NEW FACES, SAME GAME: THE YOUNGER LOOK OF USA WRESTLING. PAGE 10 THE INDEPENDENT DAILY N EWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 NEWSPAPER • DAILYIOWAN.COM • TELEVISION 50¢ WHAT’S INSIDE: UISG METRO The Iowa City city councilors face little opposition as they Ambiguities blamed in UISG vote move forward with a set of pro- posed rezoning amendments. Inauguration of the said I Party President-elect Nic curate letter; we don’t want to was unable to disclose the Page 2 Pottebaum and other supporters make a comment on it,” Tobin specifics. new president and went to his and other students’ said. “We said from Day One that Sunny Kothari, # Party presi- Cost will be the biggest factor vice president will dorm rooms April 4 and instructed we need to get started [on our dential candidate, said he and in the Legislature’s decision to them on how to vote in UISG elec- platform issues], and this shouldn’t Vice President counterpart Nick lengthen the school year next continue as planned tions, suggesting they vote for the get in the way.” Rolston filed their party’s com- session. Page 5 on April 22. I Party as well. However, Student Elections plaints because they thought it “They gave their spiel about Board Commissioner Patrick could be a prospective violation of The family of an Iowa woman how they were in the party and Grim said members of both the I the election code. who died from hepatitis C By ANNA THEODOSIS had us log into ISIS,” said Party and the # (Hashtag) Party “We got a lot of complaints donated $11,000 to research into [email protected] Mortensen, who wrote a letter to filed complaints — written by stu- about the I Party going to resi- the disease at the UIHC. Page 5 the editor on his concerns to The dent voters — against the oppos- dence halls with laptops and hav- Accusations from both parties of Daily Iowan. “I heard ‘while you’re ing party during the voting period. ing people vote,” Kothari said. “We the recent University of Iowa Stu- at it, vote for the I Party,’ and that Grim said both parties were OPINIONS thought it sounded like it was dent Government elections have upset me.” accused of using laptops and Instagram needs an insta-fix. against the rules.” prompted students and UISG Pottebam and I Party Vice Pres- directly assisting voters. Page 4 Grim, a UI senior, said charges members to consider changes to ident-elect Jessie Tobin declined “There were other complaints such as these are not unusual. the election code. to comment on the accusations. filed for other things in addition to Giving and recieving at the UI freshman Eric Mortensen “Honestly, it’s just such an inac- soliciting votes,” Grim said, who SEE UISG, 3 University of Iowa. Page 4 Fair trials and tweeting can coexist. Page 4 LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS SPORTS Iowa catcher Keith Brand is filling in for Dan Sheppard, who is recovering from City High field project debated Tommy John surgery. Page 10 An injury to sophomore Chase Tomlins has plagued the Iowa tennis team. Page 10 Hawkeye baseball player Phil Keppler is becoming a leader in his senior season. Page 8 ON THE WEB TODAY: VIDEO: The Iowa City School Board has tabled a discussion on renovations to a City High IOWA CITY WEST IOWA CITY HIGH practice field. Right: The West High football field on Tuesday. (The Daily Iowan/Melissa Wilson) Left: The City High football field after a heavy rainfall. (Contributed Photo/Ed Stone) VIDEO: An Iowa family present- ed a check to UIHC officials to Geothermal installations damaged City High’s football practice field in 2005. promote hepatitis C research. By DEREK KELLISON undertake,” City High parent July Ellis said. moved,” he said. “We thought it would be more [email protected] “It might be a little expensive, but it will be suitable as a capital project especially due to fixed, and we won’t have to keep spending the fact that it would have to displace so many STORIES: Log on for public- Though renovating City High athletics money over and over.” other projects.” safety news and more from fields is being debated by district parents, In 2011, City High hired a contractor from The district’s capital projects include those Iowa City School Board members said they Tuesday’s City Council meet- Iowa State University to assess the fields, who that can be done at any time with a vote from aren’t ready to make a decision. ing. said the district would either need to repair board members. The fund includes $14 million Two practice fields at City High, which has the field, install a highly monitored real turf in unreserved funds designated for grades K- about half the total practice space of West field, or an artificial turf field. 12 projects and $32 million designated for High, often have standing water and mud However, some board members pointed to grades nine through 12. CORRECTION: because of a geothermal heating system other facility concerns in the district — such “At this point we need more information,” installed for the school building in 2005. Dam- as a possible new high school — that would In the April 17 article “Swimming board member Jeff McGinness said. “We’re age from the installation caused school’s require extensive spending. Hawks hand out awards,” the DI lacking information for a cost-based analysis. upper field to drain into the lower field and incorrectly reported that junior District Superintendent Stephen Murley We’re going to have to decide whether we Patrick Weigand will serve as a other areas downhill. said the field project has not dropped in prior- want to regrade and resod or pay for the artifi- captain on the men’s swimming Officials are still calculating the total cost of ity but only needs to be voted on by the board. cial turf now up front.” and diving team next season. the damage. “As we went through and tried to prioritize, Steve Miller, district foundation board Byron Butler, not Weigand, will “I think [renovating the field] would be an we as a board had a problem with the hun- join Jordan Huff, Kyle Noser, and important project for the School Board to dreds of projects that would have to be SEE SCHOOL BOARD, 3 Mike Vinyard as Iowa’s captains for the 2012-13 campaign. The DI regrets the error. DAILY IOWAN TV UI journalism class to employ video games To watch Daily Iowan TV go online at dailyiowan.com. University of Iowa introduces first course dedicated to video games. By JENNY EARL ing; to write about technol- tium, said unlike the UI, [email protected] ogy experiences and the majority of institutions lifestyle and culture, video that incorporate games Next year, students will games are the entry point into classes use simula- be able to rescue Princess to me.” tions and gamification, Peach for a grade. The course, Specialized using gaming techniques Students who enroll in a Reporting & Writing, to reward students with new video game-based Video Games & Communi- challenges and points. course at the University of cation, is a step by the UI “I’m happy to hear [this INDEX Iowa beginning in the fall to follow an increasingly is taking place in] a writ- will get a chance to explore popular educational tech- ing and communications Classifieds 9 Sports 10 a different type of commu- nique — video games — class,” she said. “A lot of Graduate student and journalism teaching assistant Kyle Moody Crossword 8 nication in a growing Opinions 4 used in classrooms. gaming takes place in talks about his upcoming class on Tuesday. The class, which will industry. However, video-game STEM classes, but think- debut this fall, focuses on video games as a medium of communica- “My idea is that every- experts in education said ing back to my college tion. (The Daily Iowan/Ian Servin) one can learn from video analyzing off-the-shelf experience — we write WEATHER examining relationships often resulted in more cre- games,” said Kyle Moody, a commercial games isn’t a papers, we read books — between children’s use of ative brain stimulation. HIGH LOW UI journalism teaching typical approach taken by it’s good to build on com- information technology In addition to creativity, 70 52 assistant, who will universities. munication in that and creativity suggested instruct the course. “I am Samantha Adams, direc- respect.” UI officials said, video that, regardless of sex or Mostly cloudy, windy, 60% chance of into video games, but I see tor of communications at A 2011 study by Michi- rain/T-storms. ethnicity, more game time SEE VIDEO GAMES, 3 it more as a way for learn- the New Media Consor- gan State University 2 - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, April 18, 2012 News dailyiowan.com for more news Rezoning sails in vote The Daily Iowan Volume 143 Issue 183 BREAKING NEWS STAFF Roughly 120 rezoning petitions were received for the two amendments. Phone: (319) 335-6063 Publisher: By KRISTEN EAST out of town. This is not an consistently has trouble forward, several councilors E-mail: [email protected] William Casey . 335-5788 Editors-in-Chief: [email protected] Fax: 335-6297 anti-student-housing cam- finding parking near her expressed interest in Hayley Bruce . .. 335-6030 paign. This is about better home on Jefferson Street, reviewing recommenda- CORRECTIONS Sam Lane. .335-6030 Iowa City city councilors living conditions for every- where nonresidents often tions provided by the Iowa Call: 335-6030 Metro Editors: have faced little opposition body.” park.