THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 Wednesday, July 23, 2008 INSIDE Letters spark new investigation and many questions about UI administrators. Regents reopen UI probe Top seed decided by a coin flip With both teams finishing at 5-3, Hy-Vee/Pelling won a tiebreaking coin flip with Wiese/Premier for the top seed in next week’s Game Time League playoffs. Sports, 10 Dwight wants another go-around Former Hawkeye great Tim Dwight plans to play one final season in the NFL for any team interested in sign- ing the current free agent. Sports, 10 The fun begins DI reporter Nick Compton writes his fifth commentary from Beijing after starting his official duties for the Olympic News Service. Sports, 10 School Board Ben Roberts/The Daily Iowan reviews safety Board of Regents’ President David Miles, flanked by Regent Jack Evans (left) and Executive Director Robert Donley, expresses his concern about the UI’s handling of an The Iowa City School Board Ocober 2007 rape case to UI President Sally Mason on Tuesday in the Pappajohn Business Building. In November 2007, the alleged victim’s mother sent a letter to the UI looks at safety-survey expressing her discontent with the UI’s handling of the allegations. results and hears a student complaint. Metro, 2 Officials discuss letter “This is a serious breach of trust,” See a photo slide show from the state Board Regent President David Miles said. “It Utility bills of Regents’ special meeting Tuesday at undermines the credibility of the uni- dailyiowan.com. versity and this board.” pardoned The regents unanimously voted to The Coralville City Council reopen an investigation into how the votes to forgive utility-bill By Alyssa Cashman university handled the investigation payments for those with THE DAILY IOWAN during a special meeting on the UI cam- flood-damaged property. pus Tuesday. Metro, 2 Controversy surrounding an alleged sexual assault in a UI residence hall has School officials say they welcome the once again created tension between the second investigation, insisting that the Band bye-bye state Board of Regents and university findings will be the same as the earlier Eufórquestra member Matt officials. probe. The new report will be presented Grundstad, known by his disc The mother of a woman who reported at the next regents’ meeting, scheduled jockeying name Funkmaster, she had been raped in a Hillcrest room for Sept. 18. will pack up with the group in October 2007 sent letters in Novem- On July 18, one of the letters from the for a change in locale — a ber and May to school officials complain- mother was released. In the four-page move to Colorado. For details ing about the school’s handling of the letter, which Miles described as heart- on Funkmaster’s goodbye case. Those letters — which President wrenching, the mother contended that concert on Thursday, see Sally Mason received copies of — the university had mishandled her Arts, 5. weren’t turned over to the regents dur- daughter’s case. ing their initial investigation, which During Mason’s term as provost at concluded in June. In that investigation, Purdue University, that school was criti- Ben Roberts/The Daily Iowan Three-day the regents concluded that UI officials cized for its handling of an academic UI President Sally Mason discusses her position on the UI’s handling of an October weekend, always? had handled the situation correctly. misconduct case. 2007 rape case in the Pappajohn Business Building on Tuesday. In her statement to Now that the regents are aware of the The ups and downs of state the state Board of Regents, Mason expressed “profound and sincere regret.” letters, however, they want to know more. SEE REGENTS, 3 employees adopting a four- day work week. Opinions, 4 dailyiowan.com Officials tout anti- For photos, videos, audio, blogs, City’s flood bill: and more, check us out online at: dailyiowan.com Daily updates erosion moves Now check back at $5.5 million dailyiowan.com during By Patrick Futtner the day for the latest news THE DAILY IOWAN Working the By Jennifer Putnam An additional on the UI and Iowa City. Erosion from flooding continues to be land; keeping THE DAILY IOWAN $700,000 will go toward discussed at the highest levels in the removing the sandbags the land Iowa City came out with a preliminary and other debris from state. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill WEATHER Common land estimate for flood damages of $5.54 mil- flood-prone areas, she Northey and state Rep. Mark Kuhn, D- conservation techniques lion Tuesday, but officials say the number said. FEMA will reim- Charles City, toured Floyd and Mitchell • Permanent conservation may yet climb. burse 90 percent of this Counties in northern Iowa on Tuesday as “The number will keep changing for a cost. part of a larger tour of flood-affected practices Kuhn • Grass waterways long time to come,” said Iowa City budget- The Fire Depart- counties throughout Iowa. state management analyst Deb Mansfield. ment’s training center, Rocca They focused not only on the inflicted • Terraces Mostly sunny to partly • Stabilization structures representative She’s confident that all areas needing located near the city’s fire chief damages but how other damage was pre- Clinton Street waste- cloudy, breezy, 20% • Land-management practices help in repairs have been surveyed and vented. are included in the budget, she said. water-treatment plant, chance of rain/T-storms late. • No-till farming Dennis Sande, the national cooperative “FEMA is going to cover 75 percent of received roughly 4 feet of water, said Fire © soil survey district conservationist for the $5.54 [million],” she said. The state Chief Andy Rocca, and suffered roughly Enhancement Program, designed to take 82 28 C 61 16 C Floyd County, said Northey and Kuhn will pay 10 percent, and the city itself will $120,000 in damage. © in excess water from flooding. toured three locations, a floodplain on the fund the remaining 15 percent. “We were pretty prepared,” he said, Erosion damage due to severe flooding Shell Rock River, the Washington water- Several city departments were affected. noting that almost everything was taken INDEX has become an issue in many areas shed, which runs through Charles City, The city’s largest expense — an out of the building before the flood. “The throughout Iowa; however, conservation Arts 5 Opinions 4 and a floodplain in Mitchell County. estimated $1.1 million — came from only essential loss was various training Classifieds 8 Sports 10 Then, the pair visited a wetland con- sandbagging and emergency protective props.” Crossword 6 structed by the Conservation Reserve SEE EROSION, 3 measures, Mansfield said. 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Music department looks at numerous buildings for fall home home and business owners whose properties suffered flood damage. 5. Insurers should cover birth control By Ben Travers she said in her recommendation flood, but there was still plenty [the city] will use the land,” THE DAILY IOWAN to the council. of work to be done. Lundell said. POLICE BLOTTER One soon-to-be-voided-or- Lundell cited Edgewater In other business the council In an effort to help people refunded bill was sent to New Drive and the area south of passed the final readings of two Patrice Adams, 18, 1926 Shamika Miller, 25, 1251 avoid more flood costs, the Life Community Church for Fifth Street as examples of ordinances aimed to help the Broaway Apt.