once a hawkeye, always a hawkeye

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The Daily Iowan
University Edition
August 22, 2016
Once a Hawkeye, always a Hawkeye
InsIde: How to become a Hawk
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Table of Contents
Staff
ESSENtIaLS aRtS & CULtURE
Publisher: 335-5788
William Casey
Editor-in-Chief: 335-6030
Lily abromeit
Managing Editor: 335-6030
Fun Facts 4 Downtown dining 68
Grace Pateras
Board of Supervisors 4 Campus Activities Board 70
Metro Editors: 335-6063
City Council 4 Local venues, bands 72
Katelyn Weisbrod
On Iowa 8 FilmScene 72
anis Shakirah Mohd Muslimin
Rec Center 10 Writers’ Workshop 74
Opinions Editor: 335-5863 Student Health 14 Iowa City festivals 78
Marcus Brown Studying abroad 16 SCOPE 80
Sports Editors: 335-5848 Dorm life 101 18 Englert Theater 82
Blake Dowson ROTC 20 Local theater 82
Courtney Baumann Student Legal Services 22 Coffee Shops 84
Pregame Editor: 335-5848 Transportation 24 Bookstores 84
Jordan Hansen Where to buy textbooks 26 Dance Department 86
Arts and Culture Editor: 335-5863 A year in review 28 Libraries 90
Girindra Selleck Museums 90
Design Editor: 335-5855 KRUI 90
taylor Laufersweiler
Politics Editor: 335-5855
Mitch Mcandrew
Photo Editor: 335-5852
CaMPUS & CItY SPORtS
Jordan Gale
Convergence Editor: 335-6063
Elona Neal
TV New Director: 335-6063
Cole Johnson
UI Administration 32 Football 102
TV Sports Director: 335-5848
How to vote 34 Men’s basketball 104
taylor Brooks
Board of Regents 36 Women’s basketball 106
TV Tech Director: 335-6063 Iowa Politics and Parties 38 Women’s tennis 108
Lauren O’Machel Volunteering 40 Men’s tennis 108
Copy Chief: 335-6063 Dance Marathon 44 Wrestling 110
Beau Elliot Religious organizations 48 Baseball 112
Web Editor: 335-5829 Flood recovery 50 Softball 112
tony Phan Cultural Houses 52 Volleyball 114
Business Manager: 335-5789 Political Topics 54 Field hockey 114
Debra Plath UISG, GPSG 58 Soccer 114
Classified Ads/Circulation Manager: 335-5784 Letters from UISG, GPSG 60 CyHawk series 118
Juli Krause Cross-country 120
Production Manager: 335-5789 Men’s track 120
Heidi Owen Women’s track 120
Gymnastics 124
Advertising Manager: 335-5193
Golf 124
Renee Manders
Swimming 126
Advertising Sales Staff:
Bev Mrstik.... 335-5792
Breaking News Corrections Publishing info
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E S S E N T I A L S
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University of Iowa facts & figures
• In the fall of 2015, the University Union, in 1970.
of Iowa had a student population of
32,150. The UI, founded in 1847, is one • From 1924 to 1943, Howard Fran-
of three regent universities in the state. cis Moffitt built hundreds of houses
in Iowa City and nearby Coralville.
• There are currently 33 Hawkeye Moffitt had no formal architectural
football players in the National Football training, based many of his designs
League, 10 of them offensive linemen. on magazine photos, and created no
two houses alike.
• UI has the No. 1 writing pro-
grams in fiction and poetry, Writers’ • Iowa City is one of 20 cities in
Workshop. The Nonfiction Writing the world designated as UNESCO
Program was ranked No. 1 in the World Cities of Literature. It was
country for five-consecutive years the third.
as of 2013.
• The UI has produced more Divi-
• UI has the no. 1 speech-language sion-1 college football coaches than
pathology graduate program as ranked any other college in the country, ac-
by U.S. News & World Report 2016. cording to the Wall Street Journal.
• The UI was the first state univer- • The Daily Iowan was the first daily Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz meets in the middle to shake hands with Stanford head coach David Shaw after the Rose
sity to officially recognize the Gay, Les- college newspaper west of the Mississippi. Bowl game in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 1. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)
bian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Allied
IOWA CITY CITY COunCIl:
KInGSleY BOTCHWAY II TeRRY DICKenS PAulIne TAYlOR
Term: 2014-18, Term: 2014-18, Term: 2016-20, Reg-
Director of Equity and co-owner of Herteen istered Nurse/UIHC
Staffing at the Iowa & Stocker Jewelers
City School District
Mayor pro term District B District A
Mayor JOHn THOMAS
ROCKne COle SuSAn MIMS Term: 2016-20,
JIM THROGMORTOn Term: 2016-20, Term: 2014-18, Registered Landscape
Term: 2016-20, Attorney and Partner, Professional Finan- Architect, State of
University of Iowa Cole & Vondra PC cial Planner California (retired)
Professor Emeritus
At-large At-large District C
JOHnSOn COunTY
SuPeRvISORS:
Janelle Rettig Pat Harney Mike Carberry Rod Sullivan lisa
vice chair woman supervisor supervior chairman Green-Douglass
Term 2014-18 Term 2012-16 Term 2014-18 Head term 2012-16 Supervior: term 2016
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On Iowa! opens arms to freshmen
For six years, the On Iowa! pro- new home. to be a member of the Hawkeye fam- On Iowa! will close Aug. 21 with
gram has helped incoming Univer- Furthermore, On Iowa! gives ily. a ceremony in which a student will
sity of Iowa freshmen acclimate to freshmen the chance to form friend- Incoming freshmen will explore give a speech touching on promise
college life. The program will take ships with new and returning stu- college open houses, attend their the next four years holds for the
place during the second part of Ori- dents, discover rich Hawkeye tra- first small-group meetings, and end class.
entation and will run from Aug. 19 to ditions, prepare to excel in their the night at Kinnick Stadium, in The program officially ends at
21. The program gives all incoming classes, explore all of the activities which they’ll learn the “Iowa Fight the President’s Residence with the
freshmen the opportunity to connect and student organizations on cam- Song” and take the annual class President’s Block Party where stu-
with their peers and adapt to their pus, and understand what it means photo on the field of the stadium. dents can enjoy food and drink.
Kinnick Stadium is filled with more than 5,000 freshmen on Aug. 21, 2015, for Kickoff at Kinnick. The kickoff Cheerleaders perform at the President’s Block Party on Aug. 23, 2015. The UI holds the block party every year.
marks the last day of Orientation for the freshman class. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert) (The Daily Iowan/ File Photo)
The class of 2019 stands in the traditional “I” during Kickoff at Kinnick on Aug. 21, 2015. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)
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Re-creating recreation for the University of Iowa
The University of Iowa makes it est recreation centers in the Big Ten. dent IDs. The $285 enrollment fee cal Indoor Triathlon took place, and
easy for students and others to stay It shouldn’t be hard to find is included in tuition and fees, and in April, a Zumba Party was hosted
fit while on campus. something to do, with a 50-foot it also allows students access to the by the Rec Center in Hubbard Park.
The Campus Recreation & Well- rock-climbing wall, 50-meter Olym- Field House and the Hawkeye Tennis After a good workout, students can
ness Center is a $71 million facility pic swimming pool, and several bas- & Recreation Complex. get a massage at Massage Oasis or
that had its ground-breaking cer- ketball courts. There’s also a leisure When students want a change from enjoy a smoothie from the popular
emony in October 2007; the doors pool with a lazy river, hot tub, and their typical workout routine, they Power Cafe, both located on the low-
opened in August 2010. a sauna. can attend various events hosted by er level of the building.
Six years and 20,000 square feet Accessing the Rec Center is easy; the Rec Center throughout the year.
later, the building is one of the larg- UI students simply use their stu- In March, the fifth-annual Tropi-
A woman climbs the rock wall at the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center on Nov. 28, 2015. The wall A swimmer knifes through the water in the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center during the Black and Gold scrim-
stands at 50-feet tall. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel) mage on Oct. 9, 2015. The center has a 50-meter Olympic-style pool. (Daily Iowan/Glenn Sonnie Wooden)