to hold events this se- ta recorded four international and tell them, ‘Oh, it’s right by me feel left out. I don’t have mester and showcase Burmese students from Burma. (The to- Thailand.” anyone to talk to and then I’m culture. The group plans to nization through showcasing own [student organization] so tal wouldn't include Burmese Kyaw, Bochung, and Cho- not close with people… If you have a potluck in March to help traditional outfits worn in we’re more relatable,” Bochung American students.) Cho Htay, the organization’s already have someone that the members get to know each Burma and creating models of said.