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All rock,
NONSTOP
Counting Crows and ‘I was used to exams, but I realized what chemistry really is and that I can do this for the rest of my life.’
Senate OKs
family bill
Switchfoot rolled through
— Martin Mwangi, about his education at a public university in Africa before coming to the UI to get a PhD
town earlier this week,
bringing sold-out crowds
and A Walk to Remember
nostalgia to the IMU.
Arts & Culture, 7A
For the first time, family-
planning services in Iowa
‘More Than a Few
Good Men’ could receive state
Famed author Jackson
Katz gave a multimedia
funding — money some say
presentation Thursday
about men’s violence against
could be used elsewhere.
women in the United States.
Campus, 8A By Olivia Moran and Shawn Gude
THE DAILY IOWAN
moment
about her growth as gardener a colleague created. Mwangi had his research published in a recent issue of Chemistry World magazine. enthood is a campaign deception regarding the
and blogger. City, 2A need for additional money,” said Johnson, who
is joined in his efforts by Rep. Matt Windschitl,
Caloric energy,
Part I of II A MOLECULE R-Missouri Valley, and the anti-abortion group
Iowa Right to Life.
But Sen. Jack Hatch, D-Des Moines, said
even if some of the $750,000 was awarded to
Why biofuels research leaves Planned Parenthood, the organization would
us hungry for different still be prohibited from using the funding for
options. Opinions, 6A abortions or abortion services.
Johnson still disliked the appropriation, though.
“It’s so Orwellian to see this project being
dailyiowan.com called a healthy families initiative,” he said.
“Government is very good at hiding the real
For photos, videos, audio, blogs, By Zhi Xiong Making the anticancer molecule facts. Healthy families is certainly not the way
and more, check us out online THE DAILY IOWAN called Taxol required more than 60 Martin Thuo Mwangi I would characterize anything associated with
at: dailyiowan.com steps, for example. • Grew up near Nairobi, Planned Parenthood.”
Chemistry came easily for Martin But Mwangi and his colleague, the capital of Kenya
Daily updates Mwangi. He didn’t put too much Brett Runge, created a type of polymer • Named “best student” in SEE BILL, 4A
thought in it, and he was surprised tube that separates catalysts from chemistry and biology in high
Now check back at
when he was named “best student” in organic products within one container. school
dailyiowan.com during
the subject at his high school in Kenya. • Studied chemistry and math
the day for the latest news The technique, called “pot-in-pot,”
Ten years later, he came to the UI at Kenyatta University in Nairobi.
on the UI and Iowa City. works like a sieve. The polymer tube,
and began work on a Ph.D. project There he was one of only two
that would change his career. Earlier easily made by molding around glass
undergraduate research fellows.
Daily Iowan TV this month, he and a team of UI sci- vials or metal rods, allows tiny
• Also pursuing an interest
To watch Daily Iowan TV, entists presented the findings at the organic molecules to flow out into in biology, he was a scholar
go online at dailyiowan.com 235th American Chemistry Society the container for the next reaction with the African Regional
or tune into UITV. The National Meeting in New Orleans. while keeping catalysts inside. Postgraduate Programme in
15-minute newscast is on The group developed a method to On April 10, the business and pro- Insect Science. Only 100-200
Sunday through Thursday facilitate the process of making fessional magazine Chemistry World students are selected from
at 9:30 and 10:30 p.m., organic molecules. featured Mwangi’s work. The new across the continent.
with reruns at 12:30 and Traditionally, synthesizing organ- method cuts time, cost, and amount • In 2006, he was invited to talk
1:30 a.m. and 7:45 and ic molecules was expensive and of waste produced in synthesis, an about the “pot-in-pot” reaction
8:45 a.m. the following day. tedious. Organic products had to be attractive package for industry. The in Tromso, Norway.
purified and separated from cata- Taxol reaction could potentially be • Hopes to work at Harvard
Today’s webcast lysts, which often formed impurities cut down to 20 steps, Mwangi said. University after he graduates
• Cyber bullies or reacted with each other, before • Enjoys running and writing
• Iowa City gardener the next step in a long sequence. SEE MWANGI, 3A poetry outside of work
• Brands earns another
accolade
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BALL HOGGIN’
Check out this week’s edition
of Pregame to read about
the late-game heroics of the
Hawkeye defensive backs
Hawkeyes on the docket
and much more leading up During the week of Oct. 21, The Daily Iowan investigated the criminal records of 569 UI athletes.
to Saturday’s Minnesota
game. Pregame, 1C The analysis shows teams at both ends of the criminal-record spectrum — with wrestlers facing a more
extensive offense history than the largely well-behaved swimmers and divers.
By Kurtis Hatt and Olivia Moran • The Daily Iowan
T
hey aren’t any more deviant than other UI students.
In fact, sometimes their records are cleaner. And
Field hockey many university officials say high-profile athletes are
heads to NCAAs treated unfairly when the media report players’ alleged
Riding the momentum of its transgressions — incidents that would pass largely
second-consecutive Big Ten unnoticed if committed by average students.
championship, the Iowa
field-hockey team heads But maybe the added scrutiny comes with their positions’
northeast for the opening prestige.
round of the NCAA
Tournament. Sports, 1B
Questioning fair publicity held to a higher standard than the nor-
Lickliter, Iowa City police charged former mal person,” said Phil Haddy, the direc-
Hawkeyes open Hawkeye long-snapper Clint Huntrods tor of UI Sports Information. “Is that
fair? Maybe yes, maybe no. It’s a fact.”
with public intoxication — which was
season tonight eventually dismissed — among other Jones said the university is in its
First-year coach Todd charges after a Sept. 6 incident. In the 14th year of compiling players’ offenses,
Lickliter and the Hawkeyes last academic year alone, area police and athletes have never “stood out.” In
open their regular season at charged 400 UI students with the same the 2006 academic year, officials report-
home today against Idaho charge, according to university reports. ed a 5.5 percent citation rate for men in
State. Tip-off is 8:05 p.m. On Oct. 29, Iowa City police issued residence
Sports, 1B an arrest warrant for suspended Hawk- halls, while
eye receiver Dominique Douglas after male athletes Busted athletes
showed a 5.3 Go online to
he reportedly stole three DVDs from
Guns and Wal-Mart. In the last academic year percent cita- dailyiowan.com
to view the full list
tion rate.
Tampons alone, area police charged 22 UI stu-
dents with theft. Residence
of the criminal
records of 569 Hawkeye
A spoken-word performance “[The athletes are] the only ones that hall females athletes from all 21 teams.
at the UI discusses violence end up in the paper,” said Phillip Jones, had a 2.3 per-
against women. Campus, the UI vice president for student servic- cent citation
2A es. rate in the same time period, compared
In both cases, local and national with a 1.6 percent citation rate for
female athletes.
Why did the news outlets ran stories on Huntrods
and Douglas, while similar incidents
Republicans involving non-athletes garner nowhere Wrestling with a record
near the same amount of attention. A Daily Iowan investigation found
leave? “Obviously, when you’re an athlete at that the 569 current athletes listed in
Officials clash on why Fox the UI, it comes with some responsibility, teams’ rosters have accumulated 446
News moved its Dec. 4 and part of that responsibility is being charges in Iowa over the course of their
Republican debate from lives, though almost 80 percent were
Hancher to Des Moines. traffic-related.
State, 3A
SEE ATHLETES, 4A
Quit hugging me
Some school rules banning
public displays of affection
go too far. Opinions, 6A
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INVESTIGATION
54 12 C 32 0C day afternoon. the bridge, Iowa City police Sgt. grants to go through legal Huckabee argued that was a come here to
The police investigation — Troy Kelsay said. channels and for increased losing strategy. He noted the pick lettuce,” Huckabee said.
A passerby reported seeing recent outcry over reports of “It’s about people who might
INDEX which lasted just under 24 hours
— is now considered closed, and Iovino’s body to dispatch at 3:47
scrutiny on imported goods on
Thursday morning. dangerous imported goods, come with a shoulder-fired
foul play is not suspected, officers p.m.. Huckabee fielded questions especially toys made in China. missile launcher.”
Arts 7A Opinions 6A
1B said. from the crowd of around 100 “When Republicans sell out
Classifieds 4B Sports
in the Crowne Plaza Hotel. to the Chinese, or sell out to
Crossword 6B According to a release, police
anybody, we set ourselves up to
said Iovino frequented the Iowa SEE HYPOTHERMIA, 4A They pressed him on global SEE HUCKABEE, 4A
4A - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, November 9, 2007
ATHLETES calls and e-mails seeking com- Abiding by the rules Setting an example “I would hope they’re not out
ment on his players’ records. Teams follow the UI Student- Iowa women swimmers and until 2 in the morning making
CONTINUED FROM 1A A secretary in the wrestling Athlete Code of Conduct for rep- divers gleaned a squeaky-clean bad decisions when we have
office said Brands “tore up” the rimanding offenders, which record, and the men’s team gar- practice at 6 a.m.,” she said.
Athletes’ names were run message slip.
through Iowa Courts Online includes two categories of mis- nered just 11 charges, nine of
“I don’t think it’s something conduct. which were traffic-related. A heightened responsibility
during the week of Oct. 21. Only he wants to be interviewed DeBord, who is in her fourth
offenses that occurred in Iowa A player commits a Category- Together, the teams averaged .2
about,” she said. I offense if he or she is facing an tickets per player including traf- year coaching the team, said
were analyzed. Brands did address the alleged felony or violates a team fic charges, and a measly .04 Hawkeye athletes should be
Of the 21 Hawkeye athletics team’s behavioral issues at his
teams analyzed, wrestlers aver- or court probation. They may be tickets per player without those held to a higher standard.
press conference Wednesday in punished with suspension or citations. “They’re judged probably a
aged 2.47 charges per player, Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
including traffic violations, and revocation of a scholarship. This is a turnaround for the little more harshly, but
“I’m going to be optimistic Any charge not classified as a swimmers and divers, who had they’re representing the uni-
.66 charges per player without and say it’s better, and the
— the largest numbers in both felony, OWIs and PAULAs significantly fewer charges on versity, so they should be,” she
future’s better,” Brands said. included, along with other pro- the current roster compared said. “Athletes [have] a lot of
categories in the athletics “But I’m not going to say it’s not
department. The only other bation or policy violations, falls with numbers from the 2005 little kids looking up to
going to happen again.” under a Category-II offense. roster.
team that came close to the [them].”
Brands also said Iowa Athlet- Punishment for this category Frannie DeBord, an UI swim-
wrestlers’ .66 average was the In the end, the athletics
ics Director Gary Barta and can range from a warning or
softball team, with .33 charges ming and diving assistant department doesn’t worry
Associate Athletics Director “reprimand” to suspension.
per player not including traffic coach, attributed her team’s low excessively about the public’s
Fred Mims “will not put up with
violations. The conduct code — which is numbers to the closeness and potentially negative opinion of
that, plain and simple. Neither
A similar investigation con- governed by the NCAA, Big Ten, youth of her team. She said the Hawkeye teams.
will the staff.”
ducted two years ago showed and state Board of Regents and athletes got together recently to “It’s something we don’t like,”
Of the 10 wrestlers listed in a
that the wrestling squad then preliminary lineup for the can be supplemented with each play Catch Phrase. Haddy said. “Nobody likes to
had the highest percentage of upcoming season, six have a team’s rules — also includes a There are other ways to have have bad things said about
players charged with at least a record of charges more severe short section on “dismissal.” It fun, she said. them.”
simple misdemeanor. than traffic violations. One reads a student-athlete can be “They can have fun working DeBord said the stakes are
The historically media-spot- wrestler, Derrick Mehmen, Of the rest of the wrestlers, dismissed when officials deter- hard and have fun winning and especially high for Hawkeye
lighted football players took accounts for six of 13 total Montell Marion has been mine “that either the severity or working toward a goal, rather athletes to keep clean records.
third place in the most recent charges those players accumu- charged with willful injury — a the frequency of the misconduct than doing stuff downtown they “You know, when you’re a fan,
investigation, averaging 1.21 lated. felony — and disorderly con- necessitates the dismissal.” Ath- shouldn’t be,” DeBord said. obviously you want to have a
charges per player, including Mehman has been charged duct, Ryan Morningstar and letes can appeal punishments. Practice hours could con- winning record,” she said.
traffic violations. Excluding with consumption/intoxication, Phillip Keddy have been Barta declined to comment on tribute to the low number of “But you also want to be
traffic offenses, the team fell to PAULA, possession of drug charged with fifth-degree theft, any specific athlete’s record, offenses on her team, she said. proud of the people that are on
eighth place, averaging just .15 paraphernalia, two charges of Mark Perry has been charged saying, “With every incident Swimmers and divers practice your teams. Hawkeye fans espe-
charges per player. driving with a revoked license, with consumption/intoxication, there is information that isn’t at 6 or 6:30 a.m. six days a cially feel that way.”
Wrestling head coach Tom and misuse of a license to and Matt Fields has received shared with the public. We just week, then again in the after- E-mail DI reporters at:
Brands did not return repeated acquire alcohol. two PAULAs. look at each case by case.” noon most days. daily-iowan@uiowa.edu
‘My speculation is that it could not have been very long before he was noticed by
someone.’
— Iowa City police Sgt. Troy Kelsay
Huckabee speaks in CR
Man dies of hypothermia HUCKABEE background as a former Bap- good sign.
tist minister, several major “Most politicians can’t do
CONTINUED FROM 1A
conservative leaders recently that,” the Cedar Rapids native
He wants a quicker way for endorsed other candidates.
immigrants to apply for legal said, adding it would help him
Evangelical leaders Pat
make it, which can occur when in general election against
HYPOTHERMIA status as temporary workers. Robertson and Bob Jones III
someone is exposed to cold air, He said that would allow for recently endorsed Giuliani and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton,
CONTINUED FROM 1A water, wind, or rain. Symptoms background checks to screen Romney respectively. D-N.Y., if they both won their
Kelsay said patrol officers can range from shivering to a for potential threats and lead Former presidential-nomi- respective races. “If there’s a
then responded and “sure cold body, shallow breathing, to easier enforcement of immi- nation candidate Sen. Sam button that comes out that
enough, there was a dead man and loss of consciousness. gration laws. Brownback, R-Kan., chose to
The presidential-nomination says, ‘Anybody but Hillary,’ I’d
under the bridge.” Reports of dead bodies are back Ariz. Sen. John McCain.
Officers secured the area — relatively infrequent, though hopeful currently trails former buy it.”
Earlier in the campaign, con-
which Kelsay said was treated there have been at least three Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Rom- Jeff Humpleby from
servative leaders said that
as a crime scene as a precaution since April. ney in Iowa polls and is neck- Coralville liked that Huckabee
Brownback and Huckabee
— until reopening it at 11 a.m. Iowa City police discovered and-neck with former New York covered atypical issues.
were targeting the same group
Thursday when the investiga- Patricia and Raymond Mace, Mayor Rudy Giuliani and for- “There have been other con-
of conservative voters.
tion ended. who died of pneumonia in their mer Sen. Fred Thompson, R-
“John McCain can have servative candidates who have
He was not sure how long West Benton Street residence Tenn. Close to front-runner sta-
tus in Iowa is relatively new for Sam; I’ll take his supporters,” all leaned upon conservative
Iovino had been under the March 8, after someone called
the candidate who dwelled in Huckabee said after the event. values,” Humpleby said. “When
bridge, he said, but noted that in a welfare check for the two.
the low single-digits before During the speech, Huck-
the area is popular with anglers In a separate incident, was the last time you heard a
August’s Straw Poll in Ames. abee often paused to chat with
and is a common shelter for the Coralville police discovered presidential candidate talk
city’s homeless population. Many credit Huckabee’s second- the crowd, and at one point he
Susan Perkins dead on April 5 stopped to joke with a woman about music and the arts?”
“My speculation is that it at Motel 6, 810 First Ave., place finish in the Straw Poll for
when her cell phone rang. E-mail DI reporter Dean Treftz at:
could not have been very long Coralville, after motel personnel lifting his profile in Iowa, espe-
before he was noticed by some- cially among conservatives. Lowell Phelps saw that as a dean-treftz@uiowa.edu
reported she was unresponsive.
one,” Kelsay said. E-mail DI reporter Kurtis Hiatt at:
Despite his socially conser-
In this type of investigation, kurtis-hiatt@uiowa.edu
vative platform and
he said, officers do all they can
to try to preserve and document
the scene until the investigation
finishes.
A person suffers from
hypothermia when a body loses
heat more quickly than it can
8A - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Monday, September 17, 2007