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DREAM REALIZED Iowa’s Kachine Alexander was selected Monday in the third round of the WNBA draft. SPORTS, 12

TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2011

WRITERS’ WORKSHOP 75TH ANNIVERSARY

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DJ Earworm pumps up the crowd at the 10,000 Hours Show on Monday. The 10K volunteers, which include many UI students and other young people in the eastern Iowa area, logged a total of 13,844 hours of community volunteer work in the last year.

Numbers down, spirit not 10K Show organizers said they have experienced a slump in attendance numbers recently.

By KATIE HEINE katie-heine@uiowa.edu

To read more about these 20 famous people associated with the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, see page 7.

Neon glow sticks whipped across the IMU Ballroom on Monday night as a crowd of people jumped to the beat of Kanye West’s “Homecoming.”

Around 50 University of Iowa students attended the 10,000 Hours concert, featuring DJ Earworm, at the IMU to celebrate the 13,844 volunteer hours logged. But despite a somewhat small attendance, organizers still called the night a success after a difficult year of planning.

And the concert was just part one of the celebration.

Students who volunteered at least 10 hours of their time will also be able to attend a carnival at Hubbard Park on April 17. For the first time, both events are open to the public.

For the past seven years, the 10K show has been limited to volunteers who clock at least 10 hours of service, said Molly McDonnell, the executive director of the 10K show.

But the organization saw a “slump in numbers” of volunteers in the past few years and thought opening it up to everyone would spark more interest.

“We really want to get our name out there, reward our volunteers, and show people how much fun we have,” she said.

75 years of worthy words Fifty writers will visit Iowa City for the Writers’ Workshop’s anniversary.

By JAKE KRZECZOWSKI jacob-krzeczowski@uiowa.edu

Jane Smiley sat in class in the English and Philosophy Building years ago, striving to learn from the accomplished authors leading her classes at the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop.

“When teachers come, usually they are writers who made a name for themselves, so they have very different styles, and they didn’t really have a theory about teach-

ing,” Smiley said.

Now, Smiley, who received an M.F.A. in 1976 from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, holds a Pulitzer Prize — one of 17 Pulitzer Prize winners to graduate from the program.

And she will be one of 50 writers — Pulitzer Prize winners, Fulbright scholars, and U.S. poet laureates among them — to return to Iowa City June 9 to celebrate the Workshop’s 75th anniversary.

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Bachmann touts Internet Paul calls for small gov’t Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, focused on national monetary as educational tool reform during a visit to Cedar Rapids Monday.

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn, spoke on the UI campus.

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Among national sputter over budget cuts to highereducation programs, Michele Bachmann says the Internet is the answer.

“There’s no question that higher education has outstripped costs,” she said. “So I’m really looking forward to exploring new ways of delivering higher education.”

Increasing online education, which she called

CEDAR RAPIDS — In front of a crowd of Iowans, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, said emphasizing small and local governments is the path to solving national budget issues.

He pointed specifically to the recent narrowly avoided government-shutdown scare as an example.

During a lecture at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids on

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., addresses members of the press prior to giving a lecture in the IMU second-floor ballroom on Monday. Bachmann, a potential presidential contender, is part of the Family Leader’s Presidential Lecture Series.

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Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, speaks with business members at the Noel-Levitz Higher Education Consulting Center in Coralville on Monday.

Before running for Congress, Loebsack taught political science at Cornell College in Mount Vernon.

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Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, says he relied on Pell Grants in college.

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Pell Grants

Rep. Dave Loebsack, DIowa, said he’s determined to retain funding for federal Pell Grants, which have come under question in recent weeks as budget concerns swept across Congress.

Loebsack spoke about higher education in Coralville on Monday with consultants at the headquarters of Noel-Levitz, 2350 Oakdale Blvd.,an organization, which works with colleges and universities across the country on retention issues.

Loebsack told the small group he depended on Pell Grants throughout his college career.

“My mom was a single parent,” he said. “I worked hard for my education, but I also had a lot of help with financial aid. I wouldn’t have been able to get to where I am without it.”

Loebsack said he and his wife are also close to the

UI Pell Grants by the numbers: • Grants provide $15.3 million to UI students • Covers 20 percent of the student population

issue. The congressman taught at Cornell College for 24 years, and his wife taught for nearly 30 years.

The discussion came soon after a budget proposal from Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., that would cut individual Pell Grants by up to $850.

The Pell Grant provided roughly 20 percent of UI undergraduates more than $15.3 million this academic year.

As a member of the Education and Work Force Committee, Loebsack has expressed his disappointment in Ryan’s proposed cuts.

“I give Paul Ryan credit for thinking long-term on the budget,” Loebsack said.

“That said, I think he’s thinking incorrectly.”

Despite Loebsack’s criticism, at least one local Republican official said Ryan’s budget is a step in the right direction.

Bob Anderson, the head of the Johnson County Republican Central Committee, said Ryan’s plan is the start of a “long road to fiscal sanity.”

“There might be an item or two in the mix [of Ryan’s budget] that can be debated or analyzed, but the overall thrust of what he’s done is to take a courageous step toward putting the country back on a sustainable course for future generations,” Anderson said.

But UI political-science Associate Professor Cary Covington acknowledged the importance of Pell Grants.

“Speaking strictly as a parent and someone inter-

ested in making college as accessible financially as possible, cuts in Pell Grants are troubling,” he said.

During his discussion, Loebsack addressed the disconnect growing between parties in Washington, playing down the effect it has had on policy.

“I think that right now there is a singular focus on fiscal discipline,” he said.

“People are not thinking enough about the human consequences of the budget decisions that get made.

That is why it is important to put a human face on it whenever we can.”

While grants and funding were a couple of main focuses during the event, Loebsack talked about his goals for improving life for the middle class.

“You can’t win the future if you cut back on education,” he said. “Ultimately, there are people who cannot [pay for college] on their own, they just can’t do it, and they need some help.”

door before moving to the back of the bar, where they could not be seen.

The report said an allegedly intoxicated male came to the door.

Police said they spoke with the bartender, Adams, who allegedly said he was pressured into giving the band drinks by the talent manager for the Mill.

— by Hayley Bruce

United States researching the efficient ways to provide care in neonatal intensive-care units, according to the release.

— by Sarah Bulmer

METRO Attempted-murder trial begins The trial of an Iowa City man charged with attempted murder started Monday.

Gregory Phillips, 56, allegedly intended to kill his landlord and then himself after being forced to move from his residence.

On Sept. 4, 2008, Phillips allegedly entered landlord Mezher Beig’s office with a pistol, aimed, and then pulled the trigger, but the weapon did not fire.

Phillips’ attorney, Victoria Cole, said in her opening statement that Phillips didn’t intend to shoot Beig, according to the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Beig then testified Phillips stuck a gun to his mouth, pressed it against his teeth and lips and said he was going to kill him, The Gazette reported.

“I was just trying to survive,” Beig said, according to The Gazette.

“I was trying to move outside, so

someone would see us.”

The trial will continue at 9 a.m. today.

— by Michelle McConnaughey

Mill bartender charged Police have charged a Mill bartender with serving alcohol after hours.

Arthur Adams IV, 25, 1034 Burlington St., was charged April 10 with selling or dispensing alcohol between the hours of 2 and 6 a.m.

According to police reports, police responded to a disturbance call at the Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., on April 5.

The report said music could be heard from outside when officers arrived, and there were allegedly six people sitting at the front bar, each with an alcoholic beverage in front of them.

After knocking on the door, officers said they heard and saw people inside say police were at the

Children’s Hospital gets grant The UI Children’s Hospital received a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development April 11, according to a UI press release.

The hospital was originally added to the research network in 2006.

The Children’s Hospital will continue to be a part of “an elite group of research institutions” in the

Panel backs redistricting plan The Temporary Redistricting Advisory Commission unanimously supported the Legislature approving the proposed redistricting plan.

The proposal would put Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, and Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, in the same district and also put two Republicans in western Iowa — Steve King and Tom Latham — in the same district.

Cedar Rapids and Iowa City would no longer part of the same district.

The number of Congressional districts in Iowa would go from five to four.

— by Sarah Bulmer

CLARIFICATION In the April 8 article, “Expert: Branstad public-records exemption unique,” the DI was not specific in stating the source of open records requests sent to the Freedom of Information Association in Virginia. The association receives the majority of its requests from government officials, while the Virginia Coalition for Open Government receives most of its requests from citizens and journalists.

BLOTTER Robert Drake, 21, 327 S. Lucas St. Apt. A, was charged April 10 with fraudulent criminal acts.

Charles Good, 23, 941 Jefferson St., was charged Feb. 3 with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, and permitting gatherings to use controlled substances.

Jade Keever, 18, 1027 Friendly Ave., was charged April 2 with fifth-degree theft.

Allison Lyons, 19, 721 E. Washington St., was charged Sunday with fifth-degree criminal mischief.

Keisha Perrin, 23, 2401 Highway 6 E. Apt. 4806, was charged Sunday with assault.

Alana Stegall, 21, 1960 Broadway Apt. A6, was charged April 2 with fifth-degree theft.

Gina Stolzman, 20, 427 N. Dubuque St. Apt. 10, was charged April 7 with PAULA. Sara Stoppelmoor, 45, 1109 Pine St., was charged April 9 with OWI. Lucas Strombeck, 19, 714A Mayflower, was charged April 9 with presence in a bar after hours, public intoxication, and interference with official acts.

Madeleine Swan, 20, University Heights, was charged April 7 with presence in a bar after hours.

James Temeyer, 19, 1019 Fifth Ave., was charged April 8 with PAULA.

Bryan Thompson, 28, Dyer, Ind., was charged Monday with first-degree theft.

Deshaun Thompson, 32, Cedar Rapids, was charged Sunday with disorderly conduct.

David Trizzino, 21, 335 S. Clinton St. Apt. 2511, was charged April 7 with keeping a disorderly house.

Todd Turner, 18, 1969 Britold Drive, was charged Monday with disorderly conduct and assault causing injury.

Joseph Upchurch, 18, 724D Mayflower, was charged April 8 with public intoxication.

Chester Waller, 21, 2401 Highway 6 E. Apt. 4810, was

charged Sunday with assault.

Sherwin Whitaker, 31, Chicago, was charged Sunday with fifthdegree criminal mischief.

Kaylee Williams, 20, 14 N. Johnson St., was charged Sunday with presence in a bar after hours.

Quentin Williams, 18, 2208 Miami Drive, was charged April 8 with possession of a controlled substance.

Thomas Woods, 20, Cedar Falls, was charged April 9 with public intoxication.

Robert Zierk, 22, 507 E. Bowery Apt. 4, was charged Sunday with public intoxication.

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METRO Iowa Senate passes paid-leave bill The Senate passed a bill requiring public employees convicted of felonies to pay back any salary they earned while on paid

leave.

The bill, which originally included only university faculty and public-school teachers, was amended to include other public employees; it will now go back the House for a final vote.

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Cupcakes with a touch of heaven Erin Allen gets a lot of her cupcake inspiration from ice cream and cookie flavors.

By MADISON BENNETT madison-bennett@uiowa.edu

Erin Allen

An Italian bistro seems an unlikely place to find the perfect cupcake.

But that’s exactly where customers with a sweet tooth can find Erin Allen — at Monica’s, 303 Second St. in Coralville. The “incredible cupcake maker” churns out more than 500 beloved deserts a month.

Allen’s baking skills started early while growing up in Waco, Texas, watching countless hours of cooking shows.

“I knew who Julia Child was. I knew who Graham Kerr was. I knew who Jacques Pépin was. I knew who every PBS cookingshow guy was, but I had never seen ‘Fraggle Rock’,” the 28-year-old said. “I didn’t even remember what ‘Sesame Street’ was.

But I knew cooking shows, which was just weird.”

And after her parents opened the Starving Artist Bistro when she was in junior high, she got the opportunity to start making deserts. Her parents now own Hemingway’s Watering Hole.

Allen, with curly red hair messily tucked under a worn hat, still has a subtle Texas twang, sometimes going in and out of drawling her vowels and dropping her Gs. She and her husband travel back to Texas occasionally to visit family.

When that happens, the restaurant management at Monica’s starts to panic. And though the owners have tried to

• Favorite color: Red • Favorite movie: Holiday, with Cary Grant • Favorite book: Anything by Sarah Addison Allen • Favorite hangout: Iowa City and Coralville libraries • Favorite desert: Crêpes Fitzgerald • Favorite cupcake flavor: Triple Chocolate

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recruit other staff members to make the cupcakes, Randy Larson, the owner of Monica’s and Bob’s Your Uncle, said no one’s come close to Allen.

“We’ve just given up now,” he said. “If she doesn’t make them, we don’t have them.”

Allen said her cupcakes are so good for a combination of two reasons.

“It’s partly an ingredient thing,” she said, specifying that while most cake recipes simply call for water and oil, she uses whole milk, butter, and buttermilk.

However, she attributed the moist perfection of her cupcakes to the convection oven, a small contraption tucked in the corner of Monica’s kitchen.

Wh e n A l l e n s t a r t ed working at Bob’s Your Uncle, her third restaurant, it was on the bandwa g o n o f i n d i v i d u a ll y d e s e r t s. po r t i o n e d

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Erin Allen puts the finishing touches on her popular triple chocolate cupcakes on April 1. Allen bakes the cupcakes at Monica’s in Coralville. cherry chunk, even strawShe then persuaded her ing while they’re baking.

DAILYIOWAN.COM The cupcake workspace berry lemonade are just a boss to test them out. But Log on to check out a no one expected they shares an area with few flavors in Allen’s photo slide show of would take off, knowing tomato sauces, spices, tra- repertoire. cupcake baker Erin Allen.

And even though she’s most patrons don’t bother ditional Italian ingredia knack for cupdeveloped and the chefs that ents, look at the desert menu. to Cheesecakes and crème “We liked the cupcakes use them. Typically hav- cakes beloved by many, brûlé were tasty, but she enough to put them on the ing to share space for two Allen is open about the was l ook i ng for s om edifferent future. She says maybe menu,” Allen said. “And lo completely thing homemade when and behold, I started bak- things would create dis- she’ll own her own bakery she started noticing cup- ing 600 cupcakes a month.” cord, but Allen, who occa- one day but leaves open cakes pop up in newspaWhen Bob’s switched sionally tests her cup- the possibility of becoming per ar t i cl es, eat er i es locations with Monica’s, cakes on her coworkers, a librarian or even a comacross the country, and Allen stayed on as the cup- has the upper hand. puter programmer. television shows such as cake maker, selling about “I have so many varied “If there’s ever any “Cupcake Wars.”

20 to 40 a day for $2.50 extra, I’m usually the one interests, it’s just hard to “I just thought, ‘Good each. But the process of that gets one,” said Lynn peg any one thing down,” lord, cupcakes are so pop- making cupcakes is pretty Kadner, a line chef at she said. ular, they’re doing shows normal. Allen portions out Monica’s. “So I’ve learned But she says one thing’s just about cupcakes … the ingredients and washes to keep my mouth shut. for sure: As long as she is in that’s weird,’ ” she said.

Triple chocolate, lemon, Iowa, she’ll make cupcakes. dishes and makes the frost-

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BRIAN STEWART Editor • CLARA HOGAN Managing Editor • SHAY O’REILLY Opinions Editor • REGINA ZILBERMINTS Metro Editor TAYLOR CASEY, EMILY INMAN, KIRSTEN JACOBSEN, WILL MATTESSICH, CHRIS STEINKE Editorial writers 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.

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Pell cuts threaten college affordability Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget plan is causing a bit of a furor complete award. in the higher-education circuit.

The grants have been expanded massively in the last The budget plan, a recent version of which bears the few years, and the program is running a nearly continutitle “Path to Prosperity,” aims to moderate what some see ous shortfall. Thus the reason for the proposed cuts: Pell as a catastrophic government debt by cutting numerous Grants are proving unsustainable. government programs, reducing spending, and redesigning But broad cuts in awards can’t be the solution. The Medicare. Regardless of partisan divides and opinions about Chronicle of Higher Education reported last month that the national debt (and deficit), ideological adversaries college lobbyists are pushing for any cuts necessary to be should agree on one thing: Any proposed cuts should not made not to awards but to the summer grants — something that echoes Obama’s plan. But if the federal educaoccur in programs that buoy people who are struggling.

Pell Grants, which provide financial assistance to low- tion budget is suffering, perhaps other alternatives should income students, are one such program. The federal be explored; an end, say, to a widely decried Race to the grants provide up to $5,500 per year, on a sliding scale Top program ($900 million requested by Obama) could be a start, followed by a seribased on need, to colous interrogation of the lege students nationrole of the federal wide. Pell Grants are Department of Education not the singular (how much federalization cause of our fiscal is really needed in acaproblems, and cutting demic standards?). them is not the soluThere is one other tion; the Editorial cost-saving Board hopes that our potential U.S. representatives measure: a Department will resist the presof Education requirement sure from fevered that institutions that peers to be “fiscally receive Pell Grants prove long responsible” that they ready students enough to avoid for “gainful employment,” slashing sensitive which aims to exclude programs. for-profit colleges at the It would be the center of recent controworst kind of blinkversies. GOP lawmakers J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/ AP PHOTO ered partisanship to are attempting to fight In this April 5 photo, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., target only Ryan: this rule, passing a quick touts his 2012 federal budget during a news conference on Capitol Hill.

Even President amendment in the U.S. Obama’s proposed House in February to prefrom budget vent its enaction; this February would amendment was not remove year-round grants and exclude more students included in the last-minute budget deal. from receiving full awards. But Ryan’s proposal goes Attacks on Pell Grants hit home for many University of above and beyond; it would cut up to $850 from each stu- Iowa students. Approximately 20 percent of UI students dents’ grant — money that many struggling students receive federal financial aid through the Pell Grant can’t replace. program, which prevents them from having to take Two U.S. representatives visiting Iowa City Monday out costly loans. With student debt skyrocketing, rismentioned Pell Grants. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R- ing tuition, and a shaky economy awaiting new gradMinn., reminisced about paying $8 per credit hour when uates, Pell Grants are more important than ever. a DI reporter asked her about Ryan’s plan. “You can see There’s no word yet on the details of the budget deal there’s tremendous inflation in higher education,” she considered by Congress this week, although Obama has said, indicating a need for greater affordability. said the Pell Grants are maintained at their current maxBachmann did not, however, provide any substantive sup- imum value; students will have to wait to see if the 2012 port of or opposition to Ryan’s plan. budget makes any reductions in eligibility.

Iowa’s Rep. David Loebsack, himself a recipient of Pell It may be tempting to heedlessly slash programs Grants, took a much stronger stance. He told the DI that when vocal sections of the electorate are baying for (fishe intended to fight for the grants that helped him succeed. “I worked hard for my education, but I also had a lot cal) blood. But serious evaluation must be conducted into both the necessity of these particular funding of help with financial aid,” he said.

Despite the specter of freeloaders imbedded in our reductions, and the best method to cut costs. Students national consciousness, many Pell Grant recipients would across America are relying on their federal legislators to agree. Recipients of the grants, according to a 2009 study, duly investigate all options before shrinking programs.

Otherwise, like Ryan’s plan, they could damage are almost twice as likely to be financially independent and have their own dependents than students who don’t those with the least ability to absorb a fiscal blow. receive grants, even if they are about equally likely to hold full-time jobs. The vast majority of Pell Grant recipients in Your turn. Should the federal government cut Pell Grant funding? the 2009-10 school year made less than $30,000 per year; Weigh in at dailyiowan.com.

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Planning for the past BEAU ELLIOIT beauelliot@gmail.com

You hear a lot of people these days talking about planning for the future. (Well, it could be that people have talked about planning for the future for thousands of years.)

Well, I suppose planning for the future is good, because planning for the past is rather beside the point.

It’s kind of a Republican thing to do, if Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican from Wisconsin and House Budget Committee chairman, is any indication. He unveiled the GOP budget plan last week, and it’s basically back to Reaganomics.

We tried that once; turns out, tax cuts do not pay for themselves.

Tax cuts under President Reagan created then-record budget deficits, forcing Reagan to raise various taxes 11 times.

Actually, as I remember, we tried it another time, when President George W. Bush cut taxes for the rich and turned President Clinton’s budget surpluses into budget deficits.

And, as it turns out, Ryan’s planned budget cuts would for the most part — around twothirds — fall on the middle class, the working class, and the poor.

Why do all the bad ideas these days seem to emanate from Wisconsin?

Just wondering.

Well, OK, I exaggerate. Bad ideas come from places other than Wisconsin.

Which brings us, if we’re going to relive the past, to the Civil War. Today is the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, which some in the South still refer to as the War of Northern Aggression.

Because this year is that anniversary, we will hear probably thousands of discussions about the war and what caused it.

And one of the causes — slavery — will be dismissed by many. No, it wasn’t slavery, they’ll say, it was states’ rights.

Or tariffs. Or taxes.

But as sociologist James Loewen pointed out in the Washington Post a few months ago,

the Civil War was all about slavery.

As he wrote: “Confederate states did claim the right to secede, but no state claimed to be seceding for that right. In fact, Confederates opposed states’ rights — that is, the right of Northern states not to support slavery.”

He went on to point out that South Carolina, in its secession convention on Dec. 24, 1860, described “an increasing hostility on the part of the non-slaveholding states to the institution of slavery” and noted that Northern states were not fulfilling “… their constitutional obligations” to return fugitive slaves to the Southern states.

South Carolina was not alone. Mississippi, for example, in its session statement, said, “[Slavery’s] labor supplies the product which constitutes by far the largest and most important portions of the commerce of the Earth. … A blow at slavery is a blow at commerce and civilization.”

Of course the Civil War was not concerned with slavery.

Yeah, right.

Meanwhile, back in the present, in Libya, the African Union has been working to create a truce between Libyan rebels and dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi. A BBC Radio analyst suggested that after the group met with Qaddafi, the members seemed somewhat pro-Qaddafi, especially Jacob Zuma, the president of South Africa. He has been close to Qaddafi in the past, and he referred to Qaddafi as “Brother Leader,” which certainly didn’t endear him to the rebels.

Zuma, as it turns out, didn’t meet with the rebel leaders when the African Union leaders headed to Benghazi to speak with them. The South African leader had a pressing engagement with the leader of Swaziland.

Uh-huh.

According to NPR, the Libyan rebels seemed none too impressed with the African Union’s idea of a truce. It turns out, it doesn’t include Qaddafi leaving power, and that, it seems, is too much like the past.

That darned past. If only we could plan for it better.

Guest opinion

Little sunshine shed on property taxes in Iowa Transparency at all levels of government — this is the goal of the Iowa Transparency Project.

There is another area of government that needs the spotlight on it in hopes of creating some sunshine: county and local governments and school districts, and their collection of our property taxes. In fiscal year 2010, $4.2 billion was collected at the county and local level for property taxes.

This amount is made even more overwhelming to the taxpayers when you compare this amount with the amount collected by the state for personal income

taxes, which for fiscal 2010 was $2.7 billion. Much more was collected at the property-tax level, even though there is not much protection for the taxpayer at this level of government.

Property taxes are collected on five classes of real estate: residential, agricultural, commercial, industrial, and utilities/railroads.

Most of us think that only homeowners care about property taxes, but that is not true. If you rent an apartment or a home, you are paying for the property taxes in your rent; if you purchase anything at a business, you are paying for its property taxes in the

price that you pay. This is why we need to lower property taxes in order to see lower prices in our everyday lives.

When we take a look at property taxes over the last 20 years, we see that property-tax collections in 1990 were $1,866.3 million, and in 2010 they were $4,235.8 million. This is an increase of 127 percent over the last 20 years. Yet, the change in the Iowa General Fund Receipts over the same period of time is from $3,019.3 million for 1990 to $5,633.8 million in 2010.

This is an increase of 87 percent — vastly different from 127 percent.

School districts receive the largest portion of the property-tax revenue collected, at 42 percent. If we look at the change in tax collections from the local schools, we see a change of 109 percent, with collections in 1990 being $853.6 million to $1,780.2 million in 2010. Schools have seen an increase in state funding, but they have also increased property taxes much more than the state has.

The second largest recipients of property-tax revenue are local governments. Local governments collected $465.4 million in 1990; in 2010, it was

$1,251.0 million. This is an increase of a staggering 169 percent. The counties were collecting $445.2 million in 1990 and $921.2 million in 2010. The increase there is only a 107 percent; while not as scary as local governments, it is easy to see why you are feeling a little over-taxed.

This means more checks and balances are needed at the county, local, and school-district levels. The only way this will happen, with the small sizes of county boards of supervisors, city councils, and school boards, is if we as taxpayers are able to see the expenditures and ask

questions. This is the only way that we can keep the growth of our property taxes in check.

So it is time that we as taxpayers ask for more sunshine at the county, local, and school-district levels. I would urge you to attend school-board meetings, city-council meetings, and board-of-supervisor meetings and ask about transparency. It is time to get these increases under control at all levels.

Jennifer L. Crull is an IT specialist at the Public Interest Institute, a nonprofit research group.

These views are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Public Interest Institute.

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10K CONTINUED FROM 1 Despite what McDonnell called a “tidal wave” of obstacles this year, the 21-year-old said she was still pleased with the end result. Getting people interested, finding an artist, and scheduling the event date were all difficulties the 10K planning committee faced this year.

Though attendance at the concert was somewhat small, the number of service hours was more than last year’s roughly 13,500.

McDonnell said organizers hope hosting two events will also help get their name on the radar and provide people with another chance to learn

10,000 Hours The 10K show has brought in several artists for its celebrations, including: • DJ Earworm • OK Go • Girl Talk • Howie Day • Cake • Guster

about volunteering opportunities, she said.

“We want to make sure we market ourselves for next year so people can see all the good we’re doing and know that volunteering is still important,” she said.

UI freshman Sophie Amado attended the concert after logging her 10 hours through two volunteering opportunities. The 18-year-old earned seven

News hours for volunteering as a dancer for Dance Marathon and logged the rest volunteering as a greeter at the IMU Art Gallery Black Box Theatre.

“Volunteering is important not only to benefit others but to learn about yourself and your community,” Amado said.

“You learn about different people and the way they’re living.”

Nick Rolston has been actively involved with volunteering since high school, and he continues to volunteer his time in college.

The UI freshman logged all of his hours from serving on the volunteer committee for Dance Marathon. But the 19year-old didn’t stop there.

He also volunteered at Hope Lodge and the Ronald McDonald House, and joined a service fraternity on campus.

“All of us being in college are really blessed,” Rolston said. “We have a lot of privileges and opportunities — the least we can do is give back and help others.”

McDonnell said she understands it’s hard for students to consider volunteering among all their other obligations. But she said volunteering doesn’t have to be another item on their to-do list. “[Volunteering] is something college kids can do to relax from everything and make a difference while doing it,” she said.

PAUL CONTINUED FROM 1 Monday, he outlined his political stances for 2012 and addressed the budget crisis in Washington.

“Coming in from Washington, I’d love to be able to tell you all that the budget is balanced and everything is taken care of for the next year — but you wouldn’t believe that, it’s a mess over there,” Paul told the crowd of roughly 70 students and community members.

Though he focused on the cost of education, abortion, and gay marriage at his March 8 visit to the University of Iowa campus, his brief Monday visit to Iowa addressed mainly national deficit issues.

But optimism also permeated the potential presidential candidate’s 20minute talk.

“People who are working and are paying their bills are outnumbered, but it’s going to come to an end, and that’s why I’m so energized,” he said.

Government officials need to prioritize by focusing on small government, local government, a balanced budget, and a sensible foreign policy, he said.

But people have to first believe in the Constitution, Paul said.

“The Constitution was written not to run your life and drain your paycheck, it was written to restrain the government,” he said.

UI junior Ani DeGroot, the president of the UI chapter of Young Americans for Liberty, said she believes Paul might finally be reaching people with

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Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, prepares to speak to the audience at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids on Monday. Paul visited the UI on April 1.

Congressman Ron Paul Some of the potential Republican presidential-nomination candidate’s ideas include: • Limit the size of the government • Limit government regulation • Create a new foreign policy • Reform the monetary system Source: Congressman Ron Paul

his message of reforming the monetary system.

“It’s a point that always drives it home,” DeGroot said after Paul’s speech.

“It’s phenomenal that it’s finally getting some light, and Ron Paul’s words really educate the people.”

DeGroot said Paul’s speech spoke “to the core” of what people need, and she noted the audience

sporadically stood up and applauded throughout his talk.

Kirkwood freshman Taylor Nelson, the vice president of the Kirkwood Community College Republicans, said he supports any Republican who supports a smaller government, lower taxes, and decreased spending in the budget.

Nelson’s family runs a small business, and he said governmental restrictions have made it difficult.

“The government makes it harder for people such as my dad to succeed because of the regulations they put on us,” he said.

Addressing such issues, Paul discounted the idea that people must sacrifice if they want things to change.

“I’ve decided I’m not going to come and tell you you’re going to have to sacrifice,” he said. “Why should it be a sacrifice for

you if I get the government off your back, out of your wallets, get rid of the income tax, and let you keep what you earned?”

But not everyone believes his plans are feasible.

UI senior Jacob Rosenberg, the vice president of the UI Democrats, said he agrees with Paul’s call to shut down the Federal Reserve but said he isn’t persuaded it will happen.

“I think Ron Paul throws a lot of comments out there, but it’s hard for him to back them up,” Rosenberg said. “It’s one thing to say it, but it’s another to act on it.”

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BACHMANN CONTINUED FROM 1 “relatively free and accessible to almost any student,” is the way to compensate for a loss of funding, she said.

Dressed in a pale yellow suit, the 6th District Minnesota representative addressed an audience of around 100 on Monday in the IMU. Bachmann spoke as part of the Family Leader’s Presidential Lecture Series.

The Waterloo native grew up in Iowa and moved to Minnesota when she was 12. She graduated from Winona State University and then from Oral Roberts University and William and Mary Law School.

She is the first Republican woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota, and she is now among those rumored to vie for a presidential nomination.

On Monday, Bachmann’s talk focused on her solutions to America’s problems: strengthening national security, upholding family life, and re-establishing a vibrant economy.

She said she’s seen firsthand how devastating taxes can be on businesses and families and that high income taxes especially keep small business from thriving.

“Fine art to know how to turn a profit and not have a business go under,” she said. “Small business are more challenged than they’ve ever been before.”

And that’s where her tag line, “social conservatism is fiscal conservatism,” came in.

Though the mainly Republican crowd supported the phrase, UI sophomore and President of the UI Democrats Margaret Murphy said it could be offputting on a college campus.

“I would think that saying that to college students wouldn’t be very appealing, because so many students are socially liberal,” she said.

Another major issue discussed was the notion of a traditional family. Bachmann said marriage should be limited to a man and woman.

“Marriage is changing across this country,” Bachmann said.

Michele Bachmann The Family Leader plans to host four more political figures as part of its Presidential Leader Series: • May 2: Former Sen. Rick Santorum • June 6: Herman Cain • July 11: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich • Aug. 1: TBD Source: Family Leader

But as soon as Bachmann began discussing family structures, protesters in the back of the room began shouting over her speech.

UI junior Sammy Pottebaum was among the three protesters in the back, holding a cardboard sign reading “Homosexuality Desensitization.”

“I want to have a family some day,” he said after Bachmann’s speech. “And [Bachmann] saying that marriage is for men and women, that would mean my family wouldn’t be legitimate.”

In addition to the “profamily” platform, Bachmann stressed the importance of securing U.S. borders against illegal immigrants and said she endorses the construction of a physical wall to deter illegal aliens.

But Terry Dahms, the head of the Johnson County Democrats, said this is a drastic stance to take against a lukewarm issue.

“I think building a wall is ridiculous,” Dahms said. “I think this is not a priority — the most pressing problem is the economy and the budget.”

Several supporters lauded Bachmann’s speech following her visit.

Bill Keettel, the chairman of the Johnson County Republicans, said her eloquence and confidence are politically promising.

“In the history of the United States, it’s been very difficult for a member of the House to get a presidential nomination,” he said. “I think Bachmann has the rhetorical firepower to be an exception.”

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011 — by Eugenia Last

ARIES March 21-April 19 You need a little more entertainment in your life. Plan a trip or go out with friends. Take part in an activity that challenges you mentally and also allows you to show your talent and test your skills.

TAURUS April 20-May 20 Do what you can, and don’t feel guilty about what you cannot do. Spending a little more time and money on home and family will lessen some of the tension unexpected changes bring.

Money or a gift will come from an unusual source.

GEMINI May 21-June 20 You’ll make a good impression if you offer your assistance to someone in need. A good friendship will open up a window of opportunity. Take care of any unfinished business that has to deal with legalities, finances, or contracts.

CANCER June 21-July 22 Let others take on the burdens you’ve been carrying. You need a break. Don’t give in to anyone putting pressure on you. Find an old friend you’d like to reconnect with via social networks.

LEO July 23-Aug. 22 Your knowledge, expertise, and high-energy pitch will not go unnoticed. A conversation with someone influential will lead to bigger and better opportunities. Travel, communications, and a positive outlook will lead to success.

VIRGO Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Get personal paperwork in order. Take care of your taxes, and look into ways to make your money work more efficiently.

Invest in your home and in your own skills, knowledge, and talent. Avoid anyone who appears to be too pushy or is asking you for too much.

LIBRA Sept. 23-Oct. 22 You can make a strategic professional move if you line up interviews or discuss your future and what you have to offer with someone with clout. A partnership can help you get ahead personally or professionally. Honesty and integrity will build a long-lasting alliance.

SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Let your intuition lead you to the truth. Not everyone will be honest with you regarding success and opportunities. Read between the lines. Speak up about your victories and promote what you have to offer.

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Good fortune is heading your way. Investing in your surroundings or making a major move will pay off. There will be plenty of activity at home and involving friends, relatives, or your lover. Minor accidents will result if you are careless or take risks.

CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Take it easy, relax, and refuse to take anything or anyone too seriously. You need a break and should not let friends, relatives, or neighbors lean on you. Unexpected changes will leave you feeling unsure of what to do next.

AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Don’t let anyone undermine you. Remember how you handled similar situations in the past, and don’t make the same mistakes. An opportunity to do something unusual will be offered, but before you concur, make sure you fully understand what’s expected of you.

PISCES Feb. 19-March 20 Do whatever it takes to help someone you know can be influential in raising your profile or helping you advance.

Getting along with your peers as well as your superiors will pave the way to a brighter future. A promise must be kept.

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WRITING CONTINUED FROM 1 Organizers have been planning the event for a year, and the four-day reunion will include live music, dancing, readings, and even a Sunday morning softball game — “Poets versus Fiction Writers.” PBS’ “Newshour” aired a special on the Workshop’s anniversary on April 7.

“The Iowa Writers’ Workshop 75th Anniversary Reunion will be an event that, we hope, will live up to the Workshop’s extraordinary history and set a course for the future,” said Kelly Smith, a librarian at the Workshop and organizer of the event.

That history includes being the first such program in the country. Since being founded in 1936, it has produced a string of successful authors and attracted a series of accomplished authors to teach.

And officials emphasized the Workshop’s national impact.

“Although they didn’t know it at the time, the writers and university administrators who began offering a degree for a creative theses were changing American literature,” said Writers’ Workshop Director Lan Samantha Chang. “Seventy-five years later, there are more than 800 writing programs in the country, and they all started here.”

The two-year residency program has two Pulitzer Prize-winning faculty members. Paul Harding, who won the 2010 prize for fiction, spent a year as a visiting faulty member in 2009-2010.

Smiley, who also earned a Ph.D. from the UI in 1978 before winning the Pulitzer in 1992, wasn’t accepted the first time she applied to the Workshop. The program only accepts 50 graduate students each year.

But her name is now emblazoned upon a downtown sidewalk as part of Iowa City’s Literary Walk.

“You should desire something ambitious, something big,” Smiley said. “Your desire shapes your actions.”

In 2008, Iowa City was named a “City of Literature” by UNESCO Cre-

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Edmund Keeley, Mark Strand, Vance Bourjaily, Paul Engle and R.V. Cassill in Writers' Workshop headquarters, The University of Iowa in the 1960s.

(Left to right by row) Top row 1. Flannery O’Connor: Short story author 2. Donald Justice: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet 3. Gail Godwin: Award-winning author, Writers’ Workshop graduate 4. Jane Cooper: Visiting faculty 5. James Alan McPherson: Pulitzer Prize-winning authur, current faculty Second row 6. John Berryman: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, former faculty 7. Marilynne Robinson: Pulitzer Prize winner, current faculty 8. Kurt Vonnegut: Well-known author, Writers’ Workshop teacher 9. Margaret Walker Alexander: Studied at the Writers’ Workshop during the 1930s 10. T.C. Boyle, author of The Tortilla Curtain Third row 11. Frank Conroy, former director 12. Paul Engle: Writers’ Workshop director for 24 years 13. Paul Harding: Pulitzer Prize-winning author, visiting faculty 14. Lan Samantha Chang: Current director 15. Rita Dove: Author, M.F.A. 1977

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International writers with Hualing Nieh Engle and Paul Engle, The University of Iowa in the 1970s.

ative Cities Network, becoming one of three municipalities (at that time — there are now four) in the world with such a distinction.

Jeanette Pilak, the executive director for UNESCO City of Literature in Iowa City, said the celebration is honoring a long legacy.

“The entire community is very much looking forward to recognizing the historical impact of the Workshop as well as its national and international reputation,” she said.

Another alumna, Margot Livesey, taught at the Writers’ Workshop in the early 1990s and again in 2005. She has published s i x b o o k s a n d won numerous prizes, including fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endow-

m ent for t he A r t s.

Livesey said she relishes the chance to return to America’s only “City of Literature.”

“Whenever I’ve had a chance to visit, I feel I am in a place where writing still matters, and that is something that’s hard to find in a lot of places in

America,” she said. “It’s an accomplishment of the school.”

DI reporter Staci Eisenberg contributed to this article.

Fourth row 16. Jane Smiley: Pulitzer Prize-winning author 17. Vance Bourjaily: Taught in Writers’ Workshop for more than 20 years 18. Philip Roth: Pulitzer Prize-winning author, former faculty 19. W.P. Kinsella: Author, Shoeless Joe 20. Michael Cunningham: Pulitzer Prize-winning author

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School District to Lecture panel’s funding may shift work on reading If approved, the plan will take effect in fiscal 2013.

By ALLIE WRIGHT allie-wright@uiowa.edu

The University of Iowa organization in charge of bringing comedians, authors, and politicians to campus may soon ask a different office for money.

The UniRocklin versity Lecture Com- vice president for mittee is the Student Services only Presidential Charter Committee receiving funding allocated by the UI Student Government and the UI Executive Council of Graduate and Professional Students.

Under a proposed change, those funds may no longer be allocated through the student governments.

In a letter presented to UI Vice President for Student Services Tom Rocklin on Monday, UISG and the Executive Council requested the Lecture Committee no longer be recognized as a “collaboratively funded organization.” The governments also asked that the committee’s funding be removed from the studentactivities-fee budget.

“Student leaders in UISG and the Executive Council have held several meetings together and, additionally, have spoken directly with leadership of [the Lecture Committee],”

the letter said. “These discussions have brought to light a number of issues and concerns that need to be addressed.”

The letter criticizes the Lecture Committee for not tracking its accounting using a computer program called OrgSync and for not using the Student Organization Business Office, both requirements for all other student organizations.

“How do you make [a group] follow the rules if it is not technically under the umbrella of those rules?” said Donna Lancianese, the vice president of the Executive Council.

Rocklin, who must approve the budget, will meet with the Executive Council and UISG in two weeks for a follow-up.

If Rocklin approves the request, the Lecture Committee’s funding will be allocated by his office.

Lyndsay Harshman, the president of the Executive Council, said the Lecture Committee will essentially receive the same amount of funding, and it will come from the same account, it will just be allocated in a different way.

“We realized again this year the Lecture Committee is unique from our other [collaboratively funded organization], and sometimes that brings problems in the way we fund it,” she said.

In the proposed fiscal

2012 budget, the Lecture Committee is recommended to receive $111,300, a 5 percent increase over 2011.

“I think it’s a very wellthought-out proposal,” Rocklin said at the meeting. He could not be reached for further comment.

The UISG and the Executive Council requested “the funding shall be the previous fiscal year’s funding plus the one-half the increase in the [studentactivities fee].”

And because that fee increases every year, the allocations would also be adjusted.

“We’re not cutting its funding, we’re shifting its funding,” said UISG President John Rigby.

UISG and the Executive Council also requested that the Lecture Committee be considered a non-collaboratively funded organization for at least five years.

A spokesman for the Lecture Committee refused to comment on the issue.

“I think it would make [committee people] happier,” Lancianese said.

The cap of the collaboratively funded organization budget is $701,759, but the governments are requesting $705,824 to fund 11 organizations. The increase comes after such groups as the Bijou and the Crisis Center said they needed more funds.

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Practice caucus Danielle Dahl explains the role of delegates during a Mock Caucus on Monday. The “Maucus,” organized

by UI students, helped City High students better understand how the Iowa caucuses work by letting students decide on their favorite Iowa City hangout spot. International politicians from five different countries visiting the UI also observed the event.

The new program would place teaching coaches in elementary-school classrooms.

By LUKE VOELZ luke-voelz@uiowa.edu

Iowa City School Board members said they’re hoping to make the School District’s reading programs more efficient and effective through a program called Instructional Decision Making.

T h e m e t h o d would first organize students by their level of reading capability: Dorau c o r e instruction, board member supplemental instruction, and intensive instruction.

A full-time instructional coach would be given to the 16 of the district’s elementary schools, while Lincoln, Shimek, and Hills Elementary Schools would each receive a parttime coach. began Officials researching the program in 2004; it will begin this summer.

District officials presented the method Monday night because more than 20 percent of district’s elementary students did not meet gradelevel benchmarks in reading for in the spring of 2010. Directions from the Department of Education, the Board of Educational Examiners as well as slowing funding sources for supplemental reading programs also played a role.

The instructional coach

would help teach reading classes and work directly with teachers in aiding struggling students. Supporters of the method said coaches would help teachers learn how to suit students’ needs in class, as opposed to the common practice of weekly teacher meetings.

“Instructional coaching is a very powerful way to go as opposed to weekly sessions learning about something disjointed from the classroom,” said special-education instruccoach Amy tional Sorensen. “This is integrated into the classroom.

It’s a partnership, not evaluative.”

The Instructional Decision Making method tries to have at least 80 percent of students in core instruction, with 10 to 15 percent in supplemental instruction, and 5 to 10 percent in intensive instruction.

“Our triangle is just a little skewed at the moment,” said Assistant Superintendent Becky Furlong. “You really need to strive to get that 80 percent of students in core instruction rather than make supplemental instruction bigger.”

Board members said the program would help maintain quality education in the face of potential staff layoffs and budget cuts by streamlining unnecessary costs.

For example, assigning coaches to a single school

Reading proficiency Percent of district students at or above the Iowa Test of Basic Skills proficient reading level: • Third grade: 71.3 percent • Fourth grade: 73.4 percent • Fifth grade: 79 percent • Sixth grade: 71.8 percent Source: Iowa City Scool District

differs from some district procedures, where specialized instructors travel among several schools.

“There are fewer people traveling and less travel costs, more instructional time with the students, and coaches get to know teachers and students better,” said board member Tuyet Dorau. “We’re using limited dollars more efficiently and more affective to the student population. It’s common sense.”

The program would receive federal stimulus funding as well as Title 1 funding, both of which are decreasing and may lead to potential reading staff cuts. Dorau said the board has considered these funding decreases in its planning, but it is still too early to know the full effect because the state Legislature has yet to settle on education budgets for the year.

VANDENBERG CONTINUED FROM 12 the Hawkeyes a spot in a BCS game.

Then, he returned to relative obscurity.

Stanzi returned from surgery and started in Iowa’s 2010 Orange Bowl victory over Georgia Tech.

He remained healthy in his final year as a Hawkeye, putting together the finest season of his career.

But Vandenberg said he

BASEBALL CONTINUED FROM 12 old “trampoline” metal bats were banned in favor of deadened sticks that play more like wood, resulting in a power shortage across the country.

The Hawkeyes, for example, have hit only five home runs as a team and had just one through their first 25 games, compared with 28 they put over the fences during last season.

Brand said the new equipment regulations played a significant role in defining the team’s unselfish approach this year.

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thirds of the NBA’s owners are in favor of changing the system to require prospective players be at least two years out of high school or at least change the minimum age to 20.

This isn’t the solution, although no one may know what the best solution is.

The problems with the current system are obvious. First, a student doesn’t have to be a student if he only plans on going for one year. Requiring two years in school fixes this type of behavior at least in the first year, but still defeats what should be the purpose of college athletics.

didn’t grow restless over that time. He treated it as another opportunity to improve.

“When I got thrown into that [starting] role two years ago, it was a crash course on how to play Big Ten football,” Vandenberg said. “Having that experience and then just taking every day even as the backup last year really helped me.”

That work behind the scenes didn’t go unnoticed.

Head coach Kirk Ferentz praised Vandenberg for his performance in practice,

particularly during this past December in preparation for the Insight Bowl against Missouri.

“That’s the most recent exposure; we really had a chance to watch him extensively,” the 13th-year head coach said March 23, also noting a specific practice in which the team’s seniors were excused for graduation. “… So it was our team minus the seniors, basically the springball group. He did a really nice job.”

Positive reviews for Vandenberg aside, when

replacing a player such as Stanzi — practically the face of the Iowa football program for the last three years — you’d think teammates might have at least a shred of doubt.

If so, they’re not showing it.

“You saw him at Ohio State? He almost beat the team. He led us into overtime,” senior tight end Brad Herman said March 30. “So the expectations are high for him … I’m sure he’ll do just fine.”

“We always knew that, for our team to be successful, we have to execute [the bunt],” the freshman said. “It’s harder to get runs with the new bats, so you have to go up there and be willing to give up your at-bat to move the runner over — no matter what, you want to get that bunt down.”

The Black and Gold’s current pitching situation makes piecing together runs even more important. Saturday starter Nick Brown, the team’s most consistent pitcher this season, is lost for at least a month with what head coach Jack Dahm called shoulder soreness.

Dahm had to make lastsecond changes to his

rotation and threw his bullpen for a full game against Illinois on Sunday after starter Ricky Sandquist, pitching on short rest, was unable to retire a batter.

Dahm said he isn’t sure who will start tonight’s game against Kansas (1517, 6-6 Big 12), much less who will come out of the bullpen should the starter struggle. Zach Kenyon is unavailable after throwing three innings on Sunday, Tim Fangman threw 51⁄3 over the weekend, and Patrick Lala was shelled 1 in his 2 ⁄3 frames.

“We’re going to sit down and see who threw how many pitches, and who we can get innings from,” Dahm said on Sunday.

“The bottom line is, we have to have our guys ready and healthy for the weekend, so we’re going to piecemeal it together.”

Whoever ends up taking the mound, though, McCool said the offense is going to go about its business as usual.

“We have a lot of confidence in our pitching staff — they’re great, and we know they’re going to give their best to keep the score down,” he said.

“We’re going to keep moving the runners in to scoring position. We always say, ‘Get them on, get them over, and get them in.’ That’s what we’re going to keep doing.”

In the current model, or any model in which kids can leave school early — note that this does not include kids going straight from high school to the NBA — the purpose of school is still defeated. An athlete-student can get credits, but there is no reason to finish school if millions await with the NBA. Which is why, to me, there are only three possible solutions, only two of which are actually viable. Keep in mind that in every situation, there are four major parties that can benefit from a successful player: the school, the NCAA, the player himself, and the NBA. One is utopian, in which a player may not play professional basketball without a degree

from a four-year institution. This is probably the best for everyone but the NBA, which may lose out on certain talent and would have to wait too long for great players and a few injured players (“Greg Oden would be broke,” one of my friends said).

Won’t happen, let’s move on.

Second is the old model, in which anyone can leave at any time, and can go from high school to the league if they want. This is the best model for the parity of college basketball and for the players who will eventually be in the NBA — because they can make money immediately. Yet, the NBA may again become flooded with high-school flameouts because many teams draft on

potential and not proven talent.

Last, a solution that hopefully benefits all involved. Raise the minimum to two years in college and then allow the student to finish his final two years of education — paid for by the school — at some point if he left the college in good academic standing.

Whether it’s because of injury or just because of the pride of degree, then a college can help its student-athlete become educated, even after leaving the school.

Also, there’s no more one-and-done, the NBA still gets its way, and the NCAA finally gets some good publicity.

Although a world in which every party benefits may be too obvious a solution.

CORRECTION In the April 11 story “Tracksters beat weather,” the DI incorrectly reported that Ben Stancombe placed first in the hammer throw at the Cornell Invitational. Stancombe placed fourth at the Sun Angel Classic. The DI regrets the error.

Who will win a major golf championship first?

R o r y Mc I l ro y Even though Rory McIlroy will most likely always be remembered as one of the greatest choke artists of all time for his epic breakdown on the fourth day of the 2011 Masters, he will win his first major before Tiger adds No. 15 to his trophy case.

I know everyone is foaming at the mouth, itching to say the words “Tiger is back,” but not so fast. Tiger still has a long way to go before he reaches the level of dominance he showed before experiencing a myriad of personal problems.

Let’s not forget, McIlroy was not the only one who choked away the green jacket this weekend.

At the end of the round on Sunday, Tiger three-putted a bogey on 12 and soon after missed a gimme eagle putt on 15 that would have given him a one stroke lead over the competition. Woods has given up a lead during the final round of a major championship three of the last five times — previously, he was 12-for-12.

This is not the Tiger we have

come to know and love, the Tiger who is flawless in his red Nike golf shirt on Sunday, and the Tiger who never misses an important putt when the big purse is on the line. He still has a way to go before we see the former most dominant athlete in sports back to his old self.

While McIlroy did basically choke away his 12-under-par score and four-stroke lead on Sunday, the world saw a player who essentially dominated seven-eighths of one of the most exciting Masters in recent memory. Sure, the Northern Irishman had to shoot out of the greens keeper’s tulip patch to triple bogey 10 and fourputted a double bogey on 12, but I’m willing to bet he’ll never do that again.

What the world saw this past weekend was a 21-year-old who has the potential to take the golf community by storm. It’s time that someone new that everyone loves to cheer for has arisen. Mark your calendars golf fans, McIlroy will capture his first major at the U.S. Open in mid-June.

— by Ben Ross

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Ti ger Wo o ds After 17 months without a tournament victory, Eldrick “Tiger” Woods is back. The best Masters in years proved that this past weekend.

The fact of the matter is, Woods didn’t even play close to his capabilities, and he still finished at 10-under, only two strokes behind the eventual winner Charl Schwartzel.

Imagine if his putting had been as good as fans are accustomed to seeing. Woods, without his usual dominance on the greens, still almost won the whole bloody tournament.

I believe this performance from Woods was his official proclamation to the ranks of professional golf that he is back.

Looking at the professional from golf rankings golfweek.com, Luke Donald currently owns the No. 1 spot, while Woods is at No. 9. Last time I checked though, Woods has 14 major victories to go along with 71 PGA tour victories. He is still ahead of Jack Nicklaus’ pace to break the all-time record for

major victories (18).

Woods is the best golfer in the world whether the rankings say so or not.

When golfers get on a course for the final Sunday round and see Woods — one of the most competitive athletes ever — dressed in his red Nike polo with a black hat and black pants, they cower in fear.

Just look at young Rory McIlroy. He had a comfortable lead through the first three days of the tournament, but with El Tigre breathing down his neck, he couldn’t handle the mental pressure and shanked a tee shot into a cabin, eventually finishing tied for 15th place. It will be remembered as one of the biggest choke jobs ever.

Woods didn’t win the 2011 Masters, but he was certainly the biggest story. With his performance the past weekend, the rest of the golf world better watch out.

Expect Woods to snap off numerous victories this year and add at least one more major title.

— by Ben Wolfson

KACH CONTINUED FROM 12 said in a release. “Today shows that all of her hard work and dedication on the basket court paid off … we can’t wait to see her take her talents to the professional stage.”

ESPN.com’s WNBA draft emphasized Alexander’s defense following her selection. The all-Big Ten player became an elite rebounder while wearing the Black and Gold, crashing the boards with a vengeance. This past season, she led all Division-I guards in rebounds per game with 9.5.

“A stat-sheet stuffer, the 5-9 Alexander was probably the best poundfor-pound rebounder in college game,” the ESPN.com’s report said.

“More grinder than superstar, Alexander is most talented as a defender.”

Alexander said she would continue to be aggressive on defense in the professional ranks, especially with no guarantee of making the Lynx’s squad. WNBA rosters typically hold up to 10 players.

Minnesota had four of the first 14 picks in yesterday’s draft, including the first overall selection.

The Lynx took Connecticut’s Maya Moore with the top pick.

While some may view the short roster numbers as a challenge, it doesn’t appear Alexander will be giving in anytime soon. If anything, getting selected

by Minnesota is an extra incentive to make the team, she said. Alexander is originally from Minneapolis.

IOWA PLAYERS IN THE WNBA DRAFT 1997: • Michelle Edwards — Cleveland Rockers (allocated) • Toni Foster — Phoenix Mercury (8th overall) • Tia Jackson — Phoenix Mercury (Round 2, 9th overall) 1998: • Nadine Domond — New York Liberty (Round 2, 19th overall) • Tangela Smith — Sacramento Monarchs (Round 2, 12th overall) • Angela Hamblin — Washington Mystics (Round 3, 23rd overall) 1999: • Amy Herrig — Sacramento Monarchs (Round 4, 38th overall) 2001: • Cara Consuegra — Utah Starzz (Round 4, 56th overall) 2002: • Lindsey Meder — Minnesota Lynx (Round 3, 38th overall) 2006: • Crystal Smith — Phoenix Mercury (Round 3, 32nd overall) 2011: • Kachine Alexander — Minnesota Lynx (Round 3, 26th overall) “Going back home is really humbling,” she said. “It’s going to make me work harder so I’m able to stay there and play for the Lynx.”

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Softball mixes roles Missing a senior captain and regular starter, some Hawkeyes stepped into new spots on the softball field to help Iowa top Michigan State in two games.

By MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD molly-olmstead@uiowa.edu

When the Iowa softball team played without senior captain Chelsey Carmody this past weekend against Michigan State, it missed more than a starting shortstop and a .412 hitter; she is also one of the team’s most vocal leaders.

But despite missing Carmody — who was not present because of a death in her family — the Hawkeyes swept the close series from the Spartans, winning 5-3 on April 9 and 9-8 on Sunday.

“I think [missing Carmody] gave us a little bit more motivation to win, actually,” sophomore Johnnie Dowling said. “We knew that everyone had to come out and play her best game, and that’s what everyone did.”

Carmody’s absence left a large hole in the middle of the infield that the Hawkeyes filled with two freshmen. Regular third-baseman Michelle Zoeller shifted over to shortstop, and outfielder Brianna Luna was pulled in to play third.

Although Zoeller and Luna haven’t played in these spots this season, they’re not new positions to them; Zoeller came to Iowa as a shortstop and Luna as a third baseman.

“The challenge was that they were right next to each other in the field,” head coach Marla Looper said. “They haven’t been in those positions together all season, so it was a little challenging to stick them right in there in a pretty different situation.”

The freshmen “filled Carmody’s shoes pretty well,” Looper said. In the two games, Zoeller tallied seven putouts and three assists, and Luna racked up

three putouts and five assists.

Not only did the Hawkeyes fill Carmody’s spot physically, but when they found themselves missing an important vocal team leader, several others stepped in to lead the team.

“I know that Chelsey is more of a vocal captain who talks a lot, and I tend to lead by example instead,” cocaptain Katie Keim said. “So during these two games I tried really hard to speak up a lot. When we huddled, I just tried to make sure that everybody was feeling confident, trying to tell them that they can do it even though things were different.”

Because two freshmen were playing unfamiliar positions right next to Keim, the second baseman took extra care to make sure they didn’t have questions about plays during the game or between innings, she said.

Along with Keim’s shift in her role as a captain, several underclassmen took charge of holding the team together, both at the bat and in the huddle.

Sophomore Ashley Akers and Dowling spoke up with encouragement and cheers more than usual, Looper said, as well as stepping into the batters box and swinging the bat in a Carmody-like fashion. Akers went 4-for-8 and Dowling 4-for-7 in the two games.

“Ashley Akers stepped up into a real big role in that 2-hole spot coming from the 9th spot,” Looper said. “She came into this weekend without having a ton of success, and she did a phenomenal job for us physically and on top of that, shared a lot verbally.

We had some youth stepping into that leadership role, and they took it on really well.”

Stancombe jumps ahead Ben Stancombe had a personal best performance at the Sun Angel Classic.

By BEN SCHUFF Benjamin-schuff@uiowa.edu

Ben Stancombe said he feels “so much further” ahead two meets into this outdoor season compared with last year. His results prove him right.

The hammer thrower had a career day at the Sun Angel Classic this past weekend. He landed a personal best of 197 feet, 6 inches in Tempe, Ariz. — nearly a 12-foot improvement over his previous best.

But a year ago, that kind of distance wasn’t attainable.

The sophomore required surgery for a cartilage tear in his right shoulder in December 2009. The result was missing three months of training and all of the 2010 indoor season.

“I had bones r u b b i n g together [in my shoulder],” Stancombe said. “It was pretty painful up until I had surgery.”

Stancombe Despite the sophomore missed time, he qualified for the 2010 NCAA West Regional at the end of the outdoor season and placed 41st. While throws coach Scott Cappos hopes for more out of Stancombe, Cappos said making it that far as a freshman was a good start.

“It’s a good a c c o m p l i s h ment. It’s not what we wanted, but it’s a good first step,” Cappos said. “Ideally, we’d like to have him ready and throw better at the Big Ten meet, but I think the surgery kind of affected how well he did [at the Big Ten meet].”

Currently, Stancombe has his sights set on this year’s Big Ten championships. Cappos and head track and field coach Larry Wieczorek expect improvement over Stan-

combe’s 18th-place finish at last year’s meet. A top-six finish is in line at this year’s Big Tens, Cappos said.

The Bloomington, Ind., native is making his way up the Big Ten ranks with just over a month to go before Iowa hosts the conference meet, on May 1315. While Stancombe’s best toss last year ranked as high as 16th in the conference, his throw last weekend ranks fifth in the Big Ten and is the farthest mark for an Iowa thrower this year.

“That was a real big [personal best] for him,”Wieczorek said.“If he can keep going, he should be in the low 200-foot range.”

Stancombe credited a change in the workouts for his performance at Arizona State. Instead of going through normal workouts April 4 and 5 that involve throwing the competition weight of 16 pounds, Cappos had Stancombe throwing a heavier weight — 17.6 pounds.

“A lot of times in the throwing events, we’ll throw heavier hammers to slow the athlete down and work on technique,” Cappos said. “It also builds strength, so those were the two things we focused on last week, and it seemed to work well.”

Continued improvement with his technique will be crucial as the schedule moves closer to Big Tens. Cappos said Stancombe worked on moving as a unit as well — he sometimes gets ahead of the ball and gets out of the ideal position in which the ball is centered with his body.

“I have to rely on technique and speed more,” said Stancombe, who, standing at 5-10 and 215 pounds, is an undersized thrower. “I feel like I’m going to keep on improving throughout the year and keep on making gains every week and every meet.”

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SOFTBALL Chelsey Carmody’s absence forced Iowa to shuffle its defense, but the Hawkeyes responded well. 10

THE DAILY IOWAN TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2011

Lynx draft Alexander Kachine Alexander is the first Iowa women’s basketball player to be drafted since 2006.

By MATT COZZI matthew-cozzi@uiowa.edu

His first assignment: the de facto Big Ten championship game against No. 10 Ohio State in Columbus. The result: A Rose Bowl-dreamcrushing 27-24 overtime loss.

With three interceptions, Vandenberg was not perfect, though his performance was admirable — especially considering it was his first career start. He completed 20-of-33 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns. His follow-up effort the next week against Minnesota was less glamorous — 11-of-24 for 117 yards and one interception — but he led Iowa to a 12-0 win nonetheless, all but reserving

For Kachine Alexander, Monday afternoon signaled the beginning of the newest chapter in her basketball career.

At around 4 p.m., Alexander’s professional basketball dreams came true. The Minnesota Lynx selected the former Iowa guard in the third round with the 26th overall selection in the WNBA draft.

Shortly after seeing her name flash across the screen during ESPN’s draft coverage, Alexander was at a loss for words.

“I can’t even describe the feeling,” she said from her mother’s Iowa City home. Alexander “It’s a very exciting time.” drafted The 5-9 senior is the first Hawkeye player to be drafted since 2006, when Crystal Smith was selected 32nd overall.

Alexander spent most of Monday watching the draft on TV with friends and family.

Her mother, Jennifer Davis, said she nearly cried when the announcement came.

“When I read her name on [the TV], I had knots in my stomach,” she said. “All of [Kachine’s] hard work and all of my sacrifices have come to this now. It puts it all into perspective.”

After solidifying herself as one of the best players in Iowa women’s basketball history, Alexander will now embark on a new journey. In her four-year career, the two-time AP All-American honoree recorded 1,239 points, 910 rebounds, and 339 assists.

Alexander is the fourth Hawkeye player to be selected in the WNBA draft in the Lisa Bluder era.

“We are very excited for Kachine,” Bluder

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Iowa junior quarterback James Vandenberg calls to receivers before running a play during a spring practice in Kinnick Stadium on March 30.

Vandenberg ready to rocket James Vandenberg is 31-of-57 for 350 yards in two career starts at Iowa.

By JORDAN GARRETSON jordan-garretson@uiowa.edu

For the better part of three seasons, James Vandenberg watched Ricky Stanzi. He performed clipboard duty. He described his role as Stanzi’s “secondhand man” during film sessions. He graciously waited to be Iowa’s No. 1 quarterback.

And now that the opportunity is here — Stanzi graduated this past December — surely a lot has changed for the redshirt junior?

Not so much.

“It’s a little different. I get a lot more reps,” Vandenberg said on April 8. He looked the role of youngster only in

his boyish face. He spoke with the maturity of an experienced leader.

“It’s still football to me.

Nothing’s really changed except my workload and maybe the way guys view me.

I had to assert myself as more of a leader.”

Perhaps the reason that Vandenberg’s transition has been so seamless thus far is because of his predecessor.

Stanzi provided a strong example of what one must do to flourish as a starting quarterback. Teammates spoke passionately and often of his work ethic — Stanzi sat in the film room “seven, eight hours a day” fellow quarterback John Wienke said last August.

THE SPORTING DISCOURSE

Fighting hoops’ one-and-done One-and-done is not the solution for college basketball, but nothing may be.

IAN MARTIN ian-martin@uiowa.edu

THE SPORTING DISCOURSE is a weekly column that discusses relevant issues in the college sporting world.

“In college basketball, no longer are there student-athletes, it’s an athlete-student.”

This is what my roommate told me when I asked him if he thought the one-and-done model in college basketball was working. Yes, my first source is a 20-year-old college student, but he brings up a valid point.

The recent phenomenon of players going to college for one year and then leaping to the NBA is hurting college basketball, or at least what

college basketball and college sports should be about — which is giving players a free education in exchange for representing the university in uniform.

The Hawkeyes haven’t experienced the one-anddone athlete, but plenty of other schools have. A single year in school, though, is much like going straight to the NBA, because many of the usual eligibility rules won’t apply.

Numerous reports came out in early 2010 about Kentucky’s Daniel Orton not attending a single class his second semester because he knew he was going to make the jump and that academic eligibility would not affect his status with the team.

Enter a recent story

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Vandenberg said that dedication was reflected in Stanzi’s meteoric career.

“I watched all the little changes he made and how he went about his day running the team, studying defenses, studying himself,” Vandenberg said. “He had a great work ethic that I think everybody looked up to.”

Of course, most know Vandenberg doesn’t enter his first season as Iowa’s starter completely devoid of game experience. After Stanzi suffered a severely sprained ankle against Northwestern in 2009, the Keokuk, Iowa, native was thrust into the limelight as a redshirt freshman.

The sultans of bunts The Hawkeyes have laid down 55 sacrifice bunts this year, the second-most in the country.

By SETH ROBERTS

Iowa (12-17, 2-4 Big Ten) vs. Kansas (15-17, 6-6 Big 12)

seth-roberts@uiowa.edu

Zach McCool’s year hasn’t gone as planned.

The senior utilityman is no longer starting at third base, was temporarily dropped from his customary spot batting second in the lineup, and — most importantly — lost his swing. After posting a robust .344 batting average last season, McCool is hitting just .235 through 29 games.

But McCool is among the country’s best in one offensive category: sacrifice bunts. The 5-7 senior has laid down 11 sac bunts, which leads the Big Ten and is tied for sixth best in the country.

“We talked about moving our runners and giving the team a chance to score them,” McCool said. “[Hit-

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ting] in the 2-hole, you have to be a guy that can move the baseball. That’s what I’ve been, and that’s what I’m comfortable doing. Whenever I’ve been asked to lay down a sac RICKY BAHNER/THE DAILY IOWAN bunt, I do it with all my Iowa senior Zach McCool runs through first base during the game heart and get it down. against South Dakota State on Wednesday at Duane Banks “I take pride in that.”

He’s not the only one — Baseball Stadium. four other Hawkeyes have The team’s selflessness at least five sacrifice stop Kurt Lee has five has been a necessity in bunts on the year. After (tied for eighth).

All told, Iowa’s 55 sacri- the first year of the McCool’s 11, catcher Keith Brand has seven (tied for fices are the second-most NCAA’s new bat regulasecond in the league), out- in the country, trailing only tions. College baseball’s fielders Trevor Willis and West Virginia’s 56. The Andrew Host have six Hawkeyes laid down 51 SEE BASEBALL, 9 (tied for fifth), and short- last season.

HAWKEYE FOOTBALL Football player hospitalized An Iowa offensive lineman has been hospitalized following a car accident, according to UI

Sports Information.

Junior Dan Heiar — a transfer from Iowa Western Community College — is hospitalized after being involved in a single-vehicle accident this

past weekend, head coach Kirk Ferentz said in a release.

“Our only concerns right now are Dan’s well-being and recovery,” Ferentz said.

Ferentz said more details

“will be released when appropriate.”

Heiar, a 6-5, 285-pound native of Charlotte, Iowa, attended Northeast Goose Lake High School.

— by Jordan Garretson