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Friday, April 18, 2008

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Man charged in porn case allegedly finding images of

Police contend that an Iowa City psychologist possessed hundreds children engaged in sex acts
on Weinberg’s computer.
of images depicting children engaged in sex acts and posing nude. Weinberg had taken his
computer to the store
By Kurtis Hiatt and authorities still have four Iowa City police arrested He was taken to Johnson because it was having
THE DAILY IOWAN more computers to examine. 59-year-old Howard Wein- County Jail. On Thursday, he hard-drive problems, Kel-
“It’s a very graphic and berg, 332 S. Governor St., on was no longer there. say said. As employees
A local psychologist is worked to restore files,
accused of possessing hun- complete collection,” Iowa Wednesday and charged According to police Weinberg
they discovered the images
dreds of images and dozens of City police Sgt. Troy Kelsay him with sexual exploitation reports, a local computer and told police. charged with
videos of child pornography said. “[It] may just be the tip of a minor, an aggravated service center contacted sexual exploitation
on his personal computer — of the iceberg.” misdemeanor. authorities Tuesday after SEE CHARGED, 3A of a minor

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

Hawkeyes host Anti-abortion lawmakers received a mixed bag

Northwestern
The Iowa baseball team
hopes to cool hot-hitting
Northwestern this weekend
at Banks Field. Sports,1B
From black thumb
to blossoming
backyard
An Iowa City resident talks
in the Senate version of the fiscal 2009 Health
and Human Services budget passed Thursday.
The bill would give $200,000 in grant money
to counseling and support services, while pro-
viding $750,000 for such family-planning serv-
ices as Planned Parenthood.
Sen. David Johnson, R-Ocheyedan, said the
state money would be put to better use if
directed toward pregnancy crisis centers and
homes for young mothers. Nationally, Planned
Parenthood is a billion-dollar business, he said,
Chris Vanderwall/The Daily Iowan and it has no need for additional funding.
Chemistry graduate student Martin Mwangi demonstrates the catalyst-separating polymer tube that he and “People need to recognize that Planned Par-

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and blogger. City, 2A
Caloric energy,
Part I of II
Why biofuels research leaves
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options. Opinions, 6A
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a colleague created. Mwangi had his research published in a recent issue of Chemistry World magazine.
A MOLECULE
By Zhi Xiong
THE DAILY IOWAN
Chemistry came easily for Martin
Mwangi. He didn’t put too much
thought in it, and he was surprised
when he was named “best student” in
the subject at his high school in Kenya.
Ten years later, he came to the UI
and began work on a Ph.D. project
that would change his career. Earlier
this month, he and a team of UI sci-
entists presented the findings at the
235th American Chemistry Society
National Meeting in New Orleans.
The group developed a method to
facilitate the process of making
organic molecules.
Traditionally, synthesizing organ-
ic molecules was expensive and
tedious. Organic products had to be
purified and separated from cata-
lysts, which often formed impurities
or reacted with each other, before
the next step in a long sequence.
Making the anticancer molecule
called Taxol required more than 60
steps, for example.
But Mwangi and his colleague,
Brett Runge, created a type of polymer
tube that separates catalysts from
organic products within one container.
The technique, called “pot-in-pot,”
works like a sieve. The polymer tube,
easily made by molding around glass
vials or metal rods, allows tiny
organic molecules to flow out into
the container for the next reaction
while keeping catalysts inside.
On April 10, the business and pro-
fessional magazine Chemistry World
featured Mwangi’s work. The new
method cuts time, cost, and amount
of waste produced in synthesis, an
attractive package for industry. The
Taxol reaction could potentially be
cut down to 20 steps, Mwangi said.
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enthood is a campaign deception regarding the
need for additional money,” said Johnson, who
is joined in his efforts by Rep. Matt Windschitl,
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
Planned Parenthood, the organization would
still be prohibited from using the funding for
abortions or abortion services.
Johnson still disliked the appropriation, though.
“It’s so Orwellian to see this project being
called a healthy families initiative,” he said.
“Government is very good at hiding the real
facts. Healthy families is certainly not the way
Martin Thuo Mwangi I would characterize anything associated with
• Grew up near Nairobi, Planned Parenthood.”
the capital of Kenya
• Named “best student” in SEE BILL, 4A
chemistry and biology in high
school
• Studied chemistry and math
at Kenyatta University in Nairobi.
There he was one of only two
undergraduate research fellows.
• Also pursuing an interest
in biology, he was a scholar
with the African Regional
Postgraduate Programme in
Insect Science. Only 100-200
students are selected from
across the continent.
• In 2006, he was invited to talk
about the “pot-in-pot” reaction
in Tromso, Norway.
• Hopes to work at Harvard
University after he graduates
• Enjoys running and writing
poetry outside of work

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Grad student breakthrough
Graduate student Martin Mwangi talks about his
dissertation project, which he recently presented at the
American Chemistry Society’s national conference.
MWANGI
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“It had a big risk, but the pay-
off is amazing,” he said, now
back from the New Orleans con-
ference. His wide cheekbones
jutted beneath a baseball cap
emblazoned with the words
“French Quarter.”
He humbly rejected most
credit for the project, however.
His adviser, Assistant Professor
Ned Bowden, was the source of
the idea, he said, while he and
Runge tackled the problem.
The Bowden lab is hidden
behind an oddly blank gray door
on the fourth floor of the Chem-
istry Building. Wedged into a
tiny nook is Mwangi’s computer,
with the considerably tall man
folded into a chair in front of it.
From the side of a cabinet, he
plucked an old Post-it, on which
Bowden had written “I have an
idea — Let’s talk.” The two often
brainstormed for hours about
various projects.
Bowden described him as a
“keen, aggressive” student, and
Mwangi said the independent
streak came from attending
boarding school in Kenya. After
the teachers left at 4 p.m.,
NATION
Teens turn to thrift as
jobs vanish, prices
rise
NEW YORK (AP) — The souring
job market and rising costs of the
usual teenage indulgences — a slice
of pizza, a drive to the mall, the
hottest new jeans — are causing
teens to do something they rarely
do: be thrifty.
It’s a far cry from the freewheel-
ing spending of recent years, when
teens splurged on $100 Coach
wristlet handbags, $60 Juicy
Couture T-shirts and $80 skinny
jeans from Abercrombie & Fitch.
Now jobs for teens are less plen-
tiful, and parents who supply the
allowances are feeling the economic
pinch themselves.
Mwangi could set up his own
rhythm for learning.
He works best, he said, when
free to figure out the problem on
his own with some stimulation
from his adviser.
“Let me fly,” he said. “If the
idea doesn’t work, I’ll fight it
until it works out.”
After a month of grueling
final exams, he was one of only
8,000 students in Kenya accept-
ed into a public national univer-
sity.
“I was used to exams, but I
realized what chemistry really
is and that I can do this for the
rest of my life” said Mwangi,
who worked on his first
research project, studying anti-
malarial drugs, as an under-
graduate.
But doing research in Africa
had its limits, he said. It could
take several excruciating
months to gather all the materi-
als he needed. He felt frustrat-
ed, sometimes going on long
runs at 3 a.m. to relieve stress.
“Once you’re in a country
where the opportunities are
limited, you move on,” he said.
After finishing his master’s in
chemistry at Kenyatta Univer-
sity, he went to Simon Fraser
The stalwart retailers of teen
apparel, such as Abercrombie and
American Eagle Outfitters Inc., are
reporting sluggish sales, defying the
myth that teen spending is reces-
sion-proof: It holds up longer, but
can eventually fold.
It’s even becoming cool to be frugal.
Last week, Ellegirl.com, the teen
offshoot of Elle magazine, launched
a new video fixture called Self-Made
Girl, which shows teens how to
make clothes and accessories. The
first video offers tips on how to cre-
ate a prom clutch.
“It’s a little tacky in the economic
unrest to tote a big logo bag,” said
Holly Siegel, the site’s senior editor.
She said it’s no longer about teens
“one-upping each other” but rather
where they can get it cheap.
University in British Columbia.
Then he transferred to the UI to
finish his Ph.D. work.
Mwangi taught an organic
laboratory course last semester.
He also helps the undergradu-
ates working next to him in the
lab, letting them experiment
with minimal hovering on his
part to carefully build their
problem-solving skills.
Mwangi said he can relax
more now that his dissertation
is wrapping up, but he is still
said to be working late at night.
The only day of rest, he said, is
Sunday, when he goes to church.
Mwangi credited his Christ-
ian faith for helping with his
transition to a different country,
putting him “at the right place
at the right time.”
He will graduate before the
end of the year, possibly moving
on to industry or academia.
“As long as I’m doing intense
work in chemistry, I don’t care,”
he said. “I enjoy waking up
every day knowing the day is
different.”
E-mail DI reporter Zhi Xiong at:
zhi-xiong@uoiwa.edu
Victoria Bradley, a 16-year-old
from Springfield, Mo., says the $80
she earns each month from baby-sit-
ting is being eaten up by more expen-
sive school lunches, late-night snacks
with friends and stylish clothes.
Now, she says, she and her
friends head for the thrift store or
just browse at the mall.
“I used to be able to buy a T-shirt
and jeans every couple of months,”
Victoria said, adding some of her
friends are even “making their own
clothes or altering their old ones to
fit or look better.”
Victoria’s mother, Michelle
Bradley, said she and her husband
cut back spending on themselves
last year, and early this year also
started paring back “frivolous” buy-
ing for their three girls.
Child porn allegedly
found on computer
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“That was the right thing to
do. Especially given that this
person holds a position of
trust in the community,” Kel-
say said. Employees at the
business have “taken some
heat” for their decision to tell
police, he said.
Save for a few traffic viola-
tions, Weinberg has a clean
record.
Juan Pablo Hourcade, a UI
assistant professor in com-
puter science, said it would be
possible for people to acquire
child porn unknowingly if
their computer somehow had
been taken over by hackers.
“It’s not out of the question
that [hackers] could use it to
serve child porn,” he said.
But, he said, it is “highly
unlikely.”
Investigators seized the
computer, hard drive, sales
order, and three backup disks
created by the store’s person-
nel after obtaining a search
warrant.
In those files — the only
ones investigators have so far
examined — authorities
allegedly found hundreds of
child-porn images and dozens
of videos, including kids
engaged in sex acts with
adults or posed nude and
with various objects, Kelsay
said. Police reports show one
image depicts a naked child,
face down and tied with a
rope.
Most of the children pic-
tured appear to be under 10
years old and a “good percent”
are under 5, Kelsay said.
Matthew Olson, who runs
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‘At this point, there
is zero evidence that
he actually made any
of these photographs.
Not to say there is
evidence that he
did not do it.’
— Troy Kelsay,
Iowa City police Sgt.
the computer business Guru
To Go, said it’s unlikely the
child pornography came from
an unrelated website.
“I have never heard of a sit-
uation … about anyone who
has ever gotten child pornog-
raphy as a result of going to a
website,” he said. However, he
said, pornography can stay on
a computer as it passes from
owner to owner.
At press time, police had
not reported whether some-
one else had access to Wein-
berg’s computers.
On Wednesday at 6:23 p.m.,
police and FBI agents
searched Weinberg’s Gover-
nor Street residence and
seized four additional com-
puters. They arrested Wein-
berg and took him to Johnson
County Jail at 9:51 p.m. that
night.
Weinberg is a self-employed
clinical psychologist, accord-
ing to the Iowa Psychological
Association. He is also a
board member, serving until
2011, for the Iowa American
Civil Liberties Union.
Kelsay said Weinberg’s
position in the community led
authorities to act quickly.
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“Any potential risk to the
community could be
addressed immediately,” Kel-
say said.
He also said there has been
speculation about Weinberg
having the images as part of
his practice, but Kelsay said
the number and nature of the
photos, along with the fact
that they were on his person-
al computer, lead him to
believe otherwise.
“Granted, I’m a policeman,
not a psychologist,” he said.
“But I don’t see any legiti-
mate reason to have this sort
of collection.”
Weinberg possibly had con-
tact with families and chil-
dren in his work, Kelsay said,
but police currently don’t
think he made the photos.
“At this point, there is zero
evidence that he actually
made any of these photo-
graphs,” he said. “Not to say
there is evidence that he did
not do it.”
Kelsay said the pornogra-
phy bust “rivals” other cases
he has seen, and the investi-
gation is ongoing.
“There’s a very real possi-
bility there will be additional
charges or federal charges
filed,” he said.
The current charge, sexual
exploitation of a minor, is an
aggravated misdemeanor,
punishable by up to two years
in prison and a fine of up to
$6,250.
E-mail DI reporter Kurtis Hiatt at:
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Friday, November 9, 2007
INSIDE
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the late-game heroics of the
Hawkeye defensive backs
and much more leading up
to Saturday’s Minnesota
game. Pregame, 1C
Field hockey
heads to NCAAs
Riding the momentum of its
second-consecutive Big Ten
championship, the Iowa
field-hockey team heads
northeast for the opening
round of the NCAA
Tournament. Sports, 1B
Lickliter,
Hawkeyes open
season tonight
First-year coach Todd
Lickliter and the Hawkeyes
open their regular season at
home today against Idaho
State. Tip-off is 8:05 p.m.
Sports, 1B
Guns and
Tampons
A spoken-word performance
at the UI discusses violence
against women. Campus,
2A
Why did the
Republicans
leave?
Officials clash on why Fox
News moved its Dec. 4
Republican debate from
Hancher to Des Moines.
State, 3A
Quit hugging me
Some school rules banning
public displays of affection
go too far. Opinions, 6A
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Hawkeyes on the docket
During the week of Oct. 21, The Daily Iowan investigated the criminal records of 569 UI athletes.
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.
INVESTIGATION
Man dies under bridge
The man found under a bridge Nov. 7 died
of hypothermia, officials said Thursday.
By Kurtis Hiatt
THE DAILY IOWAN
Police released the name of the
man who was found dead under
the Benton Street bridge
Wednesday.
Sonny Iovino, 55, died of
hypothermia, the Johnson Coun-
ty medical examiner said Thurs-
day afternoon.
The police investigation —
which lasted just under 24 hours
— is now considered closed, and
foul play is not suspected, officers
said.
According to a release, police
said Iovino frequented the Iowa
City area, though he had no per-
manent address. His family was
notified before authorities
released information to the
press.
Authorities finished their
investigation Thursday morning
after a report led to the discovery
of Iovino under the west side of
the bridge, Iowa City police Sgt.
Troy Kelsay said.
A passerby reported seeing
Iovino’s body to dispatch at 3:47
p.m..
SEE HYPOTHERMIA, 4A
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
many university officials say high-profile athletes are
treated unfairly when the media report players’ alleged
transgressions — incidents that would pass largely
unnoticed if committed by average students.
But maybe the added scrutiny comes with their positions’
prestige.
Questioning fair publicity held to a higher standard than the nor-
Iowa City police charged former mal person,” said Phil Haddy, the direc-
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
eventually dismissed — among other Jones said the university is in its
charges after a Sept. 6 incident. In the 14th year of compiling players’ offenses,
last academic year alone, area police and athletes have never “stood out.” In
charged 400 UI students with the same the 2006 academic year, officials report-
charge, according to university reports. ed a 5.5 percent citation rate for men in
On Oct. 29, Iowa City police issued residence
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
Wal-Mart. In the last academic year percent cita- dailyiowan.com
to view the full list
tion rate.
alone, area police charged 22 UI stu-
dents with theft. Residence
of the criminal
records of 569 Hawkeye
“[The athletes are] the only ones that hall females athletes from all 21 teams.
end up in the paper,” said Phillip Jones, had a 2.3 per-
the UI vice president for student servic- cent citation
es. rate in the same time period, compared
In both cases, local and national with a 1.6 percent citation rate for
female athletes.
news outlets ran stories on Huntrods
and Douglas, while similar incidents
involving non-athletes garner nowhere Wrestling with a record
near the same amount of attention. A Daily Iowan investigation found
“Obviously, when you’re an athlete at that the 569 current athletes listed in
the UI, it comes with some responsibility, teams’ rosters have accumulated 446
and part of that responsibility is being charges in Iowa over the course of their
lives, though almost 80 percent were
traffic-related.
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Huckabee talks on
immigrants, imports
The former governor also fields get beat next
year,” he said.
questions and jokes with the audience. The audience
also questioned
By Dean Treftz pressures, such as immigration him on illegal
immigration, a
THE DAILY IOWAN and outsourcing, after his
opening speech. worry voiced at
CEDAR RAPIDS — Former Republicans usually push many Republi-
Republican Arkansas Gov. for fewer restrictions on trade can events.
Huckabee
Mike Huckabee called for a and Democrats for more scruti- “It’s not just
system allowing more immi- ny on imported goods, but people who GOP candidate
grants to go through legal Huckabee argued that was a come here to
channels and for increased losing strategy. He noted the pick lettuce,” Huckabee said.
recent outcry over reports of “It’s about people who might
scrutiny on imported goods on
Thursday morning. dangerous imported goods, come with a shoulder-fired
Huckabee fielded questions especially toys made in China. missile launcher.”
from the crowd of around 100 “When Republicans sell out
in the Crowne Plaza Hotel. to the Chinese, or sell out to
anybody, we set ourselves up to
They pressed him on global SEE HUCKABEE, 4A
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News
Spotlight shines on charged Hawks
“ “
better. But I’m not going to say
it’s not going to happen again.
— Tom Brands, Iowa wrestling
coach, on some of the team
members’ past behavioral problems
at a press conference Wednesday
ATHLETES
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Athletes’ names were run
through Iowa Courts Online
during the week of Oct. 21. Only
offenses that occurred in Iowa
were analyzed.
Of the 21 Hawkeye athletics
teams analyzed, wrestlers aver-
aged 2.47 charges per player,
including traffic violations, and
.66 charges per player without
— the largest numbers in both
categories in the athletics
department. The only other
team that came close to the
wrestlers’ .66 average was the
softball team, with .33 charges
per player not including traffic
violations.
A similar investigation con-
ducted two years ago showed
that the wrestling squad then
had the highest percentage of
players charged with at least a
simple misdemeanor.
The historically media-spot-
lighted football players took
third place in the most recent
investigation, averaging 1.21
charges per player, including
traffic violations. Excluding
traffic offenses, the team fell to
eighth place, averaging just .15
charges per player.
Wrestling head coach Tom
Brands did not return repeated
‘My speculation is that it could not have been very long before he was noticed by
someone.’
— Iowa City police Sgt. Troy Kelsay
Man dies of hypothermia
I’m going to be
optimistic and say it’s
better, and the future’s
calls and e-mails seeking com-
ment on his players’ records.
A secretary in the wrestling
office said Brands “tore up” the
message slip.
“I don’t think it’s something
he wants to be interviewed
about,” she said.
Brands did address the
team’s behavioral issues at his
press conference Wednesday in
Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
“I’m going to be optimistic
and say it’s better, and the
future’s better,” Brands said.
“But I’m not going to say it’s not
going to happen again.”
Brands also said Iowa Athlet-
ics Director Gary Barta and
Associate Athletics Director
Fred Mims “will not put up with
that, plain and simple. Neither
will the staff.”
Of the 10 wrestlers listed in a
preliminary lineup for the
upcoming season, six have a
record of charges more severe
than traffic violations. One
wrestler, Derrick Mehmen,
accounts for six of 13 total
charges those players accumu-
lated.
Mehman has been charged
with consumption/intoxication,
PAULA, possession of drug
paraphernalia, two charges of
driving with a revoked license,
and misuse of a license to
acquire alcohol.
HYPOTHERMIA
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Kelsay said patrol officers
then responded and “sure
enough, there was a dead man
under the bridge.”
Officers secured the area —
which Kelsay said was treated
as a crime scene as a precaution
— until reopening it at 11 a.m.
Thursday when the investiga-
tion ended.
He was not sure how long
Iovino had been under the
bridge, he said, but noted that
the area is popular with anglers
and is a common shelter for the
city’s homeless population.
“My speculation is that it
could not have been very long
before he was noticed by some-
one,” Kelsay said.
In this type of investigation,
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
resenting the university, so they
should be. Athletes [have] a lot of
little kids looking up to [them].
— Frannie DeBord, Iowa swimming
and diving assistant coach, on
whether athletes should be held to a
Of the rest of the wrestlers,
Montell Marion has been
charged with willful injury — a
felony — and disorderly con-
duct, Ryan Morningstar and
Phillip Keddy have been
charged with fifth-degree theft,
Mark Perry has been charged
with consumption/intoxication,
and Matt Fields has received
two PAULAs.
make it, which can occur when
someone is exposed to cold air,
water, wind, or rain. Symptoms
can range from shivering to a
cold body, shallow breathing,
and loss of consciousness.
Reports of dead bodies are
relatively infrequent, though
there have been at least three
since April.
Iowa City police discovered
Patricia and Raymond Mace,
who died of pneumonia in their
West Benton Street residence
March 8, after someone called
in a welfare check for the two.
In a separate incident,
Coralville police discovered
Susan Perkins dead on April 5
at Motel 6, 810 First Ave.,
Coralville, after motel personnel
reported she was unresponsive.
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kurtis-hiatt@uiowa.edu
They’re judged
probably a little more
harshly, but they’re rep-
higher standard
Abiding by the rules
Teams follow the UI Student-
Athlete Code of Conduct for rep-
rimanding offenders, which
includes two categories of mis-
conduct.
A player commits a Category-
I offense if he or she is facing an
alleged felony or violates a team
or court probation. They may be
punished with suspension or
revocation of a scholarship.
Any charge not classified as a
felony, OWIs and PAULAs
included, along with other pro-
bation or policy violations, falls
under a Category-II offense.
Punishment for this category
can range from a warning or
“reprimand” to suspension.
The conduct code — which is
governed by the NCAA, Big Ten,
and state Board of Regents and
can be supplemented with each
team’s rules — also includes a
short section on “dismissal.” It
reads a student-athlete can be
dismissed when officials deter-
mine “that either the severity or
the frequency of the misconduct
necessitates the dismissal.” Ath-
letes can appeal punishments.
Barta declined to comment on
any specific athlete’s record,
saying, “With every incident
there is information that isn’t
shared with the public. We just
look at each case by case.”
Huckabee speaks in CR
HUCKABEE
CONTINUED FROM 1A
He wants a quicker way for
immigrants to apply for legal
status as temporary workers.
He said that would allow for
background checks to screen
for potential threats and lead
to easier enforcement of immi-
gration laws.
The presidential-nomination
hopeful currently trails former
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Rom-
ney in Iowa polls and is neck-
and-neck with former New York
Mayor Rudy Giuliani and for-
mer Sen. Fred Thompson, R-
Tenn. Close to front-runner sta-
tus in Iowa is relatively new for
the candidate who dwelled in
the low single-digits before
August’s Straw Poll in Ames.
Many credit Huckabee’s second-
place finish in the Straw Poll for
lifting his profile in Iowa, espe-
cially among conservatives.
Despite his socially conser-
vative platform and
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“
some responsibility, and part of
that responsibility is being held
to a higher standard than the
— Phil Haddy, director of Sports
Setting an example
Iowa women swimmers and
divers gleaned a squeaky-clean
record, and the men’s team gar-
nered just 11 charges, nine of
which were traffic-related.
Together, the teams averaged .2
tickets per player including traf-
fic charges, and a measly .04
tickets per player without those
citations.
This is a turnaround for the
swimmers and divers, who had
significantly fewer charges on
the current roster compared
with numbers from the 2005
roster.
Frannie DeBord, an UI swim-
ming and diving assistant
coach, attributed her team’s low
numbers to the closeness and
youth of her team. She said the
athletes got together recently to
play Catch Phrase.
There are other ways to have
fun, she said.
“They can have fun working
hard and have fun winning and
working toward a goal, rather
than doing stuff downtown they
shouldn’t be,” DeBord said.
Practice hours could con-
tribute to the low number of
offenses on her team, she said.
Swimmers and divers practice
at 6 or 6:30 a.m. six days a
week, then again in the after-
noon most days.
background as a former Bap-
tist minister, several major
conservative leaders recently
endorsed other candidates.
Evangelical leaders Pat
Robertson and Bob Jones III
recently endorsed Giuliani and
Romney respectively.
Former presidential-nomi-
nation candidate Sen. Sam
Brownback, R-Kan., chose to
back Ariz. Sen. John McCain.
Earlier in the campaign, con-
servative leaders said that
Brownback and Huckabee
were targeting the same group
of conservative voters.
“John McCain can have
Sam; I’ll take his supporters,”
Huckabee said after the event.
During the speech, Huck-
abee often paused to chat with
the crowd, and at one point he
stopped to joke with a woman
when her cell phone rang.
Lowell Phelps saw that as a
Obviously, when
you’re an athlete at
Iowa, it comes with
normal person.
Information
“I would hope they’re not out
until 2 in the morning making
bad decisions when we have
practice at 6 a.m.,” she said.
A heightened responsibility
DeBord, who is in her fourth
year coaching the team, said
Hawkeye athletes should be
held to a higher standard.
“They’re judged probably a
little more harshly, but
they’re representing the uni-
versity, so they should be,” she
said. “Athletes [have] a lot of
little kids looking up to
[them].”
In the end, the athletics
department doesn’t worry
excessively about the public’s
potentially negative opinion of
Hawkeye teams.
“It’s something we don’t like,”
Haddy said. “Nobody likes to
have bad things said about
them.”
DeBord said the stakes are
especially high for Hawkeye
athletes to keep clean records.
“You know, when you’re a fan,
obviously you want to have a
winning record,” she said.
“But you also want to be
proud of the people that are on
your teams. Hawkeye fans espe-
cially feel that way.”
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good sign.
“Most politicians can’t do
that,” the Cedar Rapids native
said, adding it would help him
in general election against
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton,
D-N.Y., if they both won their
respective races. “If there’s a
button that comes out that
says, ‘Anybody but Hillary,’ I’d
buy it.”
Jeff Humpleby from
Coralville liked that Huckabee
covered atypical issues.
“There have been other con-
servative candidates who have
all leaned upon conservative
values,” Humpleby said. “When
was the last time you heard a
presidential candidate talk
about music and the arts?”
E-mail DI reporter Dean Treftz at:
dean-treftz@uiowa.edu
8A - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Monday, September 17, 2007
UI Safety
The attacks keep on coming
A new analysis of crime records shows
33 unsolved attacks against women have
occurred in a little over a year on the UI
campus or near downtown in Iowa City.
The number is representative of
both UI police and Iowa City police
statistics, and it reflects unsolved
fondlings, attempted rapes, and third-
degree sexual abuses against women.
The most recent unsolved attacks
— both forcible fondlings — occurred
Sept. 9 within hours of each other.
All of the reports detail
college-age women walking alone in
the evening or early morning hours,
sometimes distracted by talking on
cell phones.
Police said they believe as many as
20 of the attacks could be related; the
incidents and suspect descriptions in
these cases are similar, leading
authorities to believe a “serial groper”
may be on the loose in Iowa City.
Authorities have shifted patrols
somewhat in response to the attacks,
but they said they have many other
duties to attend to with classes in
NOTE: These numbers reflect unsolved
fondlings, attempted rapes, and
third-degree sexual abuses against
women walking alone, on or around the
UI campus and near downtown. Attacks
are those recorded by both UI police and
the Iowa City police. Suspect descriptions
in these cases vary; this list is not limited
to the “serial-groper” incidents.
ATTACK 1
Dubuque and Prentiss Streets
Sept. 2, 2006, 2:14 a.m.
Assault with intent to commit sexual
abuse — forcible fondling; no
description available
ATTACK 2 (not included on map)
2514 Mossy Glen Court
Sept. 10, 2006, 12:24 a.m.
Assault with intent to commit sexual
abuse — attempted rape; no
description available
ATTACK 3
215 S. Johnson St.
Sept. 15, 2006, 7:23 p.m.
Assault with intent to commit sexual
abuse — forcible fondling; approximately
5-9, 165 pounds, early 20s, with brown
hair and brown eyes
ATTACK 4
716 E. Burlington St.
Sept. 16, 2006, 10:07 p.m.
Assault with intent to commit sexual
abuse — forcible fondling; white male,
30s, approximately 5-5, skinny build, short
brown curly hair with a bald spot, wearing
a blue button-up shirt with flowers, khaki
shorts, and sandals
Sex Attacks at Iowa’s Universities
UI had the most sex attacks reported since 2002 compared
with UNI and ISU.
Number of Sex Attacks Reported On or Near Campus
UNI ISU UI
14
12
10
8
6
4 Distraction dangers — Avoid listening to music or
2 talking on a cell phone when traveling alone. Distractions
0 can make you more susceptible to attacks.
’02 ’03 ’04
Source: Mandatory Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus
Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics
session. Officers are reportedly on
alert for subjects skulking alone in
dark areas, particularly where many
of the attacks have occurred.
Karla Miller, the executive director
of the Rape-Victim Advocacy
Program, advises women to travel in
groups and walk along well-traveled,
well-lit roads. Officers also encourage
the community to use cell phones as
tools, not as distractions, and they
iterate the importance for people to
stop at a 24-hour convenience store if
they feel ill at ease or think someone
may be following them.
Local police are working with the
CrimeStoppers program, looking for
any information on the attacks.
Police ask any witnesses to report
information and encourage victims
to notify them as soon as possible
after an attack.
— by Kurtis Hiatt
ATTACK 5
404 S. Van Buren St.
Sept. 17, 2006, 12:20 a.m.
Assault with intent to commit sexual abuse
— attempted rape; white male, 18-21 years
old, shorter than 6-0, short dark hair, wearing
jeans, a black T-shirt with a dark logo
ATTACK 6
Dubuque and Fairchild Streets
Sept. 19, 2006, 4:10 p.m.
Assault with intent to commit sexual
abuse — attempted rape;
light-skinned male, approximately 18 to
25 years old, cropped black hair,
wearing a red top (possibly a red
hooded sweatshirt) and a dark coat,
riding a dark-colored bicycle
ATTACK 7
22 S. Clinton St.
Sept. 30, 2006, 11:44 p.m.
Assault with intent to commit sexual
abuse — attempted rape; no
description available
ATTACK 8
420 S. Van Buren St.
Oct. 1, 2006, 10:21 a.m.
Assault with intent to commit sexual
abuse — forcible fondling; no
description available
ATTACK 9
220 S. Dubuque St.
Oct. 7, 2006, 2:02 a.m.
Assault with intent to commit sexual
abuse — forcible fondling; Latino
male, 5-9, mid 30s, wearing black
T-shirt with cut-off sleeves, and a red
“dew rag”
’05 ’06 ’07
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Definitions
Attacks that have occurred on
women walking alone since
September 2006 have been
classified in one of three
categories. The definition of each
offense follows. All attacks are
color-coded according to the
definitions.
ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO
COMMIT SEXUAL ABUSE
— FORCIBLE FONDLING
Touching a victim’s private body
parts for sexual gratification, either
forcibly and against the victim’s
will, or not forcibly in instances
where the victim is unable to give
consent because of age or a mental
or physical incapacity.
Note: A common example of this is
over-the-clothes touching of another
person against her or his will. These
are the majority of attacks that have
occurred in the last year.
Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Program
ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO
COMMIT SEXUAL ABUSE
— ATTEMPTED RAPE
The carnal knowledge of a person,
either forcibly or against the
person’s will in cases where the
victim is not able to give consent
either because of age or due to a
physical or mental incapacity.
Note: Intercourse does not have
occur for an offense to be
classified as attempted rape. In this
instance, it means something more
than touching occurred, if an
offender pushed a victim to the
ground.
Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Program
THIRD-DEGREE
SEXUAL ABUSE
Performing a sex act under any of
these circumstances: If it is against
the will the victim, if the victim is
not married to the offender and is
incapacitated or — in some cases
ATTACK 10 ATTACK 16 ATTACK 22 — a minor, if the act is performed
700 E. Washington St. Main Library (south side) 800-900 Summit Street when the victim is under the
Oct. 7, 2006, 2:06 a.m. Jan. 19, 2006, 11:45 p.m. April 28, 1 a.m. influence of a controlled substance,
Assault with intent to commit sexual Assault with intent to commit sexual abuse Assault with intent to commit sexual or if the act occurs when the victim
abuse — forcible fondling; white male, — forcible fondling; black male, 5-11, 170- abuse — forcible fondling; white male, is physically or mentally
mid 20s, 5-8, 180 pounds, dark hair 200 pounds, dark jacket, baseball cap between 5-6 and 6-2 with a smaller incapacitated.
build, wearing a baseball-type cap on Note: In this case, some type of
ATTACK 11 ATTACK 17 backwards, a button-down collared shirt
sex act occurred, or the offender
Lucas and College Streets Burlington and Johnson Streets with horizontal stripes and blue jeans
Oct. 7, 2006, 2:51 a.m. Jan. 20, 6:45 p.m. pulled off the victim’s clothes.
Assault with intent to commit sexual Assault with intent to commit sexual ATTACK 23 Source: Iowa Code 709.4
abuse — forcible fondling; white male, abuse — forcible fondling; no Summit St. and Sheridan Ave.
5-8 with dark hair and dark eyes, description available May 12, 2:59 a.m.
wearing a dark-colored baseball cap, Assault with intent to commit sexual
gray sweatshirt, and jeans. ATTACK 18 abuse — forcible fondling; white male,
10 S. Johnson St. 6-, 160 pounds, dark hair approximately ATTACK 27
ATTACK 12 Feb. 17, 3:32 a.m. four inches long, wearing a black T-shirt 900 E. Burlington St.
400-700 E. Jefferson St. Assault with intent to commit sexual and blue jeans July 14, 2:20 a.m.
Oct. 28, 2006, 1:10 a.m. abuse — forcible fondling; no Third-degree sexual abuse; white
Assault with intent to commit sexual description available ATTACK 24 male, early 20s, approximately 5-8
abuse — forcible fondling; possibly 432 S. Johnson St. with a thin build, wearing a white
attacked by two men, descriptions not ATTACK 19 May 12, 4:08 a.m. T-shirt, and lighter colored pants or
available 200 E. Davenport St. Assault with intent to commit sexual shorts
April 1, 2:52 p.m. abuse — forcible fondling; white male,
ATTACK 13 Assault with intent to commit sexual clean cut, with short brown hair, ATTACK 28
420 E. Davenport St. abuse — attempted rape; no approximately 5-11 and 170 pounds, 800 E. College St.
Nov. 27, 2006, 7:30 p.m. description available wearing a black polo shirt and faded July 22, 3:42 a.m.
Assault with intent to commit sexual blue jeans Third-degree sexual abuse; white male,
abuse — forcible fondling; ATTACK 20 5-7, 20s, short dark hair, wearing black
light-skinned, Latino male 100 S. Clinton St. ATTACK 25 button-up, flower shirt and jeans
April 22, 2:35 a.m. Bloomington and Dubuque Streets
ATTACK 14 Assault with intent to commit sexual June 15, 11:18 p.m. ATTACK 29
Van Allen Hall (north side) abuse — forcible fondling; no
Assault with intent to commit sexual Dubuque and Jefferson Streets
Dec. 2, 2006, 2 a.m. description available
abuse — forcible fondling; no Aug. 24, 3:51 a.m.
Assault causing injury — no sexual description available Assault with intent to commit sexual
touching; light-skinned, possible Latino ATTACK 21
600 E. Washington St. abuse — attempted rape; white
male in his 20s ATTACK 26 male, clean shaven, medium build,
April 27, 10:52 p.m.
Assault with intent to commit sexual 100 N. Dodge St. taller than 5-8, 20s, wearing
ATTACK 15 dark-colored hoodie
abuse — attempted rape; white male, July 14, 12:40 a.m.
518 N. Van Buren St.
Dec. 30, 2006, 9:40 p.m. 30-40, 5-7 to 6-0, very slender with dark Third-degree sexual abuse; white male,
early 20s, approximately 5-8 with a thin ATTACK 30
Assault with intent to commit sexual hair, wearing a baseball cap (possibly tan
Bowery and Van Buren Streets
abuse — attempted rape; no in color), a khaki-colored coat or jacket build, wearing a white T-shirt, and
Aug. 31, 8:15 p.m.
description available (possibly North Face brand) and blue jeans lighter colored pants or shorts Assault with intent to commit sexual
abuse — forcible fondling; white male,
some facial hair, 5-8, 160 pounds, 20s,
To match a predator green T-shirt and jeans
Sex attacks are an increasing concern in Iowa City, so wise up on what to do if an
attacker comes after you. ATTACK 31
Defensive actions recommended by the Rape Aggression Defense system. 800 E. Burlington St.
Sept. 6, 10:53 p.m.
Defensive Third-degree sexual abuse; black male,
Cautious Warning stance: When 6-2, thin build, 20s, wearing black
contact stance: When Joe Creepo T-shirt and dark jeans
stance: When Joe Creepo becomes
Joe Creepo begins to invade aggressive, ATTACK 32
begins to make your personal protect youself. 600 S. Capitol St.
you feel space, verbalize By keeping your Sept. 9, 1:46 a.m.
uncomfortable, your discontent: non-dominant Assault with intent to commit sexual
this position is “Stay away!” or arm angled abuse — forcible fondling; white male,
for staying alert. “No!” for example. outward, you can 5-8, 170 pounds, brown hair, khaki
The bladed Keep a fist, thumb block incoming cargo shorts, dark-colored, V-neck
stance makes outside, ready at strikes. The T-shirt
contact more your hip in case cocked fist also
difficult for the the defensive gives you an ATTACK 33
potential stance is option of striking Burlington and Johnson Streets
aggressor. necessary. the assailant. Sept. 9, 2:33 a.m.
Assault with intent to commit sexual
Safety in numbers — Don’t walk alone at night. Defend yourself: Pepper Spray, Rape Whistle, Car Keys
abuse — forcible fondling; white
male, late 20s, 6-2, thin build, tan
complexion, short brown hair, large
nose, wearing Hawkeye T-shirt and
jeans
Car Sense — When in a parking lot, wait as long as
possible before unlocking your car if using a remote control
— the beep can alert attackers of where you are heading. Source: Rape Aggression Defense system Sources: UI police, IC police
Samantha Miller/The DaIly Iowan Attacks since September 2006