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TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2010 UI to cut/suspend 11 grad areas The UI Graduate Faculty will vote on whether to approve the recommendations on Thursday. By MORGAN OLSEN teaching-assistant positions, “The report has spurred us Programs up for closure German, women’s studies, [email protected] officials said Monday. to make these changes in a include: statistical genetics (and its The proposed changes — more rapid fashion,” said UI • M.A. programs in Russ- certificate program) Eleven graduate-student which eliminate eight master’s Graduate College Dean John ian, comparative literature, • M.S., M.P.H., Ph.D. in programs at the University of or Ph.D. programs and suspend Keller. “We’re paying atten- major in social studies preventive medicine and envi- Iowa will likely be cut or sus- three — stem from the Gradu- tion and we want to show the • M.S. program in oral and ronmental health pended, leading to increased ate Education Task Force report [state Board of] Regents we’re maxillofacial surgery Keller faculty workload and fewer released earlier this semester. doing that.” • Ph.D. programs in SEE PROGRAMS, 3 dean MOVING Council WITH THE backs 2 high CHRISTY AUMER/THE DAILY IOWAN WORD schools Having three could jeopardize funding for some programming, parents say. By HOLLY HINES [email protected] The Iowa City City Council plans to ask the School Board to stick with a redistrict- ing plan that doesn’t involve building a new high school. City councilors backed several local par- ents, who spoke at a City Council public forum on Monday, by vot- ing to send the School Board a letter in support Two-High of maintaining a two- school high-school district. option While councilors Many of those in agreed a third high favor of a redis- school may be necessary tricting option in the future, they said including two that move could jeopard- high schools ize the quality of pro- rather than gramming at West High three cite these and City High. reasons: Those in attendance • Financial used the phrase “two concerns strong high schools” • Unequal distri- often, noting that provid- CHRISTY AUMER/THE DAILY IOWAN bution of ing financial support for Above: Nathan Kaloupek lowers his hands during a meeting of the Salt Company in Ames on Feb. 18. Some members will move from Ames to establish a resources among a new high school would church in Iowa City in the fall. buildings likely detract from • Demographics- Top: Emotions run strong during a Salt Company meeting in Ames on Feb. 18. resources at the current related institutions. concerns A student religious group is sending roughly 60 members from Ames to The district has faced • Some building economic concerns space may remain set up a ministry in Iowa City, hoping to draw more to their faith. recently, including the underused possibility of having to Source: City Council By REGINA ZILBERMINTS “You gave me life,” they sing. “Filled That’s why, next fall, roughly 60 church eliminate several posi- work session [email protected] me with your love through the Son.” members will pack their bags and move tions to balance its On the left side of the auditorium, a man to Iowa City, bringing the gospel along. budget. AMES — in a gray sweatshirt holds his face in his “I want to reach students in Iowa City. Local parent Dan ilently, the congregation medi- palms, swaying forward and back. A I want to see them get to know God Berg, a University of Iowa associate pro- tates on John, Chapter 14. A woman’s eyes glisten with tears. Down the more,” said Mark Duvick, a Des Moines fessor of internal medicine who attended mellow guitar and violin offer row,a man moves with the music, whipping Area Community College student who the forum, said decreasing the quality of solace. On the stage before the his dark blond dreadlocks around his face. will transfer to major in communication the programming at the existing facilities 750 people gathered together, These students, gathered for a meeting studies at the University of Iowa. could harm Iowa City’s appeal to the guitarist, an Iowa State of the Salt Company in the southeastern Roughly 30 students are changing newcomers. University junior, guides their part of town, dedicate hours each week to schools. Fifteen families are selling their He said he believes many view Iowa Sreflection. His unscripted words and soft praising, worshiping, and developing City as a good place to work but not a good homes and moving. Ten soon-to-be grad- chords lead them in prayer. Then the drums their relationships with God. Members of uates will begin their lives in Iowa City. place to live. enter. Colored spotlights dot the expansive Iowa State’s largest Christian student All are hoping they can find jobs and “That’s a pretty grim picture,” he said. auditorium. The music crescendos. Crowd group, they say they want to serve as places to live. Parents also told councilors to consider members put down their Bibles, and by the model Christians on their campus and that keeping two schools could help time the lyrics resound, everyone is standing. share their faith with others. SEE AMES, 6 address demographic disparities between City and West. DAILYIOWAN.COM Take a look inside the Salt Company’s meeting with a multimedia piece. SEE COUNCIL, 3 DAILY IOWAN TV INDEX WEATHER DAILYIOWAN.COM To watch Daily Iowan TV, go online at dailyiowan.com or tune Arts 5 Opinions 4 Log on to see a photo slide show from a rehearsal of Gilgamesh’s Game. As part of into UITV. The 15-minute newscast is on Sunday through Classifieds 10 Spotlight 2 81 52 the theater department’s New Play Festival, the production, about characters facing Thursday at 9:30 and 10:30 p.m., with reruns at 12:30 and Crossword 7 Sports 12 27C 11C their fears, will be performed at 5:30 and 9 p.m. today. 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