PREVAILING WESTERLIES. SPORTS. MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2015 THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 DAILYIOWAN.COM 50¢ ELECTION 2016 UI gets Japanese Sanders draws local grant By KATELYN WEISBROD supporters
[email protected] One campus language program is now flush with “okane.” The Japanese program at the Uni- versity of Iowa will be seeing several im- I HATE TO KEEP USING THE provements thanks to a $350,000 grant from WORD REVOLUTION BUT the Japanese Founda- 1 tion. Sawako Kojima of the Japanese Consulate in Chicago presented the award to UI Asso- Thomas ciate Provost and Dean associate provost Downing Thomas, who & dean accepted the grant on behalf of the UI on Oct. 16. “[The Japan Foundation] selects top- notch Japan-related programs for its grants,” Kojima said. “This year, the University of Iowa was recognized as one of the most important Japanese programs in the Midwest, thanks to its devoted faculty, staff, supporters, friends, and students.” The grant will fund 10 categories, in- SEE GRANT, 3 2 IT’S ACTUALLY JUST Confab ENGAGING PEOPLE AND MAKING IT A MORE examines VIBRANT DEMOCRACY. — MICHAEL BRAU, POLITICAL ACTIVIST justice By ANIS SHAKIRAH MOHD MUSLIMIN 3 Sen. Bernie Sanders attended a house
[email protected] 1, 2. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders gives a speech outside the home of Gerhild Krapf and Miche- party in his honor this weekend and was A symposium exploring “Social Justice al Brau on Sunday. Sanders made three stops in Iowa to gain support for his campaign. (The after Ferguson” wrapped up Oct.