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80 HOURS, 1B UI STUDENTS TO JAZZ UP THE MILL THE INDEPENDENT DAILY N EWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2011 NEWSPAPER •DAILYIOWAN.COM • TELEVISION 50¢ EDITOR’S PICKS: • About half of Johnson County residents would see lower federal tax payments under Iowa caucus Parents face adoption challenges candidate Herman Cain’s con- troverial 9-9-9 plan. Page 3A • UI police say they’re working to improve the HawkAlert system, but university officials said Wednesday they don’t track every time the system is used. Page 5A • “I don’t exactly know why swimmers get tattoos. It’s prob- ably because we’re always kind of out there — we don’t wear a lot of clothing when we swim.” Page 8A • Wednesday night’s Daily Iowan TV newscast looks into the University of Iowa’s 40-year histo- ry of international students. dailyiowan.com Coralville woman charged with killing 14-year-old boy Police arrested a Coralville woman Wednesday alleging that she intentionally set a fire that killed a 14-year-old boy. Lillie Will Williams, 49, 419 10th Ave., was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder, a Class A felony. According to a release from Coralville police, Raymone With November being National Adoption Month, Megan Schwalm-Bell sits in her home with her 15-month-old adopted son, Maddox. “It was something that I wanted for so Bryant, the victim, died of heat long, and here was just like the most perfect baby I had ever seen; it was the best moment of my whole life,” Bell said on Wednesday. (The Daily Iowan/Jacklyn Couppee) and smoke inhalation following a Sept. 4 house fire at an 11th Avenue residence. More than 133,000 domestic adoptions occur in the U.S. each year. The release said Williams was By CHASTITY DILLARD from moms with biracial children,” Schwalm- identified by a witness as the per- DAILYIOWAN.COM [email protected] Bell said. son who started the fire. The Go online to hear Megan Schwalm-Bell But the issues Schwalm-Bell faces are not talk about her experience adopting a release also said she was aware Megan Schwalm-Bell loves her son’s hair. uncommon among families who adopt chil- It’s thick, black, and curly. black son: “Black people have come up people were home when she dren from a different ethnicity. And yet, as and thanked me … It’s really members But the white mother — who adopted her started it. challenges exist, numbers of adoptive families of the white community that I’ve had to 15-month-old black son, Maddox, soon after he are on the rise. deal with kind of the hard stuff with.” Two other victims were trans- was born — promptly discovered not everyone When Schwalm-Bell attempted to start a ported to the University of Iowa is as attached to his coiled locks as she is. support group for parents of children from a Adoption Awareness Month. Hospitals and Clinics following the “A waitress once said, ‘I’m so glad my different ethnicity this fall, she received a More than 133,000 domestic adoptions incident, and they were later daughter has white-people hair and not gross number of emails from interested adopters. occur each year in the United States and black-people hair,’ ” Schwalm-Bell recalled. almost 40 percent of all adoptions cross ethnic released. Even though the group was never able to She said her son’s hair has also been meet in person, she found a way to connect lines. Chuck Johnson, the president of the Williams is being held at the described as nappy. with parents in a similar situation. National Council for Adoption, said the United Johnson County Jail on a $1 mil- “The odd thing is that the negative interac- Now, Schwalm-Bell and the parents in the lion bond. tions that we’ve had about his hair have been would-be group are celebrating National SEE ADOPTION, 5A First-degree murder is punish- able by life in prison. — by Hayley Bruce VA facilities DAILY IOWAN TV Cold shoulder for coal To watch Daily Iowan TV go online see more at dailyiowan.com. The UI recently promised to have 40 percent renew- patients able energy by By MELISSA DAWKINS 2020. [email protected] A recent increase in the number of By MARY KATE KNORR patients seeking treatment at Veterans [email protected] Affairs hospitals locally and nationwide Campus environmentalists may mean crowdings in those facilities, delivered a petition with 2,500 one expert said Wednesday. INDEX signatures to President Sally Valerie Buckingham, a public-affairs officer with the Iowa City VA Health Care Classifieds 5B Opinions 4A Mason’s office on Wednesday, System, said the hospital has seen an Crossword 6A Sports 8A urging the University of Iowa increase of roughly 3,000 patients since 80 Hours 1B Spotlight 2A administration to curb the Members of the UI Sierra Student Coalition demonstrate against the univer- school’s coal use sooner than 2009. sity’s use of coal outside Jessup Hall on Wednesday. The students later deliv- later. Rick Rudnick, the director of operations WEATHER That petition brings the ered a petition with 2,500 signatures supporting an end to the school’s coal at the National Veteran’s Foundation, number of signatures the UI use to President Sally Mason’s office. (The Daily Iowan/Jacklyn Couppee) said a growing number of patients may HIGH LOW Sierra Student Coalition has shortchange veterans seeking treatment. 45 28 collected this semester to more natures, roughly 35 members Wednesday morning, where “The same number of doctors sees more than 3,000. of the student organization Mostly sunny, windy. After weeks of collecting sig- stood outside Jessup Hall on SEE COALITION, 5A SEE HOSPITAL, 5A 2A - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Thursday, November 17, 2011 News dailyiowan.com for more news Sp tlight Iowa City The Daily Iowan Volume 143 Issue 104 BREAKING NEWS STAFF Conversations with the muse 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. If a report is wrong or Hayley Bruce .. 335-6063 misleading, a request for a correc- Alison Sullivan . .335-6063 Opinions Editor: tion or a clarification may be made. 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The work in progress, Gardner TOP STORIES Local musician Mitchell • Hometown: Des Moines name also includes “Aesop,” has a good idea of what Gardner has produced sev- • Age: 20 Most-read stories on dailyiowan.com from Wednesday. eral LP records of his origi- • Favorite director: Michel in reference to the author concepts the finished prod- Gondry of the classic fables, uct will cover. nal songs. But his new proj- 1. UI officials say Monday's HawkAlert was not • Favorite movie: The because Gardner enjoyed “It’s about narcissism,” ect — set to be completed in delayed February — is a rock opera Science of Sleep his small stories with huge he said. “And being OK based on conversations lessons as a kid. with admiring what you do, 2. HawkAlert recipients alarmed by late-night mes- with his alter ego. Know someone we should shine a light His latest effort, a rock admiring yourself, and sages on? E-mail us at : The Iowa City resident opera currently titled How working with what you 3. Ferentz expects discussion over unusually frequent [email protected]. and Des Moines native, 'injuries' Catch up with others from our series at I Learned to Love the Bomb have.” who grew up in a musical dailyiowan.com/spotlight.