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The state Board of Regents voted unanimously Monday to terminate Iowa School for the Deaf physical-education teacher Karen Lechner. Regent President David Miles said at the meeting the School for the Deaf Superintendent Jeanne Prickett recommended in April to end Lechner’s contract because of a lack of funds. Lechner, who made about $50,000 in 2010, then requested a private hearing before the regents. Lechner is one of five School for the Deaf teachers who received “reduction in force” notices this year, though she was the only one to request a hearing. Prickett said her institution has seen a roughly 16 percent budget cut over the last two years, and cuts have occurred since 2000. The school cannot raise property taxes as can other state K-12 schools, she said, making it hard to raise funds in response to decreased state education appropriations and low allowable growth. “That does make our budget very different,” she said. “There’s no way to find an extra resource.” — by Luke Voelz
Judge to review Hunninghake records
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A judge is set to review a set of 11 documents in the records case of former University of Iowa Professor Gary Hunninghake following a hearing Monday. the hearing, During Hunninghake attorney Leon Spies said, Jordan Esbrook, an Iowa assistant attorney general representing the UI, argued that police investigative reports would not need to be released to the media because they are exempt from Iowa’s public-records disclosure. Hunninghake, 64, resigned from the university March 31, nearly one year after the school placed him on paid administrative leave because of a UI police investigation into child-pornography allegations. The UI police closed their investigation in December 2010 without filing charges. Should the court decide to release the records, Spies said, Esbrook asked that the information in the reports about several UI employees who aided in the investigation be redacted, because it could be damaging. Esbrook told the court he did not have a problem releasing other documents — including emails and computer/IT work reports — related to the case, because they would not be subject to a protective order from the court, Spies said. Spies told The Daily Iowan that the disclosure of the records would damage both the personal and professional reputation of his client without the opportunity to respond in a legal forum. — by Hayley Bruce
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Locals weigh in on GOP race More than a dozen Iowa City politicos met at a local bar to watch the New Hampshire Republican presidential debate. John Janczy, 25, UI graduate student Favorite candidate: Ron Paul
Jeanita McNullty, Blue Grass,Iowa Favorite candidate: Tim Pawlenty
‘He seems to be the only one to be proposing unique ideas. All of the other candidates’ arguments are very similar to what Ron Paul has been saying for a long time. He’s voted his rhetoric.’
I like him ‘because of his executive experience. I like the fact that he is from the Midwest. A lot of great presidents have come from the Midwest. I like how he came from a humble beginning. I think he’s genuine. He walks the walk and doesn’t just talk the talk.’
Brendan Ginty, 22, recent UI graduate Favorite candidate: Ron Paul
Ashley Ervin, 21, UI senior Favorite candidate: Newt Gingrich
‘I know he doesn’t really have a chance of winning, but I want to spread around his ideas. I think he’s the only person who would take a big enough ax to the spending.’
‘I saw him before all of the presidential stuff. He is just very intellectual and he has experience. I don’t see anyone else that has that experience and that’s the problem I have with Obama.’
Natural Resources faces cuts Law giant Johnson County allocates 1.4 percent of the county’s budget to conservation.
passes away
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The wellness of Iowa’s natural resources could hinge on state budget negotiations, officials said this week. With wetlands decreasing, open spaces are disappearing, and water quality on the decline, some environmental officials are saying a proposed cut to the Resource Enhancement and Protection portion of the state budget will make things worse. And that’s what brought Mark Langgin, the executive director of Iowa’s Water & Land Conservancy, a group that helps support sustainable funding for natural resources, to testify before the agriculture and natural-resources appropriation subcommittee last week.
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Volunteers help prepare for a prairie burn at Hickory Hill Park on March 26. The resource program, signed into law in 1989, aims to improve and protect Iowa’s many natural resources by preventing the loss of agricultural soil, creating areas for outdoor recreation, keeping drinking water safe and helping to prevent future flooding. It’s allocated $15.5 million per year, but this year the state government wants to cut the program’s budget by about 25
percent percent, bringing it down to $11.5 million. “The [Resource Enhancement and Protection] program is the only comprehensive conservation program available that addresses a wide range of issues,” Langgin said. The program affects the state government and also funds county conservation, city park and recreational departments, SEE CONSERVATION, 3
David Baldus wasn’t afraid to break the rules. On a hiking trip to Canada with his wife, the two of them entered a trail not recommended for groups of fewer than six because of bears. Instead of turning back, they continued on and shouted to scare off the bears. “He was walking in front and shouting parts of Shakespeare,” said his wife, Joyce Carman. “The little parts that he loved so much.” Baldus, a Joseph B. Tye Professor in the University of Iowa College of Law, died Monday morning after a 15monthlong battle with cancer. He was 75. He was a nationally Baldus renown scholar and former professor SEE BALDUS, 3
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Local works up a lather UI alumna sells homemade soap locally and online. By KATIE HEINE katie-heine@uiowa.edu
Kristin Kromray hasn’t bought a bar of soap in five years. But because the 28year-old can make her own at home, it would be silly to spend the money. Kromray took up making soap in 2006, and today, her natural soap line, SpiralTreeSoap, is sold locally and online. “You start making it, and then all of a sudden you have a bunch of soap,” the blond University of Iowa alumna said. After taking the “traditional route” and selling her soap at craft shows in the early years, Kromray said she realized the venue wasn’t for her. She switched gears in 2007 and tried the Iowa City Farmers’ Market, where she still sells today. “It’s a great place,” said Kromray. “It’s like a minicommunity and such a special place in our town.” As a self-proclaimed “crafter,” she said she also enjoys baking, embroidering, and crocheting. She finds making soap equally as pleasing, and she said creating novel scents with essential oils is an adventure.
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HAMBURG, Iowa — The swollen Missouri River ruptured two levees in northwestern Missouri on Monday, sending torrents of floodwater over rural farmland toward a small town in Iowa and a resort community in Missouri. Water rushing from a nearly 300-foot-wide hole in a levee near Hamburg was expected to continue widening the breach and reach the top of a secondary levee protecting the southwest Iowa town by Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers said. If the secondary wall fails, parts of Hamburg could be under as much as 10 feet of standing water. Crews were working to add another 3 feet to the levee, said Col. Bob Ruch, the Corps’ Omaha District commander.
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SpiralTree soap is on display in the White Rabbit on Monday. All soap is handmade by Kristin Kromray. — which come in a variety of aromas such as Lavender Fields and Tea Tree Lemon — continue to be a hit. “It’s like a staple,” said Emily Parker, a White Rabbit sales associate. Many customers come in during the Farmers’ Market off-season looking for SpiralTree soaps after discovering the product at the market, she said. Parker, who has worked at White Rabbit for almost three years, said the establishment is accommodating to locals because “creative” people tend to “support one another,” she said. And Kromray’s “passion” and “responsibility” toward her business make for a good product, Parker said. “There are ladies who
just stand there and smell them forever,” she said. “People love to come in and pick their favorite scents.” For the past year, Kromray has worked at the Senior Center, 28 S. Linn St., as an operations assistant. One of Kromray’s coworkers, Josh Ecklow, said he was unaware of Kromray’s soap, though he saw her at last weekend’s Farmers’ Market. “I wasn’t able to talk to her,” he said. “But I wondered what she was doing.” Kromray will be at the market for weekends to come, and she continues to experiment with new scents to keep her business fresh and her clients surprised. “It’s fun to be creative and create something new,” she said.
“For right now, we believe we’ll be able to get that elevation raised in the time available as that water flows across in the next 48 hours,” Ruch said on Monday evening. “We’ve had excellent working conditions.” Terry Holliman, who owns an auto-parts store in the town of approximately 1,100 residents, said water was shooting into farmland near one of three spots where the levee had previously leaked. “It’s impressive,” he said early Monday. “The force is unbelievable.” Officials originally estimated the levee had a 50foot hole, but it had grown to nearly 300 feet by Monday evening and was continuing to widen. Across the border in Missouri, the river punched a 225-foot-wide hole through a levee around 45 miles downriver near Big Lake in Holt County. The roughly 30 residents who stayed in the resort town after the
river started rising were told to leave Monday. The Army Corps of Engineers has steadily increased the amount of water it is releasing from dams along the Missouri River to account for excess water from heavy spring rains in the Upper Plains and to clear out space for above-average snowmelt coming down from the Rockies. Releases from the Missouri’s five lower dams should reach 150,000 cubic feet of water per second today — more than twice the previous record releases. The rising Missouri River has flooded several areas in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota, and officials predict the problems will linger through the summer. National Weather Service hydrologist Dave Pearson described the breach near Hamburg as “pretty substantial.” He said water was “flowing through
quickly” but still must cross several miles of rural land to reach the Hamburg area. It wasn’t immediately clear how deep the floodwaters approaching Hamburg were on Monday or whether they would prove too much for the secondary levee built last week to protect the town. Local officials posted video of the breach that showed the water spreading over a large area of farmland. 300 Approximately Hamburg residents left their homes and businesses last week under an evacuation order after partial breaches in the main levee, which is located around 5 miles south in rural Atchison County, Mo. The Army Corps of Engineers has been building up the secondary levee to protect low-lying areas of Hamburg since the partial breaches. Officials had been able to stabilize the initial leaks but had predicted the main levee eventually would fail. And it did Monday.
the dependent was not physically injured during the alleged incident. Roberts admitted to having sexual contact with the dependent during a police interview, confirming much of the information the victim had previously disclosed, police said. — by Brian Albert
located Valdez at 611 First Avenue, Room 316, Coralville, during an investigation info the smell of marijuana, where she was allegedly in the company of a male. According to police reports, the man admitted to paying Valdez $100 for an erotic massage and sex, and that he had been in contact with her through both text messages and her website. Under Miranda, police said, Valdez admitted to giving the man an “adult massage.” Prostitution is an aggravated misdemeanor punishable by up to two years in prison and a maximum fine of $6,250. — by Brian Albert
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Jessica Pray was crowned Miss Iowa 2011 on June 11 in Davenport, according to press release from the Miss Iowa Scholarship Program. She replaced Pauli Mayfield, Miss Iowa 2010. A native of Johnston, Iowa, Pray, 18, formerly served as Miss Muscatine. She is a double major in vocal performance and theater at the UI. Pray’s crowning was part of the 63rd anniversary of the Miss Iowa program, which is an official preliminary to Miss America. According to the release, she will travel to Las Vegas in January 2012, where she will represent Iowa in the Miss America pageant. Francesca Lubecki-Wilde of Iowa City was also crowned Saturday, taking home Miss Iowa’s Outstanding Teen. — by Ariana Witt
Corrine McAfee, 21, Coralville, was charged June 11 with public intoxication. Adam Minten, 26, 366 S. Clinton Apt. 2636, was charged June 5 with disorderly conduct and public intoxication. Jorge Naranjo, 21, 2113 Quad, was charged June 5 with public intoxication and disorderly conduct.
David Thrash, 37, Walnut Grove, Mo., was charged June 9 with public intoxication, fifth-degree criminal mischief, interference with official acts, and simple assault. Jose Vargas, 57, address unknown, was charged Sunday with public intoxication.
METRO Man charged with adult abuse A man requiring 24-hour assistance was sexually abused by his assigned caretaker, according a report from Iowa City police. Courtney Raymone Roberts, 31, Coralville, was charged April 13 with no-injury dependent-adult abuse after he allegedly had sexual contact with the victim. Police reports state Roberts allegedly touched the dependent’s genitals over his clothing in the living room and later allegedly touched the man’s exposed genitals in the bathroom. Roberts also allowed the alleged victim to touch his breasts and kiss him, police said. The report said he then allegedly rubbed his genitals against the alleged victim’s and ejaculated on him. Officials said
Woman charged with prostitution A Nebraska woman was arrested by Coralville police after she allegedly performed adult services for money. Celestina Valdez, 25, was charged June 11 with prostitution. Police said Valdez allegedly initially posted an ad offering “adult-entertainment escorts” on backpage.com. A complaint said police later
UI student crowned Miss Iowa
BLOTTER Matthew Chiappetta, 22, St. Charles, Ill., was charged June 7 with public intoxication. Sarah Craddick, 20, Davenport, was charged June 6 with driving while revoked. Emily Janke, 19, Naperville, Ill., was charged June 7 with public intoxication.
Floyd Knight Jr., 27, 2121 Taylor Drive, was charged Monday with secondoffense domestic assault. Cole Knustrom, 24, Denver, was charged Monday with public intoxication. Victoria Korovkina, 51, Wellman, Iowa, was charged June 9 with habitual offense.
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The Ottumwa native named her line “SpiralTree” because she likes the idea of the “unending energy” of a spiral and the “symbolism” of a tree, she said. She also expanded her line to Etsy.com, an online store specializing in handmade and vintage products. “It’s a good outlet to reach out to people who have been gifted the soaps but aren’t from the area,” she said. Three years ago, Kromray approached White Rabbit, 109 S. Linn St., an eclectic shop filled with unique and handmade items, as a means of allowing her products to be readily available yearround. The “do-it-yourself ” atmosphere of White Rabbit intrigued her, she said. And the scented soaps
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lawyer, whose empirical work analyzed race discrimination in the United States, especially with concerns to the death penalty. “His empirical work related to race and the death penalty was of really singular importance,” said UI law Professor Gerald Wetlaufer. “We’ll miss him
opera music, Carman said.
David Baldus The UI professor of law died Monday at the age of 75. • Received a B.A. from Dartmouth in 1957 • Was in the Army in Korea from 1958 to 1959 • Master of Arts from University of Pittsburgh in 1962 • J.D.-Yale Law in 1964 and L.L.M. Yale Law 1969 • Came to the UI in 1969 • Considered Election Day his favorite holiday. Sources: UI College of Law, Joyce Carman
received a B.A. from Dart-
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Baldus leaves behind
dus’. He was continually
they were married.
asked to be an expert wit-
And those close to Bal-
ness and was consulted in
dus said he left an impres-
the world of law practice.
sion not only in the court-
four
“[David] had a witty
stepchildren, and eight
sense of humor … a lot of
grandchildren.
people didn’t see it, but
Baldus made an impact,
when they did, it was quite
not only in the academic
effective,” Carman said.
world but also in his per-
two
daughters,
Daughter Katherine had planned to be married this weekend.
dus.
blind date. Four years later,
During his time at the
room but to those close to him. “He is a great loss to those who knew him per-
sonal life.
“He had hoped to be well
UI, Baldus published two
“He has an infectious
sonally because he was an
enough to go to this wed-
books and many articles
personality, he had a lively
incredibly decent man, a
ding,” Carman said, “Truly
about race discrimination
mind, and he had the abili-
wonderful colleague, a good
one of his goals was to get
and the death penalty.
ty to subordinate his own
friend and a giant of an
to his daughter Katherine.”
He was considered an
ego in order to get other
intellectual leader,” said
Baldus came to Iowa in
expert in death-penalty
people to work on a project
Arthur Bonfield, a UI law-
1969 from a private prac-
law and litigation, said Eric
constructively,”
school associate dean.
said
tice in Pittsburgh. In 1976,
Andersen, an associate
Charles Pulaski, a long-
A funeral will be held at
Baldus was born in
mouth College in 1957. He
he met Carman after
dean of the UI law school
time friend who cowrote
Lensing Funeral Home in
Wheeling, W.V. in 1935. He
loved traveling, sailing, and
friends set them up on a
and a close friend of Bal-
several studies with Bal-
Iowa City in July.
a lot.”
GOP hopefuls blast Obama By PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Republican White House hopefuls condemned President Obama’s handling of the economy from the opening moments of their first major debate of the campaign season Monday night, and they emphatically pledged to repeal his historic year-old healthcare reform. “When 14 million Americans are out of work, we need a new president to end the Obama Depression,” declared former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, the first among seven contenders on stage to criticize the president’s economic policies. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, invited as an unannounced contender for the 2012 nomination, upstaged her rivals for a moment, using a nationwide television audience to announce she had filed papers earlier in the day to run — a disclosure in keeping with a feisty style she has employed in a bid to become a favorite of Tea Party voters. Obama was hundreds of miles away on a day in which he blended a pledge to help companies create jobs in North Carolina with a series of campaign fundraisers in Florida. He won the two states in 2008, and both figure to be battlegrounds in 2012. The New Hampshire event unfolded more than six months before the state hosts the first primary of the 2012 campaign, and the Republicans who shared the stage were plainly more interested in criticizing Obama than one another. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who first sought the nomination in 2008, was the nominal front-runner as the curtain rose on the debate. But the publicopinion polls that made him so are notoriously unreliable at this point in the campaign, when relatively few voters have begun to familiarize themselves with their choices. Already, this race has had its share of surprises. Several likely candidates decided not to run — Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels among them — and at least one who ruled out a race is reconsidering. Texas Gov. Rick Perry has said he will decide after the state Legislature completes its current session, and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s plans are still unknown. Gingrich, quick off the mark in attacking Obama, suffered the mass
exodus of the entire top echelon of his campaign last week, an unprecedented event that left his chances of winning the nomination in tatters. All seven hopefuls flashed their anti-abortion credentials, and they were largely unified in opposition to same-sex marriage, which is legal in New Hampshire. Several praised a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would define marriage as between one man and one woman, a position popular among conservative voters. Bachmann said she supported that, but she added that states have the right to write their own laws and said that if elected president, she would not step into state politics — a nod to Tea Partyers who cherish the 10th Constitution’s Amendment. Obama’s rivals found little if anything to like in what the president has done since taking office in the midst of the worst economic recession since the Great Depression. Former Sen. Rick Santorum accused Obama of pursuing “oppressive policies” that have shackled the economy. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty labeled Obama a “declinist” who views America “as one of equals around the world,” rather than a special nation. “If Brazil can have 5 percent growth, if China can have 5 percent growth, then America can have 5 percent growth,” he said, shrugging off criticism that his own economic projections were impossibly rosy. Businessman Herman Cain, a political novice, called for eliminating the capital-gains tax as a way to stimulate job creation. Romney stressed his experience as a businessman over 25 years as evidence that he can lead the nation out of a lingering recession. Said Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, the seventh contender on the stage: “As long as we are running a program that deliberately weakens our currency, our jobs will go overseas. And that’s what’s happening.” As front-runner of a sort, Romney could well have expected criticism from his rivals. But Pawlenty, a few feet away on the debate stage, at first sidestepped a chance to repeat his recent criticism of Romney in connection with the Massachusetts healthcare law that Romney signed as governor. It includes a requirement for residents to purchase coverage, a forerunner of the “individual mandate” that conservatives loath
in the new federal law. “My using ‘Obamneycare’ was a reflection of the president’s comments,” Pawlenty said, referring to a word he coined in a Sunday interview. Bachmann — newest to the race — drew one of the loudest rounds of applause Monday night from a partisan debate audience when she predicted that Obama would not win re-election. He is “a one-term president,” she declared.
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local education programs, and programs with farmers. Sen. Dick Dearden, DDes Moines, the vice chairman of the subcommittee, said he agreed the money is necessary. “Absolutely, it’s a concern,” he said. “The money [from the program] goes right back to local areas, and people can see exactly what it’s used for.” Mike Carberry, the past head of the Iowa City Sierra Club, called for an increase in funds. “The state and Republicans are being penny-wise,” he said. “We have severe water-quality issues. To cut back in that area, to me, is unconscionable.”
Conservation funding Some officials said a possible cut to the Resource Enhancement and Protection program threatens Iowa’s natural resources. Funding history: • Previous funding — $15.5 million annually • Proposed funding for fiscal 2012 — $11.5 million Source: Mark Langgin, executive director of Iowa’s Water & Land Conservancy
The state has a strong cash reserve, but the most altered landscape of any of the 48 contiguous states, with atrocious water quality, said Harry Graves, the director of the Johnson Conservation County Board. In order to avoid the cut, Langgin and Dearden said, people need to contact their senators. In November, 63 percent
of Iowans voted for a constitutional amendment that promoted investing in Iowa’s natural resources, Department of Natural Resources officials said. “There is a clear mandate there that the public is interested in funding conservation and the environment,” Graves said. “That seems to me lost on this governor and some members of the Legislature. It appears to me that what’s going on in the House is that [the members] failed to hear that mandate.” Tim Albrecht, Gov. Terry Branstad’s communications director, declined to comment on the issue. The Natural Resources budget will be completed once the Senate negotiates with the House and the governor. “Nothing has happened yet,” Graves said. “So we’ll see who blinks first.”
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Should Iowa rethink the statewide deer-hunting quota? Yes
No
The current method of Iowa’s Department of Natural Resources placing a statewide quota on antlerless deer harvesting is inefficient and provides little local flexibility. As a lifelong hunter and Iowan, I understand there are numerous perspectives for controlling the population of whitetail deer. After all, an overabundance of deer can create costly damage to municipalities and farmers while also increasing the risk of dangerous auto accidents. But just the same, I see the need to maintain our great state’s natural resources and allow future generations the opportunity to enjoy the thrill of the hunt. Recently, farming and agricultural interests — citing ongoing crop damage and dangerous rural driving conditions — persuaded Gov. Terry Branstad that current quotas for the number of deer-hunting licenses approved statewide should not be reduced. The decision to maintain a high-level quota is inexcusable. While it’s generally believed increased state quotas in previous seasons have successfully diminished Iowa’s general deer population, this “thinning out” has not been equitably distributed. And in some areas, such as here in eastern Iowa, populations have fallen substantially. In essence, what seems to have worked previously for controlling whitetail populations now works to the detriment of future hunters. I’m not strictly calling for harvesting quotas to be tossed out. Rather, I think the process should be handed over to Iowa’s individual counties. This would bring a local element to population control and allow for greater flexibility. For example, if counties were able to set their own quotas independently of the state, there would be a more calculated response to deer herds. This method would provide area counties such as Iowa, Johnson, and Linn with the valuable opportunity to allow populations to stabilize. And more importantly, it would allow populations to rebuild in some areas, while being curtailed in others. While many would argue that the current system provides the opportunity for hunters to forgo the purchase of excess tags, that it’s still offered is discouraging. Believe me when I say I’ll be less enthusiastic in all future calls for hunters to help the state fulfill high quotas. — Matt Heinze
When it comes to whitetail stags and does, Iowa is nationally renowned for the outstanding selection it provides for in- and out-of-state hunters every fall. But during the remaining seasons of the year, only Iowans have the rare pleasure of also living with the supposedly “outstanding” quantity of deer. And while deer aren’t an uncommon sight, there are simply not enough to warrant hunting with reckless abandon. These animals play an integral role in the local food chain, are staples of regional wildlife, and are sentient beings that do not deserve to be shot en masse for the sake of “sport.” Ensuring deer and humans continue to coexist (in safe and reasonable numbers) is of utmost importance. The presence of quotas at all may anger happy-golucky hunters, reduced or not, but they are entirely necessary for maintaining a livable deer-to-human ratio in the state — and because deer aren’t known for their respect of county lines, a statewide quota is the way to go. Since 2006, Iowa’s deer population has been slowly declining from a then-high of 150,552 to just 127,094 in 2011(just over half of which are females); while this may give the impression of overabundance, numbers from Johnson County alone paint a different picture. Our county is currently home to approximately 2,320 male and female deer, yet 1,300 hunting licenses will be approved later this year. That essentially halves the deer population in our own backyard on an annual basis (more so if you account for the hunters who pay extra to shoot additional does). Not to mention, the existence of hunting quotas is agreeable to hunters and non-hunters alike. For our state to continue to provide such a lucrative hunting ground and successful industry, deer quotas are indeed necessary — whether we wish to continue cultivating the finest five-point bucks in the nation or just to maintain a reasonable population of native animals. Let’s not let our whitetail go the way of the pheasant. If you’re still bored, go shoot mourning doves. I hear they’re threatening our crops and roadways as well. — Kirsten Jacobsen Your turn. Should Iowa have lowered its deer quota this year? Weigh in at dailyiowan.com
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Last week, the Senate education appropriations subcommittee invited student leaders from each of the state universities to discuss the effects that a 7 percent cut in appropriations would have on students. After we finished outlining the negative effects further cuts would have
on everything from educational quality to the state’s economy, Sen. Shawn Hamerlinck told us that “I don’t like it when students actually come here and lobby for funds … Actually spending your time worrying about what we’re doing up here, I don’t want you to do that. Go home.” As students, taxpayers, and citizens, we are disgusted with Hamerlinck’s antipathy toward those whom his vote will affect.
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His condescension toward students makes us question whether he has the same indifference toward those with concerns about roads, police, or even Medicaid (all funded in part by students’ tax dollars). While he may not want us to pay attention to what happens in Des Moines, the votes he casts will affect the quality of education received by students in our schools and the quality of our state for years to come. With the budget still locked in a stalemate and the July 1 dead-
line quickly approaching, every Iowan should be worried about what our elected officials are doing. Despite Hamerlinck’s objections, we will continue to voice our opinion that education should be a priority for Iowa. If you believe in educating our youth, in developing a strong economy, in investing in our future, please contact your legislators and ask them to make education a priority. Jared Knight vice president of the student body Iowa State University
In an era that has enlightened us with the wit and wisdom of Sen. Shawn Hamerlinck, RDixon (“I do not like it when students actually come here and lobby for funds; that’s just my opinion. I wish you guys the best — but this political theater — leave the circus to us.”), it’s hard to make a stir in the political waters. (Did anyone bother to remind the good senator that circuses, especially political circuses, are replete with clowns?) But Republicans are giving their 110 percent, bless their hearts. Take Rick Santorum, who is, you might be interested to know, is one of the 400 or so candidates for the GOP presidential nomination. Last week, on the 67th anniversary of Dday, he waxed eloquent (which is much easier than waxing your floor) on the meaning of the invasion of Normandy: American troops hit the beaches at Normandy in order to stop the spread of governmentrun health care. No, really. But you don’t have to take my word for it. Santorum, after accusing President Obama of spitting in the faces of the Americans who fought on D-day, went on to say: “Almost 60,000 average Americans had the courage to go out and charge those beaches on Normandy, to drop out of airplanes who knows where, and take on the battle for freedom.” “Average Americans,” he continued. “The very Americans that our government now, and this president, does not trust a to make decision on your healthcare plan. Those Americans risked everything so they could make that decision on their healthcare plan.” Well. So that’s what World War II was all about: those nasty Nazis with their government-run health care. Who knew? Maybe Fox News knew. Or, given its performance last week, maybe not. On June 5, Fox News ran a piece about whether Sarah “The Great White Moose Dresser” Palin would join the 400 candidates seeking the GOP presidential nomination (it
might be 500 by now, given the way things work these days — if you call that work). And, naturally, Fox included a picture of Palin while reporting the story, because that’s the way journalism works (I know; I’m using both words loosely). Only, it turns out Fox didn’t include a photo of Palin, it accidentally included a photo of Tina Fey playing Palin in a 2008 “Saturday Night Live” skit. No, really. If you made this stuff up, nobody would buy it. I mean, Palin works for Fox News. Those people don’t know what she looks like? Sigh. Palin (not Fey, though you could be excused for thinking so), of course, created quite a stir recently with her “new” take on Paul Revere’s ride. And in the wake of that, Palin’s supporters apparently have been changing the Paul Revere Wikipedia entry to coincide with Palin’s version. It’s turned into quite a Wiki-war, what with Palin supporters changing the entry, then others changing the changes back to the Paul Revere story that most of us know, then the Palin supporters weighing in with the changes again, then … well, you get the idea. The one good thing about a Wiki-war is that no one, as far as we can tell, dies. The bad thing is, next, we’ll probably see Santorum supporters changing the World War II entry so that FDR exhorts the American troops to defeat the Nazis and stop the spread of governmentrun health care. If nothing else, the whole Wiki thing reminded me of the wonderful opening to Milan Kundera’s The Book of Laughter and Forgetting. The Communist Party leader, Klement Gottwald was delivering a speech to the Czech citizens from a Prague balcony in the snow, and for some reason, he had forgotten to wear a hat. So Clementis, who was next to him, took off his own hat and placed it on Gottwald’s head. Some years later, as happened in communist countries, a purge occurred, and Clementis was executed. So the communists erased him from the photo. As Kundera points out, all that remains of Clementis in the photo is his hat.
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Libya and G8 hypocrisy: The State must go At its May meeting, the G8 issued an appropriately preachy statement saying, among other things, “[Gaddafi] has no future in a free, democratic Libya. He must go.” That statement comes after another odious international group, the U.N. Security Council, released a resolution that uses the language “excluding a foreign occupation force” to green-light a foreign occupation force. This is Orwellian political euphemism at its most unabashed. For the G8 and the United Nations, self-determination always allows plenty of room for bellicose interventionism. When a country no longer fits comfortably into
the openly dissolute web of compromises and pacts used to enslave the world to state capitalism, the kingpins make a change. This time, the bosses felt that Libya was ripe for the West’s creeping paternalism. Bare hypocrisy characterizes the G8’s — particularly the United States’ — admonitions toward Gaddafi, their rebukes incorporating all the usual denunciations of “rogue nations.” But like the state’s uses of the words “terrorist” and “criminal,” the meaning of “rogue nation” is conspicuously inapplicable to the hegemonic empire responsible for the world’s worst malfeasance.
Broadsides against Gaddafi’s Libya are, whatever their merits, difficult to take seriously when they emanate from the United States, with its numerous wars raging on without end. Not only do the United States and its co-conspirators enjoy immunity when they butcher innocents, they’re actually applauded for their “humanitarian interventions” to the point that the president of the United States receives the Nobel Peace Prize. A quick look at regimes that the United States has both propped up and toppled reveals no trend with respect to “legitimacy.” Indeed, U.S. foreign-poli-
cy decisions would appear nearly random absent the panoply of interests underlying its strategic conquests. Vague notions of “legitimacy,” arbitrarily defined by the dominant cultural force of a given age, have always lent the requisite rationales to aggression and conquest. From the Eternal City’s outward march against barbarians to the maritime powers of the Age of Exploration capturing the Occident with the permission of the Church, empire has forever been built under moral pretexts. For the United States and the rest of the West, “democracy” — long a hollow invo-
cation — has been the rallying cry for expansion. As international-law expert Anne Orford observed, “a ‘largely economic’ enterprise of imperialism continues” today, even after the “era of decolonization.” This new colonialism, defined by the exportation of Western, corporate capitalism versus old-fashioned claims of territorial sovereignty, lies at the heart of every supposedly “humanitarian” war. Anarchists understand that the G8 is right about one thing: Gaddafi must go. So too, though, must every apparent “leader” of every state the world over. Consortiums of criminal
bands such as the United Nations and the G8 sanctify a corporate imperial order foisted on the globe by its most powerful states. Just as empires impose foreign systems on their outposts, the state itself forces every individual into an existence defined by servitude to a ruling class. If the G8 has the moral authority to declare that Gaddafi must go, then every free, sovereign individual certainly has the same authority to announce to the state that it is no longer welcome in society. Center for a Stateless Society news analyst David D’Amato is a market anarchist and a lawyer with an L.L.M. in international law and business. He writes at www.firsttruths.com.
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• The list of requirements for the magic husband you haven’t met yet. Attractive, scruffy men with sexy Irish accents are few among the many these days.
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Samara Mills takes a big step at the Devonian Fossil Gorge on Monday. Mills was attempting to a get a better look at a pool full of tadpoles and had to cross a few stepping stones to do so.
• The pictures of you when you were a toddler bathing with four other children in the bathtub. (Since when is bathing also play time? Baths are for cleaning, not a time for Carly to sit in little Joey’s pee-pee.) • Your old training bra that your mom wrote your name inside so you wouldn’t lose it at summer camp. • The penis-shaped soap on a rope you got at your bachelorette party. Hide your kids, hide your husband … the penis on a rope is flying, and it’s scaring everybody everywhere. — Carly Correll says thanks for this idea, David, and HAPPY FLAG DAY, AMERICA. Think you’re pretty funny? Prove it. The Daily Iowan is looking for Ledge writers. You can submit a Ledge at daily-iowan@uiowa.edu. If we think it’s good, we’ll run it — and maybe contact you for more.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011 — by Eugenia Last
ARIES March 21-April 19 You need a change and a challenge. Let your imagination take over. Stop dreaming, start doing, and the people you attract will be surprisingly interesting and accommodating. Good fortune is heading your way. TAURUS April 20-May 20 Temptation will lead to overdoing it emotionally, financially, or physically. Now is not the time to delve into something you aren’t likely to finish. Don’t let an old habit or friend cost. GEMINI May 21-June 20 Don’t let a disappointment corrupt your day and your chance to advance. You have to put in your best effort, even if you are feeling a little low. Avoid getting involved personally with someone who can negatively affect your future or your reputation. CANCER June 21-July 22 Get ahead but not at the expense of a relationship you have. There is too much to lose if you let your emotions come between you and good common sense. Respond intelligently rather than reacting impatiently. LEO July 23-Aug. 22 Set your goals high and your mind on reaching what you set out to do. As long as you stick to your budget and you don’t let anyone use emotional tactics to make you feel obliged, you will come out on top. You will attract love and friendship. VIRGO Aug. 23-Sept. 22 You must surround yourself with individuals who think the same way as you. Listen to any criticism offered, and learn from it. Don’t let heartache deter you from achieving success. LIBRA Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Become a participant. It’s joining in that will lead to opportunities and meeting interesting people who can help change your life. Now is not the time to be lazy when there is so much to learn and so much at stake. SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21 You’ll be tempted to spend too much on your home, family, or investments. Rethink your future, and focus more on your talent and how to make progress. Stop allowing others to use up your valuable time. Invest in yourself. SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21 It will be easy to go down the wrong path; look before you leap. You can make gains, but you have to be smart and know your limits. Love is on the rise, and a sudden change in your personal life is apparent. CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Don’t share too much information if you want to stay ahead of the competition. Someone you least expect will reveal your position or your strategy. It’s how you handle yourself now that will lead to a prosperous future. Don’t get sidetracked by compliments or insincerity. AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Re-evaluate your motives and those of others. Until you know where you stand and you are sure about what you want, don’t make a move or a commitment. If you hold out for what you want, you will end up in control. Love is on the rise. PISCES Feb. 19-March 20 Not everyone you come in contact with will be trustworthy. Choose your battles, and don’t trust anyone offering the impossible. Start to put real facts and figures in place so you don’t make an irreversible mistake.
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UITV schedule 1:15 p.m. Stuit Hall Grand Reopening, April 14 1:45 Ueye, student life and activities 2 Women at Iowa, interview with Retired Professor Carol Fethke (2009) 3 UI Old Capitol Museum lecture, “Levi Leonard Railroad Collection,” Colleen Kelly, May 17 3:45 UI Diversity Awards Reception, April 13 5:15 Stuit Hall Grand Reopening, April 14 5:45 University & Concert Bands, directed
• The banana hammock you bought. You know, just to “get a feel for it.” The fact that it’s velvet makes it even better, and so soft between the cheeks …
• Your “Team Jacob” poster and matching T-shirt. (Hey, I’m with you; I’d join Jacob’s wolfpack in a heartbeat.)
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• The pictures you creepily took and saved of all the boys you had crushes on when you were younger. (Wait, nobody else did that but me?)
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• The pages you printed out and have been saving in a 3-ring binder from the Xanga blog you kept in junior high. (You just ate lunch with your friend Betty and are going to the mall? I bet your seven followers can’t wait to hear what you ate in the food court.)
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• Your life-size cutout of Zac Efron. That smile, those eyes … I commend your taste in Disney Channel hunks.
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Joseph’s, Mondo’s Saloon, Givanni’s, Micky’s, Takanami, Motley Cow Café, Linn Street Café, Formosa, Graze, Airliner, and Summit • “Live from Prairie Lights,” Betty Auchard, nonfiction, 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque • Latin Dancing, 7 p.m., Field House • AMERICAN: The Bill Hicks Story, 8 p.m., Bijou • Iowa Summer Music Camp Recital, 8 p.m., Riverside Recital Hall • Dance Party, 10 p.m., Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn
ONGOING • Jewelry by Jennifer Lawler, Bella Joli, 125 S. Dubuque; through Sept. 21 • Julia Kottal, Abstract Paintings, and Juniper Tales, wood by Nancy Romalov, Iowa Artisans Gallery, 207 E. Washington • Cathy Patterson: Colorful Abstractions, Chait Galleries Downtown, 218 E. Washington; through June 21
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Public Access TV jumps into dating scene
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Contestants of the new dating show on Public Access Television, “Dump Kiss or Date,” chat with host Monica Severson during a taping on Monday. The show will air on Channel 18 in a few weeks.
The show can be seen on channel 18 within the next few weeks. By BRIAN ALBERT brian-albert@gmail.com
Iowa City’s Public Access Television channel is spicing up its weekly lineup. In an attempt to diversify the programming, producers came up with “Dump, Kiss, or Date,” a new two-round dating show on which three male contestants compete for a date with one lovely lady. “We really wanted to try something different,” said Jared Sandersfeld, a producer, web designer, and workshop instructor for the station. “I’ve liked the idea of doing a dating show or a reality show for a long time. We’ve talked about it in the past, and this summer, we decided to roll with some fun, new, interesting shows.” Located near downtown Iowa City, the station describes itself as “a resource dedicated to diversity in community communication,” evident in the channel’s diverse arrangement, which includes art
Dump, Kiss or Date The suitors: • Jason Fries: Ph.D. student in computer science who has a self-proclaimed “cartoonishly large mouth.” • Nick Messersmith: actor, writer, and director who once lied to his mother about how she looked in a dress. • Niki Kusiak: nursing student who enjoys rapping and eating almonds. He’s also a well-traveled Canadian who’s been to Singapore, among other places. shows, game shows, sports programs, and even Spanish and Vietnamese programming. And people were more than willing to volunteer for the program, curious about what it would entail. “I [didn’t] really have any idea what to expect,” said Jason Fries, contestant No. 1. “A friend from graduate
school tipped me off to this show, and I thought it’d be fun.” But “Dump, Kiss, or Date” isn’t all fun and games. After only one round of questioning, the main contestant, Katrin Fischer, picked one person to “dump” while blindfolded. Fischer chose to eliminate suitor No. 3, Nikki Kusiak, who said he enjoyed rapping and eating almonds. The second round, which includes “feats of strength” and “confessions of love,” ends with the player picking one person to kiss. Challenges included cramming marshmallows into mouths, drawing selfportraits, catching PingPong balls, and doing pushups. Contestants were also asked about whether they’ve cheated on a girlfriend, which “base” they expect to get to on a first date, and which iPhone app they’d be. The remaining person is the contestant’s date, and
the two spend some time together around Iowa City while cameras capture every moment. Host Monica Severson described the game as “a great bunch” of fun. “I’m really hoping that we’ll be able to capture that goofy, wacky, MTV reality show kind of feel,” she said. And despite the shenanigans, Fischer said she wasn’t nervous about being on camera. “I was on TV in Germany, so I’m used to cameras,” Fischer said. “A friend of mine whom I went to high school with informed me about this new show, and I thought it’d be fun.” And though this show is technically a dating game, Sandersfeld said, the point isn’t to take things too seriously. “It’s not as much about meeting your match and finding a person to be in a serious relationship with,” he said. “It’s just something that’s fun to do.”
Gay man reports attack Police said the man was assaulted in the early morning. By EDDIE KIRSCH daily-iowan@uiowa.edu
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A gay man said another man yelled a gay slur at him and assaulted him last week in Iowa City. Iowa City police are investigating the alleged assault, reported to have occurred in an alley between the 100 block of East College and East Burlington Streets on June 11. The alleged victim told police that around 7:28 a.m. he was confronted by an African American male who struck him in the face. The man told police he then fell back against the wall, sustaining cuts to his face, knee, and ankle. The release said the area of the incident was checked by officers along with the victim, but the suspect was not located. Police said the alleged victim declined medical assistance. In an interview with The Daily Iowan, the alleged victim said he was walking along Clinton when greeted by a stranger walking the opposite way. The victim, who has
Iowa City police have arrested five people and charged them with assault causing injury since Jan. 1. Recent assaults in or near downtown: • June 3: 118 E. Washington St. • May 27: 409 S. Dodge St. • May 20: 200 block South Dubuque Street Source: Iowa City police website
requested anonymity because of fear for his safety, said the stranger called him a derosatory The alleged victim, who said he is an openly gay man, said he dismissed the comment and turned toward the direction he was headed. Then the assailant reportedly punched the man in the eye, threw him into a brick wall, and kicked him several times. The 30-year-old University of Iowa graduate student said he suffered a severe concussion, a shattered knee, a broken hand, and three fractured ribs, among other injuries. Adam Lewis, a friend of the victim and former graduate assistant man-
ager of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Resource Center at the UI, said the man is the second friend of his who has been beaten and sent to the hospital. “Working [at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center], I knew about one other incident,” said Lewis. “I’ve never felt too concerned walking around downtown.” Karla Miller, the executive director of the Rape Victim Advocacy Program, said there may be a pattern in violent incidents such as these. “It becomes a kind of twisted form of recreation,” she said. “Very often alcohol is involved.” The alleged victim said he did not believe that his behavior at the time he encountered his assailant was indicative of his sexual orientation. Nonetheless, Miller said, some people have a violent attitude toward gay and lesbian individuals. “The vernacular is, ‘Hey let’s go beat up some queers,’ ” she said. In an e-mail sent to faculty and graduate stu-
dents, the alleged victim tied the incident to a controversial College Republicans event last semester. “Words said ‘Republican Coming Out’ are not a joke for the queer community — they trivialize real and often traumatic problems,” he wrote. “Even though I am in agonizing pain, I hope in a few weeks I can turn this into a positive, educational experience of some sort. I’d hate to let the attacker feel like he won.” After the assault, the alleged victim said a passerby helped him contact the police. Within a few minutes, Iowa City officers responded. “The police were incredibly helpful,” the victim said. “The officer who responded was very concerned about my safety and well-being. He called some other officers to alert them about the situation. He gave me a hug. That was above and beyond.” A press release from the police described the suspect as a 6-foot to 6-2 African American male. Iowa City Crimestoppers is offering up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect.
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Monica Severson leads a blindfolded Katrin Fischer into the studio before the start of the new dating show by Public Access Television, “Dump, Kiss, or Date,” on Monday.
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Who did more damage to his reputation in the past week? LeBron James Boy, does Scottie Pippen look dumb. Just a few weeks ago, the Hall of Famer said LeBron James is on track to become the best player in NBA history. Yes, even better than Michael Jordan. Whoops. James completely fell apart in the NBA Finals. Everyone has a bad game from time to time, but James made a habit of disappearing in the fourth quarter. He scored 2 points (both on free throws), no points, 2 points, and 7 points in the fourth periods of the Heat’s losses. He netted a total of 7 points in the fourth quarters of Miami’s two wins. There will be endless debate over what, specifically, went wrong with James. That doesn’t matter. What matters is the catastrophic amount of damage that his abysmal clutch play did to his reputation as a basketball player. Polls on ESPN.com early
on Monday afternoon said 58 percent of voters think Dirk Nowitzki is a better player than James; 57 percent said they will remember the Finals because the Heat lost and not because the Mavs won. In other words, the sporting world seems to think somewhat less of James as a player than it did just a short while ago. This isn’t to say that Terrelle Pryor didn’t make an ass of himself this past week too, though — he did. But at least Pryor’s transgressions stem from being a kid who wants to get paid. We can’t begrudge him that, no matter how bratty he seemed when his lawyer said the Canadian League wasn’t offering him enough money to “whet his appetite.” Nobody is questioning Pryor’s ability to chuck a football or scramble for a touchdown. He stepped up when it counted most, accounting for 336 total yards and three scores in the 2011 Sugar Bowl. When James was put in
COMMENTARY CONTINUED FROM 10 just three weeks before the NCAA meet. In late April, Iowa won a Drake Relays title for the first time since 2009. The indoor season ended with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA indoor meet — the best in school history. The team had its highest finish at the indoor Big Ten championships since 1997 — the squad finished fourth both those years. Everything up to the NCAAs last week had gone just right for Iowa, it seemed. So when
SOFTBALL CONTINUED FROM 10 in the past, and they typically bring in more than $1,000 each year. The school holds a fundraiser of this kind in almost every sport,
similar situations, though — say, for example, the fourth quarter of an NBA Finals game — he wilted. Over and over and over again. James has been hyped as the second coming of Jordan since he entered the league, and thanks to his awful Finals, people should finally put those ludicrous comparisons to rest. His Airness was at his best in the clutch, and he has six championship rings to show for it (as actor Jason Segel reminds us in that stupid Bad Teacher ad that runs 17 times an hour). James has fewer rings than Adam Morrison, one of the biggest flops of our generation. How’s your foot taste, Scottie? — by Seth Roberts
Terrelle Pryor Terrelle Pryor played a huge role in Ohio State’s success over the past two seasons. He led the Buckeyes to two BCS bowl victories — the team beat Oregon in the
the Hawkeyes didn’t meet expectations in Des Moines, the 46th-place finish seemed like a failure. But Wieczorek said something very interesting about Ethan Holmes in Des Moines that stands true for the entire team. When Holmes went oneand-done in the 400-meter hurdles, Wieczorek said, “The funny thing is, you keep going and going until you’re disappointed. We don’t stop soon enough. You’re thrilled, you’re thrilled, you’re thrilled, and then it’s like you go to the Super Bowl, and all of a sudden you’re a loser [if you don’t win].” with the proceeds going to cancer research. And even though Ellyn Found was unable to attend on Monday, Catharine Found said she is responding very well to treatment and will enter her fifth round of chemotherapy this week.
Rose Bowl two years ago,and Arkansas this past year in the Sugar Bowl. In time, though, we will see that Pryor also played a major part in helping everyone forget his time on two of the better Ohio State teams in recent memory. There’s a reason Pryor did more damage to his legacy than LeBron James did to his, and it revolves around one simple item: time. James has it. Pryor doesn’t. King James still has plenty of time to rebound from his blunder in the Finals and has at least three more seasons with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh as teammates in Miami. Though the three failed to win a championship this year, it seems unlikely that the Heat won’t win at least one — if not more — NBA championships with those three stars on the roster. James is going to have more opportunities to recover from his less-than-clutch performance
This team isn’t “a loser.” This is a team that accomplished much more than anyone outside of the team itself could have expected at the beginning of the indoor season. Every individual indoor running record, except the 5,000 meters, is owned by a current member of the team, and present Hawkeyes also hold the indoor 4x400 relay and triplejump records. And when 14 members of a squad earn outdoor AllAmerican honors, as this team did on Monday, the results speak for themselves.
against Dallas in this year’s Finals. While many might now view James as a disappointment, it seems inevitable that he will be back in the Finals to redeem himself before too long. If James wins one or numerous rings, his legacy will be viewed in a far different light than it is today. Pryor, on the other hand, doesn’t have any of this. In fact, he doesn’t even have a team to play for right now — and the reason he doesn’t have a team to play for is what everyone, including the Buckeye faithful, will remember of their once beloved quarterback. The scent of Pryor’s wrongdoing in Columbus is so foul that the NCAA has started a separate investigation just for his actions. He reportedly is connected to six different cars during his time at Ohio State, none of which were actually his. He managed to pull off the oh-so-impressive twofer of running both his coach and himself out of town,
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Big Ten Network to focus on Hawkeyes The Big Ten Network will broadcast three days of Iowa-related programming, the network announced on Monday. The first “Iowa Day” will be Wednesday. The network will play three Iowa football games, two men’s basketball games, the Big Ten Icon special on Nile Kinnick, and the 10th episode of the Big Ten Network’s Iowa Magazine series. The day will begin at 1 p.m. with the Hawkeyes’ 84-82 doubleovertime win over Indiana from the 2003-04 basketball season. Iowa’s 34-27 double-overtime win over Michigan State from the 2007 football season will be broadcast at 3 p.m., and that will be followed by the Iowa Magazine and Nile Kinnick special. At 6 p.m., the Big Ten Network will show the Black and Gold’s 2724 win over Missouri at the 2010 Insight Bowl. The men’s hoops squad’s upset of No. 6 Purdue in March will follow at 8 p.m., and the Hawkeye football team’s come-from-behind, last-second win over LSU in the 2005 Capitol One Bowl will serve as the nightcap at 10 p.m. Two more “Iowa Days” will be held later in the summer. — by Seth Roberts
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High-school football players take their positions during the Iowa football camp on Monday at the recreation fields. The annual camp for ninth- though 12th-grade players will end today; it is led by Iowa’s football coaches.
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Hawks better than NCAAs BEN SCHUFF benjamin-schuff@uiowa.edu
The Iowa men’s track and field team finally fell victim to expectations. Throughout the indoor and outdoor seasons, Iowa head coach Larry Wieczorek said the 2011 track and field team was the best group he’s seen in his 24 years with the program. For the most part, the team lived up to those high expectations from January to May. But everything appeared to come to a crashing halt at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships in Des Moines last week. Yes, it was disappointing to see a team that had achieved so much over the past five months tie for 46th place with the likes of Weber State and Northern Arizona. And no, those certainly weren’t the results the
Hawkeyes were looking for at Drake Stadium. On paper, a 46th-place finish for this group looks much worse than simply disappointing. But don’t confuse disappointing with bad. Is running a careerbest or season-best time and missing the NCAA finals by tenths of a second disappointing? Sure it is, and that scenario played itself out twice for the Hawkeyes last week. Iowa’s Erik Sowinski crossed the finish line in the 800 meters faster than he ever had before — but his time just missed qualifying for the finals by less than half a second. The 4x400-meter relay of Steven Willey, Patrick Richards, Sowinski, and Chris Barton ran a season-best time of 3:05.64. Again, Iowa missed qualifying for the finals by fractions of a second. That doesn’t mean they performed poorly, however. The Hawkeyes won their first outdoor Big Ten championship in more than five decades SEE COMMENTARY, 8
High-school football players train during the annual camp held by the Iowa football team at the recreation fields on Monday. Approximately 450 players worked out with Hawkeye coaches at the camp, which will end today.
Fourteen Hawkeye track and field athletes have been named All-Americans by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association, according to a release. Junior jumper Troy Doris was named to the first team after his fifth-place finish in the triple jump at the NCAA championships last week. Junior middle-distance runner Erik Sowinksi earned secondteam nods in both the 800 meters and 4x400 relay. He was joined in the latter event by teammates Chris Barton, Patrick Richards, and Steven Willey. Juniors Betsy Flood (5,000 meters) and Jeff Herron (high jump) and sophomore Ethan Holmes (400-meter hurdles) also made the second team. Six athletes were named honorable mention All-Americans: Justin Austin (200 meters), Brooke Eilers (5,000 meters), and the women’s 4x400 relay team of Nicole Erickson, Tiffany Hendricks, Ashley Liverpool, and Bethany Praska. — by Seth Roberts
Special meaning for West fundraiser One West High parent’s battle with cancer gave this year’s Coaches vs. Cancer fundraiser special significance. By KYLE HUGHES kyle-hughes@uiowa.edu
Last year, Ellyn Found was the main organizer of Iowa City West’s annual Coaches vs. Cancer softball fundraiser. This year, she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. “We were all in shock when we found out,” said Jill Tresslar, an organizer of this year’s event. “Ellyn is a beautiful lady. She would do anything for anyone … We decided this year to donate everything [to] pancreatic-cancer research.” Tresslar and the other event coordinators sold raffle tickets and purple Tshirts emblazoned with the phrase “Team Ellyn” at the event, which was held during West’s softball double-header with Cedar Rapids Prairie on Monday evening. The shirts were designed and sold by daughter Found’s Catharine Found, a West graduate and senior at Trinity University.
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A West High player pitches to a Cedar Rapids Prairie batter during the Coaches vs. Cancer softball game at West High on Monday. The game raises funds for the UI Hospitals and Clinics Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center. “Seeing everyone out here and seeing all the support is the main thing,” Catharine Found said. “It’s been really great … She loves all the support.” Proceeds from the event will benefit the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics’ Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center. The love and support for Ellyn Found was evident, and the Found family was repeatedly showered by encouragement and wellwishes during the game. “Every one of us is involved in this, [and] it really hit home,” said Kim Klein, another volunteer who helped at the
fundraiser. “Ellyn would be right here doing this if she were well. “She is probably the most giving one of all of us.” Tresslar and Klein collected donations from local businesses in the weeks leading up to the fundraiser. The donations, including tickets to Hawkeye athletics events and a shirt signed by legendary Hawkeye wrestling coach Dan Gable, were raffled off between the games of the double-header with the Hawks, who wore pink ribbons on their jerseys as a show of support. The volunteers said it was tough for Ellyn Found to not take part in this year’s fundraiser.
“She would be heading up this event today if she were well,” Klein said. It would have a natural fit — her younger daughter, Caroline Found, is an outfielder for the West Trojans. Her team took the field Monday night wearing special purple camouflage jerseys to support her mother’s fight against cancer. “Sports are a great way to advocate things like this,” Catharine Found said. Klein said the Coaches vs. Cancer fundraisers at West have done very well SEE SOFTBALL, 8