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SMILE, SHAKE, AND SING Nine college dance teams will compete Saturday at the largest South Asian dance competition in the Midwest. 80 HOURS THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 THurSday, February 28, 2013 NEWSPAPER •DAILYIOWAN.COM • TELEVISION 50¢ 1st responders eye cuts Groups petition cameras Stop Big Brother needs 1,500 signatures to submit its petition by April 1. By Jonathan solis [email protected] The University of Iowa Young Amer- icans for Liberty student organiza- tion has teamed up with a community group called Stop Big Brother to peti- tion against red-light cameras, drones, and other traffic-surveillance technol- ogy. The petition began in response to an ordinance passed last year allowing traffic officials to install automated red-light cameras. The groups petitioned at the IMU twice this week and will continue to reach out to students and the commu- nity until their April 1 deadline. Joey Gallagher, the president of Young Americans for Liberty, said the combined effort was a natural step for the two organizations. So far, he be- lieves students have generally been Iowa City police Officer Mike Smithey assists paramedics in putting a heart-attact victim in an ambulance outside Walmart on Highway 1 on Wednesday. (The Daily receptive. Iowan/Adam Wesley) “We’re getting pretty good reception from students in the IMU,” he said. Iowa City first responders say Friday’s sequestration might have minimal effects on certain grants. “We’ve gotten over 100 signatures in just one afternoon.” The groups need 2,500 signatures By BRent GRiffiths Ambulance Service said currently the education, defense, and research fund- to submit the petition to the Iowa City [email protected] only effect sequestration would have on ing. City Council; they currently have al- his budget is a 2 percent cut in Medicare Other Iowa City first responders said most 1,000, said Martha Hampel, who Federal agencies are preparing for reimbursement rates, which also applies the main threats they face from seques- cowrote the petition. Friday’s deadline for automatic spend- to all other medical providers. tration would be cuts to grants put into Hampel said traffic surveillance ing cuts, including those to law enforce- “It’s not a huge chunk of our budget, place this year. technology is not for Iowa City. ment and other first responders. While and it’s not devastating in that effect,” One official with the Iowa City po- “We feel Iowa City likes to follow na- local agencies anticipate cuts, they don’t Director Steve Spenler said. “That’s go- lice said a $250,000 grant through the tional trends, considering Cedar Rap- believe they will have a drastic effect. ing to have profound impact on some Community Oriented Policing Ser- ids uses license-plate-tracking tech- According to a report from the White other departments, and they may need vices Hiring Program of the U.S. De- nology now,” she said. “Cedar Rapids is House, Iowa could lose approximately to cut services, but Johnson County will partment of Justice, which allowed the a good example of what we don’t want.” $135,000 in Justice Assistance Grants. be fine.” department to hire two recent combat In a January 2012 Daily Iowan ar- These grants help support law enforce- Sequestration will go into effect on veterans as officers, would possibly be ticle, Police Chief Sam Hargadine ment, crime prevention and education, Friday if Congress does not act to delay in jeopardy. explained why the cameras are ben- drug treatment, and crime-victim and its effects. Currently, $85 billion would “Until [federal lawmakers] figure out eficial. According to Hargadine, cam- witness initiatives. have to be cut in the next seven months One official with the Johnson County from areas of the budget ranging from sEE RespondeRs, 5A sEE CameRa, 5A Bill would allow sales of raw milk ‘Greek’ A House committee in the Iowa Legislature is exploring arrests legalization of raw milk sales on farms. down By Cassidy Riley [email protected] In 2011, University of Iowa Milk may soon be on the list of raw fraternities and sororities had products Iowans may purchase. double the number of arrests A few weeks ago, a bill was intro- duced into committee that, if passed, compared with their non- would make it legal for farmers to sell greek classmates. raw milk on their farms. Since then, debate has followed, and the commit- tee heard voices from both sides at a By ReBecca moRin committee meeting Wednesday morn- [email protected] ing. “The reason this bill is important is The University of Iowa greek com- we have a growing constituency in Io- munity has seen a decrease in arrest wa who wants access to this product,” rates, and some officials say this is a Rep. Jason Schultz, R-Schleswig, said. Jim Dane feeds a young Jersey calf at his family’s farm on Dane Road on Wednesday. (The Daily Iowan/ step in the right direction. Raw milk is milk that has not been Rachel Jessen) In 2011, UI fraternities and sorori- pasteurized. In 1987, the Food and ties had double the number of arrests Drug Administration mandated that owns a cow and therefore has access said he supports the bill because if compared with the non-greek students. all milk must be pasteurized. to the unpasteurized milk produced consumers can buy raw meat and raw As a result, the Alcohol and Citation Since then, several states have from that cow. Iowa currently does eggs, there is no reason they shouldn’t Policy was implemented in November found ways to make it available to not allow consumers any access to be able to buy raw milk. 2011 to challenge fraternities and so- consumers, such as through herd raw milk. sharing. 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