Campus safety changes urged for Iowa University
University of Iowa plans five voice message sirens and text alerts to speed campus warnings. The review ordered after Virginia Tech urged improvements in safety culture and communications. Officials say arming campus officers remains a president and regents decision. Lt. Gov. Juette voiced support for prioritizing safety.
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Public safety directors back armed campus police policy
Three campus public safety directors who served on a review panel and state Public Safety Commissioner Eugene Meyer said they support a policy allowing university police to carry weapons. They noted nothing in the Iowa Code prohibiting officers from carrying firearms.
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Recommendations to Improve Iowa Campus Security
A review of University of Iowa Iowa State University and University of Northern Iowa outlines steps to boost campus safety. Proposals include voice capable outdoor sirens alerting via text and voice, improved threat identification training for faculty, building safety committees and emergency plans, and cross university backup web communications to maintain site services if one system fails.
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Iowa GOP straw poll to draw 40000 and boost 2008 race
Iowa Republican officials say the August 12 Ames fundraising event will attract about 40,000 participants and raise around 1 million dollars from eight presidential contenders. Chuck Laudner, GOP director, calls it the party’s kickoff for 2008, with 500 buses and strict ID checks to limit voting to serious contenders.
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Bi-National Mexican Teacher Exchange Program in West Liberty
Hector Garrido, director of the Latino Institute for Education, helped launch a monthlong exchange bringing four Hidalgo state teachers to West Liberty to teach in Spanish and connect students with Mexican culture, aiding dual heritage students in a community with a large Latino population.
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Hunger rises in Iowa as one in ten face insecurity
DES MOINES A Drake University Agricultural Law Center study shows more Iowans are skipping meals or eating cheaper and less healthy foods due to rising hunger. The 2007 Hunger in Iowa Report links lack of healthy options to obesity in low income households, noting increases since 2001 and 2003 reports.
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Hunger Report Highlights Rising Iowa Food Insecurity
Data compiled from federal sources show Iowa households with low and very low food security increasing. Susan Roberts notes hunger persists and worsens, with 11 percent of Iowa households in 2003-2005 facing low food security versus 8 percent in 1996-1998, and very low cases rising.
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