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Despite recent thefts at the Iowa City Petland, officials at the store say the benefits of offering an open atmo-sphere for people to come in and inter-act with animals outweighs any risks.
Petland, 1851 Lower Muscatine Road, receives 30 to 40 visits each day from local college students who play with animals, and that number is expected to increase as the winter months come to a close.
Petland officials say the heavy traf-fic of students does not concern them, despite a few incidents at the store recently. One theft case involves a former Petland employee, 21-year-old Robert Schick. He was charged Feb. 27 with allegedly stealing $1,600 worth of merchandise.
A second recent theft involved a lo-cal woman, 46-year-old Diane Chance, who was charged Feb. 28 with al-legedly stealing a miniature poodle
and a dachshund from Petland. The dogs were valued at $1,799.99 and $1,499.99, respectively.
“That was a shock,” said Rogan Barkhoff, a kennel manager at Pet-land. “It literally happened in just a
few minutes. We just wanted to get the puppy back. It was one of those strange coincidences. We have great security, which is why we found the
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Etheredge elected as supervisor
District weighs budget
‘Pet’ play benefits students, animals
Council sets Vine hearing
The Iowa City Vine is shown on Tuesday. The Vine building may be rezoned by the City Council and the city Planning and Zoning Commission to allow for apart-ments. (The Daily Iowan/Nicholas Fanelli)
A Cairn terrier puppy plays with its toys at Petland on Tuesday. Numerous college students visit Petland daily to play with the animals. (The Daily Iowan/Nicholas Fanelli)
By StaCey [email protected]
The Iowa City School Board faces some uncertainty following new bud-get recommendations for fiscal 2014.
The board received the proposal Tuesday evening and set a date for a public hearing on the budget, which features a 4 percent increase in po-tential allowable growth rate that will lower property taxes 24 cents per $1,000 of property valuation.
But the board ventures into uncer-tainty — the Iowa Legislature hasn’t yet set the allowable-growth percentage.
The School District is uncertain about the allowable- growth rate for fiscal 2014.
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Petland welcomes a large number of local college students every day.
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By niCk [email protected]
The Vine Tavern Building has been in Iowa City for more than 100 years. And now, the Iowa City City Council is taking steps to immortalize it as a landmark.
The City Council set a public hearing for the designation of the building, 330 E. Prentiss St., as a historic landmark.
The council also set a hearing on the issue of allowing apartments in build-ings designated as historic landmarks, a classification that the Vine would fall into.
Both resolutions will be discussed at a public hearing on March 19.
City Councilor Terry Dickens thought the building was important to preserve.
“There’s a lot of historical value in that area; that building has been around as long as I can remember,” he said. “It’s important to save those buildings.”
An employee from the Vine was not available for comment Tuesday evening.
The special exception that’s required to allow apartments in historic land-marks is already allowed in CB-10 zoned buildings. The amendment would extend this option to landmark build-
ings located in the CB-5 zone, like the Vine Tavern Building.
The zoning code amendment would al-low the Board of Adjustment to consider allowing apartments on the ground lev-el floor of a building located in the CB-5 zone that is designated as an Iowa City landmark.
City Councilor Rick Dobyns thought the council should look at the decision carefully.
“Preserving something of historical significance can add to a neighborhood,
The city is considering new apartments and a historical designation for the Vine Tavern Building.
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John Etheredge won with 51 percent of the vote.
By Quentin [email protected]
For the first time since 1962, when Oren Alt last served, a Republican has taken a seat on the historically Demo-cratic Johnson County Board of Super-visors.
By a 51-to-49 majority, Johnson Coun-ty Republican and Kalona resident John Etheredge claimed the fifth and final supervisor seat. With 3,102 votes, he overtook Johnson County Demo-crat Terry Dahms, who brought in 2,974. A dif-ference of 128 votes was the deciding factor.
A proponent of thriv-ing small business and farming sectors, Ether-edge said he is an active opponent of raising taxes for all individ-uals, and bonds used for county projects should not be implemented if money is readily available in the budget. He most recently campaigned as an independent in the 2011 election. He has had no for-mer political experience.
“It’s fantastic to win, especially here in Johnson County, and I’m looking forward to doing exactly what I said I would do,” Etheredge said. “I’m going to be jumping right into the current agen-das that the board has put together.”
Etheredge said his first steps as a su-pervisor include the compilation of an alternative to the current justice-center proposal and improving affordable hous-ing availability.
“You don’t do anything suddenly be-cause it leaves a vacuum,” he said. “I will do my best to represent Johnson County. I’m looking forward to being a voice for
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Though the Iowa City City Council usually dis-cusses issues immediately pertinent to the city, a new plan for the city allows them to look ahead. Way ahead.
The Iowa City Compre-hensive Plan, last adopted in 1997, will be updated by the city with “Iowa City 2030.” City officials hope the updated plan will guide Iowa City growth and de-velopment for the next 10 to 20 years, and they’re looking for public input.
Iowa City residents can leave their comments up until March 20. The Plan-ning and Zoning Commis-sion will hold two public input sessions, one taking place this Thursday.
City Councilor Terry Dickens thought the plan
was important in guiding the city.
“It’s something we work toward over the next few decades,” he said. “ There are always changes over time, but it’s a good blue-print to follow.”
City Councilor Jim Throgmorton said his pri-orities had to do with long-term success of the city.
“I think of [my priorities] in terms of long-term pros-perity and sustainability, and I think the plan does that,” he said. “But the dev-il’s in the details.”
The comprehensive plan itself is split into sections, in which the city lays out the goals and policies that will “guide change, devel-opment, and growth.”
Growth and land use
“Creating and sustain-ing healthy neighbor-hoods” is the focus of this section. Goals include re-investing in established neighborhoods, affordable housing, parks, trails, and open space.
Housing
The plan encourages a diversity of housing options to be available
for neighborhoods, while maintaining and improv-ing the safety of all hous-ing, as well as creating more energy-efficient de-velopment methods.
Economic development
The city hopes to at-tract new businesses and encourage the expansion and retention of exist-ing businesses, as well as supporting a “healthy mix” of locally owned and national businesses.
Transportation
Accommodating vari-ous methods of travel is the priority in this section of the plan, encouraging use of walking, biking, and public transit and maximizing the safety of the transportation net-work.
Environment, energy, and resources
The vision for environ-mental protection and sustainability in Iowa City is outlined in this section. The goals include working to raise aware-ness and protecting the local environment.
Parks and open spaceThe plan calls for new
and old neighborhoods to have adequate access to parks, with public aware-ness of parks also high-lighted.
Arts and culture
The city aims to in-crease funding for arts and culture programs, as well as recognizing and supporting the economic potential of the arts in Io-wa City.
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Heavy snowfall and high winds disrupted downtown on Dec. 20, 2012,. (The Daily Iowan/Adam Wesley)
Members of the Iowa City community will be able to comment on the updated comprehensive plan up until March 20.
By NiCk [email protected]
sycamore Mall avoids foreclosure
Sycamore Mall announced Tuesday that it reached a new financial agreement with Great Western Bank, success-fully removing the foreclosure previously filed against the Iowa City mall.
According to a press release, the North Liberty office of Great Western Bank negotiated the terms of the new loan agreement with Sycamore mall officials over the last few months.
Wells Fargo Bank filed fore-closure against CORE Sycamore Town Center in December 2012 for an outstanding payment of roughly $12 million, The Daily Iowan has previously reported.
“Sycamore Mall is extreme-ly excited to partner with Great Western Bank,” General Manager Kirk White said in the release. “The excitement and enthusiasm it has shown during the processing of the new loan
illustrates the confidence that businesses within the com-munity have in the future of Sycamore Mall.”
— by kristen East
Council Oks redevelopment agreement
The Iowa City City Council on Tuesday authorized an amendment to a redevelopment agreement by a 7-0 vote.
The developer, MDK Develop-ment LLC, entered a redevelop-ment agreement with the city on June 22, 2012, and the original improvement entailed a private redevelopment of one building of 14,850 square feet.
The revised plan includes a time extension for the devel-oper as well as a change in the redevelopment plan, which now includes improvements that consist of two buildings with a total of 14,500 square feet.
There was no change with the amount of financial assistance awarded by the city to the project
— by Nick Hassett
City Council discusses budget
The Iowa City City Council on Tuesday authorized an amendment to a redevelopment agreement in the Towncrest Ur-ban Renewal Area by a 7-0 vote.
The hearing was set to discuss the proposed operating budget, the three-year financial plan for fiscal 2014 through fiscal 2016, and multiyear capital-improvements program through fiscal 2017.
Several community members spoke during the hearing, address-ing topics such as the revitalization of Twain Elementary School and the maintenance of brick sidewalks in the North Side neighborhood, as well as the elimination of services from the SEATs program.
The state requires the budget
be sent to the Johnson County Auditor’s Office by April 15.
— by Nick Hassett
Council approves levee project
The Iowa City City Council on Tuesday approved a resolution allowing the city to move forward with the West Side levee project by a 7-0 vote.
The resolution directs city staff to notify contractors bidding on the project following the meeting.
The project includes the construction of an earthen levee, riverbank stabilization, and interior storm drainage improvements, extending approximately 3,000 linear feet along the western bank of the Iowa River from the CRAN-DIC railroad bridge to McCollister Boulevard.
The estimated cost of construc-tion is $5.6 million and will be fund-ed with Community Development Block Grants.
— by Nick Hassett
Timothy Anderson, 23, 1916 Western Road, was charged March 1 with disorderly conduct and public intoxication.Michael Berens, 22, 720 E. Washington St., was charged March 2 with public intoxica-tion.Ross Edwards, 19, 2216 Quad-rangle, was charged March 2 with possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.Lisa Evjenth, 36, 2401 Highway 6 E. No. 2805, was charged Dec. 12, 2012, with possession of controlled substance and possession of drug parapher-nalia.
Rachel Gutierrez, 18, Oak For-est, Ill., was charged Sunday with public intoxication.kenneth Haferkorn, 20, Ger-mantown, Wis., was charged March 1 with public intoxication.Robin Harrison, 53, 1100 Arthur St. Apt. No. D1, was charged Monday with fifth-degree theft.Justin Hulsizer, 24 831 West-side Drive, was charged Sunday with assault.Bradley Jackson, 22, 328 E. Washington St. No. 2942, was charged March 1 with public in-toxication.Nathan Jedrzejewski, 28, 712 Carriage Hill No. 2, was charged March 2 with OWI.
Marc katzenburger, 24, 417 Douglass Court, was charged March 2 with domestic assault.Brittany kelly, 19, 1419 Burge, was charged March 2 with pres-ence in a bar after hours and unlawful use of driver’s license.Nicole kelly, 20, Antioch, Ill., was charged March 2 with pres-ence in a bar after hours.Douglas kerr, 20, 327 E. Col-lege St., was charged March 1 with interference with official acts, disorderly conduct, and public intoxication.Brooke Lighty, 18, 710A May-flower, was charged March 1 with presence in a bar after hours and public intoxication.
Patty McBride, 41, 328 Douglas Court, was charged Feb. 16 with public intoxication.Daniel Panicko, 20, 608 S. Johnson St., was charged March 1 with public intoxication.Max stambaugh, 25, 321 N. Governor St., was charged March 1 with disorderly conduct and public intoxication.Jennifer whimore Meier, 36, Hiawatha, Iowa, was charged Monday with forgery, sec-ond-degree theft, and ongoing criminal conduct.Dustin williams, 31, 429 South-gate Ave., was charged Monday with public intoxication and in-terference with official acts.
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but it can also detract from a neighborhood if it’s not part of a future vision,” he said. “In a historical district, it’s hard to make changes.”
Because the building is located in the Riverfront Crossing District, Dobyns thinks the area is subject to change, which may be difficult if it is designated as a historical landmark.
He also emphasized that the decision to allow apartments in the building should fit within the over-all vision of the city, provid-ing affordable housing.
In a work session before the formal City Council meeting, city staff mem-bers presented several buildings located in Des Moines as an example to which they believe would be good models for afford-able housing in Iowa City, particularly in the River-front Crossing District.
However, city staff drew a contrast between work-force housing and off-cam-pus student housing, and emphasized that their focus in the presentation was on the former.
“The distinction be-tween student housing and workforce housing is
the level of finish and the amenities provided,” said Jeff Davidson, the director of Planning and Commu-nity Development in Iowa City.
The Planning and Zon-ing Commission will move forward with the next step of the process, consider-ing the amendments for the historic designation and apartments at their March 7 meeting. It is an-ticipated they will make a recommendation to the city on both measures prior to the March 19 city council meeting.
“I probably will support [the historic designation],” City Councilor Jim Throg-morton said. “It depends on what we hear in the public hearing; there are other people that know more about this than me.”
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Vine tavernThe Vine Tavern Building may be classified as a historic landmark and allow apart-ments in the building.• The city Planning and Zoning Commission will discuss the proposed amendments on Thursday.• The City Council will hold a public hearing on the measures on March 19.
Source: Iowa City city staff
The Vine building is shown on Tuesday. The city might rezone the building to allow for apartments. (The Daily Iowan/Nicholas Fanelli)
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National Eating Disorders Awareness Week may have come to a close on March 2, but the reality is that eating disorders are a year-round, seven-days-a-week, stifling preoccupa-tion for those who suffer from one.
Another reality: Many of those affected don’t even realize the cycle they have fallen into is classifiable as a disorder, largely because the fact that the most-prevalent eating disorder form, EDNOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified), is a mishmash of not an-orexia, not bulimia, but a detrimental equation of compulsive behav-iors that often varies by victim.
“When does an eating disorder become an eat-ing disorder?” said Eva Schoen, the assistant di-rector for evaluation and research at the Universi-ty Counseling Service.
The prevalence of eat-ing disorders is generally much higher on a college campus, she said, where anxiety to maintain good grades, a social life, and a desirable outward ap-pearance runs rampant.
“One of the hallmarks of an eating disorder is that it revolves around control,” Schoen said.
Because college is a time when so many things about the future feel uncertain, this unfor-tunately adds up.
What doesn’t add up, however, is that at a cer-tain elusive point, an eat-ing disorder transitions from control to obsession. The ability to control is lost to the addiction.
This is why awareness of eating disorders is so critical, because if they are not socially defined, how can people blinded by their compulsions begin to seek help?
A recent study con-ducted by the Univer-sity of Michigan titled “U-SHAPE” reported that more than one half of surveyed students agreed they would “like” them-selves more if they were thinner.
But, again, where’s the turning point between thinner and eating disor-der? Is there one?
The study also found that almost 28 percent of the undergraduate females surveyed had an eating disorder, and of those who screened pos-itive, nearly 82 percent had not sought treatment in the year leading up to the survey.
It may not even be clear to those students who did screen positive that they have a problem, as the line continues to be a blurry one.
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Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist and immi-gration activist Jose Antonio Vargas spoke Monday night at the Englert Theatre about
America’s need for immigration reform that moves the country’s 12 million undocumented immigrants toward legal status.
Vargas himself is not a documented American cit-izen; he was brought to the United States at age 12 and found out upon applying for a driver’s license four years later that his green card was a fake. He hid his undocumented status — even as he built na-tional reputation as a journalist — until 2011, when Vargas wrote openly about it in the New York Times.
In his current role as an immigration-reform advo-cate, Vargas fights for the rights of the undocument-ed, who, he believes, deserve a path to legal status. His message and the message of the nonprofit organi-zation he started, Define American, revolves around a central question: How do you define an American?
This question takes the immigration debate be-yond questions of policy: How many resources should we direct toward border enforcement? How broad should our guest-worker program be? and into more abstract questions of national identity and morality.
As the battle over immigration reform plays out, we as a society will have to answer Vargas’s central question: Who is American, who is not, and how should that difference affect how we treat people?
The cut-and-dried answer is clear enough. Citi-zens and documented immigrants are Americans with access to the full gamut of freedoms and ser-vices afforded to Americans; undocumented im-migrants are lawbreakers who belong to a lower, un-American class by virtue of their illegality.
This is the worldview that colors much of the cur-rent immigration policy debate and large swathes
of public opinion. The Daily Iowan Editorial Board believes that it is wrong.
The undocumented are a group of people who made a tough decision to come here or, in many cas-es, arrived as children. They have as many internal problems as any other group, of course, but they have as many virtues, too. They contribute to Amer-ican society — they’re a part of American society — but they receive comparatively little in exchange.
More importantly, the undocumented are indi-viduals who live and work and raise families in the United States like anyone else. But on top of the stress of daily life, undocumented workers often live in constant fear of being found out and without many of the protections afforded to legally recog-nized members of society.
We will ultimately be judged by how we treat people of every kind. As it stands, we treat our undocument-ed neighbors poorly; the undocumented in America are too often denied the basic protections we take for granted and too often denigrated in our politics.
We support a path to full legal status for Ameri-ca’s undocumented immigrants; anyone who choos-es to live and work in the United States deserves a chance to do so freely.
As another set of political campaigns begins to take root in Iowa, we’re going to hear a whole lot of rhetoric about immigration. There will talk both ways about “amnesty” and “waiting their turn” and “a path to citizenship,” but it’s important that we don’t lose sight of what’s at the heart of the debate: 12 million real people.
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re: ‘Undocumented immigrant, define american founder speaks on immigration reform at Ui’
Eight million illegal immigrants are continuing to break our laws by using false, or stolen, Social Security numbers to work in non-agricultural, on-the-books, American jobs. Only 6 percent of employers are presently using E-Verify. For every illegal immi-grant working, an American isn’t. Mandate and enforce E-Verify for all jobs, for all employees, and for any entitlement. Department of Health Services receives continuing employer/employee Social Security number no-match lists from the Social Security Administration.
The Social Security Adminis-tration also sends out thousands of no-match letters to employers, but because of the lack of any real enforcement by Human Ser-vices, these notices are largely ignored. Make the employer/employee no-match list available to the individual states, if not to the public, and we, the people will address the problem.
Buzz mills
“I feel like so many citizens of this country don’t appreciate what they have,” Flores said.
There is a lot less to appreci-ate than there used to be when your president, along with most other politicians, is flooding the supply of labor with illegal aliens.
Ms. Flores, please tell us how many immigrants America should admit every year. America cur-rently admits more than 1 million every year. How many would we
have to admit for you and Mr. Vargas to be satisfied?
Any proposed reform that does not include mandatory jail terms for employers of illegal aliens will be a complete failure just as the ’86 amnesty was a failure.
allen Bunch
re: ‘debate over Johnson county seats funding heats up’
SEATS is a prodigious waste of taxpayer money. Fifteen riders per month. For that kind of paltry ridership, the taxpayers are asked to purchase and main-tain a whole fleet of expensive buses? To say nothing of paying for drivers, administrators, etc., etc.? Privatize the whole oper-ation — issue vouchers to needy individuals to be redeemed by private taxis, minivans, etc. That approach encourages private enterprise and vastly reduces the burden on taxpayers. And improves the quality of service to those in need.
nor meyer
re: ‘road troubles plaguing Hawkeye men’s basketball’
Ya just never know which Watford will show up. If the bad Wat shows, we are very beatable as he is very bad as in almost feminine. Let’s hope the good Wat shows up the rest of the year, and if not then, at least hope it comes against a 16-1 matchup in the toruney. Let’s hope the Zeller that went to Minny never shows up in that incarnation ever again.
robert lindsey
March 8 is just another day. Another day in which a woman is killed every six hours in South Africa by an intimate partner and a woman in Brazil is sexually assaulted every 15 seconds. A day where on average, 36 women and girls will be raped in the Congo as a tactic of war. March 8 is part of another year in which the cost of intimate-partner violence in the United States alone exceeds $4.1 billion for direct medical and health-care services, and the productivity losses reach nearly $1.8 billion.
But this day is not just another day of statistics.
March 8 is International Women’s Day, a day to stand up, speak out, and celebrate the economic, po-litical, and social achieve-ments of women. This is a day to recognize the role that women play in every aspect of every society in every corner of the globe and commit to striving for further change.
Violence against women is a global phe-nomenon. International Women’s Day is a time to recognize the strength women have and the strides they are making on a daily basis, despite the discrimination and violence they face.
On March 8 every year,
thousands of cities around the globe, including Iowa City, choose to participate in International Women’s Day by hosting events and rallies to speak out against violence against women.
To celebrate the lives and progress of women, the Iowa United Nations Association will host a Night of 1,000 Dinners at 6 p.m. Thursday. We will recognize U.N.-funded organizations that are working every day to end the violence and provide women with critical resources to promote recovery, prosperity, and advocacy. A silent auction will be held at the Night
of 1,000 Dinners to ben-efit the U.N. Trust Fund to End Violence against Women and promote the idea that local initiatives to stop the violence can have a significant global impact.
By hosting this event in honor of International Women’s Day, the Iowa U.N. Association and the Iowa City community have an opportunity to bring the issue of violence against women into the spotlight and highlight the importance of local advocacy and action for a global cause.
emily roberts
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people that haven’t had one.” Dahms said he thought
the loss was surprising, considering Etheredge’s unspecific plans, but he intends on remaining an active community mem-ber and leader.
“I don’t know what we’re going to see from him,” he said. “He has been pretty much invis-ible in this campaign … He’s never mentioned the justice center, he’s nev-er mentioned reorgani-
zation of mental health. The only thing he’s talked about are property rights, and by that I assume he means land-rights issues … I’m not sure how he views that.”
Despite the confusion, Dahms said he will give credit where credit is due.
“I have to give credit to the Republican Party for organizing people to get out and vote,” he said. “I was active in campaign-ing, and I’m not sure about the winner, frankly, but he did win, so somebody did something right.”
Johnson County Super-visor Janelle Rettig said
that although she has yet to meet Etheredge, she believes the newly formed board will operate fine.
“I have absolutely no idea what he stands for,” she said.
“He’s ran twice and to my knowledge he’s nev-er attended a public fo-rum. He’s never been to a Board of Supervisors meeting. I have no idea what he stands for, so I’ll be anxious to meet him.”
Rettig said continuous work on Etheredge’s part will be needed, given a steep learning curve pre-sented to him.
“I’m sure we’ll work fine
if he’s a hard worker and conscientious and does his homework,” she said. “I was a Republican be-fore, too, so my problem is he hasn’t been interested or involved in any county functions … It’s going to take him a lot of work to get up to speed.”
In other eastern Iowa election news, Linn Coun-ty voters approved a con-troversial and long-debat-ed gambling referendum Tuesday evening by a 61-
to-39 percent majority. A previous proposal in
2003 was shot down by voters by a 6-point mar-gin.
There are more than 60 investors in the casino project, which is slated to be built across the Cedar River from downtown Ce-dar Rapids.
Officials must now submit a gaming license application to the Iowa Racing & Gaming Com-mission.
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“I would love to be more set, but at this point in time, that’s not possible,” said School District Chief Financial Officer Craig Hansel, who presented the recommendations on Tuesday.
The proposed budget will be available for public comment on April 2, when the board will also vote on the budget. It will be filed with the county auditor on April 15.
The allowable-growth
rate determines how much the state and dis-trict spend per student from one year to the next. Gov. Terry Branstad has proposed a 0 percent al-lowable growth, which would cause the districts to spend the same on each student as the previous year.
The projected expendi-ture budget per student for fiscal 2014 is $10,282 per student, but Hansel said this isn’t necessarily what the district would spend. It serves more as a cap on spending.
The majority expendi-tures on students come
from instruction, adminis-tration, and maintenance.
The district currently spends substantially less per student than other districts across the coun-try. In order to raise the money spent per student to the national average, the state would have to use an allowable-growth rate of 16 percent.
The Iowa House of Rep-resentatives proposed a growth rate of 2 percent, and the Senate proposed a 4 percent rate, but School Board members said they might settle somewhere in the middle.
“It’s a guessing game,”
board President Marla Swesey said.
The board members are hesitant about publishing a rate before the Legisla-ture comes to a decision, fearing public disproval.
School Board member Tuyet Durau proposed publishing a rate of 4 per-cent — a likely maximum rate — to not surprise taxpayers who might pay more than anticipated.
“Strategically, I don’t know if that would be an enviable way to go,” Du-rau said about the idea of publishing a lower rate. “I always like to have things go down rather than up
when it comes to tax rates.”
The Legislature could set a different growth rate; a rate from 0 to 4 percent would still lower property taxes, but the amount would vary.
Hansel suggested 4 per-cent was an appropriate rate.
“We can publish that number, and it will prob-ably be a little softer than when it hits,” Hansel said.
Durau said publishing a lower rate that’s sub-ject to change could harm community members who live on tight budgets.
Board member Jeff Mc-Guiness also suggested the board set the rate of 4 percent, but he hoped the state government would take notice.
“I just personally am on the side of asking for 4 percent,” he said, in hopes the Legislature would take the published rate into consideration, pro-viding the district with more funds per student.
The district looks to the community for input on the proposed budget.
“We’ll be able to have that conversation in front of the public,” Superinten-dent Steve Murley said.
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puppy so quickly. We’re more aware now. It’s just one of these things that just happens.”
Although most of the students spend only around an hour with the animals, Petland officials say those minutes are very beneficial for the pets.
“It definitely helps with the socialization of the dogs and the animals
in general,” said Jessie Dubolde, the manager at Petland in Iowa City. “They aren’t as nervous, and it helps them get used to having people around.”
In addition to helping animals, socializing with the pets is also beneficial to students, giving them what Dubolde calls “pup-py therapy.”
Barkhoff, a former Uni-versity of Iowa student, agrees with Dubolde and said she thinks the pup-pies relieve college stu-dents’ stress.
“As a college student in a small apartment, and with little time, I would come here all the time with my boyfriend,” Barkhoff said. “After a hard test or a long day, it’s nice to come to some-thing that will always adore you and snuggle up with you. It’s definitely a stress-reliever.”
The UI Hospitals and Clinics offer its own pet program called Furry Friends. It is one of the only programs in the country that allows pa-tients to bring in their
own pets from home for visiting hours. The pro-gram is celebrating its 10th year at the hospital.
“Obviously, it’s a win-win program for the staff, and it’s designed for the patients to have a posi-tive response,” said Lin-da Monroe, a UIHC se-nior activity therapist. “There’s research to back it up that it’s beneficial for patient interactions. It helps the patient relax, and sometime the dogs even fall asleep, too.”
Kathleen Staley, the assistant director for
outreach at University Counseling Service, said stress is one of the larg-est issues she sees with college students, and playing with animals is one of the ways to help the students relax.
“Playing with animals can help relieve stress, absolutely,” Staley said. “Animals can help calm us down. Petting an ani-mal is very common to do and calming.”
Barkhoff said the num-ber of student visitors at Petland has risen in the past five months she has
worked at Petland. She believes it will continue to rise with the spring temperatures.
Kirkwood junior Selma Pepic spent some time with animals at Petland Tuesday evening. She said she visits Petland a few times each month to relax.
“It relieves stress. I was stressed earlier about school,” Pepic said as she pet a rabbit in her arms. “They’re just so adorable, and [playing with the an-imals] just helps you feel the love.”
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• tech help, 10 a.m., Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn• three-month seminar, “Investigating the mechanism of flavin-dependent thymidylate biosynthesis,” Eric Koehn, Chemistry graduate student, 10 a.m., E138 Adler • three-month seminar, “Experimental and Theo-retical Investigations of Enzymatic Transfers” Daniel Roston, Chemistry graduate student, noon, W323 Chemistry Building • anatomy/Cell biology seminar, “Understanding the Physiological Relevance of the UPR Signaling Network,” Javier Gomez, Molecular and Cellular Biology Interdis-ciplinary Program graduate student; “Developing the CAGE (Contact Activated Genome Engineering) recom-binant system to study the role of cell-cell contact in normal and disease states,” Jesse Riordan, Anatomy/Cell Biology graduate student, 1 p.m., 1-561 Bowen
• ui student health Fair, Find Your Balance, 2:30-6:30 p.m., Campus Recreation & Wellness Center• reading for success, University College, 3:30 p.m., 61 Schaeffer• Letlive, 5:30 p.m., Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington• volunteer income tax assistance, 5:45 p.m., Iowa City Public Library• gray Knights Chess Club, 6:30 p.m., Senior Center, 28 S. Linn• 8½, 7 p.m., Bijou • Open mike, 7 p.m., Uptown Bill’s, 730 S. Dubuque• “Live from Prairie Lights,” Joe Blair, nonfiction, 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque• spoken Word, 7 p.m., Uptown Bill’s• benjamin schmidt, 8 p.m., Mill, 120 E. Burlington• Jam session, 9 p.m., Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn• The Intouchables, 9:45 p.m., Bijou
uitv schedule Campus channel 4,cable channel 17
7 p.m. UI Explorers Lecture, “The Hierarchy of Certainty: How
Evolution Illuminates Past and Present,” Chris Brochu, Nov. 15, 2012
8 History of Medicine Lecture, “The Demise of Stonewall Jackson:
A Civil War Case Study,” Wayne Richenbacher, Jan. 24
9 Iowa Magazine, human-interest stories on research, service,
and education
9:30 Daily Iowan TV News Update
9:45 Inside Iowa, weekly campus magazine covering education,
research, and service at the UI
10 Lisa Bluder Press Conference, weekly press conference with
the Iowa women’s basketball coach
10:30 Daily Iowan TV News Update
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tion, research, and service at the UI
11 History of Medicine Lecture, “Performance and Power: Medical
Attitudes toward Technology in the Hellenistic Period,” Marquis
Berry, Nov. 29, 2012
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horoscopes Wednesday, march 6, 2013 by Eugenia Last
aries (march 21-april 19): Research will pay off. Ease your stress by putting a plan into motion. Don’t let your emotions lead you into a no-win situation with someone you work with. Rely on past experience to help you avoid making a mistake.taurus (april 20-may 20): Plan to excel. Interact with people who have something to contribute. The more information you obtain, the easier it will be secure your position or find a way to advance. A serious partnership will develop.gemini (may 21-June 20): Make your own deals. You cannot trust anyone to do what’s best for you. Asking for a favor is likely to end up costing you. Keep your private life a secret. Sharing too much information with colleagues or peers will cause setbacks. CanCer (June 21-July 22): You have more clout than you realize. Call the shots, and set the standard. Ask for what you want, and offer what you feel is fair. Romance is on the rise, and celebrating should be planned. Opportunities are apparent.LeO (July 23-aug. 22): Take care of financial matters, and fix up your place to suit your needs. Having the right equipment at your fingertips will make your life easier as well as help you avoid wasting time. A change of pace will encourage business.virgO (aug. 23-sept. 22): Enjoy friends, and take part in activities that build your enthu-siasm and make you think. Romance is heading your way, and decisions that influence your future are about to unfold. A promise made will help seal a deal.Libra (sept. 23-Oct. 22): A change of heart is apparent, but don’t let that affect the way you do your job. You’ll realize you are further ahead than you think, and there is no need to jump into something prematurely. You need new surroundings.sCOrPiO (Oct. 23-nov. 21): Get involved in something creative and challenging, and you will face a fascinating test of your ability. You will not only be pleased with your accomplish-ments, but you will impress someone and secure a position for future projects. sagittarius (nov. 22-Dec. 21): Take a back seat, and gauge what everyone else does or says. You will get the best results by sticking close to home and making the most of your living space. Keep your thoughts about others to yourself. Avoid overindulgence.CaPriCOrn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Reflect upon past relationships, and you will know exactly what to say to someone you love. A simple and affordable approach will bring the best results. Romance is in the stars; it can be achieved on a budget.aQuarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): What you do for others will in turn allow you to do some-thing that will make you happy as well. Favors will be repaid, enabling you to make a change that will allow you greater freedom to follow your goals.PisCes (Feb. 19-march 20): You’ll have a choice. Wager the pros and cons, and you’ll find a way to get what you want without going overboard physically, financially, or emotionally. Your talent and skill will help you win a spot in the limelight.
monopoly — republican edition
(Most of these rules only apply to the battleship, sack
of money, horse and rider, car, train, top hat, and cannon. The wheelbarrow, thimble, Scottie
dog, iron, and boot are on their own.)
• Blue and light-blue prop-erties have been re-colorized
as red and light-red properties. Properties that were previous-ly red have been re-colorized to a new shade, named “Ronald
Reagan Red.”• There is no Community
Chest, you damn bunch of Commies.
• Free Parking only applies to players owning Maseratis.
• Income-Tax percentage is the lowest for the player
with the most money and vice versa.
• If you own 2/3 of one mo-nopoly and 1/3 of another, you
can always gerrymander.• Luxury Tax only applies to cigars, alcohol, and dignity.
• Blackwater runs Baltic and Mediterranean Avenues; land there and lose a finger.
• The rules allow for only two players at a time: one man, one woman. If you want to play same-sex Monopoly, then you had better keep it indoors and out of the prying eyes of im-
pressionable children.• You can buy your way out of jail whenever you want.
• Chance includes such cards as “Rhythm method fails: pay hospital $1,000” and “You
have won second prize in a beauty contest. Become Candi-
date for Vice President.”• If you go bankrupt, the
banker gives you $700 billion.
Andrew R. Juhl thanks Erik J. and Lindsay E. for help
with today’s Ledge.
the ledgeThis column reflects the opinion of the author and not the DI Editorial Board, the Publisher, Student Publications Inc., or the University of Iowa.
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UI faculty get privacy briefingUniversity of Iowa officials hope to break the illusion of privacy.
By BriaNNa [email protected]
For faculty and staff at the University of Iowa, privacy is part illusion.
Because the universi-ty is a public institution, most work-related mate-rials are available if the public requests them. This includes emails and password-protected ma-terial.
“In looking at the poli-cy as it currently stands, [and] I think one can be misled as to the amount of privacy one has in terms of IT resources at the university,” said Kevin Ward, the assis-tant vice president for Human Resources. “We felt it was important to update that to make it more accurate for faculty and staff to understand that point.”
Officials hope the poli-cy will become better un-derstood across campus.
“Before I had this po-sition, I did not know as much about emails
and the idea that pretty much anyone who wants to look at your email can do that,” said Professor Linda Snetselaar, the president of the Facul-ty Senate. “That’s just something that we need to keep in mind.”
Ward presented the new document to the Fac-ulty Council at Tuesday’s meeting and emphasized that just because some-thing is protected by a password doesn’t neces-sarily mean it is off-lim-its to the public.
“We are trying to break past that illusion that just because it’s a pass-word-protected drive, it’s always going to be pri-vate,” he said.
The revised version of the Acceptable Use of Information Technolo-gy Resources Policy was revamped in an effort to reflect both the advances in technology and in an effort to be transparent.
“We are trying to use more flexible language around information-tech-
nology resources to rec-ognize not only the tech we have now, but perhaps some we don’t even per-ceive from the future,” Ward said.
One council member, professor Katherine Tachau, expressed con-cern in how the document explained that anything done on a university com-puter, with a few specific exceptions, is subject to release by the UI.
“Most faculty don’t know the law,” Tachau said. “They are going to read that and are sud-denly going to think that all of their personal, copyrighted material, is subject to being released by the university.”
Another Faculty Coun-cil member hopes the document will become clearer.
“Mostly you talk about documents and records and emails,” said Asso-ciate Professor Bob Mc-Murray. “But there are all sorts of implicit docu-mentation computers are
doing that people aren’t aware of, and if any of that implies, it might be helpful to bring it out for faculty that don’t spend a lot of time thinking about that stuff.”
Another point officials are hoping to educate faculty and staff about is that, even on private computers and private accounts, if something is work-related, it is subject to subpoena.
“I, in the past, thought that your private email was your private email,” Snetselaar, said. “It’s a little bit scary that any-thing you’re doing with email can be looked at when pretty much any-one wants to.”
Snetselaar hopes fac-ulty will read the policy and come to understand that point.
“I think that policy will help make that clear to faculty,” she said. “That’s why I think it’s a very good policy, very timely, and something that is re-ally needed.”
metro
Council votes to move ahead with trail project
The Iowa City City Council on Tuesday authorized the city staff to apply for funding assistance for the development of the Iowa River Trail along the Iowa River.
The resolution, which passed 7-0, will enable city staff to apply for grants from the Iowa Department of Transportation, using the State Recreation Trails Program, Federal Recreation Trails Program, and the State-wide Transportation Alternatives Program.
Once funds are awarded, they
will be used to develop a 10-foot wide trail along the west bank of the Iowa River from Benton Street to Strugis Ferry Park.
The total estimated project cost is roughly $2 million. Each grant requires a local match between 20 to 30 percent, which would be reduced if awarded numerous grants.
— by Nick Hassett
Council oKs mission Creek funding
The Iowa City City Council on Tuesday authorized funding for the 2013 Mission Creek Festival by a 7-0 vote.
The resolution provides $5,000 in funding for the festival. The City Council Eco-nomic Development Committee approved the measure 3-0 and recommended approval of the request by the full City Council.
The festival will take place April 2-7.
— by Nick Hassett
Council sets hearing on park shelter
The Iowa City City Council on Tuesday scheduled a public hearing on the replacement of a City Park shelter.
The hearing will be held March 19 and focus on plans, specifications, form of con-tract, and estimate of cost for the construction of the shelter, located in Lower City Park.
The project would include a prefabricated wood and steel shelter structure, with concrete footings and slab. The estimated construction cost is $135,000 and will be funded through the Parks Annual Improvements account.
— by Nick Hassett
erholt, who are ranked No. 13 nationally — provided a stiff test.
The Black and Gold duo were leading Nebraska’s No. 1 doubles team (7-5) before the match was
abandoned because the Cornhuskers’ No. 2 and No. 3 doubles teams had clinched the doubles point.
Iowa women’s tennis head coach Katie Dough-erty thought her team played well, but she was disappointed with the re-sults. The loss marks an-other missed opportunity for the Hawkeyes.
“This was a close match,” Dougherty said. “Look at No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4, we took them all to three sets. We had some different combinations out there today in doubles. We com-peted well, and they are a very good team. You know why they are a top-10 team in the country, and they proved that today.”
turnaround jumper with 48 seconds remaining gave the Hawkeyes the lead, then junior forward Zach McCabe hit a lay-up as time expired to give the home team to a 31-28 ad-vantage at the intermis-sion.
“A little disturbing we held them to 26 percent shooting in the first half but were only up 3,” Mc-Caffery said. “But we set-tled down in the second and did what we needed to do.”
Heavy emotions filled
Carver-Hawkeye Are-na Tuesday evening as a throng of Illini fans stormed into Iowa City to witness another renewal of this heated rivalry.
But the most important emotion felt on this night would be the sigh of re-lief from the 15,400 in at-tendance who knew their
Hawkeyes held on to a much needed NCAA Tour-nament résumé-boosting victory.
“They were top-30 RPI team, almost ranked and have great players, so this was a good test for us,“ Marble said. “But it was very important because it was our next game.”
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15
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going in. I think he does, too,” McCaffery said. “I asked him at halftime, I said, ‘How did they feel?’ He said they felt good, so I said, ‘Just keep shooting, and we’ll keep coming to you.’ ”
After Oglesby’s back-to-back 3-pointers, Marble hit the dagger to seal the win with a drive to the rim, making the basket and drawing a foul. That wasn’t how the play was drawn up, but Oglesby had a hand in it, nonetheless.
“We were running that
play for Josh, and Bran-don Paul tried to reach in on me,” Marble said. “I was able to get past him, and once I saw that, I knew I had a clear path to the basket.
“The big men were so deep into the paint, wor-ried about Josh coming off screens, I knew they wouldn’t be able to take a charge.”
Oglesby couldn’t deny the extended slump he has suffered this year, and he said it can be difficult at times to remain confident in his shot. But he focuses on having a short memory.
“It’s hard, especially during the game,” he said. “It’s in the back of your head when you miss a cou-
ple shots. But I’ve really tried to forget about that this year, with the strug-gles I’ve had. Just to re-fresh my brain and believe that the next one’s going in.”
Sophomore Gabe Olase-ni threw his arms around Oglesby after the teams shook hands and had a few words for his teammate.
“I said, ‘It’s about time,’” Olaseni said with a grin. “He works so hard, and he gets on himself a lot more than [other] people get on him. Obviously, when you’re struggling, you feel like nothing’s going to work.
“So when those two [3-pointers] went in, I felt really good for him.”
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Iowa guard Josh Oglesby shoots a 3 against Illinois at on Tuesday. (The Daily Iowan/Adam Wesley)
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The Iowa women’s tennis team lost its Big Ten opener Tuesday afternoon to No. 10 Nebraska, 7-0. The Hawkeyes weren’t able to garner a team point but did show plenty of promise against a tough Corn-husker squad.
Three of the singles matches went to a third set tiebreaker, and the Hawkeyes were leading one match in the doubles point before it was abandoned because the Cornhuskers won the other two doubles.
One player who struggled to find her groove early was Iowa’s No. 2 singles player, sophomore Shelby Talcott. After losing the first set (6-1), Talcott redis-covered her stroke to take the second set from her opponent (6-4) before ultimate-ly losing in a third-set tiebreaker (10-7).
“I think staying focused; a lot of times if I come out in the first game and play really well, I tend to relax and tend to cool off,” Talcott said. “The big thing for me in the second set was focusing on making a lot of balls, where as in the first set that wasn’t my focus.”
The Black and Gold’s No. 1 singles player Ruth Seaborne found herself up against reigning Big Ten Player of the Year, Cornhusker senior Mary Weather-holt, who is also the No. 16 player in the country. Seaborne played well against her opponent — the Hawkeye forced a third-set tiebreaker but lost in the end
(7-5, 5-7, 10-5).Pushing the Big Ten Player of the
Year is no small task, and Weatherholt was impressed with what she saw on the courts today from the Hawkeyes.
“They definitely brought it, but we knew they were a tough team and they were going to bring their best,” Weather-holt said. “They came out playing really well, so we just tried to hang in there
and pull through in the matches. We knew they were good, and they were.”
One positive the Hawkeyes will take from the day is the continued solid play from their doubles team of sophomore Morven McCulloch and Seaborne, who are ranked No. 42 nationally. Their op-ponents — Patricia Veresova and Weath-
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Josh Oglesby rose up from the left wing with four minutes remaining in the game and the Hawkeyes clinging to a 2-point lead over Illinois. He lofted a 3-pointer over the outstretched arms of a pair of defenders and watched it fly toward the hoop.
Oglesby had hit just one shot all night. He missed five others — all 3-pointers — including several wide-open looks.
But on arguably the biggest shot of the night, he found nothing but net.
“I was just thinking, ‘Hopefully, that goes in,’ ” Oglesby said. “But all my shots tonight felt good.”
He followed that up moments lat-er with another trey from almost the same spot — this time, wide open — and buried it again, bringing the Carv-er-Hawkeye crowd to its feet in riotous applause. The shot gave the Hawkeyes a 54-46 lead with 3:10 left to play.
The Hawkeyes didn’t hesitate to keep hunting for shots for Oglesby, and junior Devyn Marble smiled as he re-minded reporters of a promise he made last week.
“I told you I was going to keep giv-ing him the ball; it’s up to him to make the shots,” Marble said. “I’ve got faith in him, the team’s got faith in him. We know he’s going to knock shots down. We’re just trying to let him go about [getting out of his slump] his own way.”
Oglesby has been a lightning rod for criticism for much of this season. He entered the year expected to be the team’s go-to sniper, but the Cedar Rap-ids native was shooting just 26 percent from behind the arc.
But, much like Marble, Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery never wavered in his support for Oglesby. The two shared an emotional hug after the game, and the team mobbed him fol-lowing his second 3-pointer.
“Every time he shoots it, I think it’s
Devyn Marble’s big night, Josh Oglesby’s big shots and Gabe Olaseni’s big blocks led the Hawkeyes past the Illini.
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Iowa guard Devyn Marble drives to the hoop against Illinois in Carver-Hawkeye on Tuesday. (The Daily Iowan/Adam Wesley)
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Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad released a letter Tuesday that was cosigned by a bipartisan group of 33 governors, calling for the International Olympic Committee to keep wrestling as an Olympic sport.
After asking Iowa’s Congressional delegation to cosign a letter to the IOC, Branstad began bringing together governors around the country in an effort to keep “the great sport” in the Olympics, according to a release.
The letter is addressed to Jacques Rogge, the IOC president, and urges the committee to reconsider its decision to remove wrestling as an Olympic sport, effective in 2020.
“The Olympic Games are meant to provide a venue for people from all nations to overcome differences and forge lasting relationships, and wrestling has contributed to these Olympic attributes,” the governors wrote in the letter, according to a release. “We believe that renew-ing or renovating the Olympics should respect key Olympic traditions. We would also encourage a transparent voting system for future votes on which sports should be included as part of the Olympic Games. As public servants, we hold transparency as a sacred principle and we would encourage the IOC to abide by that same principle.”
— by Cody Goodwin
Oglesby comes throughJosh Oglesby has struggled to hit his shots all year, but he put it all together when it counted against Illinois.
The Hawkeyes knew they had to sweep both of their remaining home games if they were to have any chance at breaking the school’s seven-year NCAA Tournament absence following a loss at Indiana.
One down, one to go.Junior guard Devyn Marble led all
scorers with 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists as the Iowa men’s basketball team picked up a big 63-55 victory over Illinois in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday evening.
The Hawkeyes (19-11, 8-9 Big Ten) have won two of their last three games and pulled into a tie with the Fighting Illini (21-10, 8-9) for seventh-place in the conference standings with the win.
Sophomore Josh Oglesby scored 10 points off the bench, but none were big-ger than the 6 he scored in the final stag-es of the contest.
With the Hawkeyes clinging to a 48-46 lead, the much-maligned Oglesby — who was 0-for-5 from 3-point range at the time — hit a contested trey as the shot clock wound down to jolt Iowa’s lead to 5
with 4:01 remaining. He wasn’t done.On the next trip down, the sophomore
found an opening and drained another shot from downtown, pushing the Black and Gold to an 8-point advantage they would never relinquish.
Marble, who is just 2 points shy from joining his father as the only father-son tandem in Big Ten history to score 1,000 career points, said Oglesby’s big-time baskets were a huge load off the star player’s shoulders.
“Josh was able to give us a little breathing room by making those shots,” Marble said. “Because of it, we were able to withstand their run late.”
The Hawkeyes shot only 28 percent in the second half but were able to pull away down the stretch thanks to a su-preme defensive effort, primarily by the team’s big men.
Iowa tied a school-record with 12 blocked shots, thanks mostly to sopho-more forward Gabe Olaseni, who sur-passed his total block mark in confer-ence play entering tonight by swatting away 6.
“The coaches gave me four things to focus on: running the floor, rebound-ing, playing good defense, and finishing
around the rim,” Olaseni said. “I finished around the rim once or twice and obvi-ously defended well, so I’m pretty happy with the way I played.”
Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery was amazed with Olaseni’s performance and noted that the Hawkeyes’ depth has re-ally helped them grind out games this season when their offense has dried up.
“Last year, we would have lost 77-63 if we shot 28 percent in the second half and played the defense the way we played last year,” McCaffery said. “So it’s showing you the team has really grown and we’re obviously much deeper.”
Freshman center Adam Woodbury scored the game’s first 4 points, and White scored the Hawkeyes’ next 5 as Iowa jumped out to an early 9-3 advan-tage.
The lead ballooned to as much as 11 at 15-4 after a Marble dunk at the 8:40 mark, then the Hawks led by 10, 22-12, with 6:31 remaining.
Illinois responded, however, with a 16-6 run during the latter stages of the half to claim a 28-27 advantage before Iowa jumped ahead in the final minute.
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Iowa sophomore Shelby Talcott and freshman Caitlin Hindmarsh react during their doubles match at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreational Complex on Tuesday. Talcott and Hindmarsh lost (8-3). (The Daily Iowan/Sam Louwagie)
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