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BUDGET CRISIS Jackie Herzberg Crisis dwarfs past cuts By EMILY BUSSE [email protected]

The $24.7 million slash to the UI’s budget has put university officials and the state Board of Regents in “considerably the most difficult process we’ve been through before,” Regent Robert Downer said. The UI has dealt with midyear slashes in the past, but officials and Daily Iowan archives show this year’s cuts are much deeper. Downer had just joined the regents when they called for an 8.3 percent tuition increase in 2003, the last year with major midyear PHOTOS BY DAVID SCRIVNER/THE DAILY IOWAN statewide cuts. And this time around, cost-cutting is only Lizeth Garcia going to be harder, he said. “I think this is pretty clearly the biggest economic crisis the state has faced,” Downer said. “There are certainly things being talked about at this point that … I don’t think would have been dreamed of a few years ago.” In response to Gov. Chet Culver’s chop- ping of the state’s budget by 10 percent across-the-board, Regent President David Miles mandated two areas of cost-cutting for the UI: a freeze on hiring and non- Megan Logan flood-related construction. Miles will ask the board to ratify the two directives at a today’s special regents’ meeting. But Culver’s wave of massive budget cuts on Oct. 8 is not the first time UI officials have been surprised midyear. Sometimes, hard to be first In September 2001, then-Gov.Tom Vilsack sliced $21.9 million from the UI’s budget. First in their families to get a degree, resource for fellow first-generation SEE BUDGET, 3A students. The group’s second ON THE WEB students form a new group to connect. meeting of the year will be Thurs- To check out Daily Iowan front pages from the UI’s day in the IMU. budget cuts in 2001 and 2004, visit dailyiowan.com. By EMILY BUSSE to be accepted by the UI Carver “My freshman year, I felt very [email protected] College of Medicine, said her par- disconnected from everything,” ents’ perseverance paid off. Garcia Garcia said. “I didn’t know how to Roughly 20 years ago in Tepati- is a first-generation student, part connect with anybody and I didn’t tlan, Mexico, Moises and Martha of the minority of college students know all the special resources that Garcia wanted a better life for would help you so much when Education who are the first in their family to their children. So they moved to you’re a first year. That’s why earn college degrees. the United States, settling in [First Generation Iowa] will be A new UI group, created by Iowa and hoping their kids would such a great thing.” feeling pinch have an opportunity they didn’t: first-generation upperclassmen, to go to college. called First Generation Iowa, aims By KEVIN HOFFMAN Lizeth Garcia, a senior working to provide a social and academic SEE FIRST, 3A [email protected] It’s called the higher-education “balance wheel.” In healthy financial times, state officials are said to happily invest in universities, reaping their monetary and social benefits. But as a recession sends state budgets Sheraton finishes renovation spinning, one of the first areas to see large cuts is higher education. By CHRIS CURTLAND walking downtown. That’s usually because education funding [email protected] Sheraton’s reputation as a is one of the largest chunks of a state’s budg- hub of rowdy late-night et. Between 55 and 60 percent of Iowa’s Sheraton Hotel’s ribbon- action prompted General budget is reserved for K-12 schools, the state cutting event on Tuesday Manager Bently Kriewald to Board of Regents, and community colleges. marked the completion of the introduce a new regulation by So it’s essentially impossible to avoid trim- building’s new, modern reno- securing the walkway for ming this type of funding when education is such a hefty slice of budget expenses, said vations. It also means one guest-access only from 11 Sen. Herman Quirmbach, D-Ames. Gov. Chet fewer warm pit stop on the p.m. to 6 a.m. way downtown for students. Culver’s 10-percent across-the-board cut Guests will now need their amounts in an almost $60 million reduction With the end of the nine- keys to enter the walkway and month, $11 million project to for regent universities. security guards will be present. “Higher education doesn’t get cut first but transform the hotel, people However, because the inte- can’t avoid cuts,” said Quirmbach, who is also will no longer be allowed to rior walkway will be closed the vice chairman of the Education Appropri- stroll through the hotel’s inte- off, workers also renovated ations Subcommittee. rior walkway at night. The the exterior Dubuque Street State officials also tend to decrease fund- Sheraton has long served as a Walkway next to the hotel in ing for public universities because the insti- centerpoint in downtown partnership with the city, BRENNA NORMAN/THE DAILY IOWAN tutions have ways to raise outside revenue: Sheraton sales coordinator Jane Aramer stands among the crowd at Iowa City, hosting prominent Kriewald said. hiking tuition or soliciting donations. visitors and serving as an the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the completion of renovations to access point for UI students SEE SHERATON, 3A the Sheraton on Tuesday. SEE SCHOOLS, 3A

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The Daily Iowan Board sees $5.6 M cut Volume 141 Issue 78 BREAKING NEWS STAFF School Board faces upcoming administrative services. Phone: (319) 335-6063 Publisher: Board member Mike Iowa City School E-mail: [email protected] William Casey...... 335-5788 Cooper expressed concern Editor: issues with state budget cuts. District faces Fax: 335-6297 Kelsey Beltramea...... 335-6030 over using the cash reserve By MITCHELL SCHMIDT ing budgets.” CORRECTIONS Managing Editor: to cover costs because the challenges [email protected] By using the cash Call: 335-6030 Kurtis Hiatt ...... 335-5855 reserve cannot immediate- Metro Editors: reserve to cover the cut, the • 10 percent across-the-board Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for ly replenish itself. Alyssa Cashman ...... 335-6063 The Iowa City School School District will have state budget cut accuracy and fairness in the report- Members of the public Clara Hogan ...... 335-6063 District will see a $5.6 mil- much less money to use for • $5.6 million in cuts for dis- ing of news. If a report is wrong or also voiced qualms regard- Brian Stewart ...... 335-6063 lion cut from its funds — upcoming expenditures. trict funding misleading, a request for a correc- Opinions Editor: ing cuts. Anne Johnson tion or a clarification may be made. the effects of which may be Officials do not foresee any • Around $7 million is in Shawn Gude ...... 335-5863 felt for years. questioned the future of a reserve funding for district PUBLISHING INFO Sports Editor: staff layoffs during the cur- possible third high school. Ryan Young ...... 335-5848 The cut comes after Gov. rent school year, Behle said. schools The Daily Iowan (USPS 143.360) is “We still need to provide Source: Iowa City School Board meeting Arts Editors: Chet Culver announced a 10 published by Student Publications “[Staff numbers] may be capacity for students,” Inc., E131 Adler Journalism Building, Melea Andrys ...... 335-5851 percent reduction in state Jake Jensen ...... 335-5851 more affected for the 2010- Johnson said. Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2004, daily funds across the board. Copy Chief: 2011 school year,” he said. Board member Tuyet Bobek said. except Saturdays, Sundays, legal and The Iowa City School Beau Elliot...... 335-6063 Property taxes may be Dorau talked about the “We haven’t analyzed the university holidays, and university Design/Graphics Editor: Board brought attention to vacations. Periodicals postage paid used as a means to build up need to remain vigilante, as ‘whys’ yet,” he said. Kurt Cunningham...... 335-6063 the budget during Tuesday the cash reserve fund in the at the Iowa City Post Office under the a board, regarding its Tom Yates, the president Photo Editor: night’s meeting. future. This would help cover Act of Congress of March 2, 1879. Amy Oleson ...... 335-5852 expenditures. of the Iowa City Education Currently, the district cash-flow expenditures. “We need to know where SUBSCRIPTIONS Web Editor: Association, said it is Tony Phan...... 335-5829 has a cash reserve of a little Any large costs would money is going and why,” Call: Pete Recker at 335-5783 important for everyone E-mail: [email protected] Business Manager: more than $7 million, which then result in the district she said. “Recurring over- involved to consider all Debra Plath...... 335-5786 will absorb most of the borrowing from a sales- expending adds up quickly.” Subscription rates: Classified Ads Manager: funding loss, said Assistant tax fund with fixed inter- The district is still in the funding options before Iowa City and Coralville: $20 for one Juli Krause...... 335-5784 Superintendent Jim Behle. est. This would be repaid making decisions in order semester, $40 for two semesters, $10 Advertising/ Circulation Manager: process of compiling all the for summer se ssion, $50 for full year. “[Effects] will be more in about a year and would to avoid hasty actions. Pete Recker...... 335-5783 raw data — related to the Out of town: $40 for one semester, Advertising Sales Staff: long-term during upcoming be a temporary action, budget — including “We don’t want to rush $80 for two semesters, $15 for Renee Manders...... 335-5193 years,” he said. “We have at said Paul Bobek, the finances, staff numbers, into an economic panic,” summer session, $95 all year. Bev Mrstik...... 335-5792 least two years of challeng- executive director of and enrollment projections, Yates said. Send address changes to: The Daily Cathy Witt ...... 335-5794 Iowan, 100 Adler Journalism Building, Day Production Manager: Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2004. Heidi Owen...... 335-5789 Night Production Manager: Bob Foley...... 335-5789

Calif. storm brings power outages CORRECTIONS By RAQUEL MARIA DILLON The main fear was that Weather Service said. Survey recently warned In the Oct. 12 DI article “Locals An Oct. 12 caption on the Arts the rains would cause mud The storm slammed into that even small storms and SOLVEJ SCHOU shocked by death,” the total page should have said KRUI DJ Associated Press Writers and debris to rush down a drought-stricken state could unleash massive number for police officer trips to Sid “The Kid” Mali hosted the hillsides made bare from that has become a checker- flows of debris-laden water 1958 Broadway was inaccurate. Yung Joc event this past week- LOS ANGELES (AP) — the summer fire, state fire board of wildfire scars into communities. Since March 1, 250 police offi- A big Pacific storm swept spokeswoman Colleen small, big and gigantic. Dorothy Kruegermann, cers have responded to 102 calls end, while amazashow.com and into California on Tuesday Baxter said. Flash flood watches were 44, of La Crescenta, said at the address. The DI regrets thisis50.com sponsored it. The with damaging winds and “We know the fires go posted for burn areas dat- she had looked at all the the error. DI regrets the error. downpours that put a com- through and do a lot of ing back to early 2008. dirt and rocks that might munity near Santa Cruz damage,” Los Angeles Heavy rain, however, be swept down from the under an evacuation advi- County fire Inspector Fred- took its time to reach mountains and was consid- sory because of potential eric Stowers said. “Within Southern California, where ering options. mudslides, while home- L.A. County, much of the there was major concern in “We might go to in-laws owners near the wildfires slopes burned are going to the Los Angeles foothill that burned parts of South- tonight,” she said. be critical.” suburbs on the perimeter ern California braced for a At a park in La Crescen- Authorities urged evacu- of the notorious Station dangerous overnight ta, volunteers filled and drenching. ation of about 60 homes in Fire, which blackened 250 distributed sandbags. Homeowners filled sand- the Santa Cruz Mountains square miles of the Angeles “There were 50 people bags and crews erected town of Davenport, 50 National Forest in August here yesterday all over concrete barriers to chan- miles south of San Francis- and September, destroying that bin of sand like ants nel potential flows from co, where an August wild- dozens of homes and caus- on candy,” said volunteer denuded slopes. Some resi- fire stripped vegetation ing two deaths. Steve Pierce, 66. “It’s a lot dents placed boulders in from about 12 square miles The fire stripped steep to deal with so soon after key areas around their of land. slopes of the San Gabriel the fire, but we had a homes, hoping to blunt the More than 6 inches of Mountains that rise out of (community) meeting last destructive power of rain fell in the Santa Cruz the back yards of homes. week and that really moti- flash floods. range, the National The U.S. Geological vated people.”

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Daniel Avalos, 24, 503 Elkhorn posession of a controlled sub- Thomas Korycinski, 25, Auburn, Jacob Roetman, 25, Cedar Trail, was charged Oct. 12 with stance and drug paraphenalia. Mich., was charged Oct. 10 with Rapids, was charged Oct. 11 with public intoxication and disorderly Jason Erdmann, 20, 637 S. public intoxication. public intoxication. conduct. Johnson St. No. 12, was charged Jeremy Krumm, 28, Thornburg, Jenna Rollinger, 18, Decorah, Joseph Bailey, 26, Independence, Oct. 10 with PAULA. Iowa, was charged Oct. 10 with Iowa, was charged Oct. 10 with Iowa, was charged Oct. 10 with Charles Evans, 21, Coralville, was public intoxication. PAULA. public intoxication. charged Sept. 21 with fifth- Nicholas Kuehl, 34, Dakota Anthony Schulte, 20, 219 E. James Bannister, 28, 22 N. degree theft. Dunes, S.D., was charged Oct. 10 Harrison St. No. 7, was charged Gilbert St. No. 5, was charged Oct. Calvin Freeman, 19, Kalona, was with public intoxication. Oct. 10 with PAULA. 10 with public intoxication. charged Aug. 28 with OWI and Sept. Craig Lenders, 21, Shelby Alex Schmitt, 427 S. Van Buren Alex Bartenhagen, 18, Cedar 24 with criminal tresspassing. Township, Mich., was charged St., was charged Oct. 10 with Rapids, was charged Oct. 11 with Neal Freshour, 18, Walford, Iowa, Oct. 10 with public intoxication. criminal trespass. public intoxication. was charged Oct. 10 with PAULA. Alexander Libin, 19, 409 S. William Schmitz, 18, 417B Kiley Billiet, 18, 1535 Burge, was Michael Goetz, 22, Naperville, Johnson St., was charged Oct. 10 Mayflower, was charged Oct. 10 charged Oct. 10 with PAULA. Ill., was charged Oct. 10 with pub- with fourth-degree criminal mis- with PAULA. Bradley Blair, 49, Fonda, Iowa, lic intoxication. chief. Stuart Shulman, 39, Superior was charged Oct. 10 with public David Greco, 18, 2222 Burge, was Anthony Longo, 38, Chicago, Township, Mich., was charged intoxication. charged Oct. 10 with public intox- was charged Oct. 10 with public Oct. 10 with public intoxication. Lee Brandt, 38, Crystal Lake, Ill., ication. intoxication. Reyna Schwartz, 20, 623 Iowa was charged Oct. 10 with public Kevin Hahn, 49, Pleasant Hill, Brian Luedke, 20, Spencer, Iowa, Ave. No. 3, was charged Oct. 10 intoxication and interference Iowa, was charged Oct. 10 with was charged Oct. 10 with PAULA. with PAULA. with official acts. public intoxication. Peter Marbach, 21, Chicago, was Sean Shriver, 20, 320 S. Gilbert Caylin Braverman, 20, 3428 Brand Harms, 27, Omaha, was charged Oct. 10 with public intox- St. No. 1033, was charged Oct. 10 Killarney Road, 20, was charged charged Oct. 10 with public intox- ication. with PAULA. Oct. 10 with PAULA. ication. Miles McCullough, 20, Bowling Andrew Smid, 34, Ocoee, Fla., Michael Brooks, 21, 402 S. Caleb Headley, 19, 320 Kirkwood Green, Ohio, was charged Oct. 10 was charged Oct. 10 with public Gilbert St. No. 713, was charged Ave. No. 2, was charged Oct. 10 with PAULA. intoxication. Oct. 10 with public intoxication. with public intoxication, interfer- Mathew Meyer, 18, Cedar Rapids, Brittany Snell, 20, 731 E. Church Donald Brown, 57, Iowa Falls, ence with official acts, and was charged Oct. 10 with PAULA. St., was charged Oct. 10 with Iowa, was charged Oct. 10 with PAULA. Trey Meyer, 20, Davenport, was PAULA. public intoxication. Kelvin Hendrikson, 23, Ankeny, charged Oct. 10 with PAULA. Michael Southard, 19, N166 Jason Carlson, 38, Coralville, Iowa, was charged Oct. 11 with Randall Monserud, 56, Cedar Hillcrest, was charged Oct. 10 was charged Oct. 10 with public public intoxication. Rapids, was charged Oct. 10 with with OWI. intoxication. John Heiple, 44, Marion, was public intoxication. Shadoe Spieker, 21, Adel, Iowa, Brian Colgan, 31, 804 Cypress charged Oct. 10 with public intox- Matthew Morris, 19, Mequon, was charged Oct. 10 with public St., was charged Oct. 10 with pub- ication. Wis., was charged Oct. 10 with intoxication. lic intoxication. Scott Heldt, 20, 278 E. Court St. public intoxication and PAULA. Colton Stephens, 18, Cedar John Daniher, 41, Saratoga, No. 301, was charged Oct. 10 with Daniel Niemiec, 18, 346 Rienow, Rapids, was charged Oct. 11 with Calif., was charged Oct. 10 with PAULA. was charged Oct. 10 with PAULA. public intoxication. public intoxication. Robert Hollander, 19, Lake Nolan Pavek, 19, Mendota Tanner Sulser, 22, Centerville, Bryan Davis, 41, Grimes, Iowa, Forest, Ill., was charged Oct. 10 Heights, Minn., was charged Oct. Iowa, was charged Oct. 10 with was charged Oct. 10 with public with PAULA. 10 with PAULA. indecent conduct. intoxication. Jacob Hunt, 30, Fort Collins, Dexter Paquette, 19, 4215 Burge Adam Swor, 30, Fargo, N.D., was John Deery, 24, Cedar Falls, was Colo., was charged Oct. 10 with Hall, was charged Oct. 10 with charged Oct. 10 with public intox- charged Oct. 10 with public intox- possession of a controlled sub- PAULA. ication. ication. stance and drug paraphernalia. Luther Petersen, 20, Coralville, Marcus Tatum, 19, 2222 Quad, Megan Delanoit, 20, 600 S. Wesley Jackson, 23, Mineral, Ill., was charged Oct. 10 with PAULA. was charged Oct. 10 with public Capitol St. No. 308, was charged was charged Oct. 10 with OWI. Kyle Phillips, 32, St. Louis, was intoxication. Oct. 10 with PAULA. Daniel Jilek, 20, 402 S. Gilbert charged Oct. 11 with public intoxi- Christopher Ullrich, 47, Justian Dixon, 19, 1414 St. No. 717, was charged Oct. 10 cation. Indianapolis, was charged Oct. 10 Hollywood Blvd., was charged with PAULA. Jack Porter, 21, 433 S. Van with public intoxication. Oct. 10 with public intoxication. Agnassi Johnson, 21, Tama, Buren, was charged Oct. 10 with Ellen Voutroubek, 47, West Michael Dolmage, 40, Des Iowa, was charged Oct. 10 with public intoxication. Branch, was charged Oct. 10 with Moines, was charged Oct. 10 with public intoxication. Amy Reardon, 33, Raleigh, N.C., public intoxication. public intoxication. Jonathan Kaiser, 20, Ames, was was charged Oct. 10 with public Rush Weigelt, 20, Haddfield, Andrew Dow, 27, Quincy, Ill., was charged Oct. 10 with PAULA. intoxication. N.J., was charged Oct. 10 with charged Oct. 10 with public intox- Thomas Keenan, 20, West Des Justin Rediger, 33, Wellman, public intoxication. ication. Moines, was charged Oct. 10 with Iowa, was charged Oct. 10 with Marc Willson, 34, Des Moines, Jack Egan, 20, 404 S. Gilbert No. PAULA. public intoxication. was charged Oct. 10 with public 831, was charged Oct. 10 with Bryce King, 20, Hudson, Iowa, Christopher Rhodes, 38, intoxication. PAULA. was charged Oct. 10 with PAULA. Minneapolis, was charged Oct. 10 Zachary Woodbeck, 20, Cedar Curtis Emrich, 20, Norwalk, Jordan King, 18, 908 Slater, was with public intoxication and pos- Falls, was charged Oct. 10 with Iowa, was charged Oct. 10 with charged Oct. 10 with PAULA. session of a controlled substance. PAULA.

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Bailey refer to as “detrac- As Garcia nears the end “My parents weren’t for life. SHERATON tors” Monday night. FIRST of her college career, her or against going to col- So she’ll play the piano CONTINUED FROM 1A “The outside one espe- CONTINUED FROM 1A youngest sibling is poised lege,” she said. “I made in the lounge, or pull out cially,” he said. “It’s not such to enroll next year, mark- the decision to go. I made her ukulele, her melodi- “It’s very well-lit and com- a dreary place to come ing the end of a two- the decision to apply for ca, her guitar, or any of pletely redone — more like through anymore.” ‘Opportunity to be decade-long journey for all my scholarships. I paid the other 12 instruments a walkway than an alley, as UI senior Frank Sig- something more’ her parents. for all my college. They’re she plays. warth uses the walkways a it used to be,” he said. When Garcia’s parents “It’s very rewarding for supportive because this is “It’s a form of escapism,” few times every week and Once the outside walk- moved the family to them to know that they the choice I’ve made, but she said. “Just like knows the area to be much way’s rennovation is com- Iowa, she said, she was can send us here so we they had nothing to do watching a movie or lis- more lively than dreary, pleted, the Sheraton’s able to easily fit in as an can have the opportunity with the choice.” tening to music.” especially with the colder inside walkway will begin 8-year-old. to be something more,” Beginning as a 7-year- Though her mother months approaching. closing at 11 p.m. Growing up, Garcia said Garcia said. old, Herzberg bought, dropped out of community “It’s probably to keep Although this recent her parents vowed to do raised, bred, sold, and college in California — drunk people from hanging decision keeps a few folks “anything they could to get Paying her own way showed pigs at fairs, toil- she skipped classes to go out in there during the win- out, Kriewald thinks the you guys to college,” which Jackie Herzberg always ing in the “hot Iowa after- surfing — and her father ter,” he said. lush lodge will usher in included taking on a slew of had a passion for school. noons” to pull in part of left the University of Mike Finlayson, ambas- her funding for school. more people and business. jobs and moving out of Rich- At her tiny high school South Dakota after his sador of the Iowa City Area mond, Calif., when drug use in Villisca, Iowa, she was Finally at college, father died, both her par- “The better we do from Chamber of Commerce, and crime increased. the valedictorian and Herzberg said, she was ents hold steady jobs and an occupancy standpoint, described the Sheraton But she couldn’t identify prom queen, a dancer, run- surprised by other always expected her to go the more revenues are gen- project as a kind of Wizard with some of her friends in ner, and student body students’ attitudes toward to college. erated for the entire city of Oz transformation. suburban Marshalltown, president. education. “I would ask [my and community,” he said. “It “It used to be blasé and Iowa, because her parents But, like Garcia some- “My initial expectation parents] questions and will bring more and more drab in here, like black- hadn’t gone to college. thing set Herzberg apart for college was that every- they would be like, ‘I have people to restaurants and and-white Kansas,” Fin- “[People would] say, ‘Oh from other UI students one was going to be excited no idea. You probably shops downtown.” layson told a group of gath- when she enrolled: Neither and passionate about it, know better than I do,’ ” One of those people is erers. “The tornado was the my God, what do they do?’ ” of her parents have a col- and that was not the case Logan said. project supervisor Patrick wall-bashing and whirl- Garcia said. “People’s par- ents had prestigious jobs, lege degree. at all,” she said. “My pas- Halfway through her Randolph. The Oregon- wind of destruction, and sion for college and what native has been staying at and I didn’t think it was a “I didn’t really know first semester, Logan has now this bright, beautiful I’m studying comes from had to find substitutes for the Sheraton during the lobby is Oz.” strange thing until people what to expect,” Herzberg me. I never had anyone parental answers — like renovation and said he Scott Kearney, the proj- really started bringing it said. “What I knew about else pushing me to do what how to buy books — from likes the community. ect manager, agreed and up.” college was from movies.” I chose.” friends, friends’ parents, or “This project has been said he was glad to see Her first two weeks as a Her father worked as a other relatives. painless – real smooth,” he reactions to his work. first-generation UI stu- farmer and didn’t need a Looking for answers “I really don’t ask ques- said. “Everyone involved “It’s nice seeing that dent were not easy. degree. Her mother, who tions except from my close has been really great.” everyone enjoys the prod- “I just relied on my had three of four kids by As a first-generation, friends,” she said. “I might Randolph said the reno- uct — a lot of people seem friends here,” she said. 19, completed a year and a first-year student, Megan vation has already to gather and like it here,” “All their parents had half of college before Logan had to find ways to be sitting right next to immensely improved the he said, and the hotel’s ren- gone to college, and they becoming a secretary. combat the added stress somebody who knows the Sheraton’s walkways, areas ovated features bring “a pretty much knew all the Herzberg worked, that comes with a lack of answer, but I’ll text some- he heard Mayor Regenia new vibrancy to the area.” ins and outs so I basically planned, and saved for col- parental guidance on cer- one on my floor to see if clung to them.” lege on her own for years. tain aspects of university she knows.”

SCHOOLS loss of about $5.6 million given Culver’s across-the- BUDGET 2001. ing a large enough portion Consumer Sciences and CONTINUED FROM 1A board, 10-percent cut. “The current situation of the cost of education,” Education into the College And though Quirmbach CONTINUED FROM 1A we’re dealing with [is] Downer said. “The board of Human Sciences as a said the state Revenue Esti- such a more substantial bought into that for a peri- way to save money. At the same time, such mating Conference’s esti- cut on top of cuts that od of time.” That year, the UI programs as Medicare and mates are only assessments, Former UI President have already been made,” By the end of 2001, he trimmed $7.8 million from Medicaid eat up a significant not concrete figures, they Mary Sue Coleman told he said. said, a period of stable its funding. chunk of state dollars, said can still serve as an indica- The Daily Iowan that In response to those revenue took a turn for “I wish I could say the Jennifer Delaney, a higher tor of what public-education month that she couldn’t cuts, Coleman and UI the worse. quality of education has not education funding expert at funds will be available. “soften the blow” of the officials enacted several “There was another been affected, but I think the University of Illinois. “An estimate is just that,” cuts. cost-shaving options. downturn, although noth- we are going in the wrong But the resulting volatili- he said. “There is no cer- “This is devastating,” In October, they delayed ing like what we’re going direction,” then-UI Presi- ty adds yet another difficulty tainty, but I think over a she said in a Sept. 19 DI construction of a West through now,” Downer dent David Skorton said in for managing a stable flow of long period of time, [it] has article. “This is the worst Side recreation center for said. “To some degree, the response to the cuts. cash. Year to year, funding is a pretty good track record.” financial situation I’ve one year and announced public universities bore Now, faced with the often unpredictable, and offi- The budget, then, brings faced in my six years.” that 160 faculty and staff the brunt of that.” largest midyear budget cut cials don’t know how much with it a cloudy future. Then dubbed the positions would be elimi- In 2003, Vilsack in the UI’s recent history, they’ll garner from the state, “We are really in “toughest budget situa- nated. By November, announced a 2.5 percent Downer said he had never Delaney said. uncharted territory and I tion in school history,” the regents had approved a across-the-board state expected a hit this big. This makes balancing think as the news got 2001 midyear cuts are tuition hike of 18.5 per- budget cut, driving the “The relatively easy the budget book difficult, to worse, we made downward still roughly $36 million cent — the “highest regents to increase tuition reductions have already say the least. adjustments in our expens- less than this year’s tuition increase in more by 8.3 percent for resident been made, so we’re going “It’s hard to budget when es,” Quirmbach said. reductions. than 20 years,” according undergraduate students. to be looking at [options] things are so fluid,” said The situation is historic, During that crisis, UI to Daily Iowan archives. Vilsack’s cuts in the that are more substantial Sen. Randy Feenstra, R- said Sen. Bob Dvorsky, D- law Professor Jonathan Downer said part of the 2003-04 academic year and that are not likely Hull, who is also a member Coralville, and that’s why Carlson chaired a commit- reason tuition increases cost Iowa State University going to make anybody of the Education Appropri- the state is facing unprece- tee of faculty and staff were accepted was the $8.3 million by February happy including the ation Subcommittee. dented budget cuts. tasked to advise Coleman public’s opinion on the 2004, forcing the universi- board,” he said. So to avoid fiscal prob- “Hopefully, we bot- on how to deal with the amount students were ty to make some reorgani- For updates and live coverage of lems like those that some tomed out, and our rev- cuts. Carlson said this paying for universities. zation changes. In July today’s special regents’ telephone states are facing this year, enue will start picking up year’s cuts are hardly com- “Some people felt that 2005, officials merged the meeting, which begins at 4:15 p.m., Delaney said, legislators again,” he said. parable with those in the students were not pay- Colleges of Family and stay tuned to dailyiowan.com. and university officials should discuss higher-edu- cation appropriations and help make future funding more predictable — some- thing Feenstra said he would “love” to see. He also noted that while it would be difficult for public universities and community colleges to raise property taxes, K-12 schools could use such a method to stream more funding their way. The Iowa City School District is experiencing larger classes, a reduction in positions, and changes in busing and staffing, said School Board member Toni Cilek. The district faces a

4A - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, October 14, 2009 News dailyiowan.com for more news How to feed the world’s poor A Purdue professor says farmers in Lauren Dana, a UI sen- ior and Human Rights World Food Prize developing countries are Center intern, said the winners UI’s location could be ben- ill-equipped to manufacture food. eficial for countries with • 2009: Gebisa Ejeta food shortages. • 2008: Robert Dole, George By SHANE ERSLAND after winning the award,” “We have a big advan- McGovern [email protected] Ejeta said. “I went back to tage being in Iowa; it’s a • 2007: Phillip E. Nelson shoot some documentary big agricultural place,” she Source: World Food Prize Gebisa Ejeta grew up a footage for the [ceremo- said. “The big focus in the poor, hungry boy in west- ny].” state is on food for ani- central Ethiopia. During the lecture — Now, years later, he has mals. We need a transition ON DAILY IOWAN TV sponsored by the UI Cen- to focus more on food for See a video feature on won a renowned award ter for Human Rights — at Gebisa Ejeta on for confronting his boy- people.” the University Capitol The Food Prize Laure- dailyiowan.com. hood nemesis. Centre, he spoke about the Two days before he is ate’s award-winning need for more food produc- research led to varieties of scheduled to receive the to be profitable, and mar- tion, research, and funding sorghum, a cereal grain, World Food Prize in Des keting opportunities need to help the more than that can stand up to Moines, he stopped in Iowa to be considered.” 25,000 people worldwide drought and parasitic UI graduate student City to educate roughly 50 who die each day from weeds, two of the most Linnea Welander, who members of the malnutrition. harmful environmental attended the lecture, UI community about He said the UI, along stresses on the grain. agreed a closer relation- world hunger. with other universities, Sorghum is the major food ship between the US and Ejeta, a professor of can help the hunger prob- source for nearly 500 mil- developing countries agronomy at Purdue Uni- lem in several ways: lion people in Africa, Ejeta would help the hunger versity, was recognized for Researchers and educators said. problem. his work in combating can uphold ideals of public The Purdue professor “An objective would be to Striga, a pink-flower weed service, officials can call noted the economics of incorporate countries into that infests many crops in for more research funding, Africa is one reason it’s what we are doing through Africa. He will receive the and schools can link up hard for farmers in the research and develop- $250,000 award on Thurs- with developing countries continent to manufacture ment,” she said. day at the State Capitol. to educate them about food their own food supply. But whether more U.S. Secretary of State production. “A lot of poor farmers research will feed hungry Hillary Rodham Clinton have not opened up to “If you give a guy a fish, countries depends on capi- RACHEL JESSEN/THE DAILY IOWAN announced the Ethiopia- manufacturing practices,” you feed him for a day,” talization of the end Purdue University Professor Gebisa Ejeta gives a presentation about native as the winner in Ejeta said, reciting a Chi- he said. “We need to work results, Ejeta said. world hunger in the University Capitol Centre on Oct. 13. The June. nese proverb. “But if you with national leaders to “Far too many research “I was excited to get an teach him how to fish, you find a way for them to ben- results are sitting on the Ethiopian-native was announced winner of the World Food Prize in opportunity to go home feed him for life.” efit from production. It has shelf,” he said. June and will receive the award on Thursday in Des Moines. Music faculty, students favor downtown

The students and professors want Music campus to keep the School of Music and debate Hancher together. There are three possible sites for the music campus. By DANNY VALENTINE third option would sepa- • Keep [email protected] rate Hancher from the Hancher/Clapp/Voxman com- other music center. plex on the West Side Some UI music profes- The most recent propos- • Move sors are frustrated. al, introduced at the final Hancher/Clapp/Voxman com- In the months-long and public forum on the build- plex to the East Side of the oft-controversial discus- ings’ relocation, would river, south of Burlington sion about where to relocate Voxman and Street. locate future performing- Clapp downtown while • Keep Hancher on the West arts facilities, the only keeping Hancher on the Side while moving Voxman talk faculty members West Side in a new loca- and Clapp across the river seem to hear is about tion closer to the Source: Site Evaluation Studies for Hancher Auditorium, the Levitt Center. Hancher/Voxman/Clapp Replacement faculty members said. “I’m not interested in Facilities Rarely do they hear being involved in a dispute about Voxman Music about where Hancher is Building and Clapp located,” Thelander said. Recital Hall. And it’s However, she said, she ON DAILY IOWAN TV To see a feature on the weighing them down like would prefer that it be JAY SCHLEIDT/THE DAILY IOWAN a flooded tuba. Hancher issue, visit downtown because she At a public forum in Macbride Hall Monday, Joe Hibbard of Sasaki and Associates presents a site evalua- dailyiowan.com. Faculty members over- thinks students would be tion and progress report on the replacement of Hancher Auditorium. Hibbard said in considering possible whelmingly support mov- more likely to attend per- locations that “service access to buildings is a major component to performing arts.” ing the School of Music formances. and land acquisition. downtown, said Kristin “I think that that would Parking costs, for example, Thelander, the director of clearly be better for stu- Olivia Rose Muzzy, who Both Muzzy and Jen- he said. vary between $7 million planning for the School of dents,” she said. plays the bass. “We have nerjohn said placing the The UI presented the and $19.2 million to keep Music, who said professors Several UI music stu- to build it right with the music campus downtown third solution after finding the facilities on the West took student opinions into dents opposed the recently students in mind.” would be good from a prac- that most plans — placed Side of the river. However, account. She said the feel- announced plan. UI senior and percus- tical standpoint — easier on either the East or West moving the buildings to ing is virtually unanimous. Both should be down- sionist Scott Jennerjohn to transport heavy equip- Sides — would require two the East Side would result Many others, however, town, they said, and it would said dividing the buildings ment — and integrate the structures, Lehnertz said. in no added parking costs, are keen on keeping create an unnecessary bur- would be detrimental to group more closely with The Federal Emergency while splitting the build- Hancher near its current den on those hoping to work students. the rest of the university. Management Agency ings would cost $6.4 mil- location. at Hancher, weaken the “Music is a very collabo- Rod Lehnertz, UI Facili- would also reimburse 90 lion in parking costs. Up until Monday there overall sense of community, rative process,” he said. ties Management’s direc- percent of eligible costs for “There are pros and were only two options on and reduce student involve- “You learn as much tor of planning, design and the location. cons — opportunities and the table for relocating the ment at concerts. through watching as construction, said he Each of the three plans buildings — keeping them “Personally, I feel that through playing.” expects the decision will comes with different price challenges— related to all near the original footprint the music campus should He said it seemed coun- come from one of the three tags for parking, utility three,” he said, noting that or moving them down- be kept together as much terintuitive to separate choices. But there is a pos- costs, site development, none of the choices had town. A newly introduced as possible,” said UI junior the buildings. sibility for more options, program displacement, any “fatal flaws.”

METRO Early voting begins Early voting is now available for the Nov. 3 general election for all Johnson County towns. Early voting takes place at the Johnson County Auditor’s Office on 913 S. Dubuque St. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Absentee ballots can be requested by filling out the Iowa Official Absentee Ballot Request Form, which can be found at the Auditor’s Office. The forms can also be request- ed by mail. Voters must include printed name, address, and date or name of election. In addition, voters must sign and date the let- ter. Residents may also take part in satellite voting. The satellite vot- ing schedule is posted on the auditor’s website. Any other questions can be addressed by phone at 319-356- 6004. Absentee Ballot Request forms can be found online at www.jcau- ditor.com. — by Marleen Linares

The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 5A dailyiowan.com for more news News Compost closes UI builds supply of hand sanitizers UI’s food circle H1N1 causes UI to buy $90,000 A handy By JORDAN FRIES worth of hand sanitizer. precaution [email protected] The order placed by By SAM LANE through a grant to pur- Johnson County includes UI Dining Services have [email protected] chase larger quantities the following products: composted 72 tons of food of hand sanitizer, he • Wall-mounted dispensers: 200 waste from campus dining UI students have • Mobile dispensers: 150 halls in three years, cycling said. undoubtedly noticed the Last week, the John- • Dispenser refills: 1,600 it back into the university’s growing presence of • 16.9-oz sanitizer pumps: miniature ecosystem. son County Public hand sanitizer stations Health Department 2,400 But only pre-consumer on campus. food waste — or food that placed an order on And the number of behalf of the UI for a Source: UI spokesman Tom Moore was made but never served sanitizer stations will — is put into the compost, market value of roughly only increase in coming leaving what’s left on the $90,000 in hand-sanitiz- “A misconception is weeks, UI officials said. half-full students’ trays ing products. that respiratory viruses In fact, students will with no place to go but a The order includes spread through cough- find these liquid-filled black trash bag. DAVID SCRIVNER/THE DAILY IOWAN such products as mount- ing,” he said. “It’s dispensers in nearly Fred Kurt, the manager UI students load trays of leftover food onto a conveyor in the Hillcrest ed and mobile touch- actually from putting every university build- of Hillcrest Marketplace, Marketplace on Tuesday. Hillcrest staffs more than 40 employees dur- free hand sanitizer dis- your [contaminated] fin- ing that sees high stu- gers near your eyes, said the magnitude of waste ing dinner, when more than 1,500 students walk through the doors. pensers and pump style would grow tremendously if dent traffic, including hand sanitizers. ears, nose, or mouth.” they added students’ left- UI officials’ attempts to dioxide leaking into the the IMU, Kinnick Stadi- Other Iowa schools, UI officials won’t see overs to the mix. make the campus more sus- atmosphere. um, and larger UI class- including Iowa State the true effectiveness of “lt’s a different monster,” tainable. Hillcrest started The compost created by rooms, said Lisa James, University, have taken the sanitizer stations he said. “We would have to composting extra food three Burge and Hillcrest is used the administrative similar approaches in until next spring, when do things in a completely years ago, and the Burge to fertilize the entire UI director at Student preventing the spread of this year’s influenza different way. Student dining hall joined it last campus, most notably the Health Service. illness this fall. season is analyzed, Fick waste would triple or even spring. student garden where offi- “Normally, we don’t Michelle Hendricks, said. quadruple the load that we Both of the UI dining cials grow food for the din- supply hand sanitizers the director of Student According to the Cen- would take to the landfill, halls are working on more ing halls. in a broad way on cam- Health at ISU, said ters for Disease Control and there just isn’t enough advanced, efficient methods Dave Jackson, an assis- pus, but individual hand sanitizer stations and Prevention, hand room right now.” to deal with the ever- tant to the UI associate vice departments — a health have been in place since sanitizers shouldn’t be a But officials said they increasing waste composted setting like [Student president for Facilities Man- the beginning of the substitute for soap and hope the student waste will every week. Health], for example — agement, said he thinks the year. ISU has included water. be added to the compost Iowa State University often obtain their own,” most exciting aspect of the sanitizers in its Memor- Officials and students load in the future. has a food-waste policy simi- James said in an e-mail. university’s food recycling ial Union as well as are unsure if the dis- Every week, the UI din- lar to the UI’s plan. ISU offi- Officials say this large lecture halls, she pensers and sanitizers ing halls churn out 1.3 tons cials said they’re working to program is the student year’s novel influenza said. will make a difference of waste. abolish trays in cafeterias, involvement. season is the main rea- Hillcrest kitchen employ- “The fact that the com- “We’ve had impressive in students’ health. based on research that sug- son for the increase in numbers,” Hendricks ees gather any unserved post goes back into the stu- Ian Tugwell-Nilausen gests trays may encourage hand sanitizers. said about ISU stu- food waste along with scraps dent garden on campus, and works for UI parking students to take more food “The H1N1 concern is dents’ use of the hand from salad or produce and the food at the student gar- and deals with 200 to foods that can’t be served than they actually eat, said the driving force behind sanitizers. “I asked stu- Nancy Levandowski, the den feeds students, faculty, the expansion of the dents if they’ve seen the 300 customers a day. the next day. The leftovers and food service staff, brings While the UI sophomore are then transported by director of lSU Dining. availability of hand san- hand sanitizer stations, full circle the idea of locally said he thinks the H1N1 vans to the lowa City Land- Kurt said composting itizer on campus,” UI and their answers were fill and Recycling Center, food has countless benefits. grown food,” he said. “These spokesman Tom Moore encouraging. There was situation is “overly where the meals’ remains Recycling reduces the bloat- were student-driven initia- said. a strong response.” hyped,” he does use the are combined with yard ed heaps of trash bursting tives and show the commit- The Iowa Department UI medical officer sanitizer he’s provided. waste to form an environ- from overflowing landfills, ment of our UI students of Public Health has Dan Fick said having “I hope it’s keeping mentally friendly compost. as well as the greenhouse- toward becoming a more supported the universi- sanitizers on campus is me healthy,” he said The efforts are part of the gas emissions and carbon sustainable institution.” ty and county’s efforts important. with a chuckle.

6A - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, October 14, 2009 HAPPY WITH THE WAY HEALTH-CARE REFORM IS SHAPING UP? E-mail us your thoughts at: Opinions [email protected]

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Where should the UI build Hancher? while simultaneously reducing crime. Both of Downtown location would help economy, cul- Avert displacing students, parking headaches: these elements are widely ture of Iowa City build on the West Side considered results of an On Monday, about 300 people filed into Macbride Say goodbye to Pentacrest Apartments. engaged and independent Auditorium to discuss the pinnacle issue of the Any construction on what the UI has labeled the senior class. flood recovery effort: where the UI should rebuild “East site” — its proposed location near downtown MICHAEL DAVIS In presuming that Iowa the Hancher/Voxman/Clapp complex. to build the Voxman/Clapp/Hancher complex — [email protected] City could increase its AARP segment, one must The three options include building along the would involve purchasing and demolishing the first understand that Iowa River on the West Side of campus, construct- apartment complex. What happens when ing the new complex near downtown south of The Pentacrest Apartments are home to many Generation Y bumps and Iowa City is deficient in Burlington Street, or splitting the complex between students and nonstudents alike and pays approxi- grinds right alongside the some positive criteria for downtown and the river location. mately $475,000 a year in taxes to local govern- baby-boomer generation? older citizens. Mulling each option for construction raises several ments, said Josh Schamberger, the president of the New statistics pub- We must recognize that pros and cons. The key decision should be based on the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors lished by the Press as much as we enjoy a economic, cultural, and student benefits of the location. Bureau. If the UI were to purchase and build on Citizen show that these youthful exuberance from Rebuilding the Hancher complex downtown that land, the city would be lose a significant strong doses of Geritol our students, certain would provide the greatest advantages to the Iowa amount of revenue. The move would also displace and Viagra give you highly visible gray areas City community. the complex’s residents. Where would they go? Iowa Johnson County and Iowa linger in our fair city. At a rebuilding cost estimated between $250 mil- City is already a hard place to find a residence, even City. Although widely popu- lion and $270 million, the recovery effort will be without demolishing a major apartment complex. In the last nine years, lar among our age group, lofty no matter the decision. Luckily, the Federal Schamberger says major developers, such as the the number of those aged the downtown bar scene Emergency Management Agency will foot 90 per- Moen Group, are ready to build high-rise towers 50 and over has jumped has become a plague and cent of the bill. with condominiums should the UI decide to build at from 22,338 to 31,693, has decreased resources. Moving the complex just south of Burlington the East site, but there’s no guarantee they’d be according to the Iowa This has resulted in Street would place the cultural epicenter of the UI able to finish. Even if they do finish, it’s doubtful Data Center. The median increased violence and in a precise downtown location accessible to all res- displaced students and other residents would be age of Johnson County criminal activity in other idents while also increasing the economic viability able to afford to live in these condos — they’re tai- residents has increased areas of our city. This of local shops and restaurants. New businesses lored for a wealthier clientele, if the condos down- from 28.4 to nearly 31. glaring weakness does not would have the ability to flourish, while struggling town are any indication. Some might say these bode well for encouraging ones could receive a charge. There’s also a matter of traffic and parking. The new facts call into ques- Ma and Pa Kettle from And for those who argue the only “culture” in West site would likely include available parking at no tion our reputation for shuffling on down to good Iowa City is the culture of binge drinking, there is extra charge as the previous location did. being a youthful and ol’ IC. no better opportunity to increase the admiration of Hancher/Voxman/Clapp attendees would have to seek vibrant city. Might it be An increase in senior- arts on our campus than relocating the complex available parking around the city and more than like- that this new-found love centered businesses downtown. ly pay extra fees to park there if the UI builds down- affair with Grandpa and would also provide a It is understandable that the main objection to town. The extra volume of people paying to park Grandma helps to jettison much needed lift to our the downtown option is the price tag. But critics would drive up already high parking rates downtown. our young graduates off to local economy. Heaven need to think into the future. There is no doubt Iowa City is not a big city. The West site is not brighter (and less knows Grandpa and acquiring downtown land for a new Hancher that far away. The new location would be close to wrinkly) pastures? Grandma love to spoil complex would be expensive; yet, over the years, the the Levitt Center and the Cambus system, and the My guess is that Iowa their grandchildren. potential for bringing money into the local economy UI already owns the land. We should stop cram- winters have more to do Giving them nice shops and the practicality of utilizing the complex as a ming everything we can into downtown. with that trend. But for downtown in which to recruitment tool for arts students could be — by Justin Sugg the development of our spend their tirelessly tremendous. Your turn. Where should the UI build the Hancher/Voxman/Clapp complex? city, let’s hope this trend earned cash will not only — by Michael Dale-Stein Weigh in on dailyiowan.com. continues for the foresee- accomplish that mission, able future. but will also provide one Realistically, as Iowa less drinking establish- Letters becomes more and more ment for our young senior-citizen-friendly, our brethren. economy will only benefit. 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Guest opinions are selected in accordance with word length, subject relevance, and looking to relax —and tired and rusty sentiment, space considerations. much like the bones of the READER COMMENTS that may appear below were originally posted on dailyiowan.com in response to published spend — in the later years of their lives. older generation we hope material. They will be chosen for print publication when they are deemed to be well-written and to forward public discussion. will spread their canes They may be edited for length and style. This will not only bene- fit us as a community but and walkers across Iowa will also strengthen the City streets. But as Parade Lame sneak a peek at the elaborate SCOPE applauded weeks of school. What an lives of each of these indi- tiresome as it is to speak about, it’s still relevant if If I could summarize the floats meticulously crafted Congratulations to SCOPE on astonishing feat for such tal- viduals. The cultural and social vibrancy of our area only for the fact that we Homecoming parade in one over time just for a glimpse of another great Homecoming cel- ented young individuals to will ignite a spark in their have not solved the word, it would be “lame.” If I what would await us at the ebration, featuring Augustana come together the way that had to use two words, it would parade. It is so sad that the they do and provide us with old souls and create a problem. Bringing in a and the Temptations. On behalf stable older group of not be published in the paper. I college students today believe such memorable evenings, happier group of people. of my parent company, Clear Happier equals healthi- citizens will surely recently moved back to Iowa waving out of a pickup with a Channel Communications, and working well into game-day City from a much smaller town er, which means longer alleviate a percentage of handmade sign constitutes local radio station 100.7 KKRQ morning. and had been boasting to my life spans that support our day-to-day concerns. something worthy of locating a the Fox, I have had the great Throughout the year, SCOPE the economic power of our Due to this possibility, I children that they would soon decent parking space. I hope, if continues to bring quality enter- experience a “real parade.” I pleasure of working with SCOPE community. And when am extending an open nothing else, this letter tainment not only to the univer- could not have been further for several years — promoting they do need medical invitation to all old, semi- sity but our community as a from the mark. Apparently, gone inspires future entrants to real- and introducing the stellar, free care, the UI Hospitals and old, or old-looking Americans to hop in your are the days when the fraterni- ize some people actually show talent that they continue to whole, and I personally value its Clinics and Mercy campers and travel to our ties and sororities had pride, up expecting a parade and that line up each Homecoming commitment to the arts. Alumni, Medical Center will be there. small metropolis. Maybe talent, ambition, and assiduous- future crowd-goers no longer Friday night. That one night is residents, and students all ben- Beyond the economic you can bring a much- ness, coupled with a healthy have to exclaim in pained and the culmination of hundreds of efit from the members’ sacri- benefits, inviting more needed level of dose of rivalry. meaningful tones, “Oh my god, fices, and for that, we owe them hours of planning, on top of and more seniors to our respectability to our town, As a former resident and this is lame.” regular class loads, personal our deep gratitude. oasis in the corn will pro- just before you check out student, I remember driving Erin Irvine engagements, not to mention, Jerry Lalor vide a much-needed lift to to the big retirement past the fraternity houses to Iowa City resident the stressors within the first Online content manager, 100.7 KKRQ election participation, home in the sky.

Commentary Hancher decision and forum irrelevant in face of delay forum on the future site have rubber-stamped tion, sacrifices, and prospective students University Capitol of the Hancher/Voxman/ the construction, bone-headed decisions and, of course, the most Centre space with the Clapp complex was, Federal Emergency that came from failed desirable prospective former Museum of Art allegedly, the final Management Agency attempts to combat the students are a key com- (with a couple other opportunity for stu- funding is in place, and interim facilities’ many ponent in developing sites scattered through- dents and community contractors have been inadequacies. the kind of high-quality out town). The down- PATRICK BIGSBY members to express pitching their offers, What I don’t under- ensemble performance town option has a high- [email protected] their views on the pos- but none of the hard stand, however, is why and scholastic achieve- er initial cost but could sible outcomes. decisions have been School of Music admin- ment for which the be considered a long- After enduring the Unfortunately, discus- made. What, exactly, istrators (in conjunction School of Music is term investment in uni- swath of destruction sion on this matter is are we waiting on? with their colleagues in known. I worry that our versal student access from 2008’s flood, griev- too little, too late. As a music student, I the College of Liberal inability to make a and downtown’s vitality. ing over the tragic People’s opinions on understand firsthand Arts and Sciences decision on the com- The West Side option is death of a professor, Monday night were the complexity of coor- administration) are pro- plex’s location only pro- a cheaper setting, but it and performing all over drops in an ocean of dinating the various longing the process of longs stunted recruiting is removed from the town in various echo clamor, and our overly egos that need to par- taking the one tangible efforts. Right now, we center of student life. chambers, the School of hesitant leadership ticipate in the decision- step that will start our can’t even show Either way, anything Music is an easy target. still hasn’t come to a making process. I education on the long prospective students is better than what At this point, any criti- conclusion. understand the chaotic path back to normalcy our plan for the future. we’re dealing with now. cism seems like a cheap Why is this discus- moving and re-moving and begin to move past The remaining sites You can flip a coin for shot at a dilapidated sion still occurring over necessary to establish the flood aftermath. are great options — all I care, so long as you punching bag. a year after the flooding interim facilities. I Facilities are a key especially compared do it by the end of this That won’t stop me. permanently closed the understand the disor- component in attracting with the current system week. Monday night’s open complex? The regents ganization, misinforma- the most desirable of combining a botched Patrick Bigsby is a DI Arts reporter.

The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 7A dailyiowan.com for more arts and culture Arts&Culture Pumpkins on alert The unusually wet summer has caused a pump- kin shortage in some parts of the nation. By ADAM SALAZAR [email protected] SCREENSHOT/THE DAILY IOWAN Consumers may notice ON THE WEB cans of pumpkin-pie mix Click on dailyiowan.com are out of stock or that an to watch step-by-step average, ripe-for-carving video instructions for pumpkin has become prici- this week’s Dine on a er. That seems to be the Dime recipe. case on the East Coast and some parts of the Midwest, TANNER KOOMAR but in Iowa, the shortage [email protected] Tangy No-Bake is not quite so apparent. Cheesecake “We keep getting bin JULIE KOEHN/THE DAILY IOWAN Tangy No-Bake Ingredients: UI sophomore Oscar Trinidad (left) and UI junior Rachel Sager pick out a pumpkin at Wilson's Orchard in after bin,” said Kirkwood Cheesecake • 1 package cream cheese freshman Beau Cahill, a Iowa City on Oct. 10. Pumpkins have become more expensive due to a nationwide shortage. 1 • ⁄2 cup sugar produce clerk at the Hy- I remember the first time I had 1 • ⁄2 cup milk Vee East, 812 S. First cheesecake like it was yesterday. I ON DAILY IOWAN TV don’t really remember the • 1 Tbsp vanilla Ave., who noted that he Watch a video report from • 1 Tbsp lemon juice has seen neither a drop in cheesecake itself — it was proba- Wilson’s Apple Orchard on bly some rather bland frozen • 2 cups Cool Whip prices nor a decline of dailyiowan.com. thing. What I do remember, how- • 1 graham cracker pie crust supply. ever, is the experience. Directions: After a wet and mild quicker,” said Paul Rasch, Many people remember hear- Soften the cream cheese in summer, pumpkin the owner of Wilson’s ing the word “cheesecake” for the a microwave on medium planters across the coun- Orchard, 2924 Orchard first time and either not having it power for about a minute. try are scrambling to save Lane N.E. compute or having a disturbing Mix sugar into cream what is left of this year’s mental image of a cake made of Although the orchard cheese. Add milk. Stir. Add weak harvest. An Oct. 1 cheese. My thought process was a lost its entire stock of vanilla and lemon juice. Stir. National Public Radio little different. pumpkins and apples Add Cool Whip. Stir slowly, podcast said pumpkin I could have been no older than because of last year’s flood, until the mixture is of uni- harvests in Eastern 4. I believe we had just finished a this season’s harvest has form color and consistency. states such as Maine are delicious supper of beef not amounted to huge loss- Pour into pie crust. down 50 percent from last stroganoff, and my mom said we es for the establishment. were going to have cheesecake for Refrigerate for three hours year. Other states, such JULIE KOEHN/THE DAILY IOWAN Rasch’s clientele mostly UI junior Brynne Schweigel (left) and ISU senior Eric Villhauer look for desert. I thought to myself, or until firm. You’re done. as Ohio and Minnesota, consists of families and is pumpkins at Wilson’s Orchard in Iowa City on Oct. 10. “Cheesecake? What the hell!?” were also affected by the reliant on farm retail. You see, in my 4-year-old brain, never occurred to me that lack of a balanced mix of Rasch’ pumpkin crop is I envisioned cheesecake as a reg- heat and moisture. ments. To combat poten- into is these low overnight cream cheese could be anything down between 15 to 20 ular sheet cake with Cheez Whiz other than bagel spread. Now, I Local pumpkin growers tial frost damage to his temperatures,” he said. percent this season. He for frosting. And, somehow, that know better. are better off than their crops’ aesthetics, Kevin Like Rasch, he has lost 10 said that while the sounded exceptionally appealing. Today, I present you with an Eastern colleagues, but harvest has been Shima, the proprietor of to 20 percent of his harvest, I was 4 — that is my only excuse. easy recipe for tangy, sweet, they were not immune to adequate, this year’s Shima Pumpkin Patch, but he has kept prices the Needless to say, I was very bake-free cheesecake that is a the cool summer. pumpkins are more expen- 4080 Highway 382 N.E., same in an effort to please disappointed when I saw what “We had enough mois- sive than average. Solon, covers his crop customers. He said the cheesecake actually was. I was thousand times better than the ture, but more heat would Some farmers, though, with insulated blankets. pumpkins’ quality is just as also quite bewildered as to what mix you can buy in a box. have made them grow are fighting the ele- “The biggest pain we run good as any other year. kind of cheese it was made of. It — by Tanner Koomar

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METRO Man charged with Jack Otto, 48, Davenport, was medication totaled $6,134.52. charged with second-degree theft. Second-degree theft is generally stealing According to reports, Otto allegedly punishable by up to five years in prison stole prescription drugs from a and a fine up to $7,500. prescription drugs woman’s purse that was hanging on her Research champ wheelchair at UI Hospitals and Clinics Otto is being held at the Johnson UI police arrested a man after he on Oct. 7. UI health-care security cam- County Jail on $5,000 cash-only bond. By ALEXIS DORR professor noticed she was allegedly stole prescription drugs. eras recorded the theft. The stolen — by Marleen Linares [email protected] interested more in research JULIE ANDSAGER than field reporting. • Age: 45 Julie Andsager’s four She finished school, cats aren’t excited about • Hometown: Hutchinson, earning a bachelor’s degree Kan. their owner’s prestigious in journalism, and took a research award. • Home life: Four cats, mar- job in public relations for a ried without kids In fact, the felines, includ- couple years. She eventual- • Britney?: She no longer ing a couple of tabbys, only ly found her way back to talks about Britney Spears in really care about their pam- school again. pered home life — ample Now, the Kansas-born class, but if she had to, she petting and woman has written two would use Lindsay Lohan as food includ- books, has more than 40 an example instead. ed. peer-reviewed scholarly But what Know someone we should shine a light journal articles, and on? E-mail us at : the cats became the associate editor probably [email protected]. for Journalism and Mass Catch up with others from our series at don’t know Communication Quarterly, dailyiowan.com/spotlight. are the great one of the leading journals feats And- Andsager professor in the journalism field. their information about sager has “I’m more interested in accom- health from the media,” questions and putting Andsager said. plished through her love for together the methods to research, including recently Engineering Professor study to figure out how to winning the John F.Murray Athanasios Papanicolaou, answer those questions,” Research Scholar award, Andsager’s husband, said which, in part, recognizes the teacher of 16 years said. he always knew his wife’s “significant and sustained Andsager also has a solid work was promising. So he research.” Add it to the teaching method, students wasn’t too shocked when he growing list of accolades on said. She teaches Media heard about her winning Andsager’s résumé. and Health and Social Sci- the John F. Murray “It was totally unexpect- entific Foundations of Com- Research Scholar award. ed. I was very surprised munication. “She is an outstanding and very grateful,” the 45- “In the classroom, she researcher, and I’m fortu- year-old said. brings in real-life examples, nate to be her husband,” he David Perlmutter, the weekly examples of what’s said. “[The award] was a director of the School of going on in the news, and long time overdue. That’s Journalism and Mass Com- it’s more interesting than her life; she stays on top. munication, helped deter- just learning from the text- I’m extremely proud.” mine the recipient. book,” student Morgan Andsager’s hard work “I was very impressed Krause said. and dedication to journal- with the level of scholar- Andsager’s new dedica- ism continues to play a ship and professional pro- tion is captured by her part in her trek through duction of the faculty, and impending work. Her academia. Julie … was already recog- upcoming book will be “I never thought I would nized as a star,” Perlmutter released in 2011 — Medi- end up as a professor,” she said. cine and the Media: Com- said. “I had no clue that Andsager’s path to municating health through there were jobs that you research started when she news and entertainment. could do like this where you was a junior in college. Tak- “The thing is that a huge could actually just research ing a journalism class, the number of people get most of and write.” Minorities seeking redress, counseling By JOHN DOETKOTT “This issue we’re talking [email protected] about with everyone.” Diversity and Cox noted that not all of counseling UI counseling offices are the concerns brought by seeing more minority visitors minority students dealt Statistics on campus than expected for a range of with ethnicity, but she said diversity and minority visi- reasons, including ethnic dis- she heard several students tors to counseling services: crimination, academic issues, complain of teachers not • 9.6 percent of student pop- and conflict resolution. understanding cultural dif- ulation are minorities The annual report from ferences, something she • 18 percent of visitors to the Office of the Ombudsper- called a “failure of empathy.” Office of the Ombudsperson son for the 2008-09 academic UI sophomore Brandon were minorities year shows people from Parker, the president of the • 15 percent of visitors to minority groups frequent the UI Black Student Union, University Counseling Service office in greater numbers said though he has never were minorities than university demograph- been directly attacked for his ethnicity, he’s been put Source: Ombudsperson annual report, ics would predict. Minorities Sam Cochran made up 18 percent of visi- in uncomfortable situations by teachers who singled tors to the office last year, serves on the International- while making up 9.6 of the him out in class to talk ization and Diversity Task UI population. about such issues. “I’m not sure they mean Force, said the issue goes Sam Cochran, the director harm by it,” he said. “It’s beyond the UI campus. of the University Counseling truly out of pure ignorance.” “We all feel we’re well- Service, said numbers at He described a friend that office also reflect a dis- versed in diversity,” she whose roommate put up said. “The reality is that parity — 15 percent of visi- racially charged images in tors are minorities. race is still a tremendous their room that invoked the issue in Iowa City.” UI Ombudsperson Lois Ku Klux Klan. No discipli- Cox presented the report Cox, along with fellow nary actions were ever Ombudsperson Cynthia taken, he said. to the UI Faculty Council Joyce, offers students, facul- “When that happens, it’s earlier this year and said ty, and staff help with com- easy for students to feel she would continue to make plaints or concerns regard- they have no one on their presentations to adminis- ing the university and side, that their needs aren’t trators and student groups reports trends of “substan- important,” Parker said. “I as the year continues. tive or procedural unfair- think it’s mature that they “Our aim is to raise ness” to university officials. are seeking help.” awareness,” she said, “and “We do think the differ- Rachel Williams, a UI our hope is that people on ence is notable,” Cox said. associate professor who campus will react to this.”

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JAY SCHLEIDT/THE DAILY IOWAN Debb Green, children’s services coordinator at Iowa City Public Library, reads to children and parents at Toddler Story Time on Oct. 13. A stack of short stories designed for youngsters accompanies action rhymes and a rousing chorus of “Old MacDonald.” The library hosts numerous story times each week for families, toddlers, and preschoolers.

SCOREBOARD SWIMMING COLLEGE FOOTBALL Colorado 4, Toronto 1 Louisiana-Monroe 16, Arkansas NBA PRESEASON Iowa sophomore swimmer Danielle State 10 Washington 101, Detroit 98 Carty is building off her experience NHL Boston 91, NJ 88 Buffalo 6, Detroit 2 Chicago 87, Milwaukee 86 Sports at the Canada Games in August. 4B Columbus 2, Calgary 1 Orlando 121, New Orleans 86

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COMMENTARY Chaney tears ACL Cheers for Stanzi Clarke MacArthur NHL Sabres cut down Red Wings BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Thomas Vanek scored twice, and Derek Roy had three assists as part JON LINDER of a four-goal second period in [email protected] leading the Buffalo Sabres to a 6-2 win over the Detroit Red Ricky Stanzi is the only quar- Wings on Tuesday night. terback in the Big Ten still Paul Gaustad and Patrick leading an undefeated team. Kaleta had a goal and assist It’s time to get off his back. each, and Drew Stafford and In a more logical world, I Clarke MacArthur also scored wouldn’t need to say this, but for the Sabres (3-0-1), who along with Dallas (1-0-3) are sometimes the lure of Iowa the only NHL teams without a football can cloud the minds of regulation loss this season. the Hawkeye faithful. Ryan Miller made 23 saves, DAVID SCRIVNER/THE DAILY IOWAN Every fall, Iowa football play- including a blocker stop on Iowa wide receiver Paul Chaney Jr. catching a six-yard pass in the third quarter of the Iowa/Arizona game on Sept. 19 ers — especially quarterbacks Valtteri Filppula’s penalty shot in Kinnick Stadium. Chaney netted 22 yards on three catches in the 27-17 win over Arizona. — live in a giant petri dish late in the second period. He has- under the microscope of n’t allowed more than two goals Hawkeye Nation. in his four starts this season. Junior wide receiver and kick returner ON THE WEB That’s not necessarily a ter- Filppula and Tomas Got a question for The Daily Iowan football beat writers? rible situation for any human Holmstrom scored for the Red Paul Chaney Jr. is out for the season. being. It’s never bad to be Wings (2-3-0), who had a two- They have an answer. Send held accountable for the game winning streak snapped. By SCOTT MILLER having a good year, doing a lot them an e-mail at disports- [email protected], or submit one via Detroit hadn’t lost to the [email protected] things you do. of good things for us,” Ferentz Twitter @disportsbag. Sabres in regulation in the pre- said. “It’s a tough loss.” That said, Hawkeye return. vious six meetings (5-0-1), dat- Just when Kirk Ferentz Chaney has caught a pass in fans really need to pump ing to 5-1 defeat at Buffalo on thought his team was fully every Hawkeye game this year “He’ll be back, but that does- the brakes on their grum- n’t help him or us this year,” March 10, 2002. healthy, the head coach except one, posting seven bling about Iowa’s junior It wasn’t all good news for announced on Tuesday that wide receptions for 50 yards. The Ferentz said. With Chaney’s injury, the signal caller. the Sabres, though, because receiver Paul Chaney Jr. is out highlight of his receiving I’m not going to say I wasn’t Vanek didn’t return after his for the season with a torn ACL. career came in 2007, when he team’s receiving corps is second goal put Buffalo ahead scored a game-tying, 23-yard slimmed to five — Trey Stross, a little bitter after watching The junior suffered the Stanzi throw his third pick-six 5-1 at 12:46 of the second peri- injury on a punt return in the touchdown in overtime against Marvin McNutt, Derrell John- od. Vanek was hurt when he Michigan State. Iowa went on son-Koulianos, Colin Sande- of the season to open the game second quarter of Iowa’s 30-28 to win the contest, 34-27, in the crashed into the end boards win over Michigan, and he did man, and Keenan Davis. against Michigan. after snapping in a loose puck second overtime. not return to the contest. Sandeman and Davis, in However, as I rewatched the at the right post. Chainey’s main contribution After the game, Ferentz particular, will see an game online Sunday after- to Ferentz’s squad over his increased workload in seemed optimistic that career had been through kick noon, I had an epiphany of NFL Chaney’s injury was nothing Chaney’s absence. sorts in regard to Stanzi and and punt returns. Also a track Davis, a hyped true fresh- more than a tweak. But on star at Iowa, his straight-line his occasional struggles with man out of Cedar Rapids, has Notre Dame’s Tuesday, the 11-year headman speed made him an explosive ball security. four receptions for 55 yards Floyd healing said Chaney’s knee swelled up option in the return game. My conclusion was that the after the contest, and a Mon- This season, Chainey aver- this year, including a touch- down against Iowa State. Mentor, Ohio, native’s biggest quickly day night MRI revealed a tear. aged 20.1 yards per kick flaw is a frustratingly rigid SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — “He was working hard, return and 5.1 yards per punt SEE CHANEY, 3B adherence to his coaches’ Notre Dame wide receiver play-calling. Michael Floyd is healing faster than expected from a SEE COMMENTARY, 3B broken left collarbone and could be ready to play by Nov. 14, when the Fighting Irish are at Bielema likes A long way back home Pittsburgh. Floyd was in full Former Iowa track star and current volunteer assistant pads at coach Diane Nukuri Johnson goes back to Burundi. practice Flooyd both tight ends By MATT SCHOMMER Tuesday wide receiver but was Each week the DI will take you [email protected] taking part Only 7,937 miles. only on a limited basis. Around the Big Ten to check out That’s how far former During an agility drill where some of Iowa’s conference brethren. Iowa track star Diane quarterbacks and receivers Nukuri Johnson will jour- ran back and forth between By BRENDAN STILES ference’s elite, leading ney during her trip home pads, Floyd and quarterback [email protected] his position with a Big to Burundi in East Africa. Jimmy Clausen, who has turf Ten-best 27 receptions The trip involves approxi- toe on his right foot, jogged Much like last week, mately four days of travel- along straight ahead beside this season. the No. 11 Iowa “I don’t know if there’s ing, and she hopes to the others. spend about a month Hawkeyes are set to face two schools in the country “So you’re on the Clausen a team coming off its first there before returning to program, huh?” Notre Dame that will meet this year Iowa City to continue defeat of the season. that use their tight ends as coach Charlie Weis joked. But that’s where similar- working and running. Later, while other much as we do and as much Nukuri Johnson hasn’t ities end. as they do,” Bielema said receivers caught passes and Unlike playing Michigan been to her native coun- during the Big Ten football try in eight years. The were battered by pads being at home after the Wolver- swung by trainers, Floyd teleconference on Tuesday. long absence has given ines lost to Michigan State, her mixed feelings about mimicked catching a pass the Hawkeyes travel to and ran through untouched. Minnesota the homecoming. Camp Randall Stadium to “I’m really excited, but Floyd had surgery on Sept. face a 5-1 Wisconsin squad The Golden Gophers 20 to have a plate placed on at the same time, I’m coming off a painful 31-13 have had the luxury of nervous because I haven’t the bone for reinforcement, loss at Ohio State. Painful playing four of their first a day after he was injured been there for so long,” she because three of the Buck- six games at their new digs, when he landed on his shoul- said. “I’m sure everything eyes’ touchdowns came TCF Bank Stadium. der trying to make a catch changed there.” from either the defense or Now Minnesota (4-2, 2-1) against Michigan State. She made it clear that special teams. has perhaps the most Iowa City and Burundi are FOOTBALL FORUM Wisconsin head coach daunting two-game road two very different worlds. Bret Bielema was most stretch imaginable with While the former is a Be sure to visit dai- enticed by the matchup of trips to Penn State this busy college town, the lat- lyiowan.com every day tight ends in the upcoming Saturday and Ohio State ter was a place torn by throughout the 2009 football contest. Iowa tight end next week. war. Nukuri Johnson, like season for the Football Tony Moeaki was recently This week’s game with JULIE KOEHN/THE DAILY IOWAN Forum, an in-depth discussion many residents of the named the Big Ten Offen- the 14th-ranked Nittany among DI and Daily Iowan TV country, are wary of going Diane Nukuri Johnson runs the 10,000 meters at the NCAA football reporters about the sive Player of the Week Lions marks the first meet- places alone. Division-I track and field championship at Drake University on Iowa Hawkeyes. after a six-catch, 105-yard ing between the two teams When she runs in June 12, 2008. The three time All-American did not finish the race. The daily videocasts can be receiving performance with since Tim Brewster became Burundi, she’ll take a viewed exclusively online. two touchdowns in the the Golden Gophers’ head partner along for safety. to Lake Tanganyka, “I would like to go there, Today’s Football Forum focuses Hawkeyes’ 30-28 win over coach in 2007. But running isn’t the because it’s next to the and hang out, and visit on Paul Chaney Jr.’s season- Michigan on Oct. 10. only thing she hopes to do capital city. I’ve never my friends.” ending injury, as well as the Badger tight end Garrett while she’s home. been there even though Iowa/Wisconsin rivalry. Graham is among the con- SEE BIG TEN, 3B “I actually would like go I’m from there,” she said. SEE NUKURI, 3B

2B - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Intramurals dailyiowan.com for more sports A full plate of accomplishments Intramural athlete takes step on different court. By MATT SCHOMMER ‘Last year, I remember [email protected] seeing people I knew For the Show Stoppaz’ Kendall Gifford, nothing on the court, and it was more thrilling about looked like a lot of fun. last weekend’s Homecom- ing than standing on the I thought it would be field at Kinnick Stadium. “It was really exciting,” one more unique thing she said. “That was one I could do to remem- thing I wanted to do before I graduated. Because it was ber the years at Iowa.’ a blackout, it looked really - Kendall Gifford, senior cool with all the pom-poms and everything.” The senior from Waterloo and I’m glad we both came was one of six women elect- to Iowa,” Schmitz said. “In ed to this year’s Homecom- high school, we both had a ing court, which attended lot of shared thoughts and several events throughout feelings about our coaches the week, including movie and their philosophies. But night at the Pentacrest, a we stuck through it, and I trip to the Hall of Fame probably wouldn’t have building, and the parade wanted to play sports all the day before the game. four years without her. It “Last year, I remember was great just having seeing people I knew on the someone to talk to, make court, and it looked like a lot of fun,” Gifford said. “I me laugh, and keep the thought it would be one mood light.” more unique thing I could Last summer, Gifford do to remember the years was an Orientation adviser for incoming freshmen. Her JOE SCOTT/THE DAILY IOWAN at Iowa.” UI student and intramural athlete Kendall Gifford stands in her room Unique could also be the boss, Jon Sexton, the stu- dent program coordinator with her intramural trophy from last year and her Homecoming Court word to describe the selec- sash. Gifford was recently named the first DI Intramural Athlete of the tion process to get on the in Orientation Services, Homecoming court. also thinks Gifford’s ability Week. She plays on one of only four women’s flag-football teams. Students hoping to be to take on a humorous per- considered had to fill out an sona makes her well-liked. application and acquire “Kendall has a kind of a two letters of recommenda- quiet leadership about her,” tion. From there, the uni- he said. “Then, one time, versity’s Homecoming she explained to everyone Council selected 15 men that she could do the Soulja and 15 women to interview Boy dance. She challenged with a panel of five judges. someone to it, and she defi- Afterwards, the six most- nitely pulled it off. We were qualified men and women all like, ‘Wow.’ ” are chosen for the court. But those aren’t Gifford’s The judges look for three only moves. criteria — scholarship, As the quarterback for leadership, and service. the Show Stoppaz, Gifford Gifford’s accomplish- uses her hand-eye coordi- ments and community nation for more than just service show her character. “Supermanning.” She is a part of Big “My favorite flag-foot- Brothers Big Sisters, a ball moment had to be community mentor for a playing in the Bubble [in 13-year-old girl, and a par- ticipant in S.T.A.T., which 2007],” Gifford said. “Our took part in a Make-A- game went into triple Wish Foundation project overtime, and I threw a for terminally ill children pass where my friend earlier in the year. Katelyn sort of dove in the Gifford’s flag-football end zone to score. I don’t teammate and close friend, know if we we’re more Anna Schmitz, can attest to excited to just be done BRENNA NORMAN/THE DAILY IOWAN Gifford’s good nature. with the game because it UI freshman Lizzy Metcalf attempts to block UI senior Kendall Gifford “She has always been a was freezing or to actually of Show Stoppaz during an intramural flag-football game on Sept. 13 really good friend to me, play in the Bubble.” at the Hawkeye Recreation Fields.

COMMENTARY Chill, flag-football dude professional officials get Remember, it’s just On Monday, I com- calls wrong. flag-football, not college mented on the fraternity So if the pros aren’t football. Hawkeye league and how its play- getting the calls right, Recreation Field No. 7 ers are the most compet- why should anyone isn’t Kinnick Stadium. itive. But when I have always expect correct And you’re not Shonn happened upon the frat IAN MARTIN call from our intramural Greene, so yes, a flag league and its brothers, [email protected] flag-football guys? should be thrown after a there are times where I That’s not to say stiff arm throws an can barely watch — This is for a few select they’re great at what opponent to the ground. Ochocinco-esque celebra- players of intramural they do. I have seen As for the sometimes tions, Reggie Jackson flag-football. some atrocious calls in rough play, I understand smack talk, and people You know the guys: some close games during football is a physical taking it a little too seri- They take the game a the last few months. But game. But flag football ously for my taste. little too seriously, get in even rarer is a logical was invented so people Some may say I’m a other players’ faces after response to the call. didn’t have to be as stickler for the good a big play, and worst of Instead of either play- physical while playing. old days of flag-foot- all, give the refs way too ing through it, or at I’m not discouraging ball (example: my much flak. least civilly pleading any competitive play. second- grade YMCA By the way, if you their case, I’ve seen I’ll admit if I was league) where no one don’t know of anyone graduate students allowed to participate, I challenged the refer- who is that guy, maybe scream profanities at would go as hard as I ee’s decisions, the look in the mirror. freshmen and then could for most of the days where kids It’s just college intra- blame the other team for mural flag-football. plays (then stand on younger than every- While a trip to the All- being “immature” after the sidelines the rest of one I’ve seen at the University champi- the game is over. the time). But there is a Recreation Fields onship in the Bubble The behavior is some fine line between inten- didn’t gripe or whine. may seem glamorous, is of the worst I’ve ever sity and insanity. They simply played it really worth shaming seen in sports, and I’ve Just think about how the sport. yourself over, yelling at sat court-side to see bad behavior reflects on And you know what? a freshman referee? Rasheed Wallace play you as a player. Berating I am a stickler because Many intramural offi- basketball. For a league the referees and trying the attitudes of some cials are in their first or with the best flag-foot- to get your way screams players (and whole second season with ball team in the nation out, “Look, I can’t handle teams) are just down- Recreational Services, in UISC, some other my demeanor in a game right ridiculous. If that not seasoned NFL vets. intramural squads rank of leisure, and my tem- can change, then maybe The MLB playoffs nowhere near the top in per is so bad, I have to one of the few things demonstrated this past the “best behaved” take it out on those marring our flag-football week that even the best category. younger than me.” league can change, too.

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have presented Michigan that beginning next sea- CHANEY BIG TEN with two-straight losses son, there will be a new CONTINUED FROM 1B CONTINUED FROM 1B on the road to Michigan bowl order with five State and Iowa. Not only games being played on that, but questions sur- New Year’s Day. Also, Sandeman will “It’s a tremendous chal- rounding the quarterback Staying at the top will return punts in place of lenge, but it’s one we rel- situation in Ann Arbor be the Rose, Capital One, Chaney — something ish as a football team, as a have begun to surface. and Outback Bowls. How- he’s shown an aptitude program,” he said during Tate Forcier was ever, the Alamo and for since his days at the Big Ten football tele- knocked out of last week’s Champs Sports Bowls will Bettendorf High. conference on Tuesday. “We’re awful excited about game against the be replaced by the Gator On Tuesday, Ferentz Hawkeyes with both a going and playing in front and Insight Bowls, which recalled a state playoff shoulder injury and a con- of 100,000 fans and a hos- game between Bettendorf cussion, which then trig- will rotate on who selects tile environment. I think and Iowa City High in gered Rodriguez to put in fourth and fifth. it builds something within which Sandeman “was his other freshman signal- The Gator Bowl is played your program to be able to doing everything.” caller, Denard Robinson, annually in Jacksonville, go into situations like that during the fourth quarter. Fla., and the Insight is held “They used him a lot of and confront them.” different ways,” Ferentz The second-year Wolver- in Tempe, Ariz. ine coach said the con- With the Insight Bowl said. “And he’s been very Michigan comfortable for us back cussed Forcier is “day-to- moving up the pecking day” for Michigan’s game at there, too, when he’s been October has not gone order, the sixth spot goes the way Rich Rodriguez “The Big House” this week to the Texas Bowl, which healthy and going.” against Delaware State. In the fourth quarter and the Michigan Wolver- is played in Houston. The against Michigan with ines have hoped thus far. New bowl alignment No. 7 bowl will be Dallas Iowa holding on to a 23- After storming through Football Classic, pitting 21 lead, Sandeman’s 20- September with a 4-0 The Big Ten conference the Big Ten against Con- yard punt return set up a record, the past two weeks announced on Tuesday ference USA on Jan. 1. 42-yard touchdown pass to Tony Moeaki. “That was a huge play DAVID SCRIVNER/THE DAILY IOWAN July 25 in Cedar Rapids to seem high because of her in our game,” Ferentz Iowa wide receiver Paul Chaney Jr. catches a 44-yard touchdown pass NUKURI former Daily Iowan sports outstanding athletic back- said of the return. “That during the third quarter of Iowa’s opener against Northern Iowa on CONTINUED FROM 1B staffer Alex Johnson. ground as a Hawkeye, and was right before the Sept. 5 in Kinnick Stadium. Marriage hasn’t there aren’t many people touchdown pass, so it was changed her much — in in Burundi who run com- game — something Fer- a big, big play for us. ON DAILY IOWAN TV It’s not just the places fact she said she doesn’t petitively. “He really did a great entz could see continuing. Watch video from that she misses, either, really feel any different. “If I don’t get injured or job, and it looked like he “We’ll just keep playing Ferentz’s press conference but the holidays as well. The best part about it, she anything like that, I had been doing it for the with it and see what hap- on dailyiowan.com. “In Iowa City, New said, is having a bigger should be able to go,” she whole season.” pens,” the head coach said. Year’s is about going to family, one that has the said. “I’m glad I got my opportunity to be around ning back’s rehab is going the bars and stuff,” she degree because I really Guard rotation said. “Back home, it’s a lot her more. can’t count on just run- Hampton progressing as planned. With the flurry of new Freshman Riley Reiff “He’s got a great atti- more about just being ning. But for now I want Chaney’s injury was the with family.” and exciting events hap- to try to run for a couple got the start at left guard tude toward it,” Ferentz pening all at once, it has latest in a long list of Her former coach at Iowa, years because that’s what against Michigan, moving said. “The repair was caused Nukuri Johnson to banged up Hawkeyes, Layne Anderson, is happy senior Dace Richardson to good. It’s just a matter of prioritize what she wants to I love to do.” she’s getting the chance to right guard and Julian including Jewel Hamp- hard work right now and do going forward. Her main Nukuri Johnson, who Vandervelde out of the ton’s torn ACL right him being patient. I know see her family again. goal is to pursue a profes- has recently left for home, starting lineup. before the season. he’s doing that, and he’s “She deserves it,” he sional running career. had a little trouble getting The three continued to On Tuesday, Ferentz going to be a very good said. “She’s very outgoing, She hopes to make there. She called her coach rotate throughout the said the sophomore run- football player for us.” very personable. I think enough money to run full- when she got stranded in she’s inspired a lot of peo- time, a lifelong dream of Germany. ple, directly and indirectly.” hers. A highlight for “It’s a reflection of her However, the looming Nukuri Johnson is even- life,” Anderson said. “I of the game. I can’t imagine two trip hasn’t taken away tually running in the mean, how fitting. She’s from another major event had a lot of struggle in her COMMENTARY The thing that traits more valuable World Championships in Nukuri Johnson experi- March for Burundi. life, and now she’s already CONTINUED FROM 1B impresses me most than resiliency and enced in Iowa. Nukuri Her chances of making facing adversity trying to about Stanzi is his reac- accountability for a posi- Johnson was married on Burundi’s national team get home.” tion to these adverse sit- tion that is so often cast Still, that should be uations. He is amazingly as the linchpin for a something Hawkeye resilient. fans can live with — and team’s success. Stanzi is No one is more disap- the epitome of both. someday maybe even pointed after any inter- appreciate. As much as that stub- ception than the quar- born resiliency causes That rigidity has led terback. But as soon as Iowa fans to grind their to the majority of the play is over, Stanzi molars, it’s time to Stanzi’s interceptions pushes it from his mind. this season, but even a “That clearly is his wake up and embrace casual fan can realize best attribute,” Iowa the player leading a the blame doesn’t rests head coach Kirk Ferentz special squad in Iowa solely on Stanzi. said after Iowa’s 30-28 City this fall. Miscommunication on win over Michigan. “It’s a football field is easily tough to rattle him … at pinned on the back of a least visibly, and the team’s quarterback other best attribute is despite the fact that it everybody on this team rarely reflects a mistake believes in Rick.” of his own. Stanzi showcases a Every big-game quar- tireless obsession of terback is expected to holding his teammates throw anticipatory accountable, another routes — passes that benchmark for a suc- leave his hand before a cessful leader. receiver even looks for Whichever member of the ball. These passes Iowa’s constant shuffle are absolutely standard at receiver it may be, at any level of football. Stanzi expects players Iowa’s brand of foot- to be where they’re ball welcomes these supposed to be. This anticipatory plays. When two-way respect and they break down confidence allows Iowa because of a poorly run to air out longer and route, the result is often more complex pass a turnover or a glaring plays — a key to Iowa’s incompletion. numerous scoring That’s just the nature drives in recent weeks.

4B - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Sports dailyiowan.com for more sports Aide aids Iowa Carty shines in games harriers for free Iowa swimmer Danielle Carty By SEAN MORGAN practice. The 2007 Divi- competed for her home province [email protected] sion-III All-American helped lead Calvin College in the Canadian version of the Like the runners who to a national champi- compete, cross-country onship in 2006. Olympics in August. coaches don’t often lead “He really keeps practice By MITCH SMITH “[Being named team the glamorous lives their moving along,” said cocap- [email protected] captain] really meant a lot counterparts in collegiate tain Tommy Tate. to me,” she said. “We want- football and basketball When he isn’t helping Danielle Carty had no ed to make a good impres- do. They don’t enjoy the Wieczorek coach the time to take a break from sion on the spectators, same coverage as major Hawkeyes, Hulst is help- swimming at the end of knowing that we were American sports, nor the ing disabled Iowa City res- her freshman season. there to win.” same recognition. idents at his other job — After a successful first Carty didn’t disappoint In the case of Iowa assis- his paid one. year at Iowa that included her teammates and fans ROB JOHNSON/THE DAILY IOWAN tant coach Tad Hulst, there “I work for the Mayors swimming the lead leg of — she put on a record- Hawkeye sophomore swimming Danielle Carty prepares to start dur- isn’t even a paycheck. Youth Empowerment the school-record setting breaking performance for ing swim practice in the Field House on Tuesday. Last summer, she “Yeah, I just moved down Program,” he said. “We 200 medley relay and post- Team Ontario. competed in the Canada Games, where she won two gold metals. here without a job,” he said. help disabled Iowans ing the second-best 100 Her 200 medley relay “I talked to [head cross- learn skills that can backstroke time in school team finished first with a on TSN, the Canadian ver- She helped lead the country coach] Larry Wiec- hopefully make them history, the Ontario native time of 1:50.18, which sion of ESPN. squad to a season opening zorek on the phone a few more independent. We decided to go for the gold. broke the Senior Canadi- “It was just amazing to be victory over Truman State times, and then met with teach them how to be “Last year, she was just an National relay record. there, just living in the — finishing first in both him last winter. part of the community.” very focused to compete to The mark was originally moment,” she said. “It was the 100 backstroke and “We had many of The job, which he said her top level at every set at the 2009 spring nation- crazy to think that we’d done the 200 medley relay, in the same running takes up around 35 to 40 meet,” said assistant als by a group that included two years of preparation, and addition to taking second philosophies.” hours a week, is his first swimming coach Kirk Olympic swimmers. it was over. But it was an in the 100 freestyle. The interview resulted experience working with Hampleman. “At some In individual events, amazing experience.” “She’s been such a great point, she was like, ‘I really in Hulst moving to Iowa the disabled. The neces- she took first in the The extra work put in addition, and she had such want to go back to Canada City — a move he has been sary monetary reward is 50-meter backstroke this summer has paid off a great summer,” Iowa Nationals and see if I can quite pleased with. not the only one he has and third in the 100- so far for Carty and the head swimming coach make one of the teams.’ ” “I love it here,” he said. received through working meter backstroke. AquaHawks. Competing Marc Long said. “I think “The whole big-school Carty, a sophomore “We were really proud,” in the Canada Games it’s everybody’s dream as with the organization. cocaptain for the Aqua- atmosphere is totally new “It’s a completely new Hampleman said. “She allowed her to be more an athlete to represent to me. The football team Hawks, competed in the was able to get that prepared because she your country, so for her to experience for me,” Hulst Canada Games at Prince is doing so well. It said. “I could see myself national experience and came into fall practice have that opportunity is reminds me of my home- Edward Island in August. doing this for a while.” compete against the best already in shape. pretty special.” town [in Holland, Mich.], The Canada Games But that’s not Hulst’s swimmers in Canada. It only instead of everyone have been held since was the perfect step for being 60 years old, every- only long-term plan. The 1967, and they are similar reason Hulst approached her to take.” one is 20.” to the Olympics — switch- Just like the Olympics, Hulst is in his first sea- Wieczorek last winter, the ing between summer and the winners received son as a collegiate assis- reason he ventured from winter games every two tant coach, where he splits Grand Rapids, Mich., to medals that, Carty said, years. The summer games were the nicest medals time between physically Iowa City in the first place, consist of 18 different she’s ever received. running with the team, was to pursue his biggest sports with athletes and carrying around equip- goal — coaching in college. teams representing each Her victories helped ment, and acting as a “Being under the guid- province andterritory in springboard Team researcher for Wieczorek ance of coach Wieczorek Canada. Ontario to a first-place come recruitment time. has been important for “I had never competed at a finish in the meet and an “He can’t recruit run- me,” Hulst said. “He’s pro- meet like the Canada Games overall victory in the ners off campus,” Wiec- duced a lot of talent and before. It was just like the entire Canada Games. zorek said. “But he can had a lot of great results Olympics,” Carty said. “It When it came time for host runners if I need him over the years. He has the closing ceremonies, to, and he helps me find was a good experience to get prospects.” made a lot of connections in that environment and Carty was one of six ath- At 24 years old, Hulst over the years. If I keep support our team.” letes selected from Team helps Wieczorek coach the helping the team and learn She represented her Ontario to receive the squad when it is on the the ropes, I could be set up home province and was Ontario flag and take a run, literally, running well someday when I want named the captain of the lap around the track. The alongside the team every to become a head coach.” swim team. event was televised live More than keeping busy Iowa women’s tennis volunteer assistant coach Chris Lueth coaches, teaches, and studies for a master of accounting degree.

By PATRICK RAFFERTY LAURA WILLIS/THE DAILY IOWAN [email protected] Iowa volunteer assistant tennis coach Chris Lueth discusses the upcom- The days are not nearly ing Florida tournament on Tuesday. “Practicing outside will help the long enough for Iowa team be better prepared this weekend,” he said as the team practiced women’s tennis volunteer on the outdoor courts at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex. assistant coach Chris Lueth. Lueth, both an Iowa and graduate accounting stu- ously, Lueth adhered to a Drake alum currently dent, the 25-year-old isn’t strict schedule, which includ- enrolled in a master’s pro- pursuing his first degree at ed class and commitments to gram at the UI, coaches and Iowa, nor is he tackling his the business school. teaches class while study- first collegiate coaching expe- Then, following ing for the CPA exam for his rience. Lueth coached the Greenan’s departure, assis- accounting certificate. Hawkeyes during his first tant coach Mira Radu and “I have a lot of small year of law school at Iowa, Iowa Senior A s s o c i a t e things on my plate right which came immediately fol- Athletics Director Jane now, not any one large lowing his time at Drake. Meyer asked him to man- thing, which is obviously “It was more of a time age an increased workload. going to change when commitment than I “Part of that is that I get you go out and get a job,” thought I had available,” along pretty well with the Lueth said. “Your job is Lueth said. “Then after girls,” Lueth said. “They’re the one very large thing graduating [from law fun to be around. They’re on your plate, and every- school], I decided I had fun to coach because for the thing else has to get a enough time to go back and most part they are there to little bit smaller.” help out again.” get better at tennis and His “plate” has always Lueth’s career at Iowa work hard. That’s the kind been full, though. resulted from being in the of attitude that makes it Born in Ames, where he right place at the right time easy to coach people.” attended high school, — or rather wearing the Junior Jessica Young Lueth played both tennis right thing at the right time. noted the effect Lueth has and baseball and also “I was out at the tennis had on the team. She said engaged in cross-country center one day just playing she has a good connection skiing. He found time to some tennis, and the head with him because of his compete in triathlons dur- women’s coach at the time, ability to communicate with ing the summer as well. Daryl Greenan, saw me, and the team. He graduated from I think I was wearing a “He has really helped our Drake in 2006 with a bach- Drake tennis T-shirt ,” Lueth team stay positive and elor’s degree in business said. “They were in need of a together especially when administration, making the volunteer assistant, and so Mira had to travel to Cali- president’s honor roll with he came over and asked me fornia with Sonja,” she said. a 4.0 GPA. He also played if I was interested. “We didn’t have anyone offi- tennis at Drake, winning “It was not something I cially assigned to us, and two conference champi- searched out to take part Chris was nice enough to onships and earning an in, but Daryl approached donate his time and make invitation to the NCAA me, and we got along really sure we had our practices tournament his senior year, well, and I got along with and stayed on track. an experience he described the girls really well.” “He even woke up at 6 as a nice “last hurrah.” Things won’t get any easi- a.m. to coach us on Monday. Now enrolled in the Tip- er for the third-year Hawk- All of his time is volunteered, pie College of Business as a eye volunteer either. Previ- which is amazing to me.”

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6B - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, October 14, 2009 There are only two kinds of scholars — those who love “ ideas and those who hate them. Daily Break — Émile Chartier ” CAN’T GET ENOUGH SUDOKU? the ledge CHECK OUT DAILYIOWAN.COM FOR MORE PUZZLES A FRESH LOOK This column reflects the opinion of the author and not the DI Editorial Board, the Publisher, Student Publications Inc., or the Level: University of Iowa. 1 2 3 4 Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to ANDREW R. JUHL solve Sudoku, visit [email protected] www.sudoku.org.uk SOLUTION TO What I know TUESDAY’S PUZZLE about women

• Women like men who are good-looking, have nice jobs, and drive nice cars. But women don’t like men who like women who can cook, because those JAY SCHLEIDT/THE DAILY IOWAN 10/14/09 © 2009 The Mepham Group. Distributed by men are sexist. Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved. • A woman does not qualify a Iowa City residents Nick Jones and Josh Barnett apply a fresh coat of paint to a porch at night out with all of your 210 Gilbert St. on Tuesday. They said staying active on the job and listening to the radio Campus channel 4, friends as a date. And you bet- help keep their minds off the increasingly chilly weather. UITV schedule cable channel 17 ter talk to her more than you 3 p.m. Hancher Relocation, Public Hearing 2, Oct. 12 do to them. It’s probably best Hearing 2, Oct. 12 9:30 Daily Iowan Television News you don’t talk to them at all, 5 Environmental Engineering and 9:45 Kirk Ferentz News Conference actually. Science Graduate Seminar, “20% Wind 10:15 Lisa Bluder News Conference Energy in U.S. by 2030, Challenges • A woman does qualify a night 10:30 Daily Iowan Television News out with all of her best friends and Opportunities” 5:50 Grabbing the Globe Lecture, 10:45 Joe. L Parkin Memorial Lecture as a date. You don’t even have “Wind Power,” Randy Swisher on Aging, “Palliative Care in to talk to her if you don’t want 6:40 Cello Daze Concert, Sept. 13 Hospitals,” Diane E. Meier, Mount to. It’s probably best if don’t 7:30 Hancher Relocation, Public Sinai School of Medicine, Sept. 23 talk at all, actually. • Attractive women tend to like being called “smart” more than Wednesday, October 14, 2009 “attractive.” Smart women tend horoscopes — by Eugenia Last to like being called “attractive” more than “smart.” Smart, ARIES March 21-April 19 There will be no room for error. Staying focused is imper- attractive women are way out of ative if you want to maintain control. Dealing with financial, medical, or legal my league, so I don’t have any matters must be done with precision. information on them. I’ll tell you TAURUS April 20-May 20 It’s time to add a little fun to your daily routine. Don’t all you’d care to know about the hesitate to be a little adventuresome and make a physical change to your dumb, homely ones, though. appearance. The way you present yourself can alter the types of people you • Some women like a chival- attract. rous dude, while others very GEMINI May 21-June 20 Your quick wit and versatile mind will be required if you much do not. As a chivalrous want to avoid a sticky situation brought on by a partner who isn’t too keen on dude, you have to walk a fine doing things your way. Don’t let things get blown out of proportion. Give a lit- line between “let me treat you tle now so you can get your way later. with respect” and “let me open CANCER June 21-July 22 Your no-nonsense attitude will draw the attention of that door for you, as it is obvi- those needing help. It will be well worth your time and effort and can lead to ous to me that your puny a service you can offer others as well. Correspondence will lead to an unusu- female intelligence will not per- al proposal. mit you to understand its com- LEO July 23-Aug. 22 Don’t take time off when there is so much to do. Set up plicated push/pull mechanics.” meetings, or put an idea together that you can implement to make extra • Most women are hypocrites. cash. Don’t be afraid to make a move that has the potential to lead to a high- For example, when a woman er position or lower your overhead. sleeps with multiple men, she’ll VIRGO Aug. 23-Sept. 22 There is a light at the end of the tunnel even if you do often say she’s “expressing her feel a little stretched at the moment. Consider what you can get rid of and sexual independence” or “bal- where you feel you can make the most gains. Stay calm. ancing the score for feminism.” LIBRA Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Listen carefully to what’s being said. You don’t want to miss the fine print, especially if something is being asked of you. Don’t make But when I do it, I’m “obviously a decision if you aren’t ready to follow through. a homosexual.” SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Bring on the charm, and let your mysterious ways • Women are, on average, men- attract attention. Someone who can offer you something in return will wel- tally stronger than men. come your help and your skills. Good friendships will develop if you get Woman are equipped to be in involved in a creative process. labor for more than a day, if SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Don’t give out too much information, or you will necessary. I give up on taking a live to regret it. Problems at home or in your personal life are likely to surface dump after 5 minutes. if you don’t follow through with your promises. There is always a price to pay, • Women dig scars. That’s how so act accordingly. they mark their territory. CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Your obsession with something or someone you find fascinating must be kept in perspective. Don’t go overboard. Expand on – Andrew R. Juhl continues to learn more about women every day, primarily how much your own ideas if you want to draw attention and make things and people he still has to learn. come to you. AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18 A greater concern with money will be stressful. Consolidate your debts if you feel you are in financial disarray. Changes in Think you’re pretty funny? Prove it. your position can be advantageous if you promote something that you have The Daily Iowan is looking for Ledge developed yourself. writers. You can submit a Ledge at PISCES Feb. 19-March 20 Do what’s in your heart rather than say what’s on your [email protected]. mind. Take action, and let others know where you stand. Be precise when If we think it’s good, we’ll run it — and maybe contact you for more. offering something, but don’t divulge anything that isn’t necessary.

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