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DOWNFIELD DYNAMICS After a strong showing in the AlamoBowl, the football Hawks are lookingahead with optimism — and a fewquestions 1B

EX-LAB HEAD GETSHEARING The former director of the UI HygienicLab is suing to get her position back.7A

PROF MOURNED UI Professor Emeritus Arthur Benton,a pioneer in neuropsychology, isremembered as a charming, wittyman. 5A

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BY MASON KERNSTHE DAILY IOWAN

In a frenzied first week, thenewly elected Democratic majorityinthe Iowa Statehouse introducedseveral pieces of legislation thatcould significantly affect Iowans.

• The ever-looming minimum-wage issue was tackled first. Sim-ilar bills introduced in the Houseand Senate would hike the mini-mum hourly wage to $6.20, effec-tive April 1, and $7.25 by 2008.The Senate,withits 30-20 Democ-ratic majority, isalso proposingthat the wage beraised yearly inproportion toincreases in theConsumer PriceIndex.

In a speech tothe Senate, newMajority Leader Michael Gron-stal, D-Council Bluffs, touted theDemocrats’ common argumentfor the increase: An abundance ofIowans are living at an unlivable$5.15 per hour.

Yet fiscal conservatives and oth-ers opposed to the proposed hikecontend it would hurt small busi-nesses and reduce the number ofjobs for the “most unemployable”Iowans. Sen. Paul McKinley, R-Chariton, said an increase wouldalso hurt Iowa’s economy relative

BY DEAN TREFTZTHE DAILY IOWAN

WASHINGTON — With anew party in control of Congressand a fresh dynamic in Wash-ington for the first time sincethe GOP took control of the Sen-ate in 2002,Democrats —led in part bySen. TomHarkin, D-Iowa— and a hand-ful of Republi-cans are push-ing stem-cellresearch in leg-islation nearlyidentical to abill passed lastyear but later vetoed.

The Stem Cell ResearchEnhancement Act of 2007would lift restrictions on feder-ally funded scientists — includ-ing those at the UI — conduct-ing research on embryonic stemcells, which are derived fromhuman embryos and usuallyobtained from fertility clinics.

BY NEAL SAUERBERGTHE DAILY IOWAN

Each election year, politicians fromboth parties make big promises toimprove Iowa’s universities. Gov.Chet Culver and the state Legisla-ture now face the challenge of makingthese campaign proposals a reality.

At the UI, state funding has strug-gled to keep up with the increasednumber of students arriving on cam-pus each semester. Tensions also per-sist between the majority of the UIcommunity and the state Board ofRegents over the regents’ manage-ment of the school’s presidentialsearch.

Prior to his inauguration in DesMoines on Jan. 12, Culver traveled toIowa City as part ofhis “One Iowa” tour.He stopped at the OldCapitol to speak withsupporters and laterattended a celebra-tion held in his honorat Hancher Auditorium.

When asked abouthis immediate plansto improve the UI, Culver said, “We’relooking forward to finding a greatpresident [for the UI].”

In addition, he hopes to improvehigher education in the state by making

a concerted effort to retain universityfaculty through salary increases.These incentives would also be usedto attract and retain employees capa-ble of advancing university researchdepartments, whom Culver calls “thebackbone of the higher educationinstruction process.” He also made apledge to decrease student-to-teacherratios at universities and high schoolsacross the state.

But UI interim President GaryFethke believes Culver may have dif-ficulty selling his new ideas toIowans. Recently, the two had achance to speak informally while

Culver looks to aid higher education

BY ERIKA BINEGARTHE DAILY IOWAN

The UI police have identified15-year-old Jonathan Powell asthe suspect in three sexual-assault cases on the universitycampus dating back to July2006.

“The assaults were ourdepartment’s top priority, so allthe officers were involved,” UIpolice Lt. Peter Berkson said. “Iimagine it’s been on a lot of peo-ple’s minds. We’ve gotten callsfrom mothers of students, fromfathers of students, and theywere wondering what we weredoing to bring a stop to this.”

Police notified the UI commu-nity via e-mail Dec. 19 that aftera month-long investigation, theyhad identified Powell as thealleged perpetrator of a Nov. 12sexual assault near the VoxmanMusic Building. The woman,who officials say was assaultedfrom behind at around 1 a.m.,told police she had bitten theattacker’s hand, Berkson said.

DNA testing reportedlylinked Powell to the scene and tothe accuser’s clothing, where

traces of his blood lingered,Berkson said.

A photo lineup reportedly con-nected Powell to two otherassault cases on campus — oneattempt near Stanley ResidenceHall, on Oct. 30, and anothernear a tunnel on the riverbankJuly 3, Berkson said. In bothcases, the alleged victims werejogging when the suspectattacked from behind.

The accuser in the July 3 inci-dent identified Powell from aphoto lineup as “the most likely

BY SEUNG MIN KIMTHE DAILY IOWAN

A university official leadingthe new phase of the often con-troversial quest for the next UIpresident said he hopes toquickly name the remainingmembers of the revampedsearch committee, to which sixpeople have so far beenappointed.

The state Board of Regentslauded the current makeup ofthe new panel, which will seekout finalists for the UI presi-dency. Clashes between uni-versity leaders and regentscharacterized much of the pre-vious search, but now, officialswant to move on and ensurethat the recruitment processremains open and the confi-dentiality of candidates pro-tected.

Different right now in thisnew search panel, expected tototal roughly 12 people, is theabsence of a regent. Commit-tee chairman and UI Collegeof Dentistry Dean David

Johnsen said he would defer toregents on whether they wouldserve.

But Regent PresidentMichael Gartner said the com-mittee’s composition was up toJohnsen and that he himselfhopes to approve “whomever[Johnsen] wants and selects.”

“I think we’ve asked thedean to come back with hisrecommendations,” Gartnersaid in response to a questionabout whether he would pushfor regent representation onthe panel. “I doubt regents willhave anything to say about thematter.”

Iowa City-based RegentRobert Downer also said hewould be “perfectly fine” withnot having a regent on thecommittee.

The previous 19-membersearch panel, scrapped inNovember and its finalists forthe UI presidency eventuallyrejected, featured four regents,most prominently Board Presi-

Ben Roberts/The Daily IowanIncoming Gov. Chet Culver makes his way up the Old Capitol west entrance stairway during a celebration of his impending inauguration on Jan. 11. During his pre-inauguration stop, the new governor said he looks forward to finding a “great president” for the UI and that his plans for improving higher education in Iowa include retaining faculty through salary increases and decreasing student-to-teacher ratios.

GronstalMajority Leader

FethkeUI interim president

Harkinsenator

SEE CULVER, PAGE 4A

CULVER’S EDUCATIONPLATFORM• Iowa’s Senior Year Plus

— Allows high-school students toearn college credits during their senioryear• Creation of an Iowa Virtual College

— Offers secondary-education oppor-tunities to employed adults, stay-at-home parents, and people living in ruralIowa• All-Iowa Opportunity Scholarship

— Provides students one free year ofeducation at any of the state’s regent-approved universities or two years inIowa community colleges.

Police ID assault suspect

Demsoff tofaststart

SEE LEGISLATURE, PAGE 3A

SEE ARREST, PAGE 3A

‘I imagine it’s been on alot of people’s minds.

We’ve gotten calls frommothers of students, fromfathers of students, and

they were wondering whatwe were doing to bring a

stop to this.’— Lt. Peter Berkson, UI

police

Demsaim at

stem-cellmeasure

SEE STEM CELL, PAGE 3A

2ND SEARCH PANELIS TAKING SHAPE

SEE REGENTS, PAGE 4A

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METROCredit union to openIMU branch

This spring, the University ofIowa Community Credit Union willopen an on-campus branch withinthe IMU, expanding a partnershipbetween the organizations.

The branch will be located on theground floor near the UniversityBook Store and will accept paymentof university bills and UI departmen-tal deposits.

The addition will be a part of acontractual agreement awarded bythe UI to the credit union, which willchange its name to Optiva CreditUnion on March 1.

The UI accepted bids from thosefinancial institutions interested in pro-viding services to students, faculty,and staff and ultimately signed a con-tract with the credit union.

The credit union’s quarterlynewsletter said UI students will havethe option this summer of tying theirID cards to an Optiva checkingaccount so that the card will doubleas an ID and ATM card for fast cashor debit payment at stores.

The campus ATMs, which arealready owned and serviced by thecredit union, will remain surcharge-free for all users.

— by Kelsey Beltramea

2 hurt in 1-vehicle crash Two people were injured in an acci-

dent at Riverside Drive on Jan. 13,Iowa City police reported Sunday.

Amy Bean, 22, was driving a vehi-cle in the area of South RiversideDrive and Mormon Trek Boulevard

when she lost control and spun out,eventually colliding with a guard rail,police reported.

Officers said that the accident,which occurred at 12:06 a.m.,involved no other vehicles.

In the car with the Iowa City resi-dent was 20-year-old DevinMacrander, a North Liberty resident,authorities reported.

Police said both Bean andMacrander were taken to UIHospitals and Clinics for injuries; theextent of these injuries was notreleased on Sunday.

The Iowa City Fire Department,Johnson County AmbulanceService, and Iowa City police werepresent at the site of the crash.

— by Emileigh Barnes

Man charged inalleged attack onwoman

Coralville police have arrested aman they said drugged a womanwith muscle relaxers and attemptedto assault her on Jan. 6.

Officers said Conroy Merrival, 39,was at a 2028 9th St. apartmentwhen he allegedly groped a woman’sbreasts and removed her pants andunderwear without her consent.

Merrival, who had taken off hispants, was attempting to straddle thewoman when a witness interruptedthe alleged assault, authoritiesreported.

Officers said when they arrived onscene, the woman suffered fromuncontrollable shakes and was“nearly incoherent.”

She later accused Merrival of put-ting several muscle-relaxing pills intoa mixed alcoholic drink, according toa police complaint dated Jan. 6.

Merrival faces felony charges ofadministering harmful substancesand an aggravated misdemeanorcharge of assault with intent to com-mit sex abuse — no injury.


Supervisors passrights ordinance

In a move to try to eliminate discrim-ination, the Johnson County Board ofSupervisors approved a human-rightsordinance that went into effect Jan. 11,banning, among other things, ethnic,and sex bias.

The ordinance was based on IowaCity’s policy against prejudice,Supervisor Sally Stutsman said onSunday.

The supervisors approved theordinance unanimously after theCounty Attorney’s Office approvedthe proposed regulations.

“It basically is just the right thingto do,” Stutsman said.

Distinct from Iowa’s state laws, theordinance also includes a prohibition ondiscrimination based on sexual orienta-tion. It also covers discrimination basedon ethnic, age, disability, and religion inpublic services, housing, employment,education, and credit transactions.

Coralville is considering adoptingthe same policy, Stutsman said.


2 charged in drug bust Police have arrested two Iowa City

residents on several drug violationsthat stemmed from a narcoticsinvestigation of an Iowa Cityresidence on Jan. 8.

The drug bust is the secondpolice have reported at 816 E.Market St. in under four months,although the defendants differ inboth cases.

On Jan. 8, officers reported theyfound crack cocaine and marijuanaat the residence as well as $2,628 incash, packaging materials, andscales. Authorities said they alsolocated a BB gun inside the residence.

Police allege that Deshaun Lewis,also known as “Big Moe” or “Mo-Man,” was using the building to sellillegal drugs. Another person, 18-year-old Whitley Weston, was identi-fied as a tenant in the residence,police said. Weston admitted to hav-ing smoked marijuana prior toauthorities’ arrivals, officers reported.

Weston faces charges of posses-sion of a controlled substance, aserious misdemeanor, failure to affixa drug tax stamp, a Class C felony,keeping or permitting use of a con-trolled substance in a structure orvehicle, an aggravated misde-meanor, and a Class B felony forcontrolled-substance violation.

Lewis, 20, faces a Class D felonycharge of failing to affix a drug taxstamp, a Class B felony charge ofpossession of crack with intent todeliver, an aggravated misdemeanorcharge of maintaining a drug house,and a felony charge of third or sub-sequent possession of a controlledsubstance.

Katrina Hawthorne/The Daily IowanSophomore roommates Jessica Jew (left) and Megan Fassl return from break Sunday. The women filled two carts and dragged a large suitcase to their Burge Hall room.

On Dec. 15, 2006, The Daily Iowanpublished a photograph of an IowaCity parking-enforcement officer.

However, the story was about a UIparking-enforcement policy. TheDaily Iowan regrets the error.

Michael Alderson, 21, North Liberty,was charged Sunday with OWI.Ashley Alford, 22, Williamsburg,Iowa, was charged Jan. 31, 2005,with second-degree theft.Bradley Axmear, 21, Tempe, Ariz.,was charged Sunday with publicintoxication.Ryan Bass, 19, 319 E. Court St.,was charged Sunday with PAULA.Amanda Becker, 18, Cedar Rapids,was charged Sunday with PAULAand presence in a bar after hours.Mark Benner, 42, 100 Oberlin St.,was charged Sunday with publicintoxication and improper use of911, joint criminal conduct.Cody Black, 20, Cedar Rapids, wascharged Jan. 13 with public intoxi-cation and disorderly conduct.Shane Cassabaum, 22, West

Branch, was charged Jan. 13 withsecond-offense OWI.Michael Close, 18, 509 S. Linn St.Apt. 7, was charged Jan. 13 withpossession of an open container ofalcohol in a vehicle and PAULA.Tracy Cox, 30, 734 Bay Ridge Drive,was charged Jan. 12 with OWI.David Daneil, 52, 1639 Dover St.,was charged Jan. 13 with domestic-abuse assault.Alec Ehlinger, 20, Cedar Rapids,was charged Sunday with PAULA.Richard Elliot, 23, North Liberty,was charged Jan. 12 with fifth-degree criminal mischief.Kenneth Fortner, 43, 1131 ThirdAve., was charged Jan. 13 withthird-and-subsequent domesticabuse assault.Catherine Hall, 20, Marion, Iowa,

was charged Jan. 13 with PAULA.Brendan Herrig, 21, 5 Regal Lane,was charged Jan. 13 with OWI.Kimber Hoffman, 19, 823 E.Burlington St., was charged Sundaywith PAULA.Timothy Larsen, 38, 758 Bay RidgeDrive, was charged May 15, 2006with OWI and Jan. 13 with OWI.Lester Malanowski, 22, Wauconda,Ill., was charged Sunday with publicintoxication.Kate Malott, 21, 112 E. BloomingtonSt. Apt. 3, was charged Jan. 12 withdriving with a revoked license.Nicholas Mineart, 19, 1956Broadway Apt. C5, was charged Jan.13 with public intoxication and dis-orderly conduct.James Nimmer, 46, Denver, wascharged Jan. 12 with possession of

drug paraphernalia and possessionof marijuana.Matthew Schmidt, 22, 631 S. LucasSt. Apt. 1, was charged Sunday withurinating in public.Ashley Simbo, 19, Des Moines, wascharged Jan. 13 with PAULA.Katie Vandendriessche, 20, Ames,was charged Sunday with PAULA.Stephen Wakeman, 18, 615 S.Governor St. Apt. 9, was chargedJan. 11 with fifth-degree theft.Eric Walker, 21, 637 S. Dodge St.Apt. 4, was charged Jan. 13 withsecond-offense OWI.Richard Woodburn, 44, 60 Phyllis, wascharged Jan. 11 with disorderly conduct.Adam Zwanziger, 30, 240 Marietta,was charged Jan. 12 with posses-sion of an open container of alcoholin public and public intoxication.

STATEMediacom asksCongress to investigateSinclair dispute

DES MOINES (AP) — MediacomCommunications Corp. is askingCongress to investigate the handlingof its dispute with SinclairBroadcasting Group by the FederalCommunications Commission.

The request was made on Jan. 13in a letter addressed to members of

Congress in 23 states whereMediacom has customers.

The New York-based Mediacomalso has asked Congress to urge theFCC to take action to put Sinclairstations back on the Mediacomcable television system while thedispute is being resolved.

Sinclair, based in the Baltimoresuburb of Hunt Valley, Md., pulled 22of its stations from Mediacom in 13states on Jan. 6. The move, made aftera contract between the two companies

expired, left more than 700,000 cablesubscribers without access throughtheir cable subscriptions to networkaffiliated stations.

The Sinclair stations that werepulled include KDSM-TV in DesMoines, a Fox affiliate, and KGAN-TV in Cedar Rapids, a CBS affiliate.

Sinclair and Mediacom can’t agreeon how much Mediacom should payto retransmit the stations’ signals.

Court documents filed early in thedispute indicated the difference between

Sinclair’s asking price and Mediacom’soffer was approximately $1 million.

The companies have declined inrecent weeks to discuss how farapart they remain.

Barry Faber, Sinclair’s vice presi-dent and corporate attorney, saidMediacom’s request is a “desperateact by a company that doesn’t wantto get a deal done.”

He said Mediacom has repeatedlysought government help to resolve adispute between two private companies.

Opponents of the bill, whichinclude President Bush, say itwill aid in destroying humanlife.

“I hope the White House andthe president will really stepback and change theirapproach,” Harkin said at a Jan.9 press conference with Democ-ratic and Republican supportersof the bill.

The federal legislation mayadd momentum for embryonicstem-cell research, now bannedin Iowa, to return to the UI. A2003 state measure banned theresearch in the state; the prohibi-tion caused UI scientists, such asMary Hendrix, who had led theanatomy and cell biology depart-ment, to leave Iowa in order tocontinue work in the field.

But a newly elected Democra-tic majority in the state Legisla-ture appears poised to repealthe ban. And Gov. Chet Culverhas announced plans for a $10million regenerative medicinecenter at the UI, which couldhelp Iowa officials reduce thepurported “brain drain” stem-ming from the 2003 ban.

When the U.S. Senate consid-ers the issue in the next week orso, the bill appears to have 66votes — counting Sen. TimJohnson, D-S.D., who is recover-ing from brain surgery — ifreturning senators repeat theirvote from the previous session

and new members stay consis-tent with campaign statements.

Harkin said he believed theSenate would pass the bill withat least 67 votes, implying thatat least one senator may changeher or his stance.

“We have the momentum; wehave the votes;we have the supportof the people,” Rep. Diana DeGette,D-Colo., who sponsored the Housebill,said at the conference.

Though the House bill passed,253-174, on Jan. 11, supportersdid not get the requisite two-thirds majority — or 290 votes— needed to override a potentialveto. No specific plans are in theworks to gather the 37 additionalvotes, but DeGette is willing totalk with the White House on theissue and will continue pushingfor the override if necessary,aides said.

In the Senate, 66 votes areenough to pass, but an addition-al vote would override a poten-tial veto from Bush, should theHouse somehow garner supportfrom two-thirds of its represen-tatives.

Bush said in a Jan. 11 state-ment addressed to DeGette andthe bill’s co-sponsors that he willveto the legislation if it is placedon his desk.

The previous Congress’ ver-sion of the bill is the only piece oflegislation so far that Bush hasblocked in his nearly six years inoffice, but with Capitol Hill sud-denly Democratic, the presidentmay exercise his constitutionalcheck on the legislature more

often.But even if the bill is vetoed,

Democrats stand to gain frompassing the bill by forcing oppo-nents of embryonic stem-cellresearch to vote against a stancesupported by a majority ofAmericans, UI political-scienceProfessor Peverill Squire said.

In a USA Today/Gallup pollconducted after Bush’s first veto,36 percent of Americansapproved of the president’s deci-sion, while 58 percent disagreed.

The stem-cell bill is “a chancefor [Democrats] to put them-selves on the popular side of anissue,” Squire said. “Republicansdid the same sort of thing whenthey had the majority.”

The press conference andensuing House vote came on theheels of a report from Wake For-est University and HarvardUniversity researchers whoextracted stem cells from theamniotic fluid that surrounds afetus in the womb. Embryonicstem-cell critics, including Sen.Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, haveheralded the research as abreakthrough way to obtainstem cells without destroyinghuman embryos.

Iowa’s senior senator said heprefers to fund research with an“established track record,”rather than “unproven” researchinvolving human embryos.

“I continue to question whywe should use federal funds foradditional embryonic stem-cellresearch when the federal fundingalready allowed by the president

has provided no valuableprogress,” Grassley said in an e-mail to The Daily Iowan. Cur-rently, federal funding is allowedon stem-cell cultures extractedfrom embryos before Aug. 9,2001.

Harkin, however, dismissedthe report, calling it “notewor-thy” but not a breakthrough.

E-mail DI reporter Dean Treftz at:[email protected]

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NEWS

HOW MEMBERS OFIOWA’S HOUSE MEM-BERS VOTED ON THESTEM CELL RESEARCHENHANCEMENT ACTOF 2007.Democrat Rep. Leonard Boswell— YesDemocrat Rep. Bruce Braley— Yes

Republican Rep. Steve King— No

Republican Rep. Tom Latham— NoDemocrat Rep. Dave Loebsack— YesHow Iowa’s senators will vote.Republican Sen. Charles Grassley— No Democrat Sen. Tom Harkin— Yes

suspect,” Berkson added.Powell, who is also charged

with an attempted car burglaryat the Newton Road parkingramp on July 7, is being held inthe Linn County Detention Center.

Police don’t know whetherPowell will be tried as an adultor juvenile. But under Iowa law,the young man could face up to25 years in prison for sexualabuse in the second degree andup to $5,000 in fines on the twocharges of assault with intent tocommit sexual abuse if chargedas an adult, Berkson said.

Powell’s composite sketchdoes not match the suspect in astring of sexual assaults perpe-trated in Iowa City last fall, andUI police haven’t recentlyworked with city police in thatinvestigation, Berkson said.

He added that UI police wantto reassure students returningfrom winter break that the cam-pus is safe. Powell’s arrest mayease some troubled minds, hesaid.

“It’ll bring comfort to people,”Berkson said. “I feel the campusis in general a very safe place.However, one needs to take theresponsibility of taking precautions.”

And one way to show that topotential attackers is by carry-ing a whistle, said Karla Miller,the executive director of the

Rape Victim Advocacy Program.The WhistleSAFE program,

overseen by RVAP and UIpolice, provides whistles — freeto students, faculty, and staffand $1 for the public — thatcould help victims fight offattackers when they’re unableto yell for help, Miller said.

RVAP has already distributedmore than 1,500 whistles fromthe available 6,000 to raiseawareness about sexual abuse oncampus and in the community.

The group purchased the whis-tles with the aid of a $5,000 grantfrom the UI Student Govern-ment. Each device is engravedwith the Rape Crisis hotline andcontains street safety tips.

Rachel Luzbetak, a projectassistant and UI senior, saidstudents should not dependsolely on the whistles to stop anattacker.

But she noted it’s an easy wayto feel in control.

“For me, this program is away for women, and students ingeneral, to say, ‘This is some-thing I can do,’ ” she said, addingthat students can get a freewhistle this week during lunch-es at Burge and Hillcrest Resi-dence Halls.

Whistles are also available atthe RVAP office, 320 S. Linn St.

Eight sexual assaults werereported in 2006, according toUI police — three more than thenumber reported in 2005.

E-mail DI Metro Editor Erika Binegar at:[email protected]

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to that of other states.“We need to let the Feds set the

wage and tie our rate to thenational level,” McKinley said.“We need to be on a level playingfield,not at a disadvantage.”

• Iowans may also be forced tovote earlier in future elections. Abill awaiting Senate subcommit-tee approval would close precinctsstatewide at 7 p.m., as opposed to9 p.m.,barring petitions from localvoters.

• Another proposed law couldforce high-school students to takethe ACT in order to graduate.McKinley, who introduced the legislation, said because data

harvested from the tests areinvaluable in gauging academicprogress, policymakers shouldpass the measure so they’ll knowhow to help Iowa’s students “com-pete in today’s global economy.”

Meanwhile, a separate Housebill, aimed at discouraging high-schoolers from dropping out,would raise the age for compulso-ry school attendance from 16 to18.

• Those frequenting theCoralville Reservoir and otherwater-recreation hot spots maysoon be forced to abide by a .08 orless blood-alcohol content require-ment to lawfully operate theirboats. Currently, Iowa boaters areheld to the .10 standard that auto-mobile drivers had faced beforethe switch to .08 in 2003.

• Iowans may also be able todrive faster on primary highways,should a Senate bill introducedJan. 8 reach fruition. The meas-ure, which awaits approval by atransportation subcommittee,would raise the speed limit onhighways from 55 to 60 mph,while keeping divided, multi-lanehighway and rural interstate lim-its at 65 and 70 mph, respectively.

• Democrats, who hold a 54-46advantage in the House,have alsomoved on raising the cigarette taxto $1 per pack.The revenue gener-ated from the law would be fun-neled into programs to increasehealth-care funding for Iowans.

E-mail DI reporter Mason Kerns at:[email protected]

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Police chargeteen in assaults Fight over stem cells looming

Dems move on agenda

attending the Alamo Bowl inSan Antonio.

“To me, he faces a challengeof vision, both financially andstrategically,” Fethke said.“But I’m confident he’ll dowell. [Culver’s] a very inquisi-tive person.”

The newly elected governorworked to ease concerns fromstudents and state residentsabout rising tuition costs byproposing a number of pro-grams designed to make col-lege education more accessible.

To back up his emphasis onimproving secondary educa-tion, Culver cited a study com-pleted by the U.S. Bureau ofEconomic Analysis that linksan educated population to astate’s level of economic suc-cess. During the 2006 cam-paign, Culver spoke repeatedly

about the need to create alarge, educated workforce ledby students graduating frominstitutions of higher learningacross Iowa.

But UI Professor RichardHurtig said a state the size ofIowa, with a population justunder 3 million, confrontsunique challenges whenattempting to fund three majoruniversities.

“It’s important to increaseaccess to education for peoplewho don’t have the financialmeans, but how it’s funded isreally what’s critical,” he said.

Ultimately, progress

depends on financial alloca-tions provided to the regents.

Peverill Squire, a UI politi-cal-science professor, believesthe upcoming education budg-et may be larger than in yearspast. Yet, he cautions, “Thestate is running a surplus, butwith built-in funding increasesfor a number of programs,much — if not all — of thatsurplus is already committedin next year’s budget.”

E-mail DI reporter Neal Sauerberg at:

[email protected]


NEWS

Ben Roberts/The Daily IowanIncoming Gov. Chet Culver greets friends and supporters during a celebration in the Old Capitol on Jan.11. The new governor said one of his priorities is secondary education in Iowa.

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dent Pro Tem Teresa Wahlertas its chairwoman.

Johnsen, who is the longest-serving dean at the UI and hasled previous searches for otheruniversity administrators, wastapped last month to lead thenew search.

The dentistry dean said hehas already received at leastseveral dozen suggestions —both in and outside academiccircles — for the new UI presi-dent, who is slated to be namedby July 1.

The choice to hold on-cam-pus interviews for finalists —hallmarks of previous presi-dential searches that allowedthe UI community to meet can-didates face-to-face — will alsobe up to the committee,Johnsen said.

“That decision will be active-ly discussed both inside andoutside committee,” he said.“We will welcome that kind ofdiscussion.”

Johnsen declined to com-ment whether the four rejectedcandidates — which includedcurrent UI Provost MichaelHogan — would be reconsidered.

The search firm Heidrick &Struggles will again assist thedozen charged with siftingthrough those vying to becomethe next president.

Former UI College of Busi-ness Dean Gary Fethke is serv-ing as the university’s interimleader after previous UI Presi-dent David Skorton left lastsummer to take the helm atCornell University in Ithaca,N.Y.

Meanwhile, newly inaugu-rated Gov. Chet Culver has achance to significantly alterthe nine-member board, whichgoverns the public universitiesin the state. The terms of cur-rent Regents Amir Arbisser,

Mary Ellen Becker, andWahlert will expire later thisyear, and former Regent TomBedell resigned last monthamid frustration with fellowregents and leaders of variousuniversity constituencies.

Culver has spoken withpotential regents but has notmade a final decision onBedell’s replacement, whomthe Democrat governor plansto name before the other newappointees, said Brad Ander-son, Culver’s communicationsdirector.

Crucial qualities of futureregents will be their commit-ment to public accountabilityand accessibility, the gover-nor’s spokesman said.

“He wants to change the

tone,”Anderson said. “Obvious-ly, there have been some prob-lems, and he wants to makesure his new picks can cooper-ate and work together.”

Regents are citizen volun-teers who are appointed tostaggered six-year terms. Atleast one member has to be afull-time student at a stateuniversity when he or she isappointed, and no more thanfive regents can be of a particu-lar political party.

The nominations need topass Senate confirmation byApril 15. Arbisser’s, Becker’s,and Wahlert’s terms expireApril 30.

Last week, the regents alsoapproved Jean Robillard, thecurrent dean of the UI CarverCollege of Medicine, as the UI’snew vice president for medicalaffairs. In the three-year term,Robillard will report to the UIpresident in all UI mattersrelated to health care.

The last person in a similarrole was former UI Vice Presi-dent for Health Affairs RobertKelch, who left in 2003 tobecome the University ofMichigan’s executive vice pres-ident of medical affairs andhead of the school’s health sys-tem.E-mail DI Metro Editor Seung Min Kim at:

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APPROVED MEM-BERS OF THE NEWUI PRESIDENTIAL-SEARCH COMMIT-TEE• David Johnsen (chairman),UI College of Dentistry dean• Jonathan Carlson, UI lawprofessor• Lee Anna Clark, UI psychol-ogy professor• Leonard Hadley, retiredchairman and CEO of MaytagCorp.• Linda Maxson, UI Collegeof Liberal Arts and Sciencesdean• Paul Rothman, UI internal-medicine professor

‘I think we’ve asked the dean to come back with his recommendations. I doubt regents will have anything

to say about the matter.’— Michael Gartner, UI Regents President

‘To me, he faces a challenge of vision, both financially and strategically. But I’m confident he’ll do well.

[Culver’s] a very inquisitive person.’— Gary Fethke, UI interim President

Panel coming togetherREGENTSCulver pushes education

BY MATT NELSONTHE DAILY IOWAN

Remembered both for his dedication to the mind and tomusic and noted for his charmand wit,Arthur Benton,one of thefounding fathers of neuropsychol-ogy and the founder of the UI’sneuropsychology laboratory, diedof emphysema at the age of 97 inGlenview, Ill., on Dec.27.

“Today, we have one of the mostadvanced neuropsychology depart-ments, both clinical and research,in the country,”said neurology Pro-fessor Robert Rodnitzky, who hadworked with the UI professoremeritus of psychology and neurol-ogy both as a student and a col-league.“That’s his legacy.”

Born in New York City, Bentonreceived a bachelor’s and master’sfrom Oberlin College, thenreceived his doctorate in psychol-ogy from Columbia University in1935, training as a psychologistat the Payne Whitney PsychiatricClinic in the New York Hospital.

In early 1941, Benton volun-teered for military service in theU.S.Navy,earning a commission oflieutenant in the medical depart-ment. He retired in 1945 at therank of captain, then accepted aposition as an associate professorof psychology at the University ofLouisville.

Benton joined the UI in 1948 asa professor and director of gradu-ate training in clinical psychology.Ten years later, he became a pro-fessor of psychology and neurologyat the UI,and he was instrumentalin the creation of the neuropsychol-ogy lab.The lab was officially dedi-cated and renamed the BentonNeuropsychology Laboratorywhen Benton retired in 1978.

One of Benton’s major accom-plishments in neuropsychologywas his creation of the Benton

Visual Retention Test, whichmeasures visual perception andmemory by asking subjects toreproduce geometric designs afterviewing them briefly. The test isused to diagnose brain damage ormeasure visuospatial memory.

Benton was also honored as avisiting professor in universitiesaround the world from Israel toJapan, and he continued to pub-lish and participate in researchuntil 2002.

In 1992, Benton received alifetime achievement awardfrom the American Psychologi-cal Foundation for his work in“pioneering clinical studies ofbrain-behavior relations.”

“Despite all his accomplish-ments and his internationalrenown, he didn’t wear it on hissleeve,” Rodnitzky said. “Hewas humble beyond what was-necessary.”

His wife,Rita Benton,was a pro-fessor of musicology at the UI,where she was named first head ofthe Music Library in 1957. ArthurBenton met her in Paris, wherethey were vacationing separately,in 1939. They were married amonth after returning to the Unit-ed States that same year.After herdeath in 1980, the UI MusicLibrary was renamed in her honor.

In his later years, Arthur Benton experienced some healthproblems.Though he had few hob-bies in his youth — a symptom ofcareer dedication — he moved toIllinois after a hip injury in 2001and took up weaving and pottery,which he continued to practiceeven with failing eyesight.

“He cared about everyone,”said daughter Abigail Sivan, apsychologist. “Didn’t matter if itwas the person who picked up thegarbage at the office or a studentor a colleague or his boss.”

E-mail DI reporter Matt Nelson at:[email protected]

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UI mourns death of renowned professor emeritusARTHUR BENTON: A LIFE IN PERSPECTIVE• Met wife Rita Benton in Paris while both were on vacation, and they were married fewer than two months later.• Founded the Neuropsychology Laboratory at the UI.• Received an award for life achievements from the American Psychology Foundation.• Has two sons, Daniel, who works in the UI neonatology department, Ray, who graduated with a degree in law, and a daughter, Abigail Sivan, whoholds degrees in psychology.• Has two grandsons, Ofer and Ori Sivan, who both graduated from the UI with degrees in engineering.• The Music Library is named after his late wife, who helped found the library and served as head up until her death in 1980.• Took up pottery and weaving as his eyesight worsened in later years and continued to participate in research until 2002.

Contributed photo/Abigail SivanUI professor emeritus Arthur Benton, pictured above, died Dec. 27.

BY MASON KERNSTHE DAILY IOWAN

Regent Amir Arbisser said onSunday he wasn’t familiar withmany details about a UI Hospitalsand Clinics employee who report-edly broke policy to access informa-tion from a hospital computer.

Arbisser said he also didn’tknow whether or not the computerbelonged to former UIHC headJohn Colloton,the name that cameup after Regent President MichaelGartner requested the incident beinvestigated at a Jan. 11 stateBoard of Regents’ meeting.

But Arbisser did question whyColloton,a respected UIHC admin-istrator and donor who once held

the top post at theUIHC, retains anoffice on the firstfloor of the hospi-tal unit thatbears his name,the John W.Collo-ton Pavilion.

“He’s not acurrent employ-ee,” Arbissersaid. “I certainlyhold him in high esteem as anadministrator in his time, but I’mnot sure what function he servesnow that requires an office.”

University Relations DirectorSteve Parrott, who said no patientdata or other sensitive informationwere compromised in the incident,

declined to name an employee oremployees responsible for access-ing unspecified data on the com-puter, which Parrott wouldn’t con-firm was Colloton’s. Parrott alsowouldn’t indicate if any employeeswould be reprimanded.

Neither Colloton nor Gartnercould be reached for comment.

The computer incident marksthe third involving rogue activityat the UIHC that has come tothe fore in recent weeks.

In late December, a pair of pro-fessional thieves reportedlyworked as a team to pick people’spockets on UIHC grounds.

Additionally, a Coralville manwas charged Jan. 2 with using aseries of fictitious identities to

obtain medical care.Between June2005 and August 2006, Oly SevanHanson allegedly billed more than$17,000 to various pseudonyms fortreatment rendered at the hospi-tal’s emergency room, according toa police complaint.

For the incident and eventsrelating to his subsequent arrest,Hanson faces charges of theft bydeception, a Class C felony, pun-ishable by up to 10 years in prisonand $10,000 in fines; preventingapprehension, an aggravated mis-demeanor,punishable by up to twoyears and $5,000;and three countsof tampering with records, also anaggravated misdemeanor.

E-mail DI reporter Mason Kerns at:[email protected]

BY EMILEIGH BARNESTHE DAILY IOWAN

Despite three fires thattorched Iowa City structuresand caused one person minorinjuries last month, fire officialssay the holiday season was fair-ly calm for the department.

On Dec. 22, 23, and 29, firesburned at 2306 Friendship St.,2815 Heinz Road, and 145 S.Westminister St. respectively.

Winter months often bring anincrease in the number of fires,but Fire Marshal Roger Jensensaid the number of blazes was“a little less” than in most years.

“I hope [residents] were just alittle more careful with heat-ing,” he said.

Nationally, December fireshave caused an average of 415deaths, 1,650 injuries, and $990million of damage annually forthe past three years, he said.

Major causes of holiday firesinclude cooking, heating equip-ment, and open flames.

The blaze at 2306 FriendshipSt. spread from the basement tothe attic through the wall studspace. The fire, extinguished in30 minutes, caused around$50,000 in damages.

At 2815 Heinz Road, firecrews responded to flames at amini-storage building. Crewsforced entry into the area tofight the flames, but the con-tents of the unit were destroyedin the fire, officials reported.

Other storage areas sus-tained minimal smoke damage.No injuries were reported in theblaze; as of Sunday, the cause ofthat fire had not been released.

The cause of the 145 S. West-minister St. fire has been ruledaccidental, starting when “near-by combustibles” caught fire,officials reported. The blaze wascontrolled in less than 10 min-utes with damages to the single-family residence estimated at$40,000.

One occupant received minorinjuries in that blaze.

The Red Cross responded to

both the Westminister andFriendship Street fires.

Kelly Sittig, the communica-tions director for the AmericanRed Cross Grant Wood Chapter,said that although the numberof fires might have been downin Iowa City, the philanthropicorganization has stayed busywith losses in nearby counties.

“For specifically around theholidays, it might have beenslow, but I hate to even say that,because this year, we’ve had anactive year,” she said.

The Red Cross provides food,clothing, shelter, and mental-health services to victims offires, filling “people’s basicneeds,” she said, adding theorganization arrives on scenesoon after fire officials.

“Typically, the Fire Depart-ment pages our volunteersalmost immediately,” Sittigsaid.

E-mail DI reporter Emileigh Barnes at:[email protected]

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3 fires hit city over breakDamages in the three fires, which occurred on Dec. 22, 23, and 29, will top $90,000

Details hazy in UIHC computer incident

Wesley Cropp/The Daily IowanOn Dec. 23, 2006, a storage facility at 2815 Heinz Road caught fire. The structure still showed signsof damage on Jan. 13.

BY ASHTON SHURSONTHE DAILY IOWAN

Consistency is a shining fea-ture of Iowa City’s fiscal yearsbudget, and the recentlyreleased proposed budget for2008-2010 is no exception.

“It’s a status-quo budget,”said Kevin O’Malley, the citydirector of finance. “Every year[things] cost more, and we’retrying to maintain the sameprovisions and services.”

The total revenue for fiscal2008 is $49.5 million, with totalexpenditures at $49,584,321.

Roughly 63 percent of the city’srevenue stems from propertytaxes. For fiscal 2008, property

taxes will increase 2.61 percent.In a statement outlining the

budget’s highlights, City Man-ager Steve Atkins said one ofthe major changes this yearaffects projects funded by theState Road Use Tax Fund —which is accumulated throughfees and taxes placed on vehi-cles.

In the letter, he said tax growthisn’t keeping up with increasingcosts of planned road improve-ments and daily operations.

“A critical review is necessary,as it relates to future capitalprojects and use of state roaduse tax monies,” he said.

Another area concerningsome city employees is the prop-

erty tax rollback — an assess-ment limitation order. Becausethe rollback keeps rising, thecity doesn’t receive as much rev-enue from property taxesbecause the owners don’t pay asmuch.

But the lack of funds isn’tonly affecting everyday munici-pal tasks — other requests weredenied because of fundingissues.

Some departments — includ-ing police and fire — requestedadditional personnel for theirdepartments, but O’Malley andAtkins said this has not beenrecommended.

Although extra patrol officersand firefighters are not an option

for O’Malley or Atkins, publicsafety has always been the mostfunded area of the city — policefunds total $9,668,398 and fire$5,685,634 for fiscal 2008.

But for some city councilorsand other city officials, this isn’tenough.

“We are clearlyneeding to addmore personnel,”said CouncilorBob Elliott.

Iowa CityPolice ChiefSam Harga-dine said thecity’s officersper capita is1.1 per 1,000, and the national

average for cities Iowa City’ssize is 1.8 per 1,000. He addedthat the department is unableto conduct any crime preven-tion and education, communitypolicing, traffic enforcement, orfollow up on cases that do notmerit an investigative reas-signment.

“As long as that is the expec-tation, then I suppose I amhappy with the budget,”Hargadine said in an e-mail,adding that the department isconducting research on its size,officers per capita, and the serv-ices the force can provide withthe resources it has.

E-mail DI reporter Ashton Shurson at:[email protected]

BY KELSEY BELTRAMEATHE DAILY IOWAN

A public hear-ing will be heldnext month, asthe former UIHygienic Labora-tory DirectorMary Gilchristbrings a formalcomplaintagainst interimUI PresidentGary Fethke andMeredith Hay, the UI vice presi-dent for Research. The lawsuitalleges that Fethke and Hay ille-gally fired Gilchrist after wronglyattempting to limit her communi-cation with state officials.

Gilchrist says she was termi-nated Oct.3 for being “too passion-ate”; she is suing the UI officials toget her job back, as well as toreceive “nominal” damages andback pay. She has said she was

offered roughly six months’ pay tostay quiet about her departure, acontention UI officials have nei-ther confirmed nor denied.

The 11-year director had beenvocal about what she believedwas a lack of funding for the newstate Hygienic Lab and the IowaVanguard Program, which wasinitiated to aid efficient detectionof possible biological threats.

Gilchrist contacted public offi-cials about the UI’s mismanage-ment, according to the lawsuit,because she believed it presenteda substantial danger to publichealth and safety.

In a number of e-mails refer-enced in the lawsuit, Hay repri-manded Gilchrist for the commu-nications, advising Gilchrist onSept. 28, 2005, that all of her cor-respondence with the Board ofRegents, its staff, or any state offi-cial be directly through Hay.

But Gilchrist continued toshare her concerns with state

representatives and Fethke, who— according to the suit — toldGilchrist to “do some endocrinolo-gy,” then while firing her, said sheneedn’t create “a sense of hysteria.”

Gilchrist has said she was con-cerned the plans for the newHygienic Lab did not reflect thebest design. In order to meet a$3.5 million budget shortfall, Haycut more than 12,000 square feetthat would have housed two baysto aid lab operations during possi-ble epidemics, such as SARS,according to the suit.

Gilchrist’s goal was to eliminatethe budget shortfall with dona-tions by the lab’s scheduled 2009completion date. Shortly after hertermination, Gilchrist launchedthe “Iowans Want the Best Lab”campaign to attain funds to createa “better” design.

The matter will be heard in6th District court on Feb. 8.

E-mail DI reporter Kelsey Beltramea at:[email protected]

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Gilchristex-director

WHERE IS THECITY’S MONEYGOING?• Patrol: $6,562,058• Fire Protection: $5,685,634• Transit: $5,669,579• Library: $4,748,925• Street Maintenance: $3,189,481• Recreation: $2,675,285• Parks: $1,841,708• Traffic Engineering:$1,276,113• NonoperationalAdministration: $1,219,104• Revenue Division:$1,012,551

Elliottcity councilor

Gilchrist pursuingUI lab complaints

Iowa City’s proposed budget remains tightPublic safety tops the funding in the budget, but no personnel additions are planned for the police and fire departments

Winter is dead.The break the university community

has just returned from is ostensiblyknown as winter break. But those whostayed in the Iowa City area know the sadtruth:The four seasons Midwesternersgrew up with have been Plutoed.

It seems that only a few years ago,normal weather patterns reigned.Temperatures continually droppedthrough late fall and into winter. Bysemester break, all sane individualswore coats, stocking caps, and scarves— and only those waiting in line toenter the barsdared to brave thecold without sea-sonal attire. One’sbreath was visiblethrough the air.The cold gusts ofthe night windwere livening.Intense argumentsover what consti-tutes a mitten orglove ragedthroughout theland. All was well.

But the changes in the fourth seasonhave been all too rapid. The winters ofyesteryear are gone, replaced with aneerie hybridization of fall and spring.Rome may not have been built in a day— but “sinter” (or “wring”) came out ofnowhere.

I was really hoping sinter wasn’t areal word.

I already knew climate change wasfor real. But too much of the debate hascentered on global warming. While theaverage temperature of Earth — andIowa City — is indeed increasing, it isinfluencing disparate regions in sundryways. The only constant: My beloved“seasonable weather” is out of style.

Midwestern weather has alwaysbeen extreme. But it was at least pre-dictable: The summers were swelteringand the winters arctic. True, this winterhas been consistent, but a consistentIowa winter with temperatures hover-ing around 50 degrees is not “niceweather.” That phrase makes mecringe. I am pro-seasonal weather andnot willing to accept the bastardizationof my seasons.

Neither 80 degrees in October normassive snowstorms in May wouldmake Iowans flinch. But in the past,these were always freak events. Plantsand animals survived these occurrences— but permanent change will endan-ger the fragile stability of the world’secosystems.

Numerous times in the past couplemonths, I threw my winter coat on,expecting to be greeted with a brisk, coldwind when I stepped outside. Butbecause of the prevailing heat, I damnnear broke a sweat merely walking downthe outdoor stairs.This needs to stop.

But I had truly thought little of theweather situation until I witnessed afreak occurrence.

On Jan. 4, around 1 p.m., my mindwas boggled. The signs outside of bothUS Bank and Iowa State Bank readthe same temperature: 51 degrees. Thiswas indubitably the only time in histo-ry these readings matched. Alas, thewonder ended after a mere few seconds.I was the only person to notice.

For more than two years, not oncehad I seen matching temperatures onthe two bank signs. If these two tem-peratures were aligned, the weatherpattern I was used to was lost forever.Only then, in that very moment, didthe reality hit me: Climate change ishappening — and happening fast.

Across the globe, human societieshave struggled to adapt to such rapidlychanging climates. Africa has been hitby both unusually dry and much-toosevere rainy seasons. Indeed, the cruelhand of Mother Nature has worsenedpolitical situations in both theSudanese province of Darfur andSomalia. The obscenely powerful tsuna-mi of 2004 in Southeast Asia wasalmost surely the product of much-toowarm ocean waters — similar to thewarming of the Gulf of Mexico thatspawned Hurricane Katrina. Europehas been hit by heat waves that havekilled hundreds in the last few years.

Suddenly, spring training has takenon a whole new meaning.

My sister, who last summer moved toSeattle in part to escape the schizo-phrenic weather of Iowa, has seen thisall too well. Upon returning to Iowa forthe holidays, green grass and mildweather greeted her. Somewhere, theband was playing “The World TurnedUpside Down.”

While combating climate change isone of the great moral issues for ourgeneration, it is necessary to formunlikely coalitions to combat the chal-lenge. Both secular liberals and reli-gious conservatives alike have takenthe banner of protecting Mother Earth— proving that politics do indeed makestrange bedfellows.

Climate change is altering Iowa Cityweather, but don’t fret: We’ll be able tobreak out those winter coats in May.

E-mail DI columnist Andrew Swift at:[email protected]


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Are you ready for snow, or do you want it to warm up again?It’s already

January 15 — I’mready for snow.”“

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Snow is OK,but ice is incon-venient.

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I’m expectingsnow, but when itwarms up, I’mgoing to want itto be cold again.”

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Recently inaugurated Gov. Chet Culver has an opportunity to have animmediate effect on the UI community. The terms Regents Amir Arbisser,Mary Ellen Becker, and Teresa Wahlert will expire April 30. Tom Bedell hasalready resigned, giving Culver a chance to restructure the outlook of thegoverning body of the three state universities.This Editorial Board is condi-tionally supportive of Arbisser and Becker, but Wahlert has worn out herwelcome on the UI campus.

The now-stalled hunt for a new UI president has been marred with con-troversy, mostly centering on the bizarre behavior of the regents. Wahlert,the president pro tem of the board, has been particularly ineffective. Theinability of the search committee to find a suitable candidate for UI presi-dent should weigh heavily on her, the head of the the search panel. One onlyneeds to remember her Nov. 7 e-mail to UI faculty, staff, and students to bewitness to her incompetence: Apparently, she never learned to capitalizethe beginning of her sentences.

Arbisser and Becker have been less of a problem, and it is likely that withnew direction of the regents, they will find themselves more willing toaccommodate the UI community’s desires. Culver must maintain themandatory guidelines for the makeup of the board: at least one full-timestudent of a regent university and no more than five members of a singlepolitical party. He must also keep in mind regional and occupational diver-sity. Arbisser is a physician from Davenport, and Becker is from Oskaloosa

and received her doctorate in educational administration from the UI.More importantly, the future regents must realize that the state’s public

universities are not institutions of economic growth — and any economicbenefits produced will be side effects of a more educated populace. A liberaleducation, as well as strong math and science skills, is necessary for thefutures of Iowans.

Culver is planning to name Bedell’s successor before he moves on tothe status of Arbisser, Becker, and Wahlert. Nominations must receiveSenate approval by April 15.

Even if Culver decides to clean the proverbial slate and make four newappointments, it is unlikely the contentious relationship the regentshave with the UI will change. As long as Michael Gartner remains theboard’s president, the direction the regents will take is guaranteed todrift further and further from the wishes of the UI community. Bedellhas said he wishes his vacant seat could be filled by a new regent presi-dent. We sincerely agree with him.

Unfortunately, Gartner has said he will not step down before his termexpires, which is grating to the ears of the Iowa City community. Howev-er, Culver can remove any regent he wishes, with Senate approval. Wehope he keeps this in mind if a Gartner-led board continues to refuse tocompromise.

Increase bottle-handlingfee

On July 1,1979, minimum wageincreased from $1.80 per hour to $2.35per hour, and Iowa became a bottle-billstate. To encourage private investment inredemption centers, the Iowa Legislaturecreated a handling fee of 1 cent per con-tainer, paid for by the wholesale beveragedistributors. That fee has not changedsince 1979. Once again, the new legisla-tive session is about to begin, andnowhere have we seen or heard any plansfor increasing the handling fee forredemption centers.

There are approximately 125 smallbusinesses in Iowa depending on a han-dling-fee increase. With talk of increasingthe minimum wage, many of these busi-ness will have to close without a raise. Noother business in the world is forced tostay at the same rates for 27 years — notwelfare, not Social Security, and not mini-mum wage. Thousands of jobs across thestate depend on our legislators finallydoing what is right for the future of Iowa.

The bottle bill cost the state nothing; it istotally self-funded. The beverage distribu-tors would like you to believe that they arelosing money. Not so. They not only keepthe scrap aluminum, they also keep anyunreturned deposits, which amounts to mil-lions of dollars a year in windfall for them.

Redemption centers support the econo-my by employing thousands of people,including people with disabilities. Theysupport individual groups with can drives,donation cages, etc. These donations helpto ensure that food banks, animal-rescueleagues, church youth groups, and promscontinue all over the state.

Call or write your legislators, and askthem to do the right thing and vote for anincrease in the handling fee. You can alsostop in most redemption centers and fillout a postcard to be mailed to your legis-lators.

Rosemarie ShepardMontezuma, Iowa, resident

Represent studentswithout bias

In an emergency meeting of the UIStudent Government on Dec. 14, the repre-sentatives of the students of this universityvoted in large majority for a referendum ofno confidence in the state Board ofRegents’ leadership. As a senator representing

the Graduate College, I know this vote ofno confidence was widely supported by myconstituents, and I voted as such. I amwriting, however, not to congratulate UISGfor this success but to criticize two failuresthat occurred in the same meeting.

During this meeting, UISG voted on aresolution that indicated the students haveno confidence in now former Gov. TomVilsack’s ability to select regents. In theapproximately 24 hours between the timeI received the resolution and the emer-gency meeting, I spoke with many of myconstituents. The responses I receivedfrom these conversations was, “Why?Aren’t the regents supposed to get a pres-ident?” That very question was asked atthe meeting, and UISG President PeterMcElligott quite passionately explainedthat Vilsack does indeed appoint theregents, and we should hold the leader-ship accountable. The leadership in ques-tion is not that of the governor but that ofthe regents. The question of my con-stituents was not answered. The vote wascalled, and I was the only senator in theGraduate and Professional Student Senateto vote against the resolution. I communi-cated with and stood by my constituents.Perhaps other senators should considerdoing the same.

The second failure was when the stu-dent assembly voted to accept an“Expression of Gratitude for ProvostMichael Hogan.” The title of the resolutionimplies appreciation for Hogan’s excep-tional leadership at this university, whichshould be widely acknowledged by stu-dents. However, this resolution is wordedto be another shot at the regents.Although Hogan’s leadership and genuineconcern for students would make him anexcellent president, and although he wasthe only publicly named presidential final-ist, the hidden agenda veiled in the resolu-tion detracts from the spirit of gratitude ofthe resolution.

As I was so glibly reminded by a senatorin the Undergraduate Activities Senate,UISG represents the students. I know stu-dents would agree that Hogan deservesthanks and support without hidden agen-das. I will send him a personal noteexpressing my gratitude, agenda free, andI encourage my fellow students to do thesame for any and all university faculty andstaff members who deserve your gratitude.

In light of these failures, I wouldencourage my fellow senators to do whatthey were elected to do: Represent theirconstituents without bias or hidden agen-da. Do what is right, and ensure you have

the confidence of the students who votedyou into office.

Kristopher ThornburgGraduate & ProfessionalStudent Senate senator

UI deserves stellarpresident

I am writing from wind- and rain-bat-tered Seattle to comment on the recentdither at my alma mater, the UI. The UI issuch a fine university, and this unfortunatesituation is certainly not a “talking point”when the next search begins. I am so sorrythat this has happened to so many finepeople at the university, for they are theones who will experience more stress fromthe conflict. I hope you are able to attractthe stellar person that the UI deserves.

Recently, Elson Floyd, the president of theUniversity of Missouri, accepted the positionof president of Washington State University.We are delighted to hear of his acceptance atWashington State, and if he were one of thefinal candidates at the UI, it certainly is yourloss. Oh, they have a Board of Regents, too!Seems the regents and Washington Stateget along just fine. Perhaps they should offerworkshops on how to be grownups?

Shirley NelsenUI alum

LETTERS

Season’sextinction

Culver’s regent appointmentsshould move board in new direction

In recent interviews, Mexi-can director Alfonso Cuarónhas repeated the same lament:“Cinema has become a mediumthat you can watch with youreyes closed.”

Cuarón isn’t thrilled about this,and it’s easy to tell. In his newdystopian thriller, Children ofMen, closing one’s eyes would be asin. Together with cinematogra-pher Emmanuel Lubezki (TheNew World), Cuarón packs hisimages with more visceral andintellectual stimuli than mostdirectors conjure up in a career.He leaps from one genre to thenext, hitting us with equal forcein the mind and in the heart.

The film transports us to anightmarish England in 2027,when, due to some unknownailment, women are no longerfertile. In this world, immi-grants are locked in cages, andbombs explode for an array ofpolitical causes.

Amid the hysteria, we follow apolitical activist turned bureau-crat (Clive Owen), his ex-wife, amilitant leader demanding equalrights for immigrants (JulianneMoore), an immigrant looking fortransit papers (Claire-Hope

Ashitey), and a jolly political car-toonist (Michael Caine) wholounges around smoking pot andlistening to Radiohead and AphexTwin. An unmentionable plotpoint ignites the narrative, turn-ing these characters into prey forright- and left-wing extremists.

A blend of world-gone-wrong

drama, action flick, and war film,Children of Men’s most inspiredmoments stem from Cuarón’svirtuosic use of the long take. Heallows his camera to roam forminutes on end through choreo-graphed carnage, resulting in astartling sense of realism andwonderful rejection of the actiongenre’s worst tropes.

Cuarón reinvents the actionfilm, prying it away from thegrips of such directors as TonyScott (Domino) and Michael Bay(The Island). Where those direc-tors veil their films’ lack of sub-stance with bombastic style (i.e.,constant cutting, jittery camera-work, overly saturated colors),Cuarón’s style engrosses us inhis story without ostentation.

Cuarón films his quietermoments with as much care ashis loud ones. Take, for example,a haunting series of scenes at afarmhouse in the film’s secondact. Lubezki and Cuarón createdense spatial environments witha blend of interior and exteriorshots, forming a three-dimen-sional vision of the farmhouse inour minds. From there, we feel asthough we’re actively involved,which makes Cuarón’s suspense

sequences come alive in two ofthe most shattering actionsequences you’ll ever see.

In terms of content, Cuarónrejects action-movie standardsby, well, incorporating actualcontent. He keeps the specifics inChildren of Men intentionallyvague (Why are women infer-tile?), allowing us to draw alle-gorical parallels to present-dayconflicts. They’re pretty obvious.

Cuarón criticizes Western xeno-phobia while blasting politicalextremism from both camps. Hisimages — a helpless womanmotioning toward her mouth forfood, a pathetic Caine remainingjoyful in the face of despair — cutthrough his political prophesiesand jolt us right where it hurts.

Despite some clunky exposito-ry dialogue and questionablethird-act sentimentality, Children

of Men stands as one of the verybest films of 2006 and the currenthigh point in Cuarón’s career.Youmay never be able to sit throughanother Tony Scott film again,but, with all the nuances andslight touches that Cuarónaffords his work, you’ll probablybe satisfied just watching Children of Men again.

E-mail DI film critic Soheil Rezayazdi at:[email protected]

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ARTS&CULTUREarcane (adj.): known or understood by few; scarcely knownSentence: “The success of ‘Deal or No Deal’ remains shrouded in arcanelogic and secret meetings between producers and the Nielsen company —not to mention Howie Mandel’s eternal youth.”

WORD OF THE WEEK

Children of MenWhen:

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FILM REVIEWby Soheil Rezayazdi

Did you know that QueenElizabeth II, reigning monarchof no fewer than 16 sovereignstates, including the UnitedKingdom, is supposedly an excel-lent mimic? How about that sheonly allows one world leader —France’s Jacques Chirac — todrink his favorite beer while dining at Buckingham Palace?

See — you’d think I was smartabout things like this, wouldn’tyou? But, really, my firstthought on walking into thelovely Campus 3 theater was,“God, I am so not going to getthis movie.” I don’t understandthe way the British monarchyoperates. I don’t remember feel-ing bereft at the sudden death ofPrincess Diana — the catalystthat drives the events ofStephen Frears’ The Queen.

I got my Elizabeth II triviafrom an intense Wikipedia ses-sion, which took place immedi-ately after returning home fromthe film. This is both good andbad. Obviously, anything thatencourages learning outside theclassroom is to be valued andblah blah blah, but seriously —the subject matter is intriguing.However, as I scrolled throughpages of who-married-her-or-his-second-cousin-once-removedand so forth, I couldn’t help butfeel more entertained by myown research than the award-adorned Queen.

Moments after the openingquotation (from Henry IV, noless), we are introduced to theheart, soul, and title of themovie — Helen Mirren as HerRoyal Highness. She gazes

steadily out at the audience asthe title appears on screen.Throughout the film, we aretreated to tiny glimpses intowhat Elizabeth, the person, islike, some of them a little moreovertly “movie-ish” than others.Yet Mirren’s official credit is as“The Queen,” and thus, the storynever feels quite complete.

Obviously, the world is well-aware that on Aug. 31, 1997,Diana died in a car accident,years after separating fromPrince Charles and the monarchyas a whole. This rift is treatedwith far more humor than any ofthe somber previews would leadone to believe, complete withquips from the Queen Mothermere moments after the accidentoccurs. Frears stops quite a way

from black comedy, though,keeping the feelings of the mostlyobscured Princes William andHarry at the forefront of all con-versation among the family, giv-ing what Her Majesty describesseveral times as “a private mat-ter” the sadness it warrants. ButDiana was nothing if not a publicfigure,and the newly elected TonyBlair attempts to advise Eliza-beth as best he can in the wake ofanti-monarchy sentiment.

But, really, the film’s title iswhere the focus lies — it’s notabout Diana dying so much asit’s about Queen Elizabeth, awoman who has led a life I canbarely fathom, even with thehelp of the Internet.

Here, Mirren does her duty intransforming into the figurehead

of England admirably, allowingemotions to register through herface and body rather than rely-ing on her striking physicalresemblance. She seems ratheron her own — the excellentJames Cromwell seems wastedas Prince Philip, and both Blairand Prince Charles seem a touchtoo squirrelly to be believed.

It’s easy to see why a simple,single-character drama could beembraced in awards season,especially with Mirren as thelead. However, the pieces of notonly an amazing subject butalso a talented actress seem tonever quite fall together in asatisfactory way. You’re betteroff Googling for info, sad to say.

E-mail DI reporter Anna Wiegenstein at:[email protected]

The once and future queen — sort of

The QueenWhen:

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FILM REVIEWby Anna Wiegenstein

MOST DEFINITELY NOT CHILD’S PLAY

NEWS10A - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Monday, January 15, 2007

BY YAHYA BARZANJIASSOCIATED PRESS

IRBIL, Iraq — Cradling hisautomatic rifle, Iraqi soldierSarbat Karim took a break fromthe intensive training in urbancombat his unit is getting beforejoining in the military crack-down announced for Baghdad.

The 22-year-old ethnic Kurdsaid he was ready for the assign-ment. “Wars bring destruction tohumanity, but we have to sacri-fice for our nation,” he said.

Karim is one of the 3,000 sol-diers in the Iraqi 2nd Division’s1st Infantry Brigade, which,officials say, will soon move tothe capital to try to stem thesectarian violence tearing thecity apart, although they don’tgive a specific date.

“It is an honor for us as a Kur-dish force to go help in restoringsecurity in Baghdad,” saidKarim, wearing a beige camou-flage uniform and a black woolcap. “We have to contribute andgive sacrifices in order to pre-serve security in our country.”

The soldiers are training atthe Canni Kershawa camp onthe outskirts of Irbil, a city inIraq’s Kurdish region approxi-mately 220 miles north ofBaghdad. Under the closesupervision of U.S. officers, theyare taking target practice,engaging in mock fights, andfiring heavy machine guns.

Capt. Adham Ahmed, 27, saidthe brigade’s soldiers will workto make Baghdad as secure asthe northern Kurdistan region,which is mostly calm and safe,unlike the rest of Iraq.

Ahmed said the troops trainfor at least eight hours a day,getting lessons in the complexi-ties of urban warfare.

“Since we were asked to go toBaghdad within days, the soldiershave been concentrating on howto deal with civilians and how toprotect their lives and properties,how to set up checkpoints, andhow to identify terrorists,” hesaid,without giving details.

A beefed-up force of Iraqi andAmerican troops is expected tosweep Baghdad neighborhoodsin an effort to root out SunniArab insurgents and Shiitemilitias, such as the MahdiArmy of radical cleric Muqtadaal-Sadr. The Mahdi Army hasbeen blamed for much of thepast year’s sectarian killings.

The brigade’s commander,Brig. Gen. Nazir Assem Korran,said that while his men aremostly ethnic Kurds, his troopsare part of the Iraqi army and donot belong to local Kurdish mili-tias known as peshmergas, assome Iraqi media reports haveclaimed.

Kurdstrain forBaghdadcombat

BY BEN FELLERASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Diggingin for confrontation, PresidentBush and Vice President DickCheney said they will notbudge from sending thou-sands more U.S. troops toIraq, no matter how muchCongress opposes it.

“I fully understand theycould try to stop me,” Bushsaid about the new Democrat-ic-run Congress. “But I’vemade my decision. And we’regoing forward.”

A defiant Cheney said onSunday that majority Democ-rats have offered no crediblealternative to Bush’s revisedwar strategy. Cheney saidwithdrawing from Iraq wouldmean giving in to Qaedaleader Osama bin Laden andother U.S. enemies.

“They’re convinced that theUnited States will, in fact,pack it in and go home if theyjust kill enough of us,” Cheneysaid. “They can’t beat us in astandup fight, but they thinkthey can break our will.”

The aggressive WhiteHouse reaction comes as boththe House and Senate prepareto vote on resolutions thatoppose additional U.S. troopsin Iraq. Cheney said thosenonbinding votes by Congresswould not affect Bush’s abilityto act as he sees fit.

“You cannot run a war bycommittee,” the vice presidentsaid.

Those postelection promis-es of bipartisanship seemquite distant today.

The White House, also seeingsome GOP support peel awayfor the war plan, went all-out toregain some footing. Bush gavehis first interview from CampDavid, airing Sunday night onCBS’ “60 Minutes,” whileCheney and national-securityadviser Stephen Hadley madethe rounds of the morning talkshows.

Lawmakers hardened theirstance, too, pledging toexplore all ways possible tostop Bush.

Beyond the promised votesin opposition to the president’sapproach, the Democraticleadership is consideringwhether, and how, to cut offfunding for additional troops.

“You don’t like to micro-manage the Defense Depart-ment, but we have to in thiscase because [the administra-tion is] not paying attention tothe public,” said Rep. JohnMurtha, a PennsylvaniaDemocrat who helps overseemilitary funding.

“We need to look at whatoptions we have available toconstrain the president,” saidDemocratic Sen. BarackObama of Illinois, a possibleWhite House candidate in2008. Democrats are wary,though, of appearing toundermine the troops that arealready in Iraq.

It is unclear how any effortby Congress would affect

Bush’s plan to send moretroops to Iraq. Hadley said theWhite House already hasmoney appropriated by Con-gress to move the additionalforces to Iraq, “and the presi-dent will be doing that.”

GOP Sen. John McCain ofArizona, a potential 2008presidential contender whoendorses Bush’s call for moretroops, said votes to expressdisapproval were pointless. “Ifthey’re dead serious,” he saidabout those fighting Bush’sstrategy, “then we should havea motion to cut off funding.”

The Bush administrationhad hoped that the president’soverhauled strategy wouldlead to some bipartisan unity.Or, in the least, that it wouldget an extended hearing anddebate before legislative lead-ers made up their minds.

Instead, the White Houseencountered a Congress —and a public — that vastlyrejected the military andpolitical ideas he announcedlast week in a nationally tele-vised address.

Most Americans opposesending more troops to Iraq.The war was the dominantissue in the November elec-tion, in which Republicanslost control of the House andSenate.

“It’s a complete absurdity tobe pursuing the notion thatsomehow troops are going toresolve the security issue,” saidSen. John Kerry, D-Mass.

Bush, Cheney talk tough on troops

Gary Warren, Los Alamos Monitor/Associated PressJeanne Bridge (left) and Morgan Light (second from left) assist ElisaCirigliano and Samuel Cirigliano on Thursday in Los Alamos, N.M., asthey light candles prior to a march protesting President Bush’s plan tosend additional troops to Iraq.

GymHawks improveagainst LSU but lose

The Iowa women’s gymnastics teamopened its season against ninth-rankedLouisiana State on Jan. 12. In the sec-ond Breast Cancer Awareness meet,the Hawkeyes fell, 194.875-192.525.

LSU dominated the top spots inevery event — only Iowa’s Kara Pinjuvprevented a shutout with a second-place finish in floor exercise. She wasalso the Hawkeyes highest finisher onbeam and uneven bars.

Jenifer Simbhudas scored a 9.775on vault, which helped propel her tothird place in theall-around.

Ashleigh Clare-Kearney of LSUwon the all-aroundwith 39.425 points.

Despite the finalmargin, Hawkeyecoach LarissaLibby was thrilledby the performanc-es in the team’sfirst outing.

Her squad fin-ished more than four points higher thanin last year’s opening meet. TheGymHawks also narrowed LSU’s mar-gin of victory from four points last sea-son to two.

“This is a completely different team,”Libby said. “They made mistakes andmoved on. That was a problem lastyear.”

The Hawkeyes impressed theircoach by hanging with the Tigers onvault and floor, but they weren’t as“crisp.”

On uneven bars, however, Iowa fellwell short of expectations, somethingthat will be a focus before its next meet.

With a matchup against top-rankedGeorgia this weekend, the Hawkeyeswill need their best effort to competewith the national powerhouse.

“I’m confident they can be better,”Libby said. “They’re leaps and boundsabove last year. They had a four-pointincrease [over last year], and they’renot satisfied.”

— by Diane Hendrickson

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Matt Ryerson/The Daily IowanHawkeye Jeneé Graham goes attempts a pass near the end of thesecond half against Michigan State in Carver-Hawkeye Arena onSunday. The Hawks lost, 83-63.

BY BRENDAN STILESTHE DAILY IOWAN

Home-court advantage isnowhere to be found for theIowa women’s basketballteam.

After dropping their third-straight Big Ten home gameto No. 20 Michigan State onSunday, 83-63, the Hawkeyeshave now lost six of sevencontests at Carver-HawkeyeArena, including fourstraight. The lone home victory since Thanksgivingbreak came on Dec. 3 against Samford.

The loss dropped Iowa to11-8 overall and 3-3 in theBig Ten. While the Hawkeyeshave managed to win allthree of their conferenceroad games thus far, coachLisa Bluder has become dis-gusted with the team’srecent performances on itsown hardwood.

“It’s strange,” she said. “Ithink we play harder on theroad. I don’t know why thatis, and we need to apologizeto our fans for that —because they deserve to see abetter product on the floorthan they’re seeing.”

The game against theSpartans was back-and-forthearly on, and with 101⁄2 min-utes remaining in the firsthalf, Iowa held an 18-15 lead.

Unfortunately for theHawkeyes, that was theirhigh point of the game.Michigan State finished thefirst half on a 19-6 run, andin the second half, the Spar-

tans broke the game wideopen and had a lead as big as27 points late in the game.

“They just outplayed us inevery facet of the basketballgame, including just competi-tive nature,” Bluder said. “Ican handle losing, but I can’thandle losing in this manner.

“I really thought thesedays were over, but, obvious-ly, they’ve surfaced their uglyhead again.”

Iowa was led by sophomoreforward Wendy Ausdemore.While she only shot 3-for-11from the field, she led the

SimbhudasIowa gymnast

Wrestlers finish 5th The Hawkeyes completed a busy

weekend of wrestling by placing fifthin the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Dualsin Cedar Falls. The grapplers defeatedHofstra, 26-10, on Sunday, after win-ning three out of four matches a dayearlier.

Hofstra cameinto the dual as thetournament’s No. 2seed, but theHawkeyes usedvictories by MattFields and MarioGalanakis to setthe tone for theeasy win.

Iowa openedthe tournament bydestroying California-Davis, 41-4, onJan. 13. Mario Galanakis recorded a13-2 major decision over Kyle Bankfor his 30th career victory, and CharlieFalck, Mark Perry, and Eric Luedkeeach notched pins for the Hawkeyes.

Later on Jan. 13, Iowa metOklahoma State in the championshipquarterfinals andsuffered a 22-13loss, with theCowboys winningsix of 10 matches.No. 1 ranked 165-pound JohnyHendricks beatPerry for the sec-ond time this sea-son with a 9-1major decision.

In the consola-tion rounds, Iowa defeated Nebraska,30-5, and Northwestern, 22-18, toadvance to Sunday’s fifth-placematchup.

Luedke led the way for theHawkeyes throughout the duals, win-ning all five of his bouts. The 174-pounder is now 17-1 on the season,8-0 in duals.

Perry and the Hawkeyes will getanother crack at Oklahoma State onFriday, when they travel to Stillwaterto meet the No. 4 Cowboys.

— by Ian Smith

GalanakisIowa wrestler

LuedkeIowa wrestler

Hawkeyes look to next season

Ben Roberts/The Daily IowanIowa QB Drew Tate is tripped up by Texas defensive tackle Roy Miller after a seven-yard run in the fourth quarter of the Alamo Bowlon Dec. 30 in San Antonio. Tate rushed for 10 yards in his final game as a Hawkeye.

NEAR MISS IN ALAMO BOWL

BY JASON BRUMMONDTHE DAILY IOWAN

SAN ANTONIO — Iowawon’t forget this Alamo.

Although the Hawkeyesfell short, 26-24, of a majorupset against talentedTexas in the Alamo Bowl onDec. 30, Kirk Ferentz’s teamshook off a late-season funkwith arguably the best per-formance of a tough 6-7 sea-son that began with Big Tenchampionship aspirations.

With 14 returningstarters, including theentire defensive line and allbut one offensive playmak-er, Ferentz hopes the gruel-ing practices leading up tothe bowl game showed hissquad what to expect in thefuture.

“The guys workedextremely hard, and if wecan carry that with us forthe next 11 months, we’ll allbe a lot happier nextNovember,” he said. “Wehave a lot of steps along the

way, but at least the direc-tion we’re moving is theright direction.”

A nine-point underdogagainst the Longhorns, theHawkeyes grabbed a 14-0first-quarter lead beforeTexas scored 20 unan-swered points — thanks inpart to a Drew Tate inter-ception in the end zone withfewer than five minutesremaining in the first halfthat led to the Longhorns’first touchdown.

Needing a field goal to

win late in the fourth quar-ter, the usually conservativeFerentz called for a reversepass that would eventuallyspoil the chance for late-game heroics. Despite theloss, many in Iowa’s lockerroom saw positives fromtheir performance.

“It’s definitely a success,from the standpoint that wecame out and played a waythat we haven’t played all

A strong showing in the loss to Texas adds excitement for next season

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‘The guys worked extremely hard, and if we can carry that with us for the next 11 months, we’ll all be a lot happier next November. We have a lot of steps

along the way, but at least the direction we’re moving is the right direction.’— Kirk Ferentz, Iowa head coach

Hawksfull of

questionmarks

BY JASON BRUMMONDTHE DAILY IOWAN

SAN ANTONIO — If Iowa’sshaky season left questions andmore to be desired, take aglimpse at the projection for the2007 campaign, with a handfulof unknowns at major spots.The Daily Iowan examines the10 most intriguing questionsfor next fall’s squad.

With the end of the DrewTate era, who steps in atquarterback?

Sophomore-to-be Jake Chris-tensen, who threw for 256 yardsand two touchdowns in his onlystart, against Northern Illinois,is the clear front-runner. Red-shirts Arvell Nelson and RickStanzi don’t have the game expe-rience but could push Chris-tiansen for the starting nod.

Will the defensive linereturn to old form, circaNovember 2005?

The always improving frontfour of two seasons ago couldn’tregularly pressure the quarter-back in 2006, and they werehampered by a couple of seriousinjuries. Iowa recorded just 21sacks — eighth in the confer-ence — and totaled only 68tackles for loss in 13 games,compared with 82 in 2005’s 12contests. Ken Iwebema, BryanMattison, and company look fora 2007 rebirth.

Coming off the 26-24 Alamo

Bowl defeat, theHawkeyes have

plenty of lingeringquestions heading

into the 2007 season

SEE QUESTIONS, PAGE 3B

Spartans swamp HawksIOWA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

The Iowa women’s basketball team lost at home Sunday toNo. 20 Michigan State, their fourth straight in Iowa City

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‘It’s strange. I think we play harder on the road. I don’t know why that is, and we need to apologize to

our fans for that — because they deserve to see a better product on the floor than they’re seeing.’

— Lisa Bluder, Iowa head coach

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NNFFLL PPLLAAYYOOFFFF GGLLAANNCCEEDivisional PlayoffsSaturday, Jan. 13Indianapolis 15, Baltimore 6New Orleans 27, Philadelphia 24Sunday, Jan. 14Chicago 27, Seattle 24, OTNew England 24, San Diego 21———Conference ChampionshipsSunday, Jan. 21NFCNew Orleans at Chicago, 2 p.m. (FOX)AFCNew England at Indianapolis, 5:30 p.m. (CBS)———Super BowlSunday, Feb. 4 MiamiAFC Champion vs. NFC Champion, 5 p.m. (CBS)

BY DAN PARRTHE DAILY IOWAN

It might be hard to tellfrom the signature snappysuit and stiff gel-coated hair,but Steve Alford has somepals in low places.

Iowa’s 60-49 home win overMinnesota on Jan. 13 —which featured enougherrant passes, missed shots,and botched rebounds tomake you wonder if it werereally a Big Ten game —reminded him of one buddy.

“It’s kind of like an old cus-todian friend of mine when Ifirst got the job at [Indiana’sDivision-III] Manchester,”Alford said. “My first game Igo in, and he’s written myadvice on the board. I’m arookie coach in my first game,and it was real simple. Put itin one end; keep it out of theother end.

“That’s pretty simple phi-losophy.”

And one that worked forthe Hawkeyes (10-7, 2-1)against Minnesota (7-10, 1-2), which played withoutinjured center Spencer Tol-lackson, third on the squad inscoring, for the first time thisseason. Juniors LawrenceMcKenzie and Dan Colemancombined for 36 of theirteam’s points. Adam Haluskaled all scorers with 22, andTyler Smith chipped in 15 forthe Hawkeyes.

Iowa led 22-16 at halftime,shooting just 31 percent fromthe field and 9.1 percent fromthe 3-point line. The Hawkslooked better offensively inthe second half, upping theirshooting to 34 percent, stillfar below the season averageof 39.9. Alford called it his

team’s worst shooting of theyear.

“When the game turnsugly, you’ve got to do a couplethings,” he said. “You have tomake foul shots, and you’vegot to guard. I thought thosewere two things we did.”

The Hawkeyes marched tothe free-throw line and shot22 of 27, while Minnesotamade only seven trips, con-necting on five. In the finalfour minutes of the contest,Iowa shot 11-12 from thestripe, allowing the Gophersto get no closer than withinsix during the stretch.

Iowa is shooting nearly 77percent at the line for theseason, placing it at the top ofthe Big Ten.

Rebounding, however, con-tinues to be a struggle for theHawkeye big men. Minnesotawon the glass battle, pullingdown 40 to Iowa’s 38. TheGophers had numerous sec-ond and third chances afteroffensive rebounds. TheHawkeyes turned to 6-1 pointguard Tony Freeman to bethe leader on the boards, andhe snatched a team-highnine. Cyrus Tate, Kurt Looby,and Seth Gorney each hadfour.

“We’re not getting our guysblocked out,” said Haluska,who also landed fourrebounds. “A lot of longrebounds we’re missing outon. I got to be gettingrebounds. Today, I didn’t havea whole lot.

“I got to start putting thateffort in, and try to be aleader on that team, andstart getting everybody tobuy into getting rebounds.”

E-mail DI reporter Dan Parr at:[email protected]

A: While he did score 63 against the Celtics during the 1986 play-offs, he scorched the Cleveland Cavaliers for 69 points in a reg-ular-season game on March 28, 1990. Poor Cleveland!

BY RICK GANOASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO — Robbie Gouldwon it after Rex Grossman did-n’t lose it, and the ChicagoBears are back in the NFCchampionship game for thefirst time in 18 years.

Two swings of the foot by theirAll-Pro kicker — the final one a49-yard field goal 4:58 into over-time — offset any shortcomings inGrossman’s passing and pushedthe Bears to a 27-24 victory overthe Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.

The oft-criticized Grossmandid come through in overtime,delivering a clutch completionto set up the winning kick.

The Bears will host theSaints on Jan. 21 in the NFCchampionship. Chicago has notbeen to the Super Bowl sinceJanuary 1986; New Orleansnever has been that far.

“We win one game,we’re in theSuper Bowl, two wins away fromhaving a ring on my finger for therest of my life,”Grossman said.

Seattle got the ball first inovertime, but Chicago’s IsraelIdonije forced an 18-yard punt byRyan Plackemeier with a strongrush. Grossman hit RashiedDavis for a third-down pass of 30yards to the Seattle 36, and theBears (14-3) moved into positionfor the winning points.

“I’ve learned that [Grossman]knows how to bounce back fromtough situations,” coach LovieSmith said. “He’s been roastedthe past couple weeks over alldifferent kinds of things. He isour quarterback. … There was alot of pressure on him and ourentire football team, and Ithought they handled it well.”

Gould, who entered the NFLas an undrafted free agent andis now headed to the Pro Bowl,hit the 49-yarder, setting off awild celebration at SoldierField. Earlier, he tied the gameat 24, with a 41-yarder with4:28 left in the fourth quarter.He made his first 24 field goalsthis season, and 32 of 36 overall.

“I didn’t even watch the endof it. I hit it right where I want-ed it to go,” Gould said.

The Bears had won a division

title and earned a first-roundbye in their previous two play-off appearances, only to losetheir first game at home, sotheir elation was tinged withrelief. They won their first play-off game since Jan. 1, 1995.

The Seahawks (10-8), rav-aged by injuries throughout theseason, got a strong perform-ance from Shaun Alexander.Alexander, who missed the firstmeeting between the teams, a37-6 Chicago win in October,gained 108 yards and gave theBears’ defense a tough time. Hehad a pair of touchdowns runs.

“It’s hard to say ‘If we had thisor that,’ ” Alexander said. “Itwas, ‘Nah, we came up short.’ ”

Grossman, whose season hasbeen up-and-down since a hotstart, completed 21-of-38 for282 yards with an interception.It was quite an upgrade fromhis final performance of theregular season, when he had aquarterback rating of 0.0 in aloss to Green Bay.

Late in the fourth quarter,the Bears stacked up Alexan-der on a third-and-1 for no gainat the Chicago 44, and the Sea-hawks decided to go for it. ButMatt Hasselbeck bobbled thesnap, and Lance Briggs threwAlexander for a two-yard loss,turning the ball over to theBears with just under two min-utes to go.

BY BERNIE WILSONASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN DIEGO — The SanDiego Chargers gave TomBrady one chance too many,and that’s all the three-timeSuper Bowl-winning quarter-back needed.

Brady and the New EnglandPatriots shocked league MVPLaDainian Tomlinson and theChargers on Sunday, winning 24-21to move within one win of theirfourth Super Bowl trip in six seasons.

Brady overcame three inter-ceptions, his career playoffhigh, to lead the Patriots to 11points in 3:26 late in the game.He and coach Bill Belichick nowhave a 12-1 postseason recordand are heading to Indianapolisfor the AFC championshipgame on Jan. 21.

While the Chargers respectedthe mystique Brady and the Patri-ots had built with Super Bowlwins following the 2001,2002,and2004 seasons, they hoped to be theones raising the Lombardi Trophyin Miami on Feb.4.

San Diego had nine playersvoted to the Pro Bowl team andfive to the All-Pro team. And ithad been supercharged by Tom-linson, who became the mostprolific scorer in one season inNFL history with 31 touch-downs and 186 points whilewinning the rushing title with1,815 yards.

But Brady is the one who’sbeen there before. And nearlyalways has won.

He left behind some frustrat-ed Chargers, including Tomlin-son, who went after an uniden-tified Patriots player when thegame ended. Tomlinson ran for123 yards and two scores andcaught two passes for 64 yards.

Tomlinson said he was upsetthat some Patriots were danc-ing on the Chargers logo atmidfield after they had silencedthe record crowd of 68,810 atQualcomm Stadium andwrecked the Chargers’ season.

Winning uglyA minimalist strategy and quality

free-throw shooting was just enoughto lead Iowa over Minnesota

HAWKEYE SPORTSAlexander’s recordrun leads women

Kineke Alexander shattered theschool and Recreation Building recordin the 600 meters as the Iowawomen’s track team opened its indoorseason on Jan. 13 at the HawkeyeInvitational. The Hawkeyes took on 11teams and won nine event titles.

Alexander’s collegiate-best time of1:27.84 bested the previous schoolmark of 1:30.77, set by SentaHawkins in 1987. It also ranks high-er than the Rec Building mark set in1994 by Michigan’s Katie Erdman.

The junior sprinter — last year’sNCAA indoor champion in the 400— ran a 1:28.71 in the 600 at theintrasquad meet in December, butthe time did not count because itwas an intrasquad meet.

In the weight throw, BeccaFranklin broke her own schoolrecord with a throw of 54-0. Her old

mark was 53-01⁄4.Iowa’s Renee White took the top

spot in the 60-meter dash, followedclosely by teammate Megan Clarke.

Clarke also finished second in the 200behind freshman Rhonda-Kaye Trusty.

Tiffany Johnson and TammileeKerr finished back-to-back in the 60-meter hurdles. Johnson then wenton to win the long jump.

Kerr also placed second in thelong jump, only behind 60-meterchamp White.

In the distance events, 2006indoor All-American MeghanArmstrong easily won the 800 in atime of 2:12.79.

Junior college transfer DianeNukuri placed first in the mile, fol-lowed by Krista Anderson and threeother Hawkeyes.

The Hawkeyes’ next meet will bethe Razorback Invitational on Fridayand Saturday.

— by Diane Hendrickson

BEARS SLIP PAST SEATTLEPats stunChargers

BEARS 27, SEAHAWKS 24PATRIOTS 24,CHARGERS 21

M. Spencer Green/Associated PressChicago Bear kicker Robbie Gould celebrates as he leaves thefield after kicking a 49-yard field goal to defeat the SeattleSeahawks in overtime in the NFC divisional playoff football gamein Chicago on Sunday.

Hawkeyes with 12 points, sixrebounds, and five assists. TheHawkeyes had three othersscore in double-digits as well.

Ausdemore said the runMichigan State had at theend of the first half didn’tdeflate the Hawkeyes’ confi-dence, primarily becauseIowa had overcome biggerdef ic its in victories this season.

“At halftime, we were confi-dent,” she said. “We came outin the second half, and it justwasn’t there.”

One big factor in this gamewas turnovers. Even thoughthe Hawkeyes only had fivemore giveaways than the

Spartans, 20-15, MichiganState managed to get 15steals, while the Hawkeyesonly had four.

“They were quarter-courtturnovers, not full court,”Bluder said. “But we had 20 ofthem, and it led to 30 of theirpoints.”

The other big concern fromthis contest came in the paintduring the second half. Michi-gan State freshman AllyssaDeHaan had a game-high 20points in the win, but whatmade the 6-9 center’s

performance impressive wasthat 16 of those points came inthe game’s final 20 minutes.

If there are any positivesthat could come from thegame, one is that Iowa andMichigan State play each

other again on Jan. 21 in EastLansing, something the play-ers hope to use as motivation.

“We have all week to pre-pare, focus on them, and go totheir place,” Ausdemore said.“We know we didn’t play welltoday, and we have a lot ofthings to work on, so we’ll gothere and give it our bestshot.”

E-mail DI reporter Brendan Stiles at:[email protected]

Can receivers relieve the pressure on the new quarterback?

Things can’t be worse thanlast September, right? Stand-outs Dominique Douglas andAndy Brodell came on at theend of the year and give Iowa adangerous 1-2 punch. If justone of Iowa’s four redshirts —or little-used Anthony Bowman— contributes consistently in2007, watch out.

What, if any, coachingchanges take place?

Kirk Ferentz has only lostfour assistant coaches duringhis tenure, but Iowa’s first los-ing season since 2001 maywarrant a move. Defensivecoordinator Norm Parker, 65,who battled health problems in2004, told reporters in SanAntonio he doesn’t plan onretiring.

Can Iowa rely heavily onthe tight end, as didschemes in previous sea-sons?

NFL-bound Scott Chandler— Iowa’s second all-time lead-ing receiver at tight end —won’t be easy to replace. TonyMoeaki, who caught threetouchdowns this season, strug-gled at times in the passinggame, and he is followed in thedepth chart by three playerswith minimal experience.

Who fills the vacancies onthe offensive line?

Three Hawkeyes return withstarting experience, whichshould help ease the loss ofthree graduates with propotential. Look for big grabs inIowa’s 2005 recruiting class,

along with impressive walk-onsRob Bruggeman and TravisMeade, to jump in.

Will a new kicker andpunter lead to problems?

Austin Signor probablyassumes the kicking duties,while former prep All-Ameri-can Ryan Donahue could like-ly start at punter. Strugglingspecial-team units from lastyear can’t take further hitswith mediocre kicking, put-ting big pressure on twounderclassmen.

Does Shonn Greene tackle as well as he breaksthem?

The graduation of safetiesMiguel Merrick and Marcus

Paschal leaves a significantvoid at the back end of Iowa’sdefense, which could partiallybe filled by Greene. The oncepromising running backswitched to safety during bowlpreparation and could form anall-New Jersey safety combina-tion with rising star MarcusWilson.

Is there valuable leader-ship on both sides of theball?

The Hawkeyes weren’t thesame after a shocking loss atIndiana — a downward spiralsome seniors publicly acceptedaccountability for as Iowastruggled late in the season.Next year’s group, including

Bryan Mattison, Mike Klinken-borg, and Albert Young, shouldlearn from the last fourmonths.

Can the Hawkeyes takeadvantage of a lighterschedule?

No Ohio State. No Michigan.Iowa just hopes the schedulebreak turns out better thanPurdue’s 2005 run that beganwith Big Ten title aspirationsand ended without a bowl trip.Still, the Hawkeyes travel toCamp Randall to face a talent-ed, veteran Wisconsin teamthat may be the favorite to winthe Big Ten.

E-mail DI reporter Jason Brummond at:[email protected]

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SPORTS

MondayOPEN MIC • 8:00 P.M.

Ben Roberts/The Daily IowanHawkeye wide receiver Andy Brodell cuts across the field and scores his second touchdown in the thirdquarter in the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 30 in San Antonio. Going into the fourth quarter, Iowa held a one-point lead.

season,” senior Miguel Merrick said. “We were consis-tent. Guys were flying to theball, and I’m sure everyone inthe stands could see that.”

Iowa’s sixth-straight bowlgame provided more thanenough to look forward to in2007.

Sophomore receiver AndyBrodell raced to a pair oftouchdowns and totaled 159receiving yards — an AlamoBowl record, adding a high-light on one of the season’smost underwhelming posi-tions. Brodell and freshmanstandout Dominique Douglas,along with a handful of otheryoung receivers, should easethe loss of three-year starterTate.

On defense, the Hawkeyeslose just three starters, andthey should be more effectiveup front with a healthy, deepdefensive line. Iowa graduatessafeties Marcus Paschal andMerrick, but veteran corner-backs Adam Shada and CharlesGodfrey should help shore upany adjustment period.

“Obviously, the goal was toget a win to carry us into nextyear, but we fell short ofthat,” Shada said. “But thereare a lot of positives thingsthat we can take from this.

“To end the season like thisand to get the confidenceback and to get the doubtsout of our system is a goodjump-start to next season.”

E-mail DI reporter Jason Brummond at:[email protected]

ALAMO BOWL CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B

‘To end the season like this and to get theconfidence back and to

get the doubts out of oursystem is a good jump-

start to next season.’— Adam Shada, Iowa cornerback

QUESTIONS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B

Teammovesahead

Footballers face questions

Hoopsters drop home gameWOMEN'S BASKETBALL

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B‘We know we didn’t play well today, and

we have a lot of things to work on, so we’ll go thereand give it our best shot.’

— Wendy Ausdemore, Iowa forward

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Men gymnasts disappointed

The Iowa men’s gymnastics team leftChicago slightly deflated after placingfifth in a six-team fieldat the Windy CityInvitational on Jan. 13.

The Hawkeyes scored198.4 points, leavingthem significantly behindfirst-place finisherMichigan, which posteda 212.750.

The result from the weekend left Iowacoach Tom Dunn disappointed.

“I felt like we just weren’t ready togo,” he said.

The coach admitted that with a longseason ahead of them, the Hawkeyes werenot overworked during the holiday break.

He feels as though the team is whereit has been in past years at the beginningof the season, and he attributes the fin-ish this past weekend to the Hawkeyes’opponents being more developed in theearly stages of the season.

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— by Sean Monahan

Men’s track opens withbang

The Hawkeyes men’s track teamopened its 2007 indoor season Jan. 13by hosting the Iowa Open in theRecreation Building.

The Hawkeyes competed in 15 events,winning 10. Junior Shane Maier head-lined the meet with a NCAA provisionalqualifying performance in the shot put.He reached 18.12 meters, clearing the17.75 meters necessary.

In the 60-meter dash, Iowa took the topthree spots. Junior Lee Elbert spearheadedthe trio, finishing in 6.96 seconds. MaxMilder, who beat Elbert in the preliminaries,finished ahead of his teammate for a victory

in the 200-meter dash in 22.35.Senior David Pierre took first for Iowa

in the 400 meters at 49.22.The 800-meter crowned another black-

and-gold champion in freshman AdamHairston, taking first in 1:57.29. Fellowrookie Jesse Luciano won the mile in4:19.75, showing more of what made hima force during the 2006 cross-countryseason.

Senior Jeff Kent showed his experi-ence, winning the 3,000 meters in8:31.24. Other Iowa victories included the4x400 relay (3:22.58); the high jump,won by junior Jeremy Petsche, (2.09meters), and the weight throw — seniorAdam Hamilton reached 19.48 meters.

Iowa settled for second in the 600, ledby freshman Zach Splan at 1:21.28.Jacob Koczman, competing unattached,won the race in 1:18.11. Iowa’s top fin-isher in the pole vault was junior JeffRaymond at fifth. Junior Aaron Reedtook second in the long jump. NoHawkeyes finished in the triple jump.

The Hawkeyes will travel toMinneapolis on Saturday for the JackJohnson Classic.

— by Alex Johnson

Dunnmen’s coach

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TWO bedroom, two bathroom. Near UIHC, W/D, garage park-ing, Lincoln Avenue; $865/ month. (816)590-7837.

TWO bedroom, two bathroom, two balconies. Close to down-town, overlooking swimming pool. Free garage parking. Laun-dry, elevator, all appliances. Central A/C and heating. Call ASI (319)621-6750.

TWO bedroom, top floor. $600/ month. K-Mart area. 545-2075- I.C.

TWO bedroom, one bathroomavailable in January. $565 plus utilities, free parking, laundry on-site, located by the law school. (319)354-2233 for showings.

TWO bedroom, no smoking, in quiet house and neighborhood. Close to park. Off-street parking. Pets? $775 water paid.(319)331-1120.

TWO bedroom, Knollridge Gar-den Apartments. Sublet January to June. Pets okay with fee. Great location. $540/ month. (319)931-4878.

TWO bedroom, Coralville, avail-able now. 970 sq.ft. $595/ month, water paid. Balcony, C/A, free parking, laundry on-site, on busline. (319)339-7925.

SUBLET two bedroom town-house. $775, includes water, ga-rage, dishwasher, W/Dhook-ups. Westside, close to UIHC, available January 1st. (319)688-5137.

SUBLEASERS NEEDED!! Nice two bedroom/ one bath on S.VanBuren. Usual appliances, free parking, $620. Graduating and need to move. Contact Ryan (641)777-0485 [email protected]

REMODELED two bedroom units on Westside, close to foot-ball stadium, medical, dental schools and U of I hospital. Heat/ water paid. $575- 595, flexible lease. Call Lincoln Real Estate, (319)338-3701.

PARK PLACE and PARKSIDE MANOR in Coralville have two bedroom sublets available im-mediately. $565 to $650 includes water. Laundry on-site. Close to library and Rec Center. Call (319)354-0281.

FIRST month free. Two bedroom in Coralville, garage. C/A. Bus-line. $550. Call (319)936-0617.

EMERALD COURT has two bedroom sublets available im-mediately. $585 includes water. Across from Horn School and close to Hospital and Dental School. Call for more details.

AVAILABLE now. Two bed-rooms downtown. Starting at $750/ month. Off-street parking, A/C. No pets. janjapts.com (319)338-7058.

AVAILABLE ANYTIME.Iowa City. New two bedroom. $700. (319)594-3559.

ANDOVER GARDEN on Hay-wood Dr. Great space with 1-1/2 bathrooms, C/A, lower level or 3rd floors. No pets. $575-625. Ivette Rentals, (319)337-7392.

942 23rd Ave. Place in Coral-ville. Two bedroom, $625 plus utilities. W/D, fireplace, sky-lights, available January.(319)530-8700.

TWO BEDROOM

205 Fifth Street, Coralville.Three blocks to Iowa River Power, two bedroom, $625 plus utilities, W/D, fireplace, available December. (319)530-8700.

2 bedroom on Westside, close to Melrose. Quiet neighborhood. On busline. Available now. Flexible lease. Call Lincoln Real Estate, (319)338-3701.

TWO BEDROOM

SUBLET one bedroom. West Iowa City. $510/ month, H/W in-cluded. Available end of Decem-ber. (760)994-8360.

SPACIOUS one bedroom with bonus room. Large bright living room, galley kitchen, full bath-room, private entrance,off-street parking. 310 N.Clinton. (319)331-7487.

PRIME downtown location, par-tially furnished, one bedroom, one bathroom, parking included, price negotiable, W/D.(630)854-3033.

ONE bedroom, one bathroom. Great location. 10 minute walk to law building. $490/ month. Call (319)341-7179 or(917)547-9854.

ONE bedroom, Oakcrest St., cats ok, off-street parking, A/C, busline. jandjapts.com(319)338-7058.

ONE bedroom apartment. 590 Foster Road. Pets allowed. Ap-pliances. On-site laundry. Water paid. $555/ month. Thomas, (319)930-0183.

NOW available efficiency apart-ment for rent. Corner of Burling-ton and Linn. Near downtown. One bathroom. $500/ month. Call (515)321-0777.

moengroupDOWNTOWN one bedroom sub-lets available now. -221 E.College (Plaza Towers)$1900. Contact Marc 430-0310 or [email protected]

LARGE, beautiful one bedroom apartment for rent January 1. New carpet and appliances. Free parking and across from bus stop. $520. (319)573-0369.

LARGE one bedroom. Quiet, no smoking, no pets. A/C. Parking, yard. $495, utilities paid. After 6p.m. (319)354-2221.

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EFFICIENCY. S.Johnson. $375, H/W paid. First month free. Available after Fall semester. (515)290-8718.

EFFICIENCY apartment.No smoking. In quiet house and neighborhood. Close to park.Off-street parking. Pets?(319)331-1120.

EFFICIENCY apartment.Close-n, pets negotiable. Avail-able now. (319)338-7047.

EFFICIENCY apartment, hard-wood floors in well maintained turn-of-the-century building close to downtown. (319)338-8343.

CORALVILLE. One bedroom. H/W paid. Newer carpet, appli-ances, parking, laundry on-site. $475 single, $495 couple.(319)330-7081.

CLEAN, quiet, large efficiency. H/W paid. Laundry. Busline. No smoking/ pets. Coralville. (319)337-9376.

BLACKHAWK APARTMENTS.One bedroom with den. Down-town, available now. $720/ month. Lincoln Real Estate, (319)338-3701.

BEAUTIFUL one bedroom apartment four blocks from downtown. Historic District. H/W paid. Off-street parking.(319)338-4774.

AVAILABLE. Downtown apart-ment. Furnished or unfurnished. 532 S.Dubuque St. $600/ month.Free parking. $50 signing bonus. (630)254-0502, (319)621-6750.

AVAILABLE now. Starting at $448/ month. Westside loca-tions. jandjapts.com (319)338-7058.

AVAILABLE January 1, 2007.One bedroom, one bathroom in Coralville. Water paid. A/C, laun-dry on-site, off-street parking, on Cambus route, deck, fireplace, spacious. Call (319)296-5916.

ALL utilities included; cats wel-come; large windows, hardwood floors; (319)621-8317.

1 bedroom plus study. Furnished, spacious, fireplace,non-smoking. Overlooking park. 10 minutes walk to UI. $880 in-cludes H/W, cable and wireless. www.collegegreen.typepad.com(319)530-7445.

EFFICIENCY /ONE BEDROOM


APARTMENTFOR RENT

STUDIO, private rooms, quiet, inexpensive living. Parking! Near Hancher with TV, WiFi.(319)338-3935.

NOW AVAILABLE2-3 bedroom, 1-2 bathroom units from $995. Westside units avail-able close to UIHC.

Call (319)631-2659.

EMERALD COURT APART-MENTS has two and three bed-room sublets available Decem-ber 21. $585 and $775 includes water. Laundry on-site, off-street parking, 24 hour maintenance. Call (319)337-4323.


AD#507. Sleeping rooms or three bedroom apartments. Near downtown, reduced rates. H/W paid. W/D facility, parking. Call M-F, 9-5pm, (319)351-2178.

AD#401. Three bedroom in Coralville. W/D facilities, dish-washer, A/C, H/W paid. Spa-cious. No pets. Call M-F, (319)351-2178.

AD#209. Efficiency, one, and two bedrooms in Coralville. Quiet area, parking, some with deck, water paid. W/D facilities. Possible flexible lease. Call M-F, 9-5pm, (319)351-2178.

1, 2, 3, 4 bedrooms and efficien-cies. Close to downtown. Free parking, pool, laundry, some utilities paid. Call ASI, (319)621-6750.

APARTMENTFOR RENT

SHARE house with three male students. On busline, westside near hospital. On-site laundry, off-street parking. $313/ month plus utilities. (319)530-2281.

ROOMMATES. Two bedrooms in six bedroom beautiful old house. W/D, dishwasher, park-ing. Close-in. $250/ each plus utilities. (319)400-7335.

RENT this room! Near downtown Iowa City. $360/ month, negotia-ble. February rent free. Two male roommates easy to live with. Available now! Contact Stephanie at [email protected] or (515)360-4830.

OWN room, five bedroom house right downtown. $400/ month. (319)795-7188.

ONE room in four bedroom apartment, $400, utilities in-cluded. 308 Church St., close to everything! (319)350-8688.

NOW available, two large bed-rooms on Riverside Drive. Rent includes laundry, full kitchen, high-speed and wireless Inter-net, all utilities. Furnished rooms (optional). Master with master bathroom; $400. Single with close bathroom; $375. (319)371-5653.

NEW, one bedroom, 417 S.Gil-bert. Five minutes from campus. (630)835-7445.

INTERNATIONAL roommate wanted. Clean, quiet home. 10 minutes campus. $250 plus utili-ties. (319)594-3149.

HOUSE.Walking distance to downtown. $275/ month. Parking, W/D, no deposit.(319)338-2365.

ROOMMATEWANTED

HAVE one room available begin-ning January 1, 2007. Rent$365 plus utilities. Nice place. Call (319)329-1979.

ARE you a fun, clean, and tidy person? Come share two bed-room, two bathroom condo with lake view. Full appliance pack-age. $350 plus 1/2 utilities. 10 minutes from downtown. Avail-able end of December. (319)936-4794.

ROOMMATEWANTED

SPRING and summer semester. Bedroom in two bedroom on Westside Dr. $395 plus utilities/ month. $395 deposit. Quiet building, big kitchen, garage, W/D in unit. Call (319)354-3903.

OWN bedroom in four bedroom. W/D. Market St. Free parking. $375 plus 1/4 utilities.(319)631-4545.

ONE room in three bedroom apartment. No pets. Parking. Three blocks from busline. $299/ month. (712)539-1392.

ONE bedroom in two bedroom apartment, free parking, on Cambus routes. $155/ month. (309)631-2311.

FEMALE roommate wanted. Own bedroom in two bedroom apartment. Free reserved park-ing. Serious student/ grad stu-dent preferred. Walking distance to campus. Available January 2007. $315 includes H/W. (563)542-4529.

EXCELLENT value near down-town. Own bedroom in house with three others. Very close to campus. $290/ month, utilities paid. On street parking. Available immediately through August. (319)330-8242.

ROOMMATEWANTEDFEMALE

QUIET, close, furnished- $385, full bath $450. In private home, $400- $500. Utilities paid.(319354-8118.

PRIVATE room on busline with shared bathroom and kitchen. Free parking, on-site laundry, utilities, cable. Less than one mile from campus. $275/ month. Call (319)337-8665.

LOST your roommate! WANT TO LOSE YOUR ROOMMATE? Immaculate private room in guest house. Basic furnishings, living room, kitchen, free off-street parking. Utilities in-cluded. Ideal close-in location. No lease. $500/ month.(319)337-4363.

FURNISHED room in house. $400 utilities included. Keokuk Court. (319)325-4935.

CAT welcome; hardwood floors; high ceiling; $355 utilities in-cluded: (319)621-8317.

AVAILABLE now. Dorm style rooms, $235/ month, water paid. Call (319)354-2233 for show-ings.

ALL utilities included; cat wel-come; quiet environment; park-ing, laundry; (319)621-8317.

946 IOWA AVE.Units 2 through 9. Rent $300/ month. Shared house, laundry, parking. All utilities, cable, Inter-net included. On-site manager. Available January. www.buxhouses.com(319)354-7262.

424 S. LUCAS. Units 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8. Share kitchen, bathroom, laundry. Parking. Rent $320- 395/ month, all utilities, cable, Internet in-cluded. On-site manager, avail-able now. www.buxhouses.com (319)354-7262.

14 N. JOHNSON, unit 4.Share kitchen, bathroom, laun-dry. Rent $370/ month, utilities included. On-site manager. Available January.www.buxhouses.com(319)354-7262.

ROOM FOR RENT

$300 all utilities paid. Room in 8 room house. Across from dorms, walking distance to downtown, flexible lease. Call Lincoln Real Estate, (319)338-3701.

ROOM FOR RENT

2004 Silverado, 6-cylinder,5-speed, short box. 14,000 miles. $11,000. (319)400-7335..

TRUCKS

EXPERT low cost solutions to your car problems. Visa and Mastercard accepted.McNiel Auto Repair.(319)351-7130.

AUTO SERVICE

PROMPT JUNK CAR REMOVAL. Call 338-7828.

AUTO PARTS

2002 Volkswagon Bug GL. White, grey cloth, automatic, ex-cellent condition, 20,000 miles. $10,000/ obo. (563)260-0109.

2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT XLS. 4WD, 58k, silver, clean, great condition! $11,500. (319)354-5918, (319)594-2025.

1998 Lexus ES 300. 131k, auto-matic, excellent condition, nice and clean, $5700/ obo. (319)621-2907.

1984 VW Vanagon GL. Lots of recent work done. Very clean. Call for details. $2995.(319)330-7081.

AUTO FOREIGN

WANTED! Used or wrecked cars, trucks or vans. Quick esti-mates and removal. (319)679–2789.

CASH for Cars, TrucksBerg Auto

4165 Alyssa Ct.319-338-6688

BUYING USED CARSWe will tow.

(319)688-2747

AUTO DOMESTIC

PARKING spots north east side of downtown. $35/ month. Call M-F, 9-5p.m. (319)351-2178.

PARKING space for rent at 804 N.Dubuque. Call (319)621-6750.

CLOSE-IN PARKING(319)683-2324

GARAGE / PARKING

DON’T miss out! Spring Break 2007 is approaching and STS is offering specials to this year’s hottest destinations! Call for sav-ings 1-800-648-4849 or visit www.ststravel.com.

#1 Spring Break Website! Low prices guaranteed. Group dis-counts for 6+. Book 20 people, get 3 free trips!www.SpringBreakDiscounts.comor 800-838-8202.

SPRING BREAKFUN

ROSE TAILORINGSewing & Alterations

(319)643-4182

PROFESSIONALSERVICE

FOR SALE: Seal Commercial 210 drymounting press, $475.Drawing table 48”x37”, $60.Tamron SP AF 70-210mm f2.8 LD super performance- low dispersion Zoom Lens for Canon EOS, $540.Call (319)461-1462.

MISC. FOR SALE

WANT A SOFA? Desk? Table? Rocker? Visit HOUSEWORKS.We've got a store full of clean used furniture plus dishes, drapes, lamps and other house-hold items. All at reasonable prices. Now accepting new con-signments.HOUSEWORKS111 Stevens Dr.338-4357

FULL-SIZE and queen-size mat-tress sets. New, still in package. $120 and $150. (319)325-1725.

8’ pool table, new, still in box, excellent quality, 1” slate. Can deliver and set-up. Retail $3000, sell $1290. (319)325-3699.

HOUSEHOLDITEMS

QUEEN-SIZE bedroom with frame. Excellent condition. $50. (319)351-0008 or(319)400-1930.

FUTON, full-size, black metal, black cover. $150/ obo. (319)338-1760.

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6B - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Monday, January 15, 2007

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the ledge”— Anaïs Nin

“ We don’t see things as they are, we seethem as we are.

ANDREW R. JUHL

This column reflects the opinion of theauthor and not the DI Editorial Board, thePublisher, Student Publications Inc., orthe University of Iowa.

horoscopes Monday, January 15, 2007— by Eugenia Last

For complete TV listings and program guides, check outArts and Entertainment at www.dailyiowan.com.

UITV schedule Campus channel 4, cable channel 17

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Use whatever is made available to you to put yourplans into play or resolve an issue that is holding you back. You may have to gothe distance to talk with someone face-to-face, but if that’s what it takes, it willbe worth it.TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t be too quick to make changes. Things aren’tlikely to turn out as planned, especially if you are too stubborn to compromise.An older or younger person in your life will probably cause you some grief.GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Make your move, but take the straight route indoing so. You don’t have to be unique today — that will only confuse the peo-ple around you who may be able to put a damper on your plans. An emotionalpartnership will offer you a better perspective.CANCER (June 21-July 22): You may not like all the progressive ideas andchanges going on around you today, but if you try to fight them, you will accom-plish little. Listen, be prepared to adapt to whatever change comes your way,and you can secure your position and your future.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): This can be your day if you play your cards right.Nothing should hold you back from doing what is required to put your dreamsinto play. Connect with people from your past who can help you now.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Acceptance will be the key to maintaining yourposition. The more readily you can process and deal with change, the better offyou’ll be. Someone may bring up an emotional concern to confuse you.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You can make a difference today for both the youngand old in your life. Short trips, shopping, or making changes to your home willhelp position you for the future. Someone from your past should be able to help.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t let someone else’s disgruntled attitude stopyou in your tracks. Talks may be difficult, but they can also help you strength-en your position. Take a totally different approach than what is expected of you.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Just sit back, wait, and watch. Everything willfall into place as long as you don’t instigate unnecessary change. Today is aboutgathering and taking in all the information you can.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You may feel a little overwhelmed by every-thing going on around you. If you sit back and let things unfold naturally, youwill be able to take advantage of some interesting secret information.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ve got the power and wherewithal toenforce any change that is necessary to help you advance. You will be on top ofthings and be able to make a good impression just by following through anddoing what you promise.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): There is too much going on that you aren’t awareof. Do not make a decision that will limit you should the dynamics of the situa-tion change. You can expect to have problems with colleagues, parents, men-tors, or anyone you look up to.

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VIDEO• Sports in prison.• Methamphetimine in Iowa.• Coverage of the start ofVilsack’s presidential campaign.• Interview with NickiPetersburg.• Interview with Iowa Ice-Hawks head coach.

• The highs and lows of a24-hour tailgate.•The No.1 football team inthe nation,and the Hawkeyes.• Highlights of the soccerteam’s split.• Roommates gone crazy.

PHOTO• Day of the Dead.• Hawkeye football 2006.

MP3s• Local Bands

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Know your Ledge author:

• Unlike most people, I’m not

afraid of dying alone. (Mostly

because there are several

safeguards already in place

to ensure I take at least a

handful of people with me.)

• I am chubby and would

much rather be called “chub-

by” than “big boned.” I would

much rather be thought of as

someone who’s lazy and lack-

ing self-control than someone

who’s a freakish anomaly of

osteopathic science.

• I jog, but I jog on a tread-

mill. At a gym. In front of a

TV. A TV usually tuned to E!

Entertainment Television.

The donkey-chasing-carrot

imagery is hard to ignore.

• I really enjoy old black &

white movies (such as “Guess

Who’s Coming to Dinner”).

• I’m not rich, poor, hand-

some, ugly, dumb, or brilliant;

I’m average. And that’s a sad

commentary on the current

state of average in American

society.

• People who say such things

as, “I hate everyone in who’s

in a frat,” or, “I hate everyone

who’s pre-med,” really piss

me off. Personally, I hate

everyone who has categorical

hatreds.

• About a week ago, I read

that day’s “Garfield” in a

newspaper somebody left on

the bus and it made me gig-

gle. I haven’t slept well since.

• If I were to ever be on a big

ol’ jet airliner that crash-

landed on a remote, desolate

island, I would make no

attempt whatsoever to

become leader of the ragtag

group of survivors. I would,

however, totally bitch about

how whoever was elected the

leader ran things.

— Andrew R. Juhl has a hardtime purchasing or eating any

food marketed as “hearty.” E-mail him at:

[email protected]

READERS’ PHOTOSThe Daily Iowan is launching a new way for readers to submit and share his or her snapshots of everything from chubby pets to early morning tailgating. Go to DAILYIOWAN.COM/READERSPHOTOS to submit your classic Hawkeye or Iowa City photos today.

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Ser-vice, 8:30 a.m.

• Celebrate Hero Day, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.,Iowa Children’s Museum, Coral Ridge Mall

• Toddler Story Time, 10:30 a.m., IowaCity Public Library, 123 S. Linn

• Young Readers, Martin LutherKing Jr. Day, Kids read about Dr. King,1 p.m., Barnes & Noble, Coral Ridge Mall

• School’s Out Special, Paint-a-MugCeramic Workshop, 1 p.m., Public Library

• Ghandi, King, Ikeda Exhibit, 4:30p.m., IMU second-floor ballroom

• Human Rights Week 2007 Martin

Luther King Jr. Convocation, “Day ofUnity,” 4:30 p.m., IMU Ballroom

• New Year’s Resolution Seminar, Dr.Freya Schafer, 5 p.m., Gold’s Gym, 401Oakdale Blvd.

•Volunteer Meeting for Coralville’s Sum-mer 4thFest,5:15 p.m.,Coralville City Hall

• Story Time with Sara, 7 p.m.,Coralville Public Library, 1401 Fifth

• Open Mike with Jay Knight, 8 p.m.,Mill, 120 E. Burlington

• Waka Winter Classic Battle of theBands, 19 and older show, 9 p.m., Pica-dor, 330 E. Washington

3 p.m. “Live from Prairie Lights,” Tom Lutz4 UI Faculty & Guest Lectures6:30 TBA7 “Live from Prairie Lights,” Tom Lutz8 UI Faculty & Guest Lectures9:30 DITV News, The Daily Iowan Daily News

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