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Wednesday, November 28, 2007 INSIDE Some going meatless in jail Ads Johnson County Jail offers a vegetarian option for inmates, while Polk County only accommodates those with medical and religious restrictions. By Kelsey Beltramea bank robber who has threatened to go on a Schultz said that a jail chaplain negated play THE DAILY IOWAN hunger strike ate only one meal, as jail offi- the legitimacy of Waddle’s religious claim, cials continue to deny his requests for so the prisoner will continue to receive the On Tuesday afternoon, inmates at vegetarian fare. Hard-nosed Johnson County Jail dined on plates of standard rations. beef and noodles, while the jail’s four veg- Neil Schultz, a Polk County Sheriff’s “We are not going to be manipulated,” Wiegmann etarian prisoners consumed meatless Office spokesman, said that after 10 months the spokesman said, adding that Waddle gumbo alongside their green beans, bread, of incarceration, 30-year-old inmate nice marches on has been particularly obstinate. ice cream, and glasses of lemonade. Matthew Waddle now claims that he has One of four current NFL SEE HUNGER STRIKE, 3A Candidates players native to Meanwhile, in Polk County, an admitted become a vegetarian for religious reasons. Parkersburg, Iowa, Casey court potential Wiegmann’s relentless work ethic has carried him from caucus attendees Hawkeye country all the way CLINTON & COMFORT FOOD to the Kansas City Chiefs. with celebrity Sports, 1B endorsements and glimpses into their Women host Georgia Tech family lives. Two nights after the By Christopher Patton men’s team THE DAILY IOWAN took their Iowans who dread being bom- crack in the ACC/Big barded with attack ads in the run- Ten up to the caucuses have largely Challenge, been spared these shrill interjec- Bluder’s tions into their favorite television Bunch will Bluder programs and publications this host head coach election cycle. Georgia Rather than attempting to Tech today at 8:05 p.m. undermine their Sports, 1B competitors’ policies or char- GOV. MIKE acter, many of Letters to Iran the 2008 presi- HUCKABEE An Iowa City group wants to dential-nomina- candidate start an online letter tion hopefuls exchange between Iowa City have chosen to and Iranian children in order run positive and to increase cultural light-hearted understanding. City, 2A ads in an attempt to Global health endear them- selves to poten- rising tial supporters. More students around the The first tele- My plan country are taking vision ad former global-health studies — a Wesley Cropp/The Daily Iowan to secure the Gov. Mike Huck- trend that holds true at the Former President Bill Clinton visits the Hamburg Inn No. 2 on a surprise stop before traveling to Muscatine on Tuesday. Clinton was on a abee ran in Iowa “border. Two UI. State, 4A one-day swing through Iowa with his wife, Democratic presidential-nomination hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Clinton took his begins with a words: Chuck place for breakfast directly in front of his own picture hanging on the wall at the local eatery, meeting with local patrons in the restaurant typical voice- Let’s caucus and discussing, among other things, Arkansas football. over announcing Norris. The Asian Student Alliance that it is an sponsors an event directed important policy at increasing Asian caucus message from turnout. State, 5A the Arkansas ” Republican. However, the ad Caged beet quickly takes an Even in prison, vegetarians should have a meatless Vigil highlights AIDS Day unusual turn. option. Opinions, 6A Local group calls on presidential candidates to develop HIV/AIDS plans. “My plan to secure the bor- By Lauren Skiba Norris der,” Huckabee actor THE DAILY IOWAN says. “Two dailyiowan.com Bitterly cold air didn’t stop words: Chuck approximately 20 people from Norris.” attending a candlelight vigil for The camera then pans to Norris For photos, videos, audio, blogs, AIDS awareness at Trinity Episco- as the martial-arts expert turned and more, check us out online pal Church Tuesday night. actor says Huckabee is a lifelong at: dailyiowan.com In fact, it brought them outside. hunter who will protect Americans’ “When we don’t know what to Second Amendment rights. do, we pray,” said Mel Schlachter, Daily Iowan The rest of the video consists of the director at Trinity. “Sometimes, Television even when we do know what to do, Norris giving reasons he supports To watch Daily Iowan we pray.” the former governor interspersed Television, go online at Kathy Gerking, a pastor and with Huckabee listing an assort- dailyiowan.com or tune into member of Iowans for AIDS Action ment of humorous “Chuck Norris UITV. The 15-minute newscast and 08.Stop.AIDS, organized the facts” taken from a list of examples is on Sunday through vigil, which started at 5:30 p.m. of the pop-culture personality’s Thursday at 9:30 and 10:30 Members of the church and com- toughness that is popular on the p.m., with reruns at 12:30 and munity gathered to light candles Internet. 1:30 a.m. and 7:45 and 8:45 and march to nearby political can- UI political-science visiting Pro- a.m. the following day. didates’ headquarters. They asked fessor Peverill Squire said some questions about the candidates’ candidates are using humor in an plans for AIDS funding and called on all candidates to develop com- attempt to stand out from their WEATHER prehensive AIDS plans. opponents, adding that a major On Monday, Sen. Hillary Rod- challenge in campaigning is break- ham Clinton, D-N.Y., released a Peter Klopfenstein/The Daily Iowan ing through the clutter. plan to tackle the problem. Bishop Philip Hougen of the Southeastern Iowa Evangelical Lutheran Church Synod leads attendees “Most of the candidates are prob- “It’s time that other people rec- in a candlelight vigil outside of the Rudy Giuliani campaign offices on Tuesday. The prayer vigil, ably taking into account the experi- ognized World AIDS Day,” Gerking which started at Trinity Episcopal Church, was one of five that took place across Iowa in order to ence of 2004, where, in the Democ- said. ratic race, some harsh ads and stri- Gerking, Schlachter, and mem- commemorate World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, and to urge all presidential-nomination hopefuls to create Mostly cloudy, quite plans to fight AIDS in the United States and abroad. dent campaigning seemed to back- windy, steadily falling bers of Trinity have been corre- fire on some candidates,” he said, sponding with victims of the dis- which is why it is so important that giving former Missouri Rep. Dick temps in the afternoon, ease in Tanzania and Swaziland. candidates be questioned about HIV and AIDS Gephardt as an example of a politi- 20% chance of “We care about the people there, their plans for renewing it. Facts about the disease in the United States rain/snow. cian who suffered from being per- © and they care about us,” Schlachter Matt Armstrong, who spoke at • Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day said. “It’s gripping to care about the event, went through a long ceived as too negative. • In 2005, men who had sex with men made up the greatest 45 7 C 18 -8 C them, but we do.” process to find out if he was HIV- Rather than refraining from © Jack Stapleton, a UI professor of positive. After sending his tests to a proportion of HIV and AIDS diagnoses mentioning his competition for the • Blacks made up approximately 50 percent of AIDS and HIV INDEX infectious diseases, spoke about the California lab, he was informed Democratic nomination, Delaware diagnoses in 2005, although they only make up 13 percent of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Legislation, that his blood work was missing Sen. Joe Biden quotes many of nation’s population Arts 7A Opinions 6A which provides patients with most and then told that it was sent to them in his first print ad in Iowa. Classifieds 4B Sports 1B of their primary-care support. The another lab. • In 2003, between 1 million and 1.19 million Americans had the illness Crossword 6B act will run out next year, he said, SEE AIDS, 3A Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention SEE ADVERTISING, 3A

2A - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, November 28, 2007 News dailyiowan.com for more local news

The Daily Iowan Volume 139 Issue 103 The letters of peace BREAKING NEWS STAFF Phone: (319) 335-6063 Publisher: E-mail: [email protected] William Casey...... 335-5788 Two groups want to start a pen-pal Fax: 335-6184 Editor: Jason Brummond...... 335-6030 program for U.S. and Iranian children. CORRECTIONS Managing Editor: Call: 335-6030 Brittany Volk...... 335-5855 Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for Metro Editors: By Kathleen Olp accuracy and fairness in the reporting Emileigh Barnes...... 335-6063 THE DAILY IOWAN Goals of Cultivating of news. If a report is wrong or mis- Bryce Bauer...... 335-6063 Danny Valentine ...... 335-6063 Traveling to Iran over winter leading, a request for a correction or a Peace Project clarification may be made. Opinions Editor: break, two UI students hope to • Increase level of PUBLISHING INFO Jonathan Gold...... 335-5863 recruit children for a pen-pal understanding between Sports Editor: The Daily Iowan (USPS 143.360)is project aimed at demystifying youth in Iran and United States Charlie Kautz...... 335-5848 published by Student Publications Inc., the country’s enigmatic image • Surpass negative media Arts Editors: in the United States. E131 Adler Journalism Building, Iowa rhetoric Susan Elgin...... 335-5851 Yashar Vasef and Diana City, Iowa 52242-2004, daily except • Create a realistic view of Iran Paul Sorenson...... 335-5851 Mina, two UI seniors who head Saturdays, Sundays, legal and universi- Copy Chief: • Lay the foundation for a more the Persian Student Organiza- ty holidays, and university vacations. Beau Elliot...... 335-6030 positive relationship with Iran tion, will go to Tehran to garner Periodicals postage paid at the Iowa Graphics Editor: Source: Lori Nelson and Diana Mina interest in the Cultivating City Post Office under the Act of Nelle Dunlap...... 335-6030 Peace Project, in which chil- Congress of March 2, 1879. Photo Editor: dren in Iowa and Iran Chris Vanderwall/The Daily Iowan Wesley Cropp...... 335-5852 “No matter what happens SUBSCRIPTIONS exchange letters online in an politically between Iran and the The Persian Student Organization meets Tuesday evening to discuss Web Editor: Call: Pete Recker at 335-5783 Tony Phan...... 335-5829 effort to increase cultural U.S., it’s important to remember the exchange of letters between Iowa City and Iranian children. E-mail: [email protected] understanding. we’re all human beings with Business Manager: “Iranians aren’t lining up for Subscription rates: Debra Plath...... 335-5786 common interests,” Nelson said. She hopes the project will Ahmed Souaiaia, a UI assis- Iowa City and Coralville: $20 for one suicide bombings but in line for Advertising Manager: Vasef and Mina will tour ele- give people a more realistic view tant professor of religious semester, $40 for two semesters, $10 Al Pacino movies,” Vasef said. Cathy Witt...... 335-5794 mentary schools while in Iran in of the country, she said. studies, said he thinks Iowans’ for summer session, $50 for full year. “There’s a culture of demoniza- Classified Ads Manager: hopes of collecting letters to get “Many see Iran as the North perception of Iran is partly Out of town: $40 for one semester, Cristine Perry...... 335-5784 tion in the news against Iran.” the program going. Although Korea of the Middle East,” Vasef shaped by negative coverage $80 for two semesters, $15 for summer Circulation Manager: Lori Nelson, who directs many Iowans have expressed said. “But if you spent a day in the news. He said shared session, $95 all year. Pete Recker...... 335-5783 Peace Iowa, created the pen-pal interest in the program, partici- in Iran, the biggest culture values exist beyond the ten- Day Production Manager: project after her group joined pation in Iran remains stagnant. shock would be how similar sion of politics. Send address changes to: The Daily Heidi Owen...... 335-5789 with the Persian Student Orga- “Our only fear is that the kids are.” “I think this letter-writing Iowan, 100 Adler Journalism Building, Night Production Manager: nization last summer and set bureaucracy will find out and Vasef fled Iran at age 9 dur- project is a fascinating idea, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2004. Bob Foley...... 335-5789 out on a campaign for cultural try to stop it,” Vasef said. “The ing the war with Iraq and because it falls under the awareness. The groups met regime is really paranoid.” received refugee status in category of citizen-to-citizen Tuesday night to discuss future Nelson said initially they Turkey before settling in the diplomacy,” he said. “This plans and possible translators tried sending letters, but it United States. He said a distinc- project, if properly cultivated TOP STORIES for the letters. quickly failed after many fami- tion exists between the govern- and widely disseminated, can Most-read stories on dailyiowan.com for Tuesday, Nov. 27 In the past, the groups have lies in Iran feared government ment and people of Iran that change not only public per- featured such activities as retaliation. The program, which many fail to recognize. Many ception but also alter the 1. At 6-6 overall, does the Iowa football team deserve to go to a showing the documentary 20 is set to begin after Christmas Iranian youth become more simplistic approach of politi- bowl game this season? Fingers, which gives an inside break, will scan the letters Westernized as a means of cians to significant issues of 2. Error-prone Hawks fall look at relationships in Iran, online for children to view. rebelling. common interest in both including such topics as homo- She said a lot of hostile rheto- “We can use the Iranian peo- countries.” 3. Little change seen in keg law sexuality and abortion. The ric is thrown at Iran and people ple against the government E-mail DI reporter Kathleen Olp at: 4. No Michigan feelers yet for Ferentz movie is banned in Iran. need a cultural understanding. instead of weapons,” he said. [email protected] 5. No word on probe

METRO Man charged with and Monteal had sex with the Wrestling with high-school enrollment minor between June and July Despite controversies, a revised high-school enrollment policy for sexual exploitation 2007 and filmed it with secret An Iowa City man is being held cameras in the apartment. Police the Iowa City School District could go into effect at the new semester. in the Johnson County jail for also alleged Cole knew about the charges of sexual exploitation of a sex acts. By Olivia Moran concern is the near overcrowd- order for her daughter to attend Hanson said City has around child, according to online court Cole and Monteal were arrested THE DAILY IOWAN ing at City High, he said. the high school, she was turned 26 students per class, a high records. in July, and Sheldon was appre- Possible changes to the policy away and forced to enroll her number he said the school is Sheldon Evans, 21, has had a hended after being arrested on Along with concerned parents, would mean juniors and seniors child at City. attempting to handle with ease. warrant out for his arrest since other charges in Hennepin County, members of the Iowa City new to the district would be “I don’t think it’s fair that “If we had another year that July 24 for his alleged involvement Minn., on Nov. 23. School Board discussed recom- assigned to City High — regard- new students coming to the dis- was close to this, we would be with secret taping of sex acts with Sexual exploitation of a child is mendations made by Superin- less of attendance area — and trict can go to West High when over capacity next year,” he said. a 16-year-old girl. Evans, along a Class C felony that could net tendent Lane Plugge about the new freshmen and sophomore we’re right in the backyard of An enclosure in Tuesday’s with James Cole and Monteal Evans up to 10 years behind bars high-school enrollment policy at students would attend the high West,” she said. “My main con- agenda said the rationale for Evans, is charged with the felony. and $10,000 in fines. Tuesday’s meeting. school in the area they live. cern is I had no choice.” the recommendations is that According to police, Sheldon — by Samantha Miller Since the implementation of West would remain closed to West High Principal Jerry maintaining a policy of assign- the policy, Plugge said, the dis- transfer and open-enrollment Arganbright and City High ing new high-school students trict has experienced major students. Principal Mark Hanson both allows officials to better meet a problems in enrollment differ- Brenda Hain, the mother of a said they support the recom- goal of stabilizing enrollment ences between West High and City High student, said she mendations to change the policy. and using available capacity. City High. favors West High for her daugh- Arganbright said he and Board members will vote on “We’ve seen a decline in ter Morgan, who has some dis- Hanson are working together the policy at the next meeting. If enrollment at West High School abilities, because of its special on the issue, with hopes that a passed, it will go into effect on and an increase in enrollment programs. But Hain said that revised policy would allow dis- Jan. 3, 2008. at City,” he said. although she specifically moved trict officials to “leave this E-mail DI reporter Olivia Moran at: The administration’s main to the West attendance area in alone” for at least three years. [email protected] METRO Man faces drug emergency-communication center New tax rates will go into effect politics and religious issues. for Johnson County, Iowa City, July 1, 2008. “We’re especially concerned charges Coralville, and North Liberty. — by Shawn Gude because faculty set the standard A man faces a felony charge after A subcommittee for the project for the rest of us on campus,” she Coralville police arrested him with two decided, after meeting with con- said. counts of possession of a controlled sultants, to look at three additional Faculty group to — by Shajia Ahmad substance after allegedly discovering public properties on which to locate provide smoking input marijuana and cocaine in his vehicle the facility. The original site for the The Faculty Senate voted Tuesday and on his person, authorities said. communication center was near the Coralville woman Iowa City Water Treatment Plant, to provide input on the recommen- Chad Montgomery, 26, of dations that will be made to UI charged with assault Burlington was charged with third or but consultants raised concerns that a nearby radio station would President Sally Mason on the cam- A Coralville woman faces an subsequent possession of marijua- puswide smoking ban. assault charge after she allegedly na and possession of cocaine, a interfere with signals. A task force of UI administrators brandished two 8-inch steak knives serious misdemeanor. Consultants told the committee will make the recommendations to at her son Nov. 26, authorities Officers pulled Montgomery’s Tuesday that if the they wished to keep the original site, additional the president in the upcoming reported. vehicle over on I-80 in Coralville for a month. Task-force member Susan traffic offense, according to reports. financing would be needed, said Jeff Coralville police charged Sharlene Davidson, the head of the project. Johnson, an associate provost, Evans, 46, 411 Third Ave. Apt. 5, Police said Montgomery consented pushed for a campuswide dialogue to a search of his vehicle and person. In related news, the Johnson Coralville, with domestic-abuse County Board of Supervisors voted on the subject. Any policy assault with intent or display of a In the search, officers allege, the approved would take at least 12 to discovered a marijuana blunt in the unanimously to pass a joint agree- weapon, according to reports. ment with Iowa City, Coralville, and 18 months to implement because Police went to Evans’ residence in vehicle’s ashtray and a baggy of a of the large-scale nature of the North Liberty and the Johnson response to a report of a fight white, powdery substance in his right effort, she said. County Emergency Management between a mother and her 25-year- rear pocket. The substance field-test- “This campus is all over the ed positive for cocaine, reports said. Commission for the center. The issue old son. Officers reported Evans and place,” Johnson said, referring to her son were “yelling obscenities Montgomery’s marijuana charge had been discussed at recent meet- the ambiguous boundaries between toward each other,” and Evans is a Class D felony, punishable by up ings, but Tuesday morning’s passing campus and city property. to five years in prison and a fine of made the measure — previously just Officials from the Office of the allegedly pulled the two steak knives up to $7,500. His serious misde- a group consensus — final. Ombudsperson also presented find- on her son. meanor is punishable by up to a year The project is expected to cost ings from their annual report, noting Evans later entered her son’s bed- in prison and a fine of up to $1,500. around $8 million, and a so-called that of the 280 visitors to the office room with the steak knives, reports — by Kurtis Hiatt “emergency management” property- last year, 80 percent were faculty said, “placing the victim in fear of tax levy will pay for the majority of members. Ombudsperson Cynthia injury.” Officials look at that. Initial estimates of the tax hike Joyce said that while the office has Evans allegedly admitted to the are in the range of 43 to 61 cents per seen disrespectful behavior at all details of the offense. She faces an different sites for $1,000 of assessed property value. levels of campus, it is concerned aggravated misdemeanor for the Supervisors also expressed their about faculty members whose charge, which is punishable by up to comm center dismay that the tax rates will not be behavior towards students is two years in prison and a fine of up Two new developments emerged applied to tax-increment financing dismissive, especially when to $5,000. Tuesday regarding the joint districts of the county. students and faculty disagree about — by Kurtis Hiatt POLICE BLOTTER Harold Atwood, 45, address Randall Henderson, 43, West Apt. 2112, was charged Monday Todd Nelson, 33, Coralville, was unknown, was charged Nov. 21 with Liberty, was charged Monday with with possession of a fictitious dri- charged Sunday with prohibited acts. public intoxication. fifth-degree theft. ver’s license. Jon Radecki, 56, address unknown, Estela Cano-Presa, 21, Columbus Ryan Jung, 21, 630 S. Capitol St. Uriel Marcelino-Cab, 18, 824 was charged Tuesday with public Junction, Iowa, was charged Nov. Apt. 207, was charged Tuesday with Basswood Lane, was charged Nov. intoxication. 22 with child endangerment. disorderly conduct and public intox- 22 with possession of marijuana. Cheaster Snagg, 18, 1103 Devon Carey, 21, West Chester, ication. Christopher Moore, 20, 626 Diana Hollywood Blvd., was charged Iowa, was charged Sunday with OWI. Anne Knight, 47, 1038 E. College Court, was charged Tuesday with OWI. Monday with disorderly conduct. Ezekiel Davis, 21, 1930 W. 58th St., St., was charged Monday with crim- David Munz, 58, Coralville, was Christopher Wilson, 21, Cedar Rapids, was charged Monday with interfer- inal trespass. charged Nov. 24 with public intoxi- was charged Nov. 24 with possession ence with official acts. Karen Leidall, 20, 333 S. Gilbert St. cation. of drug paraphernalia and OWI.

The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 3A dailyiowan.com for more news News Local jail open Ads back off shrillness ADVERTISING with his positions on these Iowa. His most recent television issues, particularly regarding spot includes home-video clips of CONTINUED FROM 1A his proposal to partition Iraq the former governor playing with his children when they The ad begins with a large, along sectarian and ethnic lines. were young. to vegetarians bold-face sentence proclaiming: Though it is not running ads on television, the Biden cam- Tim Albrecht, Romney’s Iowa “If I weren’t so darned wonderful HUNGER STRIKE premature. Not much later, the paign has created an online spokesman, said the former gov- inmate began eating on his own myself, I’d be supporting Joe.” ernor wants Iowans to know CONTINUED FROM 1A video compilation of numerous again. Arguing the senator is a instances of the other Democrat- how important his family is to Biden Romney Wagner said requests such as leader in the fields of national him. Polk County authorities only ic hopefuls agreeing with the candidate candidate Waddle’s and Wenman’s — to security and foreign affairs, the “Gov. Romney is strong on accommodate special diets for senator during the Democratic change dietary preferences dur- Biden campaign says most of the family values,” he said. “He the Republican stool.” medical or religious reasons, debates. ing an incarceration — are eval- other Democratic contenders Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Rom- views the military, the economy, E-mail DI reporter Christopher Patton at: while Johnson County’s policy uated in the Johnson County frequently cite their agreement ney has also run feel-good ads in and families as the three legs of [email protected] allows prisoners to receive Jail by a physician. meatless dishes if they are self- “Sometimes, it is just a mat- declared vegetarians. ter of conversing with the Thirteen of the local jail’s 92 inmate to determine how seri- inmates receive special meals ous he is about the request,” he — four are vegetarians, four said. “It’s not unusual in jail for request porkless meals, and five Vigil focuses on AIDS response others have special circum- an inmate to see an item served stances because of such condi- to his neighbor and for him to tions as food allergies. say,‘Well, I’d rather have that.’ ” Johnson County jail adminis- Wagner said inmates don’t trator and sheriff’s Capt. Dave typically initiate hunger strikes Wagner said meeting all the to contest the food but rather to diet requirements is often “like express dissatisfaction about a double-edged sword.” their circumstances. An inmate “You can’t let them dictate to who was upset about his prose- you that they want salad one cution rejected meals, and oth- day, and the next they want ers have gone on strike for a few pork, and then they don’t want days to protest discipline meas- any meal at all,” he said. “But ures doled out after they com- you also have to meet their indi- mitted jailhouse violations. vidual needs.” “They try to make it uncom- Wagner remembered an espe- fortable for us by not eating,” cially difficult case in 2005 Wagner said. “It’s like they’re when jail officials sought court going to show us. They’re not intervention to make sure going to eat.” inmate John Ashley Wenman’s Officials said significant needs were met. hunger strikes at both the Polk Wenman, a 28-year-old being County and Johnson County Jails are rare. Wagner estimat- held on first-degree kidnapping ed that approximately five and domestic-abuse charges, inmates go on hunger strikes had requested a vegetarian diet for more than a couple days, and refused to eat for more than each year in the local jail. He 11 days, even after his request said most resume eating on was authorized. A judge refused their own. to grant a court order for Wen- E-mail DI reporter Kelsey Beltramea at: man to be force-fed, calling it [email protected]

NATION Peter Klopfenstein/The Daily Iowan Foul play suspected in Sander is with him. Authorities released a photo of a Attendees at a candlelight vigil at the Trinity Episcopal Church bow their head as Bishop Philip Hougen leads the group in prayer outside teen’s disappearance white bedspread with a floral design the Rudy Giuliani campaign headquarters in Iowa City on Tuesday. The prayer vigil was one of five organized around the state to bring EL DORADO, Kan. (AP) — and asked the public for help locat- attention to World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 and to urge all presidential-nomination candidates to create plans for fighting AIDS domestically Authorities said Tuesday they sus- ing it. Police suggested the public and abroad. pect foul play in the disappearance pay attention to areas east of El of an 18-year-old community-col- Dorado along two highways and AIDS wasn’t an outsider anymore,” he Africa and Latin America. The a circle praying for change and said. “I was living with HIV, not group is working to educate and lege student, and they searched for conducted their own roadside CONTINUED FROM 1A support before spreading out to the man she left a bar with the last searches. suffering from it.” inform young people about bet- the different candidates’ head- Today, Armstrong partici- time she was seen. Police on Nov. 24 searched a ter living and working condi- quarters. room at the El Dorado Motel, where pates actively in the community tions, according to Edgar Thorn- Police searched a bloodied room “When I was first diagnosed “HIV saved my life, because a manager reported an altercation and mentors others with the ill- ton, a former member of USAID. in the motel where the man had with HIV, I had fear because I now I can save others,” Arm- been living and asked the public for may have occurred. Mireles had had little information to combat ness. “It’s not just the government “It’s not a death sentence any- strong said. help in locating a white bedspread been living at the motel, approxi- that fear,” said Armstrong, who, that can help,” he said. “We can’t 1 more,” he said. “It saved my life with a floral design. mately 1 ⁄2 miles from the bar where do it alone.” E-mail DI reporter Lauren Skiba at: after the confusion, turned to because now I can help others.” Emily Sander left a bar called Sander was last seen, and worked at drugs to fight his angst. In the cold, attendees stood in [email protected] a restaurant that recently opened In the United States, 1 million Retreat, east of El Dorado, with 24- But Armstrong said he finally people are diagnosed with the year-old Israel Mireles on Nov. 23, next to the motel. became an advocate for HIV and Joe Terziu, the owner of the Bella virus, 2 percent of the number police said. Her car was found the AIDS support, voicing his belief worldwide. USAID, an interna- Casa Italian Restaurant where following day at the bar. that knowledge and mental tional aid program through the Mireles worked, told the Wichita The rental car Mireles was health are the keys to surviving federal government, is focusing Eagle that he saw what looked like believed to be driving was found the disease. on urban cities in 100 countries Tuesday in Vernon, Texas, approxi- blood on a bed and carpet. Terziu “I wanted to educate, and I around the world including mately 350 miles southwest of El said he thought to himself, “This Dorado, El Dorado Deputy Police place looks scary” after he saw the Chief Rick Kennedy said. blood. “As of now, Israel Mireles has not Emily Sander’s grandfather, been located, and we are aggres- Clement Sander, said Tuesday that sively seeking his whereabouts,” authorities have not told him what Kennedy said. they found in that motel room. He is likely traveling with his 16- “I don’t think I want to know,” he year-old girlfriend to Mexico, told reporters. “We are trying to authorities said. They do not believe remember her as we last saw her.”

4A - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, November 28, 2007 News dailyiowan.com for more local news Healthily IOWA CITY DEVELOPMENT GroupWhile challenges eyes remain, downtown a market analysis says downtown plan thinking could expand its retail and office space in the coming years. By Alyssa Cashman THE DAILY IOWAN Downtown Iowa City could face some changes after a recent analysis of the local globally business environment, city officials said Tuesday night. The study, which was con- The UI experiences a jump in student ducted by Marketek, a market-analysis group, found demand for global-health education. that Iowa City can potentially support 148,000 more square By Amanda McClure feet of retail space and more THE DAILY IOWAN than twice that in office space As globalization becomes over the next 10 years. more prevalent both at home Development challenges and abroad, more students are still exist — such obstacles as choosing to enter the field of high rents and limited park- global health. ing did not come as a surprise At the UI, professors are to the 20 people on hand for struggling to meet the demand the presentation. for classes. The impetus for the study “Everyone around the world came after years of a need for deserves the same opportunities hard evidence about just what to live the healthy life,” UI sopho- downtown businesses can more Abby Milloy said. “World support, said Craig Gustave- health is an ever-present prob- son, the president of the lem, and I think our generation is Downtown Association and Natalia Salazar/The Daily Iowan ready to do something about it.” owner of Austin Burke Cloth- Wendy Ford, the city’s economic-development manager, leads a community meeting in the Iowa City Nationally, a study done by iers, 26 S. Clinton St. Public Library on Tuesday about the future of downtown. the Association of Schools of “Downtown is the physical Public Health showed that the manifestation of our city’s number of applicants entering With the growing interest in pride,” said Iowa City Area from the intersection of Wash- was one of the most important the field increased by almost 90 the field, the UI is faced with a Chamber of Commerce Presi- ington and Dubuque Streets. suggestions, she said. That percent from 1995-2006, while Downtown Iowa City surge of students and a short- dent Nancy Quellhorst. In this region, 33,000 people the number of students gradu- person would be in charge of age of faculty. Communities around the are employed at more than developing and promoting by the numbers ating with master’s degrees in “Many of the teachers are country are conducting simi- 1,000 businesses. Research downtown. • 33,000 — number of international health grew by 69 from the interdisciplinary lar surveys on their downtown percent in the same time peri- was conducted in the form of “We [need] to look at down- employees downtown department or adjuncts and areas, said Mary Bosch of od. UI numbers were not avail- focus groups, surveys, and in- town as you would a mall,” • 1,000 — estimated number aren’t able to teach more class- Marketek. The group per- store visits. of businesses downtown able Tuesday. es,” said Maureen McCue, an Gustaveson said. Milloy is one of the thousands formed the “downtown-market Need for retail, office, hous- He also noted a desire for • 353,00 sq. ft. — office adjunct assistant professor of niche analysis” over a six- ing, and lodging spaces were space downtown could of students across the country international programs. more establishments aimed at month period. the primary targets of the support who have taken an interest in She noted that her classes baby boomers in the neighbor- “As the retail market • 87,000 sq. ft. — shopping world health. Recently, she usually fill up on the first day of investigation. hood, although he said the expands, downtowns have to goods space downtown could worked with the UI Interdepart- registration, leaving little room The report laid out goals to youthful atmosphere was an mental Studies Program to compete,” she said. improve physical appearance, support for students who aren’t enrolled The Downtown Association attraction. design a major from scratch that promote downtown to potential • 2-3 — percent of vacant in the major. of Iowa City, Iowa City Cham- Now that the results are specifically fits her area of inter- Many students choose to study businesses and visitors, and in, the city is still left with spaces downtown est. The program Latino-health ber of Commerce, and Iowa the global-health major in inter- attract young professionals. many questions. But Wendy advocacy major was approved City Economic Development national studies with an empha- Marketing the neighborhood “Downtown business and by earlier this semester. joined forces earlier this year Ford, the city’s economic- sis in global health, although as an arts and entertainment property owners will have a “I’ve always had a passion for in tasking Marketek to exam- development coordinator, that’s not the only method. Spanish, and I wanted to find a ine the business atmosphere district is also vital, Bosch said the goals set forth in the key role in driving this activi- Recently, students have been way to combine the education downtown. said. report have given officials ty,” she said. and the hands-on experience that able to receive a certificate in The survey studied an area Hiring a “downtown busi- the tools to answer those E-mail DI reporter Alyssa Cashman at: is necessary for a health advocacy global health through the inter- within a seven-mile radius ness development manager” queries. [email protected] major,” Milloy said. “The global- departmental program in the health program teaches the College of Liberal Arts and Sci- issues, but it didn’t give me an ences and continue on track to opportunity to make a change.” receive their master’s degree Her major incorporates the from the College of Public Health. three major themes of commu- McCue, who has been teach- nity and urban sociology, advo- ing global-health-related classes cacy, and application. at the UI for the past 14 years, “Advocacy gave me the oppor- says that often, students provide tunity to improve all of my skills,” the ideas for the classes she she said. “It’s given me the chance teaches. The war and conflict to take my passion for Latino class that she teaches was the health and learn to better serve.” idea of a past student, as well as Milloy will participate in an a course taught on global water. on-site training that combines “We’ve been able to take cours- her interest in Latino health es in a direction that appeal to a care with real-life experiences in wide range of students,” she said. hospitals and clinics in addition E-mail DI reporter Amanda McClure at: to completing her Spanish major. [email protected]

The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 5A dailyiowan.com for more news News Student group examines caucuses The Asian Student Alliance holds an informational meeting discussing the way caucuses work. By Kelli Shaffner Earlier in the evening, Rep. group of people and to “allow THE DAILY IOWAN Swati Dandekar, D-Marion, people to express who should be opened the session by stressing elected.” Abraham Lincoln was the the importance of Asians cau- Atul Nakhasi, the president winner of a caucus Tuesday night cusing together. of the UI Democrats, spoke in the IMU Richey Ballroom. “We have to work together about the importance of Iowa’s The Asian Student Alliance and be there,” she said. “Espe- possible 220,000 caucusing col- hosted the mock caucus and cially for caucuses.” lege students. informational forum in order to She added that political affilia- “College students in Iowa educate students and others tion didn’t matter and noted that could single-handedly deter- about the ins and outs of cau- people should “be friends too.” mine the next president,” he cusing in Iowa. Both Todd Versteegh, the cau- said. So the audience could under- cus chairman for the Johnson Although the forum was stand, Norm Sterzenbach, Iowa County Republicans, and meant to educate college stu- Democratic political and caucus Sterzenbach ran through the dents about the caucuses, director, orchestrated the mock steps of how both of the caucus- speaker Rita Aurora jokingly caucus. He gave the “voters” five es run, the complete timeline, as attributed the sparsely occupied choices of past presidents to well as background on the seats — there were eight rows chose from. After they chose and process. Versteegh said the on either side of the ballroom moved to the appropriate sec- process was on a “grass-roots completely empty — to tion of the room to represent the level.” Nakhasi. president they supported, “Democracy is a verb to us,” “He was supposed to bring a Sterzenbach tabulated the he said. “Get up and actively be truck load of students,” she said. results. a part of the process.” “I don’t know where they are.” Wesley Cropp/The Daily Iowan “The hardest thing to do is While outlining the history of Nakhasi said it was most like- stand in front of a room and use caucusing, Versteegh said the ly because of finals. Co-chairman of the Iowa Republican Party Leon Mosley speaks to a crowd in the IMU Richey Ballroom a calculator,” he said with a event was created so the process E-mail DI reporter Kelli Shaffner at: on Tuesday. Mosley spoke as part of the Iowa Asian Alliance’s presentation on civic engagement, chuckle. wouldn’t have to rely on a elite [email protected] explaining the ins and outs of the caucuses. Supervisors mull cost

Countyof supervisorsbuilding ponder pros and ‘green’ cons of a building certification that could cost tens of thousands of dollars. By Shawn Gude THE DAILY IOWAN Views on Leadership in Energy and The Johnson County Board of Environmental Design Supervisors on Tuesday morn- Some of the opinions expressed by Johnson County supervisors at ing discussed just how far the Tuesday morning’s meeting on a possible “green” building certification. county should go — and how PROS much money it should spend — • Would set an example for the state and make Johnson County a in pursuit of environmentally leader, say Supervisors Terrence Neuzil and Rod Sullivan. friendly practices. • Money is worth it because of returns, says Supervisor Larry Meyers. The county’s facility manager, CONS David Kempf, brought up the issue at the supervisors’ infor- • Price tag is too much, and inspection can be done in-house, say mal meeting, asking them if they Supervisor Sally Stutsman and Chairman Pat Harney. wanted to pursue a so-called “green” building certification through contractors at no extra inspection; Kempf pointed out that would cost somewhere in cost to taxpayers. other benefits of certification, the range of $66,000 to $77,000. “I think I kind of look at it as including energy efficiency edu- “They’ll verify that all the con- if you want to drive a Ford or a cation provided by the company, tractors are installing the equip- Rolls-Royce,” she said. “They’re the U.S. Green Building Council. ment properly, making sure both going to get you there.” Supervisor Terrence Neuzil everything is being done,” said Johnson County assistant said it would make the county a Kempf, who hasn’t decided planner Josh Busard, who has leader in green initiatives and which side he will take on the received Leadership in Energy that although the sum of money issue. “But on the other side of and Environmental Design is large, it may be worth it. that coin, you’d like to think you training, said that although he’s “I want our county campus to already have a good relationship able to “talk smartly” with con- be as green as humanly possible,” he said, noting that the money with the contracting company tractors and inspectors about the program, he wouldn’t have being discussed was small in and good oversight being done.” comparison with millions The certification, titled the the time to inspect the whole already being spent on the proj- Leadership in Energy and Envi- building and fill out all the ect. “If I know one thing Johnson ronmental Design Green Build- required paper work. County is, it’s a leader. And we ing Rating System, would be for And to receive the certifica- could set that kind of example.” the yet-to-be-built county Health tion, an independent third- The supervisors will further and Human Services Building. party inspector must look at the discuss the matter at their Opinions from the supervi- facility. Dec. 6 meeting, after bids for the sors were mixed: Supervisor Supervisor Chairman Pat building project have been sub- Sally Stutsman questioned how Harney expressed doubts about mitted. much of the certification process spending tens of thousands of E-mail DI reporter Shawn Gude at: could be done in-house and dollars for certification and [email protected]

METRO Police kill coyotes in people and at least one dog. He said police aren’t trying to root University Heights Police Chief Ron out coyotes but will take action if Iowa City area Fort said one coyote showed up dur- necessary. IOWA CITY (AP) — Animal-res- ing the Iowa-Minnesota football game “If it reaches the point were peo- cue officials are disagreeing with a and stole food from coolers. He said ple or pets are in danger, we’ll destroy the coyote,” Fort said. decision by police to kill two coy- he tried to chase the coyote away, but otes, including one that showed up a when that didn’t work, he shot it. football game tailgate party, but Fort said another coyote was shot police said they were protecting when it attacked a dog. 6A - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, November 28, 2007 “IF YOU DESECRATE SOMETHING … “… is that a bad thing?” E-mail us at: [email protected] Iowa City Read more from the Opinions staff at Opinions diopinions.blogspot.com stereotype

JASON BRUMMOND Editor • BRITTANY VOLK Managing Editor • JONATHAN GOLD Opinions Editor • EMILEIGH BARNES, DANNY VALENTINE Metro Editors ERIK HOVENKAMP, ROB VERHEIN, NATE WHITNEY Editorial writers theater — EDITORIALS reflect the majority opinion of the DI Editorial Board and not the opinion of the Publisher, Student Publications Inc., or the University of Iowa. GUEST OPINIONS, COMMENTARIES, and COLUMNS reflect the opinions of the authors and are not necessarily those of the Editorial Board. Act V Editorial Greetings, fellow humanoid! I’m a dork. Sorry about the surroundings; but my dank basement apartment reminds me of home, though without my mom poking her head in and interrupting me while I masturbate to anime. The tofurkey redemption Which is not to say that there’s nothing else to do here in my dun- When criminals are sentenced to jail time, whether 30 days in a county society and from a normal lifestyle of individual choice. When entering geon master’s lair! Far from it! I’m facility or consecutive life sentences in a state penitentiary, they lose the jail, at least in Johnson County, individuals have the ability through an active participant and disputant freedom to live the lifestyle of their choice. Guilty sentences determine paperwork and communication with officials to declare any special on dozens of that they made the decision for themselves the moment they committed needs. A fine line exists between civil accommodation and pampering. Internet mes- the crime, knowing full well the risks involved should they be caught. The Reasonable modifications must be made to make life habitable and not sage boards, criminals chose to jeopardize their freedoms, feeling that the outcome of unnecessarily harsh, but a request by an inmate or group of inmates for and I’m known for my the misdeed was worth the risk. Convicts have no privileges (unless later a specific brand of toilet paper or a larger television shouldn’t be taken astuteness warranted by good behavior), only the most basic of human rights. seriously. Concessions made for one inmate can set precedent, leading and insight, Polk County inmate Matthew Waddle admits he stole more than other inmates to believe (and justly so) that they deserve the same treat- as well as my $13,000 from two Iowa banks. He also claims, despite using a gun in one ment as any other prisoner. ability to robbery and a knife in another, that he’s not a fan of violence. “I believe A spokesman for the Polk County Sheriff’s Office says jail officials insult people in peace and that we should all get along, and I don’t think killing ani- have also denied other requests Waddle has made, such as books on hate without them mals is right.” Waddle’s convictions didn’t keep him from committing his and violence, and they believe that the threatened hunger strike is just knowing. JONATHAN offenses, but they are keeping him from eating the food offered to him by another example of an inmate attempting to manipulate the system, an (“n00bs get the Polk County Jail, because he claims to be a vegetarian. Now he’s assertion that seems reasonable considering that Waddle hasn’t had an pwnd, lolz.” GOLD threatening — a term used loosely here — a hunger strike if he is not issue with his prison meals for the 10 months he’s already spent there. Take that, given food that meets with his approval. Whether or not this is true, vegetarian and kosher meals should be non-dork! I mock your inability to Jail authorities are reasonable. They will accommodate dietary needs offered to prisoners, provided that doing so doesn’t require extravagant escape my pwnage at Call of Duty 4!) if an inmate’s religion dictates different fare from the standard offered. amounts of additional effort or budget on the part of officials. I hate that more and more people They will also make arrangements for inmates with nutritional needs An inmate opting for veggies over meat shouldn’t be that big of a deal, are encroaching on dork territory required because of medical conditions, such as gluten or peanut aller- but it also shouldn’t open the door for more frivolous requests. Whether these days. It’s scary, to be honest. gies or diabetes. Waddle, however, does not cry foul for religious or health or not Waddle gets his greens isn’t for him, or us, to decide. The officials Video games used to be the place we reasons, he just claims to be a vegetarian. in charge of his care have their jobs for a reason, and it’s up to them to could escape to when they were stick- The concept of imprisonment is one of punishment; separation from determine whether a specific request is reasonable or not. ing our heads in the toilet between classes. (At least we had that one table at the back of the lunchroom. We played some Magic games for the LETTERS TO THE EDITOR may be sent via e-mail to [email protected] (as text, not as attachment). Each letter must be signed and include an address and phone number for verification. Letters ages there.) I think it all started when should not exceed 300 words. The DI reserves the right to edit for length and clarity. The DI will publish only one letter per author per month. Letters will be chosen for publication by the editors according to those frat boy jerks picked up Halo. space considerations. No advertisements or mass mailings, please. Still, at least we still have role- GUEST OPINIONS that exceed 300 words in length must be arranged with the Opinions editor at least three days prior to the desired date of publication. Guest opinions are selected in accordance with playing games. Nothing makes me word length, subject relevance, and space considerations. happier than spending 10 or 12 hours overthrowing the government of a made-up kingdom. I play a 15th- level invocation/evocation wizard, and you wouldn’t make fun of me for that if I had a real fireball spell. What? Of course there are women in the game! What are we, animals? There’s Glorindelia, the Queen of Ahmat, and mischievous Lily, a thief of … oh, you mean real women. No, none of those. I think I saw one hang- ing out with the goth kids and playing Vampire, but I could be wrong. That would be pretty sweet, though. All that “lady of the night” stuff, with the corsets and the lace … but I’m ram- bling like Bilbo Baggins. Sorry. Hey, did you hear that they’re coming out with not one, but two Futurama movies? It’s going to be so awesome. Comedy Central is going to air basically the entire series and then show the new ones, ’cause they’re broken into a bunch of 20- minute episodes, but you can still get them full-length on DVD. L337! All my clanmates will want to know about this. You know, on World of Warcraft. Maybe we could throw a celebratory raid. For the Horde! A Healthy Dose of Facts I don’t have a girlfriend. I think that the ladies are intimidated by my obvious intellect, sizable girth, and manly odor of Cheetos and des- Get the backstory on genetic diseases peration. And my style. Who doesn’t love black T-shirts with slogans like “Chess players know how to mate?” When I was growing up, my grandmother took a genealogy course and Having one of the BRCA genes increases the lifetime odds a woman will get tucked into to jeans somewhere traced some of our family history. She found some interesting branches — breast cancer from 12 percent to 70 percent. Knowing one possesses the gene above the belly button? Clearly, I’m such as Davy Crockett and an English royal, to name a few. And while being presents the opportunity to prevent this cancer or at least to catch it in its an individualist. That’s why I have a descendent of a man who could fight a bear empty-handed makes for more early stages. Knowing if one’s mother, aunts, grandmothers, or great-grand- to have those jeans special-ordered. intriguing cocktail chatter than a history of a genetic disorder, I’d much mothers have had breast cancer would be extremely valuable information in I’ll admit it, there is a high rather have a family medical history. It’s much more important in the long helping one decide whether to have the genetic test that would look for the sausage quotient at most of my fests. run. presence of a BRCA gene. But I still love getting tipsy on All of us inherit half of our genetic profile from our mother and half from While knowing one’s genetic profile can be valuable in preventing disease, Goldschlager and Smirnoff ices our father. Each parents passes on her or his own genetic profile — meaning having the test may be the easiest decision. If one discovers the presence of while watching the Cowboy Bebop that there is a 50 percent chance that a gene will be passed on to the child. the BRCA or other genetic disorder gene, the prevention and knowledge can movie with my friends for the 50th Until every gene is known and the human genome can be inexpensively be life-changing. Women who have the BRCA gene must be screened much time. I’m a sociable creature, really, sequenced and easily interpreted, family history remains the gold standard more frequently than those who do not. They may choose to have preventa- it’s just that people who exercise and for predicting inherited diseases. Family history is a valuable diagnostic tool. tive surgery or take tamoxifen (a medication to help prevent the onset of occasionally see natural light are It can show which medical tests to pursue and aid in making decisions about breast cancer). All of these would only be prescribed for a high-risk individ- incomprehensible to me. I went to a one’s lifestyle, family planning, and future. ual, and all have been shown to decrease the incidence of breast cancer. kegger when I was in high school, However, not all of us can call up our parents or grandparents and ask While the advantages of knowing if one is positive for the BRCA gene are and I was actually getting along about their family history. Some of us may no longer have living parents or clear, the question of what to do next can present major challenges. great with this girl that I’d liked for grandparents; some of us may have been adopted; some of us may have fam- There are many other diseases that are genetically passed on in either a dom- years until she puked on me. And ilies that are extremely private about disease and health care and unwilling inant, recessive, or multi-factorial fashion. Many diseases that can be caused by then her friend did. Screw it, I’m going back to the basement, right? to share their medical history. Even if particular diseases in the family aren’t genetics — such as breast cancer — can also occur spontaneously. However, one But I really attribute my failure known, a basic idea of where one’s relatives came from can also be useful. may suspect a genetic component if the disorder shows up in numerous family with the ladies to my intimidating Many genetic diseases are linked to populations from particular geographi- members. The U.S. surgeon general has created an online family health geneal- intellect. Only persons of the highest cal locations or ethnic groups. For example, thalassemias are more likely to ogy tool to help individuals trace their family history and created a medical intellectual caliber can really enjoy appear in people of Mediterranean origin, sickle-cell anemia in those of health-history tree. This can be found at: https://familyhistory.hhs.gov. things like Neon Genesis: Evangelion African descent, and Tay-Sachs disease in the Ashkenazi Jewish population. Certainly, a genetic disease in the family is not going to be as interesting as the way they’re meant to be enjoyed. The genetic component of some diseases, such as breast cancer, has been finding rebels or royalty within the family tree, but it could potentially increase It’s so much more than big robots fight- well-catalogued and publicized in the media. Familial breast cancer can be the quality or length of life of the members of the family tree. ing. No, I don’t know who Nietzsche is. caused by either the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene. The BRCA genes are autosomal Heather Byers is a first-year student in the Carver College of Medicine. She can be reached at: Was he in Marvel or DC? Oh, I see. dominant — meaning that if one inherits the gene, it will be expressed. [email protected]. Perhaps if you spent less time reading boring old German farts like him, you’d have more opportunities to broaden your mind with comic books. On the Spot For who can resist the allure of mighty Superman averting catastro- Should the state of Iowa spend taxpayers’ money on vegetarian alternatives for prisoners? phe in his characteristic nick of time? Or the sinuous grace of Spidey’s webs as he swings to the “No, because “ Prison should “ No, they are “ No, I grew up rescue? I see aspects of myself in all we are a provide in jail, and they on a farm; meat of them, whether it’s Peter Parker’s beef-producing something beyond have to eat should be part of down-to-earth charm or the incredi- state. Prisoners basic meat for eventually. his diet unless it’s ble Hulk’s proud temper. They cer- don’t deserve prisoners to eat. It ” for religious tainly take me away from my flabby, luxury. is prison, though. reasons. lightless existence. Hey, where are ” ” ” you going? DI Opinions Editor Jonathan Gold, whose birthday is today, is pretty excited about those Futurama movies, Kolay Payne Brett Peterson Amanda Nefzger Kathleen McNamara hint hint. E-mail him at: UI alum UI junior UI sophomore UI freshman [email protected]. The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 7A UI SYMPHONY AND CHORUSES CONCERT UI student musicians will present their annual fall concert at Hancher Auditorium at 8 p.m. today. The performance includes Dona nobis pacem, by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and The Spirit of England, by Edward Elgar — two pieces written as responses to war. Tickets are $10, UI student and youth are $5, and senior citizen tickets are $7. Arts&Culture All about the meaning of goat PLAY One woman juggles five roles — plus a herd of goats — and manages to keep the show in the air. By Emily Burney THE DAILY IOWAN DI: What is one message you hope the audience PLAY I had no idea what to expect LIST gains from goat show? when walking through the Fawcett: The show asks, “What do you want to be goat show dimly lit entrance of Riverside when you grow up?” That’s an important question When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Theatre for the one-woman play Q&A and not just for children. Growing up is a continual Saturday; 2 p.m. Dec. 2 goat show. I figured perform- process, and self-definition is always changing. As Where: Riverside Theatre, ance art would meet spindly with JENNIFER FAWCETT, the an artist, I frequently question my decision to 213 N. Gilbert St. body motions and through it all one-woman actor in goat show choose a career with little to no stability, so I am Admission: $12-$15 might emerge some light story continually having to re-examine the choices I have about goats. But the perform- made. It is very rare now for people to have only one necessary to convey the shift- ance featuring Jennifer Fawcett career over their lifetime, and I think this show also ing characters. and one prop, a battered chest, looks at that. What happens if you choose to follow It might seem that for one proved to have a stronger your dream, but things don’t turn out quite like you woman to juggle five human roles impact than the title would lead planned? What if there are other people, like a PAUL ASJES, and a herd of goats would be a fre- to believe. family, involved? And what if you choose not to netic endeavor. But Fawcett acts KRUI PRODUCTION Goat show is the tale of a follow your dream? It doesn’t matter what career so powerfully, and transitions so family — Dick, Jane, daughter you choose — we all face these questions of DIRECTOR smoothly and sensibly that to fea- Rebecca, and an unmentioned personal fulfillment, sacrifice, happiness. son — who decide to abandon ture anyone else on stage would DI: If you could be anything else besides an actor, 1. “Real Love,” by Regina traditional urban life of teach- have only caused a clutter. what would it be and why? Spektor ing and parallel parking to Fawcett’s skilled acting is Fawcett: Well, I now identify myself as a playwright, Her music is simply become goat farmers. Goat complemented by brief clips of though I started out as an actor. I am also forming a wonderful, and this John show may sound like light music written specifically for theater company called Working Group with the Lennon cover is perfect. topic, but in one short hour, the show by Megan Hamilton. director of this show, Sean Christopher Lewis, so in 2. “Don't Fake The Real Fawcett takes the audience on The folksy and whimsical tunes that way I’m a producer as well. I have produced my Thing,” by Melody Club a roller coaster of life. The play of acoustic guitar set the tone own work and toured it around Canada and I really Melody Club’s album brought a laugh to my belly for a thoughtful undertaking. enjoy having more control over my career that way. Scream has been the and a tear to my eye, and it has While based loosely around Once upon a time there was a part of me that soundtrack to my life for the ability to appeal to anyone goats and difficulties the family wanted to be a doctor … in another life I guess. quite some time now. I enjoy who has ever acknowledged Publicity photo face on the farm, the goats are driving and singing along. the tapestry that is life: from DI: Besides Canada and Iowa, where else do you merely a catalyst for Fawcett’s 3. “Lights Out,” by Scissor kids to cynical old men. Daily Iowan: How similar to your own life is this want to live while you grow up? larger point. The audience sees Sisters All three of the family mem- show? Fawcett: I like that you say “while” I grow up, since I Rebecca grow from a little girl I love pretty much everything bers, plus a crotchety old lady, a Jennifer Fawcett: Goat show is autobiographical. It think I’ll be doing that for the rest of my life. I’ve excited to share everything by the Scissor Sisters. The sleazy announcer at the fair, is based on my memories of growing up on a goat lived on a farm (obviously) and in Ottawa and about goats — even the way band is all over the place — and an entire herd of goats are farm in eastern Ontario. Although the show started Toronto and for one summer in London. Next year, I they reproduce — to a young it has the poignant songs performed by Fawcett, a student out being about me, I discovered in the process of might be living in Philadelphia. I’d like to live near a teen who moves past her child- such as “Mary” all the way to in the UI Playwrights’ Work- writing it that my parents’ story was much more large body of water. ish affinity for the animals. the sexy dance-able songs shop. Through each of these interesting — a young couple who get in way over Rebecca could be any young DI: Do you prefer dogs or cats? such as “Filthy/Gorgeous.” characters, she grips the audi- their heads and how they survive that. Now that I am girl; Dick could be any earnest Fawcett: I suppose I’m supposed to answer this by 4. “Head over Heels (In ence completely, eliciting an adult and pursuing my own career in the arts father; Jane, any housewife. saying “goats.” And I do like goats, though I don’t This Life),” by Switchfoot moments of laughter, sympathy, (also a difficult career, similar to farming), I find What makes the play engaging, think my pet deposit would cover them. I have two This song is so beautiful. I sorrow, and a fondness for the there are a lot of parallels between the risks my aside from Fawcett’s playing all cats right now but think dogs are great. Someday, went to the band’s show, and past. parents took and the risks I am taking. the characters, are the chal- when I’m not a grad student, I’d like to get a dog. I was impressed that it This production is the Ameri- lenges the family take on donated a little money to can première of goat show, writ- together and the sacrifices they Habitat for Humanity. ten in 1997. The play toured make. Goat show examines the 5. “Any Other World,” by fringe festivals around Ontario The performance starts out obnoxious, yet enjoyable, 5- becomes apparent that Faw- average family’s ebb and flow Mika and parts of British Columbia pitch black with an unidentifi- year-old Rebecca, who is jump- cett has transformed into the and growth as a unit — with Mika is so fun, and he has and Alberta in 2003. Goat show is able pitter-patter that could be ing rope with her invisible father. Her character-specific goat farming simply as a means great music videos. His certainly not without Canadian the stomping of goats or the friend Molly. Minutes later, the mannerisms are so consistent of change. music just makes me happy. influences — “eh” rolls off Faw- bustling of people. The sound is lights dim from a glaring and convincing that the chang- E-mail DI reporter Emily Burney at: cett’s tongue all too naturally. neither, but instead the orange to a dull blue, and it ing lights are not even [email protected] Poetry with a REAL BEND By Paul Sorenson THE DAILY IOWAN READING If he doesn’t stick for his lewd Joe musings on Wendy’s ass (yes, the girl from the fast-food joint), writer Wenderoth, Joe Wenderoth will be remem- bered in Iowa City as the first per- writer son to ever be banned from read- ing on “Live from Prairie Lights.” When: 8 p.m. “It was at a key point in the Thursday attack of Iraq [in 2003], so Where: 1505 throughout my reading I was Seamans Center saying something like, ‘You are listening to [WSUI], and you read it at home.” should be ashamed to be an This writer, then, makes sure American,’ ” Wenderoth said. “I was kind of surprised that they that his readings are worth were upset, because it seemed both his time and ours — even kind of tame when I was saying if much of his work falls outside words that aren’t allowed on of the traditional poetic realm. radio when I was there before.” Wenderoth’s most famous book, So this time, Wenderoth will 2000’s Letters to Wendy’s — a appear in 1505 Seamans Center, collection of social, artistic, and Thursday at 8 p.m., for his own irreverent musings addressed version of a literary reading. to the “Old Fashioned” chain — Such political speech might not fails to categorize: “I myself make such a scene, though even have never figured out exactly if you get past Wenderoth’s sug- what it is; it veers from nonfic- gested warning for “mildly offen- tion to being quite poetic and sive sexual content,” the presen- there’s the whole question of tation might still strike one as whether it’s a novel because outside the Prairie Lights norm. there is an arc of some kind.” “Typically, when I do a poetry This genre bending allows his reading, I tend to read in the dark UI appearance to be sponsored by and out of view of people,” the 41- the Nonfiction Writing Program, a year-old said. “If I’m standing department that encourages writ- there in a completely lit room, it’s ers who fall outside the standard very difficult to hear the poems. memoir. Wenderoth isn’t doing Everything I do is really designed anything to make future projects to allow someone to be able to fit any better. He continues to concentrate — poetry, when it’s work on Agony: A Proposal,a good, demands a lot of attention, detailed rule book on a new game a certain intensity of attention.” “to place at the center of American To help demand this focus, the life as a new sport-slash-televi- University of California-Davis sion-culture.” It involves some- creative-writing teacher uses thing with Aztec culture, naked songs and film clips (“soft porn “family” teams, an oblong rock, sort of stuff or old family home movies”) to fill in the gaps, giving and lots of violence. The world can the viewer an intellectual break. only hope it doesn’t catch on. “I’m not a big fan of poetry “All I can say is that I’ve been readings,” Wenderoth said. “In pleased with all the books I’ve the slam world … it’s just put out,” Wenderoth said, who standup comedy, and it’s very just released the poetry collec- rarely of any value to me at all. tion No Real Light this year. And most academic poetry is so “Well, pleased enough — or else terrible, but even when some- I wouldn’t have put them out.” body’s writing pretty well, I’d E-mail 80 Hours Editor Paul Sorenson at: rather just get the book and [email protected]

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MidAmerican Councilorgets Connie Champion renewal“It will not be a money Councilor Amy Correia votes against said she approved it mainly saver, but we will have much because of the many compro- better 911 coverage,” Champion ‘Portrait’ the measure, worried that it might give mises made by both sides, said. MidAmerican a 25-year monopoly. saying it was a “conscious The location of the proposed The UI is on board for a new college effort.” emergency-communication By Melanie Kucera for another decade. If that The council also approved a center has not yet been deter- information service to help prospective 28E Agreement that will THE DAILY IOWAN approval goes through, then in mined, but officials are looking another nine years, the council enable creating joint emer- at a plot of land near the Iowa students choose their schools. gency response for the entire The Iowa City City Council will vote to prolong the fran- City Water Treatment Plant. county. The focus will be an on Tuesday approved an ordi- chise yet again for another five However, the location might By Ashton Shurson National Survey of Student emergency-communication nance granting the MidAmeri- years. interfere with a nearby radio Engagement this spring, one of can Energy an extension of its center. and Shajia Ahmad Though barely debated at station. the surveys to be used by local franchise. “This is a great project,” said THE DAILY IOWAN the meeting, the issue has The council will hold its College Portrait, Rocklin said. The motion passed 6-1, with outgoing Councilor Dee Van- The survey will measure how raised discussion in the past The UI has signed on with Amy Correia the only councilor derhoef. “I whole-heartedly final meeting Dec. 11 with a students spent their time and with those opposed concerned other major research and teach- opposing the ordinance. that the extension would allow support it.” 4:30 p.m. reception thanking ing institutions to disclose to what they gained from their The franchise agreement MidAmerican a 25-year Councilor Regenia Bailey outgoing Councilors Bob the public what students have experiences in college. Elliott and Vanderhoef for Student educational engage- was approved for 10 years, and monopoly. said 911 calls will come in to learned by the time they throw their service. ment will be measured by councilors will have to vote “I wanted to see a smaller the joint center and from there their tasseled caps in the air. E-mail DI reporter Melanie Kucera at: College Portrait, a voluntary surveying students on their nine years after it has been in time frame,” Correia said. “I felt appropriate authorities will be system of accountability, pro- research and leadership partic- place to prolong the franchise 10 years was too long.” dispatched. [email protected] vides comparable and accessi- ipation. Likewise, student- ble information from public learning outcomes will be institutions on their websites. measured by testing students’ The UI aims to measure gradu- critical thinking and communi- ation and retention rates and cation skills. Not all students make this information available will be required to take the to potential college students, tests — large, representative which may be available as early samples of students during ‘O’By Jocelyn Noveckfactorpeople in the worldcomes who can be Because, as formerto political politicsthan 80,000 people in Wiscon- as spring of 2008. their freshman and senior ASSOCIATED PRESS identified only by one name.” speechwriter Marty Kaplan sin, a critical swing state. “The idea here is to present years of college will be taken. And yet, with all that, you puts it, “celebrities are always Did it help fuel Kerry’s nar- the data in a more comparable Rocklin said this will be the NEW YORK — Call it the “O can’t necessarily extrapolate to one racy joke or DUI away from row victory in the state? “Exit way — this will be a much better first time in a number of years Factor.” Oprah Winfrey picks a politics, Boyd says. “You could an embarrassment.” (In other polls don’t track that sort of picture of data as they are,” UI that the UI has made such sur- “favorite book” or a “favorite argue that she didn’t get to be words, you probably don’t want thing,” Cutter says. “But we do interim Provost Lola Lopes said. veys available to the public. thing,” and poof, it’s a best- popular by being political. Poli- Paris Hilton campaigning for know that tens of thousands of UI Vice Provost Thomas The University of Northern seller. tics has never been a big part of you. You also might not want people came out to see John Rocklin and Lopes told mem- Iowa is contemplating whether And now Winfrey’s “favorite her persona. This is not a slam actress Whoopi Goldberg, who Kerry and Bruce Springsteen bers at Tuesday afternoon’s UI to participate in the program as senator,” Barack Obama, hopes dunk.” used a racy sexual pun at a in the weeks before the elec- well, said Shashi Kaparthi, Faculty Senate meeting that the O Factor will work for him, Courting celebrities general- 2004 rally for Democratic pres- tion, and voter contact of that interim director of institutional there is a need for universities too, as the talk-show host and ly is a mixed bag, say political idential candidate John Kerry.) magnitude before an election is to be accountable to the public research at UNI. Currently, a media icon prepares to cam- consultants who’ve been “You do have to be careful,” priceless.” in light of growing educational task force formed by school paign for the Democratic presi- says Stephanie Cutter, who In Winfrey’s case, Cutter says, costs. Also, current yardsticks of President Benjamin Allen is involved in the process. First, dential-nomination candidate evaluating universities, such as looking at whether school there’s the negative perception served as Kerry’s communica- “Iowa caucus-goers, especially the rankings by U.S. News & should join, Kaparthi said. in the early voting states of of Hollywood in some parts of tions director in the 2004 cam- women, will likely come in World Report — which are Allen was also one of 12 presi- Iowa, New Hampshire, and the country as a place full of paign. “Celebrities don’t always droves to see Oprah. She appeals relied heavily on by families dents on a national committee South Carolina. wealthy liberals out of touch provide a benefit. If you do an to a broad demographic. To the and potential college students to look at the voluntary system But can Winfrey’s influence, with real concerns. That’s why event with them, you own what extent that she helps bring out — are flawed and a low meas- of accountability and College vast as it is, extend to the polit- George Clooney, for example, they’ve produced.” new or undecided voters, she’s ure of information, Lopes said. Portrait, Kaparthi said. ical realm? That depends on has kept his support for Obama On the other hand, she says, helping Obama make a direct The portrait program was “There’s a good chance we whether celebrity endorse- out of the public realm for now. the right celebrities can build and personal appeal to them for developed by several universi- would join because the presi- ments, so courted and coveted “As far as openly campaign- crowds to reach new voters, their vote.” (An ABC ties, which are members of the dent is involved in designing in modern politics, really mean ing, he thinks it hurts the can- and provide validation for the News/Washington Post poll American Association of State [the program],” Kaparthi said. much at all in the end. But didate,” says Clooney candidate. She cites the role released last week found Obama, Colleges and Universities and Although College Portrait is then again, how many celebri- spokesman Stan Rosenfield. played by Bruce Springsteen in Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the National Association of only one new way to choose col- ties have the reach and the “You lose the heartland.” the days leading up to the gen- and John Edwards locked in a State Universities and Land- leges, Rocklin believes students power of Oprah Winfrey? Then there’s the fact that a eral election, including an tight race in Iowa, which will should use all of their options. Grant Colleges. The portrait of “Oprah’s in a category of her campaign needs to be cautious. event that brought out more hold its caucuses Jan. 3.) each college will include three “It’s important for students to primary sections to help stu- use all sorts of information own,” says Todd Boyd, a profes- dents pick their perfect school: available to them,” Rocklin said, sor at the University of South- consumer information, student noting that college visits are the ern California’s School of Cine- experiences and perceptions, most meaningful. matic Arts. “She’s not a movie and student-learning outcomes. E-mail DI reporters at: star. She’s not a rock star. She’s The UI will administer the [email protected] a brand. She’s one of the few

SCOREBOARD DI SPORTS DESK NBA NHL THE DI SPORTS DEPARTMENT WELCOMES Cleveland 109, Boston 104, OT Detroit 5, Calgary 3 QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, & SUGGESTIONS. Miami 110, Charlotte 90 Montreal 4, Toronto 3, SO Memphis 110, New Jersey 103 PHONE: (319) 335-5848 Philadelphia 114, Milwaukee 99 FAX: (319) 335-6184 Chicago 90, Atlanta 78 Indiana 112, Denver 110 SPORTS Wednesday, November 28, 2007 Women’s gymnastics: GymHawks go mental, 2B dailyiowan.com BASKETBALL Duke 82, Former Iowa center Casey Wiegmann Wisconsin 58 has worked his way from the small town of Tough DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke figured out how to make up for Parkersburg to the NFL, where he is widely its size disadvantage against considered to be one of the unique and Wisconsin: Turn up the tempo. Greg Paulus scored 13 of his most agile centers in the game, making him ... 18 points during the decisive test for first half, and No. 7 Duke ran No. 20 Wisconsin right out of Cameron Indoor Stadium in a rout Tuesday night. Freshman Taylor King added The true 15 points in his second-straight Hawks strong game off the bench for Without its the Blue Devils (7-0), who leading rebounder, entered wondering how they’d contain a Wisconsin frontline Iowa (4-1) takes that featured three players in the rotation who are 6-10 or taller. anchor-man on a tough ACC Fellow freshman Kyle Singler By Scott Miller The Daily Iowan had 13 points, Gerald Henderson squad in Georgia added 11, and Jon Scheyer Tech tonight. scored 10 for the Blue Devils. It’s Casey Wiegmann’s last day of high school. Dusk has hit the small town of Parkersburg, Iowa, and with the impending darkness, Aplington-Parkersburg High By Diane Hendrickson CHARGED THE DAILY IOWAN School is seemingly empty. In any other year, an injury Brown’s trial set The usually busy hallways. Empty. would have proved disastrous for A former Hawkeye football the depleted Hawkeyes. But the player’s trial date has been The usually full parking lot. Empty. loss of leading-rebounder Jeneé scheduled on charges that he The usually bustling practice fields. Empty. Graham doesn’t signal imminent alleged physically assaulted doom for Iowa as it continues a his girlfriend. The hill behind the football bleachers. Well, that’s a different story. tough stretch of games with Dana Brown, 20, is set to undefeated Georgia Tech tonight stand trial “We’ve got a hill over behind our football as part of the inaugural women’s Jan. 14, bleachers,” said Ed Thomas, Wiegmann’s for- Big Ten/ACC Challenge. 2008, after mer high-school football coach. “And, geez, I see “That’s a loss for us, but we’re in a situation this year a lot bet- filing a someone out there running. So I walk over there to see who it is, and there’s Casey. I ter than we’ve been in the past written with a little more depth,” coach arraignment mean, it’s the last day of school; he’s out of high school for good, and he’s still up there working Lisa Bluder said. pleading not Graham has guilty to out that night on his own. “You know, not very many kids are going to started every domestic- game this sea- do that.” abuse Brown son, averaging There on that hill — without any coaches assault former Hawkeye 6.8 rebounds in chiding him, without any teammates encour- causing football player 22 minutes. The aging him, without any spectators admiring bodily injury 5-10 senior got him — Wiegmann began his transition from or mental illness earlier this her hand tan- an all-around high-school athlete to becoming month. gled in a battle one of the best centers in the National Football Graham Brown was arrested Oct. 17 for a rebound in League. when a verbal altercation practice Mon- leading rebounder, A former Iowa Hawkeye, he has used this day, breaking out at least between him and his girl- trademark work ethic and relentlessness to her fourth two weeks friend “turned physical” at get from the town of Parkersburg — popula- metacarpal. their Bartelt Road residence, tion approximately 1,900 — to the Indianapo- While there’s no timetable yet for authorities said. The 19-year- lis Colts, where he worked his way up from the her return, she’ll miss at least old UI student alleged Brown practice squad. two weeks. picked her up, slammed her “I made sure I did everything right,” he said. Senior Johanna Solverson, to the floor, punched her in “Running hills, jumping rope, doing anything who sat out the past two seasons the stomach, and slammed to make myself better.” with ACL tears, will start in her her leg in the floor. The 12-year veteran, who now anchors the place. Solverson, a more offen- sive-minded player than Gra- Brown was kicked off the offensive line for the Kansas City Chiefs, is ham, has added 7.8 points and Hawkeye football team after widely considered to be one of the most agile 4.2 boards coming off the bench being charged. and effective centers in the game, using his Domestic-abuse assault this year. natural athletic ability and his compact 6-2, “She had three years of prepa- causing bodily injury or men- 285-pound frame to impose his will on defen- tal illness is a serious misde- ration for this,” Bluder said. “She sive linemen. just hasn’t done it for awhile.” meanor offense which could “I think if you look at anybody in the profes- Her teammates are firmly net Brown up to a year behind sional ranks, they have to have very quick feet, behind Solverson, who led Iowa bars and $1,500 in fines. they have to be very athletic,” Thomas said. with 17 points and nine rebounds — by Samantha Miller “He has great balance, agility, [and] coordina- in a win over UNI on Nov. 18. tion, and that’s helped him play at the level “It’s going to hurt because FOOTBALL he’s playing at right now with the Chiefs.” [Graham’s] one of the best Wiegmann demonstrated his natural athlet- rebounders,” point guard Kristi ic ability in high school, where he played point Smith said. “But I’m confident in UNI’s Sanders guard for the basketball team, tossed the shot- Johanna.” among finalists put and ran relays in track, pitched for the Freshman Kachine Alexander, baseball team, and played center and defen- who, Bluder said, got valuable for Payton Award sive end for Thomas’ football squad. experience during last week’s Caribbean Challenge, will also CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) “Casey just loved to compete,” his former coach said. “Being in four sports was really get more playing time as the top — Northern Iowa quarter- perimeter guard. back Eric Sanders has been important, especially in a small high school where you have a chance to participate in all Iowa’s new-look defense will named one of the three final- have the daunting task of shut- of those sports. ists for the Walter Payton ting down Georgia Tech’s hot- Award, given to the nation’s handed Chioma Nnamaka, the top FCS player. SEE WIEGMANN, 3B third-leading 3-point shooter in Sanders joins Georgia school history. She is averaging Southern’s Jayson Foster and 19 points per game, including a San Diego’s Josh Johnson as 28-point outburst in a win over Contributed Photo/Kansas City Chiefs finalists for the honor. Tulane. Sanders ranked fourth “She’s as good a player as we’ll nationally in passing efficien- DI ’S FALL SPORTS POWER RANKINGS see all year,” said Bluder, who cy in this season. He com- called Nnamaka a WNBA-type pleted 184-of-241 passes for Haven’t kept up with all the Hawkeye sports action this fall? We’ll fill you in. DI ’s weekly fall sports power rankings, which player. 2,237 yards with 15 touch- The Hawkeyes must also neu- will run every Wednesday and rate all the Iowa teams competing in season. Check back each week to see how your tralize post player Janie Mitchell, downs and five interceptions favorite team stacks up with in-school competition and read a quick outlook on each team’s status and upcoming schedule. who has averaged 14 points and during the regular season, 8.5 boards. leading the Panthers to an But the key to the game is how Women’s cross-country Swimming and diving 11-0 record and the top seed Iowa handles the high-pressure 1 Paced by Diane Nukuri (fourth place) and Meghan 5 Both the men and the women defeated Truman State Nov. 16, and in the FCS playoffs. defense and a 40-minute press. Northern Iowa will host Armstrong (13th), the harriers finished 10th at the NCAA they will return to the water this weekend at the Ohio State Invitational. meet on Nov. 19. The Yellow Jackets, picked to fin- Delaware in the FCS quarter- Football (6-6, 4-4) ish fifth in the ACC, are only finals on Saturday. 2 Wrestling 6 Hawkeye bowl hopes are slim after shocking 28-19 loss to Western allowing 53 points per game with The wrestlers dominated at the St. Edward Duals last weekend, Michigan on Nov. 17. 13 steals and nearly a plus-10 in going 4-0. They will return to the mat Dec. 2 at the rebounding margin. Volleyball (9-22, 1-19) TV TODAY Northern Iowa Open. The Hawkeyes feel their 7 The Hawkeyes finished the season with a 16-match losing games in Cancún — a 60-54 win College Basketball streak, the last against Illinois Nov. 24. Women’s basketball (4-1) over Mississippi State and a 60- N.C. State at Michigan State, 3 The women are 4-1 after a 1-1 showing at the Caribbean 58 loss to No. 13 Arizona State — 6 p.m., ESPN Challenge. They will face Georgia Tech tonight in the first Moved up in the prepared them for the challenge Massachusetts at Syracuse, (for women) Big Ten/ACC Challenge. rankings from last week of Georgia Tech. 6 p.m., ESPN Classic Moved down in the “We got to experience pressure Men’s basketball (4-3) Illinois at Maryland, 6:30 rankings from last week defense, and we saw we could p.m., ESPN2 4 After 3-0 start, the men’s hoopsters have lost three handle it,” Smith said. “We North Carolina at Ohio State, straight. They will host the Hawkeye Challenge Stayed at the same proved we can play with anybody 8 p.m. ESPN this weekend. ranking as last by sticking with Arizona State.” Virginia Tech at Penn State, E-mail DI reporter Diane Hendrickson at: 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 [email protected]

2B - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, November 28, 2007 Sports dailyiowan.com for more sports SPORTS ’N’ STUFF GymHawks go mental Pacific W L OT Pts GF GA COLLEGE BASKETBALL Dallas 13 7 4 30 72 61 #3 Memphis 104, Austin Peay 82 Anaheim 11 10 4 26 61 70 #7 Duke, 82, #20 Wisconsin 58 San Jose 11 8 3 25 58 49 #11 Tennessee 93, North Carolina A&T 59 Phoenix 11 10 0 22 55 61 #14 Pittsburgh 80, Boston University 53 Los Angeles 9 13 1 19 63 74 Putting last year’s disappointing sixth-place finish at the Big Ten championships #15 Indiana 83, Georgia Tech 79 Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss #18 Clemson 61, Purdue 58 or shootout loss. Other scores Tuesday’s Games in the rearview mirror, Iowa women’s gymnastics coach Larissa Libby discussed Virginia 94, Northwestern 52 Detroit 5, Calgary 3 Florida State 75, Minnesota 61 Montreal 4, Toronto 3, SO Northern Iowa 61, Iowa State 48 Vancouver 4, Anaheim 0 the GymHawks’ focus for the new season in this week’s In the Spotlight. Women Today’s Games #3 Maryland 90, Pittsburgh 77 St. Louis at Buffalo, 6 p.m. #4 North Carolina 102, Charleston 58 Dallas at New Jersey, 6 p.m. By Lars Headington DI: Regarding the individual #9 Oklahoma 79, North Texas 42 Florida at Washington, 6 p.m. events, which is the team James Madison 80, #16 George Washington 55 Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m. THE DAILY IOWAN #22 Notre Dame 79, North Texas 42 Philadelphia at Carolina, 6 p.m. strongest in? Phoenix at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Chicago, 7:30 p.m. DI: What has been the focus Libby: Last year, we were NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Edmonton at Colorado, 8:30 p.m. of the off-season training Los Angeles at San Jose, 9:30 p.m. strongest on vaults. This year, EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB schedule? we have the most depth on Boston 11 2 .846 — TRANSACTIONS Libby: For us, it has been a 1 bars. When our injured are Toronto 7 7 .500 4 ⁄2 New Jersey 7 8 .467 5 BASEBALL concentration on fitness and healed, we should be strong New York 4 9 .308 7 MLB—Suspended LHP Dan Serafini 50 games for Philadelphia 4 9 .308 7 testing positive for a performance-enhancing sub- conditioning. again on vault. But I think Southeast W L Pct GB stance. Unfortunately right now, bars and beam are a Orlando 13 3 .813 — American League Washington 7 7 .500 5 TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Agreed to terms with for us, our sport little bit stronger than our leg Charlotte 6 8 .429 6 C Hector Gimenez, INF-OF Chris Richard and OF 1 events, which are floor and Atlanta 5 8 .385 6 ⁄2 Jon Weber on minor league contracts. has a body- Miami 4 10 .286 8 National League image aspect to vault. Central W L Pct GB HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with RHP Detroit 8 5 .615 — Doug Brocail on a one-year contract. it. It’s unfortu- DI: Which event would you Cleveland 9 6 .600 — LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Named Dr. Charles 1 say that the team needs the Milwaukee 7 5 .583 ⁄2 Steinberg executive vice president, marketing and nate because Indiana 7 8 .467 2 public relations. most improvement in this Chicago 3 10 .231 5 PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Named Don Long hit- it’s a very diffi- WESTERN CONFERENCE ting coach. cult thing to year? Southwest W L Pct GB WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms Libby: Overall as a team San Antonio 12 3 .800 — with RHP Steven Shell, RHP Dennis Tankersley, maintain as a Libby 1 Dallas 9 5 .643 2 ⁄2 RHP Bobby Brownlie, RHP Tristan Crawford, RHP competing at a very high level, 1 collegiate ath- New Orleans 10 6 .625 2 ⁄2 Jim Ed Warden, LHP Mike Bacsik, LHP Mike women’s File photo/The Daily Iowan Houston 8 7 .533 4 Hinckley, LHP Arnie Munoz, LHP Jason Stanford, lete, but we try I would say we need to improve 1 C Humberto Cota, C Chad Moeller, INF William gymnastics coach Memphis 5 9 .357 6 ⁄2 Women’s gymnastics coach Larissa Libby helps a team members beams and vault. They have Northwest W L Pct GB Bergolla, INF Yurendell de Caster, INF Antonio really hard to Utah 10 5 .667 — Perez, INF Luis Jimenez, INF Ed Rogers, OF stretch during practice on Jan. 24. The GymHawks have added the skills, but they can’t stay Denver 9 6 .600 1 Jason Dubois, OF Tommy Murphy, OF Jorge put our women 1 Portland 5 9 .357 4 ⁄2 Padilla on minor league contracts. considerably more strength training to preseason practices. on. So it doesn’t really matter 1 FOOTBALL in a position where they can be Minnesota 2 10 .167 6 ⁄2 what you have if you can’t stay Seattle 2 13 .133 8 National Football League healthy, happy, and fit. We’ve Pacific W L Pct GB NFL—Suspended Minnesota DT Fred Evans two on. I think that’s the majority Phoenix 11 3 .786 — games for violating the league’s personal conduct worked extremely hard on that L.A. Lakers 8 6 .571 3 policy during a pair of offseason problems. with. We don’t exclude anybody, be successful in competition. I of the reason that we brought 1 because we believe if they’re Golden State 6 7 .462 4 ⁄2 ARIZONA CARDINALS—Placed CB Eric Green 1 on injured reserve. Released P Mike Barr and TE we make sure everyone is in in a sports psychologist is that L.A. Clippers 6 7 .462 4 ⁄2 thinner and more conditioned think that they’ve figured out Sacramento 5 9 .357 6 Tim Euhus. Re-signed DE Bo Schobel. the gym training on some level the level that they need to event [beams] is very mental. Tuesday’s Games CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed LB Jim Maxwell. in the preseason, they’ll be able You don’t need to be the most Cleveland 109, Boston 104, OT Placed S Herana-Daze Jones on injured reserve. to handle the season a lot bet- regardless of what it is … we’re work at in the gym in order to Miami 110, Charlotte 90 CHICAGO BEARS—Placed RB Cedric Benson on conditioned, it’s not an Memphis 110, New Jersey 103 injured reserve. Signed OL Ryan Gibbons to the ter. going to be really great if we achieve the same level in com- Philadelphia 114, Milwaukee 99 practice squad. Terminated the practice-squad endurance event, but it is an Chicago 90, Atlanta 78 contract of S Brandon Sharp. It’s an excruciatingly long can get those other kids back, petition and what they have to Indiana 112, Denver 110 DENVER BRONCOS—Signed G Isaac Snell. because it will help with our event that you have to rule in L.A. Lakers 106, Seattle 99 Waived FB Kyle Johnson. season, going every weekend do mentally to be ready to go. your mind — you have to over- Today’s Games INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Released DE Simeon January on through April. depth. We recruited a huge Our sport is really a mental Milwaukee at Atlanta, 6 p.m. Rice. Re-signed RB Luke Lawton. class of six freshmen for depth power that event. Most gym- Utah at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed LB Marquis We’re in a position right now sport — 99 percent of it I would nasts are afraid of that event. Memphis at Toronto, 6 p.m. Cooper. Released LB Jorge Cordova. Transferred — unfortunately, those are the Cleveland at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. DE Brian Smith from the physically-unable-to-per- where we’ve got a significant say is mental — and if you’re When you approach it afraid, Washington at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. form list to injured reserve. majority who are injured. Minnesota at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed PK John number of injuries, and so mentally tough, you’re likely to then you usually fall. Houston at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Carney. we’re looking to have to use the DI: Besides the addition of Orlando at Seattle, 9 p.m. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Activated WR Troy be more successful than those E-mail DI reporter Lars Headington at: Indiana at Portland, 9 p.m. Brown from the physically-unable-to-perform list. same six people every week- six freshmen, what’s the who aren’t. [email protected] Golden State at Sacramento, 9 p.m. Placed LB Rosevelt Colvin on injured reserve. Waived DL Kareem Brown. end, which will be very diffi- biggest difference on this year’s NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed LB Torrance cult. We feel like having placed NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Daniels from the practice squad. Released RB gymnastics team from last sea- Patrick Pass. EASTERN CONFERENCE the emphasis on the fitness SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed CB Markus son? Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GA Curry to the practice squad. Waived TE Zac and conditioning aspect of our Philadelphia 13 8 2 28 73 66 The women them- Alcorn from the practice squad. Libby: N.Y. Rangers 13 9 2 28 53 47 COLLEGE sport first will help us get N.Y. Islanders 12 8 1 25 51 55 selves learned a really tough COLORADO STATE—Announced Sonny Lubick New Jersey 11 10 2 24 56 59 through those bad times when will not return as football coach. Pittsburgh 10 11 2 22 68 69 lesson last year about consis- DEPAUL—Dismissed sophomore F Thijin Moses Northeast W L OT Pts GF GA the women are tired or sore. from the men’s basketball team for undisclosed tency and training and the Ottawa 16 5 1 33 71 53 violations of team rules and university policies. DI: How many women would Montreal 13 8 3 29 73 65 DUQUESNE—Named Tim Zundel women’s soc- level you need to train at in Boston 12 8 2 26 58 54 you say are fit right now for the cer coach. Buffalo 11 10 1 23 64 59 order to be able to compete at FLORIDA—Granted sophomore WR Jarred Toronto 8 11 6 22 73 90 Black & Gold exhibition on Fayson a release from his scholarship, allowing Southeast W L OT Pts GF GA that level. There are some him to transfer. Jan. 8? Carolina 13 8 3 29 80 72 INDIANA—Suspended freshman G Jordan athletes out there who are Florida 11 12 1 23 63 69 Crawford three games for violating team rules. 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WBy Josephashingt White on’s Taylor dies ASSOCIATED PRESS ASHBURN, Va. — Washing- ton Redskin owner Dan Sny- der’s eyes were red. His voice cracked and was barely audible. Next to him sat coach Joe Gibbs, barely more composed. Safety Sean Taylor ’s violent death had left his team in tears and a league in mourning. “This is a terrible, terrible tragedy,” Snyder said. Taylor died early Tuesday of a gunshot wound from an appar- ent intruder, a tragic end for a 24-year-old whose life was transformed by the birth of a daughter 18 months ago. “We’re going to miss him,” Gibbs said. “I’m not talking about as a player. I’m talking about as a person.” A day earlier, Taylor and his girlfriend were awakened by loud noises, according to family friend Richard Sharpstein, who learned the details from Taylor’s Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press girlfriend, Jackie Garcia. He said Taylor grabbed a machete Washington Redskin football fan Andrew Duncan, 5 (left), joins a candlelight vigil in memory of Redskin he keeps in the bedroom for pro- safety Sean Taylor at the Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Tuesday. Taylor died Tuesday after he was shot tection. Someone then broke in his home in Miami by an intruder. through the bedroom door and fired two shots, one missing and returned to Miami during the police spokesman Alvaro “It is with deep regret that a one hitting Taylor, Sharpstein young man had to come to his said. Neither Taylor’s daughter, weekend. Taylor was not Zabaleta said. “They’re going to end so soon,” his father said in a Jackie, nor Taylor’s girlfriend required to accompany the team be looking at every lead.” statement on behalf of the fami- were injured in the attack. to Sunday’s game at Tampa Bay Authorities from Miami-Dade police and the federal Bureau of ly. “Many of his fans loved him The bullet damaged the because of a knee injury. Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and because the way he played foot- femoral artery in Taylor’s leg, Police had no description of a possible suspect; they were Explosives were in and out of ball. Many of his opponents causing significant blood loss. feared him the way he investigating whether the Taylor’s home throughout the Taylor never regained con- day. Police were seen taking a approached the game. Others shooting was connected to a sciousness, Sharpstein said, and computer from Taylor’s home. misunderstood him, many break-in at Taylor’s home eight the news that he had squeezed A stream of family and appreciated him and his family a nurse’s hand late Monday days earlier, in which police said friends arrived throughout the loved him.” only proved to give false hope. someone pried open a front win- day, including his father, Florida Several bouquets of flowers “Maybe he was trying to say dow, rifled through drawers, City Police Chief Pedro Taylor. were left just outside the white goodbye or something,” Sharp- and left a kitchen knife on a Some embraced outside; most wall surrounding the property. stein said. bed. came and went without speak- An untouched newspaper, with Redskins coach Joe Gibbs “They’re going to be looking ing to a horde of several dozen news of the attack, lay near the said he did not know why Taylor at every angle,” Miami-Dade reporters. mailbox.

The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 3B dailyiowan.com for more sports Sports Wiegmann known for hard work WIEGMANN Aplington-Parkerburg’s NFL players “He watches so much tape that he knows exactly what the CONTINUED FROM 1B Of the four former standouts to come out of Aplington-Parkersburg High guy across from him is going to School and make it to the NFL, three attended Iowa, while current do,” Thomas said. “He is a stu- Jacksonville center Brad Meester went to the University of Northern Iowa. dent of the game, and that’s why “He’s a young man who made From small-town Parkersburg to the professional ranks, here’s a brief I think that at every level, he the most of his athletic talent.” look at their respective careers: has become the very best that Former Iowa head coach Hay- he could be. He’s reached his den Fry noticed Wiegmann’s potential at every level because athleticism and offered him a he’s such a student of the game. scholarship to play center for “He will do whatever he the Hawkeyes in 1992. Over the needs to do to get an edge.” next four years, he started 27 career games at center, earning Looking back an All-Big Ten honorable men- Ed Thomas can’t help but tion as a senior. laugh when looking back on it all. The former co-captain, who is Jared Aaron Casey Brad He remembers when Hayden now the most experienced Iowa DeVries Kampman Wiegmann Meester Fry and Bobby Elliott, Iowa’s alum in the NFL, would have Defensive end, Defensive end, Center, Kansas Center, secondary coach at the time and played more if not for his injury- Contributed Photo/Kansas City Chiefs Detroit Lions Green Bay City Chiefs Jacksonville the man who recruited Wieg- plagued sophomore and junior Casey Wiegmann went from playing high-school football in the small Years at Iowa: Packers Years at Iowa: Jaguars mann, came to the Wiegmanns’ years, in which he missed seven town of Parkersburg to the Hawkeyes and then eventually to the NFL. 1994-1999 Years at Iowa: 1992-1996 Years at UNI: house to visit. games because of injuries. Years in NFL: 1998-2002 Years in NFL: 1995-2000 Both Wiegmann and Thomas In Wiegmann’s four years in 1999-present Years in NFL: 1996-present Years in NFL: were concerned about impress- on his bye week this year, he defensive end Jared DeVries, Iowa City, the Hawkeyes had a 2002-present 2000-present ing the coaches, while Casey’s made the trip to see his alma Jacksonville center Brad mother, Brenda Wiegmann, was 24-22-1 record and appeared in mater’s last game of the year — Meester, and Green Bay defen- worried about what she was two bowl games, including a 38- it didn’t matter that the game sive end Aaron Kampman — going to cook the coaches. 18 victory over Washington in While he still remains largely pounds — the lightest center was in Starmont, an hour and “I was at that visit that night; the 1995 Sun Bowl. getting to the NFL, Thomas said. overlooked, some analysts have starting in the NFL. The aver- 45 minutes away from his “Casey is the one who opened it was really special,” Thomas After he graduated from Iowa called him the best pulling cen- age center’s weight hits 302 hometown. This pride is what the door for [DeVries, Meester, said with an overwhelming with a degree in sociology, the ter in the NFL; others have said pounds. drove him to run up and down Kampman],” Thomas said. “He sense of pride and emotion in Colts signed him as an undraft- he’s the most underrated player To put this in perspective, that hill on his last day of high got them thinking that if you his voice. ed free agent in 1996, placing at his position. Iowa’s starting center, Rafael school. dream and you work, then He laughs because his former him on the practice squad In his years with the Chiefs, Eubanks, weighs in at 285 player accomplished what Usually a man of few words, you’ve got a chance to play at before releasing him a few the hard-nosed center has pounds. The average weight of a seemed impossible at the time he opens up a little bit when the University of Iowa; you’ve weeks later. paved the way for such running starting Big Ten center is — making it from the small talking about his hometown. got a chance to play in the The New York Jets then came backs as Johnson and Holmes, almost 297 pounds. The 34-year- town of Parkersburg, Iowa, to “I am really proud especially calling, also relegating the rook- National Football League.” who have amassed 14,430 yards old’s lighter frame allows him to the NFL. He laughs because he the way everybody treats you ie to the practice squad. After and 139 touchdowns over the get to the second-level of defend- knows that if Wiegmann hadn’t when you go back there,” he being released by the Jets, past seven years combined. And ers by pulling out of the center have gone to Iowa, his life and said. “No matter if I was in the Wiegmann was picked up by the Wiegmann has only given up position, another rarity in the his career would have almost NFL or not. Everybody treats certainly taken a different path. Chicago Bears, with which he 12.25 sacks in his time with professional ranks. you with respect. That is any- And most of all, Thomas bounced around between the ‘They say if your name is Kansas City. “What he does probably as body who goes back there — ex- laughs because he can’t get the active and the in-active roster During the same period, well as any center [in the NFL] football players, ex-volleyball not being called, you are image of Wiegmann running up for a few years. is pulling out on a sweep play,” players — everybody is the Wiegmann was a part of an the hill behind the football On Sept. 6, 1998, he got his doing something right Dawson said. “He’s also great on same. offensive line that included bleachers on the last day of high first NFL start against the screen passes.” “Everybody treats you so and you are not Willie Roaf, Will Shields, and school out of his head. Jacksonville Jaguars. A former Honors student at “He just loved the game,” well.” Brian Waters, who have com- “[My first NFL start] was Iowa, Wiegmann uses his intel- Thomas said. Thomas echoes this sense of doing anything wrong. bined for 26 Pro Bowl appear- exciting, but I was really nerv- ligence as well as his technique Some things never change. pride when he describes his for- ances. ous, too,” he said. “I knew I could That is the way I like it.’ to gain an advantage over a E-mail DI reporter Scott Miller at: mer player as one of those one- While Roaf, Shields, and play, but I was going up against defender. [email protected] of-a-kind kids who acted older Waters received many of the a really good defensive tackle. It — Casey Wiegmann, than his age, one of those foot- accolades, Wiegmann quietly was really exciting with the Kansas City Chiefs center ball-is-everything players who remained a key part of the Chicago Bears. I knew I was on showed up early for practice, offense’s success. a legendary field — Soldier one of those self-motivated “He was very important [to Field. I knew it was going to be types you have to drag off the that offensive line],” said Len good.” practice field. Flying under the radar Dawson, an NFL Hall of Fame Then came his big break. “Casey was one of those While such centers as the quarterback and current color On March 15, 2001, he signed unique young men who was a Bears’ Olin Kreutz — whom commentator on the Chiefs’ with the Kansas City Chiefs as gentlemen, had a tremendous Wiegmann backed up in Chica- radio network. “You look at the an unrestricted free agent, join- go — and Kevin Mawae have combination of those folks that ing the team’s high-powered work ethic, loved athletics, had been making annual trips to they had in there, and they did offensive attack that included the ability to set goals and work Hawaii and appearing on All- one heck of a job.” running back Priest Holmes toward achieving those goals,” Pro lists year after year, Wieg- Now, with Roaf and Shields and quarterback Trent Green. said Thomas, the 2005 NFL mann has been busy quietly having retired, Wiegmann’s role This time, he hoped, he finally high-school coach of the year. starting 106-consecutive games found a home. Hard work and love for the at center for the Chiefs. on the offensive line has game got Wiegmann a scholar- “I like [flying under the increased significantly. The pride of Parkersburg ship offer to Iowa and eventually radar],” he said. “They say if your And while his responsibilities Mitch Holthus, the radio a spot on an NFL roster. They name is not being called, you are have increased, his weight has announcer for the Chiefs, loves are what also contributed to doing something right and you not. A dying breed in today’s calling everyone by a nickname. three other Aplington-Parkers- are not doing anything wrong. NFL, the former Hawkeye tips When Larry Johnson, the burg players — Detroit “That is the way I like it.” the scales at a “slim” 285 Chiefs’ Pro Bowl running back, rumbles in for a touchdown, Holthus celebrates by calling him the Centaur — a mythical creature that has the head, arms, and chest of a man and the lower half of a horse. As Todd Collins, the Chiefs’ former backup quarterback, trotted onto the field in a blowout game, the announcer called him the Maytag Repairman. Wiegmann is no different. Holthus calls the Chiefs’ center the “Pride of Parkersburg.” He does it every week, like clock- work, when announcing the team’s offensive starters. This pride is why Wiegmann has given countless donations to the Aplington-Parkersburg foot- ball program. This pride is why

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6B - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, November 28, 2007 We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of “ thinking we used when we created them. the ledge — Albert Einstein ” This column reflects the opinion of the author and not the DI Editorial Board, the Publisher, Student Publications Inc., or Daily Break the University of Iowa. Wednesday, November 28, 2007 SWEET MUSIC horoscopes — by Eugenia Last ARIES (March 21-April 19): Get involved in activities or events that will expand your knowledge of different cultures or will introduce you to someone who can teach you something unique. Dance, laugh, love, and be merry. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A stubborn attitude will not help you find out the truth. You need to compromise and listen to what others have to say. Talk face-to-face if you want to resolve issues without doubt. An added burden may cause you some worry. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Do things a little differently, and you will be recognized for your uniqueness. Whether it is at work, school, or play, being a leader, not a follower, will set a standard that others will admire and try to mimic. A close friend or relative will give you the MATT GORMAN go-ahead for something you want to do. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You will be able to make changes that are overdue and will contribute to your advancement. More responsibility is heading your way, but with it will Comedy Tips come higher status and respect. Aggressiveness on your part will pay off. • Keep your humor LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You can’t waste time spinning your wheels when there is so much topical, although a good to do and so much to gain. You will be the one with the ideas, solutions, and the spark that Gerald Ford joke never ignites everyone else. Love is definitely present, and a fairy-tale romance can develop today. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Keep things together, regardless of what others say or do. You hurt anybody. have to give your best to something you believe in. Working for a worthy cause will help you differentiate yourself from others. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t trust what others are offering or promising. Get what you want in writing. Someone you thought you knew well will prove otherwise. Don’t be alarmed, but do prepare to move on. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t trust what others are offering or promising. Get what you • If something doesn’t get want in writing. Someone you thought you knew well will prove otherwise. Don’t be a laugh the first time, alarmed, but do prepare to move on. repeat it, but this time in a SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ve got a whole lot of issues to deal with, and if you loud annoying voice. keep ignoring what needs to be done, you will continue to stand still. Set your mind on REPEAT IT! ending old conditions and letting go of what you no longer need. Revamp, reconcile, or release. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You have to put your money on the table, check out good investments, and refuse to let emotions, love, or personal situations distract you. A change in direction, career, or the use of your talents will lead to advancement and new connections. Sarah O’Brien/The Daily Iowan AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ll be emotional, up for whatever comes your way, and • Steal jokes from other ready to expand your horizons. Your openness will lead to intrigue, better relationships, and Amanda Bartels, 12, performs a solo from the Nutcracker in the UIHC Colloton Pavilion on Tuesday. people. They’re a lot probably more money if you put your talent to work for you. Love is in the stars. Bartels dances with the Nolte Academy of Dance, whose dancers will perform the complete Nutcracker PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Be careful with whom you deal. Choosing the right person or funnier than you. people to do things with will be the difficult task. Focus on what will bring the highest at the Englert Theatre in early December. returns financially.

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