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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 2007
Page
1
Endowments at several colleges and universities rose more than 20 percent over the prior year in 2007. Harvard and MIT posted strong gains while Penn and Duke also reported double digit increases in their endowment figures.
Wealthy colleges face pressure in Congress to spend more from endowments to curb rising tuition. Yale posted a 28 percent gain to a $22.5 billion endowment as lawmakers discuss linking savings to price restraint, with Grassley backing a tougher standard.
The 21-and-older ordinance proposal to bar under 21s from bars after 10 PM to 50 percent receipts from alcohol has mobilized local groups. Co chairs Rev. Mark Martin and Dr. Rick Dobyns lead efforts with Bloc21 and the Student Health Initiative Task Force backing the measure. The panel urged limits to curb underage and excessive drinking and the measure faces a Nov. 6 vote with early voting.
Residents report mice bats raccoons and other pests entering homes seeking shelter as winter approaches. Experts from the Iowa City Animal Care Center and Indian Creek Nature Center advise caulking weather stripping and relocating food to deter intruders.
The annual Report to the Nation shows colorectal cancer deaths dropping sharply from 2002 to 2004, with overall cancer deaths easing as screening detects precancerous polyps. Screening rates at age 50 and up remain about 50 percent, urging broader testing to increase impact.
The 2007 Cancer in Iowa report from the State Health Registry projects 3,100 women and 3,300 men in Iowa will die of cancer this year and 15,700 new cancers will be diagnosed. It notes 3,066 lives saved by prevention and early screening between 1997 and 2005, with prostate, colorectal, and breast cancer showing the strongest mortality declines.
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