DANCING WITH THEMSELVES DESPITE LOW ATTENDANCE, HERKY AND THE IOWA SPIRIT SQUAD SHOW UP IN FULL FORCE AT THE HAWKEYES’ VOLLEYBALL GAMES. SPORTS 1B

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WHAT’S INSIDE: State policymakers have FOOTBALL 101 approved $176 million in renova- No UISG tion projects at UI Hosptials and Clinics. Page 2A backing for Community members are lob- bying the Iowa City School Board to keep the soon-to-be-closed Roosevelt Elementary building. Patel just yet Page 8A

The Hawkeye soccer team will Raj Patel and Michelle Payne lose its all-time winningest goalie at the end of the season, have not formally asked leaving a big spot to fill for this UISG for its support. year’s freshman backups. Page 1B By KRISTEN EAST [email protected] Iowa State Student government leaders and a announces two student City Council candidate have presidential finalists apparently not yet settled their differ- ences. The Iowa State Presidential After much deliberation at Tuesday Search committee announced the night’s meeting, the University of Iowa two finalists in the presidential Student Government Senate tabled a search, who will visit the campus piece of legislation that would have next week for open forums and endorsed Raj Patel’s City Council bid. meetings with student represen- That comes after Patel resigned his tatives. UISG post last week. Patel’s campaign “I think we are looking forward told The Daily Iowan he was forced out, to very strong candidates coming but UISG leaders say Patel’s departure to campus,” said Labh Hira, the was voluntary. dean of the business school and Two years ago, UISG passed legisla- cochairman of the search panel. tion endorsing three UI students run- “Both are eminently qualified ning for City Council spots. That candidates, and they are looking endorsement passed with little contro- forward to being president of versy. Iowa State University.” UISG leaders did not expect the After selecting four finalists, Patel-endorsement legislation to be con- Steven Leath, vice president for troversial on Tuesday. research and sponsored programs “It’s going to be passed with very little at the University of North conversation,” UISG Vice President Carolina-Chapel Hill, and Kumble Brittany Caplin said before the Senate Subbaswamy, the provost of the meeting. “A lot of student-government University of Kentucky-Lexington, members are volunteering for his cam- were left after two of the other paign.” candidates withdrew from the Caplin insisted group officials haven’t search for personal reasons. changed their position on the matter, The two candidates will visit iterating that Patel was not forced out of campus on Sept. 21-23 his UISG post. (Subbaswamy) and Sept. 22-24 “We’ve always said that we wish Raj (Leath) to participate in open the best,” she said. “We still stand by forums and interact with faculty what’s going on and what we’ve said.” and students at ISU. Sens. Blake Riffel and Joe Van Zant Neither candidates were avail- submitted the piece of legislation and able for comment. The state argued Tuesday night it be passed Board of Regents are expected to rather than tabled because early voting decide on a candidate next week, starts soon. according to the Des Moines “Raj has demonstrated himself to be a Register. great student leader,” Van Zant said. — Iowa State Daily “He has a student-initiatives platform.” But some senators argued the body Herky entertains students at Football 101 on Tuesday at the Pappajohn Business Building. The event was organized shouldn’t endorse Patel because he has- CLARIFICATION to educate international students about American football, including tailgate etiquette, games, and football terminol- n’t asked the group for its support. Fur- In the Sept. 15 article, “Official: ogy. Read more on 3A (The Daily Iowan/Toan Nguyen) SEE UISG, 3A Apparent decrease in student ambulance calls misleading,” the DI was not specific in stating which ambulance statistics were reported during the meeting. The ambulance statistics reported at the Partnership for Alcohol Safety meeting included all ambulance calls, not just student ambulance Regents push for funds calls. The DI regrets the error. Tuition now makes up more than 58 per- DAILY IOWAN TV cent of general-education funding at the To watch Daily Iowan TV go online at dailyiowan.com. regent universities. By ALLIE WRIGHT ple of Iowa that the decrease in [email protected] appropriations has stabilized,” he said. Regent input on tuition costs WEST DES MOINES — The should have more weight with leg- state Board of Regents will seek islators, he said. more than $621 million in appro- Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City, priations from state legislators in said he thinks appropriations are the upcoming legislative session. vital to the public state universi- But state politicians have mixed views about whether the 4 percent ties. increase over last year’s funding is “The state needs to do its part,” feasible. he said. “I think that a 4 percent INDEX “There are a lot of demands and increase is needed more than ever. a limited amount of money,” said I’ll be going back to work in Janu- Classifieds 3B Sports 1B Rep. Greg Forristall, R-Macedo- ary, when the Legislature makes UI Provost Barry Butler, President Sally Mason, and Senior Vice President Douglas Crossword 4B nia. “Four percent could be fairly the case, that this is such an True look over various proposals to improve the UIHC at the state Board of Regents Opinions 4B optimistic at this point.” important investment.” meeting on Tuesday in West Des Moines. (The Daily Iowan/Jules Pratt) At Tuesday’s meeting, Regent Bolkcom said he thinks Iowa is request. same time, tuition now makes up President Craig Lang said the in a good financial standing and Currently, state appropriations more than 58 percent of the fund- WEATHER increase is a message to legisla- the state has the resources to ful- tors and Iowans that decreasing fill the regents’ request. make up only 35.7 percent of gen- ing, up from 55.1 percent in fiscal HIGH LOW state appropriations is no longer According to the appropriations eral-education funding for the 2011. 68 45 tolerated. request, higher-education’s oper- regents’ schools, down from 38.5 Lang said this year, the regents Mostly sunny, windy. “I think what’s important is ating appropriations make up percent during last fiscal year, that we send a message to the peo- nearly $471 million of that according to the report. At the SEE REGENTS, 3A

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By ALLIE WRIGHT Officials expect the total is an ongoing concern with [email protected] UIHC updates cost of the tower project to UIHC officials. TOP STORIES UIHC officials updated the be $489 million. “We’re trying to really Most-read stories on dailyiowan.com from Tuesday. WEST DES MOINES — status of several projects The plan will develop drive down length of stay in The state Board of Regents at the state Board of four new ambulatory surgi- every area we can,” Fisher 1. Locals react to Obama's jobs, deficit plans on Tuesday unanimously Regents meeting.• Point cal center operating rooms said. approved a University of • Iowa River Landing UIHC 2. Comeback therapeutic for Hawkeyes and support facilities on The regents also Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Clinic: to open in fall 2012 approved a request for a • Pappajohn Biomedical the fourth level of the request for $176.7 million $20.9 million budget and 3. Ed committee: Boost salaries to attract teachers for remodeleing and reno- Discovery Building: to open Pomerantz Family Pavilion late spring 2014 west addition rooftop to schematic design for the 4. Point/counterpoint: Should the Big Ten become a vation projects over the ambulatory surgery center next five years. • UI Children’s Hospital: to enhance the eight current opening in 2015 operating rooms, according and main operating room super conference? Also at Tuesday’s meet- suite expansion project. ing in West Des Moines, Source: UIHC officials to the request. 5. Letter to the Editor Additionally, two more The request also includes officials reported total rev- plans for a new $90 million enue for the UIHC during operating rooms will be developed in the main oper- Pharmacy Building. fiscal 2011 was significant- capacity in many of its sur- ating room suite. In addition to UIHC proj- ly more than expected, gical centers, and it needs “We set high goals ects, the UI as a whole totaling just over $1 mil- plans to spend $323.8 mil- “a place for [physicians] to because we think we can lion. Last year, the revenue lion on capital improve- practice their craft.” achieve them,” said Jean added up to about Robillard, the UI vice presi- ments around campus in te The UIHC plans to $940,000. dent for Medical Affairs. next five years, including UIHC Chief Financial spend $90 million on the And each patient’s $54 million for the con- Officer Ken Fisher said the construction of an Adult length of stay, although it struction of a new resi- facility has reached its Critical Care Bed Tower. has remained fairly steady, dence hall. BLOTTER

Nathan Bortolini, 24, 24 Lincoln was charged Sunday with fifth- Dubuque St., was charged Aug. charged Sept. 17 with fifth- Ave. Apt. 3, was charged Sept. 19 degree theft. 20 with public intoxication. degree theft. with keeping a disorderly house. Bryce Peterson, 19, 356 Steven Shredl, 20, 42 W. Court Jason Troendle, 31, 4137 Dane Joshua Bygness, 24, Fort Dodge, Cambridge Drive N.E., was St., was charged Sept. 16 with Road, was charged Sept. 17 with Iowa, was charged Sept. 19 with charged Sept. 16 with public presence in a bar after hours, possession of an open alcohol OWI. intoxication. PAULA, and supplying alcohol to container in public. Jordan Metter, 19, S406 Ryan Peterson, 22, Pleasant minors. Carlos Aleman Vela, 75, 307 Parklawn, was charged Sept. 16 View, Iowa, was charged Sept. 17 Corvetta Smith, 23, Chicago, Cherokee Trail, was charged Sept. with PAULA and supplying alcohol with possession of an open alco- was charged Sept. 17 with pos- 20 with OWI and driving with a to minors. hol container in public. session of an open alcohol con- suspended or canceled license. Samuel Montana, 22, Byron, Ill., John Podmeyer, 20, Mount tainer in public. Chester Walles, 22, 2401 was charged Sept. 17 with pos- Vernon, was charged Sept. 17 Spencer Smith, 19, 5203 Highway 6 E. Apt. 4806, was session of an open alcohol con- with possession of an open alco- Parklawn, was charged Sept. 17 charged Sept. 16 with driving with tainer in public. hol container in public. with PAULA and supplying alcohol a suspended or canceled license. Precious Morris, 23, 2401 Bartelt Austin Quick, 18, N212 Hillcrest, to minors. Marcus Warren, 19, East Moline, Road Apt. 2B, was charged Sept. was charged Sept. 17 with public Brendan Sotomayor, 22, 428 E. Ill., was charged Sept. 18 with 17 with fifth-degree theft. urination and public intoxication. Jefferson St., was charged Sept. possession of marijuana and OWI. Mallory Morse, 21, 14 S. Dubuque Jamilah Robinson, 33, 2613 16 with public intoxication and Kelsey Whalen, 19, 145 Mormon St. Apt. 1, was charged Sept. 16 Indigo Court, was charged interference with official acts. Trek Apt. 1, was charged Sept. 17 with smoking in a prohibited Sunday with fifth-degree theft. Christopher Steffe, 26, with public intoxication and area. Zachary Roby, 21, 515 E. Donahue, Iowa, was charged interference with official acts. Jennifer Mrstik, 33, North Jefferson St., was charged Sept. 17 with disorderly conduct. Liberty, was charged Sept. 17 Sunday with possession of a con- Kyle Steiger, 20, 30 N. Lucas St., Nicholas White, 23, 427 S. Van with possession of an open alco- trolled substance. was charged Sept. 17 with public Buren St. Apt. 3, was charged hol container in public. Brandon Rook, 24, 24 Lincoln intoxication. Sept. 17 with possession of an John Mulbah, 20, 1327 Burns Ave. Apt. 3, was charged Sept. 19 Kirk Stephan, 68, 630 S. open alcohol container in public. Ave., was charged Sept. 16 with with keeping a disorderly house. Dubuque St., was charged Sunday Ramon Vargas, 18, 632 S. Dodge public intoxication, unlawful use Alexandre Rothlisberger, 21, 221 with fifth-degree theft. St., was charged Sept. 17 with of a driver’s license, and interfer- Iowa Ave. Apt. 1923, was charged Eric Stephens, 21, 301 Hawk public intoxication, possession of ence with official acts. Sept. 17 with disorderly conduct. Ridge Drive Apt. 3317B, was an open alcohol container in pub- Ellen Olson, 21, 14 S. Dubuque St. Michael Sandknop, 24, charged Sept. 16 with fifth- lic, and interference with official Apt. 8, was charged Sept. 16 with Davenport, was charged Sept. 17 degree criminal mischief. acts causing injury. smoking in a prohibited area. with possession of an open alco- Brian Stockdale, 18, 2237 Kathryn Vaughan, 24, Des Nicklas Olson, 20, 17 S. Governor hol container in public. Quadrangle, was charged Sunday St., was charged Sept. 16 with Brandon Schellhorn, 26, with possession of a controlled Moines, was charged Sept. 17 PAULA. Waterloo, was charged Sept. 17 substance and possession of drug with public intoxication. Zachary Ovel, 35, Cedar Rapids, with public intoxication. paraphernalia. Francisco Vela, 20, 418 S. Van was charged Sept. 17 with public Ryan Schleuger, 26, Cumming, Emily Stoffels, 23, Chicago, was Buren St., was charged Sept. 16 intoxication. Iowa, was charged Sept. 17 with charged Sept. 17 with possession with PAULA and supplying alcohol Carlos Paez, 27, Chicago, was possession of a controlled sub- of an open alcohol container in to minors. charged Sept. 17 with public stance and public intoxication. public. Mallory Wagner, 26, Coralville, intoxication. Brandon Scholtes, 20, 19 E. John Strang, 20, 453 N. First was charged Sept. 17 with pos- Jesse Pals, 26, Mason City, was Burlington St. Apt. 106, was Ave., was charged Sept. 17 with session of an open alcohol con- charged Sept. 17 with public uri- charged Sept. 14 with PAULA and possession of an open alcohol tainer in public. nation. supplying alcohol to minors. container in public. Kyler Waterman, 25, Hawarden, Ashley Paul, 21, Cedar Falls, was Chad Schulte, 34, Cedar Rapids, Diana Taylor, 34, 1826 Hollywood Iowa, was charged Sept. 17 with charged Sept. 17 with possession was charged Sept. 17 with pos- Court, was charged Sunday with possession of an open alcohol of an open alcohol container in session of an open alcohol con- fifth-degree theft. container in public. public. tainer in public. Sonya Taylor, 52, 2606 Carter Watson, 18, 2223 Wally Patheuangsin, 20, 625 Steven Schulte, 55, Altoona, Whispering Prairie Ave., was Quadrangle, was charged Sept. 16 Emerald St. Apt. B10, was charged Iowa, was charged Sept. 17 with charged Sunday with fifth-degree with fifth-degree criminal mis- Sept. 16 with OWI. possession of an open alcohol theft. cheif. Brett Pedersen, 23, Coralville, container in public. Angelina Tennis, 24, Tampa, Fla., Nickalaus Wunschel, 19, C507 was charged Sept. 17 with public Levine Seals, 28, address was charged Sept. 17 with pos- Hillcrest, was charged Sunday intoxication. unknown, was charged Sunday session of an open alcohol con- with possession of a controlled David Pellett, 18, Davenport, was with third-degree theft. tainer in public. substance and possession of drug charged Sept. 16 with PAULA. Amanda Seelman, 25, Chicago, Joshua Terhune, 21, West paraphernaila. Ronda Perry, 52, 923 Cross Park was charged Sept. 17 with pos- Liberty, was charged Sept. 17 Jonathan Yuska, 22, 444 S. Ave. Apt. E, was charged Sunday session of an open alcohol con- with possession of an open alco- Johnson St. Apt. 8, was charged with fifth-degree theft. tainer in public. hol container in public. Sept. 17 with possession of an Daniel Peters, 74, West Branch, Pranav Sharma, 19, 326 N. Sade Tolbert, 22, Coralville, was open alcohol container in public.

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REGENTS Regent university CONTINUED FROM 1A general-educa- Unlocking football’s mysteries tion funding appropriations The Football 101 event is the first event of its kind at the UI. seek to “stabilize the loss” Appropriations have decreased by 53.9 per- in state appropriations by By JORDYN REILAND making personal visits, cent since fiscal 1981. [email protected] along with the regent uni- • Fiscal 1981: 77.4 percent Football 101 Students gathered with ‘It doesn’t feel good to sit around the table versities’ presidents, to • Fiscal 2004: 50.1 percent David Xu scribbled state legislators. • Fiscal 2008: 49.1 percent the Tippie senators, eco- feverishly, taking notes on with Americans talking about football and not “We hope that we can stop • Fiscal 2012 budget: 35.7 nomics Associate [the loss of appropriations] percent the three phases of a foot- Professor John Solow, have any idea what they are talking about. I ball game Tuesday and Herky to learn about and that the Legislature, Source: www.regents.iowa.gov feel like I know a lot more now and want to go through the constituents of evening, as John Solow, a football and participate Iowa, can understand what University of Iowa eco- in the following activi- to a football game.’ The regents said this ties: an important investment nomics associate professor, — David Xu, International student [higher education] is to the year, they will focus on • Indulging in tailgating state,” Lang said during the more affordable tuition described football termi- foods costs. Regent President Pro nology. meeting. • Playing bean bags picture of what’s going on how the game is played. Other officials said its Tem Bruce Rastetter said Luckily for Xu, he won’t • Photo with Herky state appropriations are every Saturday,” Waeghe He also spoke about important the regent insti- be tested on the material. Source: Lucy Krol, Tippie Senate important and are an said. why football has grown so tutions receive more fund- Xu was one of around a president investment in education But the event was open large in the United States ing in order to meet the con- dozen international stu- tinuously expanding needs. and not only funding. to all, and officials said and what it means to the “Future cuts [in appro- dents who attended Foot- “The Board of Regents students, specifically they were surprised by the UI community. priations] will hurt the ball 101 — an event international students, to cannot operate major state turnout of American stu- He said he hoped after institutions with a static quality of education [in planned by the Tippie Col- come together and learn a this event students will budget,” said Patrice Sayer, Iowa],” he said. dents. DI reporter Melissa Dawkins con- lege of Business Senate little bit about why foot- chief business officer for the “Our goal was to focus gain a better appreciation tributed to the report. aimed at educating inter- ball is such a big part of regents, during the meeting. on international students of why people get so excit- national students on the American and UI culture. when planning this event, ed every weekend, and if American sport. “A lot of professors use but it is understandable they decide to attend a Students joined Herky, sports jargon as reference how this event attracted game at Kinnick Stadium, UISG Solow, and the Tippie sen- in their lectures, and it can Student all types of students who they will have a better ators in a night of football be a little confusing if you CONTINUED FROM 1A Candidates are interested in football, understanding of what is talk and indulging in tail- don’t know exactly what There are two current stu- especially with the tailgat- taking place before, dur- dents and one recent grad- gating-style foods such as they are talking about,” ing food,” Tippie Senate ing, and after the game. uate from the University wings and chips. Tippie Senate President Herky also visited and ther, some senators of Iowa running for Iowa And Xu was happy for Lucy Krol said. Vice President Kaila expressed their concern City City Council. the help. Tippie Sen. Steve Krum said. “But we did took a seat front row to over the legislation endors- Current students: “It doesn’t feel good to Waeghe said he wanted to feel this event was a suc- hear Solow’s last words of ing a single student candi- • Raj Patel sit around the table with get involved in the pro- cess, and we hope to do it the evening. date when there are two in • Michelle Payne Americans talking about gram because he thought again.” “Herky is in the house,” the race — Patel and part- Recent graduate: football and not have any it was a fun, interactive The event started off Solow said. time student Michelle • Josh Eklow, graduated in idea what they are talking with a brief presentation The evening concluded Payne. May way to explain what foot- Though Payne admitted about,” Xu said. “I feel like ball is all about at the UI. from Solow about the his- with a photograph with Source: Iowa City Website she doesn’t know much I know a lot more now and “I am a huge football fan tory of football as well as Herky for each student as about UISG, she said she want to go to a football and a Hawkeye supporter, some rules and strategy to well as tailgating refresh- would love to have its sup- the race, it makes sense to game.” and Football 101 is a way help students get a rough ments and a game of port. me why they would support The event was a way for to give students a better outline in their heads of Hawkeye bags. “For nontraditional stu- them.” dents, we don’t see much of Caplin said the recent student government, going controversy between UISG to school just at night or and Patel is only a minor [taking] online classes,” speed bump in regards to Payne said. “I don’t see its platform goals for this much of what [UISG] does school year. for students, which is For more “This is a very, very unfortunate for me.” Senators suggested both minor thing in terms of the news, visit should come to the next entire spectrum of the meeting on Oct. 4 to pro- year,” she said. dailyiowan.com mote their platforms and Student leaders say the formally ask for support. issue will be brought up Patel said he would like again at UISG’s next gener- to have the support of al Senate meeting, Oct. 4. UISG. “I’d be honored to have the endorsement of the University of Iowa Student Government,” Patel said before the meeting. Patel also said he would like to continue working with UISG in the future. “If elected, I would look forward to the opportunity to work with UISG to ensure that students are best represented on the City Council,” he said. “I hope that in the future we can always work together to best represent the stu- dents.” Josh Eklow, also a candi- date for City Council, grad- uated last May from the UI. He said he didn’t have a problem with student organizations endorsing student candidates. “I don’t see anything wrong with that,” he said. “If one current student is in

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Editorial investments Iraq founded on lies or into the Obama admin- istration’s murder of more than 2,000 civil- Recent termination ben- ians, 160 of them chil- dren, in Pakistan as a result of continuing SHAY O’REILLY drone strikes. Even on a purely efits UI nursing program [email protected] monetary scale, the money lost to Solyndra Stop me if you’ve is overwhelmed by the When the University of Iowa petitions the state will be a surplus of registered nurses in the next heard this one before: amount spent on other The U.S. government Board of Regents to terminate one of its graduate decade. This is not the case: According to a report by failed causes. The has wasted hundreds of money squandered on health-care programs, tempers tend to flare. Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow, the will be a 20 per- millions of dollars to Solyndra is measured On Tuesday, the regents decided to allow the UI to cent shortage of registered nurses by 2020. prop up an endeavor in hundreds of millions, officially terminate its master in nursing and health- Even today, the need for more efficient, better- that, despite increases but a Brown University care practice degree. Under normal circumstances, the trained nurses has never been so necessary in the in expenditures and study released earlier termination of any health-care graduate degree at the workplace. This will be even more crucial moving for- extended loans, failed this year puts the total to live up to modest university would echo gross incompetence on the part ward. The UI seems to recognize these facts. cost of our “War on hopes of solvency. Terror” at $4 trillion — of the administration — but officially terminating the The nursing school’s new master of science degree This could refer to, nearly one-third of the degree is necessary to the continued growth in one of emphasizes hands-on experience through the UI well, anything — from national debt. the top nursing programs in the nation. Hospitals and Clinics, which yields faster results and the Troubled Asset There’s no return on The degree began at UI in January 2003 and was better decision making in the workplace. These are Relief Program, which investment, either: As rigorously focused on providing training and real clin- more than important in the high-stress, high-risk pro- assisted fewer private- I’ve written about sector loans than bank ical experience to allow its recipients to quickly enter fession of nursing. This program equips students with before, the burgeoning expansions, to our security state and bloat- a professional nursing career. exactly what is necessary to flourish. experiments in nation- ed surveillance industry James Nicpon, the strategic communications man- “[It] has been very successful and is still widely building overseas. have left us with a ager for the UI College of Nursing, the program was active today,” Nicpon said. But the most outstand- dearth of evidence that suspended in 2005, and the last students to earn This may be precisely what the UI needs to stay at ing example is, at least we are any safer now degrees graduated in 2008. the top when it comes to education in health sciences. according to the main- than we were 11 years stream media, is the solar- “There has not been an [program] student in the As stated in the most current rankings by U.S. News & ago. Meanwhile, both energy plant Solyndra. Afghanistan and Libya building for more than three years,” he said. World Report, the UI’s nursing school boasts two sec- Despite $535 million have fallen into civil This topic came up recently because of what Nicpon ond-ranked programs of their kind in the nation, with in federal loan guaran- war after their sup- described as a “clerical error.” There was an apparent a total of five ranked in the top 15. tees, Solyndra, a solar- posed “liberation.” And slight oversight by the college to fill out the necessary Such current and innovative methods of teaching panel manufacturer in purely humanist paper work to no longer have the degree listed as a students increases the likelihood that graduates will located in California, terms, our post-9/11 for- went bankrupt last part of the nursing school. The elimination of this find higher paying jobs in a lackluster economy. eign policy has led to month. According to unquantifiable suffering degree will yield more focus toward better preparing As the nation’s global rank in math and sciences is internal emails in the form of the war nursing students for the modern job market. falling behind other countries, these innovations are acquired by the crimes that inevitably The official termination of this program is nothing to necessary. The UI should be applauded for its success Washington Post, the stem from hostilities. worry about. Nicpon pointed out that the program was in the field of nursing. Despite the budget cuts and White House asked the Of course I stand replaced by a new program, called a Master of Science tight economy, the school has maintained its status as Office of Management opposed to corporatism, and Budget to hasten in Nursing with a focus on clinical leadership. This the 11th best nursing college in the nation. The UI whether it comes in the approval for the guar- form of preferential program came about in reaction to a report given out trails only behind such notable schools as Yale and antee so that Obama treatment for loans or by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Duke and is only a few points away from Johns administration officials, fat payouts to military which emphasized the need for more leadership train- Hopkins. including Vice President contractors. If Solyndra ing in graduate studies in order for graduates to be The termination of the old degree is nothing to be Joe Biden, could partici- circumvented the usual better prepared for the modern health-care climate. afraid of; rather, it is something to be proud of and pate in a groundbreak- procedures because of ing ceremony in The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that, from something that will likely increase UI’s ability to focus politics or cronyism, September 2009. there should rightfully 2008, there will be a 20 percent growth in registered on being even more competitive in the nursing field. There’s no proof that be disciplinary actions nurses in the United States by 2018. This is much So, don’t flare your tempers: The UI knows what it’s the White House forced extending to the high- faster growth rate than the projected population doing. the guarantee against est level of government. growth of the country, projected at 7 percent by 2020. advisers’ suggestions, Your turn. Was the nursing-program termination a good idea? But I’m flummoxed by Given these statistics, one may speculate that there but the partisan uproar the incessant media Weigh in at dailyiowan.com. is understandable — attention given to these and reaches across the more mild cases of aisles. Republicans waste. War, and particu- Letter have accused Obama of larly the kind of nebu- everything from corpo- lous open-ended war rate cronyism to des- that we began after LETTERS TO THE EDITOR may be sent via e-mail to [email protected] (as text, not as attachment). Each peration (Rep. Michele Sept. 11, 2001, is a far letter must be signed and include an address and phone number for verification. Letters should not exceed 300 words. The Bachmann called the worse investment than DI reserves the right to edit for length and clarity. The DI will publish only one letter per author per month. Letters will be Solyndra guarantee an “abuse of authority and Solyndra. 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They may be edited for length and style. 2005 energy bill sup- Where they have “suc- ported by President ceeded,” (and what Bush and counts as success?) they rely on the media and political Paul does not participate in I encourage you, no matter Congressional have led to suffering Learn Ron Paul’s and moral compromise. hacks, you’ll only get lies and the deplorable yet lucrative your party affiliation, to learn Republicans. As a result of the If it is patriotism policies half-truths. Congressional pension plan. He about Paul. outcry, there is a that prevents us from In today’s fast-paced sound- It takes time to understand returns a portion of his office When you’re convinced Ron Congressional hearing considering the War on bite world, Rep. Ron Paul has an Paul’s ideas. And when you do, budget to the U.S. Department Paul is the answer, bite the bul- on Friday that seeks to Terror an unsound you’ll find out he’s been consis- root out any potential investment, it’s time to uphill battle for the Republican of Treasury every year. let and register as a Republican smother that impulse. tent for 30 years. No flip-flops. wrongdoing. presidential nomination. Lobbyists avoid him because so you can vote for Paul in the This whole Solyndra While the Solyndra No corruption. No backroom Ron Paul is not a sound-bite they know he’s not for sale. Iowa caucuses on Feb. 6, 2012. mess is kind of a big debacle is the latest deals. No puppet strings. No guy. He doesn’t have slick hair, Paul will end the ongoing deal — until you con- example of a govern- Or be sure to register in your sider some of our more ment incapable of or a great tan, or clever one-liners. hidden agenda. He tells the truth even if it hurts. wars, close down military bases home state as a Republican so tenuous, poorly planned uninterested in invest- If you rely on one-minute Paul never voted to raise around the world, and bring our you may vote for Ron Paul in investments. There will ing soundly, it is hardly debate answers and 30-second not be a Congressional the most egregious or your taxes or his salary. Every troops home to their loving fam- your state’s Republican primary. rebuttals, you’ll never under- inquiry into the Bush the most inexcusable. vote he’s ever made is based on ilies, saving American taxpayers Jeff Luecke administration’s pre- That distinction goes to stand Paul’s philosophy. If you the bill’s constitutionality. trillions of dollars every year. Dubuque emptive war against our continuing wars. Guest opinion A return to traditional conservatism The United States is at fighting a war on a thou- serves as chairman of the what passes for conser- today. In addition, Bush fol- French Revolution,” wrote both an economic and cul- sand fronts, from restoring Texas Workforce Commis- vatism in the post-Reagan lowed the neoconservative Pauken. “Christian values tural crossroads. the economy and Constitu- sion, is a veteran of the con- era of Republican politics is approach to foreign policy are at the center of our The economy is still suf- tional government to pre- servative movement. barely recognizable to with his interventionism national character; and the fering from the “Great serving our heritage from a Pauken was a supporter of many of us who were grass- and nation-building efforts, attack on them has taken a Recession” with slow eco- growing secular and rela- Sen. Barry Goldwater, who roots activists in the early which is a foreign policy heavy toll on the tradition- nomic growth and 9.1 per- tivistic culture. Conserva- ran for president on the days of the conservative more in line with progres- al family,” argued Pauken. cent unemployment. The tives who are looking for Republican ticket in 1964, movement — especially sives rather than conserva- This is clearly seen in the credit rating of the nation both a policy and philo- and he served in both Pres- after eight years of a tives. debates over economic poli- has recently been lowered sophical blueprint to ident Richard Nixon’s and Republican administration Pauken is arguing for a cy, the definition of mar- because of the failure of restore the republic would President Ronald Reagan’s headed by George W. Bush, return to traditional con- riage, and abortion, among policymakers to appropri- be well served to read administrations. As a con- who claimed to be a conser- servatism that is rooted in other cultural issues. ately address the spending Bringing America Home: servative, he was influ- vative.” the limited government Pauken also illustrated the problem. Our national debt How America Lost Her Way enced by Goldwater’s book Although President philosophy of Goldwater fundamental point when is more than $14 trillion, and How We Can Find Our *The Conscience of a Con- Bush did make some good and Reagan, which also he wrote that “unfortunate- and the federal govern- Way Back, by Tom Pauken, servative* as well as conservative decisions, protects our traditional val- ment has been running and The Next Conser- William F. Buckley’s Up such as judicial appoint- ly, our society has been ues and Christian heritage. under an increasingly trillion-dollar deficits, vatism, by Paul M. Weyrich From Liberalism and ments, tax cuts, and “The hardest part in formu- while entitlement pro- and William S. Lind — both James Burnham’s Suicide defending crucial social lethal assault by a coalition lating an overall strategy of cultural ideologues who grams threaten to consume of which provide a call for a of the West, among other issues, his administration to get our country back on the entire budget unless return to traditional con- great works of the Ameri- followed the path of New have not learned the les- the right track is figuring reformed. servatism that is based can conservative move- Deal-style government sons that history offers out how to restore our tra- The traditional values upon constitutionally limit- ment. Pauken has been expansion with such pro- about what has happened and Christian heritage of ed government and the very concerned about the grams as Medicare Part D ditional beliefs … Our when men and societies the nation is also under defense of our American direction of both the con- and No Child Left Behind, country was not founded on have ‘forgotten God.’ ” attack by secular world- and Christian heritage. servative movement and which in the process led to the egalitarian, antireli- John Hendrickson is a research views. Conservatives are Pauken, who currently the Republican Party. “But our spending problems gious principles of the analyst with Public Interest Institute.

The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 5A dailyiowan.com for more news News METRO Get Iowa City news Scan this code and press "send" Council approves Or txt TIF district straight to your phone "follow thedailyiowan" to 40404 The Iowa City City council voted in favor of financing an urban-renewal project through tax-increment financing during a meeting Tuesday. A TIF ordinance was proposed in order to provide such financing through new developments from the project. With a 6-0 vote, the city adopted the Towncrest Urban Renewal project. Councilor Connie Champion abstained, cit- ing a potential conflict of inter- est. Adopting the TIF ordinance is the second step in setting up a tax-increment district. — by Asmaa Elkeurti

Council OKs Pedestrian Mall ATM The Iowa City City Council on Tuesday voted to approve a request to install a Wells Fargo bank ATM on the College Street area of the Pedestrian Mall. The bank will sign a lease with the council that will allow it to place the ATM for an initial period of five years. The bank may renew the lease up to four times after the initial five-year period. According to Iowa Code Section 364.7, the City Council must hold a public hearing before any possible long-term lease agreements are passed. The council approved the measure on a 7-0 vote. — by Asmaa Elkeurti

Council backs changing N. Dodge speed limit The Iowa City City Council voted in favor of considering an ordinance that would change the speed limit along North Dodge Street in the area of Prairie Du Chien Road and Conklin Lane. The city engineer and the Iowa Department of Transportation recommended establishing a 35 mph speed limit between Prairie Du Chien Road and 175 feet north of Conklin Lane. They would also consider establishing a 45 mile per hour speed limit between a point 175 feet north of Conklin lane to a point 600 feet south of the northern city limits. — by Asmaa Elkeurti

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METRO Regents OK nursing- Evidence allowed in Upgrade snarls alcohol data program termination homicide trial BY MATT STARNS The state Board of Regents Evidentiary issues in the [email protected] unanimously approved a University Charles William Curtis Thompson of Iowa request to terminate its Officials are having trou- murder trial were resolved in a master’s program in nursing and ble tracking trends in alco- health-care practice in the College pretrial motion Tuesday. hol-related ambulance calls. of Nursing at its meeting Tuesday. Sixth District Judge Sean Following a 2010 The request, which stemmed McPartland overruled the upgrade in the Johnson from recommendations by the defense motion to exclude a ski County Ambulance Ser- American Association of Colleges of mask, and the defense retracted vice’s incident software — which changed the proto- Nursing for a better clinical-nurse- its request to have a pair of leader curriculum, came from UI col for what is considered officials to end the program. bloody jeans excluded. Both an alcohol-related call — The nursing school has adopted pieces of evidence will be sub- University of Iowa officials changes to the master’s program, mitted during the trial. are unable to compare cur- including moving to a clinical nurs- Further questioning was held rent statistics with those ing sub-track in the current master in examinations of 34 potential of previous years. of science in nursing, which is jurors Tuesday, and several were Before the upgrade, an administered by the UI Graduate incident was recorded by the College, according to the request. dismissed because they believed they could not handle the case Ambulance Service as alco- Officials suspended program hol-related if any person or that their “personal circum- admissions in June 2007. involved was intoxicated. — by Allie Wright stances” would prevent them The new software from following court instruc- upgrade changes this, only Regents back tions. flagging the incident as Thompson was charged with alcohol-related if the Field supervisor Becky Loyd talks about new equipment in the ambulance on Sunday. Recent updates in Carver-addition first-degree murder in the slay- patient is intoxicated. name ing of Iowa City landlord John “The way they’re collect- the software alter data input regarding alcohol-related ambulance calls. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Bauer) The state Board of Regents Versypt. The trial intends to ing it now is probably a more objective way,” said by the improvements UI officials said they don’t look at other data, too.” unanimously approved a determine not only whether afforded by the new ver- foresee long-term problems Bender said the change University of Iowa request to Doug Beardsley, the direc- Thompson is guilty but whether tor of Johnson County sion of the software. arising from the upgrade. will be only a temporary name the new addition to Carver- the slaying was “premeditated Hawkeye Arena after Dale and Public Health. “It focuses “The new product is more “It’s not going to change setback in tracking alco- Marilyn Howard. murder” or a “felony murder.” on the condition of the per- versatile,” he said. “You can what we’re doing,” said hol-related incidents. The regents accepted the UI’s The police believe the suspects son being attended.” use it on tablets, whereas Kelly Bender, the coordi- “These things happen,” proposal to call the addition the intended to rob Versypt. Tom Rocklin, the UI vice the old one was mostly tied nator of Campus Commu- she said. “We also look at “Dale and Marilyn Howard Family Jury selection will continue at president for Student Life, to a desktop PC.” nity Harm Reduction Ini- alcohol-related emer- Pavilion” at their meeting 9 a.m. today in the Johnson told The Daily Iowan last Despite the inability to tiatives. “[Johnson Coun- gency-room data, so this Tuesday. County Courthouse. Opening week that because of the compare current data with ty] ambulance data are an change won’t cause a big previous years’ numbers, important part, but we problem.” The naming will recognize a $5 arguments are expected to software upgrade, univer- million the Howards presented to sity officials will use dif- begin before noon. support the construction. ferent methods to track UI President Sally Mason said — by Eric Moore changes in students’ the Howards have been “very gra- alcohol behavior. cious and very generous,” Couple charged in He said they will rely towards the athletics program. more heavily on num- Officials will hold a ribbon-cut- heroin bust bers from emergency- ting ceremony on Friday to com- room admissions to indi- memorate the addition, which Coralville police have arrested a couple after allegedly locating cate trends in student- features practice gymnasiums related alcohol incidents, and a new strength and condition- heroin in their residence. ing space for the Hawkeye athlet- at least until there is a Taisha Kiawana Poole, 27, and greater depth of Ambu- ics teams. Lloyd Calvin Jamerson III, 30, Dale Howard, a 1955 UI alum- lance Service statistics nus, is the owner and president of Coralville, were charged Tuesday recorded with the new Dale Howard Inc., an automobile with controlled-substance viola- version of the software. dealership in Iowa Falls. tion, endangerment/no injury, Ambulance Service — by Allie Wright and failure to affix a drug-tax upgraded the software stamp. last year when TriTech Software Systems — the Regents approve Complaints said the couple company that provides imaging scanner was arrested Sept. 19 after the Ambulance Service Johnson County Drug Task Force with the software — The state Board of Regents officers executed a warrant on Tuesday unanimously approved began phasing out an the University of Iowa’s request their residence. older version and provid- to purchase a new $7 million mag- Jamerson was allegedly ing a free upgrade to the netic resonance imaging scanner. observed and recorded by the new version. The scanner will be located in task force selling heroin to an Steve Spenler, the the new Pappajohn Biomedical undercover member of the task director of the Discovery Building, which is under force twice — once on Sept. 12 Ambula`nce Service, construction, and will enhance said the software initial- and again on Sept. 19. The com- several of the UI’s clusters, ly cost the Ambulance including aging, obesity, and plaint said his children, ages 2, 5, Service $10,250 when genetics, according to the and 7, accompanied him in the car implemented in 2003. request. during the alleged Sept. 12 heroin There is also a yearly The scanner will be integrated deal. support fee of $3,900. into the Iowa Institute for The complaint said officers Spenler said the ser- Biomedical Imaging, the UI’s located approximately 12 grams vice’s inability to directly Clinical and Translation Science compare numbers of alco- Award, and the National Cancer of heroin in the apartment freez- hol-related incidents Institute funded cancer center. er, and Jamerson admitted to — by Allie Wright possessing the heroin. from current records and In total, Jamerson is charged years previous isn’t a large concern. UI: flood recovery with three Class-C felony con- “[It’s] actually a very trolled-substance violations, minor issue relating to dates solid each one punishable by up to 10 our patient-care report- University of Iowa officials, years in prison and a fine of ing software,” he said. speaking at the state Board of $50,000. Spenler said this dis- Regents meeting Tuesday in West — by Matt Starns advantage is outweighed Des Moines, said they are confi- dent in the completion dates for several flood-damaged campus buildings. The progress has been slowed because of delays by Federal Emergency Management Agency. Funding totaling about $111 million is still needed to complete the projects, said Douglas True,l the UI senior vice president for Finance. Roughly $260 million has been provided by FEMA. An event to unveil the recon- struction plans for the new music buildings, art building, and Hancher will be held Nov. 9. “It’s a way to ask for approval of the schematic design,” True said, adding the event is an opportunity to get feedback from community members, regents, and UI officials. — by Allie Wright UISG kills Board University of Iowa Student Government officials unanimously voted to dissolve the UI Student Elections Board in a general Senate meeting Tuesday night. The bill simultaneously created the new position of Student Elections Board Commissioner. The commissioner will work closely with UISG. Any election appeals will be heard by the Student Judicial Court. Former Student Elections Board Director Gordon Sonnenschein contacted UISG to suggest dissolving the group. In his letter to UISG, Sonnenschein said there was dif- ficulty establishing regular meet- ings with the group, and the process was inefficient. He believed the job was better suited for one person as opposed to a team of nine people. The director of the elections board was the only one who was paid. — by Kristen East

The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 7A dailyiowan.com for more news News Council OKs alcohol-sale extension Councilors said the new measure is a ‘clean-up item’ and allows city to be consistent. Temporary Service Vendors By ASMAA ELKEURTI or objection regarding the “This is just a consisten- private property, were pre- an ordinance to allow per- City Councilors voted 7-0 [email protected] proposal, and councilors cy thing with existing prac- viously unable to sell alco- manent outdoor service at Tuesday’s meeting to voted 7-0 in favor for the tices,” said City Councilor hol when 100 feet away vendors to sell alcohol allow temporary service The Iowa City City Coun- vendors to sell alcohol. ordinance. Ross Wilburn. “And it defi- from a residential area, regardless of distance from cil voted Tuesday to allow • Ordinance: eliminates 100- temporary outdoor Iowa The new ordinance is nitely makes sense to be which seemed to be a con- a residential area. foot residential-use provision • Applies only to downtown City vendors to sell alcohol expected to affect the consistent.” tradiction to such policies. “We’d like to think when upcoming Oktoberfest Policies for outdoor alco- “That made absolutely we find things like that we businesses regardless of their proximi- • Ordinances must have three ty to residential areas. event, an Oct. 1 festival hol consumption have no sense at all,” said Jann work diligently to make considerations before enact- Before the change, ven- involving temporary ven- enabled outdoor cafés and Ream, the city code- sure we change them so our ment dors without a permanent dors that takes place on the vendors on public property enforcement assistant. ordinances are consistent Source: Jann Ream, code-enforcement to serve alcohol. Outdoor In order to be consistent and they make sense,” assistant, and Eleanor Dilkes, city outdoor establishment could North Side. The ordinance attorney not sell alcohol within 100 will help make the event service vendors, who sell on with this, officials enacted Ream said. feet of a residential area. run more smoothly, accord- A year ago, the coun- ing to one business owner. cilors voted to implement “It’s just going to be a fab- an ordinance that would ulous event,” said Melissa allow permanent outdoor Carr, a co-owner of George’s businesses to sell alcohol, Buffet, 312 E. Market St. regardless of proximity to “My husband and I own residential areas. Now, the George’s and think it would councilors said, they feel be a wonderful opportunity making the new change for people to enjoy the would allow them to stay music and sit outside and consistent, said City Attor- sip their beverages.” ney Eleanor Dilkes. The ordinance will only “Essentially, this is just a apply to the central area, so cleanup item,” she said. vendors on Melrose Avenue There was no discussion will not be included.

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Students wait for their parents to pick them up from Roosevelt Elementary at the end of the day on May 11. (The Daily Iowan/File Photo) The original Roosevelt Elementary was built in the 1930s.

By DORA GROTE wants when we are talking [email protected] Roosevelt to the city, state, and Real- Elementary tors,” Murley said. “We Circling Roosevelt Ele- want the city to know up- mentary, Iowa City resi- School front what your sentiments dent Bob Dostal said there Last year, a committee of are and take that into con- was always something cute community members and sideration as we look at the about “the littleß brick box” district employees sug- sale process … We want to that is Roosevelt. gested possible options for make sure we are acting in But that property may the school: good faith when we sell the soon be sold, sparking • Repurposing property.” debate among the commu- • Sell to a municipal entity Murley said the School nity and the Iowa City • Sell with restrictions District realizes selling the School Board. • Sell without restrictions property would mean los- Roosevelt Elementary Source: Stephen Murley, Iowa City ing control of what is done School District superintendent will close at the end of this with the property. academic year; the School “We can’t tell the buyers Board voted toclose the kids how to play. what they can and can’t do school in 2009. The district “The green space is very with it,” Murley said. is building another school, family-oriented; there are He said the process is the Borlaug Elementary, sever- so many elementary stu- same as buying and selling al miles away. dents, college students, and a car. Community members of people of all ages,” Knudson “Once you sell a car, they the Miller Orchard Neigh- said. “If you took pictures of can do whatever they want borhood said they want to it, you would have a to it,” Murley said. keep the elementary school glimpse into Iowa City.” Jeffrey McGuiness, a standing and the green But School District School Board member-elect, space open. Superintendent Stephen does not think repurposing “The school is like a Murley said selling the the school is a viable option. miniature paradise for property is “the only viable “We should take whatev- learning,” 72-year-old com- option.” er option that has the abili- munity member Dolstal And if it comes down to ty to recapture the most said. “I can’t let it go.” selling the property,Knudson money and put it back into He said he would like to said, the community does not the budget to higher more see the building restored to want to see high-rise apart- teachers,” he said. its original architecture and ment buildings, high occu- However, Dostal said, the remain an elementary school. pancy buildings, bars, liquor district will need the build- Mary Knudson, a member stores, or strip malls. ing space in the next few of the Miller Orchard Neigh- Murley said the school and years because of an unend- borhood Association, said administrative staff will take ing need for more elemen- she would like to keep the the input from the neighbor- tary-school capacity in building as well as the sur- hood and bring it before the southwest Iowa City. rounding property intact. School Board before making “Right now the growth “I live right across from a final decision. rate is flat, but that is the green space and see “[The dialogue gives us a] deceiving, because in a few soccer players, cricket play- better understanding of years down the road, it’s ers, and parents teaching what the neighborhood going to spike,” he said.

DAILYIOWAN.COM Log on for exclusive coverage of Dirty Money THE DAILY IOWAN Island’s intramural victory over Matt Chandler’s WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 Team. FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Young goalies learning The future of goalkeeping for the Hawkeyes gets to learn behind the best in school history.

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The Iowa soccer team has played 830 minutes of game time this season. So far, senior goalkeeper Emily Moran has played in more than 750 of those available minutes, while freshmen goal- keepers Caitlin Schnor- bach and Kiley Beck have shared the rest of the min- Iowa quarterback James Vandenberg runs against Pittsburgh on Sept. 17 in Kinnick Stadium. Vandenberg flourished when set loose late in the game, but utes. The pair appeared in coach Kirk Ferentz said he’ll likely return to a more traditional quarterback role this week. (The Daily Iowan/Rob Johnson) goal for Iowa against Western Illinois and South Dakota. Because Moran is a Moran four-year starter and Iowa’s all-time wins leader goalkeeper Hawkeyes in no hurry (30), Beck and Schnorbach aren’t expected to receive a lot of playing The up-tempo offense Iowa used late against Pittsburgh was out of necessity, Kirk time as the team continues conference play this weekend. Ferentz said, and the Hawkeyes likely won’t convert to an up-tempo style permanently. They said they are happy with that, and they will spend their time trying to By JORDAN GARRETSON all over the field for the rest drop a pass. The offensive “I don’t think we’re going to grow as players and learn under Moran [email protected] of the season. line was almost impenetra- change to any five-receiver and goalkeeper coach Jaimel Johnson. Ferentz said Tuesday that ble. sets anytime soon,” Vanden- Iowa’s offense was stag- Johnson is in her second year as the Iowa’s dire situation — down The junior quarterback berg said with a laugh. nant for most of its game Hawkeyes’ goalkeeper coach. Before 24-3 late in the third quarter cited heightened playmaking against Pittsburgh on Sept. “We’re going to run the arriving in Iowa City, she was an All- 17. — forced his hand. abilities of his receivers and ball. We’re going to have a American and All-SEC goalkeeper dur- Then came the no-huddle, “We didn’t have much of a improved pass protection for good balance. We have to ing her four-year playing career at Ten- and everything changed. choice,” he said. “Part of it, too the seemingly automatic aer- clean up some details to get nessee from 2005-08. The Hawkeyes scored — we weren’t getting open ial attack. that going a little better.” “I’m not that much older than them, touchdowns on four-straight earlier in the game. James And even though the and it hasn’t been that long since I went drives and won as James had a couple reads he’d prob- increased tempo facilitated Prater and Hyde’s friendly through the process,” Johnson said. “I Vandenberg was 17-of-20 for ably like to have back. But new single-game career-bests wager understand what it feels like to play two 217 yards over the game’s there were also some times in completions, yards, and games in a weekend and then come into For Shaun Prater and final 18:11. there wasn’t really anywhere passing touchdowns for Van- training and have to keep focus.” But despite that success, to go with the ball.” denberg, he said he knows Micah Hyde, interceptions During practice, the three goalkeepers head coach Kirk Ferentz said Once in the hurry-up, Van- Iowa’s offense isn’t departing are worth more than just take part in drills that Johnson selects to fans shouldn’t necessarily denberg couldn’t miss a tar- from its perennially even expect Iowa to fling the ball get. His receivers couldn’t approach. SEE NOTEBOOK, 2B SEE SOCCER, 2B Raising spirits at Adjusting to the hard court

V-ball games Iowa freshman Andres Estenssoro The Iowa Spirit Squad enjoys volleyball has adjusted to a new games despite low attendance. country and a new

By MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD captain Anika Peterson style of tennis. [email protected] said. “There are fewer peo- ple to interact with, and the By RYAN MURPHY Iowa fans have packed people who are there are Kinnick Stadium for two there to watch the game — [email protected] home games this fall, with not necessarily to do what- Coming to a different country to an average attendance of ever we tell them to do.” play a sport is a challenge — espe- 70,585. In addition to smaller cially when you’re forced to play Iowa volleyball games, crowds, the Spirit Squad is that game differently. meanwhile, have an average restricted by NCAA regula- Freshman tennis player Andres attendance of 990 so far this tions to only Iowa’s half of Estenssoro, a native of Santa season. the court while the squad is Cruz, Bolivia, has had to make But the Iowa Spirit Squad on the sidelines and on the adjustments to his game and still attends every match. floor during time-outs. adapt to a different court style The cheerleaders and Herky is allowed to be in the than the one on which he played dancers line up near the stands, but has to stay away during his prep career. court during play and scam- from the opposing team’s In Bolivia, he played predomi- per onto the floor during side of the court. nantly on clay courts, as opposed time-outs and intermis- Despite the extra chal- to the hard court used more com- sions, and Herky roams the lenges, the members of the monly in the United States. On stands and interacts with as squad said they enjoy cheer- hard courts — used in the U.S. many fans as he can. ing at volleyball games Open, for example — the ball The cheerleaders and because Iowa volleyball fans bounces lower and moves faster, dancers participate at foot- are loyal and dedicated. providing less time for the players ball, volleyball, wrestling, “I always see the same to react than on the slower clay and both men’s and women’s faces at volleyball games,” courts used in the French Open. basketball games, and captain Kyle Shimp said. “I Estenssoro said the transition Herky makes periodic always see the same stu- hasn’t been easy, but near-con- dents there, and the same appearances at every Iowa stant practice has helped him parents in the stands, see sport. adapt to the different style of play. the same little kids — and “We do the same cheers “It’s difficult to change from clay they’re always cheering. It’s for pretty much everything to hard court because the ball is obvious that they love vol- we do,” Spirit Squad coordi- faster, but it’s something you can leyball because there’s not nator and head cheerlead- adapt to,” he said. “We’re practic- very many people are there, ing coach Greg Niemiec ing a lot, so it’s not as difficult [as but it’s really loud for only Iowa freshman Andres Estenssoro practices with the Iowa men’s tennis team on Tuesday. said. “We do our, ‘Let’s go, it could be].” Hawks,’ and or ‘Iowa that many people.” Estenssoro was the top-rated doubles player in Bolivia as a prep player and was ranked Fellow freshman and fellow No. 2 in singles. (The Daily Iowan/Adam Wesley) Hawkeyes,’ all the same. We With fewer people in the Bolivian Alejandro Rios noted that treat volleyball just like stands, the Spirit Squad the different surfaces force them everything else.” members can interact with to play the game slightly differ- the Hawkeyes’ first tournament of expects Estenssoro to be a contrib- But some say cheering at more fans than at larger ently. the fall season last weekend, utor for the program once he gains volleyball is harder. events. After service aces, “Because the balls move a lot because Iowa head coach Steve more experience on the hard “There are fewer people the cheerleaders and faster, you play a lot closer to the Houghton said both freshmen court. there than our other sports, dancers throw T-shirts to net,” Rios said. “You have more were acclimating to the hard- “It’s still a bit of a transition and that does make it hard- time to get set up on clay.” court game. er for us to do our job,” cheer SEE VOLLEYBALL, 2B Estenssoro did not compete in However, Houghton said, he SEE TENNIS, 2B

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An interception against Pittsburgh in at Penn State two weeks the field for the NOTEBOOK Prater and returned for a touchdown addition to the game- from Saturday after a bye Hawkeyes’ Big Ten open- CONTINUED FROM 1B Hyde’s dinner bet is worth three points, clincher, so the tally is week — could see a couple er. • Interception return for a while a “game-saving” tied at three points each. players return from “We’re trying to make it touchdown = 3 points interception — such as “Let me know what the injuries. to the bye week and then • “Game-saving” interception = Hyde’s pick on Pitts- most expensive restau- Left guard Nolan see,” Ferentz said. “I know getting the ball back to 2 points • All other interceptions = 1 burgh’s final drive on rant in town is,” Prater MacMillan has been ham- neither of them are going the Iowa offense. point Sept. 17 — is worth two said. “That’s where we’re pered by a sports hernia to play this week, but The two cornerbacks Prater and Hyde both have 3 points. All other intercep- going to go.” he suffered during the they’re both getting closer. are involved in a friendly points. tions are worth one point. spring. Cornerback B.J. It’s been up and down bet over who grabs the Prater recorded a pick- MacMillan, Lowery could Lowery has been out since with Nolan. B.J. is just a return in two weeks most interceptions, with tions. The loser takes the six against Tennessee preseason camp with an matter of what the X-rays more weight given to winner to a restaurant of Tech, and Hyde had The arrival of Big Ten arm injury. and the CT scan show this more significant intercep- the winner’s choosing. another interception play — which Iowa begins Both could be back on week.”

VOLLEYBALL Hawkeyes, making her volleyball game, we’re getting lost in the crowd. more like just another really just out there to “They do thrive on the CONTINUED FROM 1B loyal fan who happens to help support my school excitement of having be on the court with the and my athletics teams. I 70,000 people behind players. really like that.” “At the volleyball With a smaller crowd at them,” Niemiec said. “But at the same time, if you the crowd, and Herky has games, it’s more about a volleyball game, the fans a chance to take photos doing our job as cheerlead- can appreciate the squad get a couple little kids ers, getting into the action more, Shimp said. Volley- with every fan that wants yelling ‘Let’s go Hawks’ of the game, and being a ball games give the Spirit to meet him. with you at a volleyball member of the audience,” Squad an opportunity to game, you realize you’re Peterson learns the Peterson said. “At the foot- feel as if its members are names of Iowa’s volleyball ball games, it’s more about making a difference for doing something really players so she can person- an adrenaline rush and a Hawkeye fans and Iowa important to support the ally cheer for the performance, whereas at a athletes instead of just team and help it out.” TENNIS CONTINUED FROM 1B

getting used to playing on the hard courts,” Houghton said. “He’ll play in some tournaments [in the fall], it’ll just be a bit further along in the sched- ule.” Estenssoro chose Iowa over Tulsa, Louisville, and Wichita State, where his brother, Juan, plays. The right-hander was a deco- rated player in Bolivia; he Iowa freshman Andres Estenssoro winds up for a strike during practice on Tuesday. He was one of the best was ranked the No. 1 dou- youth players in Bolivia, and he is now adjusting to a new court surface. (The Daily Iowan/Adam Wesley) bles player in the country other since they were 9, you’re a foreigner, it’s and was also slotted as the Second in a 3-part have worked to adjust No. 2 singles player. really great.” series both on the court and off. Estenssoro said the Iowa The 5-9 Estenssoro said This week, The Daily Iowan coaches and players have Rios said getting to play Rios has become like a will break down each fresh- eased the transition for college tennis with brother to him because of man on the Iowa men’s tennis him and that the Estenssoro is a huge help their shared experiences. team. Hawkeyes are the perfect in getting acclimated at “Sometimes, it’s difficult 1. Tuesday: Matt Hagan when you are far away 2. Today: Andres Estenssoro fit. Iowa. Rios in particular has from your home country,” 3. Thursday: Alejandro Rios “We’re lucky to have helped Estenssoro with he said. “He’s part of my his transition, the latter that,” Rios said. “To come family because we’re liv- DAILYIOWAN.COM Visit our website for much more said. The two freshmen, to a college with your best ing the same thing right Hawkeye sports. who have known each friend, especially when now.” Check it out at dailyiowan.com.

Iowa freshman goalkeeper Caitlin Schnorbach works through drills during soccer practice on Tuesday. Schnorbach will be in the running to replace current starter Emily Moran when Moran graduates after this season. (The Daily Iowan/Adam Wesley)

mobility and footwork and strengths is that she goes think about it too much, it SOCCER pulling them out of posi- out, she knows she’s going will hurt you.” CONTINUED FROM 1B tion so they can be able to to win the ball, and she’s When Moran graduates, recover, because in games, not going to let an easy the goalkeeping duties they won’t always be in goal in.” will be left to Schnorbach [the correct] position.” The freshmen agreed and Beck. The pair said The three keepers shout the transition from play- address whatever weak- they hope they will have encouragement to each ing high-school soccer to nesses she has seen in her had enough training to be players. other during the drills and Division-I was difficult critique themselves on because of the intensity, as successful as their A favorite drill involves things they need to physicality, and speed in predecessor. setting up flexible poles in improve. the Big Ten. “[This season] is going front of the goal. The Despite not seeing much Moran, who started as a really well, and I’m having goalies maneuver through game time, Schnorbach freshman, said the best a lot of fun,” Beck said. them quickly, and as they and Beck agree they have thing a young keeper can “I’m learning a lot from emerge behind the last improved greatly because do is to read and react to pole, Johnson will fire off a Emily. Her communication practicing with and plays. on the field is unbeliev- quick shot to which the observing Moran. “You try not to think able. Jaimel is teaching players have to react. “I would say the biggest and just play on your me a lot about footwork “I’ve watched other thing I have learned from instincts more,” she said. goalkeeper coaches and her is her mentality,” “All of us have had the and the importance of that the top players and Schnorbach said. “She’s an training and I think we all … I’m in the perfect posi- watched them train,” extremely skilled player, are capable to step in; it’s tion to learn this year, and Johnson said about the and she has so much confi- just that goalkeeping is a I’ve done pretty well so drill. “It’s just working on dence. One of her biggest mental thing, and if you far.”

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