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THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 The Daily Iowan Wednesday, July 11, 2007 dailyiowan.com 50¢ INSIDE Man charged in Ped Mall stabbing BY STEPHEN SCHMIDT identified as Brown — having diffi- THE DAILY IOWAN culty breathing, and police, fire, and ambulance units responded to Iowa City police have charged a the call. When the first officer man with assault causing serious arrived on the scene, he reported injury, saying he allegedly stabbed finding another man who had suf- another man on the Pedestrian Mall fered a stab wound to his abdomen early Tuesday morning. The victim from an unidentified weapon, was sent to the hospital, and police allegedly inflicted by Brown, police closed off an area of the Ped Mall for said. Kaeding, Gallery several hours. Preliminary investigation indi- William Beverly Brown, 67, was cates that Brown was acquainted combine for camp charged in the stabbing on Tuesday. with the victim and the stabbing He is listed by police as having no resulted from an argument between kickoff known address. the two men, police said. Former Hawkeye football Police originally received a call players Nate Kaeding and at 7:12 a.m. about a man — later SEE STABBING, PAGE 3 Robert Gallery are back in Iowa City this week to run their youth sports camp and give back to the community. Sports, Back Page LOOK WHO’S TALKING NOW Man gets Johnson ready for 10 years ‘fifth major’ For the first time since his Masters victory, Iowa native in crash Zach Johnson is back at the John Deere Classic, looking to find success as the home ‘Ten years for two lives favorite. Sports, Back Page — that doesn’t seem like justice.’ Save the date — Neal Schuett, coach Iowa City Mayor Ross and friend Wilburn hears storm-water concerns and proclaims “Steve Atkins Day.” City, BY SAMANTHA MILLER Page 2 THE DAILY IOWAN A Tabor, Iowa, man, who pleaded guilty to two counts Osprey-watching of vehicular homicide in April Wildlife kids migrate to Lake was sentenced Monday to 10 Macbride to witness baby years in prison for his role in birds. City, Page 2 a March 2006 car accident that left two UI students dead and three injured. The power of the Rudolph Huebner was driv- ing near Underwood, Iowa, purse when he broadsided a car car- Iowa City School Board con- rying five UI students home cerned with shortage in state Photo illustration by Ben Roberts and Dylan Salisbury from spring break vacation. funding for spending authority The collision — which took for district’s instructional BY JONATHAN VAN DYKE place March 18, 2006, at the support program. City, Page 3 THE DAILY IOWAN A popular assumption — that women yak a lot more than interchange of Interstate 80 and County Highway G30 — Attention all females: Ammuni- men — is challenged by a recent scientific study. killed then-UI sophomore tion is on its way in the sex wars, Brooke Walton and then-UI packaged in a study published in When to look a junior Mark McCloy. Science last week.The myth that a the study’s authors rendered edition of Louann Brizendine’s cracking a small, mischievous Neal Schuett, who was a gift horse in the woman’s verbosity dwarfs that of moot. The study, which was con- The Female Brain. smile. “Of course you would,” his wife mock-trial coach and friend a man has been lifted, the veil torn ducted between 1998 and 2004 in Sheneiqua and Harold Fuller mouth replied, giving him a playful punch. of 19-year-old-Walton, said asunder by new research that the six sample groups of 17- to 29- took a moment to reflect on the Wellmark’s sudden with- UI psychology Professor David he didn’t think the sentence average words per day waxed year-olds, contradicted the belief difficulties of the assessment as drawal of its charitable offer Watson noted that statistics that was severe enough. poetically are roughly the same. that women talk to the tune of they sat in the IMU basement makes it look petulant and aren’t backed by sufficient data “Ten years for two lives — Researchers found that women approximately 20,000 words a Tuesday, taking a snack break greedy. Opinions, Page 4 can become cultural norms in that doesn’t seem like justice,” speak 16,125 words a day on day as opposed to the meager during Orientation. referring to the stereotype. he said. “He took away [Wal- average, while men stand close 7,000 of their counterparts — a “I thought it was true,” the ton’s and McCloy’s] lives, and behind at 15,669 — a gap that statistic first reported in an early husband said, matter-of-factly, SEE TALK, PAGE 3 now he only has to give up TRANSFORMERS: maybe 10 of his, and that’s COMMERCIALS ON only if he doesn’t get paroled.” Huebner, 22, was traveling THE BIG SCREEN at 97 mph and had a blood America’s No. 1 movie, is alcohol content of 0.18 — nothing more than a 144- Prescription-drug more than twice the legal minute infomercial for limit for operating a vehicle Hummers, Mountain Dew, — when he crashed, accord- and stereotypes. Arts & ing to authorities. Culture, Page 5 A Pottawattamie County abuse on the rise judge sentenced him to two 10-year terms in prison — the maximum for Class C felonies Officials worry about the dramatic increase of — for both counts of vehicular homicide, and the sentences college students misusing such drugs as will run concurrently. Adderall and Ritalin. SEE SENTENCE, PAGE 3 BY CLARA HOGAN percent from 1993 to 2005, according to TIMELINE THE DAILY IOWAN the national report. “They are stimulants; they give you March 18, 2006 Rudolph For photos, video, audio, Sometimes coffee just isn’t enough. confidence and make you more alert,” Huebner broadsides a car blogs, and more, check us After their energy has perished and she said. “People take them to stay up near Underwood, Iowa, out online at: dailyiowan.com they’re in over their heads with finals, longer, but they usually crash, bring- carrying five UI students, some students skip the caffeine and ing their energy level lower than killing two. find new ways to stay awake. when they started.” June 24, 2006 WEATHER According to a Center on Addic- Jane Caton, an addiction counselor Pottawattamie County officials tion and Substance Abuse report, in chemical-dependency services at issue a warrant for Huebner’s Sunny, the percentage of college students the UI Hospitals and Clinics, said the arrest on two counts of Class breezy abusing prescription drugs has crash often comes at bad times for B felony vehicular homicide increased dramatically over the past some students. and three counts of Class D two decades, and officials believe “College students I’ve helped told felony serious injury by students abuse pills to gain back the me that people have fallen asleep dur- vehicle. © vigor that college has taken out of ing finals, probably the final they took May 23, 2007 Huebner the pills to stay up for,” she said. 77 25 C 61 16 C them. pleads guilty to two counts © Heidi Cuda, the regional director for Caton has worked with young adults who abuse and are addicted to Class C felony vehicular Iowa City’s Mid-Eastern Council on homicide. Chemical Abuse, commonly referred to prescription pills. She said that peo- INDEX July 9, 2007 Huebner is as MECCA, named Adderall and Rital- ple abuse such drugs as Vicodin to sentenced to 10 years for each Arts 5 Opinions 4 in as two prescription drugs commonly calm anxiety, while others who abuse Ritalin want to speed up. charge, to run concurrently. Classifieds 8 Sports 10 abused by students.The number of stu- Crossword 7 dents taking these drugs increased 93 SEE DRUGS, PAGE 3 Amanda Hudson/ The Daily Iowan 2 - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, July 11, 2007 News dailyiowan.com for more local news The Daily Iowan Volume 139 Issue 27 The rapture of the raptors BREAKING NEWS STAFF Phone: (319) 335-6063 Publisher: E-mail: [email protected] William Casey. .335-5788 Fax: 335-6184 Editor: UI wildlife campers get close to nature at a young age. 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