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ThE bOX SCOrE INSIDE IOWA’S FOOTBALL STATS, WEEK 9. SPORTS THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 tueSday, OCtOber 23, 2012 NEWSPAPER •DAILYIOWAN.COM • TELEVISION 50¢ 2012 VOTE 2012: EducaTiOn 2012 VOTE 2012 ‘Helping more young people afford college should be at the forefront of America’s agenda. This shouldn’t be a Republican or democratic issue. This is an American issue.’ UI Affording college still an issue e-market The average student loan debt for 2011 picks UI graduates was $25,446. by JOrdyn rEiland Obama [email protected] The Iowa Electronic Markets niversity of Iowa junior Catherine favor President Obama Clark is in debt — over Mitt Romney in the U$45,000 to $50,000 in student loans to be ex- presidential election. act. Unlike Clark, UI soph- omore Brian Behrens is scotch free — his parents by nick hassETT pay for his education. [email protected] Though Clark’s situation may be a bit more repre- The Iowa Electronic Markets — a sentative — the average system of real-money future exchanges student-loan debt for the run by University of Iowa faculty — is UI’s 2011 graduating class calling a front runner in the upcoming was $25,446, and the na- election. The system favors President tional average was slight- Obama by a wide margin, leaving one ly less — both she and market committee member puzzled. Behrens are part of a key Faculty in the Tippie College of Busi- demographic in the 2012 ness run the markets, in which students presidential campaign: col- and nonstudents can trade in “shares” lege students. or contracts regarding the outcome of While both presidential events such as elections. The price of a candidates have main- contract reflects demand; the market tained that college afford- drives up the price of shares attached ability is an important is- to a likely winner, just as with any stock sue, President Obama and market. GOP presidential nominee According to the organization’s web- Mitt Romney differ on site, more than 100 universities have whether loans or postgrad- enrolled in the UI markets since their uation jobs will help stu- establishment in 1988. dents in the long run. The Presidential Election Markets Romney hopes to create are split into two categories: vote-share a plan that strengthens and winner-takes-all markets. The vote- and simplifies the finan- share markets are traded on the basis cial-aid system, as well as of the percentage of votes each candi- strengthening the econo- date gets in the general election. The my with job creation. winner-takes-all markets are based A.J. Spiker, the chair- solely on the winner. man of the Iowa GOP, Historically, the markets have been pinpointed the biggest dif- quite accurate in predicting the out- ference between the two come of elections. In 2008, the mar- candidates: jobs after col- ket favored Obama by a huge margin lege. leading up to Election Day. This was (Top) UI junior Catherine Clark studies at the Java House on Oct. 18. Clark has more than $40,000 in student loans. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing) (Above) UI student Brian Behrens watches a movie on Oct. 17. Behrens’ parents are helping him pay for sEE lOans, 5 school. (The Daily Iowan/Nicholas Fanelli) sEE iEm, 7 UI Field House renovations begin Group aids The Field House has been a LGBT seniors part of the UI community A Johnson County group is since 1927. working to become an affiliate of SAGE, the largest national by QuEnTin misiag [email protected] organization advocating for LGBT seniors. Renovation has begun on the 85-year-old Field House in order to improve access to the congested Uni- by TiErra simpsOn versity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics [email protected] complex. The 240,000-square-foot facility When Patrick Cronk officially has been a part of the UI community came out of the closet at 28 years old, since 1927, and it was most recently his mother, father, and six siblings renovated in 1985. Its features in- shunned him. clude 10 basketball/volleyball courts, Cronk, the secretary of the Visibili- a climbing gym, classrooms, saunas, ty Action Team and a lord archbishop, 16 racquetball courts, six multi-ac- said the hardships didn’t end with his tivity rooms, a cycling studio, and a coming out. swimming pool. The now-57-year-old was banned UI spokesman Tom Moore said the Construction continues on the UI Children’s Hospital, near the Field House, on Monday. The Field House from attending his mother’s funer- project’s goal is to enhance traffic flow will undergo renovation as well to make way for the new facility. (The Daily Iowan/Ian Servin) al, has lived through the murders of to the health-science area, specifically two lovers in hate crimes, lost four the hospital. ect manager for UI Facilities Man- head between the South Gym and ex-lovers to AIDS, and buried 17 of his “The basic project is creating a new agement. “Everything that currently roadway through the ‘Main Street,’ ” resides there will be relocated to the said Hugh Barry, a senior design proj- new southeast entrance. 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So rolled in the course. “It’s send address changes to: The Daily Cathy Witt 335-5794 the whole point of the going to happen. So you hospice Iowan, 100 Adler Journalism Building, Production Manager members of a UI class is to get educated might as well be prepared Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2004 Heidi Owen 335-5789 about the different kinds for it.” Several local businesses class plan what of death.” Many students take the donate money to fund they would want if The goal of the pro- class because they believe the Honoring Your Wishes gram is to consider what the knowledge they gain program. correctiON they experienced people would want if they will help them in their fu- a sudden illness or were suddenly ill or in- ture careers. • Iowa City Hospice ($30,000 In the Oct.21 brief “Regents to ponder fees,” The Daily Iowan jured and could not com- “I don’t really have very and above) incorrectly reported the music fee will be added from a previously injury. municate. If the person much experience with • UI Health Care ($15,000 to nonexistent fee. The fee and amount for private music lessons are chooses to, the end result death, and with my field, $29,000) the same as last year. The package will be presented differently. The BY BRiaNNa JETT is an advanced-care di- I am going to come across • The Center ($5,000 to DI regrets the error. [email protected] rective, a legal document death a lot,” said Castillo, $14,999) in Iowa. The choices who is majoring in social • Hills Bank and Trust Com- Planning for death made beforehand must work. “I think it would be pany ($5,000 to $14,999) comes at the end of a life, be followed. really nice to be able to right? “This is a way to ensure have those open conversa- Source: Iowacityhospice.org Not always. University that people’s health-care tions I’ve never had before of Iowa students in a class preferences are honored — before I have to do it have begun to take a clos- and to also relieve family with a client.” er look at what they would stress at a time of crisis,” The two students all want at the end of their said Jane Dohrmann, the plan on continuing the your behalf.