Iowa fraternity member serves as house director mentor
Cody Kiroff, a 23 year old second year law student at the University of Iowa, works as house director for Beta Theta Pi. He sorted bids for a boiler replacement, helps members with job referrals, offers law school advice, and provides a listening ear for breakups. Starting next fall LEADER P
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Diane Heldt
The
Gazette
Owa
Cody Kiroff
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
University of Iowa
Kiroff
University of Iowa to require live-in Greek house directors
The university will assign on-site live-in house directors to all fraternity and sorority houses. Sorority houses already have directors. six of thirteen fraternities do, leaving seven to add. Directors, often former members or young professionals, reside rent-free and assist with academics and personal matters, with one incident this semester involving a member threatening self-harm.
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Brian Ray
the Gazette
Beta Theta Pi
Kevin Lindenberg
Rockford, Ill
Iowa City
University of Iowa
The
Hospitals seek dialogue to curb duplicate care
Mercy Medical Center and St. Luke's Hospital presidents urged a talk with University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics to stop costly facility duplication. Ted Townsend and Tim Charles told about 120 attendees at the Cedar Rapids Marriott that smarter planning is needed for a sustainable health care system.
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George C. Ford
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Mercy Medical Center
St. Luke’s Hospital
University of Iowa
Ted Townsend
St. Luke’s
Tim Charles
Mercy
Cedar Rapids Marriott
G R board aims for downtown library by December 2012
Cedar Rapids library board backs the TrueNorth site and plans a downtown library completion by December 2012. President Susan Corrigan says final site choice reflects board effort and resolves a long decision.
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G.R. Board
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Library Board
TrueNorth
Susan Corrigan
Gene Based Diet Test Promises Personal Weight Loss Plan
A new test claims to predict whether a low fat or low carb diet suits an individual by their DNA. In a study, women on gene-matched diets lost about five times more weight than on mismatched plans, according to Mindy Dopler Nelson of Stanford University.
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Marchione Associated Press
Mindy Dopler Nelson
Stanford University
UC Davis nutrigenomics center research questioned
The piece notes skepticism from Raymond Rodriguez of the National Center of Excellence for Nutritional Genomics at UC Davis about genome testing for weight loss. Dr. Robert Eckel of the University of Colorado Denver also questions public uptake, while acknowledging the tests’ appeal.
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Raymond Rodriguez
The
National
University of California, Davis
Robert Eckel
American Heart Association
University of Colorado-Denver
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