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oNe aNd doNe oHIo state BoUNCED IowA Softball fRoM THE BIg TEN ToURNAMENT. SPorts THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 FrIday, May 10, 2013 NEWSPAPER •DAILYIOWAN.COM • TELEVISION 50¢ ‘Smarter’ communication City may move on cameras Now that the required number of signatures has been verified, the Iowa City City Council will address the petition’s initiative. By Nick Hassett [email protected] It was arduous work for two Iowa City residents, collecting more than 4,000 signatures over the winter and into the spring on a petition against autonomous traffic cameras. But now that City Clerk Marian Karr has verified the required number of signatures on the petition, petition- ers are glad to see the effort isn’t going to waste. “We’re very excited about that,” Aleksey Gurtovoy, one of the petition- ers, said about the news. “I’m glad to have it out of the way; we were sure we would [get the required number] all along, but it was still a lot of hard work.” UI Professor Richard Hurtig and UI senior Blake Martinson demonstrate how their Iowa Smart Switch invention works. Iowa Smart Switch allows hospital patients Gurtovoy and Martha Hampel from to communicate with their caretakers more effectively. (The Daily Iowan/Callie Mitchell) the group Stop Big Brother first sub- mitted their petition, which proposes a A University of Iowa professor and a group of students have developed new technology that measure to ban red-light traffic cam- eras and other unmanned surveillance enables patients on ventilators to communicate with hospital staff and caretakers more easily. devices such as drones in Iowa City, in April. The petition was a response to communication. lowing a pattern of that person, will the city’s Automated Traffic Enforce- By laureN coffey “There’s a class of patients for a va- alert the hospital staff of what the pa- ment ordinance, originally passed in [email protected] riety of reasons that end up on ventila- tient wants. February 2012, which it aims to repeal. tors,” Hurtig said. “They can’t produce If people wanted a nurse’s assistance, At the time, the petition contained After 10 years of working with an idea sound. We wanted to find a very, very for example, they could make one small 3,322 signatures. that would change patients’ experiences easy way for patients to have communi- sound, and if they wanted to watch TV On April 15, Karr confirmed only in hospitals, University of Iowa Profes- cation — such as being able to summon they could make two small sounds. 2,106 to be valid, falling short of the sor Richard Hurtig’s dream has become nurses, turn the fan on and off on their Hurtig said this is unique because it 2,500 required to force city action on a reality. own, turn the TV on and off on their ignores all the loud noises that come the measure. That gave the group 15 Hurtig, who teaches in the Depart- own, just to have control and be able to with a hospital and focuses solely on the days to collect the rest of the required ment of Communication Sciences and use technology that will speak for them.” patient. signatures. Disorders, has worked in hospitals for Hurtig’s idea — later named Iowa “It takes a very minimal signal, and “We’re going to work harder and his entire academic career, and he saw Smart Switch — takes the slight sounds a glaring need in one specific aspect of or movements from a patient and, fol- sEE tecHNology, 5 sEE red ligHts, 5 UI students to aid wounded SEALs Tax credit Ten UI Entrepreneurial students are raising money for tailoring clothes for wounded SEALs. boosts By MicHelle kiM Social Entrepreneurship course, [email protected] 63 students are participating in various other projects, such as wind The U.S. Navy SEALs are se- raising money for the Cedar Rap- lected through a physical and ids Boys and Girls Club. Officials welcome the wind mental military-training process. “When you do a real project, Once they are done, their job puts you run into roadblocks,” Sulentic energy tax credit renewal, but them in potentially dangerous sit- said. “It’s important to learn that push for a longer alternative. uations, sometimes leaving them you maneuver around roadblocks, wounded. and come up with a solution, and Ten University of Iowa students become critical thinkers.” By BreNt griffitHs are working to raise money in or- One roadblock came with pro- [email protected] der to provide wounded SEALs motion. Juliana Fabiano, a former with tailored clothing for special Daily Iowan employee, took re- U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, occasions. sponsibility for the video posted is known by many as the father of the The initiative — Suits 4 SEALS on GoFundMe. wind-energy production tax credit — — splits members of the group “We tried to get Navy SEALS to the credit that many point to as one of into three teams: promotion and talk to us so they could be inter- the reasons for Wednesday’s historic an- publicity, community outreach, viewed on tape, but Navy SEALS nouncement of a $1.9 billion wind ener- and web. The project is aiming are really secure on their identi- gy project in Iowa. to raise $10,000 that will be used ties,” she said. “…We were meeting an economic mainly for tailors, clothes, and the This is not the first time the need, an energy need, and need back in plane tickets that will take the course raised money through 1992 [when the credit went into effect]; SEALs to Chicago to get their siz- the students’ projects. In 2002, it doesn’t seem so critical now, but God es measured. the students were able to raise only made so much fossil fuels, so the These 10 students are part of a $25,000 in donations to send to more we can get out of renewables, the bigger fundraising initiative. the New York City Fire Depart- better,” Grassley told The Daily Iowan Led by Joseph Sulentic, a lec- ment, and in the last three years, on Thursday. turer in the UI Tippie College of UI senior Sam Saltess stands in front of the Adler Journalism Business and instructor for the sEE seals, 3 Building Thursday. Saltess is among students raising money for sEE wiNd eNergy, 3 wounded Navy SEALs. (The Daily Iowan/Callie Mitchell) insidE WEATHER dAily iowan Tv Classifieds To watch daily iowan Tv: 8 HIGH LOW • scan this code Crossword 4 64 48 • Go to dailyiowan.com Opinions 6 • Watch UiTv sunday-Thursday Partly cloudy, 20% chance of rain, breezy. Sports 10 night at 9:30 2 | The Daily Iowan • Iowa City, Iowa • Friday, May 10, 2013 News dailyiowan.com for more news Football Ops Center eyes 2014 The Daily Iowan Volume 144 Issue 193 By hillary roseN- Hall, an All-American sort of stuff, was quickly ital clock on the north CraNts room featuring team becoming old and obso- end of the stadium. BreakiNg News staFF [email protected] space for hospitality lete.” Funded almost en- Phone: (319) 335-6063 Publisher and special events, lock- “The Bubble” was the tirely by fundraising, email: [email protected] William Casey 335-5788 Thursday marked the er rooms, and training UI’s 27-year-old indoor the Football Opera- Fax: 335-6297 editor-in-Chief last meeting this aca- facilities, among other football practice station, tions Center has a $30 Emily Busse 335-6030 demic year for the Uni- things. famously deflated in million to $35 million CorreCtioNs Managing editor versity of Iowa Presi- Legacy Hall is set to be April 2012 in anticipa- fundraising goal. Cur- Call: 335-6030 Sam Lane 335-5855 dential Committee on a space dedicated to the tion of the new facility. rently, fundraising has Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for Metro editors Athletics, during which history of Hawkeye foot- “The Jacobsen Build- exceeded $30 million. accuracy and fairness in the reporting Kristen East 335-6063 officials announcedball, using informational ing is also at least 20 While the universi- of news. If a report is wrong or Jordyn Reiland 335-6063 plans for a 2014 opening kiosks and displays, of- years old,” Hines said. ty often uses bonds in misleading, a request for a correction opinions editor of the new Football Op- fering a worthwhile ex- “It doesn’t contain the order to fund projects or a clarification may be made. Benjamin Evans 335-5863 erations Center. perience for both hard- facilities or the space such as this, none were sports editor The center will be con- core Hawkeye fans and that are necessary for used for financing the PuBlishiNg iNFo Benjamin Ross 335-5848 nected to the new indoor football recruits. modern football.” Operations Center, The Daily Iowan (USPS 143.360) is arts editor practice facility, located The project will also Indeed, the new train- though the project did published by Student Publications Alicia Kramme 335-5851 within short walking include a 2,500-square- ing facilities will be require some help with Inc., E131 Adler Journalism Building, Copy Chief distance of Kinnick Sta- foot player lounge, de- state-of-the-art, and all short-term financing. Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2004, daily Beau Elliot 335-6063 dium. signed specifically to aspects of the Hawkeye Senior Associate Ath- except Saturdays, Sundays, legal and Photo editors The project was con- accommodate team football program will be letics Director Jane university holidays, and university Rachel Jessen 335-5852 ceptualized several members.

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