ON WE GO Iowa beat Illinois, 64-61, for the Hawkeyes’ first Big Ten Tournament win since 2006. Page 10 THE INDEPENDENT DAILY N EWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2012 NEWSPAPER •DAILYIOWAN.COM • TELEVISION 50¢ CATCH HAWKEYE Today: Saturday: Saturday: March 14-16: March 18: Men’s basketball vs. Michigan State at Men’s basketball at Big Ten Men’s basketball at Big Ten Wrestling at NCAA Women’s basketball at NCAA Tournament or SPORTS ON Big Ten tournament tournament tournament tournament Men’s and women’s diving at home Men’s track at NCAA tourna- Men’s track at NCAA tourna- March 17: DAILYIOWAN.COM Men’s track at NCAA tournament ment ment Women’s basketball at NCAA Tournament WHAT’S INSIDE: METRO School Board officials discuss Studying abroad — where the boys aren’t plans to shake up elementary- school boundaries. Page 2 OPINIONS Learn from homeschooling to improve public education. Page 4 Iowa shouldn’t look to nuclear energy. Page 4 UISG: Distinguish public urina- tion from sex offenses. Page 4 SPORTS Matt Gatens sparks second- half turnaround in Iowa win In 2009-10, only one-third of over Illinois. Page 10 Americans who studied Searching for the fast lane: abroad were male. What makes one track faster than another? Page 10 By KRISTEN EAST [email protected] Iowa only qualified eight wrestlers for the NCAA cham- Navi Bajwa took his studies to the United pionships, so bonus points will Kingdom because he wanted to immerse him- be a must in St. Louis. Page 10 self in the political and social atmosphere. “The reason I went to the University of Edin- The Iowa women’s gymnastics burgh is because of the world-class education team returns to Carver-Hawkeye that institution has to offer,” the University of Arena for Senior Night after a Iowa senior said. “I have a lot of family in the one-week hiatus. Page 7 UK, and I have been there a lot during my life, so I was comfortable going there.” Bajwa belongs to a rather small percentage of men — both nationally and at the UI — who DAILYIOWAN.COM POLL: study abroad each year. Both national and local Should employers have the experts say men often don’t believe studying right to deny contraceptives abroad leads to a greater international perspec- to employees if it’s against tive. their religious or moral According to a Chronicle of Higher Education beliefs? report last month, only one-third of 270,600 American students who studied abroad during Yes — 47 percent SEE ABROAD, 3 No — 53 percent ON THE WEB TODAY: VIDEO: DI reporter Tork Mason runs 100 meters to examine how different track surfaces affect running times. VIDEO: Assistant director of UI Study Abroad explains the differ- PHOTOS COURTESY OF NINA EARNEST, DEAN SCHWARTZ, VICTORIA HARDING, RACHEL JESSEN, MACK ELMER, THÉRÈSE MULGREW, BEN WOLFSON, SAM LOUWAGIE, AND VANESSA RUIZ. ence between males and females who study abroad. DAILY IOWAN TV To watch Daily Iowan TV go online Jump in at dailyiowan.com. Shoplifting up in IC Hy-Vee, Walmart, electricity and other major retail stores in cost worries Iowa City have loss-prevention many in IC By LOGAN EDWARDS training to combat [email protected] shoplifting. MidAmerican Energy officials say an INDEX electric-rate increase is necessary to By JORDYN REILAND keep up with rising energy-production Classifieds 9 Sports 10 [email protected] Crossword 6 costs, but that didn’t do much to soothe Opinions 4 Local police officials note that locals’ concerns Thursday night. shoplifting charges are on the Officials from the company and the rise, though they believe this is Iowa Utilities Baord held a public hear- A flier is seen at Active Endeavors, 138 S. Clinton St., requiring customers to WEATHER little reason for concern. ing in Iowa City on Thursday evening to In 2011, the Iowa City police leave backpacks at the store’s counter. Active Endeavors put this policy into explain why they want to increase rates HIGH LOW saw 348 cases of shoplifting, up effect to decrease shoplifting. (The Daily Iowan/Tessa Hursh) by an average of $2.33 each month for 45 28 almost 70 from the year before the rest of 2012 and an additional $1.30 and almost double since 2007. shoplifting charges could be the Iowa City’s larger retail stores. each month in 2013. Mostly sunny, breezy. Officer Jorey Bailey said the result of security renovations in increase in the number of Hy-Vee or Walmart — two of SEE SHOPLIFTING, 3 SEE ELECTRIC, 3 2 - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, March 9, 2012 News dailyiowan.com for more news The Daily Iowan School changes upset many Volume 143 Issue 160 BREAKING NEWS STAFF Phone: (319) 335-6063 Publisher: E-mail: [email protected] William Casey . 335-5788 Fax: 335-6297 Editor: Adam B Sullivan . 335-6030 CORRECTIONS Managing Editors: Call: 335-6030 Hayley Bruce . .. 335-5855 Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for Sam Lane. .335-5855 accuracy and fairness in the report- Metro Editors: ing of news. 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(The Daily Iowan/Melissa Wilson) TOP STORIES Most-read stories on dailyiowan.com from Thursday. No new elementary schools have been built on the East Side of Iowa City 1. Iowa lawmakers say K-12 funding shakeup would since 1970. force cuts in other areas 2. Notebook: Cartwright integral to Iowa's success By ASMAA ELKEURTI Elementary. Twain would the estimates could be con- why money is spent on the 3. Iowa sees increase in non religious homeschooled [email protected] in turn receive an equal fusing. West Side of town and how students number of Longfellow stu- “It’s a bit like looking it’s been 40 years or some 4. University of Iowa Democrats and Republicans School officials plan to dents from the Windsor into a crystal ball, and then since anything’s been built weigh in on voter IDs shake up elementary Ridge and Redwing Estate you add to that the com- on the East Side of town.” boundaries for the 2013-14 areas. plexity that we’re on the Kramer said she felt school year, but local par- Longfellow parent Julie cusp of change of govern- board members at the ents say details about those Hastings said she believed ment rules, be it federal or meeting lacked enough plans are scarce. the numbers presented state legislation,” Associate knowledge and preparation District officials hosted a were misleading, pointing Superintendent Becky Fur- to answer questions the public forum on the bound- out it excluded other dis- long said. “That makes it community presented. ary changes at City High trict schools that would very difficult for us to say “Everything’s about as on Thursday evening and inevitably be affected by how it’s going to be this clear as mud,” Kramer attracted more than 100 redistricting. Board con- year or even in five years. said. “I don’t feel like people. Questions and com- sultant Geoffrey Smith Some parents noted there’s enough clarity or ments ranged from the admitted all the numbers Twain children currently transparency.” basis of school capacity, stu- presented were estimates, attending Hoover Elemen- District officials said they dents’ families’ income leading locals to ask why tary were not on the redis- were working on developing diversity, and busing, the meeting wasn’t post- tricting estimates school long-term goals to avoid the though many audience poned until hard data were officials provided. confusion of changing members expressed frus- available. “All of the Twain children school neighborhood bound- tration over the statistics “If we’re not using accu- who go to Hoover weren’t aries in the future. presented. rate numbers, why are we even spoken to, so it didn’t “[Long-term planning] is Major transfers under here now?” Longfellow par- even make any sense that certainly something we the current draft include ent Lori Kramer said.