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OFFICIALS LEARNED OF A POSSIBLE ARMED SUSPECT NEAR CAMPUS MORE THAN AN HOUR BEFORE AN ALERT WENT OUT TO STUDENTS. BETTER LATE PAGE 5 THAN NEVER, RIGHT? THE INDEPENDENT DAILY N EWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2011 NEWSPAPER •DAILYIOWAN.COM • TELEVISION 50¢ EDITOR’S PICKS: ELECTION WATCH Officials • Johnson County senior on health care: “I’m concerned about what will be available to older people.” Page 2 Paul leads book race back IC • Big Ten officials announced This graphic shows the number of times candidates’ books have been checked Monday it would take former Penn out form the Iowa City Public Library. U.S. Rep. Ron Paul — who has a few pol- State football coach Joe icy books — leads the pack of Iowa caucus contenders, and Georgia business- lobbyist Paterno’s name off the confer- man Herman Cain trails the pack. U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, former New ence’s football-championship tro- By ASMAA ELKEURTI Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer, and former phy following controversy in the Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman have books available in the library. Source: Iowa City longtime coach’s program. Page 10 The projected cost for the Public Library (The Daily Iowan/Mike Lauer) DAILYIOWAN.COM Iowa City lobbyist is $30,000. • Monday night’s Daily Iowan TV In 2007, eventual nominee Barack Obama lead the [email protected] newscast looks into U.S. military pack with 180 local check- enlistment among college outs. Go online to browse Iowa City officials hope a city lobbyist students. dailyiowan.com the DI’s throwback cover- will help to create more fluid communica- age. tion between city officials and the state Capitol. Though legislators elected in Iowa City serve in the Statehouse, officials said a UI social worker lobbyist would give the city access to state terminated after officials outside the immediate district, as well as educate legislators on local gov- charges ernment issues. A University of Iowa social “Somebody who is at the Capitol as worker has been terminated fol- issues pop up can address them on Iowa lowing domestic-abuse charges, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul has more readers in Iowa City, according City’s behalf, and frequently these issues officials said. to local library checkouts. are not just important to Iowa City, but UI spokesman Tom Moore con- they involve other cities in the state,” said firmed Monday that UI Hospitals By MARY KATE KNORR Public Library show they’re Public Library circulation City Councilor Mike Wright. and Clinics social worker Frank [email protected] not checked out often. numbers may reflect low voter Adam Bentley, an administrative assis- Sammet was terminated on Oct. “I don’t think they have interest in the political nonfic- tant to the city manager, said a lobbyist 19. Republican caucus candi- much of an impact in deter- tion genre. would allow Iowa City to communicate Court documents said dates are shoveling out litera- mining how people actually Books by some of the candi- with different facets of the state and fed- Sammet, 47, was charged Feb. 2 ture, but experts say their vote,” said Bruce Gronbeck, a dates including former U.S. eral government. with domestic-abuse assault books likely won’t have a huge University of Iowa communica- Sen. Rick Santorum, former “A lot of it’s about being able to commu- causing bodily injury, a serious effect on voters. tions-studies professor emeri- Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Rom- nicate with both sides of the aisle with misdemeanor. He was also Most of the GOP candidates tus. “… I think more often, they ney, and former House Speaker issues that pertain to Iowa City,” Bentley charged with disorderly conduct in the Iowa caucus spotlight get picked up by people already Newt Gingrich — have been related to the same incident in have published books, but interested … so they tend not September, to which he has numbers from the Iowa City to have an effect.” SEE LIBRARY, 3 SEE LOBBYIST, 3 pleaded guilty. The Associated Press reported that Sammet was charged after he allegedly choked and assault- ed his 18-year-old daughter dur- ing an argument, leaving her with Group offers Rural land changing a black eye, bruised shin, and red mark on her back. Documents said Sammet plead- ed not guilty to the domestic- financial plan abuse charge in September. Moore said Sammet continued working for the UI after his Students have saved an average of charge and was terminated after his guilty plea. $3,500 per person by taking the — by Eric Moore online financial literacy module offered by Iowa Student Loan. DAILY IOWAN TV By DORA GROTE research analyst for To watch Daily Iowan TV go online [email protected] Iowa Student Loan, said at dailyiowan.com. the group has imple- Legislators, Universi- mented a financial mod- ty of Iowa officials, and ule “game plan” on its researchers say it is website to show cost- important for students saving measures that to recognize ways they can reduce the number can save money before of loans students need to taking out too many take out. loans to pay for college. “We’re trying to help And even though pri- students realize they vate companies have don’t need that $5 cup of Rhonda Yoder’s land seen at sunset on Sunday. Under the Johnson County Land Use Plan, a resident must introduced a financial coffee at Starbucks,” he own 40 acres of land and use the land for farming purposes in order to be classified as a farm. (The Daily module designed to said. Iowan/Christy Aumer) inform students of ways Hendel said students INDEX they can reduce the have saved $2.5 million Farmland costs approximately $7,000 per acre. amount of loans they in loans — a $3,500 per Classifieds 9 Sports 10 take out, UI officials person average — just By DORA GROTE County Land Use Plan, a an acre — small farmers Crossword 6 said Tuesday it may be by using the module. [email protected] resident must own 40 acres are not able to afford Opinions 4 more effective for the In a time when fami- of land and use it for farm- enough land to have their Johnson County officials administration to reach lies and students of ing in order to be classified farms classified as “farms,” out to students directly. regent institutions are say altering zoning laws to as a farm, despite a few which carries the benefit of WEATHER The discussion was forced to deal with a 3 to accommodate the changing exceptions that must be tax breaks. fostered as part of the 4 percent tuition landscape of agriculture reviewed by an assessor. But county Supervisor HIGH LOW increase for the 2012-13 might cause farmers and 59 43 Midwestern Higher Because agriculture is Rod Sullivan said if the Education Compact school year because of a developers to compete for changing and the price of acreage requirement for Mostly sunny, windy. meeting. farmland. farmland is increasing — Marc Hendel, a senior SEE HIGHER ED, 3 Under the Johnson at present, around $7,000 SEE AGRICULTURE, 3 2 - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Tuesday, November 15, 2011 News dailyiowan.com for more news BUS STOP (WITHOUT MARILYN MONROE) The Daily Iowan Volume 143 Issue 102 BREAKING NEWS STAFF Phone: (319) 335-6063 Publisher: E-mail: [email protected] William Casey . 335-5788 Fax: 335-6297 Editor: Adam B Sullivan . 335-6030 CORRECTIONS Managing Editors: Call: 335-6030 Emily Busse . 335-5855 Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for Sam Lane. .335-5855 accuracy and fairness in the report- Metro Editors: ing of news. 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