Saturday, May 11, 2013
Plus, slacklining hits the University of Northern Iowa, $11,000 worth of shades are stolen from Sunglass Hut, giant chickens are swiped from a West Des Moines Hy-Vee, and Waukee police arrest one man three times in a day.
Hollywood came calling last week. Literally. It's only weird because Iowans are so humble. The actor who played Jethro in "The Beverly Hillbillies" TV series recently contacted the owner of the barbecue joints located in West Des Moines/Waukee, Ankeny, Altoona and Des Moines. Max Baer Jr. called Jethro's owner Bruce Gerleman to chat about how the two might do business. Stay tuned. Is it weird that despite rejections from residents in three communities, a West Des Moines-based company, Wild Rose Entertainment, still wants to build a casino in central Iowa. We'll leave that to the reader to decide. While 60 percent of Warren County voters on Tuesday rejected plans for a Wild Rose casino near Norwalk, developer Gary Kirke says his company is …
Monday, May 6, 2013
Though 80 percent of students use texts to communicate only about half would receive emergency alerts from Regent Universities, according to an IowaWatch report.
In a world where nearly everyone has at least one cell phone, only about a third to half of Iowa's regent university students would receive emergency alerts via text, IowaWatch.org reports. Less than half the students at Iowa State University and University of Iowa would receive text alerts and about 60 percent of University of Northern Iowa students would, according to the IowaWatch report republished by the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Read the full report at the IowaWatch website: Student Debt for Iowa’s New College Graduates Remains High. But both Iowa State and University of Iowa report reaching 94 percent of their students with some type of notification system, the report said. The UNI alert system reaches 96 percent of students, …
Monday, February 4, 2013
Young Republicans in Iowa are still split on the institution of marriage being extended to gay people. But there is a growing consensus among college-aged GOPers that in order to win elections, the party's focus should be elsewhere.
The second article in a two-part series. __________ Gay and lesbian campus groups and College Republicans haven't exactly been friendly to one another over the years, in Iowa or the rest of the country. But there are signs that with this coming generation the trend could be changing, and for the Republican Party that could be critical. "As a young Republican, I see where the party’s coming from with the idea of traditional marriage, but I cannot support that aspect of the platform," said Victoria Hurst, president of the University of Northern Iowa College Republicans. She said she supports many Republican ideals, but not the party's stance on gay marriage. "America has bigger problems than who can and cannot marry; it is time to move …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The governor called for more than $483 million in general fund appropriations to the universities for fiscal year 2014. He also called for extra appropriations for UNI, due to their large percentage of instate students.
Rejoice college students (and parents of college students). The tuition freeze approved in late 2012 by the Iowa Board of Regents got a boost today when Gov. Terry Branstad gave his recommendation for general fund appropriations to universities. Jens Manuel Krogstad of the Des Moines Register reports: Gov. Terry Branstad recommended more than $483 million in general fund appropriations to the universities for fiscal year 2014, which begins July 1. The total includes an extra $4 million for UNI, which faces unusual budget challenges, in part, because of its reliance on in-state undergraduate students. This results in less revenue because because Iowans pay far less in tuition than out-of-state students. In response, the Board of Regents …
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
The Iowa Board of Regents met today and voted on the tuition freeze, which could be adjusted if new funding is not approved by the Iowa legislature.
The Iowa Board of Regents voted Wednesday to freeze in-state tuition at the University of Northern Iowa, University of Iowa and Iowa State University for the 2013-2014 school year. That would keep tuition at $6,648 for resident students at the University of Northern Iowa and Iowa State University and at $6,678 at the University of Iowa. The plan is contingent on additional funding from the Iowa legislature, according to Regents President Craig Lang, who has said $41 million in new funding and a $4 million special appropriation for UNI are needed. A report from the regents said tuition rates may be adjusted based on decisions made in the 2013 legislative session. According the report, undergraduate tuition revenues currently make up 72 …
Friday, September 28, 2012
The First Lady spoke on the University of Northern Iowa campus, promoting early voting and her husband's re-election bid.
Michelle Obama urged an enthusiastic crowd in Cedar Falls to vote early Friday. "Here in this state, it is already Election Day," she said. "The beauty of where you are is that early voting started yesterday." She said in 2008 her husband, President Barack Obama, won Iowa by 87 votes per precinct. "That could mean just a couple of votes in a neighborhood," she said. "Maybe you know someone who might be thinking their vote doesn’t matter. Just keep that number, 87, in mind when you talk to them." The speech, on the University of Northern Iowa campus, was the latest in a string of campaign visits to the area, including by Barack Obama, who visited Waterloo in August. Michelle Obama's early voting pitch, part of an orchestrated part of the …
Monday, September 17, 2012
Mandatory fees have increased by more than 50 percent over the past 10 years a Des Moines Register investigation found.
Tuition fees continue to rise year after year across the United States, and Iowa public universities are no different. The Des Moines Register reported that mandatory fees have increased 53 percent over the last 10 years at Iowa's three public universities. The fees cover two areas: technology- where they go toward salaries for staff to maintain equipment and other duties and toward recreation centers, which range from climbing walls to machines, according to the Register. The fees have quietly added up over the years, and provided quite a shock to parents and students alike. According to the article findings, students at the University of Iowa can expect to spend $1,379 in mandatory fees. Students at the Iowa State will spend $1,077.60 …
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Jones and Scott will appear at three Iowa Regents Universities as well as Drake University in two days of visits this coming weekend.
They helped Leslie Knope win political office in the NBC television show, Parks and Recreation. Now they're going to see what they can do in a real eleection. Actors Adam Scott and Rashida Jones, two stars from the aforementioned Parks and Recreation, are scheduled to be in Iowa this coming weekend to campaign for President Barack Obama according to a media release from the Obama campaign. Although a full schedule of their visit has yet to be released, Scott and Jones will be in Iowa for both Saturday and Sunday, and will visit the University of Iowa, University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State University, and Drake University. No word on whether they will brave the hordes at the Iowa versus Iowa State game. According to the release, Jones …
Friday, August 3, 2012
The Board of Regents approved the raises during their meeting today.
Pay raises have been approved for the three presidents of Iowa's state universities. Iowa State University President Steven Leath, University of Iowa President Sally Mason and University of Northern Iowa President Ben Allen will all receive a pay raise of 2 percent. The Iowa Board of Regents approve the measure during its meeting on the University of Northern Iowa campus today. In past years, the Regents had increase the presidents' salaries by 4 percent. Regents President Craig Lang said the smaller increase reflects the reality of current budget an economic challenges. "If we ask the universities to limit their budget increases by a 2.5 percent increase, we think we should lead by example," he said. Leath's base salary will increase from…
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
The study of 2010 graduates found that students who graduated in 2010 found themselves in more debt and with worse job prospects than in previous years.
A study of America's college student debt has revealed what many already suspected: students are getting into higher levels of debt and have worse job prospects. From the report from nonprofit Project on Student Debt: "College seniors who graduated with student loans in 2010 owed an average of $25,250, up five percent from the previous year, according to a new report from the Project on Student Debt at the Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS). The Class of 2010 also faced the highest unemployment levels for new college graduates in recent history: 9.1 percent (still less than half the unemployment rate for young adults with only a high school diploma)." In a state by state analysis, Iowa's debt was measured higher than the …
Lyle Muller
2:55 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013
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