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WHAT’S INSIDE: Local officials aren’t sure if alcoholrelated ambulance calls have increased or decreased because they changed their tracking system. Page 5A Iowa is expected to end the year with a $483 million surplus but one state legislator says policymakers should keep their hands off that money. “As far as I’m concerned, that’s still the taxpayers of Iowa’s money.” Page 6A Top-50 basketball recruit Adam Woodbury has committed to playing under Fran McCaffery at Iowa. Page 8A
Republicans cast symbolic ballots against borrowing WASHINGTON — The Republican-run U.S. House on Wednesday weighed in against raising the government's borrowing limit by $500 billion, but the vote was really just a political show. Legislation that President Obama signed last month raised the debt limit by $400 billion immediately. A second increase, this time by $500 billion, was to take effect this month unless both the House and Senate voted to block it. Last week, senators defeated efforts to stop the $500 billion increase. So even though the House went on record with a 232186 vote Wednesday against the second increase, the action had no real consequence. GOP Rep. Tom Reed of New York said Republicans still wanted to make the point that they're serious about the issue. Democrats said it was a waste of time. The vote took place as officials said a so-called supercommittee charged with drafting legislation to cut long-term deficits by $1.2 trillion would hold a closed door meeting today. There was no public announcement of the meeting and the agenda was unknown. The panel has had two public meetings, including one on Tuesday in which Douglas Elmendorf, director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, described the magnitude of the challenge the panel faces in trying to both reduce deficits and stimulate the economy. — Associated Press
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Iowa City police officers got Tasers in 2008. This graphic shows how frequently the police have displayed and deployed Tasers over the past three years. Source: Iowa City Police Department
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Officials defend Taser use Iowa City and University police departments tout benefit of Tasers. By MATT STARNS matthew-starns@uiowa.edu
A cell-phone video opened on a familiar setting, Iowa City’s downtown Panchero’s location. Iowa City police officers arrived on scene, finding one man on top of the other, punching his head and torso. A police officer defused the situation moments later when he discharged his Taser, incapacitating
the combative subject in seconds. Scenes like that have become more common in Iowa City over the last few years. Iowa City law officers enforcement deployed Tasers on subjects 21 times last year, compared to 20 in 2009 and just once the year before that. And the practice of employing stun guns has come under scrutiny
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“There’s been controversy for many years now that there are people who die after being Tased,” said Ben Stone, the executive director of the ACLU’s Iowa chapter. “People say that Tasers are perfectly safe; that’s just not true.” Stone also said he’s concerned with the amount of training law enforcement officials receive regarding appropriate use of Tasers. “It’s very easy just to use
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across the nation recently as civil rights organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union, have fought police departments on their use of the device. According to a proposal of standards for law enforcement by the Massachusetts chapter of the ACLU, there have been more than 100 Taser-related deaths in the U.S. alone since 2001.
Douglas Van Daele compared new technologies in hospitals to the introduction of the stethoscope in 1816. “When the stethoscope was invented, doctors felt it was going to get in the way of patient interaction,” said the UI professor of otolaryngology. “They would put their ear to a patients chest to listen to the heartbeat. As technology is introduced into medical changes that occur, [doctors should] view it as a tool. A tool that is a benefit to the patient” The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics was recently
named to the 2011 “Most Wired” list, compiled by Hospitals and Health Networks and also placed on the sixth stage of seven on U.S. News & World Report’s Most Connected list. The first list is a survey of 530 hospitals and health systems — only 154 organizations made the final list. The systems are judged on how they have adopted, implemented and used information technology. This is UIHC’s second year being placed on the list. The second list shows the UIHC — which has spent around $60 million on new technologies since 2007 — is a leader in electronic medical records.
Those records became available to all UIHC patients in June 2011 and are available through MyChart. But some doctors, as was shown in a recent New York Times article, said they feel new technologies can have a negative effect on doctorpatient relationships. According to the article, technology can ruin the intimacy of a patient visit and also make it difficult for doctors to maintain eye-contact with them if the clinician is continuously answering questions — regarding their visit — on a computer screen. SEE WIRED, 3A
it, rather than trying to use less painful and less dangerous methods of subduing a person,” Stone said. “I think there needs to be consequences for their misuse.” But police contend that the Tasers serve as a safer, more effective means of subduing a combative or unruly subject in a situation that doesn’t merit SEE TASERS, 3A
UI grads paying back loans By ERIC MOORE eric-moore-1@uiowa.edu
University of Iowa students pay their bills. That’s according to U.S. Department of Education statistics, which show increased problems with student loan payment nationally. UI students, in comparison, don’t have as much trouble. The official national cohort default rate for public and private institutions for the fiscal 2009 is 8.8 percent. This means an average of 8.8 percent of students “defaulted,” or didn’t follow SEE LOANS, 3A
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UI freshmen Clinton Francois (left) and Stefan Juran exchange one of their special handshakes in between classes on Tuesday. Francois and Juran have been friends since kindergarten. (The Daily Iowan/Elvira Bakalbasic)
The prince of joke shakes The UI freshman’s handshakes were once an inspiration for an art project. By JORDAN MONTGOMERY jordan-w-montgomery@uiowa.edu
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University of Iowa freshman Stefan Juran uses a new take on an old trick to make introductions a little more interesting. It’s a common occurrence. One person goes in for a normal handshake or high-five, but the other pulls her or his hand back and slides it through her or his hair. The first person is “left hanging.” Today, that old prank has evolved, and Juran has perfected an arsenal of new and improved “gotcha” handshakes to make sure he catches people by surprise. Juran said that when he was in high school, he was a member of both the speech team and band, so he would meet new people all the time. These goofy handshakes were a way to break the ice and make people laugh during a first introduction. “I think it all started because Clint [Francois]
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came up to me and showed me one,” Juran said. “I thought it was the stupidest thing ever. But we kept learning more; we picked up more when we went to different places. People would teach us a new one, and then we’d teach them one of ours.” Juran and Francois said they could name at least 10 handshakes off the top of their heads: snail, squirrel, stick shift, jellyfish, snowman, yo-yo, rocket ship, turkey, hot dog, octopus, hand hug, and dead fish.
‘There’s a time and a place for a handshake but I usually don’t follow those rules.’ — Stefan Juran The dead fish is one of Stefan’s favorites. As one person goes to grab his hand, he quickly presses his thumb down between his middle and ring finger just before contact, forcing the other person to awkwardly grab his entire hand. Stefan’s friend Cody Mefferd remembered the first time he was “dead fished.” “The first time was at a speech contest, and in front of a whole bunch of people, he dead fished me … it was so embarrassing for both me and him,” Mefferd said. Juran admits that the practice is very goofy, but he finds that most people enjoy the lightheartedness of his handshake skills.
“There’s a time and a place for a handshake but I usually don’t follow those rules,” Juran said. “We do it to drunk people when we’re walking home on the weekends, and they think they are the coolest things ever. I’ve done it to someone at church before.“ Stefan also once helped a girl from his high school with her senior art project. She used drawings of his different handshakes to create a collage. While most people find the handshakes entertaining, Juran admits they are met with a mixed response at home. “My mom thinks they’re stupid. She’s always like, ‘You have nothing better to be doing with your time?’ But my dad, he’s even more goofy then I am. He thinks they’re the funniest thing ever,” Stefan said. “He loves them — he’ll go up to my friends and do them all wrong; it’s so annoying.”
METRO Mayflower resident reports attack A resident of Mayflower Residence Hall was assaulted Tuesday afternoon around 2 p.m. as he was leaving the northeast entrance of the building, according to a press release. The suspect wore a ski mask and reportedly punched the victim in the back of the head and attempted to steal his wallet. A Good Samaritan stepped in and was able to aid the victim in retrieving the wallet, the release said. According to UI police, the suspect is described as a 25- to 30year old black male, 6 foot, 200 pounds; he was last seen wearing all black clothing and black Nikestyle basketball shoes. The alleged victim also said there appeared to be a cut design in his hair on the right side of his head. UI police are also seeking the Good Samaritan, who is described as an older white male, possibly 40 to 50 years of age, who might go by the name Mark or Clark. He is described as 5-10, 170 pounds, with a thin silver mustache and light brown hair. Anyone with knowledge of the incident is encouraged to call UI police at 319-335-5022. — by Matt Starns
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Lawyers for a man set for execution Thursday are calling on Texas Gov. Rick Perry to halt the punishment because an expert wit-
WASHINGTON — Savoring the unlikeliest of victories, Republicans called their triumph in a New York City Congressional race a repudiation of President Obama’s policies on the economy and Israel on Wednesday as public and private polls showed his approval ratings plummeting in a
district he carried handily in 2008. “We’re not going to sugarcoat it; it was a tough loss,” conceded the House Democratic Campaign Committee. Yet party officials and the White House insisted the race was not a referendum on the president as he seeks re-election with the economy stagnant and unemployment stuck at 9.1 percent. In New York, Rep.-elect Bob outpolled state Turner Assemblyman David Weprin in a light-turnout election. He will replace former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner, who resigned in disgrace earlier this year in a sexting scandal. Represented by Democrats since the 1920s, the district includes portions of Brooklyn and Queens, is home to three times as many registered Democrats as Republicans and is nearly 40 percent Jewish. Those district demographics customarily spell victory for a Democrat, but in a smattering of interviews on the day after the election, former Obama supporters gave voice to their changed feelings. “Unfortunately, the Democrats have let us down lately,” said Anne Lenihan, 65, of Queens, who said she supported the president in 2008. “I’m disappointed in the Democrats and we need change.” — Associated Press
Dameka Bryant, 37, address unknown, was charged Wednesday with violating a no-contact domestic-abuse order. Michael Humble, 18, Wellman, Iowa, was charged Monday with OWI. Justin Kane, 23, West Branch, was
charged June 17 with discharging firearms within city limits. Casey Oulman, 33, 2216 Plaen View Drive, was charged Wednesday with keeping a disorderly house. Ryan Raaf, 19, 1080 Mesquite Drive, was charged Wednesday with PAULA.
Zachary Taylor, 20, 509 E. Benton St., was charged Wednesday with OWI. Chrystal Walterman, 23, 315 E. First St. Apt. 6, was charged Monday with possession of marijuana. Lanny Williams, 54, Coralville, was charged Tuesday with public intoxication.
Johnson County backs Kirkwood facility There may soon be a new Kirkwood Community College building on the University of Iowa Oakdale campus. Kirkwood and UI officials believe the proposed new building would forge a partnership between the two institutions, making the transition from community college an easier one. In addition, the move would allow the two institutions to share resources. According to the Johnson County Auditor’s website, 81 percent of Johnson County voters backed the $46.5 million bond issue referendum Tuesday, which would provide funding for the new building. Results were still pending in the other 16 counties where the issue was on the ballot. — by Matt Starns
Perry faces another death-penalty controversy
ness told jurors that black criminals were more likely to pose a future danger to the public if they are released. Perry, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, is an ardent supporter of capital punishment. During his 11 years in office, 235 convicted killers have been put to death in Texas and his office says he has chosen to halt just four executions, including one for a woman who was later put to death. But Duane Buck’s case is one of six convictions that former Texas Attorney General John Cornyn — a political ally of Perry who is now a Republican U.S. senator — reviewed in 2000 and said needed to be reopened because of the racially charged statements made during the sentencing phase of the trial. — Associated Press
GOP flaunts winning Weiner seat
BLOTTER Kenneth Barnes, 53, 804 Gilbert Court, was charged Monday with possession of a controlled substance. Timothy Bock, 55, 1909 Flatiron Ave., was charged Wednesday with driving with a suspended license.
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CONTINUED FROM 1A the payment terms of their contract, within the twoyear window given for them to begin repaying loans. Though the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 extended the window to three years for borrowers entering repayment in fiscal 2009, the recent U.S. Department of Education statistics concern students who began their window on October 1, 2008. UI officials are excited to report the official default rate on student loan defaults to be 1.9 percent, in both fiscal 2008 and 2009. This is 6.9 percent lower than the cumulative default cohort rate for all institutions and is also
TASERS CONTINUED FROM 1A lethal force. “These devices are meant to help us avoid having to get to that point [of lethal force],” said Mike Smithey, an investigator with the Iowa City police. He said in a lethal-force situation, however, a Taser can mean the difference between a dead subject a successfully and detained one. “If it’s appropriate, if I have the ability to pull it out, I may not have to use a gun.” Smithey said. “It may keep me from rising to the level of lethal force, or it may give me an option if we’re already there, and I’ve got cover, if we have someone else who can do that lethal force.” Smithey said complications from Taser exposure typically occur from drug use on the part of the subject or from misuse by police. Michael Miller, a UI clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine, said the risks associated with correct Taser use are generally low, and most people who have been Tased experience no permanent injury. “Being Tased contracts all your muscles at once; you have a big fatigue factor afterwards, almost as if you just ran a marathon,” said Miller. “That’s the main thing we see. Injuries are pretty rare, usually it’s because someone has fallen after being Tased.” Smithey also said he thinks the Taser is an improvement from previous less-lethal force options, such as Mace and ASP batons. “It is the most beneficial tool that has come around, I think, to law enforcement with regards to safety of everybody in a very long time,” Smithey said. “It is the best tool for us in non-lethal-force situations. It’s the most effective, it’s the most immediate.” He also touted the safe nature of the Taser from an officer’s perspective, as well as the subject’s. “It protects me as an officer, it protects the victim, and it protects the person who is getting [the Taser],” Smithey said. “I don’t have to hit them with an ASP.” Officers of both the UI police and the Iowa City police now carry Tasers, a practice that is becoming the norm around the United States. Sgt. Denise Brotherton of the Iowa City police said she supports the decision to use Tasers and considers them a safe, less-lethal force option for use in Iowa City, even for the bar crowd. “The majority of people we deal with in arrest situations, there are substance abuse issues going on. That’s not going to be unusual that someone would have alcohol in their system, that’s what may have caused them to make the poor decision,”
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University of Iowa graduates default on their studentloan debt at a much lower rate than students at other colleges. The graphic above compares the UI’s student-debt default rate with that of other types of universities around the United States. MAXWELL FREUND/THE DAILY IOWAN
lower than the 7.2 percentage, which is specific to pubic institutions. Mark Warner, the director of UI Student Financial Aid, attributed the difference to students.
Tasers Studies show exposure to a Taser is less dangerous than exposure to a household outlet. About Tasers: •5.4 percent of Taser deployments by law enforcement prevented the use of lethal force. • A Taser delivers 0.3 percent of the amps used to power a Christmas tree bulb. • The chance of minor injury from exposure to a Taser is less than 0.25 percent. Source: Iowa City police Detective Mike Smithey, Taser International Inc., and U.S. Department of Justice
she said. “We would not choose to use equipment that would be unsafe to deploy on an intoxicated subject because of this.” There have been only 42 Taser deployments by the Iowa City police since they implemented the device in 2008, a number Brotherton said is not alarming. By comparison, UI police have deployed Tasers three times since 2008. It is current Iowa City police policy to offer medical attention to each subject who has been Tased, and emergency medical personnel are called to the scene. If a subject is brought into custody after being Tased, he or she is monitored after the incident. UI police policy dictates that each subject who has been Tased must be transported to the UIHC emergency room for an examination, after which the police may continue to process the individual. Dave Visin, an associate director of UI police, said UI police officers only use Tasers when the situation warrants it. “We use the amount of force necessary to take control of the situation as quickly as possible and as safely as possible for the suspect and the officer,” he said.
“We do whatever we can to minimize the student debt for the student body, but basically, it’s saying that the students who are leaving the UI are, in fact, finding employment and
TECHNOLOGY CONTINUED FROM 1A Van Daele said he has heard doctors complain about the effect technologies can have on their relationship with patients, but ultimately technology is beneficial in the field of medicine. He pointed to the U.S. News as a sign the technology at the UIHC makes the hospital stand out. “It’s showing we’re leading the pack… it can be a detriment to people sometimes,” he said. “[But] we’re all finding our way of how do we best utilize the tools.” Lee Carmen, the associate vice president of information systems for UIHC, said he thought too much technology does have the potential to negatively effect the doctor-patient relationship. “It comes down to the clinician remaining focused on the patient rather than other things,”
have been in a position for repayment on their student loans,” Warner said. Warner said the last three to five years have remained consistent as far as the number of undergraduate students who graduate with debt. It should be noted that this figure includes only undergraduates, while the default cohort rate for the UI includes graduate and postgraduate students. “About 40 percent of our [undergraduate] students graduating each of the last three or four years, graduate without any debt whatsoever,” said Warner. “Sixty percent have some debt.” The UI percentage has even decreased when compared with the fiscal 2007 percentage, which was more than two. Conversely, the national numbers rose in each. All sectors of high-
er education institutions increased in this area for the fiscal 2009, which can most easily but not entirely be attributed to the recession, according to Charles Whiteman, the senior associate dean for the Tippie College of Business. “The period of time where the increase in the default rate took place was basically the depth of the recession so it coincides with the most difficult economic times that we’ve had in 60 years,” Whiteman said. Because of the recession, some individuals have to make the choice between “food on the table” and “a check in the mail to the bank.” “According to the most recently available statistic, we’re growing, but we’re not growing very fast.
We’re not growing fast enough to make much of a difference. People are more worried now than they were six months ago about a double dip recession,” Whiteman said. One option mentioned in the press release which has been expanded by the Obama administration is an Income Based Repayment Plan. Sara Gast, an employee of the Education Department said they are “continuing to reach out to borrowers to let them know about the plan.” “We know that we have had success in preventing borrowers from default when we can touch base with them to discuss their repayment options,” Gast said.
2011 “Most Wired” University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is one of 154 organizations on the list. Other hospital systems on the list: •University of Illinois Medical Center — Chicago, IL • University of Kansas Hospital — Kansas City, KS • University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics — Madison, WI • Mercy Medical Center — Cedar Rapids, IA • Northwestern Memorial Hospital —Chicago, IL Source: Hospitals and Health Networks “Most Wired” 2011 survey
he said. “You could make the same claim that if a pager or cell phone goes off all the time the clinician would become distracted from talking to the patient and focus more on the technology. It really requires the physician to stay focused on the patient.” But Carmen also said technology is important as health care providers have
Douglas Van Daele, a UI associate professor of otolaryngology, talks about the implementation of new technology at the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic on Wednesday. Van Daele credited the increasing amount of technology used at the UI Hospitals and Clinics for improving efficiency in the hospital. (The Daily Iowan/Adam Wesley) a massive amount of information to continuously sift through. “Health care today is very complex. The amount of current knowledge about how to take care of various diseases and conditions is growing very fast,” he said. “[Also], I think it would be very difficult today and it will be more so in the future for care providers to keep
track of all the data that’s associated with a patient if they didn’t have advanced computer systems to help them.” Erma Turner, 74 and a patient of Van Daele’s, agreed. “I think [the technology is] wonderful,” she said. “I probably wouldn’t be here as healthy as I am without it.”
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U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights relevant to students Miranda rights can easily be tied to lines of dialogue heard while watching reruns of “COPS” or “Law and Order” on late-night television. But when fiction turns into reality, students need to know exactly what they can do to avoid a legal debacle that could haunt them indefinitely. In many more cases than one may expect, the U.S. Constitution values individual privacy and liberty over acts of alleged crime. By learning and exercising the rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, University of Iowa students can avoid the mistakes that have led to the prosecution of many students in the past. The Bill of Rights was formed to limit the power of government to ensure American citizens of their natural freedoms of unwarranted intervention. The topic of conversation at Wednesday night’s “Know the Law: Know Your Rights” presentation in the IMU was more pragmatic than that, providing invaluable information to otherwise uninformed listeners. Greg Bal, the supervising attorney at the UI Student Legal Services, enlightened students about what is within their Constitutional rights when talking to police officers or other law-enforcing personnel. The first, and arguably most practical right, is the right to remain silent, or as Bal puts it, students’ “right to shut up.” If a student is arrested, he or she should remain quiet and not answer any questions without the presence of a lawyer. This right is guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment: “… nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself … without due process of law.” Bal estimates that in his many years as a public defender, nearly 70 percent of convictions could have been avoided if his clients had not spoken after being arrested. If arrested, you can stay quiet and not answer any questions. Another right often overlooked by students is their right to privacy. If police officers do not have specific warrants, students do not have to consent to searches, including searches of cars, homes, and even their pockets or backpacks. This right is guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment, “The right of the people to be secure … against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause …” Students should make it very clear to police officers that they do not have permission to search these personal items by politely stating, “You do not have consent to search my property.” There is no need to provoke any avoidable conflict with an officer. “Sometimes the police are just fishing,” Bal said.
‘Never plead guilty. Plead not guilty every time you are taken before a judge.” If one pleads not guilty, then that person will have more options and a chance to get the charges dismissed at a later date.’ — Greg Bal, supervising attorney at the UI Student Legal Services
Police often are persistent in asking questions in order to gain enough evidence for a search or arrest. Students are not always obligated to stay when the police are questioning them. Sometimes police are simply questioning individuals to get information to constitute probable cause for a pending arrest. In this case, ask the police officer explicitly, “Am I free to go?” If the officer says yes, then the student can leave and should do so immediately. If the officer says no, then the student should assume he or she is under arrest and should exercise Bal’s “right to shut up.” If you are taken to a courtroom and are put in front of a judge, Bal has some more advice. “Never plead guilty. Plead not guilty every time you are taken before a judge.” If one pleads not guilty, then that person will have more options and a chance to get the charges dismissed at a later date. In this case, students should take advantage of the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment: “… in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right … to be confronted with the witnesses against him.” It should be known that students in university-run residence halls have fewer rights than those living off-campus, as part of the signed UI Housing contract. Normally, police need probable cause to enter a residence, but in these cases, only suspicion is needed. University officials can enter a room, without warning, for routine maintenance, and anything found while in the room can be brought in court as evidence. Knowing the Constitutional rights can be essential for anyone, whether criminally prone or otherwise. If you act with a firm confidence, while still being polite, you can avoid legal disaster that could haunt you for the rest of your professional life. Remember to be calm and quiet, and lawyer-up if you need to. After all, it is what the Founding Fathers would want you to do.
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DI sports broadcast lacking I’ll be straight forward with it: Your sports broadcast on Daily Iowan TV could be so much better with just a little bit better video coverage, enthusiasm, and maybe a desk.
I get that we are in a recession and all, but a desk is definitely do-able. Trust me on this one; you make it exciting and fun, and more people will actually watch it. Cody Goodwin UI freshman
Guest op response ‘case in point’ At first glance, I thought Mike Norton’s mean-spirited “I got mine, you get yours” response to Ryan Swanek’s guest editorial was satirical. Kind of an Onionesque spoof.
But then I realized his meanspirited take on Swanek’s sensitive discussion of recent ugly anti-welfare legislation and attacks on the poor was a perfect case-in-point. Megan Knight UI rhetoric department
HOW DO YOU INTERPRET THE CONSTITUTION?
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Constitution Week: Super serious WILL MATTESSICH will.mattessich@gmail.com
Apparently, Constitution Week isn’t serious enough. According to some in Iowa City, the tone of the mass email sent from Associate Provost Tom Rice’s office to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution was too lighthearted. It talked about Constitution-theme coffee and free pocket copies of James Madison’s opus. Come on, Iowa City, get serious and stop making light of the Constitution. It’s getting offended. It definitely has feelings; it’s a living document, after all. The scope of disagreement and discussion driven by the Constitution underscores the importance of having events commemorating the Constitution in our community. Especially a vibrant community such as Iowa City, with profane professors, frequent protests, recurrent searching and seizing. Notorious originalist and Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has a few things to say about the amount of life in our founding document. He feels that it should be interpreted by determining what the words meant to the framers when they wrote it. In 2008, Scalia said, “A Constitution is not meant to facilitate change. It is meant to impede change, to make it difficult to change.” So don’t be surprised if the cashier is slow when you pay for your Bill Of Rights Coffee this week. To be honest, thinking that the framers of the Constitution put the pen down and left a document completely defining a free society seems like a bit of a stretch. The framers drafted articles and amendments about searches and seizures in an era before wiretaps, cyber-surveillance, and Transportation Security Administration security groping. They even punted on some issues, such as defining presidential power. The fact is, it’s a 224year-old document that no one can definitively interpret. Except maybe U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, according to many of his ardent supporters. (I just mentioned Ron Paul, meaning the online readership of this column
today will at least double.) Ron Paul. Ron Paul. (Our online readership just passed the New York Times.) Anyway, it’s that ambiguity that makes the document so remarkable. The Constitution allows society to change with the times while setting guidelines to ensure essential liberties. It’s up to the American people to elect leaders that will uphold the values the Constitution espouses, and they can only do that if they know what’s in it. It’s a work that should be understood by every citizen, not just the academic and political elite. Barack Obama was a Constitutional-law professor, but that doesn’t mean we have to accept his definition of his authority to use military force. We can’t dispute his Constitutional interpretation at the ballot box if we’re unable to form our own opinion. Not everyone is going to take a course on Constitutional law or history, but maybe seeing star-spangled gelato scooped will induce some Iowa City residents to learn something about it before they go out to exercise their 21st Amendment rights. (Or the 18th if they’re a city councilor.) Ron Paul? There is one point on which I must object to the “Constitution Day” mass email. The email says the Constitution is “… the source of rights, freedoms, and responsibilities of citizens,” but that’s not quite right. The framers believed that the rights, freedoms, and responsibilities of the citizens come from the will of those citizens, not from the government or any piece of paper. They even started the first line with “We the People …” The Constitution Week events make our founding document more accessible and thus make our union more perfect. Lighthearted events that get students and residents thinking about their Constitutional protections and the role of their government can do nothing but good. One might even say that such events are necessary and proper (am I interpreting that correctly?). Ron Paul. Let’s all take this opportunity to reflect on our country’s founding and the unique role of our Constitution. The further our Constitution moves from the hearts and minds of the people, the further our society moves from the ideal republic. Seriously.
Guest opinion
Making room for everybody at the university I appreciate The Daily Iowan’s concern about students placed in expanded housing (“UI over-housing woes absurd,” Aug. 30, 2011). It’s a concern I share. In order to reduce the number of students who start their year in expanded housing, we have added almost 300 beds to the system over the last two years, primarily by leasing two buildings. This proactive effort has, despite record admissions and record retention, kept the number of students in
expanded housing to a reasonable number. We expect that most students in expanded housing will be in their permanent rooms soon. While it’s not an ideal situation, our surveys indicate that it has real positives for some students, and is tolerable to most. As the DI acknowledges, predicting exactly the number of students who will actually arrive and move into the residence halls is impossible. At the high point in the application cycle, we have thou-
sands more students with complete applications than will ultimately move in to the residence halls. Cancellation rates vary somewhat from year to year, so our best estimates will necessarily miss the mark. The earlier in the cycle, the less accurate the estimate will be, and unfortunately, if we are going to lease off-campus buildings, we have to act early in the cycle. So, sometimes, we will not have enough beds in permanent locations for all the students who want
beds. But what would the DI have us do? Should we deny housing to students who want to live in the residence halls? Research and experience demonstrate that spending the first few weeks of the semester in expanded housing is much better for students’ success than living off campus would be. Of course, students who are assigned to expanded housing have the option of declining their housing contract and living off campus instead. Most choose to move in to expanded housing, and we
think that’s a good choice. I suppose that we could, theoretically, overbuild to such an extent that we can guarantee every student a permanent room at move-in. To make that guarantee, we would, given the uncertainties in predicting the number of residents, have to build more rooms than we will ever need. Many people don’t know that the residence hall system is strictly self-supporting. No general fund money goes to the residence halls, so the only
revenue available to pay for those extra rooms would come from increased rates paid by all residents. Charging students more so that we can have empty rooms doesn’t seem like a good idea. The staff in University Housing & Dining have done a great job of minimizing the number of students starting the semester in expanded housing and of improving the experience those students have, and I congratulate them. Tom Rocklin is the vice president for Student Life at the University of Iowa.
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Software foils tracking alcohol trends By DORA GROTE dora-grote@uiowa.edu
Officials said they’re unable to find trends in alcohol-related ambulance calls because of a decision to use a new software for tracking those calls. Therefore, Johnson County Public Health Director Doug Beardsley said what appears to be a decrease in the number of student calls is misleading. “We cannot make an apples to apples comparison between years because of the change in software,” he said at a Partnership for Alcohol Safety meeting
Wednesday. “But looking at other trends, nothing jumps out that says turn this ship around.” Beardsley said 931 student alcohol-related calls were placed in 2009 and 349 were placed in 2010. He said the numbers show a decrease in calls, but in reality, no relevant information can be drawn from them to show a change in the behavior of University of Iowa students. The software switch changed the protocol for what calls are considered alcohol-related, he said. In previous years, a
patient who called the ambulance after an intoxicated person harmed them would be considered an alcohol-related call, Beardsley said. Beginning in 2010, the patient needed to consume alcohol for the call to be considered “alcoholrelated.” The data software change has made it difficult for UI officials to track student trends, in light of their Alcohol Harm Reduction Plan initiatives. UI Vice President for Student Life Tom Rocklin said UI officials will use different methods to detect
changes in students’ alcohol behavior because of the change in software. He said the emergency-treatment admission numbers will be used to indicate the alcohol-related harm students do to themselves and each other. Michael Takacs, as UI clinical associate professor of emergency medicine, said in the year prior to the 21-ordinance, more than 16 of every 100 visits of 18- to 20-year-olds to the ER were alcohol-related. In the year following, this number fell to just more than 12. “The total number of vis-
its [denominator] is nearly identical, meaning the total number of alcohol related emergencies dropped 24 percent,” Takacs said. “Another very important thing we found is the alcohol-related visits involving violence decreased 49.8 percent.” Rocklin said officials will also be using the police records of calls made to the ambulance office from on campus, normally from the residence halls. Despite the software change, Beardsley said, the age of most frequent ambulance calls could still be
tracked. In 2009, the age was 19, and in 2010 the number rose to 20. “This is not earth-shattering information,” he said. “If the data don’t change month by month, that’s OK. Call me back in two decades, and we will see if there is a change.” Beardsley said 2010 will now be used as a base year for tracking change in alcohol behavior. “It’s frustrating when you’re trying to track a change in a community, and the methodology is changed,” he said.
Candidate stays green
Officials eye alcohol change
By ASMAA ELKEURTI
Discussion has been opened to allow alcohol in the soon-to-be constructed Terry Trueblood Lodge.
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Even if people don’t vote for him Jarrett Mitchell — a City Council candidate known for his support of raising chickens in town — just wants them to vote. “I’m determined with the message: Even if I don’t make it past the primary elections, I’d like this year to be the biggest voter turnout,” he said. “I think early voting and absentee voting are the way of the future.” Mitchell said he’d like to see 30 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots for the Nov. 8 election. Still, his push to get past the Oct. 11 primaries is now underway. He held a public rally Wednesday at College Green Park in which he continued to emphasize sustainability. He called it an “unofficial collaboration” with the Iowa City Farmers’ Market, noting he’d like attendees to bring food from the market. “We’re trying to make this a weekly event to get to know each other,” Mitchell said, standing in a gazebo with his two-person entourage. “And basically build momentum toward the primary coming up. Mitchell has become known for his goal of passing an ordinance to allow the agricultural use of chickens in residential areas to promotes self-supporting practices, as well as increasing local environmental efforts. Bill Adams, Mitchell’s longtime friend, said he supports Mitchell’s sustainability platform. “I agree with what he stands for, with the chickens for example,” he said. Adams also said he believes Mitchell’s platform would allow residents more personal freedoms and responsibilities. “It’s common sense,” Adams said. “In that regard, I like where he’s
By JANET LAWLER janet-lawler@uiowa.edu
City Council hopeful Jarrett Mitchell shares Farmers’ Market fresh cantaloupe with campaign supporter Mollie Goldstrom at College Green Park on Wednesday. Mitchell hopes to expand urban agriculture. (The Daily Iowan/Asmaa Elkeurti) coming from with more cycling and more urban farming. They’re not massive changes. They’re not going to turn people on their heads. They’re smart.” Instead of ordering Tshirts and fliers for the campaign, Mitchell asked the 20 attendees of last week’s event to help with marketing the campaign. He said he plans to spend no more than $1,200 on the run. Mollie Goldstrom, a UI second-year graduate student and avid cyclist, said she’s a “big supporter” of Mitchell’s campaign. “Everything in his campaign is central to my place, and is important to the vitality of Iowa City and what makes it unique.”
As for the chickens, Goldstrom said she’s on board. “I think for what they require to keep them alive, they would be wonderful things to encourage because it would encourage people to produce what they need for themselves, which is a good thing in general.” But besides the chickens and the low-cost campaign, age sets Mitchell apart from the current councilors. He’s only 33 and as a University of Iowa alumnus, Mitchell said he thinks he’ll be able to properly represent the interest of the city’s college students. “I think it’d be a positive thing to have a young runner,” Adams said.
Alcohol consumption has a possibility of going beyond bars, restaurants, and private property in Iowa City following a Parks and Recreation meeting Wednesday. The Parks and Recreation Department discussed the possibility of speaking to the City Council about allowing alcohol on public venues that can be rented for events. For example, venues that can be used to host wedding receptions, in particular, the Terry Trueblood Lodge, 4213 S.E. Sand Road, currently under construction. “City code does not allow alcohol in city buildings,” said City Clerk Marian Karr. “Since the Terry Trueblood Pavilion will be a city building [the Parks and Recreation Department] would have to ask City Council to change the current section of the code.” Michael Moran, the director of Parks and Recreation, said he has spoken to City Manager Tom Markus about when the topic could be brought before the council. Markus said the topic would probably brought up after the election. “It would be remise of us to build a lodge without the ability to have alcohol there,” Moran said. Moran said requests from the Public Library and the Senior Center to have alcohol on the premises spurred the topic to be put up for discussion and reflection on behalf of Commission members. “Right now, there are no options not available to us,” Moran said. “We would either do as we have at Riverside [Shakespeare Theatre] put burden on the person doing the renting what with permits or the burden on us where we would provide staff and serve the alcohol.” The Terry Trueblood Lodge is a seven- to eightmonth construction plan, estimated to be open to the
public to rent one year from now, Moran said. Neumann, Tammy administrative secretary of Parks and Recreation, said she would like to see alcohol at certain venues that are rented out for events. “If a facility does not allow alcohol, it wouldn’t get the number of reservations as if it did allow alcohol,” Neumann said. “Many people won’t choose to reserve because of that.” Karr said the current agreement the Parks and Recreation has with Riverside Theatre provides certain revenue for the department. Revenue and reservations, Neumann said, that would be missed by
the city and the facilities that are common for events that typically involve alcohol. “A big part [of why alcohol is not allowed on public property] is minors drinking and the difficulties to police such large, open areas,” Neumann said. No formal action has been taken involving the matter yet. Moran put the item on the agenda to start members commission thinking about possible points of discussion to the City Council. “The alcohol issue always brought up is a different animal in Iowa City,” Moran said.
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GOP wants to hold suplus By LYNN CAMPBELL IowaPolitics.com
DES MOINES — Iowa is expected to close the books on fiscal 2011 at the end of this month with a healthy $483.2 million surplus, but a key Republican legislator said Wednesday that he will advocate against spending that money. “When there’s money in the ending balance, as far as I’m concerned, that’s still the Iowa taxpayers’ money and not the government’s,” Iowa House Ways and Means Chairman Tom Sands, R-Wapello, told IowaPolitics.com. “So that doesn’t necessarily mean it should be spent. It should be held on to, to make sure this next fiscal year isn’t handing us a crippling blow again.” Fiscal 2011 ended June 30, but it takes until the end of September to close the books. Once some of the state’s ending balance goes toward filling the cash reserves and economic-emergency funds as required by law, an estimated $287.5 million will return to the general fund, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency. In the past, that money has been used for government spending in areas ranging from education to public safety and health care. But Republicans, who hold a 60-40 majority in the Iowa House, want to handle this situation differently. “Certainly, it puts it up for grabs, which is dangerous,” Sands said about the surplus money returning to the general fund. “That’s why you need fiscally responsible people being stewards of your money here in Des Moines.” In future years, it will be less of a question whether state surpluses will go to government spending or
tax relief. Iowa lawmakers earlier this year approved, and Gov. Terry Branstad signed into law, a Taxpayers Trust Fund that will receive up to $60 million a year for tax relief. The money will come from revenue unexpected growth after the cash reserves and economic emergency funds are full. That fund kicks in about a year from now. The amount of money that will go into the fund each year depends on revenue growth. Current estimates by the Legislative Services Agency shows that an estimated $38.3 million will go into the tax-relief fund about this time next year. “The money in there largely is a reflection of taxpayers paying too much, so it would be a way to get their money back to them,” Sands said. Iowa Senate Ways and Means Chairman Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City, said the fund could be used for commercial property-tax relief. A plan offered by Iowa Senate Democrats earlier this year would give a property-tax credit to businesses. It would cost the state $50 million in fiscal 2013 and would grow incrementally to $200 million over four years, but only if state revenue increases by at least 4 percent in each of those years. “I think Senate Democrats’ proposal is one that provides significant comproperty-tax mercial reduction to Main Street businesses,” Bolkcom said in an interview with IowaPolitics.com. “It won’t result in a large shift and increase in residential taxes, and it’s targeted to people that need it most. So I hope we can get people together around it. We all agree something should happen.”
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U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., addresses members of the press prior to giving a speech in the IMU second-floor ballroom in April. (The Daily Iowan/File Photo)
Bachmann focus on immigration By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press
PHOENIX — If you’re running for president, how do you persuade supporters you are tough enough on immigration? Get the endorsement of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in America whose uncompromising stand on illegal immigration is a point of pride. On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, RMinn., was the latest Republican presidentialnomination candidate hoping for Arpaio’s backing. She met in Phoenix with the Republican sheriff, whose endorsement is frequently sought by candidates in all types of races across the country. Arpaio said he hasn’t yet decided which candidate he will back in the GOP primary race. Bachmann, who was in Arizona for campaign fundraisers, focused almost entirely on immigration
during the three minutes she talked to reporters. She then went into a private meeting with Arpaio. “As president of the United States, I want to solve the border issue,” Bachmann said, noting that the nation’s immigration problems extend beyond the southern border states. “I want to build the fence that needs to be built, and I want to solve this problem.” She said she would also eliminate inducements for illegal immigration into the U.S. Bachmann wouldn’t say whether she supports Arizona’s tough immigrationenforcement law. A federal
judge put the most controversial elements of the law on hold after the Justice Department filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate it. “I know that as president of the United States, I would not be suing the state of Arizona,” Bachmann said. “I would be fulfilling the commitment that the federal government needs to fulfill, and that is to secure our borders.” Arpaio’s campaign manager, Chad Willems, said Bachmann has called the sheriff several times, but she isn’t the only presidential-nomination hopeful to do so. Mitt Romney and Rick Perry have made calls
of their own. “They’re all calling him,” Willems said, noting that Arpaio will take his time to decide on an endorsement. “They’re all in a hurry, of course.” In the 2008 primary race. the sheriff endorsed Romney over home-state candidate John McCain. Romney came in second, behind McCain, who won the state’s 2008 primary. Arpaio, a proven favorite of voters in the county that includes Phoenix, is wellknown for his office’s crackdown on illegal immigration, which has included conducting numerous raids on workplaces.
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The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 7A
Men’s golf searches for depth The Iowa men’s golf team saw a wide range of finishes at the Gopher Invitational, leading to a disappointing sixth-place team finish. By BEN SCHUFF benjamin-schuff@uiowa.edu
Ian Vandersee swung with ease on the driving range during Wednesday’s practice session at Finkbine Golf Course. That same ease was missing from his swing during the Gopher Invitational on Sept. 11-12. Competing in his first college tournament, Vand e r s e e struggled mightily in Minnesota. Hankins red- head coach The shirt freshman played the entire tournament over par and finished the 54-hole event at 32-over. He described his play as “embarrassing” and “the worst round of golf I’ve played in five or six years.” Joining Vandersee with performances they called disappointing were Steven Ihm (17-over for the tournament) and Brad George (19-over). Iowa wasn’t only disap-
MEYER CONTINUED FROM 8A kicker of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards — he might soon shut the door completely on any competition from Trent Mossbrucker or Marshall
SOCCER CONTINUED FROM 8A throughout the game. “We were really focusing on playing to our level and playing our game, instead of what they were showing us,” Moran said. The win was the last non-conference game of the season for Iowa, and the senior goalkeeper said the
WOODBURY CONTINUED FROM 8A
me.” according to But Scout.com, Woodbury never scheduled an official visit to Chapel Hill, N.C. He also never canceled the visit to Iowa City he has slated for this coming weekend. Woodbury has been on
pointed on an individual level, but also as a team. Vandersee acknowledged their performances spoiled those of teammates Chris Brant and Barrett Kelpin, who placed first and second individually. Iowa placed sixth as a team but could have easily finished ahead of fourthplace Southern Methodist; the Mustangs ended the competition only three strokes better than the Hawkeyes. “We talked, the three of us who didn’t play well, and we were sick to our stomachs,” Vandersee said. “We felt guilty.” Ihm’s tournament was slightly different than Vandersee’s, as he sat at or around par for most of the first day. But the first-year Hawkeye fell down the leaderboard quickly during the final round after taking 17 combined strokes on the par-5 3rd hole and par-4 12th hole. He finished the third round at 13-over.
“That last round was definitely a learning experience,” Ihm said, noting the importance of avoiding double-bogeys as one lesson he learned. “When in trouble, just get out of trouble.” Although head coach Mark Hankins said his team technically achieved its goal of finishing “topfive or top-six,” he also didn’t anticipate two Hawkeyes finishing atop the leaderboard. “Looking back at it, you wouldn’t suspect we’d have a first- and secondplace, and then end up clear back in sixth place [as a team],” he said. The main focus now, the team said, will be on strengthening the core of the squad and building a solid lineup, one through five. Solid performances should be expected from seniors Brant and Kelpin throughout the remainder of the fall season. But even if the two continue to play as they did at the Gopher Invitational, the
third, fourth, and fifth golfers for Iowa will dictate how the team places at each event going forward. If the Hawkeyes learned anything from this past weekend’s play, it was the significance of having five golfers who can all place high on the leaderboard. Ihm said the key to turning around those third through fifth spots will be “saving shots, turning those 6s into 5s, and eliminating anything over double-bogey.” Despite his two newcomers struggling in their first tournament as a Hawkeye, Hankins said he remains confident in their abilities. The fifth-year coach said improved play will come with more experience. “That’s our culture here; it’s never been about our top guy,” Hankins said. “It’s about five strong players all contributing at different times and everyone trying to be the No. 1 player.
Koehn. However, Meyer still believes his game needs to be a lot sharper, particularly on kickoffs. He wants to drive the ball more as opposed to lofting it high, which leaves it more vulnerable to the wind. Better placement is also a concern. Meyer booted a kickoff out of bounds against Iowa State, allow-
ing the Cyclones to start a drive at their own 40 after the penalty. “I think I’ve made a little step maybe, but I’m not even close to where I want to be,” he said. Meyer has progressed enough to earn himself a scholarship. As far as earning himself a spot in Hawkeye football lore, that opportunity has yet
to present itself. But if Ferentz and Company should need Meyer to kick them to a lategame victory — à la Daniel Murray’s 31-yarder with one second left to stun No. 3 Penn State in 2008 — he’ll be ready. “Hopefully, we never come down to it,” Meyer said. “But if it happens, yeah, I’d love it.”
energy in the locker room was intense. “We were all ready to go and ready to play, and for me, it felt like a Friday night game,” Moran said. “I think for some people it was awkward playing in the middle of the week, but we have to get used to that because that’s what we have in the Big Ten, and our energy level was very good.” The Hawkeyes exit nonconference play with an
untarnished 8-0-0 record, and they will try to transfer the success to Big Ten play against No. 23 Illinois in the league opener on Sept. 18. “That’s the trick — over the past couple of years, we’ve had some decent success [in nonconference] but not as much as we’ve had this year in our nonconference schedule,” Rainey said. “The reality is, this isn’t last year, and this isn’t two years ago. This is this
year, and we just need to prepare so we can feel confident when we take the field against Illinois.” The players said they are ready to move into conference play, and Moran said she feels the team has grown a lot so far this season. “We need to work on some more little things like getting behind balls and moving our feet, but overall I think we will be great on Sunday,” Moran said.
McCaffery’s radar since the second-year coach was first hired in March 2010. “I want to say the second, maybe third day coach McCaffery had the job, he was calling about Adam,” Woodbury’s highschool coach, Ras Vanderloo, said in a radio interview prior to the announcement. “Out of all the coaches that have been here [scouting], Fran McCaffery has worked the hardest.” The center will join
AAU teammate and fellow top-100 recruit Mike Gesell on the Hawkeyes next winter. Gesell, ranked by ESPNU as the best player to come out of Nebraska in 2012, committed to the Hawkeyes in August and was present at Woodbury’s press conference. “I’m really good friends with Adam — we’ve played a lot together, and it would be fun to play with him at the next level,” he said in a radio
interview before Woodbury’s announcement. “At the same time, we’re always talking to each other and letting each other know it’s our own decision. I didn’t want to add any pressure to him.” McCaffery has also received 2012 commitments from three-star recruits Kyle Meyer and Patrick Ingram. He has one scholarship left to give to a class ESPN.com ranked the 21st-best in the country last month.
ROYALS 7, TWINS 3
Sickly pitcher stops sick Twins ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Luke Hochevar had the flu. Still, the Kansas City Royals right-hander was healthy enough to curb a sickly Minnesota Twins offense. Hochevar pitched six solid innings, and Mike Moustakas had three hits and drove in two runs as the Royals defeated the Twins, 7-3, on Wednesday. The Royals have won four straight, matching the longest winning streak of the season, while the Twins have lost 19-of-23 and are in last place in the AL Central after winning the division the past two years. The Twins scored 10 runs and committed seven errors in losing all five on this trip to Kansas City and Detroit. “Hoch got the flu [Tuesday] and has been battling
a low-grade fever,” Royal manager Ned Yost said. “After six innings, his tank was on empty. He was done.” Hochevar (11-11) gave up two runs on five hits in six innings. Hochevar improved to 6-3 in 12 starts since the All-Star break. “Something kind of came on after we got back from Seattle,” Hochevar said. “I didn’t have the energy I normally have. My body felt dead and tired. It’s part of it. What it comes down to it, it doesn’t really matter how you feel, it’s how you execute. I just went out and tried to execute good pitches. “They were real aggressive. They were swinging at first and second pitches. I let them put the ball in play and let our defense work.” Moustakas drove in runs
in the second and fourth inning with singles. He doubled and scored in the two-run sixth inning. “Moose has gotten on track really nice,” Yost said. “His swings are much better. He’s really driving the ball nice. The double he hit off the wall would have been a home run [Tuesday]. The wind was really howling in. I didn’t think you could smoke a ball to the wall today in center field, and he did.” Moustakas has 19 multihit games and his three hits ties a career-high. “I was just happy I put solid contact on that, and [Ben] Revere didn’t make one of his circus catches out there,” Moustakas said. “My first two at-bats, I had runners on first and second, which makes my job a whole lot easier.”
“Hopefully, we can continue to build that depth — quality depth.”
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A foot in the door
McCaffery lands a 7-footer Men’s hoops coach Fran McCaffery landed his second top-100 recruit on Wednesday evening. By SETH ROBERTS seth-roberts@uiowa.edu
Iowa placekicker Mike Meyer drills a 37-yard field goal during the first quarter of the Hawkeyes’ 37-6 win over Michigan State in Kinnick Stadium on Oct. 30, 2010. Meyer is 6-for-6 on field goals so far this year. (The Daily Iowan/Rob Johnson)
Mike Meyer was named National Placekicker of the Week after his 4-for-4 performance at Iowa State. By JORDAN GARRETSON jordan-garretson@uiowa.edu
You might describe Mike Meyer as a little awkward. The wiry sophomore placekicker stands at 6-2 and 180 pounds. On a sunny Tuesday afternoon outside the Hayden Fry Football Complex, a bashful smile greets those that approach him. A shaky — maybe even nervous — laugh fills in the uncomfortable pauses and empty spaces before and after sentences. To be fair, Meyer was restricted from giving interviews last year because of his status as a true freshman. But on the field thus far, he has been anything but awkward. Iowa has called on the 19-year-old for six field goals in two games, and he’s sent the ball through the uprights successfully on each try.
Hoopster Rogers to have knee surgery I o w a women’s basketball forward Jade Rogers will undergo knee surgery and miss the entire 2011-12 season, head Rogers coach Lisa basketball player B l u d e r announced on Wednesday. Rogers missed time as a freshman last season because of meniscus injuries, and she suffered a torn ACL during her prep career at Cedar Rapids Kennedy. Her knee surgery today will
Reds dump Cubs CINCINNATI — Ramon Hernandez hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and Cincinnati overcame the loss of pitcher Johnny Cueto to beat the Chicago Cubs, 7-2, Wednesday night. Cueto, the Major League leader with a 2.31 ERA, left after 3 2/3 innings because of a strained muscle in the upper right side of his back. The right-hander was visited by a trainer and pitching coach Bryan Price with one out in the fourth inning. After getting Alfonso Soriano to pop out, a trainer and Dusty Baker went to the mound, and the manager removed Cueto. Cueto, who allowed three hits, will be re-examined Thursday. He didn’t make his first start of the season until May 8 because of
His 6-for-6 start — including a 50yarder — has surprised some, perhaps those expecting the same Mike Meyer from 2010. He performed erratically at times as a true freshman walk-on. He hit 14-of-17 field goals, but his two missed extra points were more troubling. One was blocked, while another was simply off the mark. Still, Meyer sounds flabbergasted when asked if he’s surprised by this year’s results. “Not really. I know what I can do,” said Meyer, who holds the Mississippi Valley record with a 56-yard field goal for Dubuque’s Wahlert High. “It’s my job to do as well as I can. Right now, I’m doing what I expect myself to do.” That includes even the 50-yarder in hostile territory against Iowa State last week, which established a new college career-long for him.
realign her left leg in order for the knee to heal, according the a release. Rogers averaged 1.6 points per game in 13 contests in 2010-11 for the Hawkeyes. The Cedar Rapids native was a four-time all-state selection in high school. “We will miss having Jade in uniform this season,” Bluder said in the release. “With this surgery, she will have an opportunity to return to competitive basketball. Her quality of life after her basketball career will also be much better.” Bluder’s team opens its season with an exhibition against Winona State on Nov. 6 in CarverHawkeye Arena. The time of game will be announced at a later date. — by Matt Cozzi
irritation in his right upper arm. Inheriting a 5-0 lead, Sam LeCure (1-1) pitched 2 1/3 innings for the win. He allowed a pair of sixth-inning runs when Carlos Pena hit an RBI double and scored on Alfonso Soriano’s groundout. Casey Coleman (2-8) gave up six runs, six hits, and three walks in 3 2/3 innings. Since winning at Florida on May 19, he is 0-5 with a 7.98 ERA in eight big-league starts and two relief appearances, a span that included three trips to the minor leagues. Hernandez’s 12th homer of the season — but first since Aug. 5 — put Cincinnati ahead, and Juan Francisco hit a two-run double in the second. Chris Heisey added a solo homer in the eighth off Ramon Ortiz, his 16th. — Associated Press
Meyer’s previous best was a 42-yard kick against Indiana in October 2010. The Dubuque native said the confidence shown by his coaches in sending him out for a 50-yarder helped improve his own self-assurance. Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz exhibited that confidence when asked to assess Meyer’s season. “Mike has really continued to improve,” Ferentz said. “We expected that and anticipated that.” Special-team coach Lester Erb said during Iowa’s media day that placekicking duties was an open competition, something Ferentz iterated as recently as three weeks ago. If Meyer continues to perform as he did in Ames — a perfect 4-of-4 on field goals, earning National Place-
Fran McCaffery has done it again. The Iowa men’s basketball coach secured his second top-100 recruit in the class of 2012 on Wednesday, when center Adam Woodbury committed to the Hawkeyes in an evening press conference. Woodbury, a native of Sioux City, chose the Black and Gold over North Carolina. He also received Woodbury offers from Stanford, Ohio recruit State, and Wisconsin, and Kansas and Duke were said to be interested in the 7-footer as well. “Coach McCaffery was the guy for me,” Woodbury said in his press conference, broadcast from the gym of Sioux City’s East High. “My parents want to be able to come to every game, but they were willing to send me anywhere. Distance wasn’t really a factor, but being able to come only about five hours away … definitely played a little bit into the process.” Woodbury is listed as a four-star recruit (Rivals and Scout), and he is the No. 41 prospect in the 2012 ESPNU 100. Listed between 6-11 and 7-1, the center is considered the second-best player in the state of Iowa behind point guard Marcus Paige. The latter, Woodbury’s former AAU teammate, committed to the Tar Heels in January. North Carolina head coach Roy Williams has a history of snagging top Iowa recruits, including Paige, Harrison Barnes, and Raef LaFrentz (when Williams was at Kansas). He visited Woodbury in Sioux City on Monday, three days after McCaffery visited the center’s home. “I really had to think about everything; [Williams] is a great coach and had a great visit with me,” Woodbury said. “I was impressed with the stuff he brought to the table and the stuff he was telling
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IOWA 2, NORTHERN IOWA 0
Soccer remains unbeaten The Hawkeyes beat Northern Iowa and will enter conference play undefeated. By PATRICK MASON patrick-mason@uiowa.edu
The Iowa women’s soccer team stayed hot on a very cool Wednesday night, defeating Northern Iowa, 2-0, at the Iowa Soccer Complex. Forward Leah DeMoss provided all the scoring needed for the Black and Gold when she scored in the 24th minute and again in the 46th. “As a team, we felt a lot better than our Sunday game [a 5-0 win over South Dakota], where we were a bit disappointed,” DeMoss said. “Today we came out a lot stronger.” Most of the game was played in Northern Iowa territory as the Hawkeyes kept the Panthers on their heels. Despite a relatively quiet night from leading scorer Cloé Lacasse, Iowa mustered 12 shots on goal. “They always had a player right on Cloe’s back, but she was able to distrib-
Iowa midfielder Morgan Showalter completes a pass during Iowa’s 2-0 win over Northern Iowa on Wednesday at the Iowa Soccer Complex. Iowa completed an undefeated nonconference schedule for the first time in school history with the victory. (The Daily Iowan/Ricky Bahner) ute to the outside, and we were able to use that,” DeMoss said. Iowa’s defense has been strong this season — only giving up five goals and never more than one in a game — and it showed up again, only allowing six shots on goal, one in the first half. Iowa head coach Ron Rainey thought the team came out and played well
— especially the defense. “It was a very workmanlike game where we didn’t give up a lot of chances defensively,” he said. “There were a couple opportunities where DeMoss had to finish, and she did.” The sixth-year coach said he thought his team executed the game plan well. “Our goal tonight was to come out and play safe
defensively, not give up a lot of chances, and also be dynamic in the attack,” Rainey said. “You have to give credit to Northern Iowa. They were organized defensively, and that made it hard to break them down.” Iowa goalkeeper Emily Moran played a large role in keeping the defense positioned correctly SEE SOCCER, 7A
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String theory Cellists will come to Iowa City for the 10th anniversary of Cello Daze. By JULIA JESSEN julia-jessen@uiowa.edu
Booming, resonant bass lines and soaring high notes will fill the air this weekend as dozens of bows touch dozens of strings at the Iowa City Cello Daze, a two-day festival celebrating all things cello. Anthony Arnone, a cofounder of the Iowa Cello Society and organizer of Cello Daze, said there is a little something for everyone at the festival. “Any cellist who wants to learn about cello can benefit a lot by coming,” he said. The 10th-annual Cello Daze will take place Saturday and Sept. 18 at the Riverside Recital Hall. Musicians wishing to participate in the full two-day event can fill out an application and pay $40 (for students) or $50 (for the general public). Admission to the Saturday night recital and the Sept. 18 concert is free. The public is also welcome to sit in on a master class for free. Cellists of any age or skill level can participate and play in the cello choir. Arnone said he is looking forward to having 50-plus cellos on stage at once. “I’ve never got to 50,” he said. “I’ve come close, but I think I’m going to make it this year.” Carey Bostian, the principal cellist of Cedar Rapids’ Orchestra Iowa and a teacher for many cello students in the area, will conduct this year’s cello choir. He has participated in Cello Daze on and off since its inception and conducted the cello choir two years ago. He said he values the festival from the perspective of a teacher, and he is excited about the opportunity for students to learn from masters and each other. “In the orchestra, we’ve got everyone from really young students to adult beginners to some of the best professional cellists in the SEE STRINGS, 3B
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I Don’t Know How She Does It Bomba Estéreo will play its Latin American style at 9 p.m. at the IMU Main Ballroom today.
Music as a dance bomb Bomba Estéreo will bring a Latin American sound to Iowa City. By LUCY TRANKINA lucy-trankina@uiowa.edu
Bomba Estéreo
The lights flash, and the hum of electronic beats and folk music fill the air. Bomba Estéreo’s music combines familiar aspects with elements that will surprise the audience. The Colombian band will perform at 9 p.m. today in the IMU Main Ballroom. The event is sponsored by Hancher and SCOPE, and admission ranges from $10 to $25. “We try to find diverse expressions from across the world and bring them to Iowa City,” said Jacob Yarrow, the Hancher programming director. “We look for the unfamiliar, different from popular culture, in order to expand people’s views of what they like.” He decided to bring Bomba Estéreo to campus after seeing it perform. “[The band is] remarkably high energy and exciting,” he said. “It is a little to the side of mainstream.” Band director and founder Simon Mejia said the group came together because of an experiment in a studio, and the band members say their tunes
When: 9 p.m. today Where: IMU Main Ballroom Admission: $10 — $25 come from the love they share for the style they play. “We’re trying to achieve a new and fresh beat that when you hear it, you probably would think that it comes from some place in Latin American,” Mejia said. “Then you research a little and find that it comes from a whole tradition of Afro-Colombian drums.” The Bomba Estéreo members said they would like people to think more positively. The group’s native country, Colombia, deals with many social and political problems, and the musicians hope to use their music to inspire especially optimism, among Colombians. The group has been touring Spain, and it will come to the U.S. this week. “We’ve turned our lives into some kind of Colombo-gypsie style,” Mejia said. “We don’t have a permanent home; our house is inside a bag, which every time is smaller
because we don’t like to pay overweights to airline companies. We’re permanently under the influence of jet lag and wine, and we don’t get much sleep. But we’re happy people, I suppose.” Bomba Estéreo is working on new music, and the players say their show is half old material and half new pieces. describes Yarrow Bomba Estéreo’s shows as colorful and abstract, noting that the group has a video portion that enhances its concerts. “You don’t have to understand Spanish to enjoy the show, because there are so many aspects to it,” he said. The group members said they are excited to show an Iowa City audience what they have to offer. “We love college crowds; they’re always very openminded,” Mejia said. “We’re preparing a very grand show for this opportunity, something especially dedicated to the young people, very hot, very danceable. I would say to the people to get prepared for a dance bomb.”
Q&A
In the Coralville Center The DI sat down with Megan Flanagan, the managing director of the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, to talk about the recently opened center and its first show, Hairspray. DI: How was the opening weekend for Hairspray? Megan Flanagan: You know, the weekend went really well. We had three full houses. We had two sellouts and then the Sunday showing, and I think we had maybe had 20 open seats. There was really a lot of energy in the building. The audiences were really enthusiastic and appreciative and seemed really to have good experiences. Our actors had wonderful experiences. The actor who played Edna, he said one of the best feelings in his life was walking out on stage for his first entrance and having 500 people laughing when he was doing nothing more than standing behind an ironing board. DI: Do you expect future shows to be this successful? Flanagan: We’re obviously hoping. We know this weekend will be similar. We’re selling tickets really, really quickly for the remaining four performances of Hairspray. Actually, our box office is a little overwhelmed. So we’re desperately trying to keep up with the phone calls. We’re adding phones;
‘There was really a lot of energy in the building. The audiences were really enthusiastic and appreciative and seemed really to have good experiences.’ we’re adding people answering phones and adding a box office position to help us keep up with the demand. DI: What’s your role on an everyday basis at the center? Flanagan: Really anything that needs to be done. Working with a small staff like we have, that’s basically the way it works. I might be picking up the vacuum one day and stocking toilet paper in the bathrooms, which is not the glamorous part of the job. But that balances with [other things]. I also get to give a lot of tours with community groups or go and chat with different organizations to tell them what we’re doing and sort of be a vocal presence in the community. We just want to make sure people know about the theater and what we do. That’s the fun part of it, too, being able to get out in the community and talk to people. DI: You were a manager in Chicago. What made you take the managing director position here? Flanagan: It was a great professional opportunity to manage a brandnew, really well-designed, and well-thought-out the-
ater, so that was fun. And then also I liked the mission of the stage — the idea that this was a theater that was being built for communities. That was really about rather than being a producer or presenter, what we’re about is providing access to performance space for the talented groups and individuals that are found right here in our community. So it’s for the community theaters, community music groups, local business. That’s really the thrust of what we’re trying to do. DI: What’s the feeling when a 10-year plan has come to fruition? Flanagan: It’s really exciting, and it’s great. About two weeks ago we did a weekend full of opening events and that was really fun we had some special events for special donors and a few sponsors that made the facility possible. We also did an open house Aug. 27, where we had about six hundred to seven hundred people come in and just explore the facility and see what we’re doing that was fun for people to get in and finally see it. — by Madison Bennett
Sarah Jessica Parker stars as Kate Reddy, a mother of two with a high-stress job at a financial-management firm in this comedy based on the bestselling book by Allison Pearson. Kate finds herself struggling to balance being a mother, being a wife to husband Richard (Greg Kinnear), and being a working woman. Things get even more complicated when Kate’s business associate Jack (Pierce Brosnan) begins flirting.
• Empires, 7 p.m., Blue Moose, 211 Iowa • Minstrel Studios New Belgium Battle IV, 8 p.m., Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn • Bomba Estéreo, 9 p.m., IMU Main Ballroom • Born Gold, 9 p.m., Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington
WORDS • “Live from Prairie Lights,” Philip Mosley, poetry, 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque
FILM • Feet First in the Water with a Baby in My Teeth, 7:30 p.m., Riverside Theatre, 213 N. Gilbert
Don’t Miss: Viva Voce Where: 9 p.m. When: Mill, 120 E. Burlington Why you should go: The husband and wife duo of Viva Voce, Kevin and Anita Robinson, will bring their country-folk sound all the way from their home in Portland, Ore., to Iowa City for a show of smooth tunes.
LECTURES • UI Environmental Coalition Sustainable Lecture Series, Jarrett
Mitchell, 6:30 p.m., Public Space One, 129 E. Washington
Friday 9.16 MUSIC Straw Dogs After her father’s death, Amy Sumner (Kate Bosworth), an actress, must return to her small hometown with her screenwriter husband David (James Marsden). As they begin preparing her family home for sale, tensions arise with the locals, especially Amy’s exboyfriend (Alexnder Skarsgard).
AT THE BIJOU
• Jazz after Five, 5 p.m., Mill, 120 E. Burlington • Koplant No, 8 p.m., Public Space One • Sean Boarini, 8:30 p.m., Gilbert Street Piano Lounge, 347 S. Gilbert • Beat Resonance, 9 p.m. (doors open), Blue Moose • Deleted Scenes , 9 p.m., Mill • Uniphonics, with PB & the Jam and Tallgrass, 9 p.m., Yacht Club
WORDS • “Live from Prairie Lights,” Kiwao Nomura, poetry, 7 p.m., Prairie Lights
The Trip Showtimes: 9:45 p.m. Today
For Steve Coogan, a relaxing trip with his girlfriend turns into an irritating adventure with his best friend in The Trip. Coogan takes the vacation after being given an offer by the Observer to tour the nation’s best restaurants. A good time turns into a traveler’s nightmare in this comedy directed by Michael Winterbottom.
BEER OF THE WEEK The Autumnal Fire The Capital Brewery, a relatively young brewery located in Middleton, Wis., is the producer of the beer of the week this week. The Autumnal Fire is a German style lager known as a Doppelbock. The brew made its way to Iowa recently, just in time for the fall season. The Autumnal Fire has a beautiful orange-amber color that lives up to both words in its name. The taste of the beer features hints of roasted caramel and has a mild fruitiness. The Autumnal Fire also features a sweet, fruity aroma. While the beer is not as heavy as one might expect from an average Doppelbock, the flavor is very strong, and at 7.8 percent, the Autumnal Fire has a curiously high alcohol content, considering how drinkable the beer is. Because of this, Joe Hotek of John’s Grocery, 401 E. Market St., advises pairing it with nothing. “The beer is great on its own,” he said. “It’s a big beer that will be perfect for tailgating Saturday in the cooler weather.” After tasting it, I couldn’t agree more; I left John’s with a six-pack of my own. Cheers.
Saturday 9.17
FILM • Buck, 6:45 p.m., Bijou • The Strange Case of Angelica, 8:45 p.m., Bijou
THEATRE • Feet First in the Water with a Baby in My Teeth, 7:30 p.m., Riverside Theatre • Hairspray, City Circle Acting Company, 7:30 p.m., Coralville Center for the Performing Arts
LECTURES • International Writing Program Panel, noon, Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn
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MUSIC • Cello Daze, 9 a.m., Riverside Recital Hall • We Came As Romans, with Miss May I, Of Mice And Men, texas in july, Close to Home, 5:30 p.m. (Doors: 5 p.m.), Blue Moose • Cello Daze, Zuill Bailey, 7:30 p.m., Riverside Recital Hall • MC Chris, with MC Lars, Mega Ran, Adam WarRock, 8 p.m. (Doors: 7 p.m.), Blue Moose • Chicago Afrobeat Project, 9 p.m., Yacht Club
FILM • Buck, 4:45 p.m., Bijou • The Strange Case of Angelica, 6:45 p.m., Bijou • Trollhunter, 11 p.m., Bijou
THEATRE • Feet First in the Water with a Baby in My Teeth, 7:30 p.m., Riverside Theatre • Hairspray, City Circle, 7:30 p.m., Coralville Center for the Performing Arts
Don’t Miss: Mike Compton and Joe Newberry Where: 8 p.m. When: Mill Why you should go: Why you should go: Stop by the Mill to see Mississippi native Compton show off his stellar bluegrass-style mandolin sounds. The numerous Grammy-winning artist will be joined by banjo playing Joe Newberry.
• The Boat House reading, by Eva Adderley, 8 p.m., 172 Theatre Building
Sunday 9.18 MUSIC • Cello Daze, 9 a.m., Riverside Recital Hall • Cello Daze, Cello Ensemble Concert, 3 p.m., Riverside Recital Hall • Cody Canada and the Departed, with Stewart Mann & the Statesboro Revue, 8 p.m., Blue Moose
• Intimate at the Englert: Was the Word, 7 p.m., Englert Theatre, 221 E. Washington
FILM • Buck, 3 p.m., Bijou • The Strange Case of Angelica, 5:15 p.m., Bijou
THEATRE WORDS • International Writing Program/Writers’ Workshop Reading, 4 p.m., Prairie Lights
• Feet First in the Water with a Baby in My Teeth, 2 p.m., Riverside Theatre
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country and also adult amateurs,” Bostian said. “It’s a very rare thing to put that kind of diversity of level together, and they just share that bond of playing the cello and playing music together.” One student who knows the benefits of participating in the cello choir is Mousa Aboissa. The cellist, who has been playing for 13 years and attended his first Cello Daze last year, said the cello choir was his favorite part of the weekend. “You meet people older and younger than you and they’re all helpful, and they all motivate you,” he said. Cello Daze also features guests who conduct master classes and hold lectures. One is Zuill Bailey, a cellist becoming more and more famous and in demand worldwide. He has played at the Kennedy Center,
Carnegie Hall, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as many other places. Arnone said Bailey is becoming more popular in the mainstream and possesses a charismatic personality. He is able to play for a lot of different audiences. Bailey will perform a solo Bach recital on Saturday night and teach a master class on Sept. 18. The Daily Iowan reached the elite cellist on tour in Alaska, and he said he realized that playing cello was his calling during his début with an orchestra when he was 12. “I’ll never forget looking out at the audience and playing this concerto and seeing and feeling like we were all one, like we were all breathing together as an audience and as performers,” Bailey reminisced. “That feeling was so invigorating and exhilarating that I thought at that moment, this is what I have to do in my life.” Making classical music accessible to all people is his mission. Wherever he travels, he tries to bring
80 hours cello into the lives of the community members through his concerts or visiting schools and libraries. “I realized as I began to travel when I was in my late teens that I was extremely lucky to be given [music] on a silver platter, and a lot of communities didn’t have it that accessible,” he said. “Classical music, at least, was not as easy to listen to for young people. It wasn’t just everywhere like it was for me.” Kurt Baldwin, a native of Iowa City who now plays in the Arianna String Quartet at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, will join Bailey this weekend. He began playing cello in an Iowa City public school in seventh grade and said he appreciates growing up in place so open to and full of music. “Iowa City is a nationally know place for the quality of the music students,” he said. “Iowa City is a community that really takes advantage of things such as Cello Daze.” The nation’s cellist population is small, and many cellists, Baldwin included,
To the boathouse By SAMANTHA GENTRY samantha-gentry@uiowa.edu
Seeing the beauty of the red sand beaches in Hana, Hawaii, would not have been so powerful an experience for Eva Adderley had she not met Ruth, one of the locals. Ruth contended that before Adderley could go on the beach, it was necessary to have her aura read. While this may have seemed ridiculous to her at the time, it is moments such as these that influence her writing. “I think it’s really important as a writer to have crazy experiences unrelated to writing,” she said. “If you just sit around and write all day, that is all you’ll be able to write about.” A stage reading of her most recent work, The Boat House, will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday in 172 Theatre Building. Admission is free. While the piece has nothing to do with Adderley’s travels, the “secret spot” in Iowa City where she and her friends hung out did have an influence on the story. “I’m originally from Iowa City,” she said. “So my friends and I would break into the old boathouse by the river to hang out.” The three main characters in the story are nothing like her friends — they are more delinquent, she said. One character in particular has a bad home life, so
the boathouse acts as a sanctuary in which he can escape reality. “The characters are important to me because the general dynamic of the group is that they are all bright and unique but don’t necessarily function well in social society,” she said.“That was kind of like who my friends were in high school.” Adderley has worked with director Tom Taylor on the production, who said he believes that the three teens in the play try to be more than who they are by seeking a safe place outside their hostile environment. “The boathouse is their safe haven; it is the friends hanging out there who hold it together with love, humor, protection, and wellintentioned care for their
chosen family,” Taylor said. “How they handle themselves when the outside pressures of the world threaten their safety creates a situation in which bold actions are taken and a tribal-like love manifests in selflessly passionate acts.” Taylor collaborated with Adderley last year on her 10minute play, “The Prospect.” The Boat House examines defining what a family is, whether it be blood-related or friend-related. “I think [Adderley] has a strong case for an ability to choose those whom you can confide in, whom you can give and receive love and safety from, and ultimately, who has an ability to make you more than who you can be on your own,”Taylor said.
said that the small number makes them closer to each other. He said they feel like a tightly knit community, full of old friends. “The best thing about getting cellists together is we love to be around each other and talk about cellos,” he said. “It’s mostly for the sharing of the music and the ideas and a few laughs.” Tim Janof, the head of the Internet Cello Society, will give a lecture at Cello Daze. He has interviewed approximately 80 of the world’s greatest cellists; he said the only one he hasn’t had the chance to interview yet is Yo-Yo Ma. “I get to meet all of my heroes,” he said. “I’m very lucky. As he began doing interviews, Janof said, he expected to find a kind of magic potion for becoming a great cellist and a great
musician. “That was my big realization — that there is no secret,” he said. “We all have to dig within ourselves to find that thing that sparks us and makes us the best that we can be.” Janof did not have a cello teacher until college; he taught himself through books, experimentation, and observing other cellists. This gave him a special bond with the cello. “The cello has been like a close friend to me,” he said. “I’ve known it since I was in first grade.” At the center of Cello Daze and at the center of these cellists’ lives is their instrument. The cello has a sound that is closest to the human voice, the musicians say. It encompasses the entire human vocal range. For Janof, this makes it the perfect emotional outlet
for expressing how he feels. “If you feel like singing, you can sing,” he said. “If you feel like growling, it allows you to growl, too. It’s a very versatile instrument.” For Bailey, the cello is calming, an intimate embrace among him, his cello, and the audience. “It’s all about the sound for me,” he said. “It’s very soothing. It is an instrument that you actually wrap your arms around and hug as you’re playing it.” Bailey and his fellow cellists agree that they could not imagine life without music. “I’ve never seen cello as something I had to do, it was something that I just do, and I just am, and music is what I am,” Bailey said.
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Going beyond the beat Chicago Afrobeat Project When: 9 p.m. Saturday Where: Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn Admission: $10
become blurred as music evolves and styles intertwine. Trying to describe music has become a challenge for bands similar to his, he said, because of the many influences that come together to produce something innovative. The Afrobeat Project will perform at 9 p.m. on Saturday at the Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St. Admission is $10. Traditional afrobeat was brought to the U.S. from Nigeria by the legendary Fela Kuti, who is a favorite artist and big influence among members of the group. Garrick Smith, who plays baritone saxophone, said it is a danceable, hypnotic mix of traditional
African with James Brown funk. Kuti is the “father of afrobeat,” and he coined the term and propagated the sound with the help of his sons, Ford said. The seven musicians who will play at the Yacht Club play a variety of instruments that contribute to the dance energy of the crowd. The group is made up of Angelo Garcia on saxophone, Squairblaq on vocals, Smith, David Glines on guitar, Ford, Geoff Shell on bass, and Ricardo Gonzalez on drums. The group travels with anywhere from seven to 15 guys at a time, depending on the musicians’ availability and the venue. Rotating the members such as drummers and bass players for different performances demonstrates why the band calls itself a “project.” “We are trying to work with a bunch of different people,” Smith said. “It is an ever-growing entity as far as the music goes, adding special guests, working with other groups.”
disaster-aid bill, to a stop-gap funding measure for the FAA and highway programs without the consent of all lawmakers, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Wednesday. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., is refusing to give his consent. Coburn wants to change the highway portion of the stopgap transportation bill that the House passed on Tuesday by eliminating a requirement that states spend a portion of their highway program dollars on “transportation enhancements” such as bike and walking paths and projects aimed
at drawing tourists. Without directly naming Coburn, Reid effectively accused the GOP senator of acting like a “dictator” by insisting the rest of the Senate accept his amendment. “It’s a pretty good way to legislate around here, be a dictator and say either take this or leave it,” Reid said. “I’m convinced his issue would lose overwhelmingly. But he’s holding this legislation up, and we are in a position now legislatively that I can’t get … to this bill prior to Friday, when the FAA expires.” — Associated Press
The Chicago Afrobeat Project brings its eclectic sound to the Yacht Club at 9 p.m. Saturday. (Publicity photo)
The Chicago Afrobeat Project returns to Iowa City for a dance party at the Yacht Club. By CARLY HURWITZ carly-hurwitz@uiowa.edu
The Chicago Afrobeat Project describes its sound as a sort of concoction of flavors. Take Ben & Jerry’s ice cream for example. The group members said their genre is like a juxtaposition of Rocky Road and French Toast with a hint of mint. “It’s a sound that people will latch onto,” said keyboardist Kevin Ford. “It is dance music that Chicago [and other cities] embrace pretty readily.” The Chicago-based group’s sound can be understood better in an abstract way, he said, because genre titles
NATION Coburn holds up FAA bill WASHINGTON — A single Republican senator’s objections plus a procedural snarl could force another partial shutdown of Aviation Federal the Administration at the end of this week, potentially putting thousands of workers out of jobs and depriving the government of $30 million a day in uncollected airline ticket taxes. Senate rules don’t allow lawmakers to shift from the bill they’re currently working on, a
The group formed in 2002, and the members said they got into the afrobeat scene as it took off in the early 2000s. Afrobeat groups that have a following of fans on tour might be scarce, but the afrobeat influence is seeping into other genres such an indie rock. Take Vampire Weekend for example. “It is a trend that’s been growing in larger-market cities,” Squairblaq said. While a lot of musicians stick to an original interpretation of afrobeat, what
makes the Chicago Afrobeat Project stand out is its ability to take different elements from many genres and interject it into the original afrobeat sound. “We don’t allow ourselves to be confined by what is the convention of the music,” Squairblaq said. The band tours all over the nation at venues ranging from nightclubs to lofts to festivals, colleges, and
large venues. Squairblaq said he wants to encourage music lovers who have never heard of afrobeat to come out to the show. He said that even if people don’t know a lot about music or afrobeat, the style will make listeners want to dance. “[Everyone] comes out to dance and have a good time,” he said.
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ARIES March 21-April 19 Mix business with pleasure, and dazzle everyone with your social skills. Share your ideas and someone influential will collaborate with you. Expect a change in your relationships with others. Jealousy may cause someone to react poorly. TAURUS April 20-May 20 Embrace change with open arms; you will learn something new from the experience. A change of scenery will help you put your future in perspective. You will have a good eye when it comes to trendy items. Don’t be afraid to be daring. GEMINI May 21-June 20 Don’t overlook others’ expectations. Satisfy everyone’s needs, and you will be able to take care of your own concerns without interference. Deal with institutions swiftly. Give out as little information as possible to avoid being detained. CANCER June 21-July 22 Mix and mingle with friends, neighbors, and peers. The more you discuss your plans, the easier it will be for others to see things your way. Don’t let a problem with a loved one cause you to be nonproductive. Get serious and forge ahead. LEO July 23-Aug. 22 If there is somewhere you want to go or something you have to do, take the initiative, regardless of what anyone else says. Concentrate on your goals and refrain from meddling in others’ affairs. You will work better on your own, so do your own thing. VIRGO Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Be practical. Don’t let anyone talk you into doing something that may infringe on your security, stability, or well-being. Listen and offer sound advice, but don’t take over. Guide and motivate others, but get on with your own plans. LIBRA Sept. 23-Oct. 22 An investment will pay off or lead to a new venture that could improve your current lifestyle. Helping an older person will result in rewards that you weren’t expecting. Changes at work will improve your reputation and your status. SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21 A false sense in a relationship must be identified and re-evaluated. Motives must be based on realistic expectations. A partnership will be enhanced if you openly discuss roles and how they should be administered. SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Change is upon you. You can stabilize your life if you are diligent regarding productivity. However, if you get caught up in personal melodrama, you’ll miss a chance to get ahead. Your restless nature will be your downfall. CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Show your true colors. Once everyone is aware of what you are striving for, it will be difficult to alter your direction. Think big within your budget. Use your masterful ability to get the most for your money by doing what you can on your own. AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Take care of issues quickly. The less you have hanging over your head, the easier it will be to take advantage of an opportunity to start something new. Work alone, and keep your project small and simple until it’s perfected. PISCES Feb. 19-March 20 Your intuition will help you avoid getting involved in a troubled partnership. Keep an open mind, and look into unusual interests to discover a talent you didn’t know you had. Reunite with someone you used to know.
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