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Labor group to form ‘super PAC’ WASHINGTON — The AFL-CIO ‘I understand the desire to have the Executive Branch speak with one hopes to boost its clout by launching a new political-action voice, but statute (wisely in my view) explicitly provides that the Board committee that could raise unlim- ited amounts of money, part of the federation’s goal of building a of Regents has independent governing authority.’ year-round political organizing structure. — Former Regent President David Miles to Gov. Terry Branstad Forming a so-called “super labor PAC” would allow the labor federation to raise money from sympathetic donors both inside and outside union membership and mobilize support beyond its traditional base, instead of ramp- ing up political activities each election cycle. The move would also help steer more of labor’s money to state legislative battles, where unions have been battling efforts to curb union rights in such states as Wisconsin and Ohio. “The essential idea is that changes in the law for the first time really allow the labor move- ment to speak directly to work- ers, whether they have collective- bargaining agreements or not,” AFL-CIO political director Michael Podhorzer said in an interview. “Before, most political resources went to our own membership.” — Republicans use redistricting to hold House control Released emails shed little light WASHINGTON — The odds of getting re-elected have gotten better for Republican freshmen in the U.S. House, thanks to GOP cal- By ALLIE WRIGHT in a letter to the regents that Branstad had asked them culations in redrawing [email protected] to resign. Congressional maps. “In our judgment, anything that distracts the board Little of the tension between Gov. Terry Branstad and from its mission or that weakens the board’s collective More inside Republicans romped last former Board of Regents President David Miles played resolve must go by the wayside,” he wrote. Go to Page 9A to see what November, gaining 63 House out over email, disclosures from the ’s Office seats to secure the majority, win- The regents elected Branstad campaign backers else was revealed in disclo- Tuesday show. ning 11 governorships, including Craig Lang and Bruce Rastetter to replace Miles and sures from Gov. Terry The Branstad administration filled a records request Ohio and Pennsylvania, and seiz- Evans in July. Branstad’s office this week: this week for emails between administration officials The move stirred criticism that the governor is politi- ing control of the most state leg- • Branstad breaks campaign and regents. However, only one of the almost 400 mes- cizing higher education. islative seats they’ve held since promise with open-records sages contain substantive information about the discus- 1928. The GOP is capitalizing on Sen. Bob Dvorsky, D-Coralville, said, “Petty politics charge. sions that eventually led to Miles’ resignation, an its across-the-board control in 26 are being carried out here.” Former Regent Michael • Mason talked with Branstad states — governorship plus legis- apparent sign most of the communication was carried Gartner said, “The Legislature has begun meddling too about UIHC privacy violations. lature — in the census-based out via phone and/or face-to-face conversations. much, and the two most recent governors — Democrat • Gartner lobbied Branstad drawing of a new political map In a Jan. 31 email to Linda Fandel, Branstad’s educa- and Republican Terry Branstad — have administration to oppose tuition that will be a decisive factor in tion adviser, Miles expressed concern about the balance wanted a say in the governance that they are not enti- hikes. the 2012 elections and beyond. of power between the regents and the Legislature. tled to under law.” • Branstad’s office is computer-less. Miles said the board is an independent body and should — Associated Press Miles had no comment Tuesday when reached by The not have to report to the power of the Legislature. “Our present concerns involve the ability of the board Daily Iowan via email, and several attempts to contact Dow jumps 322 DAILYIOWAN.COM to express its views to members of the Legislature. I Branstad’s spokesman for a comment on the email dis- points understand the desire to have the Executive Branch Go online to read more closure were unsuccessful. The regents’ communication about correspondence NEW YORK — Buyers returned speak with one voice, but statute (wisely in my view) between Gov. Terry to the stock market Tuesday after explicitly provides that the Board of Regents has inde- officer, Sheila Doyle, said current Regent President Branstad’s office and the deciding the pounding stocks pendent governing authority,” he wrote. state Board of Regents. Miles and then-President Pro Tem Jack Evans have taken the past month made SEE BRANSTAD, 9A them too cheap to resist. resigned their executive positions in July. Miles wrote The Dow Jones industrial aver- age jumped 322 points, its best day since Aug. 11, when it gained 423. The Dow dipped about 60 points shortly after an earth- quake hit the East Coast at 1:51 p.m. but recovered within 20 min- utes and soared even higher in Students: Lounge living not bad the last two hours of trading. — Associated Press Students in tempo- rary housing enjoy UI DAILY IOWAN TV meeting people To watch Daily Iowan TV go online at dailyiowan.com. quicker despite lack of space for activities. expands

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Though classes are underway, some stu- dents remain without a perma- access nent living situation for the fall semester. By JORDAN MICKLE As of Tuesday, there were 122 [email protected] students in “expanded housing.” As classes end during the lunch INDEX That is down from the 133 stu- With little room for storage, the eigth-floor lounge in Reinow is full of its seven and dinner hours, the lines begin to dents that were in temporary residents’ belongings on Aug. 25, 2008. (The Daily Iowan/File Photo) Classifieds 3B Spotlight 2A housing as of Aug. 18, said Von pile up at both the Burge and Hill- Crossword 8A Sports 1B Stange, the UI assistant vice crest Marketplaces, and part of the Opinions 4A president for University Hous- dence halls become available, space, a space for hanging reason for the lines is the result of the ing and Dining. students reside in student clothes, and desks. number of incoming freshmen. Students in this housing situ- lounges, often with five to eight Though the temporary situa- Michael Barron, the University of WEATHER ation must wait until space staying in a lounge at a time. tions may seem less ideal than Iowa assistant provost for Admis- opens up, which occurs when Students are provided with having a dorm room, some stu- sions, said the number of students HIGH LOW students who have dorm rooms their own bed, but they must will probably be a record, but he is not 91 59 either drop out, transfer, or move share things such as dresser Mostly sunny, windy. off campus. Until rooms in resi- SEE HOUSING, 3A SEE DINING, 3A

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Iowa City, UI officials mull PAULA jump • Hometown: Manitowoc, By CHASTITY DILLARD During her first year of nal; I’m not going to die. It’s Wis. 2. Coker works way back up depth chart [email protected] high school, doctors closed a few doors but not • Major: Environmental engi- thought the self-described all of them.” neering 3. Iowa Dems accuse Branstad of open-records biff Sitting in her new “angsty teen” was She said she finds • Hobbies: eading, painting, Rienow dorm room, depressed or bipolar. strength in the famous cooking 4. Iowa City alcohol charges spike in first weekend Meghan O’Connor “I was tired a lot and sick Franklin D. Roosevelt quo- explained an aspect of her a lot,” she said. “They sent tation “… the only thing we Know someone we should shine a light 5. Panchero's preps for IC-favorite $1 burrito day life that only those closest me to a regular doctor and have to fear is fear itself.” on? E-mail us at : to her fully understand. found my white- and red- “You’re your own obsta- [email protected]. “I’m just not used to talk- blood cell count was low.” cle,” she said. “I want to Catch up with others from our series at dailyiowan.com/spotlight. ing about it,” she said, sit- Her eventual diagnosis kind of go through it, and ting in a round black chair. was a relief and torture at 15 or 20 years from now In ninth grade, O’Connor the same time. O’Connor have accomplished all this, bonded with the horse learned she had peripheral was mostly in the dark and be able to tell others I Allie, a Great Arabian neuropathy, in which the about the diagnosis, did it.” mare. O’Connor said she body’s nerves do not prop- because information on When describing his confided in Allie when she erly transfer information to peripheral neuropathy is daughter, Guy O’Connor felt she needed someone to the brain. O’Connor often vastly limited. considers her a very com- talk to. loses sensation throughout On a daily basis, main- passionate person about “I’m not majorly into reli- her body — especially in gion, but I felt like God was her hands and feet. taining a healthy tempera- others and their feelings. ture is a challenge, because “When someone is giving me my rock back [in Grazing her arm with Allie],” she said. her fingertips, the 18-year- she can’t feel the difference. uncomfortable, she is the Though O’Connor said old said she can’t feel the People nearby must feel first person to help them,” she used to hide her prob- difference between sur- her skin to make sure she he said. faces. isn’t overheated. Chris Haataja, O’Con- lems from people, she’s now If it had been sandpaper, “It’s like an uncomfort- nor’s close friend since high ready for a change. she wouldn’t have felt the able feeling,” O’Connor school, said many people “I think people knowing its roughness, she said. said, and she doesn’t get didn’t understand her way [about the disease] and me But O’Connor said she that urge to get out of the of dealing with others. being OK with it will help won’t let the disease define sunlight like most people. “She’s very deep,” the 19- me,” she said. “I need to her life. Despite any strug- One time while swim- year-old said. “She has a lot accept it.” gles brought on by the ill- ming this summer, she of things that make her And now — just three ness, the environmental- couldn’t feel the water and cool. She’s just different.” days into her college expe- engineering major is a self- it felt like she was floating One support system for rience — she said she can proclaimed science and on air. O’Connor throughout her handle things on her own. band geek, a cheerleader, “I’m not embarrassed by life has been horseback rid- “I can do it, and it’s OK,” and a horse trainer. it,” she said. “It’s not termi- ing. As a young rider, she she said. METRO New associate dean School Board past 12 or 13 years.” Harry Thomas Banks, 45, was for dental school studies growth The concern about the amount charged Aug. 16 with assault of growth lies in the different causing bodily injury. The University of Iowa College The Iowa City School Board on schools. Currently, 15 percent of According to a complaint, of Dentistry is getting a new Tuesday discussed the numerical students are not attending their Banks struck a male in the head associate dean. data about the recent demo- neighborhood schools because of with a closed fist, and a pregnant Galen Schneider will soon graphic changes to the district. redistricting. School officials said female attempted to break up the replace Jed Hand as the execu- Iowa City’s schools are pro- the addition of the Borlaug tive associate dean of the dental jected to grow at a faster rate, fight. Banks then allegedly school will help improve the dis- school. said Geoffry Smith, who present- tribution of attendance in attacked the six-month pregnant Schneider’s portfolio of ed the information to the board. schools. That school is slated to female, struck her in the head, accomplishments includes Smith used grade-progression be completed in the summer of and tried to punch her in the administrative experience, rates, which demonstrated the 2012. stomach. board-certified prosthodontist, retention of students from one — by Jennifer Earl as well as obtaining a doctor of year to the next. Before the fight was broken dental surgery degree, certifi- The grade-progression rate up, the complaint said the woman cate in prosthodontics, and doc- from eighth to ninth grade has Man charged in had small bruises on both of her toral degree in cell biology. been the highest from 1999-2010, biceps, and she complained about His research is based on relat- which officials speculate will con- attack on pregnant pain. ing dental implants and bone-tis- tinue. woman Assault causing bodily injury is sue engineering to the research “The Department of Education he completes on bone cell biolo- is projecting growth for the state Iowa City police arrested a a serious misdemeanor, punish- gy. Schneider’s term will begin of Iowa,” Smith said. “This year Coralville man after he allegedly able by up to one year in jail and Sept. 1. might be the first year that the tried to attack a pregnant a maximum fine of $1,875. — by Dora Grote state of Iowa has grown in the woman. — by Hayley Bruce

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Vernard Archer, 27, Coralville, Chonghui Hannah, 24, Chicago, was charged Tuesday with disor- paraphernalia. was charged Aug. 20 with domes- was charged Monday with driving derly conduct and public intoxi- Skylar Smith, 20, Burlington, was tic abuse. with a suspended license and cation. charged March 28 with second- Anna Bacon-Silveira, 39, was OWI. Johnathan Mahoney, 19, Des degree theft and aiding and abet- charged Monday with public Zamir Hines-Smith, 19, 333 S. Moines, was charged Aug. 19 with ting. intoxication and simple assault. Lucas St., was charged Sunday a PAULA. Michael Swank, 20, 55 Redbud Lydia Givens, 21, Urbandale, was with attempted burglary and con- Kelly McPhee, 22, Dr. Lisle, Ill., Place, was charged Aug. 19 with charged Tuesday with disorderly tributing to the delinquency of a was charged Tuesday with disor- PAULA. conduct. minor. derly conduct. Benjamin Vanschepen, 26, 4 Devin Grask, 22, 929 Iowa Ave. Luke Hird, 19, Marion, was Levi Sedlacek, 21, 902 N. Dodge Bangor Circle, was charged Aug. No. 11, was charged Tuesday with charged Sunday with a public St. No. B6, was charged May 2 20 with public intoxication. disorderly conduct and public intoxication. with possession of marijuana Marrisa White, 20, Muscatine, intoxication. Samuel Hutson, 23, Cedar Rapids, with intent to deliver and drug was charged Aug. 19 with PAULA.

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THE HARDEST PART Pangilinan said. “We had to Expanded HOUSING wait 30 minutes for some- CONTINUED FROM 1A one to turn it off.” Housing Lack of space has also There are now 122 stu- been an issue. dents living in student “We get like three draw- lounges. dents in these situations ers of space and a little rack More on temp housing: view the conditions fairly for hangers,” said Dallas • The University of Iowa positively. For one thing, it Portz, 18. “And it kind of assigns eight or fewer stu- costs a reduced price of $10 sucks because we’ll have to dents to one living space at a per day, plus the cost of time. their meal plan. move again.” • The university only uses “It’s not terrible,” said 18- Conversely, UI freshman floor study lounges as tem- Abigail Ramos found the year-old Katrina Pangili- porary living areas. space sufficient. nan, who is in temp hous- • Students living in temp “Space is not an issue,” housing do not have a bind- ing at Slater with eight the 18-year-old biology ing contract with university other students. “I think major said. “We all keep to housing. whom you live with makes ourselves when we want to, Source: UI Housing Director Von Stange a difference. We’re all pret- and when we hang out, we ty easy-going. I think we hang out. It’s not really a met a lot more people; the big deal.” the dorms, personally.” downside is that there’s Many students wonder While the university has like no room in there.” what the university will do continued to advise stu- One of the downsides of to compensate for the con- (Above) People wait in line for their $1 living in the student lounge tinuing increase in student dents to apply for housing burritos on Tuesday at Panchero’s.(The is not having a sink or mirror. enrollment. early, each student inter- Daily Iowan/ Jacklyn Couppee) This has proven a problem “The last five years, they viewed by The Daily Iowan for Pangilinan and others. spent time building the said her or his application (Left) UI freshman Cole Ambrosy enjoys “One of my friends was recreational center,” Portz Panchero’s Dollar Burrito Day on Tuesday. doing her hair over the fire said. “I figured they would’ve was submitted before the Panchero’s sold its burritos for $1 in a duel detector, and it went off,” spent more time building deadline. with Iowa State. (The Daily Iowan/Jacklyn Couppee) DINING contributing factor to the Extended Dining overcrowding. CONTINUED FROM 1A “The trays are kind of a Locations The various points go big problem. The trays are below: out of the way, so people • Pat’s Diner, Pappajohn will wander around trying Business Building sure what that final num- to look for them, so if you • Food For Thought, UI Main ber will be because of ongo- Library were to place the trays by ing student registration. • River Room, IMU the plates, I think it would He attributes the influx Source: Von Stange, UI assistant vice of students to the UI’s cut down a lot of conges- president for Housing & Dining Enrollment Management tion,” she said. Plan. The plan sought to expand class sizes by 100 students over the course of five years. “However, we ended up getting this result in one year,” Barron said, refer- ring to the university’s record enrollment of last year’s 4,557 incoming freshmen. UI officials intend to maintain that number, he said. The numbers will be released next week, Barron said. To prevent overcrowding in the dorm dining halls, the university has expand- ed dining options for stu- dents. They can now use their meal plans at several locations outside the dining halls, including the IMU River Room, Food for Thought in the Main Library, and Pat’s Diner in the Pappajohn Business Building. With the extend- ed meal options, students are able to purchase a main dish, side dish, and drink for one meal-card swipe. “I feel this addition will be very beneficial not only to incoming freshmen but to everyone,” said UI sopho- more Daniel Deely. Anne Harkins, the man- ager of Burge Marketplace, has not noticed much of a major difference in compar- ison with last year. “We haven’t been into the fall schedule for long, so it’s hard to say, but we’re not noticing it being any busier than what it was last year this time around,” she said. Fred Kurt, the Hillcrest Marketplace manager, said preparing for the crowds is the most challenging part, especially with the early arrival of students with OnIowa. UI sophomore Megan Brunk, 19, said lines in the dining halls were too long for her. “The waiting lines are really, really long during the rushes, like around 11:30 and 12:30, so some people don’t ever come and eat because they just real- ize the waiting lines might be like that every day,” she said. “The first day of school … it was literally an hour wait, and I could not eat because I would have been late for class and work.” Brunk also said the placement of trays was a

4A - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 DO YOU SUPPORT DISABILITY-SELECTIVE ABORTION? Read today’s column, and e-mail us at: Opinions [email protected].

ADAM B SULLIVAN Editor • EMILY BUSSE Managing Editor • SAM LANE Managing Editor CHRIS STEINKE Opinions Editor • HAYLEY BRUCE Metro Editor EMILY BUSSE Managing Editor • TAYLOR CASEY, MATT HEINZE, EMILY INMAN, CHRISTIAN PERELLÓ Editorial writers Our culture, 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. our science, Editorial Was OnIowa worth the money? our abortion were carrying a fetus Yes No with Down syndrome I know I poked a bit of fun at it on Monday, but I For many soon-to-be college freshmen, one of the chose to abort. The think OnIowa will ultimately be worth the investment. most alluring aspects of college life is the augmented data are old, but no For those unaware, the University of Iowa spent sense of autonomy — the feeling that, for the first similar study has been $300,000 on a three-day program for incoming fresh- time in one’s life, he or she alone is responsible for conducted in recent men aiming to develop friendships, build a rapport organizing and maintaining almost every aspect of years; there’s no reason with the university, and commit to “The IOWA herself or himself. to suspect that the pro- Challenge,” which, to my surprise, is not shotgunning In an effort to help incoming students smoothly SHAY O’REILLY portion has decreased. four Bush Lights before 8 a.m. The goal is to improve transition into such a life, the University of Iowa [email protected] And thus children retention and graduation rates. offered the first-ever OnIowa, a “required” three-day with Down syndrome, It’s hard to put a long-term value on such things as celebration for all freshmen that was meant to New tests, which can and the mothers who entertainment, social belonging, the taste of a mass- immerse them in university life, introduce them to determine sex earlier choose to keep them, produced and over-cooked hot dog — except maybe in new friends, and provide them with the resources nec- in pregnancy, are rekin- are relegated to be this case. essary to succeed in their new lives at the university. dling the debate over tokens of the anti-abor- If tuition for out-of-state students is $25,099 , in- While I admit that all of this seems very impressive selective abortion. tion movement — state tuition is $7,765, and the percentage of out-of- on paper, after having actually experienced last week- The tests function as women who are suppos- state students is 38 percent, the weighted average end’s events, I must add that the actual execution of edly “self-sacrificing” tuition for a UI student is $14,352, or $7,176 per the concept left much to be desired. early as seven weeks semester. This means that if 5.97 students (One According to its own description, OnIowa was a pro- into pregnancy, safely enough to give birth to Chicagoan counts as 0.97 students.) who would have gram created to help new students become accus- within the threshold for a child with disabilities. otherwise transferred after this semester graduated tomed to a life of choices and individual approaches — use of less-invasive Having a child with from the UI, the $300,000 investment would be worth but by labeling the program’s “classroom content” (the abortion procedures, Down syndrome should it. group meetings and lectures) as “required,” the event including the abortion not sound like martyr- That’s less than one-seventh of a percent of the gave the impression of being a mandate on how to live pill RU-486. The rela- dom. It does, though, 4,500 students who piled onto the Pentacrest this one’s life rather than a resource in discovering that tive convenience of hav- which indicates some- past weekend. for one’s self. ing an abortion at seven thing seriously wrong Obviously, this simplified formula ignores the effect Over-reliance on such inflexible tools as abbrevia- weeks, combined with with our society. of financial aid and doesn’t take into account such tions, list models, icebreaker activities, and cliché sug- expected tests for genet- That something is a things as out-of-state retention rate, but it does give gestions on how to succeed in school (“take good ic disabilities, raises the lack of societal support us a general idea of what the value OnIowa is trying notes,” “attend class,” etc.) made the experience feel unpleasant specter of and acceptance of peo- to manufacture. overly didactic and impersonal. If any knowledge or eugenics: aborting ple with disabilities. This isn’t just a one-year, hit-and-run type deal — friends were gained by students, it happened only fetuses with “unwanted” Disabled children this year acted as somewhat of a beta version of what after both students and leaders moved away from a characteristics. require more time, OnIowa is to become. Mistakes were made, to be sure. strict reading of the classroom content and began While they shouldn’t energy, and money; dis- From what I hear, the freshmen weren’t exactly interacting naturally and honestly — in other words, be banned, the new abled adults frequently thrilled to be “required” (whatever that entailed) to be “despite and without,” not “because of.” genetic tests make fight- have limited options, conscious for OnIowa shenanigans at 8:30 a.m. on OnIowa worked best in such cases as the proceed- ing discrimination — and particularly if they their first Saturday. ings of Kinnick Stadium or the Convocation, when the providing greater oppor- require costly care or “They definitely weren’t that much into it on program was personal and encouraging without being tunities for all Americans devices. While some Saturday morning. That was probably the last place imposing. It worked even better when it gave stu- — an imperative. support exists in the they wanted to be right after they moved in,” said sen- dents downtime to explore campus and meet people Sex-selective abortion form of the social safety ior Jenna Holtz, who worked with OnIowa. “Yeah, on their own in such optional events as magic shows is an easy bugbear. The net, there are frequent some of them were [passed out]; a lot of them didn’t and concerts. image conjured up by allegations of neglect or show up — but the ones who did were the ones who While certainly not all the events need to be as anti-abortion advocates abuse; last month, really did want to be there and got a lot out of it, I spectacular or defining as these were, a shift toward is that of a selfish, mentally disabled Iowa think.” providing more events that encourage discovering all wealthy woman who men who worked for a Holtz said she and her peers told students about of the options available to new students as independ- wants a boy or a girl so poultry producer for 41 good places to eat, where to get a good cup of coffee, ent adults and minimizing events that come across as badly that she is will- cents an hour were and other upperclassmen wisdom. “formal instruction in living” would make OnIowa a ing to abort fetuses awarded more than $1 “Part of it was talking about different situations, more pleasing and beneficial experience for all future until she gets one with million in back pay by like issues with your roommate, things like that.” freshmen. the “right” sex. But this a federal judge. Of course OnIowa wasn’t without its flaws, but it was — Christian Perelló stereotype — aside We need to both a step in the right direction. Even with its faults, I think from preying on misog- increase institutional this year’s program will be successful in soliciting 42 Your turn. Was OnIowa worth the money? ynist caricatures — is opportunities and value additional semesters from a pool of more than 4,500. implausible at best; the humanity of people — Chris Steinke Weigh in at dailyiowan.com. that sort of shallow with disabilities within narcissistic sex-selec- our society. Letter tion is more suited to There are valid rea- designer fertility clinics. sons to test for Down Sex-selective abortion syndrome, spina bifida, arises out of sexism, not and even a fetus’ sex LETTERS TO THE EDITOR may be sent via e-mail to [email protected] (as text, not as attachment). Each fashion. 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Guest opinions are selected in accordance with word length, subject relevance, and to be members of their disabilities or may want husband’s family, are to know if they are going space considerations. more likely to spawn READER COMMENTS that may appear below were originally posted on dailyiowan.com in response to published to have a boy or a girl discriminatory abortion. (although the sheer material. They will be chosen for print publication when they are deemed to be well-written and to forward public discussion. And the hysteria weight of gender norms They may be edited for length and style. about sex-selection (which has engendered in infancy is disturbing laws in Arizona and on its own). But when Oklahoma outlawing these scientific tests are the practice) ignores a combined with a culture Hitler reference I understand entirely that as Anyone familiar with even a — commit atrocities on the scale more controversial that does not value or a column delivered via wire cursory understanding of the of the Nazi Party. practice: the selective nurture variations in was distasteful service, whose contractual history surrounding the That staggeringly distasteful abortion of fetuses with ability or sex, there is a disabilities, which Having worked as a journalist terms with the paper likely for- Holocaust must be disgusted at headline should not have been clear recipe for discrimi- would also be facilitat- natory and unethical use. for seven years of my life, bid traditional editing, Kevin Carson’s glib invocation of printed, even if it came at the ed by an earlier chro- cost of not running the article mosomal test. Scientific procedure including a three-year stint on Carson’s column is packaged humanity’s darkest hour and the is a tool that can lead itself. Even more than 25 Indiana’s incumbent No. 1 with the odious headline that man who killed as many as 17 percent of anti-abortion as much to a reification accompanies the piece in other million people in less than a Such tactless selections easi- Americans support of social norms as a Division II newspaper, I am gen- ly feed accusations of liberal media, including scores of politi- decade. The comparison to the legalizing the abortion rejection of them. uinely surprised that on Aug. 19, bias, and as an instructor at the of fetuses that have Eugenics isn’t about cal blogs and newspapers idea of the corporation is The Daily Iowan published a University of Iowa, I now will “mental impairments” technology but about around the country. entirely offensive to any ration- or “physical impair- guest opinion bearing the think twice before directing my the society that uses it. I do not accuse The Daily al reader. ments,” according to a If increased genetic students to examine The Daily Gallup poll (pro-choice astoundingly audacious headline Iowan of drafting this absurd, Regardless of any economic testing leads to sex- Iowan for any other assignment respondents, of course, “Corporations are people? So inaccurate, and inappropriate injustices, which Carson refers overwhelmingly sup- selective and disability- than the identification of poor selective abortions, we was Hitler.” headline, which seems designed to only anecdotally and with lit- ported the legality of taste. must nip these in the I am shocked at the poor to make a political point by tle else than potshots at such a practice). A 1999 Zachary King study found that more bud by fighting the judgment demonstrated in the using a cheap and insensitive Republican candidates, no cor- Second-year Ph.D. student, than 90 percent of devaluation of certain publication of the piece. attention-getter. poration has ever — or will ever Department of English American women who human lives. Guest opinion Taking tips from President Rudy Giuliani

porters here to fill a Mayor” formed an polls of GOP primary- Carolina. Democratic nominee State Fair corn-dog exploratory committee and caucus-goers. The reason news out- because the nominating stand), and then Rep. in 2006, jumped to the Thompson — who was- lets love to focus on the convention isn’t until Michele Bachmann top of the polls right n’t even in the race yet horse race is simple: It’s next year. When CNN- (y’know, ’cause Iowa is away, and maintained — was the presumed easy, cheap entertain- anointed candidates the only state that gets that position until vot- runner-up, polling 4 or 5 ment. Outside organiza- such as Bachmann or to vote), and now it’s the ing started. He carried points behind Giuliani. tions give you free Perry come to town, we ADAM B SULLIVAN conservative savior, Gov. 80 counties to win Iowa, Mitt Romney and the polling data and some cover them. But we also [email protected] (the clear then went on to domi- real-life eventual nomi- schmuck who you can cover Democratic chal- front-runner even before nate in New Hampshire nee, John McCain, were call a “political insider” lenger Harry Braun Today’s crop of GOP he was included in any and South Carolina as bouncing between 10 or “grass-roots organiz- when he comes to town. presidential hopefuls polls). well. and 15 percent and the er” is more than happy The idea behind our ought to take some cues The media pundits, held on to the end, post- real-life caucus champ, to come on your show coverage strategy isn’t from President Rudy bless their hearts, are ing impressive numbers , was and talk about his gut complicated. In fact, it’s Giuliani’s political play- doing their journalistic and winning a few lucky to break 5 percent. feelings toward Rick been practiced by rea- book. duty to try to pin down states, but Giuliani ulti- And then what hap- Perry (who, by the way, sonable journalists for a It seems as though who’s going to win the mately won the nomina- pened? isn’t even the most qual- there’s a new front-run- Republican nomination, tion and edged out a Oh yeah, the cam- ified Texan with the ini- long time. We consider ner every month this but these silly voters narrow win over Hillary paign. tials RP in the race). ourselves public surro- caucus season. First it can’t seem to commit. Rodham Clinton in the Giuliani (who I donat- We try not to play that gates rather than gate- was Gov. Don’t they know the general election. ed to and caucused for, game at The Daily keepers. (by default, of course; he 2012 nominating con- Wait. by the way) went on to Iowan. We don’t write Our job is to give you was the only one in the vention is only 369 days At this time four years finish second-to-last in about polls, and we try access to the informa- race), then it was Gov. away?! ago, Giuliani was the Iowa and earned single- not to call anyone a tion we have access to, Jon Huntsman (an See, back in 2007 and clear Republican digit support in New front-runner. We don’t not to filter out the amazing feat, really,as 2008, we didn’t have favorite, hovering Hampshire, Michigan, even consider Barack information that isn’t he now has enough sup- this problem. “America’s around 30 percent in Nevada, and South Obama the 2012 easy to write about.

The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 5A Plan draws praise, fire University of Downtown’s new district Iowa officials The Downtown Association is prepared to file a petition plan to chip in to set boundaries for the Self-Supporting Municipal $100,000 for Improvement District in and near downtown Iowa City. The graphic below shows — in gray — the possible downtown boundaries. improvement. Source: Karen Kubby, chairwoman of the district committee

By JANET LAWLER [email protected] Iowa City city councilors say nothing but good would come from approving a tax- increase that may help to beautify and develop down- town. But at least a couple downtown business owners worry about the price. The petition for a tax levy — called a Self-Supporting Municipal Improvement Dis- trict — will create an area of local property where busi- ness owners tax themselves to gather funds with the goal of bringing more shoppers downtown. Organizers plan to sub- mit a petition calling for the district later this week. And with no opposing peti- MAX FREUND/THE DAILY IOWAN tion being submitted, municipal-district organiz- to bring more people into the yearly taxes. ers expect the petition to downtown, which has one “We’ve only been around gain City Council approval. business owner worried. three years and still strug- “I think it is a great idea, “They shouldn’t have the gling with a high debt-load. and I really hope they get money until we have an Put houses and other busi- great support,” said Councilor objective and a goal,” said nesses on the line,” Murphy Susan Mims. “I hope that a Joe Murphy, a part owner said as he pointed out he majority of property owners of the TCB Pool Hall, 114 E. had to continue refinishing who didn’t sign understand College St. “They have no his floors. “If we don’t make the value of the project.” plan other than hiring peo- it, I lose everything, and The most controversial ple and spending money.” I’m not going to stand for issue the petition outlines Kubby disagreed, saying people telling me they’re is a tax increase of $2 per outlining specific plans going to spend my money $1,000 of assessed property would have overstepped the for me.” value. Property owners committee’s bounds, Nonetheless, Mims and were the only people because those duties would Councilor Mike Wright said allowed to sign the petition, belong solely to the munici- they hope no business is but, depending on renter- pal district’s Advisory pushed out of the down- owner agreements, in some Board — which would be town because of the tax; cases, the renter must pay created if the petition pass- however, Mims said the tax. es the City Council Sept. 6. because of the demand for The petition states collect- The board would comprise a space downtown, if any ed funds will be used for range of members repre- business did go under, it beautification, holiday light- senting the different busi- would not have negative ing improvements, hiring a nesses and properties effect on the area. business-development man- involved. That board would “I have communicated ager to bring traffic into also include the University with many small business- downtown, as well as expand- of Iowa, which has pledged es, and many are excited ing the Park and Shop/Bus a $100,000 match to the about it even though they and Shop program. expected $200,000 leverage. acknowledge it may be a Karen Kubby, the owner “The board will represent stretch,” said Councilor of Beadology, 220 E. Wash- members from big business Regenia Bailey. “They see ington St., and the Down- to small business, big prop- the greater good.” town Association’s munici- erty owners to small prop- However, Murphy and pal-district committee erty owners, a representa- other owners such as Jim chairwoman, said 142 prop- tive from the university — Bell, the owner of Dead- erty owners have signed the all the different stake-hold- wood Tavern, 6 S. Dubuque petition to create the levy so ers will be represented and St., fear a tax like this far. Although signatures are be accountable to peers could drive them out. still coming in, Kubby esti- about money being spent,” Kubby said. “Best possible case: If it mated more than 30 percent does work, it’s going to of property owners in the Murphy’s main com- increase property values proposed district have plaint is that this new tax signed the petition — far will jeopardize his liveli- and increase property tax more than the state law hood. He said he pays close and guess what that does requirement of 25 percent. to $40,000 in property tax a for me? Not a damn thing, But the petition does not year and that the new tax but cost me more money,” outline a clear plan as to how would add $3,000 to his Murphy said. UI alum to make council run Jarrett Mitchell will run for an at-large seat. By ASMAA ELKEURTI Councilor Susan Mims taken off around the uni- [email protected] said the council has versity. I’m not looking allowed opportunities for separation or segre- Jarrett Mitchell wants for communication gation, but integration to “end restrictions and between students and on the roads among expand freedom.” councilors through the pedestrians, cyclists, and And he hopes he can UI Student Government cars.” do that through a seat liaison, Raj Patel. Aside from promoting on the Iowa City City “If students utilize more adequate repre- Council. student governments, sentation of students, The 33-year-old said they have an opportuni- Mitchell also plans to his campaign will focus ty to have very direct focus on sustainability on representation of the contact with City Coun- and expansion of urban students, increasing sus- cil,” she said. “I think agriculture by allowing tainability, and leaving City Council has a great residents to have chick- small businesses deal of respect for the ens on their property, untouched by local gov- students. We’re very which is currently pro- ernment. aware of the fact that hibited. A 2000 University of this city is what it is Mitchell owns Wake Iowa art major gradu- because of the university Up Iowa City, a down- ate, Mitchell said he and the students who town coffee shop. There- believes he can offer attend it.” fore, he said feels he’s good representation for And while Patel said able to sympathize with UI students, having the city councilors are small business owners. experienced student life receptive to his sugges- “I don’t think that City in Iowa City. tions, there is room for Council needs to control “I just feel like stu- improvement. dents have no voice on the manner in which “They highly value my downtown develops eco- the City Council, how it opinion and take me is [currently],” he said. “I nomically,” he said. “I seriously, but I don’t don’t think any business want to make sure that have voting power, so it the lines of communica- owner looks to the City really is just an opinion,” Council for guidance, tion are open, and we Patel said. “I would love respect those lines. I and it shouldn’t restrict to see a student have or tax where a business believe there is a lack of voting power on the City respect toward students, Council.” takes place.” who make up much of Mitchell said he also While he has no specif- the population.” hopes to improve the ic plans in mind to And some UI students conditions of students address his concerns agreed. who use bicycles by about communication, “I would say City cleaning the bike lanes Mitchell’s main priority Council represents more of potentially harmful is ensuring the freedom of the permanent resi- sand and brush and of residents. dents than the students,” allowing more cycling to “When I look at stu- said Katie Hess, a 21- happen on streets such dents, I’m not looking to year-old history major. as Gilbert. implement new pro- “And students are impor- “Cycling is another grams, but simply how tant to the local economy issue that involves stu- they can enjoy the fruits from all the money they dents in Iowa City,” of how they can be put into housing and Mitchell said. “I’ve adults and free citizens,” local businesses.” noticed that it’s really he said.

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An anonymous woman prepares to flash the crowd on top of the Magic Bus before the Iowa/Wisconsin game on Nov. 11, 2006. (The Daily Iowan/File Photo) Tailgating loses its Magic The Magic Bus club. “We’re still trying to tradition are going to be able to tailgate.” get an exemption, but disappointed that we’re Magic Bus Locations Miller said he doesn’t there wasn’t enough just kind of a victim of had several loca- During the fall 2010 sea- believe the ordinance time. We had to wait until the circumstance of directly targets the bus. tions along [the council] came out what’s happening here.” son, the Magic Bus had with these new rules One city official said it is several locations: “[The ordinance] was a until we had a new oppor- unlikely the Magic Bus will rule that was made to Melrose during • 817 Melrose Ave. keep more people from tunity to fight this. We get an exception without • 110 Woodside Drive the fall 2010 don’t know how long it’s changing the ordinance. doing what we do,” he going to take.” “It’s an unfortunate • 747 W. Benton St. said. “I don’t think any- football season. In a July City Council fallout of that change in one had a problem with meeting, councilors com- property ownership,” said Source: Iowa City Ducks Rugby Club what we did, but they had pleted a Melrose ordi- City Councilor Susan a problem with more peo- By KRISTEN EAST nance that established Mims. “The Magic Bus [email protected] regulations for game-day was not fitting within the to the bus’s last location ple trying to do that.” vendors across from Kin- new regulations.” in the fall of 2010 at the The Magic Bus will be Hawkeye football fans nick Stadium. In the Before the ordinance, beginning of the summer, kept alive in some way, will have one fewer place ordinance, vendors are the bus had trouble dur- but the members hesitat- Miller said, because the to tailgate this football prohibited from selling ing last year’s football ed about placing a rugby club will continue season. alcohol, and the ordi- season when a change in deposit because of the to hold fundraisers and A recent Iowa City City nance limits available property ownership dis- uncertainty about the donate to charities. Council ordinance pro- space. Vendors must also placed the bus. Through- city ordinance. hibits the popular Magic pay a $75 permit fee to out the season, the bus “For us to put down Bus from setting up a sell their products. Prior relocated to several that money without the tailgating area for fans. to the ordinance, city offi- places on Woodside Drive, certainty of being able to Iowa City Ducks Rugby cials did not have any set West Benton Street, and operate at all wasn’t a Club members, who host regulations. Melrose Ave. possibility,” he said. the Magic Bus, said Rugby club Vice Presi- Miller said the rugby “Then the ordinance was they’re unsure whether dent Allen Miller, howev- club toyed with returning passed, and we weren’t the bus could have a new er, wasn’t optimistic. space by next year’s foot- Despite talks with city ball season. officials, he said, getting “If it’s possible, we’re an exemption to the ordi- working toward having nance is “pretty slim.” something at the end of “A lot of people are dis- the season,” said Noah appointed,” he said. “Peo- Silvey, a member of the ple who are really into

The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 7A dailyiowan.com for more news News Tissue bank aids U.S. funding for area up pregnancy study Iowa City officials announce that they plan to spend $5 million in feder- al grant money on 22 different projects. Doctors say they’re concerned with By BRITTANY TILL “Most projects are reha- year from now,when I’m up [email protected] Special project the lack of attention pregnancy bilitating buildings, which for re-election, you’ll all for- funding Local leaders said Tues- means creating jobs. Econ- get I’m an Iowa State Uni- diseases have received. Local organizations will day they’re getting omists call this the multi- versity alum.” plying effect,” Hayek said. Loebsack said local receive over $5 million By CHASTITY DILLARD increased federal support from U.S. Housing and “It has been very gratifying schools will spend future [email protected] for special projects. Urban Development pro- Cord Blood grant money. Those offi- Officials met Tuesday at to sit back and see what grams this year. Research into umbilical- Banks cials must make the deci- Big Brothers Big Sisters of has gotten accomplished Some of the funding was cord blood is more impor- Some of the public and sion, because they know tant than ever. Johnson County’s new with the money.” awarded to: private cord blood banks what their community With scientists able to facility — one of the proj- Rep.,D-Iowa, from around the country: needs. • MECCA: $16,000 tell whether a disease is ects benefiting from an • Big Brothers Big Sisters: • ITxM: Institute for attended Tuesday’s event and “My job is just to allocate passed from mother to uptick in federal support. $370,000 baby, the blood can be cru- Transfusion Medicine Blood applauded the projects. Local organizations will money, not spend it,” Loeb- • Mayor’s Youth cial in determining the Services, Chicago “I’m proud to be associat- get $5 million from U.S. sack said. “Although, the Empowerment Program: health of women and new- • .P. McCarthy Cord Stem Cell ed with the federal govern- block grant is on the chop- $127,000 borns. Bank, Detroit Housing and Urban Devel- ment funding that made ping block, and there will And even though such • Michigan Community Blood opment programs this year centers as the University of Centers Cord Blood Bank, — an increase over the this possible,” Loebsack be cuts along with every- Iowa Women’s Health Tis- $1.7 million the area usu- said. “Maybe in the next thing.” sue Repository are becom- Grand Rapids, Mich. ing more widely used, offi- • St. Louis Cord Blood Bank, ally garners. cials said, the topic has yet St. Louis “We get the funds to do to catch researchers’ atten- • University of Arizona Cord wonderful things through tion as much as others. Blood Bank, Tucson, Ariz. the Community Develop- “Pregnancy affects every- Source: Save the Cord Foundation ment Block Grant, which is body because everybody is a principal program to pro- born, but it is incredibly understudied,” said Donna vide improvements,” Iowa City Mayor Matt Hayek Santillan, a research assis- gaining more experience in tant professor in maternal- cord blood research and said. fetal medicine in the UI use. In addition to the new Obstetrics and Gynecology The University of Ari- Big Brothers Big Sisters Department. zona Cord Blood Bank has Santillan’s husband, facility, the Iowa City City more than 20 years of expe- Council and the city’s Com- Mark Santillan, an associ- rience serving more than munity Development Divi- ate in the Obstetrics and 450,000 clients. Gynecology Department, Researchers from the sion chose more than 20 said doctors are continually Tuscon, Ariz., university other local projects to looking for answers to com- pursue the uses of stem receive support from the plications associated with cells from cord blood to cre- pregnancy. federal dollars. For ate regenerative medicine instance, Art of South East “We can better the out- therapies, and they have come, but we can’t stop it,” treated kids with such dis- Iowa, Emma Goldman, he said about pregnancy- eases as leukemia. and the Iowa City Free related disease. “It’s been “There are a lot of other Medical Clinic will all get clear to me that there real- things you can do with cord ly isn’t clear enough data.” money from the grants. blood that you can’t do with John Schneider, the In 2009, when the Santil- other [types of blood],” lans took over the tissue David Harris, a University Johnson County Extension repository, they added two of Arizona immunobiology Council chairman, said tissue banks. professor. area grade schools will also Now, researchers are For Mark Santillan, his recruiting women in the benefit from the funds. work is an attempt for the One of three communi- early stages of pregnancy to university to expand on the participate in donating tis- issues associated with ty-development awards sue when they come in for pregnancy. went to the UniverCity standard screenings. Then, after the mothers who give “To be able to make an Neighborhood Partnership consent have their chil- impact in medicine, it takes Program, a program spon- dren, the cord blood, mater- someone to do the clinical sored by the city and the work as well as the nal blood, and placentas University of Iowa. Phase are taken for research. research,” he said. “Having “The women who are the ability to have all of the one of this program is part of our bank are really clinical data and biosam- aimed at neighborhoods making an investment,” ples all in one bank is one near the UI campus, where Mark Santillan said. “It’s step in that direction.” properties are in need of women helping women.” And overall, Donna San- repair. The committee Donna Santillan said tillan said, she believes the selected 26 rental homes to researching the early work is about improving renovate and have com- stages of a pregnancy-relat- outcomes for mothers and ed disease allows scientists babies. pleted nine homes with to follow its path and find seven under construction. target areas for designing “We want moms and necessary drugs. their children to be Renovation costs will be Nationally, centers are healthy,” she said. forgiven after five years.

8A - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 I always avoid prophesying beforehand, because it is a much better policy to prophesy after the “ event has already taken place. Daily Break — Winston Churchill ” the ledge The Daily Iowan POSTED This column reflects the opinion of the author and not the DI Editorial Board, the Publisher, Student Publications Inc., or the University of Iowa.

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The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 9A dailyiowan.com for more news News ADMINISTRATION DISCLOSES EMAILS Governor’s Office on Tuesday approved Bruce Rastetter, trol over the regents. “And I show. BRANSTAD The Branstad administration Nicole Carroll, and Katie think he has shown over released almost 400 emails to CONTINUED FROM 1A Mulholland on April 5 — the Press-Citizen in response to a the years that he has request for messages between and that he has enjoyed Branstad’s office and the state working with all of them. served as governor of Iowa Board of Regents. The disclosures include a Craig Lang also had no “I’m on the side of higher that he has been a friend of handful of letters signed by education in Iowa,” he said, Branstad but almost no electron- comment on the issue. higher education.” refusing to disclose his sup- ic correspondence originating Regent Robert Downer from Branstad. port for either the governor Regent Katie Mulholland Branstad staffer Margaret said he has not seen hostili- Hough wrote in an email to or Miles, his longtime fel- said she had “no knowledge” ty from the governor regent staff member Sheila Doyle low regent. on March 17 explaining Branstad toward the regents but said of Branstad’s and Miles’ com- Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad sits down with The Daily Iowan for an exclu- doesn’t have a computer at his Further, Downer said, it is sive interview at the State Capitol this past April. (The Daily desk. Branstad’s opinions may not productive to speculate munication but said she Iowan/Rob Johnson) “Due to the overwhelming differ from his own. amount of emails that Gov. about Branstad’s actions. thinks the Legislature Mason talked with state students earlier this year, Branstad receives, we did not put Downer said he thinks “I’m interested in what emails released by the a computer in his office when he understands its role to repre- Branstad about Governor’s Office Tuesday show. came to the Capitol from the Branstad made “excellent” [Branstad] does, not what sent the people of Iowa and This year’s state budget saw campaign,” Hough wrote. appointments to the regents he may think,” Downer said UIHC privacy millions of dollars cut from the — by Adam B Sullivan design legislation that will violations Board of Regents, leading higher- earlier this year — the Iowa of the possibility Branstad education officials to impose a 5 Gov. Terry Branstad apparently Branstad breaks Senate unanimously is trying to exert more con- benefit the state’s population. percent tuition hike on University talked directly to University of of Iowa students. But in February, Iowa President Sally Mason after campaign promise before the tuition increase or the UI Hospitals and Clinics employ- state budget were completed, with open-records ees were accused of improperly Gartner urged the governor to accessing student-athletes’ med- charge step in. ical records. “If the Legislature and the Gov. Terry Branstad’s office In February, UI officials took governor could add $17.4 million charged The Daily Iowan and the disciplinary action against five back to the budget — a bit less Iowa City Press-Citizen $360.70 to employees who allegedly than half of the governor’s pro- fill a records request for corre- accessed private information posed cut of $36.7 million in state spondence between the Branstad about 13 Hawkeye football play- funds for general university sup- administration and the state ers who were hospitalized with port — they could tie it to tuition Board of Regents office. rhabdomyolysis. and say that with this money That charge falls in line with a In emails released Tuesday by there need be NO tuition increase controversial policy from the Governor’s Office, Mason next year for undergraduate stu- Branstad’s predecessor, briefly mentions talking to the dents from Iowa. That would be a Democratic Gov. Chet Culver. governor about the issue. blockbuster,” Gartner wrote in an Backed by Attorney General Tom “Dave, the governor was par- email to Linda Fandel, a Branstad Miller, Culver charged members ticularly interested in this last education adviser, on Feb. 10. of the public for the time it took week when he called me. Do you Gartner also said calling the legal staff to review documents want to give him a heads up?” tuition hike 5 percent was mis- before the records could be Mason wrote on Feb. 2 to then- leading because some students released. Branstad criticized Regent President David Miles in would see bigger increases. Culver for that during the cam- response to an update on the dis- Nursing students at the UI, for paign, saying it presented a barri- ciplined employees. instance, saw tuition jump more er to open government and prom- — by Adam B Sullivan than 40 percent this year. ised to discontinue it once in Gartner and Ruth Harkin were office. Gartner lobbied the only regents to vote against The Press-Citizen requested the tuition increase in March. the documents on July 21. Branstad — by Adam B Sullivan Branstad’s office wrote in a email administration to to the paper last week that legal Branstad’s office is staff took 14 hours to review the oppose tuition hikes documents. The disclosure Former Regent Michael computer-less includes 350 electronic docu- Gartner pushed Gov. Terry Gov. Terry Branstad sends rel- ments as well as 47 physical doc- Branstad to restore some higher atively few emails and doesn’t uments; 68 emails were withheld, education funding in order to have a computer at his desk, said a state lawyer. avoid tuition increases for in- records released by the — by Adam B Sullivan 10A - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, August 24, 2011