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Left: UI neurology Professor Harold Adams, the director of the UI Stroke Center, demonstrates new technology using a wireless remote robot to treat patients in Clinton on Tuesday. It was part of a new partnership between the UIHC and Mercy Medical Center in Clinton. (The Daily Iowan/Chastity Dillard) Right: Contributed photos.
The Stroke Robot program at the UI started in 2006. By JOE HITCHON joehitchon@gmail.com
Setting off for church on the morning of May 20, Gerri Nichols began feeling ill. And when she started slurring her speech, her husband realized she might be having a stroke. For Gerri Nichols, 69, and husband Highland Nichols, the Stroke Robot at the Mercy Medical Center in Clinton is the main reason she has almost fully recov-
ered from the stroke she suffered on May 20. Harold Adams, a University of Iowa professor of neurology and the director of the UI Stroke Center, demonstrated an examination of a stroke patient at the UI Hospitals & Clinics on Tuesday. The Stroke Robot at Mercy Medical Center in Clinton is the first to be used in Iowa. “The Stroke Robot is an important first step in managing stroke and one of the vital ways physicians in Iowa can improve the medical response time to victims of stroke,” he said. The Stroke Robot offers new hope for Iowa stroke victims by providing UI physicians the ability to examine patients from a distance during critical early minutes.
Iowan learns Afghan lessons Denise O’Brien said Afghans and Iowans can learn from each other when it comes to agriculture. By ANNA EGELAND anna-egeland@uiowa.edu
Iowa and Afghanistan are more than 7,000 miles apart, but one local expert said agriculture ties the two places together. Denise O’Brien, an organic farmer from Atlantic, Iowa, returned in April from a yearlong stay in Afghanistan, where she served as an agricultural adviser for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Foreign Service Operations/Overseas. She spoke to a small group of friends and colleagues on Tuesday night at the Newman Catholic Student Center, 104 E. Jefferson St., about her experiences. O’Brien said one of the similarities she noticed was the local-food infrastruc-
ture, which Iowa has been shifting toward and is already present in Afghanistan. She said her main duty as an agricultural adviser was to work with Afghanistan’s Directorate of Agriculture, Infrastructure, and Livestock on making agriculture more transparent. “One of the big things was to work on anti-corruption … everybody wants to skim off something for themselves,” she said, citing the sale of weak seed and livestock as corrupt practices. Despite the problems with agriculture in Afghanistan, she said, Iowa farmers could learn from farming practices in SEE AFGHANISTAN, 3
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The robot allows the physician to test patients for any cognitive impairment to their field of vision, sensitivity to touch, visual comprehension, and to their ability to read simple sentences. The Stroke Robot program at the UI started in 2006, examining around 10 patients per year, and it has grown to around 120 patients per year. Though the Stroke Robot was the primary reason for Gerri Nichols’ recovery, Adams said early detection and treatment are key in the “chain of survival” for treating strokes and that it is important for a stroke to be seen as a life-threatening disease. He also called for greater public awareness of the symptoms and signs of stroke.
“People having strokes may not recognize they are having a stroke, so it is important that friends and family know the signs,” he said. A stroke occurs when the blood supply to the brain is blocked by a blood clot or hemorrhage. The areas of the brain that stop receiving blood can suffer irreparable damage from this interruption. Because of this, every minute counts when treating patients who have suffered strokes. Gerri Nichols was rushed to the MercyClinton emergency room, where she was examined just minutes later by UI Assistant Professor Enrique Leira with the robot. Leira determined she had suffered a SEE ROBOT, 3
Zombies attack library The Iowa City Public Library puts on a Summer Reading program each year for teens. By NICHOLAS MILLER nicholas-j-miller@uiowa.edu
Twelve-year-old Max Collins knows exactly what he would do in a zombie apocalypse: climb into a tree and find things to throw. “The Subway slogan after the zombie apocalypse: Zombie eat flesh,” Max said jokingly. Max was one of several local youths at the Iowa City Public Library’s Zombie Craft-pocalypse event Tuesday as a part of the Teen Summer Reading Program. The zombie theme was chosen for the week’s event because of its current influence in pop culture. “It’s been the new hot topic,” community services
Max Collins makes a paper zombie in the Iowa City Public Library on Tuesday. The “Zombie Craftpocolypse” was part of the Teen Summer Reading Program. (The Daily Iowan/Sumei Chen) librarian Jason Paulios said. “Vampires have been played out.” The public event invited teens from grades seven through 12 to gather at the library and craft different zombie characters. The “felties” were made out of pieces of felt sewn and stuffed together.
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Sam Gienapp, 12, shared the imaginary story of how his zombie came to be with the group. “He was a mental patient who ran away into the Siberian wilderness,” he said while sewing on the finishing touches. The Summer Reading Programs at the Iowa City
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Nancy Davidson is the second candidate for the position of dean of the UI Carver College of Medicine.
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Nancy Davidson said research, education, and entrepreneurship will move the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine forward in the medical community. “Research is the bedrock of an academic medical center; without your research, we would not flourish,” Davidson said. The UI medical school hosted its second of five public forums Tuesday. The chosen candidate will replace current Dean Paul Rothman later in the year. Medical-school officials will interview the candidates in the Medical Education & Research Facility, and each candidate will answer the question, “What is Your Vision for the Future of Academic Medical Centers?” The second candidate for the position, Davidson is the director for the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, a professor of medicine, pharmacology, and chemical biology, and associate vice chancellor for cancer research and professor in the Clinical and Translational Science Institute. “[She has] a track record of academic excellence,” said Sue Curry, the dean of the UI College of Public Health.
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Nancy E. Davidson speaks on Tuesday in the Medical Education & Research Facility, addressing the topic “What is Your Vision for the Future of Academic Medical Centers.” She is the second of five dean candidates. (The Daily Iowan/Chastity Dillard) Davidson said the staff in a medical institution is one of the most important things when creating a leadership circle. “One of the most important things you can do as dean is that you have the right people,” she said. Collaborating with other colleges is one way to succeed as a strong institution, she said. “It is absolutely critical that no college on a university campus is out by itself,” she said. “I envision we interact with every single college.” Beyond interaction with other UI colleges, Davidson stressed interaction with the community and local government. “Many of us have been a little loath to interact with our government officials, and that’s bad,” she said. UI Professor Donna Hammond said she has been pleased with the
candidates who have spoken. “I’m really excited about the caliber of candidates we’ve seen so far,” Hammond said, noting that the candidates were impressive and well-qualified. Part of Davidson’s plan involves promoting the UI Hospitals and Clinics’ clinical practice and moving toward becoming a hospital that provides “outstanding multidiscipline medical care.” “These hospitals should be first resort, the go-to place,” Davidson said. “The success of an academic medical center rests on its clinical enterprise.” Davidson also talked about the importance of continuing on the hospital’s research initiative and improving the connection between scientific and clinical research. She stressed the importance of strategic
The complaint said the total value is more than $1,000 but under $10,000. Alway also allegedly stole from Target on June 6 and June 9. Second-degree theft is a Class-D felony. — by Amy Skarnulis
Maine, Nevada, Arkansas, and South Carolina held primary elections — with most of those states choosing Senate nominees — as did North Dakota, where voters decided to let the University of North Dakota scrap its controversial nickname, the Fighting Sioux. — Associated Press
College of Medicine dean candidate Nancy Davidson spoke about entrepreneurship and com munity research as the sec ond candidate for the position of the Dean of the College of Medicine. • Bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College • Medical degree from Harvard Medical School • Director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Source: Nancy Davidson
research and cooperation as well emsuring the benefits of that research to the general public. “All that we learn, all that we discover, all that we translate — we haven’t done what we need to do if these insights aren’t available,” she said in response to a question about what involvement in social justice the medical school must have.
METRO/NATION Woman charged with assault An Iowa City woman has been charged after allegedly following a woman to her house and assaulting her. Tiaunta Martin, 23, 2401 Highway 6 E. No. 400, was charged June 4 with assault causing bodily injury. According to an Iowa City police complaint, Martin and another woman attacked a 17year-old female. Martin was inside Taco Bell when the victim was in an argument with another woman. The complaint said Martin followed the victim near her house and assaulted her. Martin and the other female allegedly struck the victim several times in the face, causing small lacerations and a black eye. The victim ran back to her house to call law enforcement. She is afraid the two females will attack her again, the complaint said. Assault causing bodily injury is considered a serious misdemeanor. — by Amy Skarnulis
Woman charged with theft A woman has been charged after allegedly stealing from Target. Renee Alway, 26, address unknown, was charged Monday with second-degree theft. According to a Johnson Country Sheriff’s Office complaint, Alway was reportedly seen shopping in Target with a shopping cart. Alway placed numerous items in the cart and allegedly passed all parts of sale while making no effort to pay for the items, the complaint said.
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ hand-picked Democratic candidate squared off Tuesday in a special House election in Arizona against the Republican she narrowly beat just months before she was shot. It was a hardfought preview of the broader fall campaign to come. Both the GOP and the Democrats were using the race to hone and test their political arguments for the November elections, when everything from the White House on down will be on the ballot. Republicans, sensing a chance to capture the former congresswoman’s seat in southern Arizona, sought to make the contest a referendum on President Obama and his handling of the economy. They argued that Democrat Ron Barber, a former Giffords aide asked by the lawmaker to pursue the seat, would fall in line behind the White House. Democrats, in turn, played to the senior vote by contending that Republican Jesse Kelly, who narrowly lost to Giffords in 2010, would not protect Medicare and Social Security. The victor will complete the remainder of Giffords’ term. Both candidates are promising to run for a full term in the fall, setting up a possible November rematch in a redrawn district that is friendlier to Democrats. Elsewhere Tuesday, Virginia,
The president of Kosovo is coming to Iowa. Gov. Terry Branstad’s office says President Atifete Jahjaga will visit Iowa today, Thursday, and Friday as part of a state partnership program with the Defense Department. It’s Jahjaga’s first trip to Iowa. He will be joined by other dignitaries from Kosovo and the United States, including the U.S. ambassador to Kosovo. The goal is to links National Guard states and territories with partner countries to foster longterm relationships. The Kosovo delegation’s visit includes a meeting with Branstad, a visit to Iowa State University, and tours of a cattle farming operation and windenergy facilities. — Associated Press
Stocks staged one of their strongest rallies of the year Tuesday, erasing a big decline from the day before, after a Federal Reserve official said he supported more measures to stimulate the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average shot up 162 points, and every major category of stock in the U.S. market closed higher Charles Evans, the president of the Fed’s Chicago bank, told
Bloomberg News that he supported action to produce faster job growth, including having the Fed commit to super-low interest rates until unemployment falls significantly. Last week, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told a Congressional committee of that he was ready to act if the economy needs it, but he laid out no immediate steps. Investors have been worried about an escalating crisis in Europe over government debt and the health of banks, and job growth in the United States has been slower over the past three months than it was earlier in the year. “If there’s really bad news, it creates a heightened sense of anticipation that the Fed is going to ride to the rescue,” said Jeff Lancaster, a prinicpal at the wealth advisory firm Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough in San Francisco. “It’s almost like you’ve crashed your car and you’ve got a $500 deductible, and you take the car to the body shop and you just have this perverse desire for the damage to be well over $500,” he said. Rob Lutts, president and chief investment officer of Cabot Money Management, said investors were looking for an excuse to buy. “The question for Bernanke is should he add more medicine when he’s already doped up the patient enough already,” he said. Materials companies, industrial companies and banks rose the most, but each of the 10 major categories of stock in the Standard & Poor’s 500 climbed. Energy stocks also had an impressive day after the price of oil rose from an eight-month low. — Associated Press
Court, Apt. 213, was charged Monday with driving while license was revoked. Samuel Oberbrec kling, 22,
Lamont, Iowa, was charged Feb. 2 with fifth-degree theft. Jordan Statswell, 24, Cedar Hills, Utah, was charged June 6 with
assault and public intoxication. William Vega Rodriguez, 37, West Liberty, was charged Tuesday with driving while barred.
Special election in Arizona to replace Giffords
Kosovo president visits Iowa
Hope for Fed help powers US stocks
BLOTTER Glenn Higgenbotham, 24, 1550 S. Gilbert St., was charged June 1 with OWI. Addison Hills, 20, 801 Gilbert
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stroke and arranged for her to be airlifted to the UIHC to remove the blood clot from her brain. Within four and a half hours of the first symptoms, she was already out of surgery and recovering. “The ability for Mercy to connect quickly to the advanced and specialized care provided by the University of Iowa Stroke team further enhances the quality of the care that we can give to the people in Clinton and the surrounding area,” said Sean Williams, the president and CEO of Mercy Med-
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Afghanistan. Upon her return to Iowa, she noticed the extensive soil erosion on Iowa farms and thinks agriculture in Afghanistan could provide clues for how to handle the problem. O’Brien, who cofounded the Women, Food, and Agriculture Network in 1997, said the organization is working on a project called Women Caring for the Land, which includes listening sessions across Iowa. Women own half of the rentable farm land in Iowa, she said. “Women have a very strong conservation ethic … women feel very strong-
Stroke Robot The robot presented at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics was the first one in Iowa. • The program at the UI started in 2006 • 120 patients are seen by the robot a year • The robot can communicate through a live two-way video Source: Harold Adams, UI professor of neurology and director of the UI Stroke Center
ical Center, in a UI news release. “It brings a worldclass provider into our organization, and it is very exciting to be a part of this expanded level of care.” Highland Nichols credited recent advancements in medical treatment for stroke victims as the reason Gerri Nichols had a
Women and agriculture Women have become more involved in farming in recent years: • Women own half of the rentable farm land in Iowa • Rural women produce half of the world’s food • In developing countries, women produce 60 to 80 percent of food crops Source: Christian Science Monitor, International Center for Research on Women
ly about the land and want to preserve the land,” she said. Leigh Adcock, the executive director of the organization, said that while not everyone in the network farms organically, most women choose to participate in small-scale diversified agricultural farming
News more successful recovery than her father did. “Twenty years ago, Gerri’s father suffered a stroke and was left totally paralyzed by the event,” he said. “The fact that Gerri is almost 100 percent recovered is a credit to the technology and the excellent care she received by the doctors at MercyClinton and the UI Hospitals and Clinics.” Adams hopes that Stroke Robot technology will be introduced to more hospitals in Iowa as more stroke centers open in the future. “Telemedicine is a real advance,” he said. “… It gives us the chance to evaluate strokes and has the potential to treat other illnesses.”
as opposed to commodity agriculture. “At the time this group was formed, there weren’t very many groups for women involved in [smallscale agriculture],” Adcock said. She noted that the number of organizations has increased since then. Across the ocean in Afghanistan, women are very involved in farming and agriculture. “Many times, [women are] just behind the walls of the compound where lots of the farming goes on,” O’Brien said. “They contribute incredible amounts to make agriculture viable and receive very little credit and very little income.” Karen Mason, the curator of the Iowa Women’s Archives, noted that women and agriculture
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There will be book club
Teen Summer Reading Program Participants are required to: • Go to the Fiction Desk before July 31 and pick up a Summer Reading Program form and book-review sheet • Read five books and write a book review on one of them • Turn in both sheets at the Fiction Desk and receive a free book
the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation],” Paulios said, referring to the weekly events. He said the library usually sees around 25 to 30 participants at its events and concerts each week. Throughout the summer, the reading program puts on weekly events related to the “own the night” theme. Next week, the Macbride Raptor Center will visit the library with owls, and the participants will have the opportunity to dissect owl pellets. Participants also had the option of creating a zombie using a paper-folding pattern.
Last week’s summer kickoff event was a concert with United Action for Youth that showcased local bands. This organization, in part with the Public Library, have been working together for years with the Summer Reading Program events, Paulios said.
have long been linked. “I think that women are very close to food traditionally because they are the preparers — that, of course, has changed over the years,” she said. While the small-scale, local agriculture in Afghanistan is an ideal model for some Iowa farmers, there are still valuable systems that the United States can share with Afghanistan. “We were setting up a system in Afghanistan sim-
ilar to the extension system in the United States,” O’Brien said. The cooperative extension system is a network of state, local, and regional offices that provide “useful, practical, and researchbased information to agricultural producers, smallbusiness owners, youth, consumers, and others in rural areas and communities of all sizes,” according to the National Institute of Food and Agriculture website. “We worked with leadership, we worked with anti-
and movie events in July, in which participants will read a book and then watch the movie version. While they worked on their zombies, the attendees discussed how much zombies were a part of their lives. All of them have seen zombie movies and played zombie video games.
Source: Iowa City Public Library Teens Page
“We don’t really know why [zombies are cool], they just kind of are,” Ethan Nelson-Moore, 14, said. “They eat people.” Both Sam and Max have played zombie-theme tag. “I don’t really believe in supernatural stuff,” Max said. “But I like to mess around with the idea of zombies; it’s entertaining.”
corruption, and we helped people scale up in poultry production,” O’Brien said. “We covered the whole spectrum of what agriculture is about.” Mason said the Iowa Women’s Archives are working hard to ensure that O’Brien’s stories are not lost. “We’re making sure that all of her efforts with women and agriculture are being preserved,” she said.
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SHOULD THE CITY GIVE GRANTS TO SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES?
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Though grants help, the process needs to be watched Last week, city officials decided to award Prairie Lights a $27,500 grant — a decision highlighting both the strengths and weaknesses of the city’s policies in making economic decisions for our future. The problems in this process begin to arise when this information reaches the Iowa City City Council’s decisionmaking process. The Economic Policy Committee can either review the grant or, because of a recent change in policy, the city manager can bypass the committee and award the grant himself. Wendy Ford, Iowa City’s economic-development coordinator, said that in order to receive the grant, Prairie Lights had to apply, stating its purpose for the money while submitting its accounting records to a private third-party council in order to determine financial need. The third party, the National Development Council, is used to keep the business’s information private, and Prairie Lights received its approval. Ford said that Prairie Lights went the long route, requesting to be viewed by the committee,
not just merely passing the desk of City Manager Tom Markus. “The manager has the authority to extend a grant up to $50,000,” Markus said. “We went beyond the policy and sent it to the Economic Policy Committee and had a public meeting as well.” One might say that bypassing the Economic Policy Committee might speed things up for businesses such as Prairie Lights, enabling it to acquire funding faster. This is true, but bypassing checks and balances, while gaining convenincreases the ience, power from one source that isn’t a conglomerate think tank concerned with the proper processes of economic development in Iowa City. What kinds of problems, you ask, could there possibly be in our process that we may need the Economic Policy Committee to find? Outside of the approval from the National Development Council, the requirements of businesses receiving grants could be heightened to more accurately benefit the members of the community according to the federal standard.
Ford said that the city has given similar funds to such businesses as Oasis and the Wedge that were provided by the federal government and require their businesses to hire low- to moderate-income employees and to target a low- to moderate-income customer base. to U.S. According Census Bureau’s QuickFacts, Iowa City’s median household income is just $40,716 (roughly $8,000 under the state’s median), and the city’s policy, even if just held to target low- to moderateincome customers, could help provide citizens with quality products that are priced accurately to their community. Ford said that the Press-Citizen was given this type of grant to enable it to move to Brewery Square, but just so that it could afford its employees places to park. Its presence on the North Side is beneficial to the city’s news coverage, but it is not beneficial to the average Iowa City resident’s economic position. I’d like to thank Prairie Lights, though, for exposing this process while receiving this grant and actually becoming an example of its possible success.
According to an interview with the PressCitizen, Jan Weissmiller, a Prairie Lights co-owner, said the grant will be used to expand the business’s capabilities to enter the growing market of eBooks as well as expanding its café and inventory of children’s products. Ford said that many business owners downtown supported the grant because Prairie Lights is a draw for downtown and that their establishments receive more business by its attraction. and Markus Ford agreed that the bookstore is a great asset to our community and a prominent example of a success in the grant process. Given some restrictions, these grants could be beneficial to Iowa City residents and Iowa City business owners. And given that Markus said he was “confident that many businesses downtown will see grants like this in the near future,” we need to watch that they are distributed fairly. If approved and distributed properly, they could seriously benefit our city. Your turn. Do you think the city should give grants to successful businesses? Weigh in at daily-iowan.com.
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Money walks the walk Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker emerges from Tuesday’s recall election with a personal mandate and a giant debt of gratitude to out-of-state, big money interests, Common Cause said. Approximately $30 million of the nearly $65 million spent on the recall campaign came from “independent expenditures” by groups not directly affiliated with either Walker or Democratic candidate Tom Barrett. The Citizens United Supreme Court decision allows corporations and unions to use
funds drawn from their treasuries to make such donations. Roughly half of the independent money came from undisclosed sources. Walker’s campaign raised $30.5 million; Barrett took in just under $4 million. Of the $34.5 million given directly to Walker and Barrett, more than $20 million came from out-of-state interests, according to figures compiled by the Center for Public Integrity. And all but about $1 million of that out-of-state money went to Walker. Through April, the governor’s top three donors com-
bined to give him more than the Barrett campaign’s total receipts. Four of Walker’s top seven donors are out-of-state billionaires, including AmWay founder and former Michigan gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos and casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, who each gave $250,000. Adelson gained national attention this spring as he spent like a runaway gambler on Newt Gingrich’s illfated presidential campaign, putting more than $16 million behind the GOP hopeful. Walker had a smaller but still significant advantage in “independent” spending. When
spending from all sources is considered, pro-Walker/antiBarrett forces spent about $48 million compared with $19 million for anti-Walker/pro-Barrett forces, according to the nonpartisan Wisconsin Democracy Project. Bob Edgar, the president and CEO of Common Cause, noted that Walker benefited from a loophole in Wisconsin’s election laws that allowed him — as the target of a recall attempt — to accept unlimited donations. Barrett, in contrast, was bound by the state’s usual $10,000 limit on gifts. Mary Boyle Common Cause
KATIE KUNTZ katherine-kuntz@uiowa.edu
There’s a common misconception that the welfare system is bad because it takes my hard-earned money and gives it to people who didn’t work for it. In reality, though, there are few groups that don’t work and still receive my hard-earned money: abandoned, abused, or orphaned children, the disabled, the sick, the elderly, and those in prison. Then we have this large number of people who actually do work but are either not paid enough and so receive government welfare checks, because they are paid so little at their jobs that they can hardly afford food, shelter, medicine, and clothing to support themselves and their families. If we want to cut welfare, then employees have got to be paid higher wages. It is disgusting to think that we have so many on welfare only because they are either underemployed, unable to work enough hours to make enough money — or are underpaid — working hard hours but are little more than wage slaves. Enter the federal government, in all its infinite wisdom, realizing that it must devise some plan that plays all the political pools properly and produces more tax revenue without raising taxes. Perfect solution: raise the minimum wage. With a plan like this, who can complain? I can complain. Although a minimum wage is absolutely crucial to having any sort of working standards and allowing people a shot at supporting themselves, the drastic measures proposed by House liberals — to increase the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10 per hour — would only further our recession and cause significant inflation. By raising the minimum wage so drastically, Congress will cause an adverse supply shock by forcing one factor of production,
labor, to increase its cost by 27.5 percent. This is something business people would really not be able to handle. This is what economists call “stagflation,” or the unfortunate situation when both inflation and recession occur simultaneously because of an adverse supply shock. This one-size-fits-all bill is the wrong way to do it. We need a minimum wage so that employers don’t hire employees for little better than slave wages and to protect from the problems caused by your neighbor Fat Fred, who will work for nothing more than five Twinkies an hour when you actually need money to pay bills. Furthermore, the minimum wage should be re-evaluated on a regular basis to compare the cost of living with income made by working full-time for minimum wage, and it ought to be adjusted for inflation. The current U.S. inflation rate is 2.3 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The flaw in the logic of our Congressional representatives is that they are comparing the purchasing power of today’s minimum with the minimum wage of 1968 and adjusting for 40 years’ worth of inflation and cramming it all into one bill. The consequences of this sort of rash act would likely be disastrous. This plan would worsen the recession because if employers realized that they were going to have to increase the pay of their employees by 27.5, percent they would likely fire some employees. Those people would be out of jobs, taking in less money, spending less money, and now the recession is worse. The increase to the minimum wage is not the solution. There is not a quick fix to our economy. We do need more jobs, both in the public and private sectors, and we need to check that trade is fair and if regulated, regulated in such a way that does not always put money into the campaign contributors of great politicians, but spreads the success for a great nation.
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Enough is enough for sexual assault Enough is enough for sexual assault. I want you to join me in standing up and speaking out against violence, along with the Iowa Men’s Action Network and the Men’s Antiviolence Council. Reject the assumption that boys must be taught that strength is demonstrated through violence and move toward a day in which men everywhere lead with conviction of respect for everyone. This Father’s Day, let us say “Enough is enough.” After hearing way too many stories across campus about victims of rape, I could not deny the statistics that say one in four women and one in five men are sexually assaulted in their lifetimes.
Though I am not a father, I chose this Father’s Day to take the pledge because of my own father. He taught me that we are only as good as our actions and only as strong as the toughest decisions we make. Without him, I would not be the man I am today. I chose this Father’s Day to take the pledge for my sister entering middle school. Brilliant in and out of the classroom, I do not want her to become the victim of rape, abuse, or degradation at the hands of another man or woman. I chose this Father’s Day to take the pledge because of my experiences as a fraternity man in Phi Kappa Psi. I took an oath to be a leader
and strive manfully for intellectual, moral, and spiritual excellence, and yet I still made many mistakes during my time in my chapter to try to fit in. Because of these mistakes, I take the pledge to remind me to go back to my chapter and help it reject the stereotypes of frat boys, to become stronger and healthier men than I was while in the fraternity. I chose this Father’s Day to take the pledge because my time advising other fraternities and sororities has shown me there is still a need for men to give each other permission to speak out. To help give that permission, I developed a program called the Real Fra-
ternity Men Project. The project is a peer-mentoring program housed in each fraternity chapter to discuss how stereotypes affect their fraternity experience and their brothers’ behaviors. Nineteen men in three chapters participated during the first semester, and seven knew victims of sexual assault or were victims themselves. All of the participants said they would like to have done something to prevent the attacks if they could have. Most did not know or did not feel comfortable talking to their peers about issues of violence and sexual harassment because they felt they wouldn’t be taken seriously or wouldn’t
receive support from their brothers. As a result, many felt frustrated and daunted by the prospect of making changes even when they thought the community needed to become more aware and more active in preventing violence. If all of these experiences were isolated experiences, I might not take this pledge. But they aren’t. They reflect an epidemic of implicit and explicit unhealthy masculinity. When men are far more likely to suffer from alcohol and drug dependencies, less likely to seek counseling services, suffer academically compared with female peers, and are almost nine times more
likely to be convicted of a violent crime, then we have a serious problem. For too long, we have talked about what not to do as boys and men. It is time to declare how we want to behave. It is time for all of the good men to stand up and speak out about respectful and h e a l t h y m a s c u l i n i t y. This Father’s Day, join me in taking the pledge f o r y o u r m o t h e r, y o u r d a u g h t e r, y o u r s i s t e r, your brother, yourself, a n d y o u r c o m m u n i t y. Safety doesn’t just happ e n ; w e h av e t o w o r k for it. It can begin today, with you and me. Jacob Oppenheimer UI Iowa Men’s Action Nettwork
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Three children have been removed from home of couple accused of child endangerment resulting in death. By ALY BROWN alyson-brown@uiowa.edu
Three children have been removed from the home of an Iowa City couple accused of child endangerment resulting in death. J o r g e Perez, 20, and Mireya Balderas, 18, are charged in relation to the death of 2 0 - m o n t h - Perez old Marcus Balderas in April. Iowa City police Lt. Doug Hart said three children related to Perez, ranging from 3 to 9 years of age, have b e e n removed the from home and placed in Balderas foster care. Hart said he hasn’t seen any cases like this one before. The bonds for Perez and Balderas have significantly increased since they reportedly admitted to abusing the child. Perez now faces two counts of child endangerment resulting in death and one count of child endangerment/abuse after reportedly leaving Marcus home alone April 27. He is being held in the Johnson County Jail on a $2.05 million bond, according to officials at the jail. The Daily Iowan reported Perez’s bond at $550,000 Sunday night. Balderas is charged with one count of child endangerment resulting in death, and she is being held in the Johnson County Jail on a $1 million bond. Her bond was set at $250,000 Sunday night. Both face Class-B felony charges, punishable for up to 50 years in prison. Perez reportedly admitted to hitting, stepping on, tossing, and dropping Marcus, as well as holding a pillow over his face when he would not sleep, according to an Iowa City press release. “I never meant to kill
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him,” Perez told police officials, according to the press release. “It was just an accident.” Balderas reportedly told police officials that she observed Perez abusing her son but chose not to leave him. Police officials responded to 2018 Waterfront Drive No. 120, and Marcus was transported to the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, where he was later pronounced dead, the DI has previously reported. According to an Iowa City police press release, the autopsy on Marcus’ body reported the death as a homicide with blunt-force injuries to the head. The medical examination showed he sustained broken ribs, bruises on his head, face, stomach, and back, bleeding in his head, and numerous bruises on his head, according to the release. Perez has pleaded not guilty; he will have a pretrial conference at 9 a.m. July 9 and the trial is scheduled for 9 a.m. July 24. Lawyer Thomas Diehl will represent Perez, according to online court documents Tuesday night.
Tom Bergman of Stan’s Barber Stylists works on Bob Hardy (foreground) while owner Stan Yoder cuts the hair of Iowa City author Larry Baker on Tuesday. Stan’s has been at its downtown location since 1973. (The Daily Iowan/Chastity Dillard)
Tuition continues to jump The average tuition at a fouryear public university climbed 15 percent between 2008 and 2010, fueled by state budget cuts for higher education and increases of 40 percent and more at universities in states such as Georgia, Arizona, and California. The U.S. Department of Education’s annual look at college affordability also found significant price increases at the nation’s private universities, including at forprofit institutions, where the net price for some schools is now twice as high as Harvard. At Full Sail University, a film and art school in central Florida, the average price of tuition, fees, books, and other expenses totals $43,990, even when grants and scholarships are factored in. The
average net price for an incoming Harvard student: $18,277, according to the department. Net price is cost of attendance minus grant and scholarship aid. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said students need to be smart consumers, and states need to do their part by making higher education a priority in their budgets. Forty percent of states cut higher education spending last year, the most important factor in tuition increases. Pennsylvania State University had the highest in-state tuition for a four-year public university at $15,250 during the 2010-11 school year. When the costs of room, board, and other expenses are factored in, the total rises to $19,816, the fourth highest net price nationwide. — Associated Press
Obama, Romney ramp up economic battle President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are sharpening their economic talking points. Romney wants to keep needling Obama over his comments on the private sector doing “fine,” and Obama is likely seeking another opportunity for explaining himself. Romney focused on the economy in a speech Tuesday in Orlando in which he saluted “entrepreneurs and innovators” whom he said “make the United States the economic powerhouse it is.” At the same time, Obama’s campaign released a new ad disparaging Romney’s economic
record in leading Massachusetts from 2003-07. “When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts was No. 1. Number one in state debt,” says an announcer in the 30-second spot, citing a 2007 Moody’s report showing state bond indebtedness equivalent to $4,153 per person. It will air in battleground states Colorado, Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, and it follows a $10 million ad campaign last week attacking job creation under Romney. Obama will pit his economic agenda against Romney’s in a campaign speech Thursday in Cleveland. The increased economic dueling by the campaigns comes amid discouraging economic reports. — Associated Press
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GYMNASTICS CONTINUED FROM 10 to compete with the enormous field of hopeful gymnasts that these girls will see at the next level of competition. Sixteen-year-old Emily Ramberg, who has performed for Flyaways Gold, a national-level dance team in Forest Lake, Minn., has trained in gymnastics since she was 4. “My dream since the seventh grade has been to earn a scholarship at the University of Iowa,” she said. Gymnastics has no offseason, and the gymnasts have to practice nearly every day in order to maintain their skills. It’s difficult to preserve such a high level of physical fitness year round, but most high-level gymnasts pick up the routine at an early
SOFTBALL CONTINUED FROM 10 Hightshoe stepped to the plate with the bases loaded in the sixth and won t h e g ame w i t h a swing of the bat. “Our bats came alive finally, and we played good defense,” Weno said. “Bri Hightshoe’s liner is really what got us the victory tonight.” Weno has assumed one
TENNIS CONTINUED FROM 10 their knees or anything, but they definitely keep up on the court.” Kids struggle to pay attention, but adults can focus for a full 45-minute class. Because adults can stay attentive to spoken instructions and their own action, they actually catch on quicker than children, Wiest said. Children might not choose to attend tennis lessons, but adults are definitely there on their own accord. The lessons — and recreational league that the Recreation Division also hosts — aren’t very competitive, but that’s not what the older students are looking for, anyway. They just want to learn. “I really like playing tennis,” Shirley Stockman said. “I have played at it just for fun sometimes, but I’m not very good. I came [to lessons] because I want to try it, to try something new.” Nancy Zemblidge used to play tennis in high school, but she hasn’t touched a racket — competitively or recreationally — in around 30 years. Her 11-year-old son is taking tennis lessons, and Zemblidge wants to play with him. “I need this as a refresher course because it’s been such a long time,” Zemblidge said. “It’s difficult
West softball routs Waterloo West The Iowa City West High Trojans defeated Waterloo West, 1 12-0, in a 2 ⁄2 -inning softball game on Tuesday, increasing their record to 20-1 on the season. The Trojans scored 8 runs in the first inning and 4 in the second, an offensive surge that included hits and RBIs from every player in the lineup. West pitcher Mackenzie Laux tallied four strikeouts in three innings, keeping the Warhawks scoreless until the mercy rule
age. Their rigorous training will practically be second nature by the time they’re ready to earn scholarships out of high school. Throughout the day, the girls are shuttled around the gym floor to various stations that incorporate every aspect of the sport. Most of the drills in the gym are physically demanding, but senior Kaitlynn Urano led a lesson that’s a little more artistic. It’s a change of pace from the strenuous discipline that gymnastics demands. Although similar movements and effort are put into the artistry of both dance and gymnastics, Urano said the goal in her instruction is to get the kids out of their comfort zones. Iowa gymnast Sydney Hoerr, a sophomore counselor who was assisting girls in a vaulting drill,
of the leadership roles of the Little Hawks, but she credited her team, not herself, for the win. “It wasn’t my home run that won the game,” she said. “Bri’s double gave us the lead and insurance runs that we needed.” After hitting a home run, stealing a base, and grinding out a crucial victory, Weno’s leadership was on full display Monday night. On and off of the field.
at times — I’m not used to bursting in speed, and my backhand is really bad. But we’ve been out volleying as a family, and it’s been really fun. I want to do this; I want to learn more.” Amy Stockman took swimming lessons at Mercer Park as a child and then took her children, now in their 20s, for lessons at Mercer when they were young. She’s now taking the adult tennis lessons at age 50 with her Shirley sister-in-law Stockman, 64. “It’s great to be back here again, taking lessons as an adult,” she said. “This is a time of my life where I can do things like this. My kids are out of the house, and I have a little more time now, so why not try to get better at tennis?” Everyone in the lesson is a beginner, so even though some participants are 50 years older than the kids on the next court, they’re not embarrassed to fumble volleys off a wall. They’re 50 or 60 years young and can keep playing for years if they learn now. “They’re never shy because they’re just here to learn and to exercise and have fun,” Wiest said. “A lot of them come out here and then realize that this is a sport that they can play and enjoy for the rest of their lives.” came into effect midway through the third inning. Trojans Shelly Stumpff and Mikaela Morgan lead the field offensively, posting 3 and 2 RBIs, respectively. Both went 2-for-3 on the night. Madison Miller and Michaela Recker each scored 2 runs, leading the team. West High sits in the top 10 in the state midway through the season. The Trojans will return to action at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Cedar Rapids Kennedy. — by Molly Irene Olmstead
Sports stressed the importance of developing confidence and getting the girls to “trust their bodies” at a young age. A hesitant camper was taking slightly longer than usual to make her attempt at the drill, and she was boosted by Hoerr’s encouragement. The camper executed the stunt as cleanly as anyone else who made the leap, to Hoerr’s thanks patience. “I definitely went through the same things,” she said. The children are always smiling and laughing, but this is no ordinary summer camp. It’s clear that their intentions at the camp are more likely for business than pleasure. The mix of sweat and determination on the faces of even the smallest girls
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Kaitlyn Tope, 11, (right) and Daisy Harris, 9, wrestle on the balance beam during a balancing exercise at the Iowa Gymnastics Camp in the Field House on Tuesday. The summer program is designed to develop both physical and mental strength in aspiring gymnasts; it is led by members of the Hawkeye women’s gymnastics team. (The Daily Iowan/Ian Servin) demonstrates that the dream of pursuing future gymnastic endeavors is
alive and well in each of them. “We like to make it fun,”
Libby said. “But at this age, everyone wants to be the next Shawn Johnson.”
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City surges past Xavier Iowa City High School used clutch at bats to regain the momentum multiple times against Xavier on Tuesday.
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City High’s freshman first baseman Sara Blowers eyes a foul ball during a game against the Cedar Rapids Xavier Saints at City High on Tuesday. The Little Hawks’ next game will be an away game on Thursday against Dubuque Hempstead (The Daily Iowan/Nick Fanelli) stranded three runners. Then came Yoder’s attempt to steal second in the bottom of the third. One of the biggest hits of the game came after Yoder tried to steal second. Weno stepped to bat with the game tied 1-1 and City High in need of some life. Weno, who went 1 for 2 with 2 RBIs, smacked a home run over the left field scoreboard that scored 2 runs and tied the game. The long ball gave City High a much-needed boost. “It was a big momentum shift in the game,” head coach Gary Fickel said. “Breaking the tie to go up 3-1, it really got us going.” The defense struggled with a few mental lapses that resulted in two costly errors. The offense needed
to step up to compensate for the fielding shortages. And it did. The fourth inning saw no hits and no runs for either team, but the last two innings of the game were quite different. Xavier dominated the fifth inning. Its first three hitters all reached base safely. The Saints finished the inning with 2 runs on 3 hits to tie the game at 3. Then the Little Hawk offense surged again. Saint junior pitcher Jacey Wiebold walked her first batter, then gave up 2 hits to load the bases. Wiebold had been pitching a solid game with five strikeouts and five hits. But the Little Hawks regained momentum when Bri Hightshoe stepped up to the plate.
Hightshoe, a junior shortstop, hit a bases-clearing double to give City the lead for good. “In practice, we’ve been playing pressure games, so we know what to do,” she said. “We have to hit the ball.” The Little Hawks finished the game with 6 runs on 9 hits. Weno assisted the offense on the mound with a solid pitching performance; even though she allowed 8 hits, she finished the game with 2 strikeouts and dominated when she needed to. “I’m happy with the team,” Fickel said. “They played really, really solid tonight. We hit nice pitches, hustled on the base paths, and that’ll lead to a lot of wins.”
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Hawkeye fans are itching to see Jarrod Uthoff play basketball in Iowa once again, and the 6-8 forward is a good bet for the first draft pick because Prime Time coaches know he’ll be itching, too. Itching to make a good impression, that is. Uthoff, hailing from Cedar Rapids Jefferson, signed with Wisconsin and redshirted for the Badgers in 2012. But Uthoff announced in April that he’d transfer. He chose Iowa after a long — and public — decision-making process. Uthoff’s nearly two and a half month decision built up tremendous anticipation, and now all of Iowa City wants to see him in action on the court. The hoopster has taken some flack for coming to Iowa. Uthoff was barred from transferring to any Big Ten school, so he’ll have to pay his way through school for a year and stay off the court for an entire season before he can put on an Iowa uniform. He’s been criticized for choosing the Hawkeyes, so now he’s ready to stun the fans and get them on his side. Uthoff is motivated to make the best of his first opportunity to play under the watchful eye of Iowa basketball fans. Uthoff averaged a whopping 26.1 points per game during high school, the most in the state. He racked up 11.2 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game his senior year, too.
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BY CARLOS SOSA City High found itself playing a one-sided game until the third inning, when catcher Shelby Yoder took a knee to the helmet while trying to steal second. That collision sparked a 6-4 Little Hawk win against the Cedar Rapids Xavier Saints on Tuesday night at City High. “The girls battled back tonight and came up with hits when we needed them,” assistant coach Jamie Henze said. “We’re a power-hitting team, and we’ve been practicing on our hitting, not popping up. We’re just trying to keep the ball on the ground.” The game developed slowly, but the Little Hawks managed to stay competitive. They had a few innings with no offense but responded when they needed to. “We’re so evenly matched with Xavier that it’s always good to win one against them,” junior pitcher Erin Weno said. During the first two innings, the Little Hawks struggled to produce runs. They managed 2 hits but
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But Uthoff hasn’t won the heart of the Hawkeyes yet — he’s going to try to do that this summer in the Prime Time League. The coaches know it and know that having someone with that kind of drive in a summer league — not to mention outstanding stats from high school — couldn’t be a bad choice for a first draft pick. — By Molly Irene Olmstead
Aaron White Aaron White will hear his name called first Wednesday night in the Prime Time League draft because of his expectationexceeding freshman season with the Hawkeyes in 2012. Any team that misses out on the opportunity to draft him, first or otherwise, will lose out on a team player and an overall strong performer. Look at his numbers — they don’t lie: 11 points per game, 5.7 rebounds per game, and even a 3-point percentage of .279. Throughout the 2011 season, White went from being the sixth man to earning a starting role. He did a fantastic job of making plays and saving possessions with his rebounding. He came off the bench in his first regular-season game and led the Hawkeyes in scoring with 19 points in 18 minutes. White continued to have a positive effect on the team as the season progressed. None of his performances were bigger and saw something that was “more than my brain could handle.” There was Jerry Sandusky standing naked in the showers behind a boy, slowly moving his hips, Mike McQueary told the jury. He said he had no doubt he was witnessing anal sex.
Devyn Marble’s skill quality has steadily improved since he has been at Iowa. The Hawkeye community has watched him come into college as a raw and inexperienced player and grow to be effective on the court and a leader on the team. He has shown that his ability to make improvements is endless. He only averaged 5.7 points per game during his freshman season in 2010 and shot 38 percent. But then came the 2011
Prime Time. The coaches didn’t expect much, and Marble was picked 10th in the draft. Marble surprised them when he was able to shoot on command any way that was available. Mid-range, driving to the hole, and 3point shots looked easy for him. Marble’s defense intensified as the games went on. He became a dangerous man to try passing near. He showcased the hard work he had put in during the postseason. Marble’s team finished with an average record of 34 before playoffs, but it was expected to be one of the more competitive teams stretching for the championship. An ankle injury stopped Marble’s playing time, which hindered his opportunity to be the league MVP. His team ended up losing in the first round, but fellow Hawkeye Devon Archie and Temple’s Anthony Lee both stated that the team would have won if Marble had been able to participate. Marble started 27 games and stepped up when Hawkeyes needed him to. He averaged 11.5 points per game and led the team in steals. In the last game of the 2011-2012 season against Oregon, Marble had a personal best of 31 points, which is the most a Hawkeye has ever made in a National Invitation Tournament game. With another Big Ten season under his belt, Marble should be the No. 1 draft pick. — Taylor Axelson
McQueary, one of the star witnesses in the child sexual-abuse case against Sandusky, testified that he slammed his locker shut loudly as if to say, “Someone’s here. Break it up.” Then, he said, he went upstairs to his office to try to make sense of what he had seen.
Sandusky, 68, is on trial on charges he molested 10 boys over a 15-year period. Authorities say he abused them in hotels, at his home, and inside the football team’s quarters. The former assistant coach and founder of an acclaimed youth charity has denied the allegations. -Associated Press
than his 25-point performance against Dayton in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament. His offensive prowess even triggered praise from the Dayton coach. He helped bring Iowa basketball back into national attention with its upset wins over nationally ranked teams. To top it all off, he was a big factor in his team’s win during last year’s Prime Time championship game. What coach wouldn’t want to draft a member of a championship team? White will give his team assets that no other Iowa player does: an ability to get down in the paint, block shots and score from beyond the arc. The attention he receives and his ability to help out his teammates adds a lot to his value as well. Sounds like a No. 1 draft pick to me. — By Matt Cabel
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PREP SPORTS
Weno does it all for City High
City High junior Erin Weno pitches against the Cedar Rapids Xavier Saints at City High on Tuesday. Weno hit a two-run home run in the Little Hawks’ 6-4 victory over the Saints. (The Daily Iowan/Nick Fanelli)
By TOM CLOS thomas-clos@uiowa.edu
Iowa City City High softball player junior Erin Weno did it all for the Little Hawks in their 6-4 victory over Cedar Rapids Xavier on Monday. The fireballer hit a two-run home run, stole a base, and pitched effectively enough to help lead City High to the important win. “She’s an all-around player,” head coach Gary Fickel said. “She had a steady game, did a nice job in the circle, and her two-run homer was critical for us.” The game was deadlocked at 1 in the bottom of the third inning when the star pitcher belted a two-run shot to push the Little Hawks back into the lead. Weno said she had been working hard in practice to get her swing back on track, and the hard work paid off.
“I’ve been trying to keep my front shoulder down,” Weno said. “That’s all I was thinking during the at bat, and luckily, it went over.” Junior catcher Bri Hightshoe’s 3-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning ultimately won the game for City. Hightshoe said that she had a feeling before the game that it was going to be Weno’s night. “She’s been coming around after working hard in the off-season,” Hightshoe said. “I knew someone was going to hit one tonight, and it happened to be her.” Hightshoe noted that when Weno’s ball cleared the left field fence, a load was taken off of the upperclassman. “The home run was overdue for her,” Hightshoe said. “She’s been hitting some in practice, and it finally showed today.” Xavier had drawn even with 2 runs in the fifth inning and was threatening with runners
in scoring position when Weno induced a groundout to limit the damage. The pitcher said locating her pitches was the most important thing she had accomplish if she was going to successfully maneuver through the potent Saint lineup. “They have a good lineup,” Weno said. “They’re quick with big bats in the middle of it, so I knew I had to hit my spots with every pitch.” Fickel said that he was impressed with the way Weno handled the tough situations and how she found a way of maneuvering out of them with no runs scored and only 8 hits. “Erin was in command,” Fickel said. “She had good control of her pitches, which shows how mature she has gotten.” SEE SOFTBALL, 7
Never too old for a little tennis Young gymnasts test their limits The Iowa Gymnastics Camp teaches gymnasts dedication at an early age. By TOM GOLDHAMMER thomas-goldhammer@uiowa.edu
Eleven hours a day for five days: that’s how long 75 eager girls ranging from 6 to 18-years-old are honing their gymnastic talents in the Field House North Gym. The Iowa Gymnastics Camp brings the youngsters into the gym, in which they get prime coaching and advice from the Iowa women’s team. Iowa head gymnastics coach Larissa Libby, the leader of the camp, is a veteran of the sport who has held this session for
each of the 13 years that she’s been associated with the Hawkeyes. She insists that there’s a place for everybody in gymnastics but knows that even the youngest gymnast is training with huge expectations for a career in the sport. Libby makes sure that her college athletes who make up the counseling staff at the camp help the kids find a balance between passion and dedication to the sport. It takes commitment at an early age in order SEE GYMNASTICS, 7
The Iowa City Recreation Division hosts adult tennis lessons geared toward beginners of any age. By MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD molly-olmstead@uiowa.edu
A 50-year-old, 51-yearold, and 64-year-old struggled to bounce tennis balls off a green plywood wall built against the tennis court in Mercer Park on Tuesday. Two kids — who came up to the adults’ waists — played one court over, serving hard into long volleys and executing perfect backhands. The Iowa City Recreation Division offers adult tennis lessons. The students are eager and willing to learn from instructors half their age. “We want to keep learning as we get older, but in
Zeke Brown practices his backhand at the Iowa City Recreation Division’s Adult Tennis Lessons. The next lesson will be on Thursday at the Mercer Park Tennis Courts. (The Daily Iowan/Nick Fanelli) order to do that, we have to have opportunities like this,” Amy Stockman said. “Having a class like this gets me out here. Otherwise, I might just be at home.” Teaching the basics — how to hold a racket, how
to shuffle side to side, how to warm up one’s wrist — to adults can be arduous. Some struggle, instructor Kellen Wiest said, but kids struggle, too. It’s part of the learning process for anyone. The adults can hold
their own with a tennis racket, however. “The older people aren’t as active as the kids,” Wiest said. “They’re not running back and forth in the heat and scraping SEE TENNIS, 7