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remembering CHris STREET 20 years later, iowa reCalls an iCon. SPORTS THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 MOnday, deCeMber 10, 2012 NEWSPAPER •DAILYIOWAN.COM • TELEVISION 50¢ Rift erupts in UI college Contract- On Dec. 7, all members of the UI College of Education Faculty Advisory Committee resigned. less Mason by Cassidy riley On the evening of Nov. 7, five ab- ten by Mike Morony and [email protected] unknown faculty members stained. Volker Thomas, the heads n the college placed ballots A few of the Staff Council and The University of Iowa in faculty mailboxes ask- weeks Faculty Advisory Commit- College of Education is ing for a vote of confidence after the tee of the college. Crocco resets goals facing what some officials or no confidence in Dean vote took said she turned the com- call a crisis. Margaret Crocco. The bal- place, ments over to Vice Presi- UI President Sally Mason to “This is the most dra- lots were found the next Crocco Crocco dent for Human Resources matic set of circumstances day. There were 91 votes was made dean Sue Buckley out of con- concentrate on communication, that I’ve ever been part of,” distributed and 65 re- aware of cern that the comments outreach to Iowa Legislature. said Stewart Ehly, UI psy- turned. Of those returned, some negative comments chological and quantita- 44 voted no confidence, about her leadership that by niCk Hassett tive foundations professor. 16 voted confidence, and were left on a survey writ- sEE eduCation, 5 [email protected] State legislators have expressed mixed reac- tions to the news that University of Iowa President Sally Mason is Hillel, CHabad pusH for diversity working without a contract. According to a letter obtained by the The Daily Iowan, Mason’s contract, which was considered at-will on Aug. 1, was not renewed by the state Board of Regents af- ter Regent President Craig Lang mason asked Mason to “reframe and Ui president reprioritize” her goals for 2012-13. “Based upon my discussion with the Board of Regents in August, the board and I set mutually agreed upon goals that I am com- mitted to reaching,” Mason said in a statement sEE mason, 6 Murley’s job timing criticized The Iowa City superintendent is a finalist for a job in Omaha. by lauren Coffey [email protected] People gather to celebrate the lighting of the menorah and the first night of Hanukkah at Hillel on Dec. 8. (The Daily Iowan/Juan Carlos Herrera) In the Iowa City School District, communi- ty members agree there is still Two University of Iowa student organizations remind upperclassmen and show underclass- population of nearly 40,000 undergraduates, work to be done. are hoping visual awareness and semester-long men that we welcome those with all different has an estimated 5,000 Jewish students. This could become more chal- events — including a menorah lighting on the backgrounds with welcome arms.” UI Professor of religious studies Jay Holstein lenging, following an announce- Pedestrian Mall and a welcome-back barbeque Marks called 2012 a “rebuilding year” for said the UI’s Jewish history is physically ment on Dec. 7 that Superinten- — will add to diversity Iowa Hillel as they focus on recruitment and interwoven in campus buildings such as the dent Steve Murley is a finalist The Iowa Hillel and Chabad chapters are building interest. Starting next semester, they Levitt Center and the Pomerantz Career Center. for the superintendent job in the working to bring additional Jewish awareness will establish a buddy system and a Big Ten He said both demonstrate Jewish dedication to Omaha Public School District. to campus. On Dec. 7, Iowa Hillel students network with other Hillel chapters to promote higher education. “I hope he chooses to stay murley celebrated the first night of Hanukkah with leadership and development. Holstein noted that Jewish study classes here,” board member Sarah superintendent homemade menorah creations. Hillel Executive Director Gerald Sorokin said have been offered on campus since 1933. He Swisher said. “This is a really “Our Hillel is one of the smallest in the Big out of the total 31,000 UI students, roughly said organizations such as Hillel and Chabad are critical time of the year; there’s Ten just because of the Jewish population at 800 are Jewish, an estimated 600 of whom are essential for Jewish enrichment on campus for an election coming up [to vote on a new revenue Iowa,” UI junior and Iowa Hillel Copresident undergraduates. In comparison, the University Jewish-Americans. purpose statement], there’s work being done in Sammie Marks said. “It’s our goal this year to of Wisconsin-Madison, which has a total student — by Quentin misiag schools … he has work to complete here.” The finalists were announced on the heels of the School Board’s renewing Murley’s contract with the district until 2015 at its meeting last week. His current contract is set to expire in June 2013. Murley’s newly approved salary is Iowa official continues voter-fraud push $192,000. A new clause in the contract under the “Con- Iowa Secretary of State tract Termination” section stated the contract could be terminated without “penalty or prej- Matt Schultz is pursuing udice against either the board or the superin- signature verification, but tendent.” This clause was not found in his previous one local official questions if contract with the district. such a program is necessary. Community members and board members alike believe that if Murley is given the Omaha by brent griffitHs job, he would leave the district at a critical time [email protected] — in the midst of approving a revenue purpose statement, a statement that would give the dis- Voters may be used to lines at trict a new way to spend its funds. polling booths, but recent com- “With the [revenue purpose statement] about ments from Iowa officials are fo- to go to vote, I think he should have withdrawn cused instead on mail-in ballots for from the Omaha job,” community member Ju- the next election. lie Van Dyke said. “He has responsibilities that Iowa Secretary of State Matt this has interfered with.” Schultz said he is against full Shirley Tyree, an Omaha Public School mail-in voting, which is in place in Board member, said board members recruit- Oregon and Washington, and he is ed the three candidates, and then each of the pushing for a signature-verifica- candidates applied for the position. She hopes tion program for mail-in ballots. A voting station is setup in the lobby of the Johnson County Administration Building on Sept. 26. the Omaha district will find a candidate who “We just want people to do what (The Daily Iowan/Adam Wesley) can “lead the community, work with the School they’re supposed to do,” Schultz said. “Absentee ballots are a way to sEE voting, 6 sEE murley, 6 WEATHER dAily iowan Tv insidE To watch daily iowan Tv: Classifieds HIGH LOW 11 • scan this code Crossword 8 28 14 • Go to dailyiowan.com Opinions • Watch UiTv sunday-Thursday 4 Mostly cloudy at first, turning partly sun- ny, quite windy, flurries possible. night at 9:30 Sports 12 2 | The Daily Iowan • Iowa City, Iowa • Monday, December 10, 2012 news dailyiowan.com for more news graDuate ProFile The Daily Iowan Volume 144 Issue 114 Breaking news staFF Ready for the real world Phone: (319) 335-6063 Publisher email: [email protected] William Casey 335-5788 Taylor Tannebaum Fax: 335-6297 editor-in-Chief Emily Busse 335-6030 takes her CorreCtions Managing editor Call: 335-6030 Sam Lane 335-5855 experiences at the Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for Metro editors UI and abroad accuracy and fairness in the reporting Kristen East 335-6063 of news. 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