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BUSINESS.p6 >> MONDAY January 10, 2011 | Volume 206 | Number 76 | 40 cents | An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890. ™ iowastatedaily.com online facebook.com/iowastatedaily iowastatedaily Politics Budget Legislature Republicans seek cuts to universities to tackle gay By Tyler.Kingkade Regents universities, to libraries some tough decisions, and it’s not University and University of iowastatedaily.com and information technology ac- going to be easy.” Northern Iowa). quisitions and canceling all sab- Iowa House Republicans re- Cuts library acquisitions and marriage DES MOINES — Republicans baticals — sometimes called pro- leased their proposals in what they Information Technology purchas- promised during the 2010 elec- fessional or career development called the “Taxpayers First Act,” es at the Regents universities by 50 By Tyler.Kingkade tions to make cuts in spending, and assignments — for 18 months. which they intend to be the first percent. iowastatedaily.com in the first bill they intend to vote Gov.-elect Terry Branstad, bill voted on in the 2011 session. Reduces acquisitions for the on, Iowa State will be targeted. Republican, applauded the House The bulk of the bill includes state library by 50 percent. The economy dominated voters’ minds in Iowa House of Representatives GOP for “seriously looking at cuts to various state programs, in- Freezes and cancels all Regents the 2010 elections. However, in Iowa, after a Republicans — now holding a changing the way we do business.” cluding a sizable portion regarding sabbaticals through the end of FY controversial retention election put gay mar- 60 to 40 seat advantage to the “This is going to be a different education. 2012. riage at the forefront, the state legislature will Democrats — laid out their pro- budget — we have to change our Cuts the FY 2011 appropria- Directs the Education likely deal with the issue in the 2011 session. posals Monday with cuts in gen- lifestyle,” Branstad said at a budget tions for Regents universities The non-partisan Legislative Services eral funding to the three Board of briefing Jan. 3. “We have to make (University of Iowa, Iowa State SPENDING.p16 >> Agency is reported to be handling about 650 bill requests from current and soon-to-be members of the Legislature It took until Jan. 14 for LSA drafters to hit 650 bill requests two Referendum years ago. Gay Marriage Much of that can likely be attributed to Republicans riding high from the midterm elections, which included the controversial re- tention election ousting three Iowa Supreme Court justices over the court’s ruling on same- sex marriage. GOP lawmakers will seek a proposed con- stitutional amendment to define marriage as only between one man and one woman. If it passes in 2011, it likely will not be law until at least 2013. That’s because it would likely depend upon LAWS.p16>> Population Census could reduce Iowa’s national clout By Kaleb.Warnock iowastatedaily.com Iowa will be losing a seat in the House of Representatives as a result of the 2010 Census. Although the population of Iowa is slowly increasing, it makes up a significantly small- er percentage of the total population of the United States than it did in 2000. “It has long been anticipated that Iowa Sudanese refugees gathered at Saint Richard’s Rectory on Sunday in Omaha, Neb., one of eight polling locations available to refugees in the U.S. Initially would lose a seat in the U.S. House of lacking organization, polling staff and police worked to create a single file line and explain the voting process. Photo: Matt Wettengel/Iowa State Daily Representatives, but it’s still unfortunate to see the people of Iowa’s representation in Washington diminished in number,” said Iowa congressman Tom Latham (R) in an e-mail. Sudanese vote from U.S. As of the 2010 Census, Iowa’s population is estimated at 3,007,856 people, making up slightly less than one percent of the population of the United States. Accordingly, the state will tory for Sudanese citizens worldwide; it was the receive four delegates in the House after the Refugees cast their ballots History in the making: day that they were allowed to have a voice for 2012 primary election. for Sudanese secession Check out the reaction from their country, freedom and dignity. Iowa’s current representatives are Steve Sudanese voters online at For the last 50 years South and North King (R), Leonard Boswell (D), David Loebsack By Katharine.Marcheski iowastatedaily.com Sudan have been in civil war and in 2005 a (D), Tom Latham (R) and Bruce Braley (D), all iowastatedaily.com Comprehensive Peace Act was enacted which of whom are relatively new to the House - the independence, but it is just exciting that we fi- called for a vote in Jan. 2011 to allow citizens to longest, Latham, has been in the House since After casting his ballot, Maurice Aduto nally voted.” The voting center was hosted at St. decide whether they wanted to unite or sepa- 1995 and the newest, Braley and Loebsack, still had numb feet and hands after enduring Richard’s Rectory in Omaha, Neb. This venue rate and become two countries. the frigid temperatures and snow fall for eight only had sufficient space to hold the polling “Today is very important day. This is the REPRESENTATIVES.p16 >> hours while waiting outside in the crowd of fel- staff and a limited amount of voters indoors at a only opportunity in our lifetime to change what low Sudanese refugees. time, which meant that a constantly increasing has been mistreated for millions in Sudan,” said “[I feel] wonderful, really wonderful,” said group of people was left to stand outside in the Joseph Lomoti, junior in biochemistry. “If there Community Aduto, senior in animal ecology. “I did it, finally, unfavorable weather conditions. I did it, I can say to myself. We’re hoping for Sunday was a day that will be marked in his- DESIGN.p16 >> Ames Police encourage Ames resource use Structures to be By Torey.Robinson iowastatedaily.com built as gateway ISU students can expect to see new faces in the neighborhood this semester — and they’re not the new neighbors. The Ames Police Department launched a Safe Neighborhood at city entrance Team to increase community communication and increase safety. designers, landscape architects and Ames Police originally developed a Party 14-column project others at RDG Planning and Design, Response Team to monitor house parties and set to line highway an architectural design firm, start- gatherings in the Campustown area before ed the project years ago and is now they got out of hand, Ames Police Chief Chuck By John.Lonsdale in the next phase of planning. Cychosz said. Officers focused on early inter- iowastatedaily.com Starting out as a collaborative actions with ISU students living in apartment process with engineers at Snyder complexes to establish an understanding of lo- Construction on the 40-foot- and Associates, the city of Ames cal ordinances and property regulations. tall ‘Gateway’ structures located DOT and the South Ames Business “It was pretty successful,” Cychosz said. between the off-ramp of Highway Neighborhood, David Dahlquist, “I think students were pretty responsive to 30 and Dayton Avenue may possi- lighting designer at RDG Dahlquist those early contacts. If a party did get out bly begin in the fall and should be Art Studio, said the intent for the of hand, students were quick to call them- finished in the spring of 2012. project is to visually mark the en- selves — which prevented a citation for them, Planner for the City of Ames trance to the city of Ames in a dy- generally.” Planning and Housing Department namic way. The Safe Neighborhood Team, put into ef- Jeff Benson said Friday that de- “If you could see it from the in- fect Jan. 1, hopes to execute similar techniques cisions made in March by the terstate so that it created a gateway, used by the Party Response Team, but on a city of Ames and Department of so to speak, that was the idea,” said larger scale. Transportation will lead to the bid- Dahlquist. “It was to heighten the Cychosz said the team will base its priori- ding by the DOT, which controls the awareness and a sense of a special Plans for the structures to be built in North Ames, near Highway 30’s interchange and Dayton Avenue, are shown here. Construction is set to process. SAFETY.p4 >> begin in the fall. Courtesy photo: City of Ames Public Works A design team effort by lighting DESIGN.p16 >> PAGE 2 | Iowa State Daily | Monday, January 10, 2011 Weather | Provided by Weather.com Daily Snapshot Celebrity News Snow in the morning will Notes and events. 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