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WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2007 WWW.DAILYIOWAN.COM 50¢ Babcock SECOND IN A TWO-PART SERIES Those accused of ignoring abuse deny any wrongdoing gets 50 years for murder BY KELSEY BELTRAMEA THE DAILY IOWAN Larry Babcock will spend at least 35 years behind bars after being convicted of sec- ond-degree murder in the 2001 slaying of his neighbor Timothy Becker, a judge decid- ed on Tuesday. Judge Denver Dillard sen- tenced Babcock to serve 50 years in prison, but he could get out 15 years early on parole. A jury convicted Babcock, 41, of second-degree murder on April 2, finding him guilty of a crime charge than the ini- tial first-degree murder charge, which carried a mandatory life sentence. Police arrested Babcock in April 2006 on first-degree mur- der charges near his home in Highlandville, Mo. — five years after Becker was found face down on his waterbed in his southeast Iowa City trailer. Babcock must now pay attorney fees and compensate Timothy Becker’s estate with $150,000 in restitution. He Ben Roberts/The Daily Iowan will also be responsible for Former Regina student Mike Dalton stands outside St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tipton, Iowa, on April 21. After settling a sexual-abuse claim against former Regina Principal pecuniary damages to cover Lawrence Soens in 2004, Dalton has supported some of the allegations made by additional Soens accusers through affidavits to the courts. Though he doesn’t subscribe strict- the costs of cleaning the crime ly to Catholic teachings, he said he still sees value in the social aspects of church and faith, despite his experiences. scene and burying Becker. SEE BABCOCK, PAGE 3A THE OTHER SIDE OF Graduating Seniors JOE RODEMEYER Classy PARADISE out of BY MARGARET POE AND MASON KERNS • THE DAILY IOWAN Through court documents and interviews with accusers and witnesses, The City. The report states that during a diocesan Daily Iowan has re-examined the annals of alleged sexual abuse by former Iowa investigation, Father Ken Kuntz, a pastor at St. Mary’s in Iowa City, “reluctantly relayed a story class City Catholic priest Lawrence Soens, who served as principal of Regina High he heard third-hand about a boy who went into School from 1958-67. Soens, now 80 years old and facing civil claims brought by Fr. Soens’ office to get his brother, and Fr. Soens grabbed at his crotch.” 14 former students, denies all wrongdoing, as do Regina faculty, secretaries, and A variant of the phrase “watch out for L.D.” — A UI senior students who support the former principal. In 1983, Soens was named bishop of short for Lawrence Donald (Soens) — arose in the Sioux City Diocese by Pope John Paul II; he has since retired. The DI has numerous interviews. Cynthia Seelman, a 1968 discovers the Regina graduate who filed an affidavit support- discovered that many students — even non-accusers — believe ‘everyone knew ing the accusers, told the DI that abuse was advantage of abuse was going on.’ In the second article looking at Soens’ reported rampant. transgressions, the DI investigates that contention and highlights the changes “There was no morality, no one to defend [stu- being active — dents], no one who would listen,” she said. 40 years have brought to Catholic schools. Seelman, who was not a victim, said she fre- very active. quently discussed Soens’ advances on Regina males with her brother, brother-in-law, sister, and BY JOE AUGUSTINE L.D. is a queer / a stinking queer is he / when suggesting that students knew Soens fondled boyfriend at the time. he is walking down the hall / he will pinch your tit boys behind closed doors. THE DAILY IOWAN “Every student in the school knew what was with glee Several interviews point to Regina faculty and going on,” said Seelman, who now lives in Cos- As a UI senior, Joe Rode- enowned clergy-abuse psychologist staff’s inability or unwillingness to intercede grove, Iowa. meyer has accomplished a Richard Sipe, who evaluated against Soens’ alleged actions. She also recounted the experiences of great deal in the classroom Lawrence Soens’ tenure at Regina In his testimony, anonymous Regina Student two brothers — two of her best friends in the and in the community. But High School and the subsequent No. 10 — one of many former students who have school — whose names the DI has chosen to he’s the first to admit that his allegations of abuse, found that sued Soens, the diocese, and Regina for damages keep confidential. involvement outside of the Regina students often chanted this stemming from the alleged abuse — said one “[They] had both been called into the ‘sick classroom during his first R song on school-bus rides. would “have to be blind and just not paying room’ — Soens would fondle students and ask, three semesters on campus In anti-gay vernacular more accepted at the attention to be [at Regina] for two weeks and ‘Do you feel better?’ — and groped while in was limited. time, the students may have been referring to not know what was going on.” He would later there,” she said. “Maybe it was because, I don’t say, “You found this out on the school bus going Besides his studies and the Soens’ common practice of “purpling” — or twist- know, maybe it’s because they had lost their to school when you were in ninth grade: Watch occasional dorm activity, his ing boys’ nipples to induce a purple bruise. While father [to death] that Soens picked on them. out for him.” activity list was more than a sometimes painful, the practice was considered “But honestly, it seems like everybody I knew A confidential diocese report that is now a little bare. That all changed in more playful than sexual by most students. was being approached, like he was trying to get But through interviews, the psychologist deter- piece of evidence in the Soens cases indicates spring 2005, when he interned a piece of everyone. Well, I saw their mother go mined that some of the children’s language that accounts of abuse may have been swirling with the Democratic Senatori- into [Soens’] office and make it known to every- revealed more serious offenses. When students around the school, either during Soens’ tenure body that she knew they’d been abused.” al Campaign Committee in emerged from the principal’s office, Sipe reported or after, while the former principal was promot- Washington, D.C. that peers would ask, “Did he queer you?” — ed up the diocesan ladder and as bishop of Sioux SEE REGINA, PAGE 4A SEE RODEMEYER, PAGE 3A

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The Daily Iowan Barron stays atop admissions Volume 138 Issue 198 BREAKING NEWS STAFF Phone: (319) 335-6063 Publisher: E-mail: [email protected] William Casey...... 335-5788 Editor: Fax: 335-6184 Michael Barron describes the ever-changing field of admissions Meghan Sims...... 335-6030 CORRECTIONS Managing Editor: Call: 335-6030 Jane Slusark...... 335-5855 and the need to stay flexible to succeed. Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for Metro Editors: accuracy and fairness in the reporting Erika Binegar...... 335-6063 multinational corporation.” Seung Min Kim...... 335-6063 BY ASHTON SHURSON of news. If a report is wrong or mis- Ray Mattson...... 335-6063 THE DAILY IOWAN But to succeed in the admis- leading, a request for a correction or a Opinions Editor: sions field, flexibility is key, he clarification may be made. Laura Michaels...... 335-5863 Students are introduced to said. 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After gradua- sity of Iowa represents one of tion, he spent five years as the the good choices.” POLICE BLOTTER first non-faculty person to head UI Associate Provost Tom that university’s admissions Rocklin — to whom Barron Kenneth Elders, 24, 717 E. domestic-abuse assault and sec- office. reports — has worked closely Bloomington St., was charged ond-degree burglary. “Most people of my generation with him for the past year, but Tuesday with driving with a sus- Robert Gathright, 32, North Liberty, go into this business quite by has known him for roughly 10 pended/canceled license. was charged Tuesday with posses- accident,” the 60-year-old said. years. Stephanie Fisher, 20, 4515 Melrose sion of marijuana and child endan- “Someone said, ‘You need a job; “Mike Barron is extraordinar- Ave., was charged April 17 with germent. did you think of doing this?’ ” Ed Bornstein/The Daily Iowan ily knowledgeable about admis- first-degree arson. Seth Score, 21, Cedar Rapids, was After Barron realized he UI Admissions Director Michael Barron stands outside Calvin Hall on sions, very hard working, and James Fortner, 53, 6 Modern charged Tuesday with fifth-degree Manor, was charged Tuesday with theft. enjoyed the position and wanted Tuesday Afternoon. Barron was recently featured in The Chronicle of acts with unquestioned integri- to further his career and educa- Higher Education as on of the top-10 admissions directors in the ty,” Rocklin said. “He under- tion in the field of admissions, stands that admissions is, at the he worked to earn a master’s country. of the day, about helping degree in education psychology “It’s an emerging field,” he employees must be personable. prospective students make the at the University of Texas- said, listing off such qualifica- At the UI, on a day-to-day best decision they can about Austin, where he later became tions as a college degree, oral basis, he is in charge of oversee- attending college.” the admissions director for 13 skills, and intelligence and ing admissions and Orientation, E-mail DI reporter Ashton Shurson at: years. adding that admissions which he compares to “a small [email protected]

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Brett Slezak/The Daily Iowan Joel Whitehouse of Iowa City balances a Hacky Sack on his foot on Tuesday on the Pedestrian Mall before kicking it into the air. (From left) Vinny Taddonio, Devin Stainbrook, and Bogdan Ciochinaru wait for the bag to come their way.

LOCAL Man charged with Enforcement, and investigators Business for a Better World and UI show one of the 50 could be a match from Iowa City and Coralville American Marketing Association for Sean. illegal gambling, pot police. Chapter in collaboration with Project “You need a whole lot of people in possession Koch faces a series of charges Marrow, the project seeks to register the database in order to take care of for the incident including two more donors to aid UI marketing the people who are in need,” Murry Iowa authorities have charged a Associate Professor John Murry. said. “It’s a matter of numbers.” counts of second-degree illegal 19-year-old with illegal gambling Murry’s nephew was diagnosed — by Zhi Xiong after accusing him of participating gaming and betting, a Class D with Blackfan Diamond anemia in in a poker game at his residence. felony; two counts of keeping a infancy, a rare blood disorder affect- Reports allege that Jonathon gambling house, a serious misde- ing only 600-700 people worldwide. CORRECTION meanor; possession of marijuana Such patients cannot produce red Koch hosted a game of Texas hold In the “Islam in Iowa” insert that with intent to deliver, a Class D blood cells. ’em in which he took a percentage Murry asked some of his students appeared with the May 3 issue of The of the more than $500 played in the felony; an Iowa drug tax-stamp vio- in the Tippie College of Business to Daily Iowan, UI student Kyle Gassiott game. lation, a Class D felony; and keep- join in the project. They responded incorrectly reported in his story, Authorities held a search of ing a drug house, an aggravated quickly, throwing together the drive “Good Muslims, Great Americans,” that the grocery store in which Koch’s residence, 1949 Meadow misdemeanor. in less than a week. Abdullah Igram worked when he was Ridge Lane, on Monday at 9:40 The event is in conjunction with a — by Emileigh Barnes 26 was on the southeast side of p.m. and reported they also found larger national campaign, the more than a pound of individually Marrow drive Cedar Rapids. The passage should Thanks Mom Marrow Donor Drive. have said the store was on the north- packaged marijuana during a continues With the national project’s financial west side of Cedar Rapids. The search warrant of his residence. The UI’s three-day bone marrow support, the UI donor drive is story’s photo caption should have Involved in the search were state donor drive continues after its kick- exempt from the cost of analyzing read that featured in the framed pho- agents from the state Division of off Tuesday in the Pappajohn samples. tograph pictured are Igram at age 13 Criminal Investigation gaming unit, Business Building. Tuesday’s event drew approxi- and Sam Sheronick at age 7, instead the Iowa Department of Narcotics Organized by student groups mately 50 new donors. Statistics of Igram and his younger brother.

The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, May 9, 2007 - 3A NEWS Babcock faces at least 35 years Board addresses Convicted of second-degree murder, Larry Babcock will be eligible Plugge’s duties for parole in 2042 — after he has served 35 years. Board members amend a BABCOCK policy that holds the Iowa City CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A School District superintendent When Dillard offered Babcock the chance to speak before sen- more directly accountable tencing, Babcock declined, glancing back into the court- for how funds are spent. room to longtime girlfriend Kathi McDonald. McDonald’s BY KURTIS HIATT sobs had been audible in the ‘The intent in making THE DAILY IOWAN room since the first part of the this policy is to carry hearing, in which Dillard denied The Iowa City School Board attorney Jill Ablei- on Tuesday discussed Super- out the promise the dinger’s request to throw out intendent Lang Plugge’s limi- board made to the the conviction. tations and responsibilities as Ableidinger said the jury he prepares to lead the local community during the made a decision contrary to evi- district through spending dence presented at trial — funds generated by the sales- [tax-increase] election arguing that there was insuffi- tax hike approved February. process, We want to cient evidence, especially DNA, Amending a School Board to convict Babcock. In addition, policy adopted in November avoid misleading the Cedar Rapids-based attor- 1999, the board revised the people.’ ney said there was no evidence duties of Plugge’s position for of malice aforethought because the sixth time — mostly chang- — Gayle Klouda, School there had been no testimony ing the document to include Board vice president about hatred or ill will between accountabilities regarding the the men. school infrastructure local- the course of time,” she said. Johnson County prosecutor Wesley Cropp/The Daily Iowan option sales tax. Board member Tim Janet Lyness responded that Larry Babcock (second from right) is escorted out of the Johnson County Courthouse on Tuesday after his Board members approved Krumm said setting the clear jury instructions encour- sentence hearing for second-degree murder. Babcock was sentenced to 50 years in prison; he won’t be changing just two sections — money aside for the new aged a fair judgment of the evi- eligible for parole for 35 years. financial planning and budg- schools will be beneficial, dence and a fair trial for Bab- eting and ongoing financial because the money will hope- cock. activities — of the policy. fully get some “accumula- “We are adding some poli- tion” over the years. The judge agreed. prison time was mandatory, he script at the end of each sen- McDonald, while quickly cies to [the superintendent The board added that Plugge Lyness then recommended considered the nature of the tence she read as her eyes met and tearfully leaving the court- limitations],” Board Vice must notify it in advance of that Babcock go to prison for all crime and the victim-impact Babcock’s across the courtroom. room, called the proceedings President Gayle Klouda said. expenditures exceeding 50 years for his responsibility in statements when determining Babcock’s older brother, Tom ludicrous and Tom Babcock “a In budgeting, the policy $100,000, and he cannot “split” Becker’s death. other parts of the sentence. Babcock, sat near the back of liar.” details that Plugge must orders to dodge this limit. “It was a brutal killing,” she Becker’s sister, Mary Jo Kin- the courtroom, his head down As Tom Babcock shuffled by keep the board abreast of “The intent in making this said. “It was a brutal way for ney, took the stand to address during the hearing. He had tes- reporters outside the court- planning and construction of policy is to carry out the prom- someone to die, and Tim experi- Babcock, telling him how much tified about an afternoon in July room, he said, “I think justice new buildings exceeding $1 ise the board made to the com- enced suffering unknown to any the crime has shaken their 2003 when his younger brother has been served.” million funded by both the munity during the [tax- of us.” entire family. told him that he committed the E-mail DI reporter Kelsey Beltramea at: physical plant and equip- increase] election process,” Kinney looked up from her murder. [email protected] Dillard said that though the ment and sales tax levies. Klouda said. “We want to Plugge must also maintain a avoid misleading people.” physical plant and equipment The policy also states that levy fund balance between 5 Plugge must return phone and 10 percent of total annual calls to officials in a timely Student revels in reaching out revenue and keep a sales-tax manner, must not discriminate fund balance between 5 to 10 against staff members, and percent of the yearly tax rev- should keep a safe environ- RODEMEYER big step for him to choose the UI enue. Plugge must also keep ment in the district’s schools. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A back in 2003, he said. Despite $20 million reserved for two Also on Tuesday, board having two UI alumni as par- new elementary schools and members approved a charter ents, he was still hesitant about $32 million for another district to create a facilities planning “It was a surreal experience making a new city home. high school. committee, which will be and made me come back with a Now, Rodemeyer values the Board member Aletia Mor- made up of all board mem- lot more confidence,” Rodemey- friendships he has built through gan said the policy’s amend- bers, leading the district er said. “It opened my eyes to a groups and classes in his four ments were “really very through long- and short- lot more opportunities in terms years in Iowa City. good” and that the money term facility goals. of what I could and could not “I’ve expanded so much by reserved for constructing “It’s not a [tax increase] do.” coming out on a limb; it broad- new schools should be facilities planning commit- Rodemeyer, an accounting ens your network so much,” he regarded as “at least” $20 tee,” Klouda said. “It’s a facil- and political-science major, took said, adding that the social million and $32 million. ities planning committee.” full advantage of those opportu- experience is what makes it for “The schools could end up E-mail DI reporter Kurtis Hiatt at: nities when he returned to the him at Iowa. “I am doing great being more than that … over [email protected] UI in fall 2005. The Naperville, Ill., native became vice presi- things in I-envision and in dent of club activities for the classes, but it is the people I’m doing it with that makes it a entrepreneur group I-envision. Ben Roberts/The Daily Iowan In 2006, he assumed the club’s blast.” presidency, and he said he loves UI senior Joe Rodemeyer stands outside the Bedell E-mail DI reporter Joe Augustine at: the opportunities it has given Entrepreneurship Learning Laboratory on Monday. The business stu- [email protected] him. dent spent much of his time at the center, serving as president for I- I-envision helps develop basic envision while studying accounting. business and entrepreneur skills in local schools, as well as at Uptown Bill’s Small Mall — a and finding sponsors,” he said. do. facility run by mentally and “That you go out and put on an “He has really gone the extra physically handicapped owners. event and then look back to see mile; he puts in 20 to 30 hours Last week, Rodemeyer saw what you did is amazing; it’s an each week, and the results nearly five months of work come experience you cannot find in showed because we won the together when the group held a the classroom.” most awards,” said Wilson, who charity golf tournament to raise I-envision member Duane added that next year’s president money for the local mall. Wilson, who has been involved will have big shoes to fill. “I cannot think of a better with the group since 2004, said While the D.C. internship and entrepreneur experience than Rodemeyer has gone above and I-envision helped Rodemeyer going out and making contacts beyond what he is required to branch out on campus, it was a

4A - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, May 9, 2007 NEWS While some accuse ex-principal, others back him REGINA plaintiff in pending suits but ‘Just because Father CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A filed an affidavit supporting Soens’ accusers, vouched for the said it, that isn’t good Seelman said there was no more general accusations immediate action, but Soens against school figures, conclud- enough anymore.’ was gone not long after the boys’ ing they “should have known” — Waterloo Columbus mother confronted the princi- about the alleged abuse. Principal Tom Ulses, on pal. Records indicate he was While most accusers have how Catholic schools promoted by the diocese to a remained anonymous and are have changed position in the seminary at St. not seeking damages, the Ambrose University, in Daven- defense aims to prove that the port, where he would again be named plaintiffs are merely pil- to go to the school. I can’t let accused of molestation. ing on the old and fragile bishop my family down. [Soens] was “They told us in school that in an effort to fatten their wal- my God. He is the one I’m get- ‘Father Soens had just gone lets. ting sent to. If I complain away for a rest,’ ” Seelman said. Soens’ attorney, Timothy Bot- about him, I’m getting sent to “Of course, we knew [the truth], taro, who told the DI he will con- him. Nowhere else. You don’t but I guess they tinue to defend his go nowhere else. You tell your were finally like, ‘We had blinds client although the mom and dad about it, they ‘We don’t care if bishop eventually send you to Father Soens.” he’s a priest.’ It’s being closed over won’t be able to Like Gould, many say inter- not like he can do afford his legal actions between priests and no wrong.” windows that services, said the students reflected deeply In an interview, didn’t exist.’ plaintiffs’ testimo- entrenched power dynamics. accuser Michael ny has holes and Soens presided over the school Gould said he and — Soens attorney discrepancies. with a moral authority, and other boys would Timothy Bottaro, in Details from some few felt it was their place to emerge from Soens’ claiming that many claims were incon- question him. His reign in the office visibly angry students’ remembrances sistent with the school was “unquestioned,” or with tears of abuse could not architecture of the Dalton said. streaming down have been possible school, he said. Monsignor James Parizek, their faces. Many “We had, for now a pastor in Davenport, former students accused Barb example, blinds being closed was documented in the confi- Wyatt, a school secretary, of over windows that didn’t exist,” dential report as remembering ignoring Soens’ reported said Bottaro, who works out of Soens being “placed on a actions. Sioux City. pedestal” by those associated “Barb Wyatt had full power to Besides, he said, if Soens were with the school. see what was going on,” said guilty, witnesses would have “You looked up to priests,” Gould, one of 14 plaintiffs seek- sparked outcry regarding Soens’ said Joe Loria, a 1965 Regina ing compensation for alleged advancement within the dio- graduate who now works as an hardship they assert the former cese. account clerk in the UI physics principal induced. “[Soens] “It would have been big news department. “They were con- called select students to the back in the day, ‘An Iowa City sidered a step up.” office, and she’d see them come boy becomes bishop,’ ” Bottaro While Loria said he never out, and she knew what hap- said. “Don’t you think the adults had any personal encounters pened and what kept happen- who supposedly knew about in Soens’ office, he said he ing.” this would have come forth? I often heard “fifth-hand Regina Student No. 44, who is think it would have dredged up rumors” in the hallways. not seeking money but filed an a lot of ill will.” It was almost like a standing affidavit in support of the plain- Regina was eventually joke, he said. tiffs against Soens, charged that dropped as a defendant in the Wyatt balked at an overt oppor- Gould lawsuit — a judge ruled Then and now tunity to hold her boss account- that Soens acted under the The Catholic mindset, and able. The incident, according to purview of the diocese, not the what many considered a cli- No. 44’s affidavit, began when school’s board of directors — mate of intimidation, was not Soens started to fondle him. and will likely be cut from the unique to Iowa City. “I forcefully pushed him away, Cannon/Burns/Doe case. And Ben Roberts/The Daily Iowan Walter Brunkan, who helped which caused a significant com- diocese officials have steadfastly Father David Hitch sits in his office before Mass at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on April 21 in found Columbus Catholic High motion in the office,” denied any Tipton, Iowa. Hitch has fielded grief from some Catholic clergy for supporting those who have School in Waterloo, said the the statement reads. wrongdoing; in a accused Davenport Diocese priests of sexual abuse. Recently, he sat in court alongside Michl priest-could-do-no-harm “Father Soens said at statement in ‘I forcefully pushed Uhde as the accuser won a $1.5 million settlement from the diocese. notion was nearly universal at the time in a loud response to a DI the time. voice, ‘You can con- him away, which interview “It was sort of scary,” he said. sider yourself caused a significant request, diocese As with other priests, expelled.’ I stated, ‘I spokesman David Brunkan said, he always tried don’t think so, she commotion in the Montgomery to live up to the expectations saw the whole thing,’ office. Father Soens said, “Officials of his congregation held, con- and pointed to Mrs. the diocese did sciously avoiding situations Wyatt … ” said at the time in a not know and had SPEAKING OUT that could jeopardize his legiti- Soens never fol- no reason to macy as a man of God. lowed through with loud voice, “You know that abu- “We all tried to remember his threat, the stu- can consider sive acts were our position and therefore not dent stated. being committed AGAINST THE DIOCESE get involved in things that An unnamed yourself expelled.” by Bishop were shady,” he said. school secretary is I stated, “I don’t Lawrence D. When Soens was principal, it also accused of ignor- Soens at Regina BY MASON KERNS Catholic Church in Tipton, Iowa — where simply wasn’t common practice ing students’ claims think so, she saw High School.” AND MARGARET POE Mike Dalton and his wife attend Mass — to discuss the types of alleged of abuse. The affi- Montgomery THE DAILY IOWAN was the only clergy member present. occurrences that Regina grad- davit of Regina Stu- the whole thing,” also stated that Despite Hitch’s active support for accus- uates are now making public. dent No. 74, who is and pointed to diocese officials In Iowa City, a group of Catholics meet ers, he said the diocese has never repri- But today, Catholic school offi- also not seeking believe a media regularly to discuss the cases of alleged manded him for his actions, which include cials have to be able to defend damages, states that Mrs. Wyatt … ’ interview with sexual abuse that are wreaking havoc on supporting alleged victims in court, partic- their actions, said Tom Ulses, after he informed the the 80-year-old their church. Members of the Concerned ipating in Concerned Catholics functions, the current principal at Water- — anonymous Regina Catholics of the Davenport Diocese — led and protesting on street corners. school secretary that Student No. 44, who Soens would not loo Columbus. he was feeling ill one be “productive.” by community leader and church activist Fellow priests, however, have become Clergymen who double as partially blames Dorothy Whiston and her husband, UI upset at his public demonstrations of sup- day, Soens stepped Regina’s secretaries Attempts to administrators often take extra out of his office and reach Soens clinical law Professor John Whiston — port for alleged abuse survivors and fami- caution when it comes to disci- for allegedly recently voted to affiliate themselves with lies, said Hitch, who has worked in the dio- approached the stu- enabling Soens through Bottaro plinary procedures, he said. dent at the secre- and the Sioux the national organization Voice of the cese for 38 years. “Just because Father said it, tary’s desk. City Diocese Faithful. The national group’s slogan, “They can’t understand why I’m siding that isn’t good enough any- “I felt Father Soens’ fingers were unsuccessful. “Keep the Faith, Change the Church,” rep- with these victims against our church,” he more,” he said. rubbing my testicles on the out- Several local priests, includ- resents the discontent many church mem- said. While serving as principal at side of my pants,” the statement ing Father Michael Phillips of bers feel toward the secretive Catholic For Hitch, who said a clergy member Columbus from 1959 until read. “Father Soens then asked St. Wenceslaus, have questioned bureaucracy. abused his brother in the 1960s, offering 1991, Brunkan watched as me if I felt better.” allegations that Soens engaged In an October 2006 meeting, the small such support is “the essence of my being a national sentiment sweep The encounter took place in lascivious conduct — while group — a conglomeration of congregants priest.” During the civil-rights movement, through the church, changing “right in front of the school sec- simultaneously pledging sup- from Catholic parishes across eastern he walked with the Rev. Martin Luther attitudes about authority fig- retary’s desk, in the direct line port for clergy-abuse victims. Iowa — shared their frustration with the King Jr., in Chicago, he said. ures. The influx of drug use, of vision of the school secretary,” “I have never had any reason pattern of alleged abuse and the diocese’s These accusers are his current crusade. campus riots, and sexual liber- the student stated. to doubt his integrity or his manner of handling it. Moments of silence, “I’m a priest,” he said. “I can’t turn my ation in the 1960s and 1970s It is unclear whether the stu- faithfulness to his priestly even tears, mingled with cynicism about back on evil or the way these folks have trickled into diocesan policies, dent was referring to Wyatt, fel- vows,” Phillips wrote in an e- the “holy men” and their accusers during been treated. It’s not the Christ I’ve given he said. low secretary Doris mail to the DI. “My prayers are the gathering, which was part support my life to.” But for Soens’ accusers, the Schwartzendruber, or another with him now as I know he is group, part advocacy meeting. E-mail DI reporters at: watershed changes didn’t come aide. In an interview, suffering intensely from these David Hitch, a priest at St. Mary’s [email protected] soon enough. Schwartzendruber denied any accusations.” Critics of diocesan culture wrongdoing on the part of But he continued, “My say, had the transparency that Soens. The secretary said she prayers are likewise with those prevails today been at main- reveres Soens so much that she who have truly suffered abuse stay in Catholic institutions of asked the now-bishop to bless of any kind.” “I don’t need to be thinking wondering how and why such that a simple priest, let alone a the 1960s, troubled priests her marriage. Rudy Juarez, a priest at St. about this every cotton-pickin’ behavior occurred in the heart principal, could send you to hell could have been rehabilitated “I’m just flabbergasted,” Patrick’s, said in an interview that day,” he said while sitting at the of an institution designed to forever,” Gould said. “It was a rather than be shuffled from Schwartzendruber said. “To be he couldn’t offer an opinion on kitchen table in his West nurture and shape young souls. situation where you didn’t even diocese to diocese, parish to honest, I don’t believe anything Soens’ case until it goes to trial. Branch home. At the time, he said, he didn’t want to breathe funny.” parish, in hopes that God was going on.” “No one should pass judg- Dalton, who graduated from speak up partly because he felt According to the affidavit of would intervene. ment until all the facts are Regina in 1964, said he was only he was the only one. “I’d seen Regina Student No. 18: As Gould, Dalton, and other Claims exaggerated, some say known,” he said. called into Soens’ office once — other guys’ [nipples] get “[Soens was] God. I mean, I accusers move on with their Some accusers side with the Still, Juarez said, the Catholic in November 1961. pinched,” he said. “But I thought don’t think people realize that. lives, they mull over the future secretaries. Mike Dalton, who Church needs to convey sensi- He was a sophomore and new I was the only one [fondled].” In Iowa City, Iowa, you had two of the Catholic Church. Anony- settled an abuse claim against tivity toward those coming forth to the school. He said he had no Other students say they felt choices. You went to City High mous Soens accusers and wit- Soens in 2004, said he doesn’t with claims against its clergy. idea what was going on when the helpless when Soens crooked his or Regina. If you went to City nesses remain in the back- hold Wyatt and the unnamed “We want to address any emo- principal slid out from behind finger at them. To be corralled High and you [were] a ground, their voices obscured, aide responsible, as accuser tional scars people have suf- his desk and fondled him. into the principal’s office with Catholic, you [were] an out- but their messages resonating Steve Kinney and Nos. 44 and fered,” he said. “This was a priest,” he “the big guy” was the last thing cast. You [were] not part of the with disturbed believers 74 have in their affidavits. recalled. “This was The Man.” anyone wanted, they remember. Catholic group if you went to nationwide. “I have a problem with that,” Challenging ‘The Man’ Dalton said he tried to forget Most students and witnesses City High. The only way you And the trials against Soens Dalton said about the state- In the years since he first about the encounter as he — even those who say they don’t [went] to City High is when remains suspended in court, a ments. “[Wyatt] wouldn’t have publicly accused Soens, Dalton moved on with his life, marrying remember Soens abusing stu- you [got] kicked out of Regina, reminder of all their experi- seen anything. I don’t buy [that] has been asked by fellow his high-school sweetheart and dents — agree it was an entirely then you [were] an outcast. ences at Regina 40 years ago. for a minute.” Catholics why he’s bothering starting a family. different era. “It was a smaller city back E-mail DI reporters at: Dalton, who is not named as a with the legal brouhaha. But now, he said, he is We were trained to “think then in 1964, ’62, ’61 … I need [email protected]

The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, May 9, 2007 - 5A NEWS New coal power plant draws lawsuit The Sierra Club asserts that a new plant in Council Bluff violates the Clean Air Act.

BY MATT NELSON The suit details numerous Air Act, noting but not comment on the litigation to roughly 45 percent of all THE DAILY IOWAN alleged violations of permits, that the plant in progress. carbon emissions in the state. such as the construction and has been partic- The Council Bluffs facility is This follows a bill recently A new coal-fueled power operation of new carbon-emis- ipating in test one of three new coal-fired signed by Gov. Chet Culver, plant in Iowa risks profit loss sion sources, including a firings since power plants in the state. which aims to get a hold on and a delayed opening as the fourth boiler in the plant. The late 2006. Other facilities have been pro- carbon emissions in Iowa, said subject of a federal lawsuit filed suit also charges MidAmeri- Damages in posed for Waterloo and Mar- Brad Anderson, the communi- by the Sierra Club on Tuesday. can Energy with building the the suit involve shalltown, and the sum of all cation director for the gover- Plains Justice, a nonprofit new emission sources without fines up to Kresowik three is estimated to increase nor. The bill establishes a environmental law firm, filed obtaining prior approval from $32,500 for Sierra Club coal-related carbon emissions greenhouse-gas registry and a complaint on behalf of the the Iowa Department of Nat- each day the member in Iowa by a third. the Climate Change Advisory Iowa Chapter of the Sierra ural Resources. coal-fired power “These facilities are mas- Council, which would review Club in the U.S. District Court “We are hopeful the [Natur- plant operated in violation of sive,” Kresowik said. future carbon-emitting proj- for the Southern District of al Resources] will refer this the Clean Air Act and further Iowa has already shown a ects such as the Council Bluffs Iowa against the MidAmeri- matter to the attorney gener- payments to offset the carbon 38 percent increase in carbon power plant. can Energy Co.’s Council al,” said Carrie La Seur, of emissions already produced. emissions from coal-fired “We shouldn’t allow these Bluffs Energy Center. The suit Plains Justice. In response to the suit, Allan power plants over the past 10 new coal power plants to be charges the plant with operat- Mark Kresowik, a member Urlis, the MidAmerican Energy years, according to a recent built until the [Climate ing new sources of carbon of the Sierra Club’s Midwest director of media relations, direct- study by the U.S. Public Inter- Change Advisory Council] is emissions without proper per- Clean Energy Campaign, said ed questions to a prepared state- est Research Group. At pres- established,” Kresowik said. mits — which, it contends, vio- the Sierra Club was suing for ment by the energy provider, stat- ent, 37 coal-fired power plants E-mail DI reporter Matt Nelson at: lates the federal Clean Air Act. the enforcement of the Clean ing that it will review the lawsuit operate in Iowa, contributing [email protected] State works to keep young adults in Iowa

BY BRITTNEY BERGET generation that is really hungry who have moved away to come re-engaged.” organization’s website. She “With the right people on this THE DAILY IOWAN to get involved,” she said. “This back.” Lohmeier also stressed the hopes the commission will commission, a lot of great things is really giving young people a The commission won’t likely importance of getting the word increase job opportunities and can come of it,” Lohmeier said. In an effort to keep young voice.” be established until the begin- out and letting people know the educate Iowans about what the E-mail DI reporter Brittney Berget at: Iowans working and living in The commission will work on ning of July in order to allow state offers exciting and chal- state has to offer. [email protected] the Hawkeye State, Iowa law- three levels, she said. It will adequate time to review the lenging jobs. makers passed — and Gov. make legislative recommenda- applications, Greene said. “I grew up in the Quad-Cities, Chet Culver signed — the Gen- tions at the beginning of the Kristi Lohmeier, a 29-year-old and I never pictured myself eration Iowa Bill, which cre- legislative sessions, develop a Iowa City resident who applied working in Iowa City,” she said. ates a 15-member commission guidebook for Iowa businesses to be on the commission, said “I think if people go away to dedicated to keeping the state on how to attract and keep she is excited to see her genera- school, a lot of the time gradu- appealing to the young young employees, and develop tion so involved with the gov- ates just don’t think to come professionals. new jobs for younger individu- ernment. back to Iowa.” The Generation Iowa Com- als under the Department of “So many younger people are But Lohmeier found a job she mission will consist of members Economic Development. disconnected because they’re so really likes at the Iowa Policy ages 18-35 from diverse ethnic, Iowa estimates the state will interested in getting their Projects in Iowa City, a non- political, and geographical back- have a shortage of 150,000 careers off the ground and their profit group that works to grounds. As of May 8, around skilled workers by 2012, so the own lives,” she said. “It’s about engage Iowans in state policy 125 hopefuls living in 20 differ- legislation is extremely impor- time my generation gets decisions, according to the ent counties across Iowa had tant, Gov. Chet Culver said in a submitted applications to the press release. governor’s office. “The purpose of this commis- The bill was sponsored by sion is really twofold,” said Rep. Elesha Gayman, D-Daven- Courtney Greene, Culver’s port, who said she is pleased by press secretary. “It’s going to the public’s interest. work to retain the young people “Just by the number of appli- who are living in the state but cations, it’s easy to see this is a also give an incentive for those NATION VA urged to improve pensation for which they are eligi- ble,” he added. stress-disorder testing While the largest share of claims WASHINGTON (AP) — The surge is still coming from Vietnam War in the number of veterans suffering veterans, there are expected to be post-traumatic stress disorder many more claims in future from requires development of better tests personnel who served in the first to evaluate affected personnel and Gulf War and in the current conflicts determine how best to compensate in Iraq and Afghanistan, the panel them, according to a national report said. released Tuesday. But the Veterans Affairs “As the increasing number of Department uses only crude criteria claims to the VA shows, [stress dis- for rating disabilities due to mental order] has become a very significant illness and is not consistent for public-health problem,” said Nancy relapsing conditions, according to Andreasen, the report’s lead author the report, which had been request- and a nationally known brain ed by the VA. researcher at the . The panel urged the VA to develop “Our review of the current meth- new criteria based on the diagnostic ods for evaluating [stress disorder] standards of the American disability claims and determining Psychiatric Association and to estab- compensation indicates that a com- lish certification programs for work- prehensive revision is needed,” she ers who deal with stress disorder said. claims. Claims increased from 120,265 in 1999 to 215,871 in 2004 and pay- ments jumped from $1.72 billion to $4.28 billion in the same period, a combined committee from the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council said. “The VA is studying the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the report to determine actions that can be taken to further enhance the services we provide,” VA press secretary Matt Burns said. “VA is a recognized leader in the diagnosis and treatment of [stress disorder], and we will continue to take steps to ensure veterans have timely and seamless access to com- 6A - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, May 9, 2007

HEY, WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM? Sickness Tell us. Send letters to OPINIONS [email protected]

MEGHAN SIMS Editor • JANE SLUSARK Managing Editor • LAURA MICHAELS Opinions Editor • SEUNG MIN KIM Metro Editor IMRON BHATTI, JOSEPH DUNKLE, MICAH GRAHAM, ANDREW SWIFT, JONATHAN VAN DYKE Editorial writers and health EDITORIALS reflect the majority opinion of the DI Editorial Board and not the opinion of the Publisher, Student Publications Inc., or the University of Iowa. GUEST OPINIONS, COMMENTARIES, and COLUMNS reflect the opinions of the authors and are not necessarily those of the Editorial Board. There are rights that we, as mem- bers of civilization, have a duty to uphold. We do our best to make sure EDITORIAL that when you’re hungry, you can get something to eat, even if it’s Brussels sprouts. When you are young and stu- pid, we try to make you less so by sending you to school, even if it doesn’t Students don’t get enough sleep, make a dent. Most importantly, when you’re sick, we try to make you well. This is really the fundamental dif- ference between liberalism and con- servatism: Conservatives believe that especially during finals an unrestricted free market is the best and only way to fully provide those Finals week is upon us. That means students will forgo sleep, down hard to make up that loss by napping during a full week of finals. It rights to the peo- energy drinks, and review textbooks and notes until the early hours of becomes a continuous cycle of studying and taking tests that can lead to ple. Liberals agree the morning. When opportunity arrives to catch up on the much-needed lack of recovery and, consequently, poorer grades. that the free mar- ZZZs, some may suffer a rude awakening and perhaps a lesser score It’s hard to expect students to get a full night’s rest during finals week, so ket is a fine idea, when their alarm sounds, trying to rouse them for that 7:30 a.m. final. one must wonder if there are other options that the university has yet to but certain things are much too While the stress of finals is unavoidable, might there be a better way explore. One idea is to offer a dead week between the last week of classes important to be the university can handle finals week to help students achieve their and finals week, as do Northern Iowa and Iowa State. While this may not left in the hands best? guarantee that all students will utilize the extra time, it does allow dedicat- of profit-seeking The National Sleep Foundation says that young adults should sleep ed students more time to finish papers and projects and break up studying entities. between eight and nine hours a night. This is an unlikely achievement even into more manageable increments — which are hard to find time for while Enter health during a regular week. According to the UI Student Health Service’s web- classes are in session. Another option requiring less drastic change is to do care. Everyone JON GOLD site, UI students report sleeping an average of seven hours a night, and a away with some of the very early morning exams. On a regular class day, it needs full access large number say they don’t feel refreshed in the morning. As any college is hard to expect that many students will be fully awake at 7:30 in the to physicians and student knows, the amount of sleep a student gets during finals week is morning, let alone when they’ve been cramming most of the night before. medicine. But, the often drastically reduced from even this, and, as such, the negative effect on Even for those not staying up all night studying, it is hard to break out of market being what it is, nobody can a person’s mental and physical capabilities also increases. This is bad news the routine of staying up late, especially when many are celebrating the afford to pay for those things out-of- during a time students are dependent on these capabilities. Student Health last “hurrah” before leaving Iowa City until the fall or before summer jobs pocket. So we need insurance. says cognitive capabilities, coordination, and concentration are directly take over. A little extra time in the morning would allow for all students to The current American health-care linked to the amount of sleep a person gets. Creativity and spontaneity are sneak in a few more hours of sleep, have some time to wake up and get a system has essentially created a bar- also negatively affected. If a person can’t get the recommended amount of good breakfast, perhaps study a bit more, and ready themselves for exami- nacle of an industry that makes sleep, it is suggested that he or she recoup some of that loss, but it can be nations through the remainder of the day. money from sickness and injury. I have no problem with doctors, nurses, and other hard-working health-care LETTER providers earning big bucks for doing their jobs. I encourage it. There’s no LETTERS TO THE EDITOR may be sent via e-mail to [email protected] (as text, not as attachment). Each letter must be signed and include an address and phone number for verification. Letters better way to entice the best and should not exceed 300 words. The DI reserves the right to edit for length and clarity. The DI will publish only one letter per author per month. Letters will be chosen for publication by the editors according to brightest into a profession than by space considerations. No advertisements or mass mailings, please. paying them lots of money. I’d love it if GUEST OPINIONS that exceed 300 words in length must be arranged with the Opinions editor at least three days prior to the desired date of publication. Guest opinions are selected in accordance with we did something similar for teachers. word length, subject relevance, and space considerations. My problem is the institutionalization of private enterprise into something as critically important as health care. The mathematics of clean One of the uglier blemishes on this air system came into sharp relief on Monday, with the publication of a What would you think if I said you lengthy story in the New York Times could save $19.50 and take 41 pounds of about abusive and corrupt practices carbon emissions out of the environment? among insurance agents. It’s an infuri- The answer is to ride your bike to work ating look at insurers hawking expen- sive “fee-for-service” health plans to next week. I based this on my own three- seniors without explaining their mile commute in my Dodge Caravan, from numerous downfalls and costs. The east Iowa City to downtown. When you Times story quotes one woman who add up the 30 miles to drive each week was visited by a salesman and declined to sign up. The salesman and parking expenses, my minimum then forged her signature and signed weekly cost to drive would be $19.50, her up anyway. which doesn’t include depreciation, insur- Other highlights include a doctor ance, etc. AAA states in a 2004 survey who saw some of her patients’ premi- ums rise more than $1,000 for life-pre- that the cost to operate an average vehicle serving chemotherapy and a lawyer is actually 56.2 cents per mile. Using for a nonprofit health-advocacy group those numbers, it actually would cost me who says that insurers visited a subsi- a total of $31.86 to drive to work one dized housing complex in San week, including $15 for parking. Francisco and sold policies to a num- ber of elderly Chinese-Americans, If 100 of us would bike to work next many of whom didn’t speak much week, we would save minimum fuel and English. parking costs of $1,950 and eliminate Now, I know all private insurers aren’t this rapacious and vile, but 4,100 pounds of carbon dioxide. What if even one company willing to commit 500 people decided to bike to work next such foul deeds is too many. People’s week? We would save $9,750 and elimi- lives are at stake. Insurance companies aren’t nate 20,500 pounds of carbon dioxide. It required to cover anyone, even if this would take 3,000 sugar-maple trees to off- six months look good for biking at least save 533 pounds of pollution, and I will and burn calories. Not bad for a 20-minute coverage could keep people out of the set that much pollution. some of the time. If I can bike just half of have burned 27,300 calories. commute. emergency room. And they often don’t, Biking to work, school, shop, or to the days to work, I’ll save $253.50 in fuel Together, we can empty out the parking Robin Butler simply because they behave like busi- nesses and don’t cover people who will meetings isn’t always easy, but the next and parking expenses. Additionally, I’ll ramps, save money, help the environment, Iowa City resident cost them more money than those peo- ple would bring in. What if doctors were allowed to be as inhumane? GUEST OPINION Could they require you to slip your ATM card through a reader before they set your broken leg? Could they refuse you an appendectomy and let you die of sepsis? As it stands, though, doctors are Cluttered campaigns required to give emergency care to people who need it. Unfortunately, If you tuned in to the recent Republican and Democratic presidential debates, serious, experienced candidates are mired in the single digits, and they ought to many uninsured folks wouldn’t be in you may have had the same reaction as many viewers looking at the crowded be given their chance to catch fire. But as the process moves forward, the bar for the emergency room at all if they’d stages: WHO’S THAT? The Democratic debate in South Carolina featured eight inclusion should move higher. received basic primary care. Regular candidates, while 10 crammed into the GOP debate in California on May 3. Voters Another solution to a still-crowded field would be to structure the debates checkups — which most uninsured trying to sort out their presidential choices aren’t helped by debates cluttered with more usefully to assess the quality of candidates’ thinking. Would it be too much people do not get — can catch scrofu- the likes of Mike Gravel (hint: He’s a former senator from Alaska) on the Democra- to ask for 90-second answers? Or for a format in which candidates could ques- lous infections and lurking tic side and Ron Paul (hint: He’s a libertarian House member from Texas) among tion each other? The best would be to give sustained attention to a single topic pathogens long before they cause the Republicans. If the standard is that any declared candidate is entitled to a podi- or, at most, a few areas. Why not one debate on economic issues such as taxes, strokes or gangrene. The price of um, we’re going to end up with even more crowded stages in 2012. spending, and trade, another on Iraq and foreign policy, more on domestic issues emergency-room care guarantees One possibility would be to allow viewers to vote off one candidate after each such as health care, education, the environment, and immigration? Even if that the uninsured will remain in debate; it seems to work well for other TV programs. But there may a better way debates aren’t this rigorously formatted, certainly they could benefit from more debt for a very long time indeed if to improve the debate system, though this would need to be done carefully and focus on a few topics rather than the May 3 attention-deficit-disorder-style they avail themselves of those servic- slowly. For starters, as this process continues, debate organizers ought to think debate, which skipped from belief in evolution (three candidates didn’t) to organ es more than once. about using various tests to narrow the fields. Has a candidate demonstrated donation to I. Lewis Libby. There is simply no excuse for the any indicia of viability or seriousness: standing in the polls, ability to raise It can be argued that debates will be more important than ever this election, richest country with the best doctors money, trips to the state where the debate is taking place? When Gravel says with its compressed and nationalized primary calendar. It’s in everyone’s inter- and the smartest researchers on he’s not running to win, that ought to be grounds enough to toss him out. Yes, at est to rethink how they are conducted. Earth to deny any of its citizens the this early stage, poll standing alone isn’t enough to exclude a candidate; some This editorial appeared in the Washington Post on Tuesday. benefit of that greatness. And yet, nothing seems likely to change. Though encouraging noises are some- times heard — such as John Edwards saying bluntly that “we need universal ON THE SPOT health care” — most of the 2008 presi- dential contenders are discouragingly Do you prefer a final in the early morning or the evening? milquetoast on the subject. The insur- ance industry has already contributed Early morning, Morning, Evening, Morning, almost $1.3 million to the top candi- “so I could get it “ because then “ because it “ because I’m a dates, with untold millions more to fol- over with. I’m done and gives me more morning person. low. (Edwards received $51,000 of ” don’t have to time to study, ” that.) Real reform is needed, and fast, but it doesn’t look likely. stress.” and I can sleep.” As politics is too important to be left to the politicians, health insurance is too important to be left to the insur- ance industry. Kyle Ortmann Jenna Prenta Mike Rosso Michael Charles DI columnist Jon Gold is mighty sick of this. E-mail him at [email protected]. UI freshman UI sophomore UI junior UI senior

The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, May 9, 2007 - 7A DI RECOMMENDS Turning on “Jeopardy” in a room full of people studying for finals, only to see them gradually shift their attention to yelling out answers. The ones who guess the most wrong answers stay glued the longest. ARTS&CULTURE COMMENTARY On not pushing the river HOUSE OF CARDS

MIKE JOYCE

I had pencil calluses on my FILM REVIEW fingers and coffee stains on my pants. After a long day, by Soheil Rezayazdi just one last chore to com- plete, and I could go home, Lucky You Beth Skogen/The Daily Iowan 1 grab a drink, and maybe a ## ⁄2 out of ##### nicotine fix. Kelsang Wangden, the resident monk of the Lamrim Buddhist These thoughts were paying Center, talks to Monday night’s class about meditating. Wangden publicity photo rent in my head as I sham- said it can be practiced as a way to relieve stress during finals week. Sleazy leather jacket on his Drew Barrymore and Eric Bana deal some killer poker puns in bled down East Washington back, Cannon digital camera Lucky You. on a sticky Monday evening, in his hands, Huck Cheever watched the other people, but years roll by. And you will get heading for the Lamrim (Eric Bana) struts into a Vegas Buddhist Center. Weeks earli- there was nothing to watch. So better.” story of a reckless poker play- the essence of his subject. For I imitated them, sitting there, He talked about everyday pawnshop. He haggles with an er’s shot in the 2003 World the most part, he avoids er, I pitched a story idea: experiences, how meditation elderly pawnbroker over the Showcase a Buddhist medita- my breath coming out long and Series of Poker, the film charts fast-cutting, dissolve-heavy could be a lifestyle, not just a camera — he wants $300, tion program as a viable slowly. Huck’s misadventures with montages of poker players “Move your awareness to hobby. He talked about being she’ll only put up $150. Huck method for coping with the proactive instead of reactive. his new squeeze Billie (Drew squinting their eyes and going the muscles in your neck, won’t go down easy. A profes- stress of finals week. He talked about peace and Barrymore) and his hazily “all in” on every hand. Inher- But now finals week was shoulders.” The monk’s voice sional poker player, he uses ently suspenseful and boring, calm and separating internal developed beef with his poker- actually upon us, and so natu- had taken on a very precise, states from external events. card logic to argue his case, poker is an odd spectator sport, hypnotic quality. What the ace father (Robert Duvall). rally I was sleep-deprived, He repeated himself a lot. speaking in poker analogies as and Hanson’s slow-burn poker hell — why not? Oh, and the film’s essential- tweaked-out, and vehemently I listened to his words, but I if it were his first language. sequences capture the vibe. After some time: “Now, down ly a travelogue for Las Vegas. uninterested in the task at mostly just sat there, breath- “You work this hard at your While this low-key style bor- hand. I resolved to make it as to the muscles in your back.” ing slowly, hands folded. Ever since L.A. And so we progressed, day job?” the woman asks him. ders on naturalistic, Hanson’s short and easy as possible. There was a tranquility to Confidential, Hanson has focusing on our muscle clus- She has no idea. narrative couldn’t be more Through the door, up the his repetition — a slow, lazy shifted his focus to endearing, ters, and relaxation began to Such is the opening scene of artificial. At one point, Huck stairs, and into a quaint, mod- creek feel that pervaded the unpretentious films that stick seep into my body. room. Concentrating on the Lucky You. Such is the entire wins a key hand, only to learn est attic-room. “Move your awareness from to genre conventions. 8 Mile, if rhythm of his voice, I’d let the film. the bumbling dealer misdealt I was greeted by the resi- your body to your breathing. you remember, is little more dent monk, Kelsang seconds, the minutes, the hour It’s hard to imagine two a card. At another, Huck steals Concentrate on the cooling of than Rocky with rapping, but Wangden, a surprisingly hip- roll by. And it felt great. accomplished screenwriters, Billie’s money for no apparent each inhalation, the warming “This isn’t just for Tibetan only the soggiest of wet blan- looking, tattoo-sporting of each exhalation.” Curtis Hanson (L.A. Confiden- reason other than to contrive a monks,” Wangden said. “It’s kets would deny the film’s American. We made small Silence. tial) and Eric Roth (The Insid- false confrontation. presented in a way that any- charm. talk, and I let him know that “Now, gently relax your er), sitting down at a laptop, When characters aren’t I could only stay for a small one can use and understand. With Lucky You, however, concentration.” blank screen before them, and addressing themes of loneli- part of the class — I had It’s practical every day, like in Hanson stretches his old-fash- People began to open their saying, “All right, let’s just Important Things to attend eyes, but not all at once. All traffic. You just need to realize ioned appeal thin, revealing ness and emotional distance pack this thing with poker to. He understood. were taking their own time. that the external situation the film’s clumsy character via poker metaphors, they’re metaphors.” Yet such an I found a seat, and before Wangden smiled, sipped his isn’t the problem — it’s the development and dialogue. doing the same for themes of unpleasant feeling that’s the exchange must have taken long the room began to fill up. tea, and began to talk. He had Characters endlessly psycho- technological growth and gen- It was a small, yet diverse just turned 30, and he was con- problem. Things are going to place to create Lucky You,a analyze each other: We hear erational disconnect. Hanson group: adults, youths, males, templating his mortality. He is change naturally.” misbegotten blend of card- from an array of sources that crafts this thematic concern females, numerous ethnicities. “going to die” and wants to pri- And just like that, the class shark drama and family/rela- Huck is a “blaster” when it with slightly more tact, given Wangden emerged from his oritize what’s meaningful. was over. tionship melodrama. Oh yeah — I’m going to die, comes to poker, yet he “plays it room, clad in Tibetan robes, Truthfully, it wasn’t finals Rest assured, director Han- that his traditionalist film rep- and seated himself on a small too. Forget that sometimes. week that had stressed me pretty tight” when it comes to resents the ways of the old col- Weird. son treats us to references of cushion at the front of the out. It was the stress that had real life. Lucky You isn’t affa- liding (unsuccessfully) with “People ask me, ‘What does relationships “folding” and ble in its simplicity — the class. stressed me out. I had let the the new. This bit of meta-film- it mean to be Buddhist, what chaotic fervor of this last week men who “hustle a 10” and effect for which Hanson is “Find a comfortable position. do you do?’ I tell them that I making, in the end, only infuse my mind, and I had for- “commit to zero.” going — it’s silly at best and Make sure your back is am continually learning to reminds us of the gifts that straight. Right palm in the left.” gotten one Important Thing: Coming off a one-two guilty inadvertently funny at worst familiarize my mind with writer/director Hanson squan- And just like that, they virtue and help others to do This isn’t anything but the pleasure punch (8 Mile and In (note all the above dialogue were off. the same. Just keep trying to last week of school. Her Shoes), Hanson takes his snippets). ders on Lucky You. The only noise was the gentle familiarize your mind with E-mail DI reporter Mike Joyce at: low-fi, unambitious style to an Far less than 8 Mile, Hanson E-mail DI film critic Soheil Rezayazdi at: whisper of the air-conditioner. I virtue … let the days, months, [email protected] extreme in Lucky You. The builds suspense by capturing [email protected]

8A - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, May 9, 2007 NEWS Bomber hits Shiite market 6 charged in

BY KIM GAMEL ASSOCIATED PRESS alleged plot BAGHDAD — A suicide car bomber sent a fireball through a crowded market Tuesday in the Shiite holy city of Kufa, killing at least 16 people and to attack Dix threatening to further stoke bided their time while they sectarian tensions in relatively BY WAYNE PARRY secretly recorded the defendants, peaceful areas south of ASSOCIATED PRESS five of whom lived in Cherry Hill, Baghdad. FORT DIX, N.J. — Six foreign- a Philadelphia suburb approxi- Kufa, 100 miles south of born men were arrested on Tues- mately 20 miles from Fort Dix. Baghdad, is a stronghold of the day and accused of plotting to “This is what law enforcement Mahdi Army militia, which is attack the Army’s Fort Dix and is supposed to do in the post-9/11 loyal to radical Shiite cleric massacre scores of U.S. soldiers era — stay one step ahead of Muqtada al-Sadr. U.S. officials — a plot the FBI says was foiled those who are attempting to have expressed fears that when the men took a video of cause harm to innocent Ameri- Sunni insurgents led by Al themselves firing assault can citizens,” U.S. Attorney Qaeda are carefully picking weapons to a store to have the Christopher Christie said. their targets to provoke retalia- footage put onto a DVD. Weiss saluted the unidentified tory violence to derail efforts to The defendants, all men in New Jersey store clerk who stabilize the country. their 20s from the former noticed the suspicious video as The blast sent flames Yugoslavia and the Middle East, the “unsung hero” of the case. through a nearby two-story include a pizza deliveryman sus- “That’s why we’re here today — kebab restaurant, charring the pected of using his job to scout because of the courage and hero- interior. Angry residents out the military base. ism of that individual,” the FBI demanded better protection Their goal was “to kill as many agent said. and accused authorities of forti- American soldiers as possible” in In addition to plotting the fying their own homes and Alaa al-Marjani/Associated Press attacks with mortars, rocket-pro- attack on Fort Dix, the defen- offices at the expense of the Residents and firefighters gather at the scene of a car-bomb attack in Kufa, Iraq, on Tuesday. A pelled grenades, and guns, prose- dants spoke of attacking a Navy public. suicide bomber tore through a busy market in the Shiite holy city, killing at least 16 people and cutors said. installation in Philadelphia “They do not care about the “Today, we dodged a bullet,” during the annual Army-Navy fate of the poor. We demand wounding 70. said FBI agent J.P. Weiss. “In football game and conducted real, effective security meas- a walkout from the scheduled to present its recom- apparent victims of so-called fact, when you look at the type of surveillance at other military ures to protect us,” said 29- government. mendations on May 15 and sectarian death squads usually weapons that this group was try- installations in the region, year-old Laith Hussein, who “I can say that we can, God should be given a chance to run by the Shiite militias. ing to purchase, we may have prosecutors said. helped carrying some of the willing, build an ambitious work. Twenty-five of the bullet-rid- dodged a lot of bullets. One defendant, Eljvir Duka, wounded to the hospital. future based on a real partner- “There should be a dialogue, dled bodies were found in “We had a group that was was recorded as saying: “In the The predominantly Shiite ship and joint understanding. not threats. No political Baghdad, all but five on the forming a platoon to take on an end, when it comes to defending southern areas have seen a And I think it is very important endeavor can succeed with predominantly Sunni western army. They identified their tar- your religion, when someone … spike in violence and unrest, to go ahead with the political threats,” al-Dabbagh said. side of the Tigris River where get, they did their reconnais- attacks your religion, your way of blamed in part on militants project,” al-Hashemi told Late Tuesday, al-Hashemi’s sectarian violence appears to sance. They had maps. And they life, then you go jihad.” who have fled a security crack- reporters Monday after a late- office also issued a statement be on the rise. were in the process of buying The six were arrested Monday down in Baghdad. The U.S.-led night meeting with Prime Min- that he, Kurdish President A roadside bomb also killed weapons. Luckily,we were able to night trying to buy AK-47 offensive is intended to curb ister Nouri al-Maliki, a Shiite. Jalal Talabani, and Iraq’s Shi- two U.S. soldiers and wounded stop that.” assault weapons, M-16s, and violence and allow the Shiite-led Al-Hashemi said the meeting ite Vice President Adel Abdul- another southeast of Baghdad, Authorities said there was no other weapons from an FBI government some breathing was an effort to “melt the ice.” Mahdi held talks. The agenda the military said. direct evidence connecting the informant, authorities said. room to implement reforms, Ali Baban, the Sunni plan- appeared to focus on al-Maliki’s Residents in Baqouba, a men to any international terror They appeared in federal court including proposals to empower ning minister, reaffirmed Tues- past pledges — including volatile city northeast of Bagh- minority Sunnis Arabs and day that the Sunni bloc had no addressing Sunni Arab objec- dad, claimed that a U.S. heli- organizations such as Al Qaeda. Tuesday in Camden and were help end the insurgency. There plans to quit the government. tions to parts of a Constitution copter opened fire on an ele- But several of them said they ordered held without bail for a has been little evidence, Neither politician offered adopted in October 2005, dis- mentary school, killing seven were ready to kill and die “in the hearing Friday. Five were though, of any movement details about their meeting, but banding militias and actively students and wounding three. name of Allah,” according to charged with conspiracy to kill toward those reforms. government spokesman Ali al- seeking national reconciliation. U.S. spokesman Lt. Col. court papers. U.S. military personnel; the sixth Still, Sunni Vice President Dabbagh announced that a At least 68 people were killed Christopher Garver said the Investigators said they infil- was charged with aiding and Tariq al-Hashemi appeared to parliamentary committee on or found dead nationwide Tues- military was investigating the trated the group with an inform- abetting illegal immigrants in back away from a threat to lead amending the Constitution was day, more than half of them reports. ant well over a year ago and obtaining weapons.

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FOOTBALL THIRD IN A FIVE-PART SERIES Female Athlete of the Year Former Illinois football player to stand trial URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A Nichols blasts way to top athlete former University of Illinois foot- In a category that featured a slew of worthy recipients, consistency and power OTHER FEMALE ball player accused of ATHLETES RECEIVING stealing on the softball diamond are two of the traits that helped the DI Female Athlete wallets, of the Year, EMILY NICHOLS, separate herself from the pack. VOTES computers, McPhearson Heather Schnepf; field hockey and electronic former Illini One of only two devices will seniors on the football player stand trial later team, Schnepf this month on was named first- burglary and theft charges. team All-American Champaign County Judge and became only Thomas Difanis on Tuesday set the third player in a May 21 trial for Derrick Big Ten history to McPhearson, 21, while co- earn Defensive defendant Jody Ellis, 20, agreed Player of the Year to plead guilty to a single bur- honors back-to-back years. The New glary count. The judge set a Jersey native is a member of the U.S. June 11 plea hearing for Ellis. National Under-21 team. McPhearson and Ellis were Kristi Smith; women’s basketball Illini wide receivers when they Standing only 5-6, were arrested March 2 after the sophomore police pulled over Ellis’ car in point guard Champaign after it allegedly left played big for the scene of a minor traffic acci- Bluder’s Bunch all season, leading dent. Officers allegedly found the team in scor- the stolen items in the car. ing (13.4 PPG) Ellis, from Evanston, and and assists (124). McPhearson, from Hyattsville, She was named Md., pleaded not guilty on third-team All-Big Ten March 5 to four burglary Diane Nikuri; women’s track, cross- charges and two theft charges; country they were kicked off the The Ontario native football team hours later. Both earned All- were in court Tuesday, but American honors neither spoke. in the fall, placing eighth at the NCAA cross- country champi- MLB onships. She recently broke the Drake Relays record in the 5,000 Twins 7, White Sox meters with a time of 16:15.28 4, 10 innings Katie Burke; women’s gymnastics MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The only Hawkeye to qualify for the Justin Morneau’s second File photo/The Daily Iowan homer of the game, a three-run NCAA champi- blast off Nick Masset in the Iowa’s Emily Nichols swings during the Hawkeye Classic game in Pearl Field against Ball State on March 27, 2005. The Hawks won, 10-0. onships, Burke 10th inning, lifted the strug- placed 25th in the gling Minnesota Twins to a 7-4 all-around with a BY BRENDAN STILES Twenty-eight straight games total 37.725 and victory over the Chicago White ‘She’s not a real flashy kid out there that 34th on beam Sox on Tuesday night. THE DAILY IOWAN with a hit qualifies as success, with a score of Luis Castillo led off the 10th sometimes the media tend to notice and hype, and but the idea of such a feat never 9.7 with a double past a diving Joe With all the credentials Iowa so I think it speaks volumes that she just comes, she entered her mind. Meghan Armstrong; women’s track Crede at third base, and Andrew softball player Emily Nichols “I didn’t think it was that big The Iowa junior Sisco (0-1) struck out Jason possesses, it’s only fitting that has a blue-collar mentality, and comes to work every placed eighth in Kubel before Masset intentionally of a deal until people started she wears the numeral 1. making it a big deal,” she said. the mile at the walked Torii Hunter. The junior from Portland, day, and earns her way every day.’ 2007 NCAA “I’m really proud of my hitting Masset got cleanup hitter Ore., set two major milestones indoor champi- Michael Cuddyer to fly out, but streak, but I tried not to think onships with a hung a breaking ball letter-high this season — a 28-game hitting — Gayle Blevins, head softball coach streak, which is the longest in about it while it was time of 4:41.18, to Morneau, who drilled a no- happening.” besting her ninth- doubter deep into the upper Big Ten history and seventh to have started all 57 games “I’m just real pleased that she When Game 29 in the season place finish in the deck in right field to win it. longest ever in Division-I soft- same event in 2006. It was his second game-win- ball history, and in a game at thus far, and she has led Iowa was recognized,” Blevins said. came, and she finished without ning homer this season. He hit Indiana on March 31, Nichols this season in eight offensive “She’s not a real flashy kid out a hit, any disappointment a solo homer in the ninth inning became Iowa’s career home-run categories. there that sometimes the media Nichols felt was brief. She was AWARDS SERIES against Tampa Bay on May 12. leader. She has 33, with plenty But look beyond the numbers, tend to notice and hype, and so I no longer carrying the weight of But he came into the game hit- more opportunities to raise the and you see the real Nichols, a think it speaks volumes that such a hitting streak on her SCHEDULE ting just .267 with six homers bar higher looming. team-oriented athlete who, she just comes, she has a blue- shoulders. This year, The Daily Iowan sports and 17 RBIs after being the sur- while accepting the attention collar mentality, and comes to “I was really relieved, actual- prise AL MVP last season. She can now add another staff again selected the top Morneau hit a solo shot in accolade to her résumé, the she gets, would rather deflect it work every day, and earns her ly,” she said. “It’s not the pres- athletes, coaches, and moments the second to end a long 2007 DI Female Athlete of the and be just like everyone else. way every day. sure, but the expectation that from Hawkeye athletics. While we homerless drought for the Year. You also see someone who ele- “You got to appreciate people you’re supposed to get a hit honor Female Athlete of the Year Twins and Juan Rincon (2-0) It isn’t just the milestones vated her team leadership to like that in your program.” every single time, every single Emily Nichols today, here is the pitched a scoreless 10th inning that make Nichols stand out. another level and did the little Entering this season, the game. schedule for the annual awards the to get the victory for Heading into Friday’s Big Ten things, such as move to catcher, biggest hurdle Nichols wanted rest of the week: Minnesota, which appeared Tournament contest with Pur- that coach Gayle Blevins to clear was becoming more of a • Thursday: Male Athlete of the Year well on its way to a fifth loss in due, she is one of four Hawkeyes believes makes her special. consistent player. SEE NICHOLS, PAGE 3B • Friday: Story of the Year six games before Chicago starter Javier Vazquez left the mound. POINT/COUNTERPOINT NASCAR With recent news the is considering a Ms. Everywhere Earnhardt Jr. to drive WATCH DITV — nation in the 100-meter hurdles. Friday night start to draft weekend, CITY CHANNEL 17, “If after conference, all the camouflage car CAMPUS 4, OR AT times on the board stay the way CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — IS THE NFL HEADING OVERBOARD DAILYIOWAN.COM they are, she would be a shoo-in, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will drive a — TO CATCH AN EXCLUSIVE no matter what happens at regionals,” assistant track coach camouflage-painted car as part VIDEO FEATURE ABOUT IOWA of a NASCAR-led effort to raise Victor Houston said. IF IT ADDS A THIRD DAY? WOMEN’S This season, she qualified for funds for military families TRACKSTER TIFFANY JOHNSON. the regional meet in the triple during the Coca-Cola 600 on jump and the 400-meter relay. Memorial Day weekend. YES — BY ALEX JOHNSON NO — BY BOBBY LOESCH At the Big Ten meet this Jeff Gordon, Jimmie BY DIANE HENDRICKSON We’re dorks. You know, the people who are THE DAILY IOWAN weekend, she’ll compete in long Johnson, Greg Biffle, Mark The 2007 NFL draft boasted the longest “fans” of a sporting event that isn’t even a jump, as well. day-one ever. Fans across America The 2000 Illinois state cham- Martin, Ward Burton, Denny watched to see who was taken where. sporting event. Tiffany Johnson doesn’t have Hamlin, Casey Mears, Shane much time to watch her team- pion in triple jump turned down Why? But that’s how it is when the NFL draft airs mates compete at track meets. other Big Ten schools because of Huffman, and Jon Wood also The NFL draft telecast is the byproduct one weekend of every year. The glorious and will drive cars with special paint Although the senior doesn’t Iowa’s commitment to student- of the worst sports-and-television rela- rarely wrong NFL is proposing a Friday start to compete in four events at every athletes. schemes to honor each depart- tionship in existence. There is no sporting the festivities next year, and I’ve got to say, I’m competition, between hurdles, But when Houston arrived in ment of the armed forces dur- event I could care less about — though it not remotely opposed. jumps, and a relay, she ends one 2005, he found an athlete with ing the Busch Series and Nextel is in a tie with the Bassmaster Classic. People can argue that it’s boring, unwatch- event almost as another beings. bad habits and bad form. Cup races on May 26 and 27 at ESPN and the NFL are like that boyfriend able, and pointless, but there are other people in the And she wouldn’t have it any “In high school, it was more Lowe’s Motor Speedway. and girlfriend in high school whom nobody cares world who believe the exact opposite. That’s just how it other way. about winning the event,” John- about, but everyone has to hear about because is. So let us losers, dweebs, and junkies (I think I pre- “I don’t know how I would be son said. “I didn’t practice triple NASCAR team owners jump a lot, so I was doing a lot of donated the hood space on the they’re both so popular individually. fer that) have even more of our NFL draft. doing in hurdles [without the I can’t stand the thought of watching more than other events], because it’s what things that weren’t correct.” car — estimated to be worth If you’re taking the time to read this, you’ll probably nine hours of Mel Kiper flapping his gums about stop after I deliver this next opinion: The NFL draft is my I’ve always done,” she said. “My “I don’t like to settle for medi- $8 million — to kick off a Brady Quinn as a potential system- flop favorite sporting event of the year. That means, in my coaches do a good job spreading ocrity,” the field-event coach nationwide effort to collect or LaRon Landry’s title as best safety in the ’07 mind, it trumps the Super Bowl, the NBA, and MLB my events out in practice.” said. “I told her the truth: funds for military families in ‘You’re not doing anything that class. playoffs, and yes, even March Madness. Johnson heads into the final would warrant applause.’ ” need through the American month of the season with her eyes Heroes program. SEE YES, PAGE 3A SEE NO, PAGE 3A on nationals, ranked 10th in the SEE JOHNSON, PAGE 3B

2B - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, May 9, 2007 SPORTS PGA SPORTS ’N’ STUFF The island rules Wednesday, May 16 NATIONAL LEAGUE New Jersey at Cleveland, TBD, if necessary East Division W L Pct GB San Antonio at Phoenix, TBD, if necessary Atlanta 20 12 .625 — Thursday, May 17 New York 20 12 .625 — Detroit at Chicago, TBD, if necessary Florida 15 17 .469 5 Utah at Golden State, TBD, if necessary 1 Philadelphia 14 19 .424 6 ⁄2 Friday, May 18 1 Washington 9 24 .273 11 ⁄2 Cleveland at New Jersey, TBD, if necessary Central Division W L Pct GB Phoenix at San Antonio, TBD, if necessary Milwaukee 23 10 .697 — Sunday, May 20 the Players 1 Chicago 15 15 .500 6 ⁄2 New Jersey at Cleveland, TBD, if necessary 1 Houston 15 17 .469 7 ⁄2 San Antonio at Phoenix, TBD, if necessary Pittsburgh 14 17 .452 8 Golden State at Utah, TBD, if necessary BY DOUG FERGUSON green — more because of its Cincinnati 14 19 .424 9 Monday, May 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS place in the tournament than its St. Louis 13 18 .419 9 Chicago at Detroit, TBD, if necessary West Division W L Pct GB location in the middle of a lake. Los Angeles 19 14 .576 — PONTE VEDRA BEACH, San Diego 18 15 .545 1 NHL PLAYOFF GLANCE Woods has one of the more mem- Arizona 19 16 .543 1 CONFERENCE FINALS Fla. — Tiger Woods hasn’t seen 1 orable birdies, a 60-foot putt that San Francisco 17 15 .531 1 ⁄2 Thursday, May 10 the Players Championship Colorado 14 19 .424 5 Ottawa at Buffalo, 6 p.m. broke three directions and Tuesday’s Games Friday, May 11 Sawgrass look like this since he Florida 6, L.A. Dodgers 5 Anaheim at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. dropped into the cup in the third Houston 7, Cincinnati 6 Saturday, May 12 won the U.S. Amateur in 1994 round of 2001, when he won his Atlanta 3, San Diego 2 Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m. before heading off to college. Milwaukee 6, Washington 4 Sunday, May 13 only Players Championship. St. Louis 4, Colorado 1 Anaheim at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Phil Mickelson joined a chorus Arizona 3, Philadelphia 2 Monday, May 14 “I’ve always thought that hole N.Y. Mets 4, San Francisco 1 Buffalo at Ottawa, 6 p.m. of players who were thrilled by is too gimmicky for the 17th Pittsburgh 4, Chicago Cubs 3, 15 innings Tuesday, May 15 the pristine condition. Today’s Games Detroit at Anaheim, 8 p.m. hole of a championship,” Woods Washington (Bergmann 0-3) at Milwaukee Wednesday, May 16 Indeed, the PGA Tour spared (Vargas 3-0), 12:05 p.m. Buffalo at Ottawa, 6 p.m. said. “I think that would be a Colorado (Hirsh 2-2) at St. Louis (Wainwright 2- Thursday, May 17 no expense — more than $50 fantastic eighth hole, but not as 2), 12:10 p.m. Detroit at Anaheim, 8 p.m. million — for a massive N.Y. Mets (Maine 5-0) at San Francisco (Morris 4- Saturday, May 19 the 71st hole of a tournament, 1), 2:35 p.m. Ottawa at Buffalo, 1 p.m., if necessary upgrade at the Players Philadelphia (Moyer 3-2) at Arizona (R.Johnson Sunday, May 20 or 17th hole of your round.” 0-2), 5:40 p.m. Anaheim at Detroit, 2 p.m., if necessary Championship. Tway was tied for 10th when L.A. Dodgers (Tomko 0-3) at Florida (Willis 5-1), Monday, May 21 Most of it went into the club- 6:05 p.m. Buffalo at Ottawa, 6 p.m., if necessary he first stuck a tee in the Houston (W.Williams 0-5) at Cincinnati (Belisle 3- Tuesday, May 22 house, a Mediterranean Revival 1), 6:10 p.m. Detroit at Anaheim, 8 p.m., if necessary ground. He was tied for 72nd San Diego (Maddux 2-2) at Atlanta (Smoltz 4-1), Wednesday, May 23 style covering 77,000 square when he finally retrieved his 6:35 p.m. Ottawa at Buffalo, 6 p.m., if necessary feet. The Stadium Course was Pittsburgh (Gorzelanny 4-1) at Chicago Cubs Thursday, May 24 ball from the cup. (Marquis 4-1), 7:05 p.m. Anaheim at Detroit, 6:30 p.m., if necessary refurbished to add a sand base Len Mattiace was challeng- to the fairway for better ing for the lead on Sunday in AMERICAN LEAGUE TRANSACTIONS drainage, and pumps under East Division W L Pct GB BASEBALL 1998 until hitting two into the Boston 21 10 .677 — Major League Baseball every green to keep them firm water — one off the tree, the New York 15 16 .484 6 MLB—Suspended Jorge Reyes of the New York and fast in any weather. Baltimore 15 18 .455 7 Mets organization (Savannah-SAL) 100 games other a skulled shot out of the 1 Tampa Bay 14 18 .438 7 ⁄2 for testing positive for a performance-enhancing It’s almost like a brand-new 1 Toronto 13 19 .406 8 ⁄2 substance for a second time. bunker — and took eight. Central Division W L Pct GB American League tournament. “I think that the 12th at Cleveland 20 10 .667 — LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Placed RHP Justin 1 Except for that island. Detroit 20 11 .645 ⁄2 Speier on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 30. Augusta is the hardest par 3 to Minnesota 17 15 .531 4 Recalled INF Kendry Morales from Salt Lake Despite all the changes, the 1 Chicago 14 15 .483 5 ⁄2 (PCL). make a par,” Mickelson said. 1 Kansas City 10 23 .303 11 ⁄2 TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Called up RHP Chad signature hole — the signature “But the 17th here at the [Play- West Division W L Pct GB Orvella and RHP Tim Corcoran from Durham (IL). moment — of the Players Oakland 16 15 .516 — TEXAS RANGERS—Activated RHP Eric Gagne ers] is one of the most difficult Los Angeles 17 16 .515 — from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Wes Littleton Championship still captivates 1 Seattle 14 14 .500 ⁄2 to Oklahoma (PCL). because … there not a cap on 1 Texas 13 19 .406 3 ⁄2 National League the gallery and intimidates how high you can go.” Tuesday’s Games ATLANTA BRAVES—Designated LHP Steve even the best players in the Detroit 9, Seattle 7 Colyer for assignment to Richmond (IL). Jack Nicklaus is the only N.Y. Yankees 8, Texas 2 WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Placed RHP Chad world. three-time winner of the Play- Baltimore 8, Tampa Bay 3 Cordero on the bereavement list. Called up RHP Adam Scott had a two-shot Boston 9, Toronto 2 Winston Abreu from Columbus (IL) ers, although never on the Saw- Oakland 6, Kansas City 1 FOOTBALL lead in 2004 when he came to Minnesota 7, Chicago White Sox 4, 10 innings National Football League grass. He still played 10 times Cleveland 5, L.A. Angels 1 ATLANTA FALCONS—Signed OT Leander the 137-yard island hole in the Today’s Games Jordan. on the Stadium Course, and Seattle (Baek 0-0) at Detroit (Robertson 3-1), CAROLINA PANTHERS—Signed WR Steve final round and was so nervous 6:05 p.m. Smith to a three-year contract extension through he stood with his back to the some of the golf courses he has Texas (Tejeda 3-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Mussina 1- the 2012 season. designed have holes that some- 1), 6:05 p.m. CINCINNATI BENGALS—Re-signed DE Justin green. Tampa Bay (Shields 3-0) at Baltimore (Bedard 3- Smith. what resemble an island green. 2), 6:05 p.m. CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed RB Jerome “I didn’t really want to think Boston (Matsuzaka 3-2) at Toronto (Ohka 2-3), Jackson, OL Cliff Louis and LB Kevin Sears. about it more than I had to,” he “You knew you were in trou- 6:07 p.m. Waived OL Rick Drushal, LB Funtaine Hunter and Oakland (Haren 3-2) at Kansas City (Meche 3-1), RB Tyrone Moss. said. ble when you got on the tee,” 7:10 p.m. —Released LB Gilbert Chicago White Sox (Danks 0-4) at Minnesota Gardner, LB Mike Labinjo, LB Brandon Hoyte and Scott wound up hitting wedge Nicklaus said. “Sooner or later, it (Ortiz 3-2), 7:10 p.m. DB Trevis Coley. Signed TE Mike Seidman. to 25 feet and getting his par, Cleveland (Byrd 2-1) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver —Signed DT Howard was going to get you. And it was 1-3), 9:05 p.m. Green. Named Derek Mason assistant secondary which is all he wanted. going to get you good, probably. coach. Phil Mickelson played a prac- —Signed QB Matt When you’re playing at noon on NBA PLAYOFFS Gutierrez, DB Larry Anam, LB Kyle Bissinger, LB tice round Tuesday, and it took QUARTERFINALS, (Best-of-7) Justin Warren, TE Jake Nordin, RB Quinton Sunday at the 17th hole, you Saturday, May 5 Smith and DL Zach West. him six shots to hit the green. It Detroit 95, Chicago 69 —Waived DB Claudius wasn’t as bad as he made it knew you weren’t much of a fac- Sunday, May 6 Osei, C Matt Tarullo, TE Jason Randall and RB Cleveland 81, New Jersey 77 James Sims. Signed TE Michael Matthews, WR sound. One hit the fringe. Anoth- tor, and you could care less if you San Antonio 111, Phoenix 106, San Antonio leads Brandon Myles, WR Brandon London, WR Marco er settled in the rough. One hit it in the water. You didn’t series 1-0 Thomas, OT Gabe Hall, OT Rob Austin, OT Monday, May 7 Justin Jones, OT Joel Clinger, G Ryan Keenan, came up short and into the want to hit it in at 6 o’clock on Detroit 108, Chicago 87, Detroit leads series 2-0 DE Marquise Gunn, DE Charrod Taylor, DB water. One bounced off the green Utah 116, Golden State 112, Utah leads series 1- Travonti Johnson, DB Craig Dahl. Saturday or Sunday.” 0 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Re-signed G Jeb and into the water. The fifth one Tuesday’s Games Terry. Signed G Anthony Wollschlager and CB Nicklaus has his concerns Cleveland 102, New Jersey 92, Cleveland leads Chaz Williams. Released FB Mike McFadden, C flew the island into the water. series 2-0 Jed Prisby and WR Levon Thomas. “And one ended up 10 feet,” about the placement of the hole. Phoenix 101, San Antonio 81, series tied 1-1 WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed RB Derrick Today’s Game Blaylock, WR Dan Melendez and WR Kyle he said. “So, with a couple-shot No doubt it adds excitement Golden State at Utah, 8 p.m. Brown. Placed WR Steven Harris on injured penalty along the way, what is for thousands of fans who care Thursday’s Game reserve. Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m. COLLEGE that, 12? Nice.” about little else that seeing one Friday, May 11 AMERICAN U.—Promoted Matt Corkery to Utah at Golden State, 8 p.m. women’s associate head basketball coach. Two years ago, when every train wreck after another. In Saturday, May 12 BAYLOR—Named Richard Barron women’s asso- shot counted, Bob Tway was Cleveland at New Jersey, 4 p.m. ciate head basketball coach. another sense, it almost Phoenix at San Antonio, 7 p.m. GEORGIA TECH—Named Teri Moren women’s four shots out of the lead when Sunday, May 13 assistant basketball coach. detracts from the other holes Detroit at Chicago, 2:30 p.m. MASSACHUSETTS—Agreed to terms with Don he put four balls into the water Utah at Golden State, 8 p.m. Brown, football coach, on a five-year contract on the 17th and walked away that Pete Dye designed. Monday, May 14 extension through 2011. Then again, if it was placed Cleveland at New Jersey, 6 p.m. RICHMOND—Named Jamal Brunt men’s assis- with a 12, the highest score ever Phoenix at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. tant basketball coach. on that hole in competition. where Woods prefers — No. 8 Tuesday, May 15 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI—Named Billy Chicago at Detroit, TBD, if necessary Garrett men’s associate head basketball coach. But that’s the very reason instead of No. 17 — it might not Golden State at Utah, TBD, if necessary UCF—Re-signed Kirk Speraw, men’s basketball coach, to a four-year contract. Tiger Woods is no fan of the 17th be as big of a deal. No longer waiting for Beckett

TORONTO (AP) — Josh Mike Wood (0-1) gave up eight expected to be out for at least three league victory for Baltimore, which Beckett became the first seven- runs and nine hits in four innings. months. got home runs from Nick Markakis game winner in the majors as St. Louis’ rally spoiled a dominant and Jay Gibbons. Boston beat Toronto, 9-2, on Brewers 6, Nationals 4 outing from the Rockies’ Taylor Melvin Mora drove in two runs Tuesday night, the Blue Jays’ MILWAUKEE (AP) — Prince Buchholz, who allowed four hits in and Miguel Tejada had three hits for seventh-straight loss. Fielder hit a three-run homer, and six scoreless innings while working the Orioles, who led 5-1 after three Mike Lowell and Dustin J.J. Hardy homered to extend his on six days’ rest. Buchholz entered innings against struggling Tampa Pedroia each hit three-run hitting streak to 19 games for with an 8.04 ERA and gave up 10 Bay starter Jae Seo (1-3). Milwaukee. 1 homers for Boston while Jason runs in 8 ⁄3 innings in his previous Guthrie (2-1) gave up six hits, Varitek and Kevin Youkilis The Brewers, winners of five two starts. struck out two and walked none in added solo shots. Youkilis later straight, are 8-1 on their 10- Matt Holliday was 3-for-4 with his his second start of the season. was hit by a pitch above the left game homestand, which will end sixth home run and two doubles for Carlos Pena went 4-for-4 with an knee and left with a bruise. today. The Nationals have lost the Rockies. RBI for the Devil Rays, who have Beckett (7-0) was tagged for a seven in a row. Jason Isringhausen finished for lost nine of 11 against Baltimore home run by Alex Rios on the Milwaukee, with the best record his ninth save in 10 chances. dating to last season. first pitch of the game. He in baseball at 23-10, also spoiled worked seven innings, setting Jason Simontacchi’s return to the Tigers 9, Mariners 7 Athletics 6, Royals 1 down 14 straight at one stretch. majors. Simontacchi (0-1) had not DETROIT (AP) — Omar Infante KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chad He allowed one run and five appeared in the big leagues since drove in a career-high four runs and Gaudin struck out a career-high hits, walked one, struck out five 2004. He spent the entire 2005 sea- Gary Sheffield homered for Detroit eight for Oakland and lowered his and lowered his ERA to 2.51. son recovering from shoulder sur- in its eighth straight victory. ERA to 2.18, third in the American Youkilis got the Red Sox gery and 2006 in the minors. The Tigers’ streak is their longest League. started with a home run in the Simontacchi, called up earlier of the season and the best current Gaudin (2-1) pitched eight first, and Boston led 8-1 by the Tuesday, who went 20-10 with a string in the majors. innings, allowed five hits, just one third. 4.77 ERA in three seasons with St. Richie Sexson’s three-run homer after the fourth inning. Victor Zambrano (0-2) gave Louis, was finished after the sixth, gave Seattle a 3-0 lead in the first, The A’s won consecutive games up eight runs and eight hits in but Detroit tied it the next inning and for the first time since April 23-24 at 2 allowing six hits and a walk. Hardy’s 2 ⁄3 innings. homer in the eighth inning was his went ahead with another three-run Baltimore. The Royals have lost four ninth this season. burst in the fourth. straight and are 2-6 on the 10-game Yankees 8, Rangers 2 Francisco Cordero allowed his Infante’s double and triple were homestand, their longest of the 2 season. NEW YORK (AP) — Alex first earned run in 15 ⁄3 innings this the big hits in the three-run innings Rodriguez hit his first homer in 15 season but got the save, his 14th in and his RBI single in the sixth put The A’s, who started the game hit- days, and Andy Pettitte pitched as many chances. the Tigers ahead 7-5. ting .235, collected 13 hits, match- seven sharp innings as New York Sheffield gave Detroit a three-run ing their season high. They also tied won its seventh straight over Texas. Cardinals 4, Rockies 1 lead in the seventh with his fourth their season high with five doubles. Derek Jeter drove in two runs for ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pinch-hitter homer in six games. Eric Chavez, who was 2-for-23 in New York, which has won six of Scott Spiezio and Adam Kennedy Jeremy Bonderman (2-0) gave up May, had three hits, including two eight. Robinson Cano broke out of a both drove in two runs in a four-run five runs and seven hits over six doubles for the A’s. 1-for-21 slump with two doubles. seventh for St. Louis. innings. Horacio Ramirez (2-2) Jorge De La Rosa (3-3), who Pettitte (2-1) allowed one run and Brad Thompson worked five allowed seven runs and 11 hits over entered the game with an AL-best 2 0.82 home ERA, was roughed up for seven hits for his first win in five strong innings in his second major 5 ⁄3 innings. starts since April 10 at Minnesota. league start. He stepped in for the six runs — five earned — and 10 1 Hank Blalock doubled three times injured Chris Carpenter, who under- Orioles 8, Devil Rays 3 hits in 4 ⁄3 innings. His home ERA and walked for the Rangers, who went arthroscopic surgery to BALTIMORE (AP) — Jeremy jumped to 2.39. were coming off a three-game remove bone spurs from his elbow Guthrie allowed one run over six Mark Teahen had three hits for sweep of Toronto. earlier Tuesday. The team’s ace is innings to earn his second major- Kansas City. The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, May 9, 2007 - 3B SPORTS Johnson all over the place Nichols more consistent

NICHOLS she has become over the last CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B three months. EMILY NICHOLS’ “I think I learned that I can accomplish a lot, and if I put my 2007 SEASON “I was glad it was over. I was mind to something, I can do it,” sad it was over.” she said. “That it’s better for me to not think about things than STATISTICS The biggest asset of Nichols • 187 at-bats that Blevins appreciates is think about things. “I’ve learned that I have • 75 hits what the coach calls “a good, • .401 batting average potential to do a lot and help the quiet confidence.” • 12 HR team out.” “She’s not an arrogant per- • 48 RBI And as she has typically son, she’s not boastful, you • 127 total bases shown, upon learning the • .679 slugging percentage wouldn’t ever hear her say female-athlete distinction, • .452 on-base percentage those kinds of things about her- Nichols was quick to mention self,” Blevins said. “She tries to what it meant for both softball keep the game very simple, and and women. community. That’s a nice honor as a result of it, she has been “It’s nice for the sport to get for women everywhere. very consistent.” recognition,” she said. “It’s nice “I’m honored.” As for the home-run mile- to show that women’s sports are E-mail DI reporter Brendan Stiles at: stone, Nichols wasn’t aware of actually being recognized by the [email protected] how close she was getting to the old career mark of 29 until her Lindsey Walters/The Daily Iowan grandparents saved home run Hawkeye senior Tiffany Johnson practices sprints at the Cretzmeyer Track on Tuesday afternoon. No. 29 for her. As soon as the Hawkeyes returned from Indi- Johnson is ranked 10th in the nation in the 100-meter hurdles. ana that weekend, recognition and interviews, she said, were JOHNSON son also added the Iowa record “She did some stuff wrong, coming left and right. in the 60-meter hurdles. At the and we talked about it,” Houston “I was actually quite sur- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B prestigious Drake Relays, she said about her breakout race. prised about how soon I was took the 100-hurdle title. “She still could have been faster.” doing it,” Nichols said. “I didn’t But this season has proven Once the Danville, Ill., Although Houston says her really expect to break any native fixed her mechanics, to be her best yet. In indoor, jumping has suffered because records when I came here.” however, she earned that she placed second in triple Johnson has to split her time applause. jump and fourth in hurdles at among four events, she doesn’t Blevins said she and the That season, she set in the the conference meet. coaching staff all knew just how At Drake, she won the hur- think it matters. school indoor and outdoor fortunate they were to land her records in the triple jump. She dles for the second-straight “She doesn’t complain about added another school mark of year, becoming the first Iowa anything,” Houston said. “She at Iowa, and they saw right 13.57 in the 100 hurdles to athlete to accomplish that feat. maximizes the talent she has away what she could bring to place second in the conference. She set the school record again … If we had a couple more like the table. with a time of 13.2, bettering her, we’d be set for a long time.” Last season, she bettered “I think the fact that she has her school marks in the triple her season-best by more than E-mail DI reporter Diane Hendrickson at: jump and 100 barriers. John- 0.4 of a second. [email protected] been so consistent, to have the kind of power that she has and to be such a consistent hitter, is a great credit to her,” Blevins IS THE NFL HEADING OVERBOARD said. “She just thinks about making really good contact, and IF IT ADDS A THIRD DAY? because she’s so strong and has such a good swing, that’s why she gets the long shots, too.” YES NO This year, I caught about 80 percent of it, and there are other One thing Nichols said she CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A people like me, I’m telling you. has come away with from this Next year, or maybe beyond that, season is how mentally strong I know, I know. It’s crazy, I’m the draft will most likely be expand- It’s not as though ESPN’s “NFL crazy, and there’s dozens of other ed to Friday, and when it does, I’ll Live” crew didn’t obsessively beat choices, but I can’t control mine. be there as the extended amount of that into the ground for the entire The draft is the one sporting reach, steal, and value picks are previous month. event numerous teams can win. added to my now three-day holiday. Yeah, we all knew JaMarcus Outcomes aren’t decided by a If that’s overboard, please let Russell was Oakland-bound and scoreboard differential, which me walk the plank. that the Chicago Bears are in love makes them inexplicit. Success — by Bobby Loesch with trading down, but seriously, and failure is in the eye of the Saturday is when people should go beholder; it’s determined by argu- out to have fun, not stay in to watch ments, hype, and countless pre- suits babble on behind a desk for dictions, and isn’t that the power hours on end. sports fans always wanted? Some I’m not getting into Sunday’s por- Miami Dolphin fans believe pass- tion of the draft in hopes that people ing on Brady Quinn was sheer stu- don’t actually waste it watching for pidity, while others thought the the next Tom Brady. franchise dodged a bullet. But adding Friday to the event? There’s also the angle of where It’d be like watching the “short” players from your favorite colleges 201-minute DVD version of Lord of are going to end up. I, for one, the Rings: Return of the King, only to thought it was pretty cool to see find out you have to watch the 251- former Iowa center Mike Elgin get minute extended edition to see selected by the New England everything. Patriots in Round 7 this year. Like It’s overkill at its worst. an “I was there”-type moment. I admit, I would watch Friday, but The bottom line is the draft is a only for No. 1 overall and when my total niche event. Like bass fishing Tampa Bay Buccaneers are on the or NASCAR, it’s got a cult follow- board. After that, forget about it. I ing of loyal devotees who are will- have a life. ing to watch the majority of the If the NFL-ESPN horror show telecast. 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Apply in person, month. (319)321-5973. AD#715. Rooms and one bed- LARGE rooms at 942 Iowa Ave., AD#412. One bedroom on Linn Ewers Mens Store room near downtown, parking, historic former sorority house. St. Water paid. Call M-F, 9-5pm. 28 S.Clinton St., IC. INSTRUMENTS SUMMER sublet! Rent negotia- utilities paid, no pets, possible Share kitchen, bathrooms, laun- (319)351-2178. FOR SALE: Sunburst Mexican ble. MAY IS FREE! Good loca- shared kitchen/ bath. Call M-F, SECRETARY dry. Parking. Rent $400/ month, stratocaster: $175. tion, South Van Buren. $395/ 9-5, (319)351-2178. ALL utilities included; cats wel- Part-time in law office. 20 hours/ Sitar, needs new strings: $200. all utilities, cable, Internet in- month. (515)450-3582. come; wooded historical setting; week. Computer work, answer (319)210-2112. cluded. On-site manager. Avail- ALWAYS ONLINE www.gaslightvillagerentals.com phones, etc. Send resume to: able 8/1/07. www.dailyiowan.com Personal www.buxhouses.com SUMMER SUBLET ONE bedrooms and efficiencies. PO Box 3168 TV/VIDEO (319)354-7262. AVAILABLE FOR AUGUST Downtown. Now and August 1. Iowa City, IA 52244 65 inch projection widescreen BRAND NEW & NEWER Great locations. A/C, laundry, Sony HD TV. Great condition. In NICE room for serious students FALL OPTION 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 bedroom apartments parking available. No pets. TUTOR WANTED for LSAT Iowa City. $1000. or professionals. Share bath- AVAILABLE NOW. Efficiency downtown, extremely close to jandjapts.com (319)338-7058. Preparation. Personal exam (319)400-4622. room and kitchen area with two. apartment close to campus on classes & ped mall. score >168 and references $350 includes utilities, laundry, Johnson St. $375 plus electricity. www.aptsdowntown.com AUGUST 1. Best location. One FOR SALE: 50% Toshiba HD required. (402)871-5439. parking, cable. (319)339-0039. H/W paid. (319)936-7120. (319)354-8331. bedroom.. 410 N.Clinton. Best windscreen projection TV: $650. value with parking. WANTED: 29 serious people to (319)210-2112. PRIVATE room on busline with LARGE two bedroom apartment. AVAILABLE FOR FALL (319)354-4100. work from home using a com- shared bathroom and kitchen. Deck, central air, on-site laundry, New & nice, near campus puter. Up to $1500- $5000 PT/ Free parking, on-site laundry, 2 parking spots. $540/ month 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 bedroom apartments AUGUST 1st. One bedroom, FT. www.biz4me.com PETS utilities, cable. Less than one plus utilities. Available immedi- www.apartmentsnearcampus.com close-in, 433 S.VanBuren. $560, ANIMAL CARE CENTER H/W paid. Free parking. No pets. WEEKEND help needed at mile from campus. $275/ month. ately. May free! (319)351-7676. has gone to (319)331-3523, (319)351-8098, Suburban BP Amoco. Call (319)337-8665. Call (319)560-5955. AVAILABLE for FALL: (319)351-0589. Apply now at: THE DOGS! QUIET, close, furnished- $385, TWO bedroom two bathroom, -328 N.Dubuque, IC 1905 Keokuk St., IC Call or stop by AVAILABLE now and August. full bath $450. In private home, North Liberty. W/D, garage, Eff/ 1 BR $395- $525 356-5295 Starting at $448/ month. West- $400- $500. Utilities paid. deck, vaulted ceilings. One -203 Fifth St., Coralville side IC. Parking, A/C, busline. HORSE BOARDING (319354-8118. month free. (319)651-9452. 2 BR $600 CHILD CARE Lisbon/ Mt. Vernon Area Classifieds -68 Oberlin, IC Cats okay in one bedrooms. Stable/ Pasture/ Outdoor Arena ROOM in large house. Close to TWO bedroom, one bathroom. 2 BR $500- $550. jandjapts.com (319)338-7058. campus. $325/ month plus 1/4 NEEDED (319)471-1317 $550/ month. H/W paid. A/C, No pets, no smoking. Good AVAILABLE AUGUST AFTER school and summer, utilities. Free laundry. Off-street dishwasher, off-street parking. credit and references required. JULIA’S FARM KENNELS 335-5784 2-10 min WALK to part-time in east side home for parking. (319)337-7123. Southwest IC. (319)354-1789. Call Jim (319)530-8700. Schnauzer puppies. Boarding, U of I Campus! 9-year-old boy. 2-3 days per RESEARCH grooming. 319-351-3562. ROOMS at 424 S.Lucas. Share FALL LEASING DOWNTOWN week. 6-9 hours/ week. kitchen, bathrooms, laundry. ONE Bedrooms & Efficiencies $7/ hour. Please call Kayla at Parking. Rent $325- $415/ -520 S.Johnson $609 PARTICIPANTS (319)331-2419. APARTMENT STORAGE month. All utilities, cable, Inter- -504 S.Van Buren $609 AFTERSCHOOL child care CAROUSEL MINI-STORAGE net included. on-site manager. Includes H/W, Internet & WANTED needed. Three hours per day. Located 809 Hwy 1 Iowa City Available 8/1/07. FOR RENT Select Dish Network Transportation required. Sizes available: www.buxhouses.com 412 S.Dodge $595 341-9385. 5x10, 10x20, 10x30. (319)354-7262. Includes H/W & expanded 354-2550, 354-1639 cable ROOMS for females. August. -601 S.Gilbert $685 SUMMER MINI STORAGE Close to campus and downtown. -523 E.Burlington $579 MEDICAL West Branch, IA Share kitchen and bathrooms. CNA- $500 SIGN-ON BONUS -211 E.Church $615 Immediate possession. Most utilities furnished. No pets, Iowa City Rehab is offering a Includes H/W paid (319)430-0874 no smoking in house. Starting at golden opportunity for part-time -312 E.Burlington $584-$655 $340. Call Phil (319)337-2534. weekend CNA positions. Apply U STORE ALL Self Storage Includes water paid in person. 3661 Rochester Ave., Individual units from THREE rooms and private bath- www.apartmentsnearcampus.com (319)351-7676 Iowa City. (319)351-7460. EOE. 5’x10’ to 20’x20’. room in quiet Eastside home. Concrete buildings, steel doors. $425/ month utilities included RN Visit us online: Part-time or full-time, competitive plus cable, Internet and TV. CLEAN, quiet, large efficiency. www.ustoreall.com benefits. Sign on bonus. Possi- (319)337-7123. H/W paid. Laundry. Busline. No (319)337-3506. smoking/ pets. Coralville. ble weekend package. Progres- TWO bedrooms available. (319)337-9376. sive Care. Call (319)646-5807. Iowa City rooms, walk to UI. Available now, fall. CLOSE-IN one bedroom. MOVING (641)919-4505, (319)341-7692, Off-street parking, laundry, no RESTAURANT IF YOU are driving to Minneapo- message, (641)469-5176. pets. $495/ month, H/W paid. lis and have room for a small (319)321-2239. chest call (319)338-4437. available. WILL PAY! ROOMMATE EFFICIENCIES Corner Dubuque and Church. MOVING OUT? $450 to $575. H/W paid. No Two guys with two trucks will WANTED pets. (319)356-5933. help you move. Affordable, EFFICIENCIES to 8 bedroom reliable, fast, and fun. FEMALE houses in downtown Iowa City. (319)341-3497 or FEMALE nursing student look- www.prestigeprop.com (319)400-7684, leave message. ing for clean friendly roommate (319)331-7487. in new condo in Southeast Iowa City starting Fall 2007. Rent EFFICIENCY apartment. $350/ month. Has free parking, Close-n, pets negotiable. Avail- Classifieds washer/ dryer, deck. Call Christy able now. (319)338-7047. (515)890-0610. EFFICIENCY, all utilities paid Classifieds TWO females wanted to share for. One and two bedroom, H/W with same. Own room, off-street paid for. Close to graduate parking, laundry, close to bus. school. Now and August 1. 335-5784 $400 plus utilities and deposit. www.jandmhomeweb.com (319)373-1780. (319)358-7139. The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, May 9, 2007 - 5B EFFICIENCY / EFFICIENCY / TWO BEDROOM TWO BEDROOM THREE / FOUR HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE MOBILE HOME #1124. Two bedroom, westside, TWO bedroom units. off-street parking. $550, water New units, must see! ONE BEDROOM ONE BEDROOM paid. (319)354-0386. New appliances, flooring and BEDROOM FOR RENT FOR RENT FOR RENT FOR SALE FALL LEASING ONE bedroom, four blocks from THREE bedroom. Very nice 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 bedroom COTTAGE HOUSES for rent close to cam- FACTORY built modular homes. www.k-rem.com tons more. $675 rent and one 1019 E. Washington. One bed- UIHC. H/W paid. A/C. 3-level with garage. N.Governor. houses. Downtown, parking, One bedroom, full bathroom, pus. UofIhouserentals.com. State and fed HUD code. free month with lease. Call for room apartment. H/W included. (319)430-3219, (319)679-2572. August 1. (319)354-4100. pets. (319)354-2734. fireplace, garage. Muscatine 3 BR, 2 BA on your foundation. details and to set up a showing. Off-street parking available. Ave., buslines. No dogs. TWO bedroom. Iowa City. Quiet Only $39,980. Megan (319)364-2631 Laundry on-site. No pets. Call ONE bedroom, nice view, near 1112 N.DODGE. Four bedroom, $600/ month plus utilities. neighborhood. Large yard. $700. (800)632-5985 Jason 361-3958. (319)337-2242 for appointment. shopping, busline, W/D. two bathroom, large kitchen, (319)338-3071. Cats negotiable. (720)493-8795. Horkheimer Homes www.rogerspmonline.com August 1. (319)400-0218. DUPLEX W/D, dishwasher, gazebo, pri- (303)601-5986. Hazelton, IA. FALL LEASING vate off-street parking. $1200. FALL LEASING ONE bedroom. $500/ month, TWO bedroom, Coralville, avail- VERY nice three bedroom, one THREE bedroom, two bath 514 N.Dubuque St. Efficiency’s (319)339-7936. 4 and 5 bedroom houses utilities and cable paid. Quiet, no able now. 970 sq.ft. $595/ FOR RENT bathroom ranch. Garage, C/A, manufactured home. W/D, refrig- and one bedroom available. H/W 1204 BURLINGTON spacious, close to campus and downtown. smoking, no pets. (319335-6411 month, water paid. Balcony, C/A, 1208 E.BURLINGTON. Fall W/D, quiet neighborhood. Clean, erator, dishwasher included. included. Off-street parking one bedroom. Dishwasher, W/D, (319)351-7676. days, (319)351-2198 evenings free parking, laundry on-site, on leasing, three bedroom, 1-1/2 busline. $900. (319)330-4341. Painted interior. Large deck and available. Laundry on-site. No large yard, parking, no pets, no and weekends. busline. (319)339-7925. bath, new A/C and windows, FALL LEASING CLOSE TO shed. Less than one bedroom smoking. Available June 1 or pets. Call (319)337-2242 for ap- $1200/ month. Call Mark U OF I CAMPUS & DOWNTOWN WESTSIDE three bedroom TWO bedroom, great floor plan, apartment/ month. $18,900. pointment. ONE bedroom. H/W paid. Free August 1. $550 plus utilities. (319)936-7447. -532 S.VanBuren $1899 house near UIHC and stadium. professional neighbors, excellent (319)541-4553. parking. $495. (319)321-3822, (319)341-7984. 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom town- Lease, no pets, references, FURNISHED quiet, modern, and manager, no pets, $608. Call 121 S. GOVERNOR. (319)330-2100. home August 1. Call (319)621-4653. TWO bedroom, one bathroom clean. Coralville. Energy effi- (319)338-2918. 1204 E. BURLINGTON Two bedroom house. Basement, mobile home. $9900. cient, on-site laundry, off-street ONE bedrooms and efficiencies. apartmentsbystevens.com One bedroom. C/A, W/D, large C/A. August 1. (319)338-4774. Includes Select Dish & Internet (319)231-1473. parking, pool. Convenient to Downtown, August 1. Great lo- yard. Parking. Dishwasher. No -417 S.Gilbert (Key West) $2049 TWO bedroom, two bathroom in CONDO [email protected] law/ UIHC/ Hy-Vee. Available cations. Wood floors, A/C, laun- smoking, no pets. $530 plus utili- 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 bedrooms, down- 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom Coralville. Available now and http:// now.(319)363-0000, dry, no pets. jandjapts.com ties. August. (319)341-7984. town houses, multi bathrooms, www.apartmentsnearcampus.com August. Heat included. No smok- mobilehome4sale.findhere.org/ (319)364-6076, evenings and (319)338-7058. free parking, W/D, C/A, dish- (319)351-7676 FOR SALE ing, no pets. On busline. Call AD#300. One bedroom on Lu- washer, busline, close-in. Leas- SPECTACULAR for pictures and info. weekends. FIVE bedroom, 2-1/2 bathroom. QUIET neighborhood. One bed- (319)351-8901 or cas St., spacious, all utilities ing for fall 2007. (319)341-9385. Over 2600 finished, Westside Off-street parking. Close to room. Parking. Grad/ profes- (319)330-1480. paid, no pets. Call M-F, 9-5, Drive, 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom, TWO bedroom, one bathroom, ALWAYS ONLINE 3 bedrooms, allows for 4 peo- downtown. WW (319)354-3792. sional, no smoking/ pets. (319)351-2178. 2 car. BEAUTIFUL. Only large deck, shed, W/D, dish- www.dailyiowan.com TWO bedroom, two bathroom, ple. Off-street parking. A/C, dish- August. $435. (319)624-8133. FIVE bedroom, two blocks from $204,900. washer. Newly remodeled. North 1006 OAKCREST STREET- two balconies. Close to down- AD#420. One bedroom on Linn washer, W/D, close-in. busline. HIGHLY SELECTIVE downtown in historic district. Mike Cilek, Coldwell Banker, Liberty. $14,000. (319)331-3021. VERY close-in. One bedroom GREAT WESTSIDE LOCATION town, overlooking swimming St.,H/W paid, no pets. Call M-F, Leasing for fall. (319)341-9385. Deluxe large one bedroom with $1500/ month plus utilities. No 430-4800. unit, 210 E.Davenport. Also effi- near UIHC and Law Building- pool. Free garage parking. Laun- 9-5, (319)351-2178. office (will also rent as two bed- 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 bedroom houses for pets. (319)321-2239. ciency unit, 6 S.Johnson. Both two bedroom, H/W paid, on-site dry, elevator, all appliances. TWO bedroom condo next to room) $550- $650, includes CORALVILLE three bedroom rent. Call Dave at (319)430-5959 REAL ESTATE units have H/W paid. No pets. laundry, free parking including Central A/C and heating. Call FOUR 3 bedroom houses. park and school. Wood floors, parking. Close to UIHC. H/W duplex townhouse. W/D or email me at Free parking. $440/ month. one underground garage space, ASI (319)621-6750. $700- $800. Available now. fireplace, single detached ga- paid. No smoking, no pets. hook-ups, C/A, fireplace, garage. [email protected] Available immediately. on city busline. $690-$710. (319)338-4774. rage. North Liberty. Low 80’s, PROPERTIES Available June 1 and August 1. TWO bedroom, two bathroom. Available now or August 1. for details and we will be glad to (319)341-3740. SouthGate, (319)339-9320, $1500 to buyer on closing. 11 RENTAL PROPERTIES for (319)351-0942. Central air, new washer/ dryer, (319)338-4774. show them to you. FOUR bedroom, two bathroom www.s-gate.com (319)430-2722. sale. Rented for 2007-2008. VERY large one bedroom, 1/2 storage shed. Ideal for graduate (3 person occupancy). A/C, JUNE 1st. Nice one bedroom 3-4 bedroom house. Close to Call after 5:30p.m. block to Mercy. 327 N.Johnson. students. Available 6/1/07. $850 CORALVILLE. Two bedroom. parking, W/D. 1+ miles campus. apartment for studious grad. No 4-PLEX. Two bedrooms includes downtown. Available immedi- (319)631-1972. Parking. $575 gas and electric plus utilities. Quiet neighborhood, C/A, W/D hook-ups. Nice deck. 1/2 mile to City High. 1320 Mus- pets/ smoking. $450 plus utili- security entrance, carpeting, ately. $1350. (319)354-2203. paid. (319)338-3701. on bus route, close in. Lawn Close to HyVee. August 1. catine. $1050. (319)338-3701. HOUSE ties. Close. (319)354-4884. blinds, soft water, Pella Win- care and sidewalk shoveling pro- (319)338-4774. 3/4 bedroom, 1-1/2 bathroom, VERY large one bedroom. dows, A/C, dishwasher, W/D in vided. 908 Webster St., IC. Call W/D, A/C, garage, deck yards, FOUR bedroom house, 15 min- COMMERCIAL LANTERN PARK Close-in. C/A, parking available. basement and extra storage unit. LARGE new duplex. 4 bed- FOR SALE (319)631-0038. finished basement. Busline, 8/1. utes to campus, next to busline, SIDE by side duplex for sale. APARTMENTS- Great Coralville Security entrance. W/D. $625/ August 1. No pets, no smoking. rooms, 2-1/2 bathrooms. All ap- $1150. (319)338-8798. $1250. Free internet, parking, Each side has two bedrooms, location- one bedroom, H/W month. Days (319)351-1346, af- $550/ month. (319)351-2324, TWO bedroom. H/W paid. Free pliances included. Large deck. PROPERTY W/D, pets negotiable, large garage, patio, and C/A. Shared DOWNTOWN OFFICE paid, on city busline. Some units ter 7:30p.m and weekends cell (319)430-3272. parking. (319)321-3822, Double garage. 2415 Catskill 3-5 BEDROOM student rentals. backyard, S.Lucas. Newly re- yard. $136,000. 525 square feet, $575 utilities in- recently remodeled. Some units (319)354-2221. (319)330-2100. Court, Iowa City. $1295. $1000- $1600. Pets okay. modeled August 1. (319)936-4647. cluded. (319)331-7487. allow cats for an additional fee. 504 S.CAPITOL #2 August 1. 621-6528, 354-6880. (319)331-7825. (319)621-9227. $475-$510. (319)339-9320, MOVING?? AUGUST 1ST TWO bedroom. Near new West- www.s-gate.com SELL UNWANTED Two bedroom- two blocks from side Dr. with two garages. Avail- ONE bedroom, non-smoker, no 4 bedroom house for rent. FOUR bedroom house, two FURNITURE IN campus, large porch, all utilities able August 1. (319)354-4100. pets, off-street parking, August Available August 1st. bathrooms. 922 Jefferson. W/D LARGE one bedroom apart- 1, $500. (319)330-4341. OFFICE SPACE THE DAILY IOWAN paid by Landlord. $750. Call TWO bedroom. Secured build- W/D & A/C. (319)631-5152. included. (319)631-5127. ment. H/W paid. Available 8/1. CLASSIFIEDS (319)887-6069. ing. W/D, dishwasher, C/A, wa- SPECTACULAR three bedroom, 519 S.LUCAS. FOUR bedroom, two bathroom, Rent $575/ month. Call 335-5784 ter paid. (319)338-4774. two bath, close-in, all amenities, (319)338-2212. Three bedroom, two car garage, two car garage. 516 Lucas. W/D, ABER AVE.- two bedroom, one quiet. No smoking, no pets. hardwood floors, fireplace. New. A/C. Fenced yard. $1320. bath, H/W paid, dishwasher, ALWAYS ONLINE LARGE one bedroom. Quiet, no $1350 plus utilities. August 1. $1200. (319)936-1075. TWO BEDROOM on-site laundry, near parks and www.dailyiowan.com smoking, no pets. A/C. Parking, (319)354-9597. (319)321-4100. walking trails. Some units allow FOUR bedroom, two bathroom, yard. $495, utilities paid. After WOODLANDS APARTMENTS- cats and small dogs for addi- THREE bedroom townhouse. 714 N.VAN BUREN wood floors. 521 S.Lucas. 6p.m. (319)354-2221. two bedroom, one bath, recently tional fee, on city busline. $595. remodeled, W/D in unit, C/A, Near City High. W/D, oak lami- 6 bedroom. $2100. August 1. $1300. remhouses.com (319)337-5022. NICE one bedroom apartment SouthGate, (319)339-9320, some with decks, on city busline. nate floors, off-street parking (319)321-4100. www.s-gate.com present or Fall option lease. for rent to quiet non-smoking Some units allow cats for an ad- AD#1331. Two bedroom near (319)621-4653. FOUR bedroom, 1-1/2 bath- grad. Close-in Eastside walking ditional fee. $620-$650. Kirkwood. Basement with W/D room. W/D, A/C, parking. Four ALL utilities included; cats wel- distance. Quiet study environ- (319)339-9320, www.s-gate.com THREE bedroom. A/C, off-street hook-ups. Call M-F, 9-5pm. person occupancy. $1250. come; wooded historical setting; ment. Owner on-site. Parking. parking. S.Governor, nice, clean, (319)351-2178. 1025 Burlington Street. www.gaslightvillagerentals.com Summer or Fall occupancy. quiet. $825 plus utilities. August. (319)338-3701. AVAILABLE August 1. Three $435 + utils. (319)337-3821. THREE / FOUR (641)220-0280. AUGUST 1. 800 Kimball Rd. bedroom duplex $966/ month, FOUR bedrooms, large yard, ONE bedroom apartment, Two bedroom. Antique, good TWO bedroom east Iowa City. Bowery St. Six bedroom on make offer, no pets, 918 Bloom- close-in, private entrace. $400/ house. Northside. Parking. Only BEDROOM C/A, W/D hook-ups, no pets/ Bowery and Johnson St., $1824/ ington. (319)351-9126. all utilities paid. 511 N.Johnson. $550. (319)354-4100. smoking. $550. (319)338-6990. month. A/C, off-street parking, (319)338-9100. yard. No pets. jandjapts.com FOUR BEDROOM house with garage and off-street parking, AUGUST 1. 808 E.Davenport. TWO bedroom. 2258 Davis St. (319)338-7058. two blocks from campus and ONE bedroom duplex. $475 Two bedroom. Only $625. Clean, quiet. Garage, C/A, W/D AVAILABLE now. Large, new downtown (323 N.Linn). Avail- plus utilities. Coralville. Available (319)354-4100. hook-ups. Small pet. $560/ May 1. (319)643-5574. month. (319)330-2281. three bedroom, 3-1/2 bath, able 8/1/07, W/D, new kitchen downtown, 117 N.Governor. appliances and great porches. AUGUST 1. Two bedroom. W/D, ONE bedroom Down- Until August 1, discounted rate. (319)331-1290 or C/A. Garages. Water paid. town Apartment. On campus. (319)936-7100. [email protected] $550-$750. (319)936-4647. CONDO Available immediately. Fur- BIG 3-bedroom house; two full nished option. $500/ month. Call HOUSE on Dubuque St., $1100. AVAILABLE ANYTIME. baths; w/d; garage, deck, park- (563)613-1377. FOR RENT One bedroom efficiency, $380. Iowa City. New two bedroom. 1, 2, and 3 bedrooms. Busline, ing; huge yard; close-in; $1200. Two bedroom $450- $550, ONE bedroom, hardwood floors $700. (319)621-7196. all appliances, deck. (319)331-2242. Lucas St. (319936-2184. in well maintained historic build- (319)541-2036. [email protected] HUGE four bedroom, two bath- ing. Close to downtown. AVAILABLE now and August. now and August. BRICK HOUSE room. New kitchen, dishwasher, Off-street parking available. Starting at $604/ month. Down- AVAILABLE 3 AND 4 bedroom houses , Large (1200-1300 sq.ft.) three Three bedroom, three bathroom. A/C. S.Johnson. Parking avail- Open June 1. Please call town 2-5 blocks from campus & multi bathrooms, free parking, bedroom townhouse, with ga- Muscatine Ave. Wood floors, able. $1396/ month. No pets. (319)338-8343. Westside near UIHC. Off-street W/D, C/A, dishwasher, busline, laundry, fireplace, C/A, buslines, jandjapts.com parking. A/C. No pets. rage, C/A, dishwasher. Near close-in. Leasing for fall 2007. off-street parking. No dogs. (319)338-7058. jandjapts.com. (319)338-7058. UIHC, Law School. $891/ month. (319)341-9385. No pets. jandjapts.com $1000/ month plus utilities. LARGE 3,4,5, bedroom houses. (319)338-7058. (319)338-3071. APARTMENT AVAILABLE now. Two bed- 419 S.GOVERNOR. Hardwood floors, parking, A/C, CLOSE to campus. 4 bedrooms, rooms downtown. Starting at Townhouses, 3 and 4 bedrooms. AWESOME new two bedroom, W/D, dishwasher, Internet. Avail- 2-1/2 bathrooms, older house. $750/ month. Off-street parking, W/D hook-ups, A/C, balcony, fireplace, W/D, deck, garage in- able now or August 1. After FOR RENT All appliances included. 630 A/C. No pets. janjapts.com August 1. (319)338-4774. cluded, $730. (319)338-2918. 6:30p.m. call (319)354-2221. Bloomington St. Iowa City. (319)338-7058. apartmentsbystevens.com 632 SOUTH DODGE- CLOSE $1400. 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(319)541-0820. 335-5784; 335-5785 www.gaslightvillagerentals.com www.prestigeprop.com TWO bedroom by Coral Ridge e-mail: (319)331-7487. ONE bedroom house. $700/ AVAILABLE August 1. Starting Mall and golf course. Fireplace, daily-iowan- month. Eastside. Available im- at $798/ month. Downtown, deck, garage, W/D, security, FALL LEASING FOR SALE [email protected] mediately. (319)354-2203. Westside and Northside. Apart- $695. (319)728-2419, TOWNHOUSES DOWNTOWN ments, duplexes and town- (319)594-0821. NEAR U OF I SIX bedroom, three bathroom DOWNTOWN BY OWNER houses available. No pets. 4 to 5 bedroom townhomes, house. C/A, dishwasher, private NEAR CAMPUS jandjapts.com cable and internet included. patio, garage. S.Johnson. Available August. (319)338-7058. $1998/ month. jandjapts.com Two bedroom, parking, laundry. HOUSE Call (319)354-8331 (319)338-7058. -929 Iowa Ave. AVAILABLE August 1. Brand for showings. $799 includes H/W cable new luxury three bedroom, two SIX bedrooms. 817 Melrose. FOR RENT www.aptsdowntown.com -330 S.Dodge bathroom, 1200 sq.ft. Two car Home of the Magic Bus. Two $745 includes H/W- 1 left garage, master suite, fireplace, kitchens, two bathrooms. Free -316 S.Dodge C/A, balcony, W/D hook-ups. In parking. W/D. $1500. $699 includes H/W North Liberty. Parking available HOUSES (319)354-2734. Call (319)351-8391 near U of I downtown campus. Classifieds THREE bedroom farm house. www.aptsdowntown.com Starting at $975 (319)354-8331. FOR FALL heritagepropertymanagement.com $675. Five miles west of Coral DAILY IOWAN CLASSIFIEDS Ridge Mall. No inside pets. Cou- FALL LEASING Classifieds 335-5784; 335-5785 ple preferred. (651)714-5420. Two bedroom, one bathroom. e-mail: 351-8404 Close to UIHC, law. daily-iowan- Classifieds THREE bedroom houses. Down- Parking, laundry, on busline. [email protected] 514 S. Capitol St. town. $800- $1000. Parking. No pets. Sublets available. Pets. W/D. (319)354-2734. -814 Oakcrest St. $650, EMERALD CT. has a three bed- 3br, 2ba, w/d, finished Classifieds plus utilities room available now. $775 in- THREE bedroom, Coralville. -808 Oakcrest St. $650, cludes water. Two full baths, lower level $1400 Available August. Garage. Two driveways. No pets. $950/ H/W paid. close to bus stop, 24 hour main- 732 E. Jefferson -415 Woodside Dr. $650-660, tenance. Call (319)337-4323. 335-5784 month. (319)351-8901, 335-5784 (319)330-1480. H/W paid. FOUR bedroom. $1200/ month 5br, 1.5ba, hardwood, Call (319)430-9232. plus utilities. One block from w/d, $1900 THREE bedroom, two bathroom. dental school and UIHC. 335-5785 August 1. New kitchen. Dish- FALL LEASING DOWNTOWN Off-street parking. 429 Bowery 335-5785 washer, A/C, large living room, 2-10 min WALK to (319)321-2239. three blocks from Old Capital. All U of I Campus! 4br, 1.5ba, hardwood, utilities included. $1320/ month. AVAILABLE AUGUST HUGE three bedroom, two full basement $1700 No pets. jandjapts.com 2 bedrooms, 1 & 2 bathrooms bathrooms with all amenities in- (319)338-7058. -21 N.Johnson $925 cluding secure underground -505 E.Jefferson $925 parking. Close to UIHC and Han- Includes H/W & expanded cable cher. Preference given to grad -433 S.Johnson $966 students/ professionals. Visit: HOUSE FOR SALE Includes H/W, Internet & www.parsonsproperties.net Select Dish Network for info. FOR SALE BY OWNER -807 E.Washington $883 LANTERN PARK TOWN- Includes H/W paid HOUSE- Great Coralville loca- www.apartmentsnearcampus.com tion- three bedroom, 1 bath, (319)351-7676 W/D, C/A, near schools, parks, recreation center and library, on FINKBINE LANE- Near UIHC city busline. $810. SouthGate, and Law Building- two bedroom, (319)339-9320, www.s-gate.com one bath, H/W paid, dishwasher, microwave, on-site laundry, on LARGE three bedroom. Free busline. Cats and small dogs off-street parking. On free shuttle okay for additional fee. $595. bus route. 10 minute walk to SouthGate, (319)339-9320, campus. Dishwasher, lots of www.s-gate.com closets. $840, H/W paid. (319)321-3822. FOREST RIDGE ESTATES LARGE three bedroom apart- Close-in, large two bedroom two ments close-in on S.Johnson. bathroom, newer units. Great 10. 11, 12-month fall leasing. kitchens. Free parking. Laundry. Rents vary for length of lease. $615- $645. No pets, no smok- Some utilities included. ing. (319)331-2306. (319)351-7415 or (319)430-3033. OAKCREST apartments near Hospital/ Law. Newer carpet. THREE bedroom apartment. Promotion prices. New paint, vinyl, and appliances. (319)594-0722. On busline. 961 Miller Ave. www.hilomanagement.com Available immediately. $745/ month, H/W paid. (319)337-2685 PARK PLACE and PARKSIDE or (319)430-2093. MANOR in Coralville have two THREE BEDROOM bedroom sublets available im- CLOSE-IN! mediately. $545- $600 includes Fall leasing. water. Laundry on-site. Close to $825/ month. H/W included. library and Rec Center. Call A/C, dishwasher, parking, (319)354-0281. laundry. No pets. (319)330-2100, (319)337-8544. RUSHMORE DRIVE- two bed- room, one bath, W/D, dish- THREE bedroom. Walk to cam- washer, microwave, fireplace, pus. August 1. 1100 sq.ft. Six C/A, entry door system, garage. closets. Dishwasher, parking. No $760-$810. (319)339-9320, pets. $990, H/W paid. www.s-gate.com (319)936-5743.

6B - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, May 9, 2007

I wondered whether I should start this toast by saying, the ledge “ ‘When I was here in 1776.’ — Queen Elizabeth II, at a dinner for the Bushes Tuesday. On This column reflects the opinion of the Monday, President Bush suggested that the British queen had ” author and not the DI Editorial Board, the celebrated the United States’ founding in 1776. He meant to say she Publisher, Student Publications Inc., or DAILYBREAK had attended 1976 bicentennial festivities. the University of Iowa. Wednesday, May 9, 2007 DAILYIOWAN.COM horoscopes — by Eugenia Last DITV • Congressman Loebsack’s • Sen. John McCain in Cedar ARIES (March 21-April 19): Take the high road. You can’t think about how much you are doing for • Find out why some are call- reactions to Washington, D.C. Rapids Look for this others; just do it, and you will see. 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