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The Daily Iowan WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 DAILY-IOWAN.COM 50¢ News To Know UISG funds cultural centers, free biz clothing UISG passed legislation Tuesday granting $30,800 in funding to the UI culture centers, as well as funding for a Clothing Bank offering business clothes free for UI students who need them. UISG sets ball rolling on Clothing Bank BY SARAH WATSON Iowa basketball finally [email protected] gets a win — against the Badgers Professional dress is Falling behind early has often required for inter- been a recurring theme for views, class presentations, Hawkeye basketball, but that and student-organization was not the case Tuesday, as events, but for some stu- Iowa jumped out to a quick dents, professional clothes lead and never looked back, are not affordable. throttling Wisconsin, 85-67. With funding that the Sports, 8 University of Iowa Student Government approved New research may Tuesday, plans were set in predict natural motion to give UI students disasters access to professional Disastrous weather events clothes at no cost. are becoming more common, UISG allocated $7,700 and new research from the from its contingency fund UI suggests that they might in a bill titled “Clothing be predictable. The study Closet at Iowa Initiative” outlines the role of the jet which passed unanimously stream and atmospheric at Tuesday night’s meet- rivers in predicting heavy ing. rainfall and snowfall in the The funding will go to- Western U.S. News, 3 ward a Clothing Bank in which students will be New Biz Hub study able to have access to new area part of renova- or donated professional tion Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan clothes from a venue lo- The newest study spot in the Members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council perform a dance at the African-American Cultural House on Oct. 2, 2017. Members of the community cated in 207 IMU, near the Pappajohn Business Building attended the event for free as a part of the university’s Homecoming Week. Food Pantry. will enable collaboration Clothes will be free to among students in private Move boosts programming The University of Iowa Student The centers, located on the West any student with an active study spots and open areas. Government approved legislation Campus, serve the Latinx, Native student ID. Amenities include comput- BY MARISSA PAYNE on Tuesday to allocate $30,800 from American, Asian, African-American, “Students can pick out ers, soft seats, and a café. [email protected] its contingency fund to the overall and LGBTQ communities and aim clothing they need and News, 3 budget for the UI’s four cultural and to provide a place in which those take it home at no cost,” Student leaders are committing resource centers. The funds will be students can feel a sense of belong- legislation sponsor Sen. A closer look at women’s additional resources to the spac- dedicated to programming for under- ing. Lindsey Meyer said while basketball es that provide a “home away from graduates, including events, leader- The UI administration committed presenting the legislation. Even with a losing streak, home” for underrepresented students ship development, and academic sup- $200,000 in the last year alone, The Logistics are still be- the Hawkeye women’s on campus. port, among other programs. basketball team is one of the SEE CULTURE, 2 SEE CLOTHING, 2 best offensive teams in the country. While the Hawkeyes’ struggles have come from their defense, they have also delivered 70 points in 17 of their last 20 games, topping Autism 90 four times. Sports, 7 Burger joint closes Gymnast from New becoming Zealand finds family in team An Iowa team that feels after one year more common, like home is a major reason Charlotte Sullivan Iowa City Zombie Burger will close its doors on Feb. 3. ended UI study finds up in the Midwest. A recent study has led doctors At the Jan. to conclude that the rate in 19 meet autism diagnoses has risen. Sullivan against Ohio State, she earned the all-around BY MADISON LOTENSCHTEIN title, a season high for her. [email protected] “She should be winning titles all year long — she’s that New data suggests that rates of autism may good — she just doesn’t know be higher than researchers and medical offi- it yet,” head coach Larissa cials had previously expected, and the research Libby said. Sports, 8 sheds light on factors that may contribute to those numbers. University of Iowa physicians and research- ers have recently come across a study and an- Go to daily-iowan.com alyzed the raw research. They appear to have for more content. that found 2.4 percent of American children were diagnosed with autism, higher than pre- vious estimates of 1.46 percent. “More children are being diagnosed than there are resources available, so how can we provide enough resources for them?” UI pe- diatrics Professor Lane Strathearn, a develop- mental and behavioral pediatrician at the UI Tune in for LIVE updates Stead Family Children’s Hospital said. “Why Campus and city news, James Year/The Daily Iowan are we seeing so many children being diag- weather, and Hawkeye sports The Zombie Burger in Iowa City is seen on Monday. The location will close on Feb. 3, according to its website. nosed? What can we do to prevent autism?” coverage at 8:30 a.m. at While health-care workers and parents un- daily-iowan.com. BY BROOKLYN DRAISEY profits are necessary, because fresh food derstand their autistic pa- [email protected] costs more, Rottenberg said. tients, other populations may The Iowa City location employs 20 people, not have a well-rounded un- The Iowa-born restaurant with a posta- a team that location manager Douglas Tobin derstanding of what autism is. WEATHER pocalyptic twist is nearing its end in Iowa said was the best one he’d had in his seven “Autism is diagnosed by ob- City. years in Iowa City. serving patterns of behavior,” HIGH LOW The Iowa City Zombie Burger + Shake Lab, “This has been the best team I’ve had in Strathearn said. “We obtain ev- 36 25 180 E. Burlington St., will close its doors on three different restaurants I ran, and, it was Strathearn idence for that behavior from Feb. 3 after being open for a little over a year. like I told my boss, it was almost going to the history provided by care- Mostly sunny, breezy. The Coral Ridge Mall location will remain waste because it’s such a good team here,” he givers, we observe the children directly, and open. said. “I don’t even have to manage because I’ve obtain reports from other professionals, such Co-owner Paul Rottenberg said a year was got a hardworking crew that like their jobs and as teachers and daycare works.” long enough to examine how the store has are fun.” Strathearn said there are two different as- INDEX done and have a notion of how well it will do Celeste Crowell, a recent college graduate, pects of autism, one being deficits in social in the future. He said his team came to the has worked at Zombie Burger since its open- communication, delays in language, and chal- CLASSIFIED 7 conclusion that the cost of keeping it open ing as a front-of-house worker and assistant lenges communicating, connecting, and mak- OPINIONS 4 is too great. manager. With the closing, she said, she is ing eye contact. The second is repetitive and “It’s been open long enough to see what back on the job market and is sad to be leaving. restricted behaviors. DAILY BREAK 6 the sales trend is, and we just haven’t been “It’s pretty disappointing, because we have “This could include having restricted inter- SPORTS 8 able to achieve the sales necessary to make a really great crew, we all get along really well, ests, repeating words and phrases, hand flap- that concept successful,” he said. “We don’t and it’s a fun place to work,” she said. “It’s a ping, and becoming distraught if their normal see a path to find the sales.” good company to work for.” routine changes,” he said. Zombie Burger uses fresh food and makes its product by hand, which means larger SEE ZOMBIE, 2 SEE AUTISM, 2 2 NEWS THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILY-IOWAN.COM | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018 Volume 149 EARTHWORKS The Daily Iowan Issue 117 BREAKING NEWS STAFF Phone: (319) 335-6030 Publisher. 335-5788 Email: [email protected] Jason Brummond Fax: 335-6297 Editor in Chief. 335-6030 CORRECTIONS Grace Pateras Call: 335-6030 Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for Managing Editor. 335-5855 accuracy and fairness in the Katelyn Weisbrod reporting of news. If a report is Creative Director. 335-5855 wrong or misleading, a request for Gage Miskimen a correction or a clarification may be made. 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