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MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2009 SPORTS LOCALLY, Work- no lag in beer sales study Hawks win Big Ten aided opener Despite dropping the doubles point, the Iowa women’s tennis team pulled off a 4-3 victory over Minnesota on Sunday in its The new $200 first Big Ten dual meet of the billion in stimulus season. 1B funding may give Iowa locks up No. 4 seed the UI’s The Iowa women’s basketball work-study pro- team will be the No. 4 seed in this gram some relief. week’s Big Ten Tournament. 1B NEWS By ANNA LOTHSON UI department [email protected] hears praises Out of the $53 billion set aside in the federal stimulus The UI’s communication package for education, work- sciences and disorders study programs will receive a department has received a $8.9 hefty $200 million — an alloca- million grant to study hearing tion many expect to pave the impairments in children. 4A way for more UI students in the universitywide program. Know your campus Based on financial need, the The Art Building West has more work-study program at the UI always has more applicants to it than meets the eye. 2A than the number of available jobs, said Cindy Seyfer, an asso- Iowa legislators on ciate director of the Office of Iowa money Student Financial Aid. “Work-study may become Iowa legislators discuss BENJAMIN ROBERTS/THE DAILY IOWAN more popular over the next year stimulus-package spending in People enjoy beer at a house party on Feb. 28. While beer sales are down across the nation, Iowa City consumption remains steady. as employers are looking at the state. 5A ways to crunch budgets,” she getting neglected as locals said, noting that last year 1,757 Despite economic turmoil across the country, beer keeps shift towards higher quality UI students were enrolled in ARTS & CULTURE the program and nearly 1,200 bringing in the bucks locally. brews when the option are so far this year — a number He’ll be Bach is available. she expects to rise. By MARY HARRINGTON ing to data from the Bureau of lated community where the Composer J.S. Bach died 259 “Less but better is the “It encourages those students to [email protected] Economic Analysis. It was the income of college students is years ago, but the Bach Festival trend right now,” said Doug work as opposed to taking out more first time in half a century not really going to change aims to show his musical Iowa City drinkers may be Alberhasky, the “Bier Guy” loans,”she said. that alcohol did not appear to much at a time like this,” UI Last year’s numbers showed influence is still felt today. 7A upgrading rather than cut- and store manager at John’s be recession-proof. economics professor Gabriele Grocery, 401 E. Market St. a savings of $2.6 million for the ting down on beer consump- Yet Iowa City seems to be Camera said. OPINIONS “We’ve really seen our cus- university, because the federal tion during an economic immune to the booze decline. Although the drop in tomers pushing us into the government covers 50 percent recession. Local liquor stores and gro- drinks is not happening of the wages a student earns. Co-op to charge direction of the better stuff.” National alcohol sales cery markets did not experi- locally, a different trend “It’s always a program that One local business is dropped an unprecedented ence the nationwide trend in seems to be sneaking up on Hy-Vee grocery stores in people have a lot of faith and implementing an incentive for 9.3 percent during the last recent months, employees said. some store shelves. Area dis- Johnson County are seeing respect for,” Seyfer said. “It’s its patrons to stop using plastic quarter of 2008, with a major- “[Iowa City] is a college tributors say cheap cases of another trend. working to cover the costs of and paper bags. 6A ity of the drop in beer, accord- town, so it’s a relatively insu- domestic beers are sometimes SEE BEER, 3A education, and that’s something ASK THE DI to be commended.” SEE WORK STUDY, 3A Have a question or a curiosity? Want to know the fastest way to get to the newly opened Theatre Building or where to go ‘I was excited because my mom hasn’t had that window to get help on this year’s taxes? No raise for Mason of opportunity to be seen for a long time.’ Wondering what’s going on with that construction in the Iowa — Brandie Gallardo, Myers’ daughter River or why dining halls don’t UI Provost Wallace Loh believes stay open later? Send a question to us at forgoing the president’s salary raise will [email protected], we’ll set an example for UI officials. find the answer, and then we’ll Recession doesn’t bite publish it for you, right here By TESSA McLEAN on the front rail. [email protected] Dentistry in Iowa DAILYIOWAN.COM UI President Sally Mason hasn’t felt much of For photos, videos, audio, blogs, will not receive a bonus or daily updates, and more, raise because of the proposed an effect from the check us out online. extensive UI budget cuts, offi- cials recently announced. recession. DAILY IOWAN TV Mason’s salary will remain at $450,000 for fiscal 2010. Mason Loh By LINI GE To watch Daily Iowan TV, go She also won’t get the $80,000 president provost [email protected] online at dailyiowan.com or tune bonus she was expected to into UITV. The 15-minute receive for the end of the raise is “symbolic” of what Brenda Myers, 69, hasn’t newscast is on Sunday through fiscal 2009. needs to be done in an econom- had her teeth cleaned for near- Thursday at 9:30 and 10:30 p.m., Leaders at other regent ic crisis. ly 20 years, weathering a bro- with reruns at 12:30 and 1:30 schools across the state — If Gov. Chet Culver’s pro- ken tooth and some cavities all a.m. and 7:45 and 8:45 a.m. such Iowa State University, posed budget cuts are because she doesn’t have the following day. University of Northern Iowa, approved the regents could see health insurance. and the schools for the deaf a 9 percent budget cut from Myers was among roughly Today’s webcast and blind — will also forgo last year, or $62 million less in 100 people who signed up to WHITNEY WRIGHT/THE DAILY IOWAN See coverage of UI ceramics performance bonuses this fis- state appropriations. This potentially be patients for sen- Jessica Eastmen has her teeth inspected by fourth-year dentistry students and faculty lighting cal year and raises for would mean a $26 million cut ior students at the UI College student Kyra Monson at the Dental Building on Feb. 25. The school fiscal 2010. of Dentistry. Approximately 50 their old kilns for the first time for the UI. sought out people with certain dental conditions to act as patients for since the June 2008 flood. “In my personal opinion, I Regents did not return calls of those patients will receive think even if the regents had seeking comment Sunday, but dental treatment for free from dental students working to pass their boards. WEATHER not asked, President Mason Regent President David Miles the students, who are required would have done it anyway,” released a statement Feb. 27 to complete certain procedures pay — keeping dentistry Kanellis, the dental school’s UI Provost Wallace Loh said. saying the decision was a joint as part of their board exams. strong even during tough eco- associate dean for 32 14 “It is leadership by example. conclusion by the regents and “I was excited because my nomic times. patient care. institutional leaders. Dental profit margins across Kanellis attributed the 0C -10C Once the president sets the mom hasn’t had that window example, then I think vice “This is a tremendous of opportunity to be seen for a the nation rose nearly 1.5 per- increase partially to the stu- presidents and deans may undertaking, and I applaud long time,” said Myers’ daugh- cent in 2008 over the previous dent clinics. Mostly sunny, breezy. very well want to follow that the institutions for their initia- ter Brandie Gallardo. year, according to Time. The “The big incentive for most INDEX example.” tive, creativity, and quick turn- But many patients similar dental-school clinics saw a 4 patients seeking care in our The savings from the salary around in responding to this to Myers may never have this percent increase in patient vis- student clinics is the cost,” Arts 7A Opinions 6A cut itself will have very little difficult task,” Miles wrote. rare opportunity to enjoy free its from July 1, 2008 to Feb. 1, he said. Classifieds 4B Sports 1B effect on overall UI budget dental care. And when they compared with the same peri- Crossword 6B savings, he said, but not giving SEE SALARY, 3A need the services, they have to od a year ago, said Michael SEE DENTISTRY, 3A 2A - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Monday, March 2, 2009 News dailyiowan.com for more news The Daily Iowan Program addresses frosh Volume 140 Issue 151 BREAKING NEWS STAFF Phone: (319) 335-6063 Publisher: E-mail: [email protected] William Casey. 335-5788 Editor: Fax: 335-6297 Emileigh Barnes. .335-6030 CORRECTIONS Managing Editor: sexual misbehavior Call: 335-6030 Nick Petersen.