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to go down for a McEwen at his residence, 513 S. find McEwen dead at his resi-
DI reporter Louis Virtel long, long time,’ ” Van Buren St. Apt. 1. dence
reviews Robert Wilson’s Davis said. “I Lauren Nestor, a UI senior, Feb. 8
much talked-about art know people are lives in an apartment near 5:48 p.m. — Police announce
McEwen’s. Around 1:30 or 2
might
exhibit. Arts & Culture, 11A thinking that, that Fry has been charged with
but knowing Fry a.m. on Feb. 7, she said, she was second-degree murder
him, I don’t feel charged about to go to sleep when she 7 p.m. — Fry’s bond is set at
that way at all.” heard noises in the building. $1 million
dailyiowan.com “You kind of get used to
see
Curtis John Fry, 21, of Wilton,
Iowa, was charged Feb. 8 with things like that,” Nestor said,
a thyroid-cartilage fracture,
For photos, videos, audio, blogs, second-degree murder. As of adding that it wasn’t until the
afternoon of Feb. 7 that a neigh- bleeding in the brain, a frac-
and more, check us out online Sunday, he was still being held
tured left rib, and “apparent
more $
at: dailyiowan.com at Johnson County Jail on a $1 bor came to tell Nestor some-
thing was wrong. defensive wounds to his hand,”
million cash-only bond.
police reported.
Daily updates Davis’s aunt and uncle are Nestor followed her neighbor
Nestor and her neighbor
Fry’s parents, Cathy and Jim to McEwen’s apartment, where
Now check back at called police, who responded
Fry. Davis, 28, of Bettendorf, she found him dead. Autopsy
dailyiowan.com during around 3:44 p.m. Feb. 7.
said he’s known Curtis Fry his results later determined that he
the day for the latest news By Kelli Shaffner
on the UI and Iowa City. whole life, and sees him about had died because of numerous
three or four times a year. blunt-force fractures in his face, SEE HOMICIDE, 4A THE DAILY IOWAN
14 -10 C 7 -14 C in Johnson County Jail for an home, police reports said. a.m. — more than two hours D-Arlington, the chairman of
unrelated charged of violating a Matthews then forced the to make a withdrawal at the after Matthews first entered the Education Committee, said
ATM, police said Matthews told
INDEX domestic-abuse protective order
— after a joint investigation by
woman to drive him to the UI
Community Credit Union on her he would sexually assault
her home. She was taken to the
UI Hospitals and Clinics for
the 4 percent increase for ele-
mentary and secondary schools
Arts 11A Opinions 10A officers and the Iowa Division of Mormon Trek Boulevard to her if she didn’t give him money, “numerous injuries.” is the best lawmakers could do.
Classifieds 4B Sports 1B Criminal Investigation, where withdraw cash. then forced her to drive him
Crossword 6B two “very important” DNA When the woman was unable back to her residence. SEE MATTHEWS, 3A SEE EDUCATION, 3A
4A - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Monday, February 11, 2008
Flag at
half-staff
The Old Capitol
THE 19-21 DEBATE
Third in a three-part series
Little Hawk
story roils
Party specter looms
flag will be
lowered today
in honor of
Ronald Keech,
a professor in
pediatric
ophthalmology and visual sciences,
who passed away on Oct. 16;
school
Howard Nicholson, a research By Kurtis Hiatt
assistant in the College of Public
Health, who passed away on Oct. If bars are off-limits, THE DAILY IOWAN
Two
Sports, 1B Two UI students hoist a trophy awarded for winning a beer-pong tournament at an Iowa City residence
police themselves.”
Terry Maslowski, a UI sen- on Sunday.
UI Symphony ior and an employee of Liquor
charged in
In a 2006 Statemaster issues, I don’t believe that it’s With the prospect of stu-
Orchestra Downtown, 315 S. Gilbert St.,
believes the ordinance will report, Johnson County best for our community,” dents shifting their focus to
It might not be so popular as bring about safety concerns. ranked fourth in the state for Maslowski said. house parties as the new out-
football, but the music While he acknowledges that binge drinking, consuming 2.8 Many of the local bars order let for underage activities, city
ensemble performing tonight
at Hancher boasts one of the
least expensive tickets in
the 21-ordinance will help
boost liquor sales at local
stores, he feels it will also
gallons of alcohol per person
12 and over in that year.
“From an economic stand-
hundreds of bottles of alcohol
at a time from his store, he
said, and that if the ordinance
landlords have started meas-
uring their options. Steve
Baker, an Iowa City resident
Southeast
town. Arts & Culture, 7A
incident
increase binge drinking at point, I’m sure it would help passes, that number would
uncontrolled house parties. business, but looking at the probably be reduced. SEE PARTIES, 4A
dailyiowan.com
than pro-21, 3A
!
59 15 C 32 0C And a hefty chunk of that Iowa City police Sgt. Troy investigator still on the case.
ticket money makes its way Kelsay said. This means that “We haven’t made the connec-
• 21-only a boom for fake ID tion there was a weapon there,”
INDEX back into the city’s hands.
“I don’t think [the propo-
from 2002 to September, at
the lowest, police dolled out
makers, 5A Johnson said. “It’s early to be
nents of the 21-ordinance] $2.48 million in PAULA tick- talking about that.”
Arts 7A Opinions 6A • Officials split on relationship
have any understanding of Police received a report of
Classifieds 4B Sports 1B ets in Iowa City businesses. between 21-only and OWI, 5A
the financial consequences,” harassment from school officials
Crossword 6B
said Leah Cohen, the owner SEE MONEY, 4A SEE SOUTHEAST, 4A
4A - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Two Southeast
retains 5 percent, and the clerk Iowa City City Councilor Bob an example. “If that is the pond horror stories already.”
costs, which are pocketed by Elliott said the city’s finances and 50 percent of the fish in She also maintained the city
the state, along with the are not the point of the pro- there are keepers, it’s pretty
will see financial strains if the
remains of the first two posed ordinance. easy for officers to go down
ordinance passes.
amounts, said Assistant City “This is not a financial ques- there and catch those fish.”
N.M. ELEMENTARY-SCHOOL TEACHER SKIP GORSCH — Working for 33 years in a profession dominated by women
faculty
back
Hay
A current UI
administrator
is now in a
head-to-head race
for the presidency
at University of
New Mexico
BY MATT NELSON
THE DAILY IOWAN
In a review of presidential
candidates for the University of
New Mexico, faculty members
bestowed a unanimous vote of
confidence on UI Vice President
for Research Meredith Hay.
Hay, who had been one of five
candidates for the job, now
faces only Robert McGrath of
Ohio State University for the
chief spot at the university,
which is held by interim Presi-
dent David Harris. Rachel Mummey/The Daily Iowan
New Mexico faculty members Skip Gorsch, known as “Mr. G,” calls on eager first- and second-graders in his class to play Heads Up Seven Up at Shimek Elementary on Wednesday. Gorsch, who
responded positively to Hay’s
visit to their campus in Albu- is one of 61 male elementary school-teachers out of the 350 grade-school teachers in the Iowa City School District, says, “Kids really respond to a male teacher.”
9 -13 C Other Hawkeye tennis players may State lawmakers are considering A few local couples see a Arts 1C, 7A
get the media attention, but Greg lot of each other while on Classifieds 4B
Partly cloudy, a bill that would make Iowa’s
-2 -19 C
windy, another Holm’s teammates know how much of seat-belt law stricter. 4A the job, too. 7A
Crossword
Opinions
6C
6A
wind-chill day a leap he’s made this season. 1B Sports 1B
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