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2 - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Tuesday, September 18, 2012Newsdailyiowan.com for more newsUI sports tickets eschews paperVolume 144Breaking NewsThe University ofIowa will implement a new onlineticket systemstarting with theIowa Hawkeyemen’s basketballseason.Phone: (319) 335-6063E-mail: daily-iowan@uiowa.eduFax: 335-6297CorrectionsCall: 335-6030Policy: The Daily Iowan strives foraccuracy and fairness in the reporting of news. If a report is wrong ormisleading, a request for a correction or a clarification may be made.Publishing infoThe Daily Iowan (USPS 143.360) ispublished by Student PublicationsInc., E131 Adler Journalism Building,Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2004, dailyexcept Saturdays, Sundays, legal anduniversity holidays, and universityvacations. Periodicals postage paidat the Iowa City Post Office under theAct of Congress of March 2, 1879.By Nick Hassettnicholas-hassett@uiowa.eduPaper tickets for sportsevents at the Universityof Iowa may be a thing ofthe past if a new electronicstudent ticketing systemproves to be a success. However, many students haveconcerns regarding resellingtickets.Starting this November,student tickets for men’sbasketball games will beassigned to students’ IDcards, eliminating theoriginal paper tickets.The university has invested in scanning equipment to handle the newsystem, in which the onlyitem required to get intoa game will be a valid student ID. UI officials hope tocarry the system over intothe next football season.Pam Finke, ticket manager at the UI ticket office, believes this change will makegoing to games more convenient, because studentswon’t have to pick up ticketsor bring them to games.“We’re just trying to makeit easier for kids, so theydon’t have to wait in line topick [tickets] up,” Finke said.“If they have the tickets, wehope they’re more likely togo to the game.”Each ticket is tied to a student’s ID card, meaning thatstudents would no longer beable to sell a student-sectionticket to nonstudents.A few other universitieshave implemented similarSubscriptionsStarting this November, student tickets for men’s basketball games will be assigned to students’ ID cards,eliminating the paper tickets. (Photo Illustration by The Daily Iowan/Rachel Jessen)systems, yet students whohave worked with the newticketimplementationsaid they didn’t feel thesystem handled re-sellingtickets well.The University of Nebraska-Lincoln began itsonline ticket system thisseason for football games,and Iowa State Universitybegan its system last year.Jessie Genich, an employee at the Nebraskaticket office, said the newsystem is more convenientfor students.“You don’t have to takeyour ticket and ID withyou anymore,” he said, noting that student tickets forthe ongoing season havesold out. “Now, it’s justyour ID.”However, some studentsat Nebraska don’t like thenew system.Sophomore Josh Kellysaid the system is hard toget used to.“The process to get tickets is a lot tougher,” hesaid. “You can’t buy ticketsfrom students 24 hoursbefore a game now, whenbefore you could just buythem from another student the day of.”Iowa State junior DylanMontz has mixed feelingsabout ISU’s electronic ticket system, which is alsoused with student ID cards.“Part of me likes having the physical ticket,for memorabilia from biggames, but it’s just easyand convenient with thenew system,” he said.ISU allows students toprint out the tickets to sellto other students, and inthose circumstances, anID wouldn’t be required toget into the games.The UI system wouldfunction largely the sameas the Nebraska and ISUsystems; however, students would not be able tosell their tickets to nonstudents, only other studentswith a website officialssay is still in the planningstages. University officialsbelieve this policy willhelp protect students’ ability to get into the studentsection at games.“The student section isfor students,” Finke said.“They’re the ones thatshould be using [studenttickets], since some students that want to go seegames aren’t able to.”Several UI studentssaid the new system seemsmore convenient, but somesaid they were concernedabout selling tickets.UI senior Ryan Loganthinks the system overallwould be more convenient, butselling tickets would be harder.“Scalping tickets is a lotcheaper [than buying them],”he said. “If it’s only onlinethat could be difficult.”While the universityexpects tickets to sell outin the new system, Finkesays the seats would beopen to the general publicif they aren’t sold out.“I’ve been here a longtime, and usually we’resold out,” she said. “But ifthere are still seats available, we’d open up the process like we have in thepast.”sprinted toward him. He allegedlytackled the victim, causing thevictim to suffer a broken collarbone and several abrasions onhis elbows, according to the complaint.The complaint said that sixwitnesses verified the victim’sstory. An officer contacted Ramler by phone, according to thecomplaint, and Ramler allegedlysounded nervous and lied abouthis whereabouts. Ramler also allegedly failed to meet the officerafter agreeing to speak about theincident, according to the complaint.Assault causing serious injuryis a Class-D felony.ing Sunday on I-380 northbound.According to a release byCoralville police, vehicles fromthe Coralville Police and Fire Departments, along with the Johnson County Ambulance Service,were dispatched to I-380 northbound near the 1-mile marker at2:33 a.m.The release said officers foundone vehicle in the median uponarrival. The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle had beenejected from the car, according tothe release. The driver and registered owner, Joshuwa Wagner,25, was given emergency medicalaid, and he was transported tothe University of Iowa Hospitalsand Clinics.Wagner died after being transported to the UIHC, according tothe release.The accident is still under investigation by Coralville policeand the Johnson County MedicalExaminer’s Office.UI militarily friendly— by Matt Starns— by Jordyn Reilandtoxication.Breanna Johnson, 21, 605 WoodsideDrive Apt. 2, was charged Sept. 8 withpossession of an open alcohol container in public.Jeffrey Johnson, 18, Cedar Falls, wascharged Sept. 15 with possession ofmarijuana.Jason Kuehn, 33, Omaha, wascharged Sept. 15 with public intoxication.Joshua Lipman, 23, Chicago, wascharged Sept. 15 with possession ofan open container of alcohol in public.Jordan Mangold, 20, Manchester,Iowa, was charged Sept. 15 with PAULA.Amanda Marek, 24, Des Moines, wascharged Sept. 8 with possession of anopen alcohol container in public.Claire Meyer, 19, Robins, Iowa, wascharged Sept. 8 with public intoxication.Elizabeth Miller, 21, 48 W. Court St.Apt. 306, was charged Sept. 8 withpublic intoxication and interferencewith official acts.Christopher Moen, 21, Okoboji, Iowa,was charged Sept. 8 with public intoxication.Spencer Nelson, 26, Vail, Colo., wascharged Sept. 8 with possession of anopen alcohol container in public andpublic intoxication.Whitney Noe, 24, West Des Moines,was charged Sept. 8 with possessionof an open alcohol container in public.Daniel Noehl Sr., 55, was chargedSunday with criminal trespassing.Robert Pettit, 38, Brighton, Iowa,was charged Sept. 8 with possessionof an open alcohol container in a vehicle.Alesha Provost, 19, Sheldon, Iowa,was charged Sept. 8 with PAULA.Austin Reeves, 20, Oskaloosa, Iowa,was charged Sunday with presence ina bar after hours.Andrew Ritchart, 24, Newhall, Iowa,was charged Sept. 8 with possessionof an open alcohol container in public.Erin Rollenhagen, 32, Waukee, Iowa,was charged Sept. 8 with public intoxication.Nicholas Roughton, 26, 121 N. VanBuren St. No. 11, was charged Oct. 25,2010 with third-degree theft.Megan Schaub, 21, 437 S. Scott Blvd.,was charged Sept. 8 with possessionof an open alcohol container in public.Andrew Smith, 22, Johnston, Iowa,was charged Sept. 8 with possessionof an open alcohol container in public.Benjamin Smith, 23, Ames, wascharged Sept. 8 with possession of anopen alcohol container in public.Lawrence Steele, 58, 332 Ellis Ave.No. 35, was charged Monday withdriving while barred.Mallory Tujetschi, 18, Guttenberg,Iowa, was charged Sept. 15 with PAULA.Grant Walters, 18, Cedar Falls, wascharged Sept. 15 with possession ofmarijuana.Allen Wolfe, 22, Marion, was chargedSept. 9 with public intoxication.Allison Wollmuth, 19, Ames, wascharged Sept. 9 with disorderly conduct.Darnell Young, 20, North Liberty,was charged Sunday with disorderlyconduct and criminal trespassing.METROMan charged withassault causinginjuryA Dyersville, Iowa, man was accused Sept. 15 of tackling a manin the 400 block of South LucasStreet.According to an Iowa City police complaint, Mitchell Ramler,19, was charged with assaultcausing serious injury. Officersresponded to Mercy Hospital after receiving a report of an assault. According to the complaint,the reported victim was walkingwith a female subject, who Ramler also knows. The alleged victim, who is wearing a sling, saidRamler tackled him, according tothe complaint.The complaint said Ramlerwas standing on a porch locatedacross Lucas Street from wherethe victim and female werewalking. Ramler allegedly yelledexpletives at the victim, then—by Matt StarnsCR man killed ininterstate crashA Cedar Rapids man is deadfollowing a single car accidentthat took place in the early morn-The University of Iowa wasranked among the Victor Media’slist of Military Friendly Schoolsfor the fourth year in a row.According to a UI press release, the list is compiled of stateuniversities, private colleges,trade schools, and communitycolleges and represents the top15 percent of colleges that embrace current military membersand veterans as students.The UI currently has 518 veterans on campus, and 40 percentof UI veterans have some kind ofdisability, according to the release.Criteria for the list include recruiting efforts, results in recruiting students, and accreditations.Other schools on the list included the University of Illinois,University of Wisconsin-Madison,and the University of Minnesota.BLOTTERJason Aichison, 27, Monticello, Iowa,was charged Sept. 15 with smoking inprohibited areas.Benjamin Andry, 21, Walcott, Iowa,was charged Sept. 8 with public intoxication.Hector Aviles Cautino, 18, 1001 Slater, was charged Sept. 8 with publicintoxication.Amy Baggett, 24, Davenport, wascharged Sept. 8 with possession of anopen alcohol container in public andinterference with official acts.Akash Batra, 20, Ames, was chargedSept. 8 with PAULA.Bassai Bodjona, 26, Coralville, wascharged Monday with fifth-degreetheft. hiJoseph Brock, 18, Monroe, Iowa, wascharged Sept. 8 with providing falseidentification information and PAULA.Dylan Bryce, 19, Spirit Lake, Iowa,was charged Sept. 8 with possessionof an open alcohol container in public.Robert Burke, 18, 510 Slater, wascharged Sunday with PAULA.Max Carey, 21, 621 S. Johnson St.,was charged Sunday with keeping adisorderly house.Nathan Carhill, 20, Jefferson, Iowa,was charged Sept. 8 with possessionof an open alcohol container in public.George Cole-Duvall, 20, Cedar Falls,was charged Sept. 15 with possessionof marijuana.Devyn Denny, 21. 74 Erobi Lane, wascharged Sunday with public intoxication.Jacob Dobry, 18, Minooka, Ill., wascharged Sept. 8 with criminal trespass and public intoxication.Joseph Dvorak, 24, 715 Bradley St.No. B, was charged Sept. 15 with OWI.Erick Eggers, 32, Marshalltown,Iowa, was charged Sept. 9 with OWI.Dalton Emrich, 20, Cedar Rapids,was charged Sept. 15 with public intoxication.Peyton Felton, 19, 633 S. Dodge St.Apt. 3, was charged Sept. 8 with OWI.Jason Fox, 19, Orland Park, Ill., wascharged Sept. 8 with public intoxication.Anthony Fury, 23, Dubuque, wascharged Sept. 15 with public intoxication.Mason Groben, 32, Des Moines, wascharged Sept. 8 with possession of anopen alcohol container in public.David Guisinger, 24, 806 E. 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The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 3dailyiowan.com for more newsTwitter event marksEmancipationProclamation at UIUI students and professors and Iowa City residents gather for a live interview with Civil War historians in theBijou on Monday. This Constitution Weekprogram was held to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. People watching the event could use Twitter to send questions to the panel. (The DailyIowan/Tessa Hursh)The UI hosted a Twitter-integrated watch party eventcelebrating the Emancipation Proclamation.By Eric Clarkeric-clark@uiowa.eduAs the 150th anniversary of the EmancipationProclamation approaches, at least one University of Iowa faculty member doesn’t think there’senough diversity at the UI.“Sometimes,peoplethink that if you have oneor two black faculty in adepartment, or one or twoblack students in a program or classroom, thatconstitutes diversity,” saidDeborah Whaley, an associate professor of American Studies at the UI.This year’s enrollmentat the UI consists of31,948 students, a recordfor the university, andfreshmen make up 4,470of those students. Thoughthis year’s class is themost diverse in the UI’shistory, the 725 studentswho identify as minoritiesonly make up 16.2 percentof the freshman class.“Insofar as race andethnicity is concerned, weneed more black, Latino,Indigenous Nations, andAsian American facultyand students at the University of Iowa, across thehumanities, and the sciences at every level,” Whaley wrote in an email.UI officials hosted alive-broadcast “watch party” on Monday honoringthe upcoming anniversaryof the proclamation at theBijou. Roughly 20 peopleattended the event thatwas put on in coordinationwith Constitution week.The actual event, whichwas held at the Smithsonian Museum of AmericanHistory in Washington,D.C., was broadcast overthe Internet to thousandsof viewers nationwide. Theevent featured a panel offive Civil War historianswho spoke about the history, impact, and fallacies regarding the EmancipationProclamation.University of RichmondPresident Edward Ayersopened the program by acknowledging both the historical and modern characteristics of the event.“Althoughwearetalking about the past,this is a very 21st-centurypresentation,” he said.Ayers said the event,which was also broadcasted live on C-SPAN, did nottarget a specific age group.Those who viewed theevent were encouraged toparticipate by submittingquestions to the panelistsvia Twitter.Panelist Christy Coleman of the American CivilWar Center tackled a common misinterpretation ofthe Emancipation Proclamation.She said that abolitionists, although they wanted to end slavery, did notwant former slaves to havethe same rights that theyhad.Eric Foner, a professor ofhistory at Columbia University, echoed Coleman.He said that althoughPresident Abraham Lincoln was opposed to slavery, he did not support theimplementation of freeAfrican-Americansintosociety.Gary Gallagher, a history professor at the University of Virginia, said theproclamation was aboutmore than just slavery.“Everyone [understood]that without enslaved labor, there was no way theUI freshmandiversity 4,470 freshmen 725 identify as minorities Up 2 percent from last yearSource: UI Director of AdmissionsMichael BarronConfederacy could mobilize its manpower andovercome the Union,” hesaid.Although common misinterpretations regardingthe proclamation seemedto be numerous, the panelagreed that it played anincredibly important factor in the push for equalrights.ProfessorLeslieSchwalm, who specializes in gender and African-Americanstudies,said that it is importantfor students to not onlyacknowledge the proclamation but to understandit as well.“There are lots of misconceptions about theproclamation,” she said.“The proclamation itselfis a dull piece of presidential power. It actually never defined what ‘freedom’was. If we want to seehow important the proclamation was, we need tolook at its consequences,and what happened afterwards.”UI junior Ethan Lawrence said the proclamation has led to increaseddiversity throughout society the past 150 years andis apparent in Iowa City.“There’s quite a bit of it,”he said. “It’s good for a people to experience it whilethey’re here, because almost everyone will dealwith it in their professional careers.” 1

Opinions4 - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Tuesday, September 18, 2012What do you think about the School District funding?Read today’s column, and email us at:daily.iowan.letters@gmail.comEMILY BUSSE Editor-in-Chief SAM LANE Managing Editor BENJAMIN EVANS Opinions EditorMIRZA BESIC, IAN FRIEDMAN, AIMEE GRUBB, KATHERINE KUNTZ, RACHEL NOLAN, SRI PONNADA, CAITLYN STRACK, and ZACH TILLYEditorial WritersEDITORIALS reflect the majority opinion of the DI Editorial Board and not the opinion of the Publisher, Student Publications Inc., or theUniversity of Iowa.GUEST OPINIONS, COMMENTARIES, COLUMNS, AND EDITORIAL CARTOONS reflect the opinions of the authors and are not necessarilythose of the Editorial Board.EditorialSend funds to elementary schoolsThe Iowa City School Board will take another steptoward deciding how best to use millions of dollars intax money set aside for the building of new facilities attonight’s board meeting.In 2007, the School Board enacted a policy intendedto raise money for long-term upgrades to facilities bysaving up property-tax revenue for 10 years. The policy stipulated that if the funds had not been allocatedto new construction projects by 2017, then the SchoolBoard would be free to spend the money elsewhere. Officials later decided that 32 million of the set-aside fundswould be put toward the building of a new high school.The School Board will discuss a possible alteration tothe 2007 plan that would immediately free up 14.9 million of the funds set aside for a new high school for useon more pressing projects, including renovation of IowaCity’s crowded elementary schools.Given the current needs of the local communities, theboard should act to unlock the funds and thereby allow itto properly invest in elementary education. For too long,local schools have been given short shrift by the SchoolBoard in favor of new development in the northwest section of the metro area.Since 1993, no new schools have been built in IowaCity, and no new City High feeder schools have beenbuilt since 1969. Since 1997, by contrast, five elementaryor junior high schools have been built in North Libertyand Coralville.While it should be noted that North Liberty andCoralville have both seen very high rates of populationgrowth over the past decade, Iowa City, which has a significantly larger population base, also grew by at least 9percent between 2000 and 2009.As a result, Iowa City’s elementary schools as a wholeare operating closer to full capacity than Coralville’s andNorth Liberty’s despite populations growing at similarrates.Aging facilities that lack air conditioning, among other basic comforts, magnify the need for upgrades.Proponents of the plan to build a third comprehensivehigh school in North Liberty argue that rapid populationgrowth in Coralville and North Liberty has necessitatedmeasures to curb overcrowding at West High.Crowding at the district’s high schools is a problemthat will have to be dealt with down the line, of course,but building a new high school is not yet necessary. Atthe end of the 2011-12 academic year, West High wasoperating at 60 students over capacity; City High was200 students under.What’s needed now is short-term action to solve themore pressing problem of neglect in Iowa City’s elementary schools. To argue otherwise would be to argue forthe continuation of a program of unequal developmentthat has led many in Iowa City, including Mayor MattHayek, to call for a change.“Iowa City residents contribute a proportionatelylarger share of the property and sales taxes going to thedistrict,” Hayek wrote in an August letter to the SchoolBoard, advocating for increased investment in Iowa Cityschools. “Yet, in recent years, only a fraction of the district’s capital dollars have been invested in Iowa Cityschools.”The School Board should act to reverse the trendtoward inequality and remedy the problems facing elementary education in Iowa City before concentratingmore resources on the building of a new high school onthe periphery of the community.Your turn. Should the funding go to restoration ofelementary schools or a new high school?Weigh in at dailyiowan.com.LETTERS TO THE EDITOR may be sent via email to daily.iowan.letters@gmail.com (as text, not as attachment). 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They may be edited for length and style.CartoonFilm &superstitionsBy Beau Elliotbeauelliot@gmail.comSo, an anti-Muslim film made in theUnited States is roilingparts of the Muslimworld, sparking protestafter protest in NorthAfrica and the MiddleEast.Yeah, I know — everybody’s a film critic.Of course, in thiscase, as I understandit, the film portrays theProphet Muhammadas a depraved, raving,drunken, womanizinglunatic, so you can seewhy people, Muslimsand non-Muslims,might get upset. Irate,even.Of course (not torepeat those wordsor anything), filmsoften portray the Irishas depraved, raving,drunken, womanizinglunatics, and you don’tsee us rioting. You’remore likely to s

thinks the system overall would be more convenient, but selling tickets would be harder. "Scalping tickets is a lot cheaper [than buying them]," he said. "If it's only online that could be difficult." While the university expects tickets to sell out in the new system, Finke says the seats would be open to the general public