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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

INSIDE SAND COUNTRY Flood cost 1-2 punch leads the way Behind the play of Hawkeyes Wendy Ausdemore and up Kamille Wahlin, Hy- Vee/Pelling pulls out UI damages rise an 87-82 win in to a ‘tenuous’ Game Time $231 MILLION, action Ausdemore Tuesday in description North a figure officials Liberty. Sports, 10 say will continue Cycling through to fluctuate China during the In his third weekly commentary since arriving recovery process. in Beijing, DI reporter Nick Compton takes notice of the By Brian Stewart significance of bikes in the THE DAILY IOWAN Far East. Sports, 10 The estimated damage figure for the UI jumped more than Julie Koehn/The Daily Iowan $150 million to $231.75 million A broken tree limb sticks out of the ground in mounds of sand next to the Iowa River in City Park on Tuesday. Where there was once Tuesday after UI risk manage- grass in this area, sand now covers the ground in the wake of the flood. ment professionals and FM Global, the university’s main insurance carrier, compiled new Iowa Ave. bridge closed again figures. Those figures will probably A sinkhole approximately the size of a car stand- continue to rise as recovery ing on end forced local police to close the Iowa efforts progress. Avenue bridge Tuesday. “Everybody had her or his Police said the cavity’s presence just east of the own idea [on how high the fig- bridge indicated soil had washed out underneath the ure will be],” said Doug True, road. the UI senior vice president for The hole, which occupied part of the median in Finance. “Even this is a very the center of Iowa Avenue, was more than 4 feet in preliminary number. I wasn’t Messy library diameter and numerous feet deep. The sound of surprised, but on the other moving water emanated from the sinkhole. hand, I didn’t know exactly reopens Several pedestrians walked down the sidewalk what the estimates would be.” Not quite full-capacity, the UI across the street from the cavity around 11 p.m. University officials had pre- Main Library will open again Tuesday. Streetlights in the immediate vicinity were viously estimated that the today. Library personnel will off. The hole was surrounded by several orange traf- campus had suffered around continue to clean the facility. fic cones on one side and a permanent black chain $75 million in damages, but In total, 500,000 books are fence dangling waist-high on the other. the Federal Emergency Man- still in basement storage. Police tape blocked off the road on Iowa Avenue agement Agency requested the Metro, 2 near the rail bridge, stopping short of the sidewalk. UI compile a more comprehen- The hole was spotted Tuesday afternoon in the sive and detailed estimate by July 3. Coralville council median of Iowa Avenue. Officers then closed Iowa Avenue between Madison Street and Riverside SEE DAMAGES, 3 talks buyouts Drive, Iowa City police Sgt. Vicki Lalla said. Ben Roberts/The Daily Iowan A sinkhole sits in the median of Iowa Avenue near the English-Philosophy The group discusses the Lalla didn’t say when officials expected the bridge Repairs at UI to top $230 option at its Tuesday to be reopened. Building on Tuesday evening. Police have closed Iowa Avenue from meeting, but officials say — by Brian Stewart and Nick Petersen million Madison Street to Riverside Drive. See Metro, 3 for a comprehensive graphic they are unsure what areas that breaks down how much damage could participate. All buyouts individual UI buildings suffered. would be optional. Metro, 3

Guest Opinion Questions surround the Flood won’t stop Fitting the smoking rules Army Corps of Engineers’ flood preparations. Opinions, 4 sloth project UI officials work to implement the dailyiowan.com A team of UI scientists receives a $20,000 state-mandated For photos, videos, audio, blogs, and more, check us out online grant to continue the excavation of three smoking ban. at: dailyiowan.com giant sloths in southwestern Iowa. By Christopher Patton Daily updates THE DAILY IOWAN By Brian Stewart of geoscience. With a ban that will try to Now check back at THE DAILY IOWAN “I’m reason- dailyiowan.com during ably confident extinguish smoking on all UI the day for the latest news Seven years ago, Bob and that the waters grounds, sidewalks, and roads on the UI and Iowa City. Sonia Athen stumbled upon a are not doing a — including in the cars driven historic discovery in the back- whole lot of dam- on them — university officials WEATHER yard of their southwestern Iowa age to the sloth,” hope the campuswide prohibi- Becky Mnuk/The Daily Iowa home in Shenandoah. he said. “It’s dif- tion won’t require coercive While the state has banned smoking on the UI campus (among ficult to erode.” enforcement. other places), the sidewalks that run adjacent to city streets are Since then, a team of scientists Semken from the UI has been working to Flooding isn’t Jonathan Carlson, the owned by the city and are not subject to the ban. A map of which uncover and excavate the skele- always bad news UI professor cochairman of the UI smoking emeritus policy implementation team, sidewalks are covered by the ban and which are not is available tons of a giant Ice Age sloth and to the said he is confident most peo- at www.uiowa.edu/homepage/smoking/. two juveniles researchers said researchers with ple will voluntarily comply Mostly sunny, are unquestionably associated the Tarkio Valley Sloth Project; with the ban, which went into Citing jaywalking and park- turns out not to be the case, turning partly cloudy, with the adult. Semken said the bones from the effect July 1. ing in inappropriate areas as there’s always the possibility light winds. But when floodwaters swept now-extinct mammals were like- ly uncovered by the flooding in “What is being attempted by other ongoing law-enforcement that the UI police will issue © across the state, the site of the 1993. And the news of the 2008 the state law here is a culture issues on campus, he said he some tickets.” skeletal remains was covered by 86 30 C 61 16 C flooding at the site came within change,” he said. “It takes time expected smoking in prohibit- Though new no-smoking © roughly 30 feet of water. days of the news that the group for that kind of change to ed areas to be a similar prob- signs are not yet in place, Carl- INDEX Over the past two years, the had garnered a $20,000 grant become accepted and wide- lem. son said they have been area, which is intersected by a from the National Science Foun- spread — people shouldn’t “After we get the signs up, ordered. The signs will mark Arts 5 Opinions 4 creek, has flooded several times, dation. have an expectation that people will become more aware Classifieds 8 Sports 10 said the project’s leader Holmes henceforward they won’t see a of the new rules and follow Crossword 6 Semken, a UI professor emeritus SEE SLOTH, 3 smoker on a campus.” them,” he said. “But if that SEE SMOKING, 3

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1. Some UI employees face potentially large benefit cuts Amy Andrews/The Daily Iowan 2. Passion-filled Idyllwild meeting leaves questions of future unanswered Heating tubes pump hot air up stairwells into open areas in the Main Library. The air acts with the university’s chillers to maintain proper 3. Main Library to reopen tomorrow temperature for storing books. 4. Chemistry among Hawkeyes apparent at Prime Time game 5. Dan Wiese Marketing Research makes valiant Prime Time comeback By Alayna Wilken The maze of shelves extends not at full capacity because of the THE DAILY IOWAN from wall to wall in the basement flooding, the library is pumping Main Library flooding storage rooms. Still-empty spaces hot air into all floors of the build- POLICE BLOTTER The Main Library is open for The building is dry but not were visible on the bottom ing to keep the temperature and quite back to normal. business today, despite the stacks shelves Tuesday. Down the base- humidity levels normal for the Jonathan Lovell, 22, Coralville, St., was charged July 5 with public of books and boxes that still clut- ment hallway, a damp smell per- books’ preservation. • 500,000 books are still in basement storage was charged Monday with third- intoxication. ter the upper floors. meated the Special Collections A convoluted network of white, offense public intoxication. The first floor looked relatively storage room. Fans droned as barrel-sized plastic tubes twisted • Only 800 of 1,450 seats are available Yadira Salamanca-Martinez, 21, normal Tuesday; the only thing they circulated air into the room. to each floor in a stairwell on the 2018 Waterfront Drive Lot 120, missing was people. Valuable materials, such as the west side of the building. • Second-floor ITC computer lab still closed was charged Monday with driving “It’s a little bit eerie in here,” papers of James Van Allen and Materials even littered the while barred. said Kristi Bontrager, a coordina- vintage films of Iowa football west reading lounge on the sec- Source: Kristi Bontrager, UI Libraries public-relations coordinator Tonyae Shaw, 28, 2401 Bartelt tor and public-relations repre- games, were some of the first ond floor. All of the tables were Road Apt. 2C, was charged July 4 sentative for the UI Libraries. items to be moved. At first, only stacked with books, leaving no with possession of marijuana and Library staff members had books on the bottom 18 inches of room for study space. provide much-needed space for possession of an open alcohol been scrambling to get the build- shelves were moved. When flood The library faces the challenge students taking classes this container in a vehicle. ing up and running. The job predictions worsened, the empty- of limited seating capacity in the summer. Jeffrey Wells, 51, address required a lot of reorganizing and shelf level was raised to 4 feet. library. Of the approximate 1,450 “I’m going to enjoy it there,” unknown, was charged Monday attention, even though little Now, an improvised catalogue seats normally available, the said UI student Katharine with criminal trespassing. water actually seeped in. system consisting of scraps of reshuffling has taken over Oldberg. Stanley Ziewacz, 57, 304 Ronalds Only 2 to 3 inches of water got paper is taped to the shelves, around 800 of them, Bontrager Oldberg, who is taking a full into the lowest level after the marking where books should be said. building was evacuated on June returned. But lost computer and storage load of classes this summer, has 13, but it was ground water — In a fifth-floor study lounge, space will keep the the library been hanging out at the Old not river water — which made all rows of books line the floor and very busy, Baker said. Capitol mall between classes. the difference, said Nancy Baker, cover tables, waiting to be In addition, the Main The library makes it a lot easi- the university librarian. returned to the basement. Library needs to find space for er to have somewhere to go With the water level that low, The third floor resembled the courses this fall that have lost rather than going home and com- it did not reach the bottom of the fifth, with boxes stacked 4 feet their classrooms. ing back again, she said. shelves in the basement, where high for the length of the hallway. All the floors will open today, Meanwhile, Baker was trying all the archival storage is located, However, the air was hot and despite the mess. An electrical to get the space presentable. she said. stuffy, because of the tubes problem found Tuesday closed “Welcome back; pardon our As a precaution, though, all the pumping hot air into the build- the second floor Instructional mess,” she said. books were taken out, one by one, ing. Technology Center, however. E-mail DI reporter Alayna Wilken at: and carried up to the upper floors. With the UI’s steam tunnels The library’s opening will [email protected] Coralville discusses buyout

Coralville officials discussed a buyout program for homes affected by flooding late Tuesday night. By Ben Travers process is voluntary, and the city after discussing the option in a business. THE DAILY IOWAN plans on holding an open house work session last week. The council also passed an sometime next week to discuss Jim Kessler, a building and ordinance granting permission Coralville officials options with affected owners. zoning official, said five to 10 for the development of a business announced Tuesday night that The actual buyout would not requests for permits are coming park on Highway 6 near James they are backing an Iowa haz- begin until the spring of 2009, in every day, and more than 25 Boulevard. ard-mitigation program, or when homeowners would be noti- have been issued since the flood- Though there are no definite “buyout” program, aimed at fied whether they qualify for the ing. plans for what stores will open in helping flood-affected area res- program. “We’re just beginning to get the park, Kessler said it could be idences. The deadline for applications requests in,” he said. “Just about a home retail center made up of The program provides funding is Sept. 12, but Coralville City every building from Rocky Shore stores with home-improvement for cities to purchase homes dam- Administrator Kelly Hayworth Drive to Sixth Avenue had dam- specialties. aged by flooding directly from said he hopes to have it filed ages.” “We are trying to promote any homeowners for the building’s much sooner. Permits cost a minimum of business growth we can,” he said. pre-flood market value. “We need compliance from $23.50, but fees are usually much “Development is down across the “In this case, I think we’re all homeowners for the program higher because they are based on board.” behind it,” said City Councilor to go forward,” he said. “We’ll the amount of work that has to In order to speed up the devel- John Weihe. try to [have it] ready by be done on each structure. opment process, the council voted Priority for funds is given to August.” Kessler said for every $1,000 in to collapse the second and third certain severely flooded homes In other business, the work on the building, the fee readings into one final reading at that meet federal definitions of Coralville City Council passed increases. the next meeting. a “floodway,” but other than a number of ordinances aimed He said the city had been Kessler said the actions were buildings on Edgewater Drive, to stimulate the city’s economy asked to evaluate a request for not irregular for a valued devel- officials were unsure as of and help flooded businesses more than $450,000 worth of opment, especially while city offi- Tuesday night how many get back on their feet. work. cials are trying to aid the local houses that could include. Members passed an ordinance Kessler said the fees for the economy. Elle Habel, as Coralville assis- waiving building-permit fees for permits already issued will be E-mail DI reporter Ben Travers at: tant city administrator, said the properties damaged by flooding refunded for each applicable [email protected] METRO Man gets 7 years in Liberty will serve five years in prison germent charge were dismissed. The couple’s three children were in for willful injury causing bodily Two other original-child endanger- the car at the time. One child is known domestic assault injury, a Class D felony, and two ment charges were not filed, accord- to be 12 years old, and another is 5 A man accused of abusing his years for domestic-abuse assault ing to online records. years old, according to reports. wife in the presence of his children while displaying a weapon, an Police arrested Brown in April after The woman was reportedly taken was sentenced to seven years in aggravated misdemeanor. he attacked his wife with a knife, to UI Hospitals and Clinics for prison, online court records show. An additional domestic-abuse choking her and biting her on the face severe swelling and bleeding. Tommy Brown, 33, of North assault charge and a child-endan- and fingers while she was driving. — by Olivia Moran

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UI FLOOD UI implementing ban Damage estimate soars ‘There are no designated smoking areas on campus — state law does not allow for designated areas.’ DAMAGES CONTINUED FROM 1 -SVVK KHTHNLZ — Jonathan Carlson, cochairman of the UI smoking policy implementation team ;OL <0 YLSLHZLK [OL JVZ[Z VM KHTHNLZ [V JHTW\Z I\PSKPUNZ When river waters began to rise and flooding became a con- cern, UI President Sally Mason +HTHNL HZZLZZTLU[ PU TPSSPVUZ SMOKING said she never expected the )\PSKPUN KHTHNLZ *VU[LU[ KHTHNLZ CONTINUED FROM 1 damage to be this severe but said the figure “is what it is.” (KSLY 1V\YUHSPZT )\PSKPUN  NJMMJPO all nonsmoking areas, which “I didn’t know what to expect,”   includes all campus buildings she said. “We knew we were going (Y[ )\PSKPUN  NJMMJPO and grounds as well as some to see damage, and it was clear  NJMMJPO sidewalks and streets. once Mayflower was involved (Y[ )\PSKPUN ;LTWVYHY`     “There are no designated that it could get serious.” (Y[ )\PSKPUN >LZ[  NJMMJPO smoking areas on campus — The estimate breaks down  NJMMJPO state law does not allow for the total into five areas: dam-  NJMMJPO )LJRLY *VTT\UPJH[PVU designated areas,” he said, ages to buildings, damages to   adding that people will need to content stored in buildings, )\[SLY :[VYHNL *V\Y[ :[   cross over onto city property to debris removal, emergency pro-   be able to smoke. tection measures, and miscella-   Streets and sidewalks on *HTI\Z HUK -SLL[ :]JZ neous expenses.   which smoking is prohibited Included in the miscellaneous *HTW\Z WHYRPUN   on the East Campus include  the portion of Madison Street expenditures is the cost of leas- *YL[aTL`LY ;YHJR  NJMMJPO north of Market Street as well ing space for music, theater, and   as several other minor access art classes, which can’t be held   +HUMVY[O *OHWLS roads. in their normal facilities. While   Technically, the ban forbids the UI has begun leasing space ,UNSPZO7OPSVZVWO` )\PSKPUN  NJMMJPO smoking in cars on UI-owned for some of those courses, the   roads. number is still an approxima- /H^RL`L *V\Y[ (WHY[TLU[Z  NJMMJPO Those on the West Campus tion, True said.   will have more difficulty find- Three “high-profile and high- /HUJOLY (\KP[VYP\T  NJMMJPO ing city property to smoke on. traffic buildings” suffered water  NJMMJPO Large sections of Hawkins damage in the millions, accord- /`KYH\SPJZ 3HI ,HZ[ (UUL_     Drive and Newton Road and people who are smokers will would install more trashcans ing to the report. Estimates put most smaller roads in the area take advantage of the with ashtrays to minimize lit- the IMU at $20 million in dam- /`KYH\SPJZ 3HI 4VKLS (UUL_   exist entirely on university resources that are being made tering. ages, followed by Hancher Audi-   grounds. available to quit,” he said. Though the UI has yet to torium with a $13 million tag, 0V^H (K]HUJLK ;LJO 3HIZ  NJMMJPO  NJMMJPO Beatriz Mate-Kodjo, a UI A nonsmoker, Hayes McCur- make any specific plans to deal and the Museum of Art ringing student and self-described ry, who lives near several UI with increased cigarette butts in at around $4 million. 0V^H 4LTVYPHS assist those who do up regardless,” he said. “I fix,” he said. “If people choose  decide to quit, Carlson said, guess it will just be on the side- to smoke off campus, it’s not the high-tech research facility. Together, the Power Plant and 3PUKX\PZ[ *LU[LY   adding that information about walks instead of right in front obvious what the university   quitting is available on the of the dorms.” can do about that.” utility systems, which includes the utility tunnels, acquired 4HPU 3PIYHY`  NJMMJPO university’s website. Mate-Kodjo said she wishes E-mail DI reporter Christopher Patton at:   “We very much hope that the city or the university [email protected] more than $40 million in dam- age estimates. 4HKPZVU :[ :LY]PJLZ )SKN  NJMMJPO   True said one factor that 4H`MSV^LY 9LZPKLUJL /HSS  NJMMJPO could drive the number higher  NJMMJPO is the water-logged tunnels. For 4\ZL\T VM (Y[  NJMMJPO safety reasons, “some of our tun-   nels have not been entered, and 5VY[O /HSS  NJMMJPO Giant sloth site OK so many of these costs are spec-   ulative,” he said. 6SK 0* >H[LY 7SHU[   And expenses associated with   “business interruption,” or the 6SK 3H\UKY` )\PSKPUN   .PHU[ ZSV[OZ MV\UK week the UI spent closed, are   -VZZPS YLTHPUZ VM [OYLL NPHU[ not included in the estimate for  NJMMJPO ZSV[OZ ^LYL KPZJV]LYLK ULHY FEMA, True said. Those costs 7V^LY 7SHU[ :OLUHUKVHO 0V^H ;OL   will be absorbed in the budget LZ[PTH[LK OLPNO[ VM H NPHU[ :[HUSL` /`KYH\SPJZ 3HI   ZSV[O PZ TVYL [OHU  MLL[ units of the respective depart-   ments across campus. 3VJH[PVU VM YLTHPUZ ;OLH[YL )\PSKPUN  NJMMJPO Board of Regents’ President  NJMMJPO David Miles, who toured the <[PSP[` :`Z[LT ;\UULSZ  NJMMJPO campus shortly after the flooding  peaked, said the current esti- =V_THU*SHWW 4\ZPJ )SKN  NJMMJPO 0V^H *P[` mate seems “very reasonable.”  NJMMJPO “I’m sure the number isn’t         :OLUHUKVHO perfect, and I think [UI officials] would be the first to admit that,” 2H[L 9OVTILYN HUK (WWYV_PTH[L ZPaL VM HK\S[ ZSV[O he said. “It gives us an idea of 5LSSL +\USHW;OL +HPS` 0V^HU PU MLL[  just how devastating the flood throughout our recovery process, came out that it probably repre-  has been to the university.” the estimates will become more sented more than half of the  True echoed Miles in calling precise and the cash flows out damage instead of less than Contributed photo/David Brenzel the number “tenuous” and said more precise,” he said. one-third. Lindsay Eaves-Johnson, graduate assistant, anthropology it will certainly fluctuate over  Regent Robert Downer, an “This is going to be another department works on bones.  time. Because many of the fig-  Iowa City resident, called the challenging year and perhaps ures are ballpark numbers, as  most recent estimate startling. several years from a funding  the UI begins to bid projects SLOTH the fossil’s DNA. Capital from “To say the least, it takes your standpoint,” Downer said. “I the grant will also be used for  and contract with companies for  breath away,” he said. “I guess I wasn’t prepared for a number CONTINUED FROM 1 several educational programs reconstruction efforts, the esti- related to the discovery, mates will be replaced by actual had assumed, without a partic- this large.” The funding will help the Semken said. 2H[L 9OVTILYN HUK dollar figures. ular justification for it, that E-mail DI reporter Brian Stewart at: team with research into a his- “You can’t realize the poten- 5LSSL +\USHW;OL +HPS` 0V^HU “Literally, all the time when the $75 million number [email protected] torical discovery — the Tarkio tial until you know how much Valley find marks the first you have,” he said, noting that time a juvenile sloth has ever researchers should be able to been unearthed in connection complete the project within the with an adult skeleton. In next year or two years. “And I Shenandoah, the excavators was the one that said it would have uncovered more than 100 be done in two months in major elements to the adult 2002,” he added and laughed. skeleton, 40 bones of the older The recent flooding has juvenile, and one bone belong- removed all of the levees erect- ing to a third infant sloth. ed near the creek, causing the The sloths, many the size of cost of the project to increase elephants, roamed the plains slightly “but not substantially,” of Iowa until they went extinct Semken said. The owner of the 10,000 years ago. Semken said excavation company near the find could give researchers Shenandoah is “very interest- an important and rare glimpse ed in the sloth and is very into the Pleistocene extinction prompt about getting out event — a period when almost there” to secure the site and 40 species of mammals van- help rebuild levees. After the project is com- ished at once. plete, the remains will even- “It’s a breakthrough project tually be on display in the UI for the university,” sloth proj- Museum of Natural History ect co-leader David Brenzel alongside Rusty, a life-size said in a statement, noting replica of a ground sloth. that the grant allows the sci- Sarah Horgen, the education entists to help educate the and outreach coordinator for public about the science the Museum of Natural Histo- behind the research the team ry, said she hopes the exhibit is conducting. will increase the number of The team has already sent visitors “because it is such a DNA samples from the adult unique find, and we will have a and elder juvenile sloth to display like no other because McMaster University in the site itself is unique.” Ontario, where funds from the E-mail DI reporter Brian Stewart at: grant are financing study of [email protected]

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EMILEIGH BARNES Editor • NICK PETERSEN Managing Editor • NATE WHITNEY Opinions Editor • DEAN TREFTZ Metro Editor AMANDA BAILEY, CHRISTOPHER CURTLAND, KATIE GADIENT, ERIK HOVENKAMP, MICHELLE SCHACHERER Editorial writers idiocy 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. One reason that I don’t really rate economics as a science is that it doesn’t do a very good job of actually predicting behavior or outcomes. The supposition that humanity as a whole will behave rationally and according to its economic Editorial needs is ridiculous, not to mention destructive. There’s nothing particular- ly enlightened about self-interest. Although now that nobody’s buying Drop in student-loan interest rates deserves applause SUVs anymore, I suppose I should tone down the criticism. College graduates may not be quite as shell-shocked by financial stress dents choose to quit school and opt out of college altogether. In a study, In this spirit, I wonder at the deci- after receiving their degree thanks to a recent and significant drop in Campus Progress found that between 2001 and 2010, an estimated 2 mil- sions that people interest rates on student loans. lion academically qualified students won’t be able to go to college because are trying to The lowered interest rates, which have dropped to 4.06 percent (the they can’t afford it. And for those students who do choose to attend col- reach now about lowest in decades), are an attempt by the Bush administration, according lege: The average college senior is expected to graduate with at least rebuilding homes to Secretary of Education Rod Paige, to “help students and their families $3,200 in credit-card debt alongside $18,900 in student loans. Add accu- and businesses finance college and career training.” in the floodplain. mulated loan interest to this equation, and student debt becomes even Specifically, I’m The drop in interest rates is also an ideal way to encourage people to higher. get a college education. What better way to persuade students that a col- amazed that peo- To think that there are students — future doctors, nurses, lawyers, ple are even con- lege education is the way to go than to make interest rates more fair and engineers, and artists — who will choose alternatives to a college educa- sidering it. Once affordable so that, along with finding a job and buying a home, college tion simply because the cost of this education is too high is saddening. bitten, twice graduates don’t also have to deal with paying back loans that have accu- To think that cost discourages students from having what great lead- undaunted, I mulated interest almost as costly as the original loans themselves. ers such as Nelson Mandela have coined “the most powerful weapon guess. Falling interest rates just might be what seals the deal for many high- By writing JON GOLD school graduates: the federal government ushers students off to college, which you can use to change the world” is a cause for great concern, not this, I’m not try- and in return, students are offered a more affordable education. And we just for potential students but for a society that needs these profession- ing to discount say anything that makes college more affordable and more appealing to als to advance. the strong attachment home and busi- students is a step in the right direction, not just for the education process The federal government should be applauded for its efforts to make a ness owners have to their current loca- but for a nation in need of more teachers, doctors, researchers, and engi- college education more affordable to all students, in any way possible. tions. I’m simply pointing out that it’s a neers. Though there will always be more that can be done to open the doors to bad deal both for them and for every- A report last year from the Career College Association states that one a college education for every single student, lowering interest rates is a body else. (And not just because I can’t get food from the Hunan anymore, of the top reasons high-school graduates choose not to attend college is good first step in making education more affordable for those who wish though I truly miss its shrimp-fried that they simply cannot afford it. Cost is also a reason many college stu- to pursue a higher education. rice.) Here’s the central issue: Most homes and businesses, specifically those on a floodplain, do not have flood insurance. The federal government has a list of areas in which property owners must Letters purchase such insurance to qualify for mortgage loans, but the list is way too LETTERS TO THE EDITOR may be sent via e-mail to [email protected] (as text, not as attachment). Each letter must be signed and include an address and phone number for verification. Letters small. The result is that there are a lot should not exceed 300 words. The DI reserves the right to edit for length and clarity. The DI will publish only one letter per author per month. Letters will be chosen for publication by the editors according to of flood-prone areas in which you’re space considerations. No advertisements or mass mailings, please. not legally obligated to have insurance. GUEST OPINIONS that exceed 300 words in length must be arranged with the Opinions editor at least three days prior to the desired date of publication. Guest opinions are selected in accordance with Private insurers, knowing perfectly word length, subject relevance, and space considerations. well what the chances of a flood are in these places, charge exorbitant amounts of money for coverage there. Small business and home owners, who are a lot less canny about figuring out the odds — and 33 percent of whom don’t even know that flood damage isn’t covered by standard homeowner’s insurance, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners — simply skip the insurance and build in unofficially hazardous areas anyway. Some of the libertarians in the audi- ence — the more short-sighted ones, anyway — will shrug at this point and say that these people made their own soggy beds and should now sleep in them. Unfortunately, the taxpayers are the ones who are getting soaked, because they’re on the hook for disaster relief funds through FEMA. Now, on the dexter side of our second “100-year flood” in 15 years, it behooves us to have a different response than “I sure hope that doesn’t happen again.” With global climate change now inevitable, we have to view this latest “100-year flood” as a wake-up call. We could take a lesson from the communities that, after the ’93 floods, accepted FEMA’s offer of preventative buyouts of flood-prone properties. Some 25,000 properties, according to a 2006 Time magazine article, were con- verted into wetlands, which “act like [sponges] in storms.” Sounds a lot bet- ter than waiting until the next “100- year flood” comes along and suffering through the same traumas. Iowa City’s leaders seem to have the right idea. The City Council will create a flood-mitigation plan in order to qual- ify for FEMA buyouts of particularly at-risk properties. The feds would pay the lion’s share of the buyouts, which would be voluntary. “The program is aimed at helping the community by moving [people] out of harm’s way,” Jeff Davidson, Iowa City’s director of plan- ning and community development, told the DI last week. The frequency and severity of natu- ral disasters are going to get worse before they get better, thanks in no small part to our species and its habit of polluting the world’s air and water. Greenhouse gases mean higher tem- Guest Opinion peratures, which mean rising sea lev- els, which mean unpredictable — and undeniable — climate changes. The Stern Review, commissioned by the British government in 2006, asserts Did the Corps perform adequately? that 1 percent of the world’s gross domestic product must be invested in The UI and the cities of Iowa City and Coralville have all lost many assets seat of the pants decision? Could we do better with an empirical model? Is combating the effects of climate in the past several weeks. The most recent estimate of the losses due to the there a need for public input? Is there a need for oversight? Is there a need change and gives stern (sorry) warn- flood of 2008 suggests it is at least $238 million at the UI alone. Clearly, this for simulation-based modeling? Is there an equation governing discharge ings that a “business-as-usual” policy was an unusual year for rainfall. But still, we need to ask whether human for carbon emissions could cause a that differentially weights various competing interests? Can we have a look shift of 5 degrees Celsius by the end of error contributed to this flood. If we don’t, we will not learn from the possi- at these weights? It is our river! Before we rebuild, the Corps needs to report ble mistakes that were made. Of course, we might examine decisions regard- the century. Putting it much better to the area residents regarding past performance and its plans to avert ing where we have selected to build in our city and on our campus, but many than I can, the review states: “An illus- of these decisions were influenced by assumptions and assurances regarding future flooding. tration of the scale of such an increase Not being a hydrologist, I obviously cannot determine whether mistakes is that we are now only around 5 the role and function of the dam north of town. Hence, a logical starting degreees C warmer than in the last Ice point in analyzing past decisions is to compare the dam’s maximum flood- were made without a formal report from the Corps. It needs to address these questions and report to its constituents. This is simply Accountability 101. Age.” Great, let’s go the way of the control functions with the actual record of its functions. Related to this dis- wooly mammoth and the saber-toothed aster, we need to know whether the dam operations, had they functioned We citizens should be informed about what is going on with our polluted tiger. A fitting end. optimally in their flood-prevention role, might have averted the Iowa City river and its management. The Department of Natural Resources has Without lapsing too far (OK, any flood of 2008. already set a very low standard in the area of pollution, allowing the Iowa further) into a global warming-tirade, An obvious question is why higher levels of discharge were not utilized in River to become one of the most endangered waterways in the United States. let me just say that my point is merely the weeks prior to the flood. If the Corps of Engineers had implemented the Both the Corps and Natural Resources need to be accountable and present that we should expect this to happen highest level of controlled discharge during the months of May and June, the facts to the citizens they serve. The Corps should additionally tell us more often and act accordingly. could the flood have been prevented? The Corps should issue a performance what it has learned from previous errors. For instance, the second and most If we want to protect our homes and livelihoods from the next disaster, report for evaluating its role in flood prevention. For instance, we need to costly flood in the summer of 1993 was a preventable event had the Corps we’ve got to stop putting ourselves in know why the river was lowered for a week in May. The Coralville Reservoir had appropriate command and control procedure in place. How has it harm’s way, and our leaders should was very high during that entire month. What was the decision process for responded to this past error? Has it implemented measures to prevent a stop encouraging us to do so. lowering the river and reducing the discharge? Are there formal values or reoccurrence? We deserve answers. E-mail DI columnist Jon Gold at: weights placed on recreation versus flood control? Is the level of release a Clarence Kreiter is a professor in the UI Carver College of Medicine. [email protected].

The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, July 9, 2008 - 5 Swing into Prairie Lights Books (15 S. Dubuque) today at 7 p.m. for a free reading from Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop. She’ll read from her second novel, December, which details a family’s struggle with their daughter’s voluntary muteness. Arts&Culture The red skirts are coming

Great Britain: land of Earl Grey, fish and chips, and now the breeding ground for successful female musicians.

Publicity photo Publicity photo Amy Winehouse, 24, (hometown: London) is known By Jake Jensen Now come one-named wonders Estelle Estelle, 28, (hometown: West London) is known for for having a deep, soulful voice, bringing back (or at THE DAILY IOWAN and Duffy. They are well on their way to having Kanye West rap in her song “American Boy,” least attempting to) the beehive, wearing lots of reaching the same heights that their fellow criticizing Duffy. eyeliner, fighting drug addiction, winning awards. I love Britain double-decker buses, the Brits did –– combined, the videos for their changing of the guard, the London Eye; it all singles have received more than 22 million captivates me. And, it seems, my fellow Amer- hits on YouTube. Estelle’s single “American icans are similarly interested, at least as far Boy” features Kanye West, an endorsement as popular music is concerned. that can do wonders. Duffy’s “Mercy” is con- In the 1960s, Dusty Springfield crossed the tinuing to climb the chart, jumping up three Pond and became a phenomenon. The spots this past week. late-80s found Scottish singer Annie Lennox So, what is it about these artists that helping to popularize the synth-pop sound of Americans find so appealing? That their the decade along with the Eurythmics. Then came the ’90s, the Spice Girls, and more plat- respective hits are all insanely catchy form-shoed, peace-sign-flashing 12-year-old doesn’t hurt. Whether it’s the retro vibe of girls than one could count. “Mercy” and Winehouse’s soul-inspired But now that Ginger Spice and friends are look and voice, the gunshot-sampling cho- settling down, having kids, and hosting TLC rus of M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes,” or the competition shows, it’s fitting that a new sweetly sassy All Right, Still by Allen, British invasion is seeping into the American their sounds are varied and appeal to music scene. many different audiences. British singers have been finding critical There’s also the fact that they’re British. and commercial success here in the Their homeland holds a certain amount of colonies for the past few years, as evi- exoticness, but it’s not intimidating. The denced by the careers of Amy Winehouse, accents are different, yet can still touch the Publicity photo Lily Allen, Kate Nash, and M.I.A. And now masses because the language they sing in is M.I.A., 30, (hometown: London) is known for being of Publicity photo that up-and-comers Estelle and Duffy have familiar. Duffy, 24, (hometown: Nefyn, Gwynedd, Wales) is cracked the U.S. Top-40 singles chart, it Maybe American listeners are growing Sri Lankan descent, being a political activist, mixing known for her current ’60s influenced single “Mercy” seems as if 2008 is truly their year. weary of their own, homegrown pop star- a large assortment of genres, the infectious singles and equally retro fashion sense. The trend officially took off in April, when lets. Britney Spears’ disheartening decline “Boyz” and “Paper Planes.” “The X Factor” (the UK’s “American Idol” has left her without the mega hits she once predecessor) winner Leona Lewis came tear- had, while Christina Aguilera’s and Jessica ing through the States with her chart-top- Simpson’s latest efforts have sold a fraction ping album Spirit and song “Bleeding Love,” of what their previous discs did. Their coun- which became the first single by a English terparts from across the ocean offer some- female artist to top Billboard’s Hot 100 since thing different and refreshing. Kim Wilde in 1987. Will any member of this new crop of UK Lewis, though, has her fellow Brits to talent become the cultural icon that the Spice thank, specifically Winehouse and Allen. Most Americans are now quite familiar Girls did? Who knows. But what’s certain is with Winehouse, from her ongoing drug that their music has struck a chord (pun problems to her five-time Grammy-win- intended) with American audiences, and I, ning album Back to Black. Allen also found along with their other millions of fans, eager- herself with Grammy recognition, as well ly anticipate what comes next. as numerous tabloid mentions for her out- E-mail DI reporter Jake Jensen at: landish behavior. [email protected]

LEFT: Kate Nash, 21, (hometown: London) is RIGHT: Lily Allen, 23 (hometown: London) is known for having red hair, being adorably known for dying her hair pink, dating a quirky on her album Made of Bricks, a series Chemical Brother, being outspoken, and her of VH1 “You Oughta Know” promos. awesomely sassy single “Smile.” Publicity photo Publicity photo Worth more than a penny each

Without altering the words, an exciting lineup of 36 artists Thanks to Fire Records, you can including Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth and Peter Buck of keep using your copy of Ulysses R.E.M., set each poem in Joyce’s Chamber Music to song (which as a doorstop and celebrate is sort of amusing if you think about how a book of poems Bloomsday just rockin’ out. titled like music was turned into music titled like poems), By Tara Atkinson Gunyon in the UK as of now, though you brought to you by the independ- THE DAILY IOWAN can get it on iTunes or down- ent label based in London that load it directly from Fire has signed such bands as Jackie Didn’t get to fly out to Dublin Records if you don’t mind pay- O Motherfucker and Liars. for Bloomsday? Waiting to cele- ing in pounds. It’s also set to be The end result? Way better brate until you finish the book released on LP in the States than trying to sing your way (next year)? Don’t even know July 22.) Chamber Music, in through Ulysses, which, like a what I’m talking about? If you fact, doesn’t really have any- lot of Bloomsday projects, is one think it has something to do thing to do with Ulysses. bad idea that keeps turning up with flowers, you’re wrong. But Broadly speaking, Bloomsday like pennies. With the exception don’t worry, there’s a preten- celebrates James Joyce and of Mercury Rev’s rendition of tious English major available to takes place on the day that all of “XXIII,” which is basically just a enlighten you –– me. the events of Ulysses tran- reading of the poem set to inap- Bloomsday, celebrated June spired, so, it seems, any aspect propriately creepy atmospheric 16, is probably the nerdiest holi- of the artist’s life and work are music –– the way you’d expect a day celebrated worldwide. up for celebrating. Chamber poetry slam to go in a Tim Bur- Though it sounds like it might Music, the book, is one of Joyce’s ton movie (thumbs down, you be a festival of flowers, its name slackers), the songs are not only collections of poetry. And while actually derives from something innovative but actually likable. Ulysses might be one of Mod- way cooler — Leopold Bloom, The occasional phrase doesn’t ernism’s greatest masterpieces, the burping, farting, middle- translate well — “mien so vir- aged, mopey, and sexually chal- Chamber Music is decidedly ginal” is the gem Chicago band lenged protagonist of the great- not. (In 1931, Joyce wrote: “I Califone got stuck with, but est Modern novel of all time, wrote Chamber Music as a overall you can’t even tell you’re James Joyce’s Ulysses. protest against myself.”) Sure, listening to 100-year-old poems And the point of this article is some Joyce scholars probably set to indie rock. to brag to you all that I’ve read throw some praise its way, but And you don’t have to feel bad Ulysses. these one-page rhyming poems about rocking out to James The end. aren’t exactly something to Joyce, because now all the cool Actually, you don’t need to write your thesis on. They are, kids, like Minutemen/ Iggy and have read Ulysses to appreciate however, extremely adaptable the Stooges performer Mike Fire Records’ recently released to song, which is the central Watt, are doing it, too. Bloomsday project, Chamber idea behind the album Fire E-mail DI reporter Tara Atkinson Gunyon at: Music (technically, only released Records produced. [email protected]

6 - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, July 9, 2008 Anything you can possibly think of, we’re finding. the ledge “ — Tammy Becker, a volunteer with Living Lands and Waters, an environmental group helping to clean up the” This column reflects the opinion of the banks of the Cedar River near Cedar Rapids. The group author and not the DI Editorial Board, the has found duffels of police riot gear, thousands of Publisher, Student Publications Inc., or pens, toys, water heaters, and dog houses. Daily Break the University of Iowa. Wednesday, July 9, 2008 ON THE WATER horoscopes — by Eugenia Last ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your personal interactions may be difficult if you or someone you are close to overreacts. Don’t let situations escalate. Take care of the small but impor- tant details, but don’t pass up an opportunity to do something exciting. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t waste time trying to persuade others. Instead, follow through on a small scale, building something solid that will give you full jurisdiction. Love is in the stars, and an evening of playful entertainment should be your intent. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You may want a quick fix for a money problem you have, but gambling is not the answer. Use your ingenuity and put your ideas in the hands of someone who can help you turn around your finances. ANDREW R. JULH CANCER (June 21-July 22): Emotions will escalate if you disagree with someone you live with or are close to. You’ll have regrets if you react without thinking. Instead, give yourself time to think about whatever situation prevails. Thoughts I had LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t let a secret come between you and one of your close friends. while watching Getting involved with someone who is already in a relationship will end in disaster. Spend time with someone who can help you earn more, invest more wisely, or find ways to pay for Indiana Jones improvements. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t sit back, letting others take credit for your expertise. The and the Raiders more entertaining you are, the more help you will muster. Do some good for something you believe in. Donate, offer services, or lend a helping hand. of the Lost Ark for LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t get into a scuffle with someone who can make your life miserable. Put time and energy into something you enjoy. Self-improvement or learning a the first time in new skill will bring you in contact with people who can make a difference to your future. more than a SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Trying something new will spark interest in what you are doing and give you some ideas that can be developed into something profitable or at least inter- decade: esting. Listen to comments made; it will save you financially. • Life’s only purpose for SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you are relentless in your pursuits, you will make those Hovitos appears to be money and gather interest and partners who are willing to put in a fair share. Collecting old debts or paying off what you owe will lead to a helping hand from someone. lying in wait for interlopers CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Expect someone to cause upset or to disrupt your plans. If to defile their sacred you are prepared to go ahead full force, you will avoid some of the anguish caused by peo- temples, which seems an ple who cannot make up their minds. Be serious about what you want to do. unlikely and tenuous reason AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You can make major changes in your life if you use your for living, at best. Thank head, your good ideas, and your strength and courage to put your plans in motion. There is Julie Koehn/The Daily Iowan a chance that someone who owes you will come through for you, so don’t hesitate to ask. goodness this particular PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t let someone talk you into leaving work unfinished. Fun is Boaters head under Park Road bridge on Tuesday. During the flood, much debris was entangled under plot motif doesn’t repeat in the stars, so work quickly, and you will enjoy the remainder of the day. A strong partnership the city’s bridges. itself again and again will form, and good ideas will develop. later on in the series. • I’ve said this before on many an occasion, but I now believe it warrants CAN’T GET ENOUGH SUDOKU? restatement: Alfred CHECK OUT DAILYIOWAN.COM FOR MORE PUZZLES Molina is an asshole. • No, Indy! Whatever you do, don’t break the bottle of Johnny Walker Red over Level: that Nepalese ruffian’s Want to see your super special event appear here? head! 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At the Imprinted/Goodfellow with 15 the floor, and I get to know her Today's Games 15:45 mark of the first half, points. Many of times it looked strengths and weaknesses.” E-mail DI reporter Krisanne Ryther at: Florida (Olsen 4-4) at San Diego (Baek 2-4), 2:35 p.m. TOUR DE FRANCE AT A GLANCE Alexander snared two offensive as though she and Alexander For Alexander and Draxten, [email protected] Houston (Moehler 4-4) at Pittsburgh (Van 4th stage look at Tour de France Benschoten 1-2), 6:05 p.m. CHOLET, France (AP) _ A brief look at Tuesday's St. Louis (Mulder 0-0) at Philadelphia (Happ 0-0), fourth stage of the Tour de France: 6:05 p.m. Stage: An 18.3-mile individual time trial beginning San Francisco (Sanchez 8-4) at N.Y. Mets and ending in Cholet. (J.Santana 7-7), 6:10 p.m. Winner: Stefan Schumacher of Germany was Arizona (Owings 6-7) at Washington (Lannan 4-9), fastest at every checkpoint, and he finished 18 sec- 6:10 p.m. onds ahead of Kim Kirchen of Luxembourg and Colorado (Rusch 1-3) at Milwaukee (Sheets 10-2), David Millar of Britain. 7:05 p.m. Yellow Jersey: Schumacher took over the race Cincinnati (Cueto 7-8) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano lead from Romain Feillu. Kirchen and Millar are 12 9-3), 7:05 p.m. Ausdemore, Wahlin shine seconds back. Atlanta (T.Hudson 9-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Lowe 6-8), Quote of the Day: "Everybody dreams of this jer- 9:10 p.m. sey. It's incredible." — Schumacher. Thursday's Games Next stage: Today's fifth stage is the longest and St. Louis at Philadelphia, 12:05 p.m. the flattest of the Tour, 144.2 miles from Cholet to “Sometimes, we go through Wiese/Premier with 14 points, think we need to do better San Francisco at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m. Chateauroux. AUSDEMORE Colorado at Milwaukee, 1:05 p.m. little stretches where we don’t and Ausdemore had 12 points keeping our composure [at] the Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m. CONTINUED FROM 10 N.Y. Yankees at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m. TRANSACTIONS play as well or we turn the ball through the game’s first 20 same level through the game, Arizona at Washington, 6:10 p.m. Florida at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m. BASEBALL over too much, but otherwise I minutes. no matter if we’re winning or American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Placed LHP Adam her face or wide open, anything think we’re doing pretty good,” At the start of the second losing.” AMERICAN LEAGUE Loewen on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract she said. half, Hy-Vee/Pelling began of LHP Alberto Castillo from Norfolk (IL). you give her.” Although both teams were East Division W L Pct GB BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with C Tim Given the effort from Wahlin playing sloppy basketball, and Tampa Bay 55 34 .618 — Federowicz and assigned him to Lowell (NYP). Ausdemore started the game out there to win, it was evident Boston 54 39 .581 3 1 CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Activated 1B Paul strong, sinking a field goal just on Tuesday, plus what she has it suddenly fell behind by 11 New York 48 42 .533 7 ⁄2 that this was a friendly compe- 1 Konerko from the 15-day DL. Designated INF Baltimore 44 44 .500 10 ⁄2 seen from the other incoming points. But just as quickly as it 1 Pablo Ozuna for assignment. inside the 3-point line in the 2 tition. Hamlin and Ausdemore Toronto 43 47 .478 12 ⁄ OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to terms with 2B Hawkeyes competing in the sputtered, it got right back in Central Division W L Pct GB Jemile Weeks on a minor league contract and OF first 10 seconds of the game. even joked during substitu- Chicago 52 37 .584 — Tyreace House. 1 Each team answered the other Game Time League this sum- the game. Minnesota 50 40 .556 2 ⁄2 TEXAS RANGERS—Placed RHP Eric Hurley on tions. Detroit 45 44 .506 7 the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Matt Harrison from with baskets, and in the first mer, Ausdemore likes what Wiese/Premier then let the Kansas City 40 51 .440 13 Oklahoma (PCL). “We’re here to compete and Cleveland 37 52 .416 15 National League five minutes, it looked as though Iowa has coming in. contest slip through its fingers, West Division W L Pct GB ATLANTA BRAVES—Agreed to terms with RHP “We have got a chance to play and it couldn’t recover once it to get better and improve on Los Angeles 54 36 .600 — Julian Tavarez on a one-year contract. it would be a barnburner. Oakland 49 41 .544 5 certain skills,” Hamlin said. 1 CHICAGO CUBS—Acquired RHP Rich Harden and Hy-Vee/Pelling started slip- with five freshmen, and they’re got behind. Texas 47 44 .516 7 ⁄2 RHP Chad Gaudin from Oakland for RHP Sean “But at the same time, it’s off- Seattle 35 55 .389 19 Gallagher, OF Matt Murton, OF Eric Patterson, and ping midway through the first doing a great job so far this “I needed a little more offen- Tuesday's Games C Josh Donaldson. season [and a time to] have a Boston 6, Minnesota 5 FLORIDA MARLINS—Placed C Matt Treanor on half before back-to-back 3’s, one summer,” Ausdemore said. “It’s sive rebounding and probably N.Y. Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 0 the 15-day DL. Recalled C John Baker from of which was came from fun to play with them.” [to] help the defense too,” Ham- little fun.” Detroit 9, Cleveland 2 Albuquerque (PCL). Toronto 7, Baltimore 6 MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Signed RHP Seth Lintz. Wahlin, cut the deficit down to At halftime, the game was lin said. “We can’t let people E-mail DI reporter Nick Fetty at: Texas 3, L.A. Angels 2 NEW YORK METS—Placed OF Ryan Church on Chicago White Sox 8, Kansas City 7, 13 innings the 15-day DL. Recalled 1B/OF Nick Evans from three points. tied at 42. Hamlin led have so many open shots, and I [email protected] Oakland 2, Seattle 0 Binghamton (EL). Wednesday's Games SAN DIEGO PADRES—Purchased the contract of Minnesota (Hernandez 9-5) at Boston (Beckett 8- OF Chip Ambres from Portland (PCL). Recalled 5), 12:05 p.m. INF Brian Myrow and LHP Joe Thatcher from Tampa Bay (Jackson 5-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Ponson Portland. Placed RHP Brett Tomko on the 15-day 5-1), 12:05 p.m. DL, retroactive to July 1. Cleveland (Byrd 3-10) at Detroit (Bonine 2-1), 6:05 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Recalled INF p.m. Eugenio Velez from Fresno (PCL). Optioned OF Schumacher wins Tour trial Baltimore (Olson 6-3) at Toronto (Burnett 8-8), 6:07 Brian Horwitz to Fresno. p.m. WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Placed OF Elijah By Naomi Koppel Schumacher finished the 18.3- He wasn’t punished by L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 8-8) at Texas (Ballard 0-0), Dukes on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 6. 7:05 p.m. Recalled OF Kory Casto from Columbus (IL). ASSOCIATED PRESS mile individual trial in 35 min- cycling authorities because the Chicago White Sox (Vazquez 7-7) at Kansas City BASKETBALL utes, 44 seconds. Kim Kirchen of use of the drug outside of com- (Bannister 7-8), 7:10 p.m. National Basketball Association Seattle (Batista 4-10) at Oakland (Blanton 5-11), CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Signed G D.J. Augustin CHOLET, France — Stefan Luxembourg and David Millar of petition is not considered to be 9:05 p.m. and F Alexis Ajinca. Schumacher of Germany took Britain finished second and Thursday's Games MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Signed F Joe Alexander to an offense. Minnesota at Detroit, 12:05 p.m. a multiyear contract. the yellow jersey at the Tour de third, both 18 seconds back. That Belgian cyclist Tom Boonen Seattle at Oakland, 2:35 p.m. SACRAMENTO KINGS—Signed F-C Jason N.Y. Yankees at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m. Thompson. France, and now says every- is also the order of the overall also tested positive for a drug Tampa Bay at Cleveland, 6:05 p.m. FOOTBALL thing else is a bonus. standings, where Schumacher Baltimore at Toronto, 7:06 p.m. National Football League — cocaine — in an out-of-com- L.A. Angels at Texas, 7:05 p.m. NFL—Named Jeffrey Miller director of strategic He knows his early lead leads by 12 seconds. petition test. He was banned by Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m. security, effective Aug. 18. He will probably hold the BUFFALO BILLS—Signed WR Steve Johnson. won’t last. Tour organizers, but Schu- WNBA HOCKEY “Everybody dreams of this jer- lead in today’s long, flat stage, macher was allowed to ride. National Hockey League but he is under no illusions EASTERN CONFERENCE ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed C Brendan Morrison to sey,” he said on Tuesday. “It’s Schumacher said he felt W L Pct GB a one-year contract. about keeping the jersey. Detroit 13 6 .684 — MONTREAL CANADIENS—Signed G Jaroslav incredible. The moment on the sorry for Boonen but does not 1 Connecticut 13 7 .650 ⁄2 Halak to a two-year contract. “I didn’t come to win the 1 podium, you see it a thousand Indiana 9 9 .500 3 ⁄2 NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Signed D Joe Callahan see a parallel in the cases. He 1 Tour,” he said. “My goal was to New York 9 9 .500 3 ⁄2 to a one-year contract. times on television, and to be there 1 notes that he was not caught in Washington 7 11 .389 5 ⁄2 NEW YORK RANGERS—Agreed to terms with D wear the jersey one day and to 1 Chicago 5 11 .313 6 ⁄2 Paul Mara. Named Mike Barnett director of U.S. for yourself — you can’t imagine.’ a doping test. 1 win a stage. I reached this goal, Atlanta 1 17 .056 11 ⁄2 amateur scouting and senior adviser to the presi- Schumacher captured the WESTERN CONFERENCE dent and general manager. so everything else is a bonus.” “I was really not proud that I W L Pct GB OTTAWA SENATORS—Signed D Jason Smith to a first time trial in the three-week went into the car drunk,” he San Antonio 13 6 .684 — two-year contract. That Schumacher is riding Los Angeles 11 6 .647 1 PHOENIX COYOTES—Signed Grant Fuhr, goal- race, but the big winner in the the Tour at all remains con- said. “I am a public personality, Seattle 12 7 .632 1 tending coach, to a contract extension. Named 1 fourth stage may have been Minnesota 9 9 .500 3 ⁄2 Gord Pell amateur scout and Robert Nordmark tentious. Stopped by German and I also have to be an exam- 1 Phoenix 9 9 .500 3 ⁄2 European scout. Australia’s Cadel Evans. He ple for other guys. It wasn’t Houston 9 10 .474 4 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Signed LW Adam police for drunken driving in Sacramento 8 11 .421 5 Henrich and D T.J. Kemp. gained more than a minute on October, Schumacher’s blood good for me, but I didn’t take Tuesday's Games TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Re-signed RW Evgeny Phoenix 99, Houston 94 Artyukhin to a multiyear contract. Signed RW Mark his biggest challengers, a gap sample tested positive for drugs.” Washington 50, Indiana 48 Recchi to a one-year contract and RW Brandon that will mean a lot when the amphetamines. He has consis- AP writer Jerome Pugmire contributed to Detroit 88, Connecticut 82 Bochenski to a two-year contract. decisive mountain stages arrive. tently denied taking drugs. this report. COMMENTARY Cubs snare Harden By Rick Gano ASSOCIATED PRESS Bike CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs acquired pitcher Rich Harden from the Oakland Ath- letics in a six-player trade on Tuesday, a day after division rival Milwaukee Brewers land- ed C.C. Sabathia. city The Cubs received the right- handed Harden and righty Chad Gaudin for pitcher Sean Gallagher, outfielders Matt Murton and Eric Patterson, and COMMENTARY minor leaguer Josh Donaldson. CONTINUED FROM 10 “We’ve been working on Mr. Harden for a few weeks now,” The bikes the locals ride come Cubs’ general manager Jim in all shapes, sizes, and styles. Hendry said. Most are old and well-worn; Harden, eligible to be a free Jeff Chiu/Associated Press many are secondhand and agent after the 2009 season, is Rich Harden of the Oakland A’s pitches against the Philadelphia designed for raw practicality. 5-1 with a 2.34 ERA in 13 starts Phillies in Oakland on June 26. The Chicago Cubs acquired Spotting a flashy mountain this season. He’s scheduled to Harden from the A’s in a six-player trade, a day after the the bike or streamlined road- $4.75 million this season. Milwaukee Brewers landed C.C. Sabathia. racer here is very rare.At The oft-injured righty missed a month earlier this nearly every corner, and at NL Central-leading Cubs with a 4.45 ERA in 12 games, season because of a right heading into Tuesday night. including 10 starts, in his sec- every subway and bus sta- shoulder strain. It was his “Our mode all year is we’re ond season. tion, areas are set aside for sixth trip to the disabled list in trying to get better,” he said. Patterson, the brother of bicycle parking. If your bike his six-year career. Chicago also received Corey Patterson, was sent to looks too nice, the Chinese The Cubs said they expected Gaudin, who was 5-3 win a 3.59 the minors on July 3, the fourth government warns, it may be Harden would join the team ERA in 26 games — including time this year he’s been sent stolen. To remedy this, the Wednesday and that he’ll pitch six starts. Last season, he was a down. An outfielder who can tourist board recommends either Friday or Saturday starter all season and went 11- also play second base, Patter- dirtying your new bike to night at Wrigley against the 13 with a 4.42 ERA. son was hitting .237 with a make it look less desirable. San Francisco Giants. To land the pair, the Cubs homer and seven RBIs in 38 at- America should take “This gives us another had to part with Murton, a for- bats with the big-league club. notice. No Schwinns or weapon,” manager Lou Piniella mer top prospect who has yet Donaldson, a catcher for said. “He’ll fit in here really nice. Huffies, just two wheels, a to live up to his billing. In his Class A Peoria, was hitting Let’s keep him healthy and fourth season, Murton has .217 with six homers. working chain, and a ride- pitching and go from there.” shuttled between Triple-A “You’re not getting a guy like able seat. From point A to Hendry said the trade was Iowa and Chicago. He’s hitting this without it hurting a little point B, no frills. not a reaction to the Sabathia .250 in 40 at-bats. bit,” Hendry said. E-mail DI columnist Nick Compton at: trade by the Brewers, who They also traded the right- Piniella said the trade should [email protected] were four games behind the handed Gallagher, who is 3-4 send a message to Cub fans.

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M. Spencer Green/Associated Press Chicago Cub Ryan Theriot (right) scores on a sacrifice fly by Aramis Ramirez as Cincinnati Reds’ catcher Paul Bako handles the late throw during the third inning on Tuesday in Chicago.

CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Dempster Ron Villone got two outs in the seventh, Kyle became the first Cub pitcher in 31 years to McClellan pitched a perfect eighth, and Ryan start a season 10-0 at home, and Mike Franklin finished for his 12th save. Fontenot and Geovany Soto homered for Cole Hamels (9-6) gave up three hits — includ- Chicago in its 7-3 victory over Cincinnati on ing the home runs — in seven innings and struck Tuesday. out eight. Dempster (10-3) is the first Cubs’ pitcher The Phillies have lost nine of 11 at home. to win his first 10 decisions at home since Ankiel hit his 19th homer in the fifth and Rick Reuschel in 1977. He allowed two hits Ludwick hit his 18th in the sixth. and a run in seven innings. Cincinnati starter Aaron Harang walked a career-high seven and gave up six runs Yankees 5, Rays 0 1 PERSONAL HELP WANTED HELP WANTED HELP WANTED and five hits in 4 ⁄3 innings. NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter had a big hit Fontenot gave Chicago a 4-1 lead in the and made a big play in the field to back Andy SERVICE fourth with his sixth homer. Soto had a two- Pettitte in New York’s 5-0 win over Tampa Bays MALE with spinal cord injury run shot, his 16th, to chase Harang (3-11) in on Tuesday night. seeks responsible, dependable person for evening assistance. the fifth and make it 6-1. Jeter had an early go-ahead double off starter Normal assistance takes around Scott Kazmir and made a stellar play in the sev- an hour a night, starting at enth that preserved a two-run lead. Pettitte (10-6) 10PM. $12/visit. Call TJ for fur- Brewers 7, Rockies 3 allowed four hits without a walk in eight innings. ther details. (319)358-6358. MILWAUKEE (AP) — C.C. Sabathia gave up The Rays, with the best record in majors, lost two earned runs and five hits over six innings for two straight for the first time since June 10-11. Milwaukee in a 7-3 victory over Colorado on Kazmir (7-4) gave up five hits and two runs in Tuesday night, a day after he was acquired in a five innings, striking out nine. trade with Cleveland. Jeter drove in two with a two-out double in the Sabathia (1-0), the reigning AL Cy Young win- third. Melky Cabrera hit a solo homer in the ner, walked five, tying the season high he set in eighth off Gary Glover. April. The Brewers led 4-1 after five innings and Sabathia got in trouble in the sixth, loading the Diamondbacks 2, Nationals 0 bases with no outs. Yorvit Torrealba doubled WASHINGTON (AP) — Brandon Webb earned down the right-field line to drive in two runs, but his major-league-leading 13th win, pitching six Sabathia got out of the inning without giving up scoreless innings for Arizona. the lead. Webb (13-4) struck out six and allowed six hits He was replaced by reliever David Riske in the and two walks. It was the 16th time in his 19 sixth, and the Brewers’ bullpen held on for the vic- starts he has lasted at least six innings. tory as Milwaukee added three runs in the seventh. Chad Qualls pitched the seventh for the Ryan Braun hit his 22nd homer in the first, a Diamondbacks, Tony Pena the eighth, and HELP WANTED three-run drive off Rockies starter Mark Redman Brandon Lyon the ninth for his 19th save. (2-4). Washington lost its sixth-straight game. Nationals starter Odalis Perez (2-6) was eject- Classifieds ed in the third inning for arguing the second balk Red Sox 6, Twins 5 call in an inning against him. 2 BOSTON (AP) — Manny Ramirez hit a game- In 2 ⁄3 innings Perez gave up an unearned run, tying two-run homer as part of a four-run eighth walked four, and was called for the two balks. inning to rally Boston. Perez has won only two of his 16 starts this sea- Ramirez’s 17th homer came off reliever Matt son. Guerrier (4-4) and tied the game at 5. It was the 11th time this season the Nationals One out later, Kevin Youkilis doubled, and have been shut out. Brandon Moss singled up the middle for the go- ahead run. David Aardsma (3-2) got the final two outs in Tigers 9, Indians 2 the eighth for the win. Jonathan Papelbon DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera hit two escaped trouble in the ninth for his 27th save. homers, Marcus Thames had one, and Justin Ramirez drove home Boston’s only run in a Verlander was dominant after a shaky start to lift 1-0 victory on an RBI single Monday night Detroit. against Minnesota. The Tigers (45-44) lead the majors with 21 Boston starter Jon Lester allowed five runs and wins since June 7. 1 nine hits in 7 ⁄3 innings. The defending AL Central-champion Indians 2 Nick Blackburn pitched 6 ⁄3 innings, allowing (37-52) have dropped nine straight. two runs and six hits for Minnesota. Jeremy Sowers (0-5) took recently traded C.C. Sabathia’s turn in the rotation and gave up seven 2 runs and 10 hits over 5 ⁄3 innings. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0 Cabrera capped the four-run third with a two- PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Pineiro and three run homer, one pitch after Thames’ RBI double. relievers combined on a six-hitter, and Rick Thames hit his 17th homer, a two-run shot that Ankiel and Ryan Ludwick hit solo homers for St. put Detroit ahead 6-2 in the fifth. Louis in a 2-0 victory over Philadelphia on Cabrera hit his second homer in the seventh, Tuesday night. and Ivan Rodriguez added a solo shot in the Pineiro (3-4) allowed five hits and walked three inning to give Detroit a 9-2 lead. 1 in 6 ⁄3 innings for his first win since April 29. He Verlander (6-9), who allowed two runs in the was 0-2 with seven no-decisions in his previous first, gave up seven hits and struck out seven in nine starts. seven innings.

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COMMENTARY A couple of Game Time veterans guided McCurrys/Cullen to an easy 75-52 victory during Tuesday action in North Liberty. Making ‘Old-timers’ set tone RAGBRAI seem tiny Wes Hand WRESTLING

Hand off experience Iowa wrestling coach Tom Brands announced Tuesday that one of his assistants, Wes Hand, has decided to NICK COMPTON leave the Hawkeye program, saying he is planning to pur- sue other interests. This is the third of DI Hand was an assistant reporter/columnist Nick Compton’s under Brands at Virginia Tech commentaries about his summer and followed him to Iowa experience in Beijing, site of the City when Brands took over 2008 Summer Olympics beginning in 2006, spending a total of in August. four years as a wrestling assistant. BEIJING — Bicycles. Millions of Before he entered coach- the things, hurtling down Beijing’s ing, Hand was a two-time highways and sidewalks in a per- All-American for the petual RAGBRAI. Hawkeyes, wrestling at It’s true that as China develops heavyweight. In 2000, his Becky Mnuk/The Daily Iowan and its moneyed middle class senior season, he was Hawkeye senior Kristi Smith sets up the offense for McCurrys/Cullen during Game Time action on Tuesday in North Liberty. Smith’s swells, the number of cars clogging ranked second nationally, team won by 23 points against Imprinted/Goodfellow. its major cities’ highways is sky- and he finished his Hawkeye rocketing. Still, on any given day in career with a 102-32 mark. Beijing, nearly 10 million locals “The Iowa wrestling pro- Goodfellow drops to 1-3 with Faas and Smith have worn the loss. the same team colors. When pedal through the city, maneuvering gram has made monumental PLAYER OF THE through impossibly dense traffic, strides in the last two years, The only graduate player Smith was an incoming fresh- on her squad, Faas has not GAME man, she and Faas were dodging pedestrians by mere inches, and Wes Hand has been a and stopping for nothing short of a skipped a beat since graduat- Kristi Smith, teammates on a Game Time big part of our march to a direct order from the People’s Army. national title,” Brands said in ing from Upper Iowa more McCurrys/Cullen: 25 points, squad. By Krisanne Ryther 5 assists “At that time I was going The bicycle culture here in a statement. “We wish him than a year ago. In a 12-point Beijing isn’t tough to break into. THE DAILY IOWAN into my junior year, so it’s the very best in the future.” performance, she showed her Even as a foreigner with limited — by Brendan Stiles swagger in the first half, nail- really neat to see how much Who needs the fountain of kind of kids, because you language skills, I was able to rent a ing two treys in the span of she’s come along,” Faas said. youth when you’ve got Kristi know they’re going to play bike without much hassle. less than a minute and then Altman loves what he sees Smith and Amanda Faas on defense, and work hard, and in Smith — she has made him At each major gate of Tsinghua SOFTBALL your side? following with a hammering set the tone for the younger University, there are bicycle-renting block on Hawkeye incoming look better and better for tak- The two veteran guards of kids to pick up on.” ing her with the first overall kiosks, where a $20 renter’s fee and McCurrys/Cullen Painting/Active freshman Hannah Draxten. Smith, an Iowa senior-to- a $50 deposit buys the use of a bicy- Schuelke takes But all she could say is, “I’m pick in the Game Time draft Endeavors looked like women be, left her mark by tallying a in June. cle for up to one year. The loaned an oldie.” another honor among girls in their 75-52 whopping 25 points despite “The guard position is so bicycles are huge, clunky, and McCurrys/Cullen coach being covered by a scrappy Jenny Schuelke already victory over Imprinted important in basketball,” Alt- painted either fire-engine red or Gary Altman appreciates has a year under her belt as Sportswear/Goodfellow Print- defender in Iowa sophomore- man said. “When you have a turquoise blue. They come complete what Faas brings to the table. an Iowa softball player, but ing. The triumphant McCur- to-be Kachine Alexander. She guard like Kristi who can con- with a front-mounted wire basket, “I’ve known Amanda for it’s not keeping her from rys/Cullen team remains at also dished out five assists to trol a game, and take it over, an emasculating banana seat, and a racking up honors from her the top of the Game Time years and years, and she’ll help her other teammates and do the things she does, pathetically quiet bell. high-school days. League standings, improving run through walls for you,” he flourish as well. They’re finicky, hard to maneuver, Schuelke, who will enter to 3-1, while Imprinted/ said. “It’s great to have those This isn’t the only time that SEE ‘OLD-TIMERS,’ 7 and most have brakes that work her sophomore year as a only in theory. Luckily, the renting Hawkeye this fall, has been service offers free repairs at any of selected for the 2008 Jack the gates, and hundreds of small North Award, with a formal bicycle servicing shops dot the city’s presentation taking place at 5 streets and sidewalks. p.m. July 18 at the Fort Dodge Getting hold of a bicycle isn’t Ausdemore more than enough tough. Learning to navigate traffic Rogers Sports Complex. By being the recipient of jams, dart through throngs of this award, the Solon pedestrians, and stay calm while native has been recognized Led by the Hawkeye combo of Wendy Ausdemore honking taxis and rumbling trucks as the most outstanding barrel by, oblivious to the narrow high-school softball player and Kamille Wahlin, Hy-Vee/Pelling came away with an bicycle lanes, is another story. in the state of Iowa from At times, riding a bike in Beijing is 2007; the Jack North 87-82 win Tuesday to improve to 3-1 this summer. a calm, almost Zen-like experience. Award is All of the major highways and roads given to have at least one lane devoted entire- the previ- ly to bike traffic, and during off-peak ous year’s hours, trips are smooth and peaceful. top player. The pace is slow and relaxed. Other Schuelke bicyclists and vehicles respect your led Solon space and are careful to avoid cutting to the By Nick Fetty you off or getting too close. But at rush hour, it’s a different Class 2A THE DAILY IOWAN state Schuelke story. It starts at around 7:30 a.m., champi- sophomore In a game that went down to the wire, when commuters bike to work and onship in Coralville Hy-Vee/L.L. Pelling/Lucky Pawz came students start their day, pauses dur- 2007 and away with an 87-82 victory over Dan Wiese Mar- ing the late morning and early after- was named the Iowa Class keting Research/Premier Investments on Tues- noon and resumes around 4 p.m., 2A Player of the Year. day in North Liberty. when the commuters return home. As a freshman for the Iowa senior-to-be Wendy Ausdemore led the During rush hour, all lanes of the Hawkeyes in 2008, way for Hy-Vee/Pelling, finishing with an streets and sidewalks are flooded Schuelke started 20 of the impressive 32 points, including 8-for-12 from 3- with bicyclists. Riding becomes 51 games she appeared in point range. She also pulled down six rebounds quick, aggressive, and unpredictable. for Iowa, finishing with in the win. Right behind Beijing natives seize any gap, pedal- seven runs, two home runs, Ausdemore was incom- CO-PLAYERS ing hard to occupy free space and and six RBIs. One of her ing Iowa freshman resume their pace unimpeded. two home runs came on her Kamille Wahlin, who OF THE Although an incessant drone of first collegiate hit during the posted 21 points, seven GAME honking buses and throttling Metrodome Classic Feb. 17. assists, and five engines drowns out most of the bicy- — by Brendan Stiles rebounds. • Wendy cle sounds, the useless twinkling of With the victory, Hy- Ausdemore, bike bells is everywhere. Those in a Vee/Pelling remains Hy-Vee/Pelling: 32 hurry curse and ring their bells, TV TODAY atop the Game Time points, 6 rebounds passing ahead of one bicyclist only League standings with • Kamille Wahlin, to be stalled behind thousands more. MLB a 3-1 mark, while Hy-Vee/Pelling/: 21 While bike owners in Beijing are told • St. Louis at Philadelphia, Wiese/Premier drops to points, 7 assists, 5 to stay entirely in the convenient, ubiqui- 6:05 p.m., ESPN 1-3. rebounds tous bike lanes, riding surfaces seem lim- • Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, “Ausdemore always ited only by your bike’s capability and 7:05 p.m., CSN lights up from the 3-point lane,” said Iowa jun- your willpower. I’ve seen bicyclists riding • Chicago White Sox at ior-to-be JoAnn Hamlin, who finished with 25 on train tracks, sidewalks with rumble- Kansas City, 7:10 p.m., CSN+ points, four rebounds, and an assist for strip surfaces, and through garbage- Becky Mnuk/The Daily Iowan CYCLING Wiese/Premier. “She can shoot with a hand in strewn dirt alleys. • Tour de France, Stage 5, Hawkeye senior Wendy Ausdemore runs down the court during Game Time 7:30 a.m., VERSUS play on Tuesday in North Liberty. SEE COMMENTARY, 8 SEE AUSDEMORE, 7