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A photojournalist joined a paranormal investigation with the Iowa City Ghost Hunters to try to answer a question: Are ghosts real? BY KATIE GOODALE | katherine-goodale@uiowa.edu
Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan Matthew O’Brien, a cofounder of the Iowa City Ghost Hunters, speaks on the walkie-talkie to wife Heather O’Brien as she runs the base downstairs during a paranormal investigation on Oct. 20. The master bedroom was a focus of heavy investigation because of the owner’s reports of feeling something touch his forehead while he slept. I wasn’t quite sure what a haunted house would look like. A small living room and office space lay to the right of the stairs, and a hallway led back into the kitchen. Around the house were eclectic collections of religious icons, old books, World War II memorabilia, and an Iron Maiden poster hanging over the stairwell. A heavy smell of food and wine hung in the air as several spectators and a three-person team of paranormal investigators finished up their meal, and cheerful laughter rebounded off the close space. The only sign of what was about to happen were several large black crates on the floor, each reading
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“Iowa City Ghost Hunters.” I was heading into a paranormal investigation of a 125-year-old home in Iowa City. The owner, UI law Associate professor Mihailis Diamantis, had experienced increased paranormal activity in the three weeks leading up to the Oct. 20 investigation. He noticed sweet aromas in his living room, a door that opened and closed on its own, voices outside his house, footsteps in the house despite living alone, and felt a touch while in bed. “I’m not sure I believe in ghosts,” Diamantis said. “But if they did exist, they would be in my house.”
Like Diamantis, I never put much stock in the idea of ghosts; however, over the past few years, I have grown increasingly interested in the paranormal. As a little kid, I was terrified of everything; for many years I had to sleep with my light on. And while I might have been scared of everything, nothing scared me more than ghosts. How could I defend myself from something that was invisible and already dead? Finally, as a freshman in high school, I wanted to expose myself to the things that used to scare me — scary movies
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Fred Hubbell stresses education, health care Fred Hubbell faces Republican incumbent Kim Reynolds in the race for Iowa’s chief executive officer.
Joe Biden stumps for Iowa Democrats
Former Vice President Joe Biden made an appearance in Cedar Rapids a week ahead of Election Day, on which Democrats have a chance to unseat Republican incumbents in competitive races for governor and for Congress.
Local vigil rejects hate, violence After 13 lives were lost in two recent shootings, Iowa City community members honor victims with a candlelight vigil. BY MASTURA IBNAT
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ing businesses and leading public entities as proof he can balance the state’s budget while returning money to finance health-care options and increase funding for public universities and community colleges. Hubbell, 67, is running against incumbent
Iowa City community members and University of Iowa students came together Tuesday over a shared fear that people’s ethnicities will continue to make them targets of hate crimes following recent shootings in two states targeted at black and Jewish people. Those who came together Tuesday in Iowa City sought to honor the 13 victims who lost their lives in the two shootings with a candlelight vigil. The vigil took place in the IMU with approximately 150 in attendance. In Pittsburgh, a man killed 11 people and wounded six others on Oct. 27 in the Tree of Life Congregation after shouting anti-Semitic slurs during prayer. The incident followed the shooting that took place on Oct. 24 in Jeffersontown, Kentucky. The assailant had attempted to enter a black church before killing two customers at a Kroger supermarket. Both customers were black. Many community members spoke at the Iowa City vigil, including Jerry Ellen of the Johnson County Interfaith Coalition. She spoke about her fear for the future of the many children who were present at the vigil. “I think the reason that I’m so emotional is because I see so many children here, and I can’t help
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Iowa offense needs to move
Iowa’s game against Penn State on Oct. 27 could have gone better for the Hawkeyes, especially on the offensive end. Now, a few days removed from the crushing loss, the Hawkeyes know the steps they need to take.
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Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan Democratic candidate for governor Fred Hubbell addresses supporters during the Cedar Rapids Early Vote Rally at the Veterans Memorial Building on Tuesday.
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sarah-e-watson@uiowa.edu As a first-time political candidate, Democrat Fred Hubbell has run an issue-based campaign, placing heavy emphasis on affordable health care and funding for education. Hubbell highlights his experience manag-
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those around this country who are ridiculed, who are bullied, and who are killed simply for being who they are,” Ellen said. “I wish for a day that [the Johnson County Interfaith Coalition] doesn’t need to exist.” Gabriella Koren, the president of Hillel House, expressed her anger and shock about the Pittsburgh
‘Unfortunately, it shows the level of hatred that still exists in our country. As a young, intelligent generation, we can’t stand by and let this continue. If we don’t speak and take action, then it won’t stop.’ — Margot Sylvan, Hillel House member cumstances of the event and said she hoped that, one day, the community could celebrate the differences in others rather than mourn them. “We will stand with
shooting. “The assailant’s sole wish was to kill Jewish individuals, and he chose to enter and murder congregants while they gathered for a peaceful Sabbath morning
Charles Peckman/The Daily Iowan More than 100 people held candles while singing traditional Jewish songs in the IMU on Tuesday during a vigil for the victims of the shootings in Pittsburgh and Jeffersontown, Kentucky. Members of the Jewish and African-American communities came to mourn the loss of those who were killed in last week’s shootings at a Kentucky Kroger and the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
Charles Peckman/The Daily Iowan Emotions ran high in the IMU on Tuesday during a vigil for the victims of the shootings in Pittsburgh and Jeffersontown, Kentucky.
prayer service,” she said. “As Jews, we do not tolerate hate or racism, and we stand by those who are also victims of intolerance and hate.” Margot Sylvan of Hillel House expressed her regret that among the 11 victims in the Pittsburgh shooting, one of them was a 97-year-old Holocaust survivor. “Unfortunately, it shows the level of hatred that still exists in our country. As a young, intelligent generation, we can’t stand by and let this continue,” she said. “If we don’t speak and take action, then it won’t stop.”
Moines to a prominent family. He graduated from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and received a juris doctorate from the University of Iowa. He and his wife, Charlotte, whom he met while studying at the UI, now live in Des Moines. The couple have three grown children and three grandchildren. In 2009 then-Gov. Chet Culver appointed Hubbell as director of the Department of Economic Development. Additionally, Hubbell chaired the Iowa Power Fund from 2007 to 2010. He has served on a laundry list of nonprofits and philanthropic organizations. He was a member of the Mercy Hospital Medical Center Board of Trustees and Planned Parenthood in the mid-80s and chaired the United Negro College Foundation in 1988 and the Iowa College Foundation Board from 1995 to 1996. Following the 2008 floods, Hubbell also led a disaster-relief campaign in eastern Iowa. He launched his campaign in the summer of 2017 in what shaped up to be a crowded
Democratic primary. He easily won the field with 54.3 percent of the vote, around 34 percentage points more than the runner-up. Hubbell has focused a significant portion of his campaign on what he sees as injustices resulting from the decision to delegate Medicaid patient insurance decisions to private companies. He supports renegotiating contracts with Iowa’s two managed-care organizations. His goal is to bring more decision-making abilities under state government control and institute new leadership for the Iowa Department of Human Services. He has criticized what he calls wasteful tax incentives to corporations. He points to the Board of Iowa Economic Development Authority’s approval of $20 million in tax incentives to attract tech-giant Apple to Waukee. Instead, Hubbell says, the dollars used to attract Apple could be used to fund mental-health initiatives, job-training programs, and a Medicaid transition. “The reality is we can fix
HUBBELL CONTINUED FROM FRONT Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican. Hubbell cites an incident that occurred more than 30 years ago as a turning point in his life. In 1981, Hubbell and his wife were held hostage at gunpoint on a hijacked plane for several days. He resolved that if he made it out alive, he would dedicate his life to helping others. “I prayed and thought about what I would do differently if I got a second chance,” he said during the last gubernatorial debate, Oct. 21. “Since then, I wake up remembering the event and feel motivated to make our state the best place it can be.” At the time, Hubbell was a lawyer in New York City. Soon after the plane incident, Hubbell and his wife returned to Iowa. There, he began leading various nonprofits and philanthropic boards and organizations. Hubbell is a fifth-generation Iowan, born in Des
Koren said she maintains hope in the Jewish community and its ability to stay resilient in the face of tragedy. “There can be no excuses for the violence and tragedy that occurred, only sadness and the unwavering certainty that we, as part of the Jewish community, will not back down in the face of threats and anti-semitism,” she said. “We hope that others will mourn with us for these lost souls and work to ensure that anti-Semitism or hate in any form has no home in America today.
Charles Peckman/The Daily Iowan Community members light candles and sing traditional Jewish songs in the IMU on Tuesday during a vigil for the shootings in Pennsylvania and Kentucky.
Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan Supporters cheer a speech by Democratic candidate for governor Fred Hubbell during the Cedar Rapids Early Vote Rally at the Veterans Memorial Building on Tuesday. Medicaid and stop this privatization disaster without raising taxes,” Hubbell said at a campaign stop in Iowa City on Oct. 27 Saturday.
In 2018, the Legislature passed $35.5 million in budget cuts to Iowa’s multi-billion-dollar budget. A third of those fell on the UI and Iowa State University.
Republicans argue the state is on track economically, with a second-in-the nation low unemployment rate and a $127 million budget surplus.
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Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan (From left) Heather O’Brien speaks with husband Matthew O’Brien, Daisy Cruz, Bianca Beam, and house owner Mihailis Diamantis during an Iowa City Ghost Hunters paranormal investigation on Oct. 20. Both students were getting ready to help run cameras and wires into the upstairs rooms before the investigation began.
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Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan (From left) Heather O’Brien speaks with husband Matthew O’Brien, Daisy Cruz, Bianca Beam, and, house owner Mihailis Diamantis during an Iowa City Ghost Hunters paranormal investigation on Oct. 20. While taking the frame, strange light was captured in the lens, which both O’Briens believe to be a ghost.
GHOST CONTINUED FROM FRONT and paranormal TV shows. I found that as my enjoyment in the horror genre grew, so did my curiosity. What if ghosts were real? Is there any way to actually prove it beyond a shadow of a doubt? Matthew and Heather O’Brien founded the Iowa City Ghost Hunters in 2012. Matthew was involved in paranormal investigation in the Chicago area for 15 years before moving to Iowa. Both he and Heather wanted to continue ghost hunting but found that many of the local teams didn’t meet their standards. Specifically, they wanted to form a practice that followed the HIPPA privacy rules followed by medical professions. “That way, our clients know that if they don’t want their case made public, then it’s not going to be,” Matthew said. He first got into paranormal investigation after a friend of his began experiencing paranormal activity. In his friend’s basement, he had his first experience Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan with a demon. “I got physically attacked Sherezaad Anwar carries a camera up to the attic during an Iowa City Ghost Hunters paranormal investigation on Oct. 20. The attic was one of the areas that experienced by the demon,” Matthew the heaviest activity throughout the night as the investigators used a flashlight to communicate with two of the “ghosts” that may live in the house. said. “I had a 20-foot expandable ladder thrown leave the house. who were curious about the floor and walls were made questions around 15 times. ghosts. There were things across a basement, and the Heather, when describ- process. My flash went off entirely of wood, and the Now, I’m still not saying that happened that night basement was more of a ing her feelings, said, frequently, creating a strobe only furniture was old, or- this method of communica- that felt like ghosts and crawl-space.” “Choking is what I would effect on the dying light of ange shelves. It was kind of tion is a definitive answer that I couldn’t explain. It The Ghost Hunters equate it to.” Generally, the living room. chilly, and so we were qui- to the question, “Are ghosts remains entirely possible members generally base choking can mean that As I adjusted and took an- etly cracking that there their procedure of inves- someone has died in that other frame, weird circles jokes to keep was some way tigation upon the needs of place. appeared in the corner of our minds off to influence the house; however, it was The Ghost Hunters first the photograph, as though the fact that both the elecclear from the start that had the spectators help to set I had splashed water on the we were in tromagnetic they take their hobby very up cameras in all of the areas lens. But I had no water. an attic with field reader seriously. Because this with heavy activity, which My frames taken both no lights on. and flashlight There were things that happened that night that is not their full-time job, included the house’s main before and after that pho- We set the remotely; neifelt like ghosts and that I couldn’t explain. the hunters bought all the bedroom, guest room, attic, tograph did not have the e l e c t r o m a g ther Heather equipment — including an living room, basement, and same watery marks. I asked netic field nor Patricia electromagnetic field me- another upstairs room. Matthew and Heather what meter on the would go upter, a Phasmabox, software Throughout the investiga- they thought I might have shelves and stairs. used to communicate with tion, I was not sure what to captured, and they were left it there. It soon began real?” But the shock in the But there are still two deghosts, and video cameras think. There were certainly excited, convinced that to go off with a red light air was palpable among the tails that don’t quite add — with their I had cap- and beeps. students. Even I, ever trying up to entirely debunk the own money. tured orbs, We called for Matthew to remain a straight-faced experience. First, the IoAnothsmall balls over the walkie-talkies. journalist, gasped the third wa City Ghost Hunters is er asset to of light that He was interested to see time it happened. hobbyist, meaning that the their praccan indicate what we could get with Through the flashlight’s members have no moneMihailis Diamantis noticed sweet aromas in spirits trying other methods of paranor- answers, we learned that tary stake in how haunted a tice, both Heather and his living room, a door that opened and closed to manifest mal communication. He there were two femsle spir- house appears to be. So why the newest t h e m s e l v e s brought with him a Maglite its in the house, though influence the equipment? team mem- on its own, voices outside his house, footsteps into an appa- flashlight and explained there was also possibly a Second, I can’t explain the ber, Patrirition. that by placing the switch male and child spirit as well. strange orbs that appeared in the house despite living alone, and felt cia Hilliard, Later, I close to off, it would be They lived and died in the on my camera. I shot continclaim to climbed up sensitive enough for ghosts house and were related to ually through the sequence, someone touch him while in bed. have psychic into the pos- to turn it on and off in re- one of the previous owners. yet they only appear in one abilities. sibly haunt- sponse to our questions. When one of the students frame. Both were ed, pitch- For the four of us standing nervously asked the flashI don’t know if I will ever noticeably affected when events that happened that I black attic with three others in the drafty attic with our light if the spirits sought to find enough evidence to fulthey entered the house. At can’t explain. Before begin- — the most terrifying thing phone flashlights facing the harm, the light quickly went ly believe in ghosts, but this times, they breathed heav- ning the investigation, I pho- I’ve ever done. floor, it seemed impossible. out, meaning “no.” experience brought a more ily, sought support from a tographed Matthew speaking We stood clumped in But the flashlight did turn I remain skeptical about complete understanding of wall, or had to momentarily with the eight others present the most open area. The on in response to Matthew’s the actual existence of the paranormal.
Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan Decor sits on a bookshelf in the living room during an Iowa City Ghost Hunters paranormal investigation on Oct. 20. The living room was an area that experienced heavy activity throughout most of the night. Many of the cameras picked up on strange balls of light that often were so heavy that it appeared to be snowing in the room.
Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan The members of the investigation gather around trainee Patricia Hilliard as she points to orbs on the monitor during an Iowa City Ghost Hunters paranormal investigation on Oct. 20. Throughout the night, orbs were often seen in the living room. Many of them reacted as people crossed the room or sat on the furniture.
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Creative costumes for the victory The best costumes are self-made with cleverness and originality.
ZOHAR NADLER
zohar-nadler@uiowa.edu Halloween is all about the spook, the candy, and the costumes. On the other hand, Halloween is also an opportunity for people to channel their inner creativity and share humor with their costumes. From ghosts to ghouls, people dress up as all sorts of things and eat all sorts of sugar. While many people celebrate Halloween, the greatest Halloween junkies come up with clever costumes. After all, the best and funniest
Is Candy Corn delicious?
Candy Store rated Candy Corn as Iowa’s favorite candy. Two columnists debate whether Candy Corn is all it’s cracked up to be.
man made delivery jokes all night to everyone he saw, and my cobweb friend collected random things in her cobweb throughout the night — now that’s a way to hold your trick or treat collection. Homemade costumes and ideas spark hilarious conversations throughout every night of Halloweekend. While the thought put into Halloween is amazing, I also think Halloween is an opportunity for people to have good laugh. Having people go along with your costume and make jokes with you about it is a great feeling. It’s an opportunity to experience the comedian lifestyle. In some sense, costumes provide a creative outlet for people to make light of political situations or historical events. For example, being a former president or guy from
Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times/TNS Are you really going to pass on a handful of free Candy Corn?
‘This past weekend I saw people dressed up as a cobweb, a mailman,and a Natty light beer.’ costumes are self-made. There is something to be said for someone who can take a few things in the closet and a $5 budget at Walmart and come up with a hilarious and ingenious costume. A costume that will catch the attention of many. It takes great inventiveness to make an item or pun and turnit into a wearable outfit that the public will understand. The effort is worth the time. In my eyes, cleverness is the beautiful part of Halloween. Very little compares with walking around downtown Iowa City on Halloweekend and seeing all the wild costumes people wear. The most striking costumes are the homemade ones. For example, this past weekend I saw people dressed up as a cobweb, a mailman, and a Natty light beer. All homemade. The simplest of ideas can be absolutely hilarious on Halloween. Creative costumes don’t just end at their appearance, they include creative jokes throughout Halloween. My friend who was a mail-
the ’80s. Creative costumes can bring humor to understand history like a comedian does for a living. Yes, making your own costume takes more time than buying a costume — but there is a return on time investment. On the one hand, your inner artist gets released (and if not, Pinterest can help). On the other hand, you can get more compliments, more laughs, and maybe even more candy with a clever costume. Two great reasons that highlight my favorite part of Halloween: thinking of an original costume. We have all seen the witch, the cat, and the bunny costumes. I challenge everyone to create hilarious costumes that will change the Halloween game. While you contemplate on what to wear this year, consider how many jokes you can make and fun you can have with a creative and original self-made costume. If people want to have a “Happy Halloween,” they will undoubtedly take the creative-costume route to ensure a night full of laughs.
ZACH WEIGEL
zachweigel175@gmail.com ‘Candy Corn is a nice, cheap, festive candy that is more Iowan than any other candy out there.’ You may have heard through social media that Iowa’s No.1 Halloween candy is Candy Corn. Yup,
just say that they preferred other candy, such as M&Ms or Reese’s — Iowa’s Nos. 2 and 3 candies. My friends were outright appalled that Candy Corn could take the title. Now, I’m not a Candy Corn fanatic by any means. But I do fancy some Candy Corn during the Halloween season. It’s not the most luxurious or sought-after candy. After all, when is the last — or the first — time you ever saw a Candy Corn advertisement on TV or elsewhere? Hear me out; Candy Corn is a nice, cheap, festive candy that is more Iowan than
‘Hear me out; Candy Corn is a nice, cheap, festive candy that is more Iowa than any other candy out there’ that’s right. According to candystore.com, more pounds of Candy Corn were sold to distributors in Iowa this year than any other type of candy. But apparently, not everyone is a fan of Candy Corn. In bringing up the topic to some of my friends, I was amazed to learn that many of them hate Candy Corn. In fact, my friends didn’t
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any other candy out there. It’s Iowa. We have a lot of corn, and our Midwestern niceness doesn’t allow us to be too picky about our candy. Therefore, I think Candy Corn is justified as Iowa’s top Halloween candy. Pumpkin-spiced lattes are a nice change of pace to the coffee routine this time of year, and candy corn is a nice change of pace to the
candy scene, too. What’s more, you can even get Reindeer Corn and Easter Bunny Corn now, showing that candy corn is the ultimate seasonal candy to put you in a festive mood.
LUCEE LAURSEN
lucee-laursen@uiowa.edu I love candy. From Snickers to Laffy Taffy, I look forward to the various offerings people tend to give out during the Halloween season. And though I prefer some candy over others, I typically don’t discriminate — if it’s a tasty, sugar-filled treat, I will plop that sucker right in my mouth (pun intended). But Candy Corn is a different story. After recently discovering that Candy Corn is Iowa’s favorite candy, I was immediately disappointed. I wondered why a state that values corn so much would stoop to this abysmal level; is this the same state that proudly produced 2.61 billion bushels of corn last
year? Candy Corn is a disgusting representation of how horribly wrong things can go when people mix corn syrup, sugar, carnauba wax, and artificial coloring. I understand that Candy Corn can serve as a fall favorite decoration; perhaps that is where Candy Corn belongs — in a clear jar atop a high shelf that no one can reach so that no one has to be subject to the flavorless tease. If taste is not enough to deter you, the dyes used to make Candy Corn should be. Candy Corn uses Yellow dye No. 6, 5, and Red dye No. 3. Yellow dye No. 6 has been linked to causing tumors in animals, according to a study done by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. And a study done by NCBI found that Red dye No. 3 consumption by animals is linked to causing cancer. Yikes, that certainly does not sound like a mouthful of Halloween fun to me. By far the best way to prove my point is to ask all of you to pop a kernel of Candy Corn in your mouth and honestly ask yourself: Did I enjoy this? Now, more importantly, do you want this candy to represent your state?
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Biden in CR: Leaders need to dial down temperature Former Vice President Joe Biden visited Cedar Rapids on Tuesday to campaign for Abby Finkenauer and Fred Hubbell — two of the most competitive races in Iowa with a week remaining until Election Day. BY JULIA SHANAHAN
Representatives, waiting to vote no against restricting collective bargaining for public employCEDAR RAPIDS — Former Vice ees, which, she said, was going to President Joe Biden told a crowd hurt K-12 education and make it of Iowa Democrats on Tuesday to financially harder on families. look for candidates with charac“I decided to run for Conter who are willing to accept citgress because this is personal,” izens with diverse backgrounds. Finkenauer said. He campaigned with Iowa She told the crowd that hope, Democrats in Cedar Rapids at a common sense, and decency are rally for early voting with Abby on the Democratic ballot this Finkenauer, the candidate for midterm election. Finkenauer Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, said Biden joined her tonight and gubernatorial candidate because of the values that they Fred Hubbell a week out from share. Election Day. Finkenauer worked for Biden said that over the last Biden’s Iowa caucus campaign in couple weeks, 2007 as the Ioterror and hate wa volunteer have been prevcoordinator. alent in the poBret litical sphere. On Nilles, the Oct. 29, a shooter ‘The only candidates in this race who are actually c h a i r m a n killed 11 in a Jew- going to protect your pre-existing conditions are of the Linn ish synagogue in County DemFred Hubbell, Rita Hart, and Abby Finkenauer.’ ocrats, said Pittsburgh. Over the last week, sevthe event — Joe Biden, former vice president eral prominent aimed to moTrump critics tivate Finkehave been mailed nauer and pipe bombs, including former Kate Waters, the communi- Hubbell’s volunteer base. President Barack Obama and cations director for Finkenau“[Biden] wants to come and Biden. er’s campaign, said the goal of show that he is supporting winDemocrats and independents the event is to make Iowans ners,” Nilles said. are looking for candidates with aware that they can vote ahead Cathy Grawe, member of the character, Biden said, and for of Nov. 6. Voters can visit their Johnson County Republicans, people to tell the truth. county auditor’s office to vote said Biden’s visit could encour“It’s our leaders who need to early until the office closes Nov. age Republican voters to vote. set the tone and dial down the 5. She also noted the event was Grawe said she’s seen an actemperature,” Biden said. an opportunity to recruit more tion-reaction effect on both sides He and Iowa Democratic can- volunteers. of the aisle. didates spoke largely about sup“We’re thrilled to have [Biden] “Sometimes they send the big port for working-class families, come,” Waters said. “Folks love guns where the close race is,” health care, and acceptance of him, and we’re excited about the Grawe said. minority identities. enthusiasm and the energy we’re She said that this race will be “Silence is complicity, and seeing.” decided by who turns out to vote. folks, we will not be silent,” Biden Biden endorsed Finkenauer “Instead of turning people said. in June — his first 2018 endorse- off, [visits from prominent party He called it “unconstitutional” ment in Iowa. members are] often getting the to implement a new health-care Finkenauer said she decided opposite effect: to get the oppoplan without recognizing some- to run for Congress while she was site party riled up to vote,” Grawe one’s pre-existing conditions, standing in the state House of said. julia-shanahan@uiowa.edu
which he said Republicans in office are trying to do by attempting to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Congress made an unsuccessful attempt to “skinny repeal” the Obama-era legislation in 2017. “The only candidates in this race who are actually going to protect your pre-existing conditions are Fred Hubbell, Rita Hart, and Abby Finkenauer,” Biden said. In both campaigns, fluctuating polls and high expenditures show competitive races between the Republican and Democrat candidates.
Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan Former Vice President Joe Biden addresses the crowd during the Cedar Rapids Early Vote Rally at the Veterans Memorial Building on Tuesday. The event also featured speeches by 1st Congressional District Democratic candidate Abby Finkenauer and Democratic candidate for governor Fred Hubbell.
Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan 1st Congressional District Democratic candidate Abby Finkenauer addresses the crowd during the Cedar Rapids Early Vote Rally at the Veterans Memorial Building on Tuesday. The event also featured speeches by Democratic candidate for governor Fred Hubbell and former Vice President Joe Biden.
Iowans growing produce face FDA changes As the regulation of growing produce in agriculture becomes more rigid, the FDA seeks ways to educate produce growers at the commercial and local level about regulations for the production and harvesting of produce. BY KATIE ANN MCCARVER katie-mccarver@uiowa.edu
Local produce farmers need to adapt quickly to rules regulating production and harvesting of fruits and vegetables. In a recent statement directed toward produce farmers, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb introduced new steps for the farming community to follow when trying to comply with food-safety requirements. Gottlieb highlighted several rules farmers must adhere to as a direct result of the Food Safety Modernization Act, which establishes science-based standards for the safe harvest of produce. “Because of the way produce is grown, handled, and consumed … it can become contaminated with food-borne pathogens that may make consumers sick,” Gottlieb said in the statement. “Farmers understand the importance of food safety when they grow their crops.” Iowa State University Extension food-safety educator Dan Fillius said the ultimate goal of the food-safety
act and its preceding laws is to keep such pathogens as E. coli or salmonella from spreading. “I don’t remember as much produce-related disease outbreaks growing up as I have seen in the last 15 years,” Fillius said. “The FDA sees this pattern.” Although the FDA is responsible for enforcement of the Produce Safety Rule and the Preventive Controls Rule, Gottlieb emphasized the agency’s commitment to providing training and other support to farmers. The FDA released two new draft guidance documents in an effort to help farmers better understand the steps and provisions they can make to follow the rules dictated by the recent food-safety law. “Prevention is the central aim of [the act],” Gottlieb said. “Compliance by the produce industry with [the act]’s preventive controls is critical to achieving the public-health benefits envisioned by the new law.” The ISU Extension and Outreach program works to educate and support farmers about the new food-safety laws by offering required produce trainings statewide every winter, Fillius said.
“Some of these official things are kind of dense and difficult to digest,” he said. “What we’re doing is going out and educating growers.” Fillius, who previously worked on a Minnesota vegetable farm, emphasized that the FDA considers food-safety implementation to be a marathon, not a sprint. “The FDA’s goal is education then regulation,” Fillius said. “Most fruit and vegetable farmers are already farming with food safety in mind. We try to meet them where they’re at.” However, Fillius said, every farm is different and thus faces different risk factors. While a commercial farm is just as susceptible to
disease as its local counterpart, there will be different requirements for each. University of Iowa Clinical Assistant Professor Brandi Janssen, the director of the Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, said the produce industry in Iowa is growing but is still so small that ma-
ny farmers are exempt from the produce rule. “Farmers whose food sales average less than $500,000 per year are also exempt,” Janssen said. “A commercial grower is definitely going to be affected by these changes.” Farming provides support for many other in-
dustries in the state, she said, despite farmers only making up 5 percent of the workforce. “Agriculture is the state’s primary industry,” Janssen said. “It supports equipment manufacturing and sales, seed and chemical sales, agricultural lending and insurance, and more.”
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Hasenbank’s harriers break from the bottom After years of placing in the bottom of the Big Ten, head coach Randy Hasenbank has halped the Hawks in the postseason.
Sid Peterson/The Daily Iowan The Iowa harriers begin the 4K race at the Hawkeye Invitational on Aug. 31 at the Ashton Cross-Country Course.
BY HANNA MALZENSKI
hannah-malzenski@uiowa.edu The Big Ten Championships mark the start of postseason races for Iowa cross-country. For years, Iowa’s results in this meet have wound up with bottom-tier placings. The last time Hawkeye women finished in the top half of the field was in 2011, when the squad finished sixth of 12 teams. Since then, its average finish at the Big Ten meet has been 11th. For the men, its previous highest place in the Big Ten Championships was in 2009,
sixth of 10. From there, the men’s average place in the conference has been 10th. That raised a question: Will the Hawkeye harriers ever break out of this rut? The 2018 Big Ten Championships results say yes. The Iowa men broke out of their almost 10-year double-digit place by finishing sixth of 12. The Iowa women had their highest place since the 2011 season, finishing ninth of 14. So what has changed? A big piece is the head coach.
Layne Anderson led the women’s team starting in 2003 and then led both teams beginning in 2014. Before Anderson’s teams combined, Larry Wieczorek led the Hawkeye men. During that time, the women’s program showed a pattern of middle-tier Big Ten Championships placing of fifth and sixth from 2006-2009. In 2010, the women placed eighth and then went back to sixth in 2011. After that, the team dropped to 10th in 2012, 12th in 2013, and 11th in 2014. In Anderson’s final cross-country season, the women’s team finished 10th in the
2015 Big Ten Championships. Anderson’s tenure with Iowa expired, and in the fall of 2016, Randy Hasenbank kicked off his first season as the head coach of the Hawkeye harriers. The biggest difference between the two is the structure of practice. Five men and one woman were freshmen during Anderson’s last season. Now, they are seniors. For these seasoned harriers, they have noticed the difference. “[Anderson] had a style that emphasized more fartlek and effort based on how the body feels,” senior Andrea Shine said.
“Randy’s style incorporates that while also doing some measured efforts through interval training.” For Shine, Hasenbank’s training not only benefits her strides but also her state of mind when she is at the starting line. “That type of interval style has helped break through a barrier in racing,” Shine said. “I know what I’m capable of based on the measured efforts that we do at practice.” Shine is not the only senior whose confidence was boosted by Hasenbank’s training.
Heading into this year’s Big Ten Championships, senior Daniel Soto knew that this season would be different. “I think we’re a very confident group of guys,” Soto said. “We kind of know how good we are, where we should be finishing, and we know how to execute the race to get there.” Although the Iowa men and women did not bring home Big Ten titles this year, they displayed the early years of Hasenbank’s reconstruction. The Hawkeye harriers broke out of their bottom-tier Big Ten finishes.
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FOOTBALL CONTINUED FROM 8 don’t let the situation dictate how your emotions should be.” Through the first six games of the season, Stanley had been on fire. He threw for 1,473 yards in that span along with 15 touchdowns, and he was on pace to break Iowa’s single-season passing-touchdown record. Tight end Noah Fant said his quarterback has looked
B-BALL CONTINUED FROM 8 Iowa put up 79.7 points a game, while the Boilermakers and Spartans put up not quite a point more each game. Defense, though, was where Iowa struggled most. The Hawkeyes gave up 78.7 points a game, 3.6 more than the next worst team and 15.4 more than Michigan, the conference’s best.
BIG TEN CONTINUED FROM 8 to support and educate a first-time head coach in a major football conference,” Regent Chairman Jim Brady said during the press conference. The investigation also found no connection between administrative prob-
like his normal self in practice, which could perhaps be a sign of Stanley returning to the player fans saw in the first six games. “He’s a competitor,” Fant said. “He wants to get right back at it, and keep competing, and getting better. So that’s great to see from a leader on our team and our starting quarterback. “I know Nate Stanley is going to compete his butt off, and he’s going to do the best he can. If he makes a bad throw or anything like that, obviously, he’s not
doing it on purpose. Everybody is going to make mistakes, so I’m 100 percent back behind him.”
It’s also worth noting that teams knocked down shots against Iowa at a high rate. The Hawkeyes let opponents shoot 46.2 percent from the floor, 13th in the conference. Three-point defense also killed Iowa, as opponents shot 37.6 percent from behind the arc, the worst mark in the Big Ten. It’s a good thing for Iowa fans to hear that McCaffery and Company have focused on defense. Because without it, Iowa would be in for
another long season.
lems and McNair’s death. Durkin has been on administrative leave since Aug. 11 after it was found he was present at the practice that ultimately killed McNair. Maryland Athletics Director Damon Evans has also been on leave and is expected to be reinstated. The regents also announced that Maryland President Wallace Loh will
retire in June 2019. Maryland will face Michigan State on Saturday, and Durkin will be on the sidelines.
Red-zone offense becomes focus Over the past two weeks, the Hawkeye offense has been inside the 20-yard line eight times. It has scored only 2 touchdowns. Iowa has scored on 75 percent of those chances, but four of the six scores have been from field goals, not touchdowns. Fant has not seen a ton of
Rebounding margin — 5.0 Rebounding is one thing Iowa did a good job of in 2017-18, and it will be a key this season. The Hawkeyes ranked second in the conference with a plus-5 rebounding margin, behind only Michigan State. Tyler Cook and Luka Garza played a big role on the boards, averaging 6.8 and 6.4, respectively.
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action in these situations, which is odd considering he has racked up 6 touchdowns on the year and feasts on defensive back and linebackers close to the goal line. No matter who plays, though, Iowa needs to find a way to punch the ball in to top the Boilermakers. “If we make it all that way down to the red zone, why not score a touchdown rather than just a field goal?” Fant said. “I felt like we were doing a good job of that previously, but obviously, in the last couple
of weeks, it’s something we need to improve on.”
Iowa and the Spartans finished last season as two of the four Big Ten teams better than plus-3 in rebounding, along with Ohio State and Maryland. All of the teams in the top four slots had winning records last season except the Hawkeyes. It’s a step in the right direction. When a team wins the rebounding battle, it is more likely to win the game, so if the Hawkeyes can keep their prowess on the glass going, things could be looking up.
Players averaging double-digits — 4 Cook, Jordan Bohannon, Garza, and Isaiah Moss all scored better than 11 points per game last year, with Cook leading the way at 15.3. After Moss, it drops to Jack Nunge and Cordell Pemsl at 5.7. Four players in double figures each game isn’t the problem. It’s pretty good, actually, considering Michigan — a national title team
and Big Ten champion — had three. However, the Wolverines had six players at 6 points or more. Iowa has its four. There were times last season in which the Hawkeyes relied on one or two players to put the ball in the hoop, namely Cook and Bohannon, with Garza showing up on a few occasions. The question isn’t whether Iowa has playmakers, because it’s clear it does. It’s just a case of tightening up a few details.
to how long his tenure in college football will last. On Oct. 6, Meyer had to kneel due to pain during a game against Indiana. He now has announced that he experiences severe head pain because of a brain cyst. He had brain surgery in 2014 and is now being monitored. In Meyer’s weekly press conference on Monday, he addressed rumors of
retirement following this season. “I plan on coaching,” he said. He also confirmed that he will continue his reign as head coach at Ohio State in the 2019 season. The pain he experiences on the sidelines can be seen in his facial expressions when a headache comes on. “I love Ohio State, I love
our players, so the issue, I don’t want people to worry about me,” Meyer said. “I want to make sure we’re getting some things right around here, and that is what the effort is. That is 100 percent of what my focus is on.” No. 8 Ohio State is coming off of a 29-point loss to Purdue on Oct. 20. On Saturday, the Buckeyes will take on Nebraska at 11 a.m.
Moore watch
Iowa’s defense will have its hands full with versatile players once again this week. Just seven days after facing Trace McSorley, the Hawkeyes have to travel to West Lafayette, Indiana, to take on Rondale Moore. Despite being a freshman, Moore has been electrifying this year, leading the conference with 68 receptions, while ranking second with 802 yards and
7 touchdowns. Moore has also been a force on the ground and in the return game. Linebacker Djimon Colbert said Devonte Young and Calvin Lockett have been playing Moore on the scout team — not an easy task. “We just know they can get the ball to him in a lot of different ways,” Colbert said. “We just got to be ready to make in-game adjustments and just know we got to fly to the ball all game for a whole 60 minutes.”
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HAWKEYE UPDATES Iowa women’s gymnastics releases schedule
After finishing the 2018 season ranked No. 33 in the country, the Hawkeye women’s gymnastics team released its 2019 schedule, which includes five home meets, with three competitions in Carver-Hawkeye against ranked teams. Iowa will host No. 22 Minnesota on Jan. 19, then take on No. 19 Illinois on Feb. 16. No. 24 Iowa State will head to Carver-Hawkeye to face the GymHawks on their Senior Night March 1. In addition to the five home competitions, Iowa will hit the road for seven meets, four against top-20 teams. The Hawkeyes will travel to Toledo, New Hampshire, and Oregon State, in addition to No. 14 Auburn, No. 13 Michigan, No. 18 Chow Ohio State, and No. 11 Washington. Iowa recorded its 14th-consecutive postseason appearance in 2018 and finished fourth at the Big Ten Championships. The Hawkeyes return senior AllBig Ten honoree Nicole Chow and junior Charlotte Sullivan Sullivan, who was named to the All-Championship team at the Big Ten Championships.
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Hawkeye offense needs to rev up Nate Stanley will try to bounce back, and the Hawkeye defense prepares for freshman phenom Rondale Moore which is not an easy task.
Big Ten announces cross-country season honors
Nebraska’s George Kusche was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year, and Wisconsin’s Mick Byrne won Coach of the Year on the men’s side, while Michigan’s Anne Forsyth took home Freshman of the Year, and Mike McGuire picked up Coach of the Year for the women. Kusche finished third at the Big Ten Championships with a personal-best time of 23:39.0 in the 8K to earn first-team All-Big Kusche Ten honors. Byrne won his eighth Big Ten title as Wisconsin’s head coach after Badgers finished first, second, and fourth, at the Big Ten Championships. Wisconsin boasted a team score of 38 at the Byrne meet, which is the best since 2012. Forsyth finished eighth at the Big Ten Championships with a 6K time of 20:16.2 on her way to earning second-team AllForsyth Big Ten honors.
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McGuire led Michigan to its third conference title in a row, and the Wolverines placed all five runners in the top 20, scoring 57 team points.
Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley passes against Maryland during the Hawkeyes’ Homecoming game in Kinnick on Oct. 20. The Hawkeyes defeated the Terrapins, 23-0.
BY PETE RUDEN
peter-ruden@uiowa.edu Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley stood in the Hanson Performance Center answering questions from reporters with his hands in his pockets. Stanley said he hit his hand on a helmet in Iowa’s 30-24 loss at Penn State but also noted it’s something a lot of quarterbacks have to
battle through. In the loss to the Nittany Lions, Stanley posted what was probably his worst performance of the season, completing 18-of-49 passes for 205 yards and 2 interceptions. He only has 1 touchdown in the past two games after throwing 10 in a two-game span against Minnesota and Indiana. Despite the thumb injury, Stanley said he hopes to play against Purdue on Saturday, and
Hawkeye hoops looks to improve steady stats Iowa basketball’s season kicks off in under a week, and there are a few stats to take note of.
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head coach Kirk Ferentz is confident he will be able to. He will be prepared, he said, after lessons learned from the game against the Nittany Lions. “No matter the situation, no matter the environment, just fall back on your fundamentals,” Stanley said. “Do everything you can to play calm. Be collected the whole game and SEE FOOTBALL, 7
Durkin, Meyer steal the Big Ten spotlight Issues facing two controversial coaches stole the national stage on Tuesday. BY ANNA KAYSER
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want to be on a highlight film. That’s never a good thing.”
Between D.J. Durkin and Urban Meyer, the Big Ten spotlight continues to be on head coaches 10 weeks into the season. Tuesday was a busy day, with press conferences and announcements on Maryland’s investigation into its athletics administration and the football program. Also on Tuesday, Urban Meyer spoke on the health issues and pain that can often be seen on the sidelines.
— Iowa safety Amani Hooker on defending Purdue wide receiver Rondale Moore
STAT OF THE DAY Iowa tight end Noah Fant has 6 receiving touchdowns this season, which ties for the most by a tight end in the country.
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D.J. Durkin expected to be reinstated
The Hawkeyes boasted the third-best scoring offense in the Big Ten last season, trailing only perennial powers Purdue and Michigan State.
The Maryland Board of Regents recommended on Tuesday that Maryland head football coach Durkin be reinstated following an investigation into the nature of Maryland football and the death of Jordan McNair on June 13. The regents accepted the findings of the investigation, including the fault of Durkin and other administrators for allowing strength and conditioning practices and continual problems in the football program. “During football coach D.J. Durkin’s tenure, the Athletics Department lacked a culture of accountability, did not provide accurate oversight of the football program, and failed to provide Mr. Durkin with the tools, resources, and guidance necessary
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David Harmantas/The Daily Iowan Iowa forward Tyler Cook looks for a teammate against Indiana at Carver-Hawkeye on Feb. 17. The Hoosiers defeated the Hawkeyes, 84-82.
BY PETE RUDEN
peter-ruden@uiowa.edu Heading into the 2018-19 season, one thing is clear for Iowa men’s basketball: There are a lot of things to improve on. Fran McCaffery’s squad could put up points last season — there’s no question about that. However, the team could also give up unreal numbers of points, usually in bulk. It’s a new season, though, so the Hawkeyes don’t have to settle for another 14-19 season that yielded just four victories in Big Ten play.
The potential is there, and after the players focused on defense in the offseason, there will be expectations for the new squad. Let’s take a look at key places where the Hawkeyes can improve heading into the season.
Scoring margin — 1.0