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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 2009
Page
6
Luther College will adjust its diversity education and expand student dialogue after a women's rugby team incident in which party attendees wore baggy pants bandannas and fake grills in a gangsters and preps theme, prompting backlash and an apology.
Luther College faces backlash after a rugby team used a stereotypes-based scene in a cafeteria. President Richard Torgerson issued an email apology and announced steps to improve respect and understanding. Erik Clark, a student who highlighted the incident, spurred campus-wide discussions and supportive emails as officials work toward education on consequences.
Iowa Governor Culver signed Senate File 484 to monitor and license boarding homes for dependent adults, aiming to prevent cases like the Atalissa bunkhouse neglect. The law, effective July 1, requires registration, data collection, inspections, and licensing for certain facilities.
A Iowa task force urged racially neutral screening for detention decisions in Black Hawk Polk and Woodbury counties. The Youth Race and Detention Task Force also called for community based detention alternatives and repeal of a 48 hour dispositional hold provision.
A group led by the Iowa Citizen Action Network argues for a state public health insurance option to counter private monopolies held by Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and UnitedHealth, citing 80 percent statewide market share and rising premiums. They urge comprehensive reform including public plan competition.
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