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Daily Iowan (Iowa City, Iowa), 2011-12-13 THE FIELD HOUSE WILL BE TORN DOWN EVENTUALLY, THE HOUSE THE HAWKEYES BUILT SO HOW DOES ONE SUM UP ALMOST 100 YEARS OF HISTORY? SPORTS 10 THE INDEPENDENT DAILY N EWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011 NEWSPAPER •DAILYIOWAN.COM • TELEVISION 50¢ EDITOR’S PICKS: • One UI painting student draws inspiration from political ads to cre- Assaults ate new media. Page 2 A true holiday gift • Guest opinion: Nominate Ron Paul, restore dignity in the GOP. inch back Page 4 • Hawkeye sprinter Raven Moore returns to the squad after giving up in IC birth to a son. Page 10 Iowa City had a 12.74 Probe finds no fault percent decrease in in Iowa City shooting violence between 2009 An officer placed on paid leave after firing his handgun during a and 2010. welfare check last week will have no charges filed against him, according By CHASTITY DILLARD to Johnson County officials. [email protected] The investigation — conducted jointly by the Johnson County Officials say Iowa City’s 21-ordi- Attorney’s Office and the Iowa nance led to a dip in violence last Division of Criminal Investigation — year, but exemptions to the ordi- was concluded with no charges filed nance could be driving incidents back against the subject or the officer who up. fired on him, said Iowa City police Sgt. Iowa City officials have seen a Denise Brotherton. decrease in violent incidents in the The results come after Officer past few years. But Iowa City police Alirio Arcenas arrived at the home records may indicate a slight increase of Chad Newmire, 21, on Dec. 4 to for 2011. conduct a welfare check after an And in light of last weekend’s male- emergency call indicating he had Tom Kinney donates platelets in the UIHC on Monday. Paula Dayton, the DeGowin donor-recruitment coordinator, said usu- on-male fight — which led to a man’s sent despondent text messages to ally there are more donors giving blood than platelets because it’s faster and more convenient for people to donate via blood hospitalization — officials said a family member. drive, while platelet donors have to go to hospitals and stay for one to two hours. (The Daily Iowan/Ya-Chen Chen) increased access to alcohol is a factor in Newmire then negotiated with many altercations. officers for approximately 40 min- By DORA GROTE Krahe. “But it’s a really easy days, we find we have more “There’s usually alcohol-tied,” said utes before he reached for his [email protected] way to do good.” trouble getting enough donors Iowa City police Sgt. Denise Brother- waistband, prompting Arcenas to because people are busy getting ton. “There’s always that component, fire his handgun, another officer to The UI DeGowin Blood Cen- This time of year brings holi- ready for the holidays, and the and usually, if people haven’t had fire less-lethal bean bag rounds ter typically sees 3,065 donors student population leaves after alcohol, there wouldn’t have been a from a 12-gauge shotgun, and a day shopping, planning, and annually, though finding third officer to deploy a Taser finals and doesn’t return for the fight.” gifts for others. donors during the holiday sea- most part until mid-January,” Between July 1 and Sept. 30, 2010, toward Newmire. One University of Iowa Authorities determined Arcenas’ son is often difficult. This year, said DeGowin Center donor- violent acts in Iowa City totaled 335 — use of his standard-issue .40-cal- graduate is giving the gift of center officials are offering a recruitment coordinator Paula a 5.10 percent decrease from the previ- iber handgun was justified, given blood. Grinch T-shirt for successful Dayton. ous year. In 2011, police saw an 8.06 the circumstances. “I never thought I would donors as a promotion incen- People catching the common percent increase at 362 incidents Arcenas has returned to active duty. describe getting stuck with a tive, which seems to be “well- cold and flu also hampers throughout the same period. — by Matt Starns needle as a thing of beauty,” received.” said local donor Catherine “Sometimes over the holi- SEE PLATELETS, 3 SEE ASSAULT, 3 CORRECTION In Monday’s story, “Gingrich remarks decried,” The Daily Iowan incorrectly reported the United UI eyes States gives Israel around $3 tril- lion each year. The United States Paul opens local HQ actually provided around $3 bil- lion to Israel in fiscal 2011 and has By MARY KATE KNORR revamping requested around $3.1 billion for fiscal 2012. The DI regrets the [email protected] error. A small store space along a Coralville strip mall, 440 First finals week Ave., buzzed with activity DAILY IOWAN TV Monday night. As people clad A free software program in “I support the Constitution” To watch Daily Iowan TV go online T-shirts filed into the recently will transform finals at dailyiowan.com. opened headquarters of a grass-roots network of sup- week scheduling for the porters of Rep. Ron Paul, R- spring 2012 semester. Texas. The only Paul headquar- By KRISTEN EAST ters in the area, supporters [email protected] said the new office will be open until the caucuses Jan. University of Iowa officials said new software will change the final- 3 to help expand their out- exam scheduling process for the reach. spring semester, despite few changes “Lots of really good people Randi Shannon opened up an office in a Coralville strip mall for Ron Paul sup- being made to this semester’s finals come down in [this area], porters and to prepare for the caucuses in January. The first meeting was held week. and they’ll be voters,” said on Monday to gather names and phone numbers of volunteers. (The Daily The UI uses UniTime for other sched- INDEX Randi Shannon. “They’ll be uling purposes, and starting next semes- stopping in, they’ll be able to Iowan/Jacklyn Couppee) Classifieds 9 Sports 10 ter, the free software will be used to ease get questions answered and Crossword 6 there’s a huge independent In addition, Peters said, the the process of scheduling rooms and we’ll be able to take care of Opinions 4 group of people here and a University of Iowa will draw sup- times for final exams, said Beth Ingram, it.” small group of Republicans, port for the congressman from the UI associate provost for undergradu- Even though Johnson too,” said Chris Peters. “I think Texas. ate education. County is one of the bluest “The university setting — WEATHER Ron Paul has tremendous “In the past, [scheduling] was a pretty areas in the Midwest, sup- not just in Iowa but nationwide appeal across party lines, manual process,” she said. “We’ve porters say the location is still — has large numbers of Ron reached the point where we’re offering HIGH LOW valuable. especially to independents … 43 36 “Generally, Johnson County He bridges a lot of different Cloudy, breezy, 90% chance of rain. is largely Democratic, but divides that exist right now.” SEE PAUL HQ, 3 SEE FINALS, 3 2 - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Tuesday, December 13, 2011 News dailyiowan.com for more news The Daily Iowan Conceptual distortion Volume 143 Issue 117 BREAKING NEWS STAFF Publisher: The UI painting Phone: (319) 335-6063 William Casey . 335-5788 E-mail: [email protected] Editor: Fax: 335-6297 Adam B Sullivan . 335-6030 student said some Managing Editors: CORRECTIONS Emily Busse . .. 335-5855 of his work can Call: 335-6030 Sam Lane. ....335-5855 Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for Metro Editors: Hayley Bruce .. 335-6063 take months to accuracy and fairness in the report- Alison Sullivan . ..335-6063 ing of news. If a report is wrong or Opinions Editor: complete. misleading, a request for a correc- Chris Steinke . .335-5863 tion or a clarification may be made. Sports Editor: By CARLY HURWITZ Seth Roberts . ..... 335-5848 PUBLISHING INFO Assistant Sports Editor: [email protected] The Daily Iowan (USPS 143.360) is Matt Cozzi. ...335-5848 published by Student Publications Pregame Editor: Inc., E131 Adler Journalism Building, Jordan Garretson. ... 335-5848 Deep into the night, Nate Arts Editor: Wilson sits in the dark, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2004, daily Hannah Kramer . .. 335-5851 working in the sound except Saturdays, Sundays, legal and Copy Chief: university holidays, and university Beau Elliot. .. 335-6063 recording lab and drinking vacations. Periodicals postage paid Photo Editor: coffee. Electronic beats sur- at the Iowa City Post Office under the Elvira Bakalbasic. 335-5852 round him as he digitizes Design Editor: Act of Congress of March 2, 1879. Alicia Kramme . .. 335-6063 records and samples old SUBSCRIPTIONS Graphics Editor: records from his collection. Call: Juli Krause at 335-5783 Mike Lauer . .... 335-6063 TV News Director: “My work is kind of like a E-mail: [email protected] John Doetkott . .... 335-6063 club,” he said and laughed. Subscription rates: Web Editor: “When I make music, I like Iowa City and Coralville: $20 for one Tony Phan. 335-5829 semester, $40 for two semesters, $10 Business Manager: to be in the dark because it Debra Plath. 335-5786 is all about the sound.” Nate Wilson talks about his paintings in the Studio Arts Building on Sunday. Wilson paints about the influ- for summer se ssion, $50 for full year. Classified Ads/ Circulation Manager: Wilson, 30, will graduate ence of popular culture as it shapes our collective identity. (The Daily Iowan/Jacklyn Couppee) Out of town: $40 for one semester, Juli Krause.
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