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MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2009 SPORTS Fighting Making the Trek cyber Trekkies the planet over make cheaters their pilgrimage UI professors to Riverside worry more once a year for about students Trek Fest. learning than Kids get taste of By CHRIS CURTLAND cheating when it being Hawkeyes [email protected] comes to online Iowa head coach Todd Lickliter Roughly 15,000 voy- courses. gives campers a feel for what agers descended upon it’s like to play for him and the Trek Fest this past week- By NICOLE KARLIS Hawkeyes. 10 end, journeying from [email protected] around the planet — per- Free of fees haps to explore the Local professors who strange, new world of teach online courses The Iowa athletics department Riverside and to seek out breathed a has avoided making students the unprecedented life collective pay annual athletics fees. 10 forms and civilizations sigh of relief there, just south of Iowa when they NEWS City. heard their And some those voy- students Economy of agers — from far and wide would not eateries — didn’t slack on the have to sub- wardrobe. Local high-end restaurants mit to more Hensley “About a week ago, we downtown aren’t above tanta- demanding professor got our first Alaskan, but lizing customers with deals. 2 regulations there’s been no one from than on-campus students. Montana or Wyoming,” said Earlier this summer, fed- Save money, learn Wendee McCreken, angling eral lawmakers decided more her eyebrows and glaring secure log-ins and pass- slightly. “Those people words or proctored exams A recent report names the UI a aren’t very spacey people.” are enough to prevent “best buy,” a better bargain For 25 years, Riverside cheating. That leaves the than other Big Ten schools. 2 has been organizing Trek professors to ponder anoth- Fest, a celebration of its er challenge. designation as future “What you worry more ARTS & CULTURE birthplace of James about is students keeping Tiberius Kirk, captain of up,” said David Hensley, a the U.S.S. Enterprise and A lengthy robotic UI clinical professor at the hot-headed hero of the encounter Star Trek franchise. Pappajohn Entrepreneur- ial Center. Transformers 2: Revenge of the Many in attendance But he is still wary of the Fallen is too long, overflowing were indeed “spacey peo- possibility of dishonesty. with special effects, and lack- ple,” and that’s why 24- He designed the course with ing in character development. year-old Iowa City resident Andrew Busse ducked Arts Staffer Eric Andersen JOE SCOTT/THE DAILY IOWAN SEE ONLINE, 3 reviews the second attempt at behind a small barbershop Gary Barclay stands in the Riverside Casino during an autograph session with cast members of Star to see the plaque marking Transformers. 5 Trek as part of Trek Fest in Riverside on June 27. Barclay, who took second place in the Trek Fest Captain Kirk’s actual place Benefits of online of birth.“These are the costume contest along with his son, is the deputy chief of public affairs for Starfleet Command, a OPINIONS Trekkies who are so into national Star Trek club. classes the movie they pretend to • Flexibility — plan a lecture Something in the be a part of it,” he said. costume competition, and new Star Trek’s April 6 the- ON THE WEB around a busy work schedule air Drawing more than a Q&A session with three atrical release — when she See pictures of Trekkies • New study strategy — watch 10,000, Trek Fest is the original cast members at boldly went where no one and listen to their stories recorded lectures again to better Iowa has made considerable biggest fundraiser of the Riverside Casino. had gone before. at www.dailyiowan.com. understand material For McCreken, aRiver- strides toward curbing climate the year for the commu- She saw the never- • Relaxed testing environment — side Area Community Club change, but our efforts to nity of 928. before-seen movie with a The Riverside Area Com- take exams in local library verse member, excitement began clean up air and water can The event featured a complementary ticket munity Club received 200 crowded lecture hall definitely be improved. 4 parade and float contest, a to buildtwo days before the from Paramount Pictures. SEE STAR TREK, 3 Source: UI professors WEB BONUS • An audio and photo slide show from Trek Fest • More photos from a local cattle farm Where’s the beef? • A photo slide show of downtown eateries • Video and a photo slide show of young hoopsters on the Here in the Corn State court Iowa is known for its corn, soybeans, and pork, but the CORRECTIONS state also boasts a multibillion-dollar beef industry. • In the June 26 article “County may cut By KIF RICHMANN domestic-partner [email protected] benefits,” the DI incorrectly Brady McDonald said reported the date on which he can often be found the county would stop offering slicing cuts of Iowa- benefits. The correct date is raised beef into steaks June 30, 2010. Because of unclear and fillets in a restau- rant kitchen, some of information given to the DI, which might end up on the story indicated that the table during Sunday domestic-partner benefits night’s dinner rush. include dental insurance for McDonald, who works county employees’ partners. Parkview makes for Atlas Restaurant, 127 The DI regrets the errors. Iowa Ave., said the • In the May 1 article “Work on restaurant serves prima- LINDSEY WALTERS/THE DAILY IOWAN new shelter may finally start,” rily Iowa beef from with- Calves and cows graze in the pastures of Wallace Farms, near the DI incorrectly reported the slow comeback in a 30-mile radius. Keystone, Iowa, on June 27. The cattle at Wallace Farms are 100 address of Michael and Janet And even outside that percent grass-fed. Iowa ranks seventh in the nation for production Dahlen. They live in Iowa City. banks last June, he rescued 30-mile radius across of beef cows. The DI regrets the error. it from the deluge and put it to good use. Iowa, the beef industry WEATHER “Sure, I helped clean up,” has become a $5.1 billion feed-cost advantages ON THE WEB he joked. “I took this barrel contributor to the state due to the fact that See more pictures of Nick By AMY MATTSON home, cleaned it up, and two economy. Iowa producers we raise feed grains Wallace and his farm at [email protected] www.dailyiowan.com. weeks later it was a grill.” raise about 4 million here in the state,” 79 59 head of beef cattle per said Bruce Bervin, the Nothing makes for better Despite the light-hearted 26C 15C year, ranking seventh in executive vice presi- summertime grilling than a banter, he knows difficult Iowa economy. dent of the Iowa Cat- bit of floodwater — at least circumstances as well as the nation in production “There are a lot of jobs Mostly sunny, quite windy. according to former anyone. He and other of beef cows. tlemen’s Association. related to the cattle Parkview Terrace resident neighborhood denizens That large volume Tom Hotz, who raises industry,’’ he said. Those INDEX Greg Schrock. were forced to flee their could be due to Iowa’s around 300 head of jobs include distribu- When the Iowa City homes last summer famous crops of corn and grain-fed cattle outside Arts 5 Opinions 4 tors, meat packers, and homeowner spotted an because of the high waters. other grains that feed of Lone Tree, said the Classifieds Sports 8 10 abandoned diesel barrel on the animals. cattle industry is an Crossword 6 the Iowa River’s swollen SEE PARKVIEW, 3 “We have definite important part of the SEE CATTLE, 3 2 - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Monday, June 29, 2009 News dailyiowan.com for more news Local eateries serve on The Daily Iowan Volume 141 Issue 16 BREAKING NEWS STAFF New and old restaurants offer Phone: (319) 335-6063 Publisher: E-mail: [email protected] William Casey. 335-5788 Editor: authenticity and flavor without Fax: 335-6297 Kelsey Beltramea. 335-6030 CORRECTIONS Managing Editor: destroying the wallet … for the Call: 335-6030 Bryce Bauer. 335-5855 Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for Metro Editors: most part. 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