Constitution Day Today marks the 226th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution. Page 2. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 DAILYIOWAN.COM 50¢ ARE E-CIGS Hatch officially joins race on the rise? An Iowa legislator made his campaign for governor official on Monday. By CASSIDY RILEY [email protected] A Des Moines businessman and Iowa senator announced on Monday that he would seek the Democratic nomination for governor. Sen. Jack Hatch, D-Des Moines, who has served in the Iowa Legisla- By JULIA DAVIS ture for 22 years is a long-time Des [email protected] Moines area real-estate developer. Hatch’s Monday announcement put Some electronic cigarettes an end to his exploratory committee are made to look like your he announced earlier this year. standard cigarette. Others “Simply put, there’s too much at look more like a colorful tube stake for Iowa,” Hatch said. “We of mascara, and still others have a governor who has a limited resemble a fancy fountain agenda and a restrictive governing pen. style that does not allow us to have Regardless of their ap- an open conversation.” pearance, they all share one Hatch said he had many ideas common element: You can about how to improve Iowa for the smoke them in public facili- sake of its citizens, including work- tes ing with local agencies in men- While a small bump in tal-health, police, and fire depart- traditional cigarette smok- ments to improve efficiency. Hatch ing occurred for one segment said in some parts of Iowa, these of the University of Iowa agencies have structural issues but community, several officials that Gov. Terry Branstad has only appear concerned about a punished them by cutting funding. recent national shift to in- Hatch also believes Iowans need creased e-cigarette use. And to be presented with a new solution it appears that the trend is to reduce college-student debt be- reflected locally. sides a tuition freeze because it does Available in a variety of shapes and models, the bat- SEE HAtch, 3 tery-powered devices deliver an aerosol mist of vaporized nicotine that the user in- hales. This form of smoking, called “vaping,” gives users hit of nicotine without ex- posing them or those around Officials SEE SMOKING, 3 upbeat ‘There’s still a desire “ on tuition by young people to The state Board of Regents demonstrate their made a proposal to Iowa adulthood and their legislators last week to extend independence, so the the current tuition freeze. electronic cigarettes By MEGAN SANCHEZ [email protected] are one way to do that.’ “ Members of the state Board of Re- – UI economics lecturer Patrick Barron gents and legislators are expressing optimism for a proposal that would extend the current tuition freeze for another year. On Sep. 12, regents met with the Iowa Legislative Fiscal Committee to Photo Illustration by Callie Mitchell/The Daily Iowan propose a 4 percent funding increase in SEE FREEZE, 3 WEATHER DAILY IOWAN TV ON THE WEB INDEX HIGH LOW • SCAN THIS CODE CHECK DAILYIOWAN.COM FOR HOURLY CLASSIFIED 9 68 61 • GO TO DAILYIOWAN.COM UPDATES AND ONLINE EXCLUSIVES. FOLLOW DAILY BREAK 6 • WATCH UITV AT 9 P.M. @THEDAILYIOWAN ON TWITTER AND LIKE US OPINIONS 4 Mostly cloudy, breezy, 60% SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE CONTENT. 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Bev Mrstik 335-5792 Production Manager 335-5789 Cathy Witt 335-5794 Heidi Owen B y SHIANNE GRUSS trend, we knew it was com- million fundraising cam- a worthwhile risk to take,” [email protected] ing, and our plan for re- paign, designed to fund Dick said. sponding to it was to main- programs in the law Tuition at the UI has in- In the midst of a multi- tain the high quality of the school, as well as a new creased 20 percent for resi- million dollar improvement class rather than its size,” student commons in the dents and about 17 percent campaign and a nationwide she said. Boyd Law Building. for nonresidents since 2008. decrease in applicants and Officials estimate a total Agrawal said the college The 2013-14 tuition costs job opportunities for law of 422 students to be en- plans to incorporate more are $28,047 for residents CHECK OUT graduates, the University rolled in the college this fall legal writing into the curric- and $49,025 for nonresi- of Iowa College of Law is — a 20 percent decrease ulum as well as introduce a dents. revamping its program to from last year and the first new simulcast classroom, But while UI law student THE DI’S IPAD meet the needs of a smaller time dipping below 500 in providing live instruction Ellen Tolsma recognizes student body. the past four years. and discussion when stu- the cost, she said she re- Since 2010, the college, UI spokesman Tom dents and teachers are not mains optimistic about her APP FOR NEWS which is located in the Moore pegged the recent able to meet in person. future. Boyd Law Building, has drop in university enroll- “A new early matricu- “I am going into a field ON THE GO seen a roughly 24 percent ment numbers to the law lation program will allow that will be able to support decrease in incoming class school. highly qualified undergrad- the amount of debt I am size, in comparison with “A major factor appears uate juniors to come to law taking on,” she said. “I wor- a more than 38 percent to be a decline in the num- school in their senior year, ry a little, but I have hopes.” national decline in total ber of students enrolling in saving one year of study According to the UI Col- enrollment, according to the College of Law, which and tuition,” she said. lege of Law statistics, out of the Law School Admission reflects a national trend The college is also await- 174 employed 2012 gradu- Council. that seems to be occurring ing approval of a Doctor for ates, the mean salary was The nonprofit organiza- as a result of decreased Juridical Science program. $69,934. Just 17 of those tion assists in national law opportunities in the profes- Milly Dick, a second-year students were seeing the school admission processes sion,” he said. J.D. student, said she came six-figure salary most law and is best know for admin- Among national figures, to the UI versus a college in students look forward to. istering the Law School Ad- Moore said one-third few- her home state of Virginia Dick said it is important mission Test. er students are taking the due to cost. for students to take costs The UI law school was LSAT, which in turn has “I realized through my into consideration versus for a long time immune to led to there being a smaller work that I really wanted to job prospects. national statistics, but it pool of well-qualified can- be a lawyer, that there were “Essentially graduate saw its first significant de- didates for law schools to things that I wanted to do school is an investment, crease this year, said Dean consider. that I could not do without and I think people are re- Gail Agrawal.