The Daily Iowan - 09/28/11

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

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Regents pick new Iowa State leader Steven Leath has been selected by a unanimous vote as the new president for Iowa State University.

Leath is the vice president of research at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; he will take over as president on Feb. 1, 2012. His salary will be $440,000.

This is a slight decrease from President Gregory Geoffroy’s current salary of $440,248.

“If I come here, I’m going to spend a lot of time inside making this land-grant greater than it already is because it’s a great university, and we’re going to make it greater … We need to ask, ‘What’s the right thing to do for Iowa State, and what’s the right thing to do for the state of Iowa?’ ” Leath said at his open forum last week.

He said it is important to eliminate redundancies in the curriculum, help cooperate with sister universities, and work to be more student-centered.

He said schools are not being responsible in serving their students and constituents. Instead, he said universities need to do a better job of talking outside the university and working with parents, the community and government officials.

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CORRECTION In the Sept. 27 article “Bachmann rips into Cuba” DI reporter Chastity Dillard incorrectly reported that Frank Calzon disagreed with Michele Bachmann’s stance on Cuba, when he was referring to Gov. Gary Johnson’s comments. Calzon assures the DI that he believes the Cuban government remains hostile to the U.S and has relations with the Hezbollah. Also, Ann Louise Bardach should be quoted as “Cuba is on the list for domestic or political reasons.”

And Bardach, not Calzon, believes the U.S. doesn’t need any more enemies especially in our hemisphere and that trading would be in the U.S. interest. The DI regrets this error.

Defendant Charles Thompson and attorney Tyler Johnston talk after the defense moved for mistrial on Tuesday morning. The motion was granted in the afternoon. (The Daily Iowan/Jacklyn Couppee)

A new trial could be moved elsewhere due to heavy media attention.

By ERIC MOORE eric-moore-1@uiowa.edu

The state may have to spend upwards of $50,000 to retry homicide suspect Charles William Curtis Thompson, according to a former head of the Public Defender’s Office for Johnson County.

Sixth District Judge Sean McPartland approved the defense’s motion for mistrial Tuesday, following a failure of the prosecution to remove portions of a video interview shown

to the jury.

Thompson, 19, was charged in connection with the October 2009 shooting of John Versypt, a landlord at 1958 Broadway. The defense said Thompson was at his girlfriend’s Broadway apartment at the time of the slaying.

The motion involved pieces of the interview — recorded four days after the murder — in which special agent Richard Rahn told Thompson investigators had evidence con-

necting him to the crime, that his story didn’t match up with other witnesses stories, and they knew he was responsible for an unrelated shooting in Michigan.

“Our investigation has shown beyond reasonable doubt that you are responsible for the death of John Versypt,” Rahn said in the video.

“All these things come together, and I have to assemble the puzzle. And you’re the final piece.”

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Paul: Get out of wars Paul said the U.S. should only be involved in declared wars, not just conflicts.

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MUSCATINE — Jesse Shattuck is skeptical about Ron Paul’s foreign-policy stances.

“I’m sort of iffy,” the 19-yearold Coal Valley, Ill., native said as he stood in line to shake the Texas congressman’s hand after he spoke at a town-hall meeting Tuesday afternoon. “If there was a genocide, would he intervene?”

On Tuesday, Iowa caucus contender Paul said American involvement overseas is not only unnecessary, it’s a burden to the economy.

In a crowded hall overlooking the Mississippi River, he said the United States is involved in six conflicts, which violates the Constitution.

“We should only have a war if we can fight ’em and win ’em and get ’em over with,” he said drawing huge cheers from the

Ron Paul speaks in Muscatine on Tuesday about the importance of taking care of America’s debt before engaging in any more wars. (The Daily Iowan/Carrie Guenther) audience.

America’s extensive overseas involvement has hindered the economy immensely, said Patrick Barron, a University of Iowa economist.

“I think the [U.S.] military establishment has grown tremendously, and I don’t see that it’s doing any good,” he said, noting that if the U.S. pulled out its military presence overseas, billions of dollars would be saved

and tensions worldwide would be quelled.

President Obama’s fiscal 2011 budget requested $708.2 billion for the Defense Department.

“I’m very, very worried about our economy,” Barron said. “Economically, this is a terrible state of affairs.”

The United States has no reason to be as involved in foreign SEE PAUL, 3

Andrew Havey, a 22-year-old Iowa City resident, lost everything in the fire that destroyed Bruegger’s Bagel Bakery in the early morning hours of Sept. 24.

While Havey admits some things cannot be replaced — including his cat and girlfriend’s art portfolio — he can be compensated for some items.

Havey had purchased renter’s insurance and is able to have some of his possessions replaced and repaired, as well as help with temporary living arrangements.

Havey was covered through his parent’s insurance policy, and while he has yet to figure out a specific replacement value, he knows the repayment will be significant.

“The money we will get back will be in full for our television, DVD player, Wii, Nintendo 64, our bed, three computers, an iPad, and two iPods,” Havey said. “It’s a hefty sum of SEE INSURANCE, 3

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METRO/NATION MECCA renews school contract The Mid-Eastern Council for Chemical Abuse has renewed its contract with the Iowa City School Board to provide on-site counselors and outreach services at City High and West High.

MECCA has provided substance-abuse prevention and early intervention services at the schools for more than 15 years.

Last year, the group introduced a new screening tool that enables it to track the level of support different students need, thus increasing its efficiency, said Shannon Wagner, the vice president of community affairs at MECCA. Around half of the students MECCA sees at the schools are low-risk and require some encouragement, and the other half are higher-risk and need some sort of intervention, she said.

“We know that substance abuse affects individuals, families, and communities, and if we can intervene early, we have the best chance of helping the young person in being successful in the long term,” said Kelly Bender, formerly outreach counselor at City High School and manager for substance abuse prevention at MECCA. Wagner said she cherishes this partnership with the School District and appreciates the stability of support from the school district.

MECCA receives $27,277 from the Safe School, Healthy Students Grant initiated by the district.

— by Rishabh R. Jain

UI scientist wins award President Obama has named a University of Iowa researcher as one of 94 scientists and early engineers to receive the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, according to a press release.

The release said UI researcher Gregory Howes, an assistant professor of physics/astronomy, was recognized for leadership in education and outreach activities.

Howe was also one of four researchers honored by NASA “for outstanding contributions to improve understanding of the dissipation of turbulence and the resulting heating of heliosphereic

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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Linda Maxson said she was proud to have such high caliber researchers at the UI. “Achieving such high distinction so early in his career bodes well for Professor Howes, his department and college, the UI, and the state of Iowa,” Maxson said.

The awards were created by former President Bill Clinton in 1996.

— by Hayley Bruce

Optimism seen in European economy

materials such as crude oil and copper.

— Associated Press

The Iowa City School Board members on Tuesday night unanimously elected Marla Swesey to be the board’s new president.

The board’s recently elected members were also sworn in on Tuesday.

New members who took their seats were Swesey, Jeff McGinness, and Sally Hoelscher, who will all serve four-year terms, along with Karla Cook who will serve a two-year term.

— by Rishabh Jain

NEW YORK — Stocks rose broadly Tuesday on hopes that Europe was moving closer to resolving its debt crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 146 points as industrial and materials companies led the market higher.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her country would do whatever it could to help Greece regain investors’ confidence.

Greece’s Finance minister also said that country would receive the next round of bailout loans in time to avoid a default. Greece was at risk of running out of money by mid-October if it did not receive the funds.

“Europeans are finally starting to understand that they need to act with some force to get ahead of the European debt crisis,” said John Briggs, a fixed-income strategist at RBS. The Dow rose 146.83 points, or 1.3 percent, to close at 11,190.69.

It had been up as many as 325 points earlier. The Dow has added 419 points over the last two days, making up more than half of its 737-point plunge last week.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 12.43, or 1.1 percent, to 1,175.38. Materials stocks led the S&P higher. Specialty metals company Allegheny Technologies Inc. rose 7.4 percent, the most in the index.

The NASDAQ composite rose 30.14, or 1.2 percent, to 2,546.83.

The gains were broad. Five stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange. All 10 company groups that make up the Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose. Volume was slightly higher than average at 4.9 billion shares.

Small companies rose more than larger ones, a sign that investors were moving money into riskier investments. The Russell 2000 index, a benchmark for small-cap stocks, rose 2.2 percent.

European markets also closed sharply higher. Germany’s DAX rose 5.3 percent, France’s CAC-40 5.7 percent. Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 4 percent.

The encouraging signs from Europe also sent commodities prices higher. Investors fear that a blowup in Europe’s debt crisis could drag down economic growth across the globe. That would reduce demand for raw

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie hasn’t changed his mind: He reaffirmed in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Tuesday that he’s not running for president.

Nonetheless, the speech — delivered at a shrine to America’s 40th president, with former first lady Nancy Reagan in the audience — was likely to stoke fresh speculation about his presidential ambitions.

The Republican governor warned that the nation’s credibility abroad was being damaged by troubles at home. He charged that an indecisive White House has deepened the nation’s economic pain, and he accused President Barack Obama of preparing to divide the country to win re-election next year.

Christie didn’t spare Congress: In a scathing indictment of Beltway politics, he said the failure to compromise, along with Obama’s lack of leadership, had set the country dangerously off course.

In Washington “we drift from conflict to conflict, with little or no resolution. We watch a president who once talked about the courage of his convictions, but still has yet found the courage to lead,” Christie said.

“We watch a Congress at war with itself because they are unwilling to leave campaign-style politics at the Capitol’s door. The result is a debt-ceiling limitation debate that made our democracy appear as if we could no longer effectively govern ourselves,” he said.

Christie’s appearance came during a three-day national trip in which the governor is raising money for Republicans and networking with party rainmakers.

With a reputation as a blunttalking budget-cutter, the Reagan stage gave Christie the opportunity to extend his influence in a party that views him as a rising star. His remarks could stoke a fresh round of speculation about his White House ambitions, but his brother was the latest confidante to tamp down talk of a presidential bid.

— Associated Press

Heidi Hartwig , 21, 1706 Louis Place, was charged Sept. 25 with OWI. John Heinrich, 19, 414 S. Dubuque St. Apt. 1, was charged Sept. 24 with PAULA. Adam Hendricks, 28, Earlville, Iowa, was charged Sept. 28 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Jodi Hendricks , 24, West Des Moines, was charged Sept. 24 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Scott Herrig, 31, Dubuque, was charged Sept. 24 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

O’Connor Hincks , 19, N433 Currier, was charged Sept. 24 with public intoxication.

Kevin Hopson, 53, Danville, Iowa, was charged Sept. 24 with providing false identification and interference with official acts.

Paul Hunker, 21, Conroy, Iowa, was charged Sept. 24 with public intoxication.

Steven Kahler, 35, Ladora, Iowa, was charged Sept. 24 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Alyssa Kliefoth, 20, 632 S. Dodge St. Apt. 4, was charged Sept. 24 with keeping a disorderly house.

James Knapp, 71, 528 Rundell St., was charged Sept. 24 with criminal trespass, interference with official acts, and assault on a police officer.

John Koenen, 19, Gurnee, Ill., was charged Sept. 24 with criminal trespass.

John Koenen, 20, 325 E. College St. Apt. 1620A, was charged Sept.

24 with public intoxication, PAULA, and supplying alcohol to minors.

Michael Kolb, 18, 916 Stanley, was charged Sept. 23 with PAULA. Jeffrey Kreger, 30, 2031 Kountry Lane S.E. Apt. 306B, was charged Sept. 24 with public intoxication.

Dakota Kvidera, 18, Traer, Iowa, was charged Sept. 24 with PAULA. Kyle Mahoney, 29, Solon, was charged Sept. 24 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Daniel Meier, 26, Ankeny, Iowa,

was charged Sept. 24 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Mark Meeker, 21, Kirksville, Mo., was charged Sept. 24 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Eric Miller, 29, 910 Benton Drive Apt. 14, was charged Sept. 24 with public intoxication.

Stephen Monaco , 41, Ankeny, Iowa, was charged Sept. 24 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Christopher Murders, 41, Palo, Iowa, was charged Sept. 24 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Ryan Oakes, 18, 646 Reinow, was charged Sept. 25 with public intoxication.

Nicholas Onofrio, 18, Algonquin, Ill., was charged Sept. 24 with public intoxication.

Danielle Paulsen , 21, Cedar Rapids, was charged Sept. 24 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Theodore Penisten , 23, 945 Oakcrest St. Apt. 6A, was charged Sept. 24 with public intoxication.

Sean Raymond, 26, Davenport, was charged Sept. 24 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Benjamin Robinson , 23, New Virginia, Iowa, was charged Sept.

24 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Brian Rutherford , 31, North Liberty, was charged Sunday with fifth-degree theft.

Brian Saling, 20, 278 E. Court St. Apt. 511, was charged Sept. 24 with unlawful use of a driver’s license and public intoxication.

Jennifer Sansone, 28, Davenport, was charged Sept. 24 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Michaela Scarff, 33, Washington, Iowa, was charged Sept. 24 with public intoxication.

Tami Schechinger, 28, Harlan, Iowa, was charged Sept. 24 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Thomas Schechinger, 30, Harlan, Iowa, was charged Sept. 24 with possession of an open alcohol

container in public.

Hagin Schmidt, 19, Ankeny, Iowa, was charged Sept. 23 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Joseph Schneider , 20, 201 E. Burlington St. Apt. 1562, was charged Sept. 24 with public intoxication.

David Schoon , 62, Monticello, Iowa, was charged Sept. 24 with possession of an open alcohol container in a vehicle.

John Schumacher, 19, Ankeny, Iowa, was charged Sept. 23 with PAULA. Jack Schumann, 18, Homewood, Ill., was charged Sept. 24 with PAULA. Destaney Scott, 21, 1111 Hollywood Blvd., was charged July 11 with possession of marijuana.

Justin Sherman , 21, Readlyn, Iowa, was charged Sept. 24 with public intoxication.

Christopher Stipp, 44, 1740 F St., was charged Monday with domestic-abuse assault and public intoxication.

Azzam Subahey, 21, 2608 Bartelt Road Apt. 2D, was charged Sept.

24 with public intoxication and simple assault.

Zachary Swehla, 18, 127 Slater, was charged Sept. 24 with public intoxication.

Timothy Tjaden, 60, Eldora, Iowa, was charged Sept. 24 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Nicholas Tuttle, 19, Pleasant Hills, Iowa, was charged Sept. 23 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Robert Vonlienen , 30, Amana, Iowa, was charged Sept. 24 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Donald Watts, 29, Dayton, Iowa, was charged Sept. 24 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

David West, 59, 1131 Third Ave. Apt. 3, was charged Monday with criminal trespass.

Donald Whisnant, 58, Des Moines, was charged Sept. 24 with public intoxication.

Eric Woodraska, 19, 2228 Burge, was charged Sept. 24 with public intoxication.

Woman denied sex, charged with assault An Iowa City woman was charged Monday with secondoffense domestic-abuse assault after an alleged altercation with her boyfriend.

According to a complaint by Iowa City police, Melissa Minarsich, 28, started the altercation after her boyfriend refused to have sex with her.

“I just want a piece of ass — is that too much to ask for?”

Minarsich allegedly said.

According to the complaint, Minarsich then became violent, swinging at her boyfriend and ripping the storm door off of the house. The boyfriend reportedly told police he was not injured.

The complaint said Minarsich smelled strongly of alcohol and exhibited slurred speech upon contact with officers. She has one prior domestic-abuse assault conviction.

Second-offense domesticabuse assault is an aggravated misdemeanor punishable by up to two years in prison and a fine of $6,250.

— by Matt Starns

Swesey the new School Board head

Christie: Congress at war with itself

BLOTTER Codie Adams , 20, Camanche, Iowa, was charged Sept. 24 with PAULA. Natasha Alexander, 33, address unknown, was charged Monday with first-degree harassment.

Alex Ashman, 24, Eddyville, Iowa, was charged Sept. 24 with public intoxication.

Joseph Beadle, 19, 411 S. Lucas St., was charged Tuesday with possession of a ficticious driver’s license.

Dillon Bills, 20, Norwalk, Iowa, was charged Sept. 23 with PAULA and possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Calvin Busby, 24, New Virginia, Iowa, was charged Sept. 24 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Dominique Conway , 24, 2401 Highway 6 E. Apt. 4407, was charged Sept. 24 with public intoxication.

Rick Davis, 22, Bettendorf, was charged Sept. 24 with public intoxication and fifth-degree criminal mischief.

Abigail Edwards , 20, 823 E. Burlington St., was charged Sept.

16 with public intoxication.

Alicia Escamilla, 19, Homewood, Ill., was charged Sept. 24 with PAULA. Matthew Fahs, 21, Lake St. Louis, Mo., was charged Sept. 24 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Rene German , 39, 2128 S. Riverside Drive Apt. 91, was charged Sept. 24 with public intoxication.

Jeffrey Gibson, 56, 1210 William St., was charged Sept. 23 with OWI. Josue Gomez Aguilar, 22, 1681 Tofting Ave., was charged Sunday with violating a no-contact domestic-abuse protective order.

David Graul, 19, 408 N. Dubuque St., was charged Sept. 24 with public intoxication.

Ryan Hansel, 30, Minneapolis, was charged Sept. 24 with possession of an open alcohol container in public.

Chad Harmer, 28, Cedar Rapids, was charged Sept. 24 with public intoxication.

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Thompson watched the interview closely and continued staring at the screen even after officials stopped the video.

Just after Rahn began to discuss the Michigan incident — which was supposed to be removed — Johnson County prosecutor Janet Lyness rose from her seat and attempted to pause the video.

Defense attorney Tyler Johnston’s facial expressions became extremely tense, and he removed his glasses after Lyness showed the video.

“A lot of time and effort’s been put in this trial. There is no un-ringing this bell, there is no fixing this,” Johnston said. “[It’s] clearly impermissible. It’s not even

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affairs as it once did, Barron said, since countries such as Japan, the Soviet Union, and Afghanistan are no longer a threat.

75-year-old presidential candidate Paul said the U.S.’s reputation as a “wealthy” country misleads the international community on the state of the nation’s economy.

“The only thing we export on wholesale is money,” he said.

Paul blamed massive spending and the trillions of dollars in American debt in the failing economy and said the government is not being productive about fixing it but instead borrowing more and more money.

“You can’t correct the problem by doing the same thing,” he said.

University of Iowa political-science Associate Professor Tim Hagle said Paul’s stance is not cutting spending from the poor or the sick but rather cut from foreign aid.

But not everyone agrees with this stance, he said, because U.S. aid to other nations does have positive implications for the country, especially as a way to attempt to build relationships with allies.

“If we don’t help these countries, they’ll go elsewhere for aid,” he said. “We don’t want them to sell to Iran, for example.”

Paul’s remedy to fix the ailing economy is simple, he said.

accurate, and it has prevented my client now from having a fair trial.”

The prosecution responded by asking the court to deny the motion for mistrial. Lyness said the audio in the clip was “difficult to understand” and “stopped before the jury heard too much.”

After deliberating the motion for two hours, McPartland ruled on the mistrial, citing similar cases for comparison while making his decision.

“I think that it is reasonable to believe that one or more jurors may have heard the statement,” McPartland said. “With reluctance, I conclude that the nature of the influence on jury is possible, and it could influence the deliberation of the jury.”

Deputy Attorney General Thomas Henry Miller attributed the prosecution’s error to “pressure of time.”

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“You can’t keep printing money, and you can’t keep running up debt,” Paul said.

He said his plan is to minimize the country’s focus on foreign policy and concentrate on concerns at home.

“My suggestion is this — we take care of our own,” Paul said.

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“There were efforts to redact on the fly yesterday,” he said. “We intend to move forward with the prosecution of this defendant and any other individual who we feel to be responsible for the murder of John Versypt.”

Miller said Thompson has 90 days to be tried again.

Johnston said he didn’t want juries to be confused by what was said in the interview.

“What investigators say in the course of an interview isn’t true … it’s a standard tactic that they use,” he said.

Johnston said Thompson “wanted to keep going” and that he was “anxious to get up on the stand and tell them what happened.”

But the case is closed for now, and because both the county attorney and public defender are state-funded, the lack of resolution in the

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money.”

Depending on the specifications of coverage, renter’s insurance can cover damage to personal property and liability damage. If a tenant is negligent and destroys part of another tenant’s apartment, the insurance can cover the other tenant’s damages as well.

According to a study conducted by the Insurance Information Institute, three out of 10 Americans have renter’s insurance.

University of Iowa senior Lance Iburg faced a similar situation last February when his apartment

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case may be troublesome for taxpayers.

Richard Klausner, the former head of the Johnson County Public Defender’s Office, said there’s many different things to figure into determining the cost of a homicide trial.

“The second time around is somewhat cheap in that a lot of the discovery has been done,” he said. “If I were to add it up, I would come down way above $100,000 at the low end.”

Klausner said this figure

Renter’s Insurance Depending on policy, coverage can include property damage repair and replacement as well as transitional living arrangements.

• Renter’s insurance: averages $200 per year • Covers liability damage • Three out of 10 Americans have renter’s insurance Source: Chad Burtch, insurance agent

burned down.

A $120 annual investment in renter’s insurance bought Iburg almost $20,000 in property damage replacement.

After a recommendation to get renter’s insurance from his landlord, Iburg made the investment and

The family of John Versypt thank the Iowa City police and Johnson County officials in a press release on Tuesday. Jennifer Wakefield made a statement on behalf of the Versypt family members, saying they “hope that justice will be served.” (The Daily Iowan/Jacklyn Couppee) is a rough estimate and a “generously low number,” adding most public defenders ask for at least a $50,000 retainer. He said the number would also be higher, due to the prosecution’s using three attorneys on the case. The cost of custody for Thompson during

this time served would also need to be taken into account, Klausner said.

After the proceedings, Johnston said he was unsure whether the new trial would be held in Johnson County, because of the media coverage surrounding the case.

was able to save a significant amount of money when his apartment burnt down last February.

Having renter’s insurance also covers transitional living expenses, said Chad Burtch, a State Farm insurance agent.

“I’d say the main benefit is if there was a tornado or a fire the insurance is not only going to cover your personal property, but it’ll also put you somewhere else in the meantime,” Burtch said.

Iburg was allowed $5,000 to spend on a hotel as he sorted out future living arrangements. He was also given $10,000 to $15,000 to replace personal property loss and damage.

Iburg’s insurance policy cost him $10 per month through Progressive

Insurance.

“Well, at the time you’re paying for it you may think it’s kind of dumb, but when you have something like a fire occur and you have thousands of dollars in property damage and loss, $120 per year is worth the sacrifice,” he said. “It’s definitely worth it in the long run.”

And throughout the ordeal of replacing his losses, Iburg felt grateful there was one fewer thing to stress about, because he was able to replace and clean damaged furniture, clothing, and food.

“It was definitely a huge helper having it because it would have been a lot worse not having renter’s insurance,” he said. “I’d say it’s definitely worth the purchase.”

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Apply more jail alternatives About a half million dollars has been saved by alleviating jail overcrowding and bettering the community — and there’s plenty of room for improvement.

With the persistent problems of overcrowding and cash-strapped governments, reforms to the jail system need to be considered sooner rather than later.

Positive strides have been made in recent years to improve the Johnson County correctional system.

Local officials must take the lessons learned and apply them to as many policies as they can.

The recent efforts by Johnson County to divert mentally ill inmates to clinical settings is a logical step in the right direction, and it has led to the aforementioned benefits.

The primary goal of the jail-alternative program is to provide a better environment for those who are mentally ill and cure the root of the problem rather than neglecting it. Jailing the mentally ill while ignoring their needs can worsen their symptoms, so jailing these individuals only to let them out after their sentence is often counterintuitive — but it has also led to considerable monetary savings.

Since the beginning of the program, savings of nearly $500,000 have been realized, even after accounting for costs.

Many local officials have found the program to be beneficial in numerous regards. Even still, crowding continues to be a problem at the Johnson County Jail, and all levels of government are continually searching for room in their strapped budgets. Crime, of course, needs to be curtailed in Iowa City and throughout the United States.

So wouldn’t it be commonsense to push other jailalternative programs?

For example, it is not necessary to jail individuals for repeated alcohol offenses and low-level drug charges. Repeat offenders should be directed toward such initiatives as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous for counseling.

There are current policies similar this in Johnson County, but those convicted are often incarcerated, as well. In order to deter crime, decrease crowding, and save money, treatment should be considered more often than punishment.

Republican Iowa caucus candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich agrees with the idea of prison reform for the mentally ill and low-level offenders. He is one of the best-known proponents of the Right on Crime initiative. While its tagline is “the

conservative case for reform,” it is a solution that should be a bipartisan agreement.

The “priority issues” listed on the Right On Crime website include over-criminalization, juvenile justice, substance abuse, and adult probation. All of these issues should be reassessed in Johnson County and across the United States.

Right On Crime and Gingrich endorsed correction reform in South Carolina in 2010. According to data collected by the South Carolina Department of Corrections, the state expects to save approximately $175 million in prison construction and more than $66 million in operating costs over the next five years.

Related policies in Texas have also been effective, says Marc Levin, the director of the Center for Effective Justice at the Texas Public Policy and the director of Right on Crime. He said that moving mentally ill inmates from correctional facilities to institutions makes sense because they are better equipped with more secure facilities, restraints for the inmates, and better medical care.

“This has been a problem ever since the deinstitutionalization of inmates in the late-70s,” he said. “Now, one-fourth of inmates in county correctional facilities are mentally ill and are there for minor offenses.”

He viewed trespassing and public urination as “minor offenses,” along with other misdemeanors they have little or no control over.

Moving mentally ill inmates to institutions opens opportunities for the offenders to reapply for federal such benefits as Medicare, Medicaid, or veterans’ benefits — they lose those privileges when incarcerated, Levin said.

Other solutions he supported were supervised group homes and continual screenings and evaluations to determine the well being of an offender when released from the system.

In 2000, a $19 million bond issue went before Johnson County voters to be used for an expansion of the facilities, but it was turned down. A similar bond issue referendum is projected to go before the voters in 2012, requesting $39 million for a new justice center.

When the matter does come up, voters should take a serious look at the overcrowding in the jail and come to grips with the reality that a bigger facility is not necessarily the solution but rather a sensible policy on incarceration.

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Hayek should remain on City Council Upon his election to the Iowa City City Council nearly four years ago, Iowa City Mayor Matt Hayek began serving our city with commitment, vision, and leadership. His fellow councilors recognized his leadership by electing him mayor in 2010.

Although previous councils and a referendum had failed to change the bar-entry law, Matt built consensus on the council, worked with the University of Iowa, and again took the question to the voters. The bar-entry age was changed. His patience and diligence led others to believe that downtown could be safe and attractive to all ages and many kinds of businesses.

He has continued to encourage all avenues of economic development. Matt understands that the arts and cultural profile of our city will attract private sector investment and broaden our tax base. Partnering with the university remains a priority. The UniverCity neighborhood-housing initiative is just one example of how a clear vision can become a reality with hard work and cooperation.

Matt Hayek has proven his commitment to work with all constituencies to make Iowa City better every day.

He is willing to put his many talents to use by serving on the City Council for another fouryear term. We plan to vote for him on Oct. 11 (and again on Nov. 8) and encourage you to do the same.

Katherine and John Moyers Iowa City residents

SHAY O’REILLY shay.g.oreilly@gmail.com

University of California-Berkeley political-science Professor Wendy Brown had an idea: She would use the power of her pocketbook to end a battle over racebaiting cupcakes.

In a ludicrous media stunt, the UC-Berkeley College Republicans decided to protest a change in the admissions process, which would allow the UC system to consider ethnicity and gender of applicants, by having a bake sale. Specifically, a bake sale in which cupcakes cost more for white men than any other demographic.

“We did intend for it to be controversial,” College Republican President Shawn Lewis told CNN’s John King, saying that the group was looking for greater critical thought rather than student outcry.

Brown responded to the controversy by showing up at the beginning of the bake sale with a wad of cash, intending to buy all of the cupcakes. She was not permitted to do so.

This kind of provocative grandstanding — and riding waves of outrage into the national media — seems typical for the young GOP, which thrives primarily on creating controversy through an action insensitive at best and then complaining about the all-too-predictable backlash. Any publicity is good publicity, after all, and outraged reactions are fodder for a scandal-hungry media.

It’s rather like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, that vegan group notorious for its scandalous, never-quite-serious campaigns. In 2009, for instance, PETA submitted an ad to the Super Bowl that was blatantly inappropriate. When it was predictably rejected, the group rode the controversy into the national spotlight, promoting their its on YouTube and through social media.

But the College Republicans have something PETA doesn’t have: a massive victim complex.

University of Iowa students gained firsthand experience with that mindset during the Conservative Coming Out Week debacle this past spring. The event,

which claimed a direct parallel with lesbian and gay experience by title alone, was met with anger from community members — including an explicit email from a professor, prompting a national media dust-up.

Conservatives trumpeted this as proof that the nation’s universities were centers of liberal indoctrination.

Iowa Federation of College Republicans Chairwoman Natalie Ginty received an invitation to Glenn Beck’s show, where she joined dozens of young Republicans in telling sad stories about the lack of respect shown for conservatism on college campuses.

Lewis even invoked this trope in his CNN cameo, asking why the proposed rule didn’t include consideration for “ideological diversity.”

Instead of earnestly representing the measure, which does not institute affirmative action or quotas, the Republicans held a bake sale. Instead of initiating a good-faith conversation about differing viewpoints on college campuses and the responsibility of all parties to facilitate dialogue, Lewis obliquely equated conservativism to blackness.

Generating a media stir through misrepresentation and calculated outrage may help the College Republicans feel productive but relegates them instead to gleeful shit-stirrers. The bake sale wasn’t bigoted because it charged white men more but because it reduced a complex issue — that of equal access to education in a society rife with discrimination — to a bake sale.

When earnest speech is trumped by intentional controversy that both trivializes and mocks important issues, the only mature response is to take the seriousness up a notch.

Luckily, the Berkeley community, aside from a few online threats, responded in First Amendment kind: Hundreds of black-clad students arrived at the bake sale midway through and lay down in silent protest.

It’s the kind of response you might expect for a particularly noxious PETA campaign. Maybe one that equates non-vegan baked goods to slavery or some other absurd reduction of a messy topic.

You know how it goes.

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Is Gary Johnson too awkward to be president?

ADAM B SULLIVAN adam-sullivan@uiowa.edu

Here it comes — a column about image in presidential politics I’ve spent the last four months taking shots at my Iowa journalism colleagues for their apparent aversion to taking about real issues in their caucus coverage.

My position has been that the state press ought to focus all of its politicalreporting resources on candidates’ positions, rather than spending time and space reporting on campaign minutia and reality-

show-type entertainment.

But former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson’s performance in last week’s Fox News/Google debate in Florida makes clear that candidate image — the way she or he speaks and presents herself or himself — matters.

Johnson is a two-term governor and an undefeated politician who posts polling numbers similar to former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman or one-time U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum. Still, the libertarian Republican has struggled to become accepted by nationally televised media.

A libertarian-leaning (OK — it’s more like I’m falling over) politico myself, I liked what Johnson offered to the debate. He

was the only candidate on stage promising to balance the budget his first year in office, called for loosening restrictions on Cuba, and endorsed curbing U.S. military involvement abroad.

But Johnson delivered his message so awkwardly that I fear nobody listened.

That’s not to say Johnson’s debate appearance was unproductive. He boosted his profile, attracting much traffic to his website and many new donors.

Still, The Iowa Republican — a blog that pretty reliably reflects caucus-goer sentiment — said after the debate that Johnson “frankly, does not belong on the stage.”

If they gave him a chance, I think a lot of

mainstream Republicans would like Johnson’s calls to radically cut the size of the federal government.

Likewise, general-election voters — independents and moderates, in particular — would likely be warm to Johnson’s plan to end the drug war and wars in the Middle East.

But when the messages is wrapped around a wobbly, stuttering 50-something, it’s hard to hear.

That’s nothing new, of course. Spreading one’s sentiment through a sleek presentation is something politicians and their consultants have been focused on for decades. But in Johnson’s case, this isn’t just a question of political reality.

The American presidency

isn’t just about ideas. It’s about leadership. The president is the head coach of the federal government.

Like any manager or administrator in the private sector (which Johnson prides himself on having been), the presidency requires the ability to relate and connect with people, whether they’re Cabinet members, lawmakers, or regular Joe’s.

Having managed around a hundred employees at a daily newspaper for the last four months, I can tell you firsthand that good ideas are irrelevant if a manager doesn’t have the personability to convey his ideas effectively to his subordinates.

One might suggest that

Johnson’s candidacy, however, isn’t about actually being the president; it’s about promoting the libertarian platform and spread of free-market ideas. That’s a fair point but it also gives ammo to the mainstream Republicans who think Johnson and the other media-snubbed candidates don’t belong on nationally televised debates.

There’s an inclination among radicals to resist playing mainstream politics at all costs. It’s an admirable goal because mainstream politics are disgusting and stupid.

Unfortunately, though, playing that game is probably still the best way to effect change in the United States.

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Iowa eying No UI gets special-needs grant Child waiver

By MELISSA DAWKINS melissa-dawkins@uiowa.edu

Iowa City school district officials said a plan that would leave No Child Left Behind up to the states might help local students.

Following President Obama’s Sept. 23 announcement of a new plan allowing states to apply for waivers opting out of No Child Left Behind, Iowa City schools may be able to avoid being labeled “failures” under the program.

Iowa is expected to apply for the waiver. However, the Iowa Department of Education has yet to determine any specifics , state officials said.

“There are different parts to the application. We have to look at what assessments will be put in place. How are we going to measure student growth? It’s a comprehensive waiver,” said Kevin Fangman, a deputy director of the Iowa Department of Education.

“We have to make sure that we address everything in the waiver and do what we’re supposed to.”

Fangman, along with Wilma Gajde — Title 1 consultant for the Department of Education — will attend federal Education Department meetings in Washington, D.C., on Thursday and Friday to learn more about the specifics of the application process.

Steve Murley, the Iowa City School District superintendent, said the waiver will benefit Iowa City schools — all of which will be considered failures by 2014 if Iowa does not applied to waive No Child.

“A waiver would allow us the opportunity to get out from underneath rules and regulations that clearly

should have been re-examined,” Murley said.

Under No Child, a school that does not have every student performing at gradelevel proficiencies is deemed a “failure.”

However, David Griffith, the director of Public Policy, with Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, said the waiver option is not free of drawbacks.

“There are strings attached,” he said. “The waivers are only going to be two and a half years in length. There’s some question about what happens at that point. There has been some talk of states being able to extending those deadlines.

The hope is that during that time frame Congress would be able to reauthorize the law.”

The waiver has bipartisan support in Iowa.

Rep. Mary Mascher, DIowa City, said she has never been a supporter of No Child.

“They want every child to be reading at grade level,” she said. “That’s unrealistic. We want students to be successful, but setting a guideline like that is not the way to get there.”

Sen. David Johnson, ROcheyedan, recognized that changes need to be made, but said he does not think No Child is still effective.

“I’m certainly supportive of that move [for Iowa to apply for a No Child waiver], but I’m certainly aware of President Bush’s concern of student achievement,” Johnson said. “I know some school districts are failing miserably.

I’ve always believed that Iowa is the best place without interference from the federal government.”

The REACH program currently serves 41 students at the university.

By JORDAN MICKLE jordan-mickle@uiowa.edu

The University of Iowa is improving its assistance for students with special needs.

The UI was recently ranked as one of the top universities in the nation for special-needs students.

The rating comes after the UI’s Realizing Education and Career Hopes program last year received a five-year grant for approximately $2.5 million from the Office of Postsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education to improve, expand, and assess the program.

Program coordinator Jo Hendrickson said the grant has helped with the program’s curriculum to expand options for students with special needs.

It has also helped fund the expansion of staff in the past year that are responsible for assisting students in student life, transition, and academics.

The program serves 41 students.

Participants of the program help students with disabilities receive an array of opportunities in the residence halls, on campus, and in the community. They learn how to manage their time and money and to solve problems constructively.

David Morrissey, the executive director of the U.S. International Council on Disabilities, illustrates the current status of Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the University Capitol Centre on Tuesday. Iowa Public Radio will conduct an interview with Morrissey at noon Thursday. (The Daily Iowan/Ya Chen Chen) “This program provides schools is rare. Most col- leadership here at the uniall the richness of big-cam- leges, she said, don’t have versity have really been pus life while doing so much more than a disabili- stellar in that they’ve fully through a well-structured ty resource center to help understood what we’re and highly supportive liv- students on campus and about, where we’re trying ing and learning communi- only smaller, regional uni- to go, and they’ve been just ty designed to help these versities offer such pro- as I like to see leaders,” students succeed,” said grams.

Morrissey said. “They’re “I don’t think there are solution finders not reactDean of Education Marmore than a handful of ing to program visions, but garet Crocco.

Because flagship institu- schools nationwide that rather [asking], ‘OK, we’re tions offer program like offer similar programs, going to have some chalthe UI’s, students with which is a real shame,” she lenges here, how do we special needs have access said. solve them?’ and so that David Morrissey, the to the same opportunities again also moves advocacy executive director of the as others. forward by being solutionAlthough it is a two-year U.S. International Council certificate program, it fol- on Disabilities, said there finders to them.”

Hendrickson said she lows students for a mini- are both physical and attithinks it is fantastic the mum of two years after tudinal barriers that need university is being recoggraduation with the intent to be torn down for camof improving their transi- puses with special-needs nized for its leadership.

“The academic life, stution to independent living, students. But by being an dent life, and career develadvocate for students with Hendrickson said.

Christina Laun, a disabilities like those in opment and transition writer for bestcollegeson- the UI program, this will opportunities that stuline.com — which ranked help them and will benefit dents receive are top quality and we strive to improve the UI — said the exten- the university, he said. sive program among big “My interactions with continuously,” she said.

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Video-game reality Author Neal Stephenson graduated from Ames High in 1977.

By MADISON BENNETT madison-bennett@uiowa.edu

Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to media after tasking an aerial tour of the fire devastation at Steiner Ranch, a residential development in Austin, Texas. (Associated Press/Austin American-Statesman, Alberto MartInez)

By APRIL CASTRO Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Monday asked President Obama to use his executive authority to prevent or delay implementation of stricter pollution standards, saying they will have an “immediate and devastating” effect on the state.

The standards have stirred up Texas’ largest energy companies, which say they don’t have adequate time to meet the deadlines without shutting down plants and jeopardizing the reliability of Texas’ electric grid. Implementation of the rules will start Jan. 1.

In the letter, obtained by the Associated Press, Perry said the implementation of the Cross State Air Pollution Rules will have an “immediate and devastating effect on Texas jobs, our economy, and our ability to supply the electricity our citizens, schools and employers need.”

Perry released the letter as he tries to shore up support among conservatives in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

The White House said the new standards will save lives.

“We stand behind common sense, vital Clean Air Act protections for public health and clean air,” White House spokesman Clark Stevens said. “This rule will prevent more than 34,000 premature deaths each year and ensure that American families aren’t suffering the consequences of harmful air pollution generated far from home.”

The new clean-air rules are designed to significantly reduce smog and soot pollution by requiring 27 states, including Texas, to decrease smokestack emissions. The new guidelines apply to sulfur-dioxide and nitrogen-oxide emissions, which mostly come from coal-fired plants.

Texas has 19 coal-fired power plants — more than any other state — and plans to build nine more.

It is one of the few states still adding coal-fired plants, and it releases more air pollutants than any other state. Most other states are building generation plants that use sources other than coal, particularly natural gas.

On Sept. 12, Texas’ largest electricity producer, Luminant, said it would shut down two coalfired power units and lay off hundreds of workers if the new rules were enforced, even after the EPA offered to help the company meet the tougher standards.

“Mr. President, you have recently proclaimed that your administration is committed to creating jobs,” Perry wrote. “These rules do not create jobs.

They are a job killer in Texas, and they must be stopped.”

Texas, faced with a growing population, few new energy sources, and hot summers, has been vocal in its opposition to the regulations since they were announced in July.

The state has asked a federal appeals court to review the rules.

Perry has used the new rules as fodder in his longstanding accusation that the EPA under Obama meddles in state affairs, lays down expensive regulations during tough economic times, and is forcing companies to cut jobs to offset the cost of complying with environmental rules.

Author Neal Stephenson managed to link computer hacking, the Russian Maffia, video games, and terrorism all in one story.

But he also managed to give Iowa a shout out in his newest novel, Reamde, as well.

“Neal spent most of his childhood in Ames and graduated from high school there, so he has ties to Iowa,” said said Terry Cain, the science-fiction and graphic-novel buyer at Prairie Lights Books, 15 S. Dubuque St. “Add to that the fact that Reamde starts out in Iowa, and it’s a pretty good match.”

Stephenson will read excerpts from his latest work at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Iowa City Public Library, 123 S Linn St. Admission is free.

Reamde is a story of an Iowa-born video-game entrepreneur who ends up having to play his online game in real life after hackers infect the game’s code with a virus. In his typical fashion, Stephenson draws upon bizarre plots that put the reader

Reading: Neal Stephenson When: 7 p.m. Thursday Where: Iowa City Public Library Meeting Room A, 123 S. Linn Admission: Free through rings of science fiction. His previous works include Snow Crash, The Diamond Age, and Cryptonomicon, which draw upon similar notions of the unimaginable. He has a very large following both in Iowa City and across the United States, said Jason Paulios, the communityservices librarian for the Iowa City Public Library.

“He’s definitely a cult author,” said Jan Weissmiller, a co-owner of Prairie Lights.

Although Prairie Lights will sponsor the event, the reading will be held in the library’s Meeting Room A. “We’re expecting a larger crowd than we can fit in the store,” Cain said. “The last time he was in Iowa City, we held it in the store, and we were standingroom-only. We want to allow as many people as possible to attend, so we’re

teaming up with the library this time around.”

“His early speculative fiction work is especially popular with Iowa City Public Library patrons,” Paulios said, noting Reamde’s recent positive reviews.

The New York Times Book Review had this to say about the novel: “Once again, Stephenson is asking us to think about virtual worlds and information storage; once again, by God, he makes reading so much fun it feels like a deadly sin.”

The Iowa City Public Library will broadcast Stephenson’s reading live on the Library Channel, Cable TV Channel 10.

Prairie Lights will sell copies of Stephenson’s work at the event. In fact, he will only sign copies of Reamde purchased from Prairie Lights. Copies are available at Prairie Lights at a 25 percent discount.

Stephenson will also sign a limited number of his earlier books with the purchase his newest novel.

“If the past is any guide, it will be one of our bigger events,” Cain said.

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Dems rake Branstad on open records Iowa Democratic Party officials say Gov. Terry Branstad’s administration took more than 50 days to respond to an open-records request filed by the party.

By LYNN CAMPBELL IowaPolitics.com

DES MOINES — The Iowa Democratic Party on Tuesday accused Gov. Terry Branstad’s administration of violating the state’s open-records law by taking up to two months and charging more than $800 to fulfill some requests for public records.

“The Branstad administration is ignoring laws that are meant to ensure transparency and accountability in government,” said Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Sue Dvorsky.

“When records (requests) are going unfulfilled for nearly two months and Iowans are forced to pay more than $800, you have to question this administration’s commitment to good, honest government.”

But Branstad spokesman Tim Albrecht maintained Tuesday that the Governor’s Office is “timely and thorough in completing all open-records requests.” He called the Democrats’ allegations “yet another hyper-partisan political attack.”

“The Iowa Democrat[ic] Party has proved itself incapable of producing a thoughtful, cohesive plan for job creation and has instead returned to the same tired, careless, wandering juvenile tantrums that we’ve come to expect,” he said.

Tuesday’s exchange continued a three-month,

‘We methodically review every single document in order to protect the privacy rights of Iowans, redacting any and all personal information according to Iowa Code.’

Tim Albrecht, Branstad spokesman

push-and-pull between the Governor’s Office and Democrats over open records and whether Branstad is being transparent, as he promised last year on the campaign trail.

The struggle was outlined earlier this month by IowaPolitics.com in a fivepart series about open records.

Records obtained by the Iowa Democratic Party and released Tuesday showed that 34 unique records requests were submitted to the Governor’s Office since he took office Jan. 14.

According to Democrats, the Branstad administration took as long as 55 days to fulfill some requests and charged one requester $858 for the governor’s deputy legal counsel to review emails.

Democrats said these actions violate Iowa Code

Section 22.8 that states the delay for a response to an open-records request “shall not exceed 20 calendar days and ordinarily should not exceed 10 business days.”

They said the average unique request to the Branstad administration takes 23 days to fulfill, and the Governor’s Office withheld 876 documents from the public.

Iowa Democratic Party spokesman Sam Roecker said a request from a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, which cost $1,078.80, was left out of the Democrats’ investigation because the Governor’s Office did not provide the date the information was requested.

But Albrecht said those numbers aren’t true. He said the Governor’s Office has completed 49 openrecords requests this year.

He said the office averages 17 days to complete all requests, and 90 percent of requests have been completed with no charge for staff review time.

About the specific request made by the Iowa Democratic Party, he said thousands of emails were reviewed at a revised, lower rate.

“We methodically review every single document in order to protect the privacy rights of Iowans, redacting any and all personal information according to Iowa Code,” Albrecht said.

The Governor’s Office provides the first 10 copies

of open records for free. Any additional copies are 10 cents per page. Emails are provided on a disk at no charge. The office also provides the first three hours of staff time free to review requested records. Any additional time is $33 per hour.

Albrecht said one openrecords request required files to be acquired from former Gov. Tom Vilsack’s administration. He said boxes contained thousands of documents, each needing to be reviewed because many contained confidential information, such as Social Security numbers.

“This request took a lot of time, but we strictly adhere to the state’s open-records law in providing a timely response,” he said.

Earlier this month, Bill Monroe, Branstad’s special adviser for government transparency, also told IowaPolitics.com that the Governor’s Office has complied with all open-records requests in the amount of time allowed by law.

He said the Iowa Democratic Party submitted an open-records request July 6 to find out how much Branstad’s tours across Iowa are costing taxpayers.

The governor’s staff told Democrats that it could locate the records, but it would take longer than 20 days. The response was fulfilled Aug. 26.

Monroe said that in his work with the governor and his staff, he has not wit-

nessed anything that would lead him to believe the administration is not intent on improving transparency.

“Branstad was the first governor in Iowa history to appoint a transparency adviser,” said Monroe, who between 1981 and 2009 served as executive director of the Iowa Newspaper Association, which represents more than 300 daily and weekly publications in the state.

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Unexpected New Facebook Changes: • If you “Like” something, it will follow you around waiting for opportunities to catch scraps of food.

• Pokes will now physically affect the pokee and have three settings: Poke, Lil’ Pokey, and Poke of Death.

• Not only can you friend friends of friends, you will be able to friend friends of friends’ friends.

And Courtney Cox. • In the mail, you will get a physical book with a binding made from an actual face. Don’t feed it after midnight.

• All uploaded pictures are now automatically owned by Facebook Greetings Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary, and can by used as photo art for greeting cards or wrapping paper.

• Each pixel contains a minute portion of Mark Zuckerberg’s life force.

• There’s a toggle button for Extreme Facebook.

• As you peer out over the edge and look into Facebook, Facebook is looking back into you.

• The six degrees of separation have now been reduced to threeand-a-half.

• During awkward chats with friends, it will totally call you to give you an “out.”

• For every 10 clicks, you get one free.

• Every so often, clicking on a link will Rickroll you. Because that’s still funny. Right?

• There’s a secret message hidden in the HTML code, which when properly deciphered, reads “Drink Your Ovaltine.”

— Brian Tanner thinks Facebook is a lot like Iowa weather. If you don’t like it, just wait five minutes, and it’ll change.

Think you’re pretty funny? Prove it.

The Daily Iowan is looking for Ledge writers. You can submit a Ledge at daily-iowan@uiowa.edu.

If we think it’s good, we’ll run it — and maybe contact you for more.

Joddy Phillips of Elite Flagging directs traffic during construction on Tuesday on Riverside Drive near Art Building West. McComas-Lacina Construction LLC is adding a raised crosswalk and two water drains to the street. Construction has been underway since Monday.

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horoscopes

Tuesday, Sept. 28 — by Eugenia Last

ARIES March 21-April 19 Take hold of your situation. Persuade others to pitch in and help. Social gatherings will be a perfect forum for you to test the waters and plant seeds for future prospects. Love is in the stars. Make romance your goal this evening.

TAURUS April 20-May 20 You cannot make a mistake now, especially with regard to work or finances. Refuse to let aggressive individuals overpower you. Your imagination may be captivated, but do the math before you sign an offer that is questionable.

GEMINI May 21-June 20 Force issues if necessary to keep things moving in a direction that suits you. Your aggressive and playful way of handling others will impress people and help you drum up support. Strive to achieve, and you will surpass your goals. Love looks inviting.

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CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Don’t rely on others. You will be disappointed if you allow someone’s bragging or empty promises to lead you astray. You are best not to put up a fight but instead, quietly remove yourself from an adverse situation.

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he didn’t really look very good in our first game or two. But I think the last couple of weeks, we’ve seen him start to climb back. Obviously, we’re going to need him to be with us.”

Center James Ferentz said he felt Coker has run well all season, putting more blame on the offensive line for the tailback’s sluggish start.

“We thought he was running hard — we just weren’t giving him the chance to showcase his

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performance in this week as a team, and we all had our struggles here and there,” Kelpin said. “So to come out in [in sixth] not playing our best golf, I think it’s pretty good, and it shows we can do a lot better if we can come together better as a team.”

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“There have been some trick plays and fluke fumbled snaps that turned into touchdowns.

“This week gives us some time to kind of reflect a little bit and clean up and fine-tune some things. We need to focus on our keys and getting lined up right, and I think we’ll be fine.”

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low defensive specialist and non-starter Grace Burns.

“We get a lot fewer reps,” Burns said. “We’re only in the back, so when Allison goes in, she’s only in for three rotations, and she has less of a chance to make her appearance on the court. She just focuses on passing; that’s her one

skills,” James Ferentz said. “As an offensive line, we have a lot of work to do to make sure that he has holes to run.”

A No. 2 back behind Coker also needs to established for the running game to progress successfully, Kirk Ferentz said.

Iowa has been searching for that answer ever since a knee injury put Mika’il McCall out of action in the season’s first game. The search might finally be over after another true freshman — Jordan Canzeri — was impressive against Monroe, running five times for 30 yards.

“He’s fast. He can break tackles,” Coker said of Canzeri. “I already knew that he was physically

Sports ready. He just had to get mentally ready. He’s there now.”

Secondary stabilizing After switching things around in his secondary two weeks ago against Pittsburgh, Kirk Ferentz said Iowa isn’t “planning any major changes” to the unit.

Micah Hyde was moved back to corner in place of Greg Castillo. Jordan Bernstine became the starting strong safety instead of Collin Sleeper.

Bernstine said the group’s continuity is improving, something that can be difficult to achieve after personnel changes.

“When you’re moving guys around, you don’t

know if this guy’s going to do this, if he’s going to do that right,” he said. “When you’re out there actually playing together for a while, you start to get more comfortable just kind of know that the person’s going to be there. It’s more of a trust thing.”

Lowery still out Iowa was previously hopeful that B.J. Lowery would recover from a wrist injury in time to return for the team’s Big Ten opener against Penn State on Oct. 8. Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday that likely won’t be the case. The sophomore cornerback “is going to need a couple more weeks.”

The prognosis for left

Sixth place disappointed the Hawkeyes considering they went from 6under at the end of day one to 15-over in two days.

Worse yet, Iowa’s 14-over was the second-highest score posted on Tuesday, trailing only the 15-over shot by North Texas and California-Irvine. Those two schools placed 13th and 15th in the 15-team field.

But at the same time, Iowa knows the potential

is there by finishing ahead of quality schools — like Georgia Tech, which finished last spring ranked third nationally — without playing its best golf.

“We’re a growing team,”

Hankins said. “We’re getting better. We don’t have all the pieces in play yet, but it’s our second tournament of the year. We hope to get better through this experience.”

Iowa’s defensive unit improved mightily last week against LouisianaMonroe, when compared with the effort in the two prior games.

The Hawkeyes gave up 352 yards to Monroe — and only 53 of those came on the ground — in contrast to the Iowa State and Pittsburgh games, when Iowa conceded 473 and 422 yards, respectively.

Senior Jordan Bernstine, the player many have considered one of the more pleasant surprises for the

Hawkeye defense this year, said the unit was more cohesive against Monroe than it was in Iowa’s first three matchups.

The strong safety has 18 tackles thus far, sixth-most on the team, including one sack.

“We’re starting to gel more; we’re having fun out there,” Bernstine said. “We got guys out there congratulating each other, smiling when they’re making plays, and things like that. I think you really need that as a defense to kind of give you

that spark and keep it going.”

When asked if the current makeup of players can keep the trend of highly ranked defenses at Iowa, Bernstine didn’t hesitate.

“I think any defense under Coach [Norm] Parker has the ability to be [a top-25 ranked defense]. We just have to go out and execute,” he said. “We have the guys who can do it, so as long as we go out there and get the job done, I feel like we can be right up there.”

job, so she singles in on that to try to make the best of the time she is on the court.”

The team is generally split into starters and nonstarters in practice, with each group playing on its own side of the net during drills and scrimmages.

When she enters the games, though, Straumann is usually playing alongside starters.

“The chemistry isn’t off between us, it’s just a little different, and I think that’s what makes it helpful sometimes,” Straumann

said. “There’s a little disconnect at times, but if you’re engaged and focused and in tune with what the starters are doing and you get thrown in, you’ll be right in the mix.”

Straumann used to play as an outside hitter, but last spring she decided with the coaching staff that she could be a greater asset to the team playing in the back row. This season, Boldt said Straumann has already had an effect on Iowa’s back line — despite not always knowing when

she’ll be called upon to enter a game.

“For the most part, she’ll know if she’s going in or not,” Boldt said. “But the tricky part about her role — which Allison does very well with — is that you also never know when your number is going to be called.”

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Squad remains unbeaten Entourage used an 80-yard touchdown strike to down Roethlisberger and Cheese, 26-24.

By ALEX FRENCH alexander-french@uiowa.edu

An unbeaten still remains in intramural flag football, after Entourage defeated Roethlisberger and Cheese, 26-24, on Tuesday night.

With the win, Entourage moves to 3-0 and remains on top of Division M. Roethlisberger’s loss drops the squad to 1-2 overall, one game ahead of division cellar-dweller Matt Chandler’s Team.

The longest touchdown of the game — scored at the end of the third quarter — was an 80-yard bomb to Nick Loizzo from quarterback Colin Marshall.

“We just go out there, everyone kind of does his own job and sees if he can beat his man — I try to find the open guy,” Marshall said.

He did just that by finding Loizzo open downfield for the long connection.

“I guess my speed just took over on that,” Loizzo said after the game.

His speed put Entourage up, 26-18 and proved to be the final dagger in securing the victory.

It wasn’t a cakewalk for the all-sophomore squad, though. The Entourage found itself down by 6 points on two separate occasions in the first and second quarters.

Early scores by Chris Roeske and Charlie Mahoney were set up by Roethlisberger quarterback Corey Noel’s feet.

With less than two minutes remaining in the first half, it led, 12-6.

After regaining possession, the Entourage marched down the length of the field in orderly fashion with a combination of dual-quarterback play.

Entourage’s Jake Butler, who stepped in for a prostyle look on offense, started the scoring drive with two quick passes and a rush. His play gave Marshall, the scrambling quarterback, the momentum needed to drive the

remaining length of the field.

After a third-down incompletion, Marshall found Dustin Tomlinson via shovel-pass in the middle of the end zone.

“We have a lot of good assets; everyone gets open, and everyone does his job,” Marshall said. “The line protects very well.”

“Yeah, very good blocking,” Tomlinson, an offensive lineman, said and laughed.

A slight drizzle coated the turf at the Hawkeye Recreation Complex to begin the second half, but the wet conditions and humid air didn’t bog down the level of intensity.

A quick interception by Butler to start the third quarter led to another Entourage score on the ensuing possession, putting the team up by 8.

Roethlisberger didn’t take long to respond, though. Noel connected with Kyle Schroeder on a

60-yard strike, but the team in black found itself down by 2 late in the third after a failed 2-point conversion.

Having gotten the ball back after Loizzo’s long touchdown catch, Roethlisberger scored on a connection between Noel and Mike Concannon on the next drive.

Another botched 2-point conversion ultimately sealed Roethlisberger’s fate, though.

Up by 2 and boasting the quarterback tandem of Marshall and Butler, the members of the Entourage relied on what they knew best — each other — to run out the clock. A majority of the Entourage hails from Wheaton, Ill., and played high-school football together.

“Most of us played highschool ball together, so I guess we have a lot of chemistry,” Loizzo said.

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guard Nolan MacMillan — who has been hampered by a sports hernia since the spring — was more encouraging.

“He made progress last week and was able to practice a little bit,” Kirk Ferentz said. “Hopefully, we’ll continue to move him along as this week goes on.”

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A Hawk mature beyond her years Hawkeye freshman Nicole Rae has been playing golf since she was 10-years-old.

By TORK MASON tork-mason@uiowa.edu

Iowa golfer Nicole Rae is one of the most mature people you could ever meet — and the freshman from St. Charles, Ill., has needed that maturity in the past year.

“Champion” is a word Rae is familiar with; her grandfat h e r , Andy Miceli — who died over the Nicole Rae summer — golfer used the word often about his granddaughter.

“He loved the game of golf, and he always called her his champion,” Rae’s father, Ron Rae, said. “He loved the fact that she was a golfer. He was her

biggest fan, and I think the fact that he loved the game so much just carried over to her.”

Nicole Rae picked up the game when she was 4 and accompanied her father to the St. Charles Country Club.

“It was Mother’s Day, and we were having brunch, and I saw a bunch of golfers,” she said. “I told my dad I wanted to go do it, and I begged him all day until he finally took me out.”

Her father said Rae spent a lot of time with him while he played on the course after that day, riding along in the golf cart and watching. When she decided she wanted to play as well, her father asked the club professional to shorten a few clubs for her.

Rae played soccer until

she was 10, when she told her father she wanted to quit the sport to focus on golf. From that point on, she competed in tournaments against other top junior golfers.

Her mother, Mary Rae, said her daughter’s experience playing competitive golf gave her a level of maturity not common in girls so young.

That maturity was needed when Mary Rae was diagnosed with breast cancer last year.

“It’s a hard thing for your family to accept — especially for a daughter, who really counts on her mom to be there all the time,” she said.

But she said her daughter seemed to take things in stride.

“She really surprised me, because this kid really stepped up to the

plate,” Mary Rae said. “All of the sudden, this 17year-old is helping doing housework, cooking meals, doing laundry. It was really amazing to me that no one ever had to say anything; she just slid right in there and starting doing it all.”

Nicole Rae said she’s open with this information because she’s proud of her mother, and, she said, she doesn’t think any of her Iowa teammates — besides fellow freshmen Lauren English and Shelby Phillips — know about the situation.

While most of her teammates and coaches may not know about Rae’s mature approach to her family life, they have picked up on her responsibility by seeing how she approaches the game.

Coach Megan Menzel

‘She really surprised me, because this kid really stepped up to the plate.’

— Mary Rae, Nicole Rae’s mother

said Rae is a “very mature freshman,” and it shows in how she carries herself.

Sophomore Karly Grouwinkel said Rae knows what she wants and does what she needs to in order to attain her goals.

“She’s very focused about what she does,” Grouwinkel said.

Anna Daley can attest to that. Daley is a junior at St. Charles East High and Rae’s former teammate; she was recently diagnosed with leukemia and can no longer play golf.

Ron Rae said his daughter came home last week-

end to visit Daley, a visit he said lasted for over four hours. “[Da l e y ] ’ s a p r e t t y big inspiration f or me right now,” Nicole Rae said. “I want to try to d o m y b e s t f o r h e r, because I know she c a n ’ t p l a y r i g h t n o w.

It’s really hard for her because she loves the sport.”

Ron Rae said the visit was typical of his daughter’s character.

“S he’s a tremendous giving person,” he said. “That’s a quali ty like no other.”

Hawk soccer shakes things up in the midfield Iowa has begun using five midfielders in hopes of winning possession and generating more offense.

By BEN WOLFSON benjamin-wolfson@uiowa.edu

The Iowa soccer team has continued to build on its record-setting start by using dominant play in the midfield.

So far this season, the Hawkeyes (9-0-2, 1-0-2 Big Ten) have a total of 219 shots on goal in 11 games; opponents have only 95. This ratio is a direct result of a new-look midfield for Iowa, which has been playing with five players in the position — up from four for most of last season.

Head coach Ron Rainey’s lineup against Purdue on Sept. 25 listed senior Rachel Blakesley, usually a defender, in the midfield. Junior Kat Lewis started in Blakesley’s spot on the back line.

“We thought about it last spring and started doing it a little bit more this fall,” Rainey said about the new midfield formation. “Basically, we’re trying to win balls in the midfield and possess [the ball] with numbers in the attacking third [of the field]. With the mobility of the game now, that’s where the game is going.”

Iowa’s current formation — four defenders, five in the midfield, and a lone striker — allows the Hawkeyes to play with two outside midfielders and three center midfield-

ers. Two of the center midfielders focus on defending, and one is used in an attacking role.

Blakesley and sophomore Alex Melin filled the defensive center midfielder positions and worked well together against Purdue on Sunday; the two were aggressive and winning tackles throughout the 1-1 draw.

“Transitioning from [true] defense to defensive holding center-mid has been a little bit of a challenge for me, because I’m so defensive-minded,” Blakesley said. “I and Alex Melin have worked well together holding that center-mid spot; Alex usually sets up a little bit higher, while I drop off in more of a holding position.”

Whether the two center midfielders drop back to defend or go up to attack depends on the two defensive center-backs, freshmen Mel Pickert and Katie Brown. Pickert and Brown call out instructions to Blakesley and Melin to get them in the right position to win possession of the ball and keep opponents out of the Hawkeyes’ zone.

The five midfielders have performed that task well. Iowa has only allowed double-digit shots on goal twice, against Illinois and Indiana. The Illinois game is the only time

this season that the Hawkeyes have had fewer shot attempts than their opponent (19-14).

As the players adjust to playing with five midfielders, there is one issue that the team would like to fix.

The midfielders need to do a better job of coming up the field when the Hawkeyes have possession to help out freshman striker Cloé Lacasse, Rainey said.

Lacasse, who leads the team with 10 goals and four assists, often had to take on numerous Purdue defenders by herself during Sunday’s game.

But, junior midfielder Dana Dalrymple said, there hasn’t been talk of moving a player up to partner with Lacasse.

“Instead, we’re going to try to correct what we already have with our formation,” she said. “I think it’s more of getting people forward so Cloé doesn’t feel alienated up top.

We’ve had the opportunities, but we need to keep working on our final passes and attack.”

Rainey agreed and said he’ll stick with the formation for the foreseeable future. He wants Lacasse to pass balls back to the midfield so Iowa can gain numbers while attacking instead of going in by herself, he said.

Iowa midfielder Alex Melin battles an Illinois player during the Hawkeyes’ 2-2 draw with the Fighting Illini on Sept. 18 at the Hawkeye Soccer Complex. The Black and Gold are playing with a five-midfielder formation this season, and Melin is part of the unit that has helped hold opponents to 95 shots in 11 games.

Iowa has 219 in the same span. (The Daily Iowan/Jacklyn Couppee) “We want to work on entering the attacking third with numbers and with possession,” Rainey

said. “That means a lot of running for our midfielders — but to get more people in the box, we need

that attitude of [put the] ball in, lay it off [to a teammate], and come in as a group.”

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SOCCER Iowa is off to the best start in school history, thanks in large part to a new scheme in the midfield. 10

THE DAILY IOWAN WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Coker rounding into form Hawkeye

defense improving The Iowa defense ranks 77th nationally through the team’s first four games, but the inconsistencies may be on the way out.

By MATT COZZI matthew-cozzi@uiowa.edu

fumbles, including two in his first four carries against Tennessee Tech.

But for the second year in a row, Coker wasn’t 100 percent for preseason practice. A broken collarbone forced him to miss almost all of camp in 2010. An unspecified injury limited his participation this year.

“He was not at full speed most of camp,” head coach Kirk Ferentz said. “So

In the last three years, Iowa has never finished lower than 25th nationally in total defense. It finished 12th in 2008, 10th in 2009, and then 25th in 2010.

Through the first four games of this season, the Hawkeyes’ defense ranks 77th in the nation.

Quite the turnaround.

Against Iowa State and Pittsburgh alone, Iowa yielded almost 900 yards of total offense. In total, opponents have averaged 385.8 yards per contest.

Head coach Kirk Ferentz noted the defense’s struggles on Tuesday but acknowledged Iowa has lessened the concern. Over the past five quarters, the Hawkeyes have given up 20 points.

“We aren’t still tackling the way maybe we need to, but at least we’re improving a little bit,” Ferentz said. “The big thing two weeks ago was we gave up big plays … You name the three bad things on defense — don’t tackle, don’t contain, and give up big plays. A lot of times, they go together.”

The Hawkeyes faced spread offenses in all four games, which has caused some problems both this season and in the past.

Senior linebacker Tyler Nielsen said the defense will need to improve, especially during Iowa’s bye week. The Hawkeyes’ next game is Oct. 8 at Penn State.

“If we take care some of the little things a bit better, I think we would have kept some points off the board,” Nielsen said.

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SEE DEFENSE, 9

Iowa running back Marcus Coker dodges Tennessee Tech linebacker Dwight Evans on Sept. 3. in Kinnick Stadium. After struggling against the Golden Eagles, Coker has averaged 4.85 yards per carry in his past two games. (The Daily Iowan/Rob Johnson)

After a sluggish start to the season, Marcus Coker appears to be returning to the form he dazzled Hawkeye fans with at the end of 2010.

By JORDAN GARRETSON jordan-garretson@uiowa.edu

Marcus Coker appears to be finding a rhythm.

Iowa’s sophomore tailback is averaging 4.85 yards per carry in his last two games. He busted a season-long run of 26 yards against Louisiana-Monroe on Sept. 24.

It’s taken a while, especially consider-

ing sky-high outside expectations spurred by his record-breaking performance in the 2010 Insight Bowl. Through Iowa’s first two games, Coker bore little resemblance to the true freshman that pulverized the Missouri defense in December. He needed 46 carries to tally a total of 181 yards against Tennessee Tech and Iowa State, or 3.93 yards per carry. More troubling were his three

GOLFWEEK CONFERENCE CHALLENGE

Men’s golf winds up sixth Iowa golfers struggled at times on Tuesday, but still placed sixth as a team at the Golfweek Conference Challenge.

By BEN SCHUFF benjamin-schuff@uiowa.edu

BURLINGTON — The Iowa men’s golf team entered the Golfweek Conference Challenge hoping for a top-five finish.

The squad left Spirit Hollow Golf Course with mixed emo- Vandersee tions in sixth golfer place.

After starting the final round at 1-over, the Hawkeyes shot 14-over to finish 20 strokes behind tournament winner Arkansas. The Razorbacks were the only team to finish subpar for the event, doing so with a 5-under 859.

Iowa ended up one stroke behind fifth-place California and four back of fourthplace New Mexico.

“I think, obviously, we didn’t play very well today,” Iowa head coach Mark Hankins said. “We had a couple of good individual performances … but we definitely left some shots out there.”

One of those good performances came from Ian Vandersee. The redshirt freshman shot a team-low 2over 74 and tied for 23rd place individually. He did so

by recording three bogeys and one birdie.

Following the round, Vandersee’s words were similar to those of his teammates: There was some good and there was some bad, but the Hawkeyes learned as a team.

“It was a little disappointing because we were in contention as a team going into [Tuesday],” he said. “I don’t think any of us are going to be happy with this finish.

But I think in the long run, it will be good for us. It proved we don’t have to play all that well to finish in the top-five against some of the best teams in the country.”

Chris Brant and Barrett Kelpin were right behind Vandersee on Tuesday, each finishing the day at 3-over 75. Brant placed the highest of any Black and Gold golfer, finishing the three-day tournament in a tie for 13th at 2-over 218.

Kelpin finished tied for 22nd, but he could have finished at least four spots higher had it not been for an errant drive on the par-5 10th hole. The senior couldn’t find his tee shot, had to take a penalty stroke, and wound up with a double bogey.

“We didn’t put our best SEE GOLFWEEK, 9

Giving V-ball depth Iowa volleyball player Allison Straumann has developed a specialized role as a server and defensive player despite getting little playing time.

By MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD molly-olmstead@uiowa.edu

Iowa defensive and serving specialist Allison Straumann rotated onto the court against Penn State last weekend when the Hawkeyes were down, 18-23.

Then, Iowa went on a four-point run.

When Iowa falls behind, it needs consistency on the floor — and Straumann has proven herself to be a reliable back-row player.

Straumann has only played in 12 sets this season, usually enters the game for about three rotations at a time, and plays only in the back row. But despite the small amount of playing time, she has registered 12 digs in five matches.

Against Penn State, however, the junior played in 30 out of 39 plays in the third set because Iowa’s passing began to break down.

“I go in the game whenever it’s needed; I’m supposed to be coming in to be a consistent passer and an aggressive server, so I can come in and get those jobs done,” Straumann said. “I do a pretty good job of picking up where someone else is lacking, which makes our team great because it gives us a lot of depth.”

Straumann is a go-to player when the Hawkeyes need to smooth out their passing, but entering the action at a moment’s notice can be challenging after spending most of the game on the bench.

“It’s not easy to do what she

Iowa junior Allison Straumann practices serving on Tuesday. Straumann had five digs in Iowa’s loss to Penn State on Sept. 24. (The Daily Iowan/Adam Wesley) does,” assistant coach Ben Boldt said. “She’s got to be mentally ready to go, coming right off the bench and be in game-mode right from that point on. You can’t ease into it — you’ve got to get out there and make a difference right away.”

Straumann communicates with the rest of the Hawkeyes on the bench to keep herself engaged in the game, cheering for her teammates and helping coach the play-

ers that rotate in more frequently.

She watches her team’s passers and tries to pick out the patterns of opposing hitters so she can be prepared to enter the game if she’s needed.

When Straumann is called to rotate in, it’s important that she’s focused because there’s a little pressure to prove herself, said felSEE STRAUMANN, 9