'IT'S GREAT TO RETURN TO THE GAMES THAT CONTINUE TO Game Geeks will host the first Iowa City Fight Club, a retro fighting-game tournament, this BE GREAT EVEN BEYOND THEIR RESPECTIVE GENERATIONS.' weekend. 80 Hours. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014 THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 DAILYIOWAN.COM 50¢ A campaign vet UISG to aid websites The University of Iowa Student Government plans to fund student organization websites. By MEGAN DEPPE
[email protected] Student organizations across the University of Iowa can continue mov- ing into the technological age with as- sistance from the UI Student Govern- ment, IMU Marketing and Design, and the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership. The UISG voted on Tuesday to ap- prove long-term funding for recognized student organizations’ websites, a proj- ect that has been in the works for more than two years. Several current mem- bers of UISG had campaigned with this project in mind. At the meeting, UISG Chief Fi- nancial Officer Drew Turner said the upfront costs of the program, which would include creating templates, mar- A crowd listens to Mariannette Miller-Meeks speak at the Iowa City Cancer Treatment Center on Wednesday. Miller-Meeks is touring various cities to speak about her platform after announcing on keting, and training materials, would Monday that she would run for Congress. (The Daily Iowan/Alyssa Hitchcock) cost UISG no more than $7,000. The definite price will be decided within the next few weeks. Turner said the plat- Mariannette Miller-Meeks begins her third run for Congress since 2008.