THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 The Daily Iowan TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2006 WWW.DAILYIOWAN.COM 50¢ RENEWABLE FUEL Official: Regent to head search GOP FOR REGENTS BY EMILEIGH BARNES for a four-year, $40 million supple- FOR UI FACULTY AND SAM EDSILL mental-funding plan, he said. HEADING COMMITTEE THE DAILY IOWAN “The issue, it seems to me, from HEADING COMMITTEE the regents’ perspective is an expec- SEN. MICHAEL CONNOLLY As UI community members protest- tation expressed on the part of many MICHAEL O’HARA ed a possible regent-controlled presi- legislators that we are going to be backs If the regents choose a dential search committee Monday, one leading this process,” he said. ‘It’s like it’s wired in regent to chair the regent confirmed their worst fears. The UI search committee will our DNA. From my Robert Downer, the state Board of have a similar structure to the Uni- committee, Connolly Regents president pro tem, said in a versity of Northern Iowa’s current perspective, if that presidential committee, but it will said, he would tell phone interview Monday that a is altered by the regent would head the search com- be substantially larger to represent E-85 concerned UI community mittee. Some state legislators have the UI’s diverse constituencies, Board of Regents, it pressured the regents to spearhead Downer said. BY JASON PULLIAM members to: ‘get over it.’ the search or risk losing support SEE REGENTS, PAGE 3A is an attack on who we are.’ THE DAILY IOWAN Statehouse Republicans are pushing a $5 million incentives- based package to spark sales of E- DANCE MARATHON 85 — a renewable fuel composed of 85 percent ethanol and 15 per- cent gasoline. In the spirit of Dance Marathon, the DI will run a story every day this week depicting If passed, the legislation the life of a different family affected by cancer. The organization will hold its big would help to fund a grant event on Feb. 3 and 4 from 7 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the IMU second-floor ballroom. program that would enable Iowa retailers to install 1,800 E- 85 pumps and Johnson storage tanks R-Ocheyedan over the next RUNNING ON HOPE nine years. Fewer than 30 Iowa filling sta- tions currently sell E-85; there are none publicly available in Johnson County. Sen. David Johnson, R- Ocheyedan, says the bill is essen- tial to the effort to increase E-85 sales and replace E-10 — the fuel blend made of 90 percent gasoline and 10 percent ethanol. “E-10 is the past,” he said. “E- 85 is the future. Let’s move the product into the marketplace.” Close to 80 percent of all gasoline sold in Iowa in 2005 was an ethanol blend. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources estimates some 700,000 gallons of E-85 will be sold in 2006. SEE FUEL, PAGE 3A STATE OF THE UNION Locals want details BY BRYCE BAUER THE DAILY IOWAN Ben Roberts/The Daily Iowan President Bush will give his annual State of the Union Six-year-old Cameron Christensen dances with mother Marci Christiansen at their Muscatine home on Jan. 26. Cameron and younger brother Conner, 2, address tonight, and if state- usually perform a nightly groove session before bedtime. ments from UI students are BY MARGARET POE Today, Cameron is in remission and any indication, he should detail his plans for Iraq. THE DAILY IOWAN only dons the all-too-familiar hospital gown every three months for a check- UI junior Joe Dammann, a MUSCATINE — As late-afternoon up. But the ebullient kindergartner seven-year light filters into a sunroom featuring can’t seem to stay away from Iowa National Guard scattered Hot Wheels, gently bathing City; he’ll be back on campus this soldier who the parents and two young boys sitting weekend to test the limits of his served overseas on the couch, Marci Christiansen endurance — again. for much of last smiles hesitantly as she recounts 6- One of the more than 200 cancer- year-old Cameron’s recent question. year, said the stricken children served by the UI “Mom, when am I going to have can- president “was Dance Marathon this year, Cameron Dammann cer again?” a little rocky on will while away the time at his second “Hopefully, never,” she told him, a couple of UI junior 24-hour event boogying down with his flinching in anticipation of his things.” response. Sigma Chi fraternity “brothers” and “Obviously, I’d like to see what “But I miss all the things in the hospi- much-missed friends from the hospi- his plans are for Iraq,” Dammann tal,” said the two-time cancer survivor, tal. The enthusiastic youngster will said. “[I will be interested in] a lot for whom vivid memories of pizza-and- move and groove to his favorite tunes of issues on closing bases and bingo nights, schmooze sessions with — he loves all the songs from Shrek reorganizing the force.” Hawkeye basketball standouts, and — and sing along to the inspirational SEE BUSH, PAGE 3A Looney Tunes video games far outshone anthem “Win It All.” And while the the radiation treatments, chemothera- music, he complains, is a bit too loud, Ben Roberts/The Daily Iowan SEE WHAT LECTURER LAWRENCE py, and “yucky” medicines he endured at he won’t mind. After Cameron Christiansen beat cancer once, another growth was found in his KORB HAD TO SAY ABOUT PRESIDENT the UI Hospitals and Clinics. SEE CHRISTIANSEN, PAGE 3A abdomen in 2004. BUSH’S DEFENSE POLICY, 8A HEAVY LIFTING TEMPURA OF THE TWISTING SQUARES INDEX 41 5 C Ryan Fuller gets a second TIMES A lecture will take another look at the Arts 7A © © shot as the heavyweight on architect who designed three UI Classifieds 4B Partly cloudy, to cloudy, One Iowa City couple is having a Crossword 6B 32 0 C the Hawkeye wrestling team. buildings known for their quirkiness. breezy, 40% chance of full-blown love affair with a local Opinions 6A rain/ snow 1B restaurant. 5A 7A Sports 1B 2A - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Tuesday, January 31, 2006 NEWS The Daily Iowan Volume 137 Issue 132 BREAKING NEWS STAFF IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL MEETING Phone: (319) 335-6063 Publisher: E-mail: [email protected] William Casey. 335-5788 Fax: 335-6184 Editor: CORRECTIONS Jennifer Sturm. .335-6030 Managing Editor: Call: 335-6030 Alex Lang. 335-5855 Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for Metro Editors: accuracy and fairness in the reporting Drew Kerr. 335-6063 Agencies ask for city funds of news. If a report is wrong or mis- Jane Slusark. .335-6063 leading, a request for a correction or a Danielle Stratton-Coulter . 335-6063 clarification may be made. Opinions Editor: The Iowa City City Council listens to requests from local boards PUBLISHING INFO Erik Owomoyela. .335-5863 The Daily Iowan (USPS 143.360)is Sports Editor: and commissions for funding. published by Student Publications Inc., Jason Brummond. 335-5848 E131 Adler Journalism Building, Iowa Arts Editor: Meghan Sims . 335-5851 BY COLIN BURKE change would have a minimal City, Iowa 52242-2004, daily except Saturdays, Sundays, legal and universi- Copy Chief: THE DAILY IOWAN ‘As a progressive society, we ought to be thinking effect.” Beau Elliot. .335-6030 ty holidays, and university vacations. The council also heard from Design Editor: about the greater good.’ Periodicals postage paid at the Iowa The Iowa City City Council Iowa City Public Library Lindsay Wall. 335-6030 City Post Office under the Act of heard funding pleas Monday — Jerry Anthony, chairman of the Housing and Community Director Susan Craig and Photo Editor: from various boards and com- Development Commission Library Board Chairman Congress of March 2, 1879. Laura Schmitt. .335-5852 missions as it continued to David Van Dusseldorp. The SUBSCRIPTIONS Web Editor: deliberate on how the town’s two requested a two-hour Call: Pete Recker at 335-5783 Tony Phan. .335-5829 money will be spent. increase in business hours for E-mail: [email protected] Business Manager: Among the officials were fiscal 2007. In fiscal 2002, we ought to be thinking about Fridays, which would change Subscription rates: Debra Plath. .335-5786 Jerry Anthony, the chairman HUD contributed $1.68 mil- the greater good,” he said. the library’s closing time to 8 Iowa City and Coralville: $20 for one Advertising Manager: of the Housing and Commu- lion in funds. Councilor Bob Elliott asked p.m., and a one-hour increase semester, $40 for two semesters, $10 Cathy Witt. .335-5794 nity Development Commis- In addition to lobbying the if the recent restrictions on Sundays to 6 p.m. for summer session, $50 for full year. Classified Ads Manager: sion, who requested $570,000 council for more money, the placed on Section 8 housing In 2004, a study of Iowa Out of town: $40 for one semester, Cristine Perry. .335-5784 in the wake of federal funding UI assistant professor of will open up the number of City and rural Johnson Coun- $80 for two semesters, $15 for summer Circulation Manager: Pete Recker. .335-5783 cuts. Both the Community urban and regional planning affordable housing units. The ty citizens indicated that session, $95 all year. Day Production Manager: Development Grant program said the commission intends measure, which went into extension of library hours was Send address changes to: The Daily Heidi Owen. .335-5789 and the HOME Investments to add more programs, such effect Jan. 30, now requires a high priority. Iowan, 100 Adler Journalism Building, Night Production Manager: Partnerships program have as inclusionary zoning.