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(Iowa City, Iowa), 2013-02-07 Out of the Pan Into the Fire UI students team up with the Moving Company to create a play full of illusions. 80 Hours. THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 THurSday, February 7, 2013 NEWSPAPER •DAILYIOWAN.COM • TELEVISION 50¢ Dean pushes med school Regents hear Gray audit The University of Iowa has a roughly 82 percent compliance rate when it comes to sexual-harassment training. By Stacey Murray [email protected] The University of Iowa presented the Athletics Department’s internal audit regarding Peter Gray to the state Board of Regents at Wednesday’s meeting and found higher levels of compli- ance this year. “I know now what work we have to do,” UI President Sally Mason said following the re- lease of the audit. The regents’ chief Gray audit executive Todd ex-adviser Steward conducted the audit of the sexual-harassment inves- tigation regarding Peter Gray, a former associate director of athletics student Debra Schwinn, the dean of the Carver College of Medicine, presented plans to the state Board of Regents designed to enhance the school’s reputation on services at the UI, following allega- Wednesday. The plans included a focus on expanding the college’s rural care in the state. (The Daily Iowan/Adam Wesley) tions of inappropriate sexual contact with student-athletes at the UI. The audit revealed the Provost Of- The Dean of the Carver College of Medicine looks to improve the UI college’s national standing. fice was made aware of the allegations against Gray on Sept. 25, 2012, and By Stacey Murray genome sciences at the University of The college has developed a rural the sexual misconduct response coor- [email protected] Washington-Seattle. farm program this past fall that picks dinator was notified the same day. The Schwinn said the medium-size of the four students a year. If these students Office of Equal Opportunity and Diver- University of Iowa Carver College of college drew her to the UI. The size eventually practice in a rural commu- sity and University Human Resources Medicine Dean Debra Schwinn went allows educators to be “nimble” and nity in a primary-care area for five agreed on the joint investigation, and before the state Board of Regents work efficiently in the education of its years in Iowa, they can be refunded up Gray was placed on administrative Wednesday with plans to make the students. to $20,000 of their student loans. leave on Oct. 8. medical school a leader in college med- The top priorities for Schwinn in- This initiative is part of Schwinn’s The regents requested that UI Pres- icine. clude developing successful doctors goal to incentivize students to stay in ident Sally Mason report back at its When Schwinn was named dean in who will keep their roots in the state Iowa. April meeting regarding the UI’s prog- November of last year, she found the and a curriculum that will continue to While four students seem small in ress in compliance with the sexual ha- UI already had a stronger program push the UI to the front of the nation. comparison to the enrollment of the rassment policies. than anticipated. With these changes, she said, the medical school, Christopher Cooper, As of Nov. 30, 2012, 100 percent of “Carver College of Medicine was college will be able to move forward the associate dean for student affairs the Athletics Department was compli- stronger and better than I originally with its education reforms. and curriculum, is optimistic about op- ant in attending sexual-harassment thought,” Schwinn said. “I think our guiding principle mov- portunities to expand the program. training, compared with the univer- Schwinn was the head of the De- ing forward is innovation,” she said. “We’re hopeful that with the state sity-wide compliance rate of 81.6 per- partment of Anesthesiology and Pain “Tremendous progress has been made budget there are some proposals that cent. Medicine, the Allan J. Treuer Endowed to have our faculty focus on the new could help increase funding as well The audit also revealed that in Professor of Anesthesiology, and ad- curriculum while working with the old junct professor of pharmacology and curriculum.” sEE carver, 5 sEE Gray, 5 National, local graduation rates up Regents push A recent study found high school graduation rates are at transparency the highest level since 1974, The proposed transparency and Iowa City school district task force for regent officials say they’re working universities would report to to keep rates up locally, too. the regents for the first time at By reBecca Morin [email protected] the board’s June meeting. High-school students across the na- tion are hitting the books — but they By Stacey Murray aren’t stopping there. [email protected] A study released on Jan. 23 by the U.S. Department of Education says The state Board of Regents approved high-school graduation rates are at a motion at its meeting Wednesday to the highest level since 1974. In 2005- vote on a proposed transparency task 06 there was a 73.4 percent graduation force in March. rate, whereas in 2009-10 there was a The group, first proposed by Regent 78.2 percent rate — an increase of al- President Craig Lang, will be a means most 5 percentage points. to combat transparency issues. In Iowa City, school officials said the A study found graduation rates are at their highest since 1974. (The Daily Iowan Illustration/Juan Carlos Herrera) Regents and UI officials see the plan graduation rates are also high due to a as an improvement. strong support system for students. in the right direction. Not only has there percent increase of minority graduates “What we will be asking as a full Several education officials said the been an increase in the number of grad- trend of increased graduates is heading uates, there has been an approximate 10 sEE Graduation, 5 sEE tranSparency 5 WEATHER dAily iowan Tv insidE To watch daily iowan Tv: Classifieds HIGH LOW 7B • scan this code Crossword 6a 32 14 • Go to dailyiowan.com Opinions • Watch UiTv sunday-Thursday 4a Fogy early, then cloudy, breezy, 90% chance of rain. night at 9:30 Sports 8a 2A | The Daily Iowan • Iowa City, Iowa • Thursday, February 7, 2013 News dailyiowan.com for more news The Daily Iowan Regents OK River Landing plan Volume 144 Issue 132 BReAKING NewS sTaff Phone: (319) 335-6063 Publisher email: [email protected] William Casey 335-5788 Fax: 335-6297 editor-in-Chief Emily Busse 335-6030 CORReCtIONS Managing editor Call: 335-6030 Sam Lane 335-5855 Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for Metro editors accuracy and fairness in the reporting Kristen East 335-6063 of news. If a report is wrong or Jordyn Reiland 335-6063 misleading, a request for a correction Opinions editor or a clarification may be made. Benjamin Evans 335-5863 Sports editors PUBlIShING info Benjamin Ross 335-5848 The Daily Iowan (USPS 143.360) is Arts editor published by Student Publications Alicia Kramme 335-5851 Inc., E131 Adler Journalism Building, Copy Chief Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2004, daily Beau Elliot 335-6063 except Saturdays, Sundays, legal and Photo editors university holidays, and university Rachel Jessen 335-5852 vacations. Periodicals postage paid Adam Wesley 335-5852 at the Iowa City Post Office under the Design editor Act of Congress of March 2, 1879. Haley Nelson 335-6063 tV News Director SubscriptIONS Allie Wright 335-6063 Call: Juli Krause at 335-5783 web editor email: [email protected] Tony Phan 335-5829 Subscription rates: Business Manager Iowa City and Coralville: $20 for Debra Plath 335-5786 one semester, $40 for two semes- Classifed Ads/Circulation Manager ters, $10 for summer session, $50 Juli Krause 335-5784 The Iowa River Landing Clinic in Coralville opened in October, and on Wednesday, the state Board of Regents approved an expansion for the clinic. (The for full year. Advertising Manager Daily Iowan/Juan Carlos Herrera) Out of town: $40 for one semem- Renee Manders 335-5193 ster, $80 for two semesters, $20 Advertising Sales Staff By StaceY Murray The River Landing Clin- ect — the Iowa River Land- next three years — but for summer session, $100 all year. Bev Mrstik 335-5792 [email protected] ic had 7,000 visits in No- ing Procedure Suite Devel- the expansion of the River Send address changes to: The Daily Cathy Witt 335-5794 vember 2012, and January opment — will provide an Landing will compensate Iowan, 100 Adler Journalism Building, Production Manager The state Board of Re- had the highest number of additional 14,000 square for some of those needs. Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2004 Heidi Owen 335-5789 gents approved the plan- intakes. Officials estimate feet for the clinic. However, even with the ning for an expansion at the clinic will see 300,000 The space will include River Landing’s newest ex- the Iowa River Landing patients every year in or- four procedure rooms with pansion, the UIHC would Clinic, allowing the location der to offset overcrowding multipurpose uses. Spaces still be short 100,000 to to grow. at the UIHC. Roughly one- include areas for patients 150,000 square feet of space The Coralville clinic third of visits to the River to wait, prepare for proce- needed, Doug True, UI Top StORIeS opened to alleviate over- Landing Clinic have been dures and recover. Room senior vice president and Most read stories on dailyiowan.com from Wednesday. crowding issues at the new patients. will be made for equipment treasurer, said.
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