UI students protest debt as Regents meet on tuition rise
About 100 students gathered on the Pentacrest as the Iowa Board of Regents prepared a two year tuition proposal for 2015 16 raising undergraduate resident tuition by 1.75 percent to 6794 at UI 6764 at ISU and UNI and similar increases for non residents and graduate studies. Protesters urged a tuition freeze stop fee increases and full state funding while citing debt levels of 95000 32000 and 25000 and noting lifestyle debt concerns raised by university president Sally Mason.
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Iowa City
State Board of Regents
University of Iowa
Pentacrest
Board of Regents
Jeannette Gabriel
Iowa
UNI
ISU
Sally Mason
Gabriel
Regent Universities
Melissa Zimdars
Zimdars
Mason
Tessa Heeren
Heeren
Vanessa.miller
Thegazette.com
Adam Wesley
the Gazette
Campaign To Organize
Graduate Students
Sally Mae$son
Sallie Mae
Regents weigh PILOT policy for university tax deals
Regents review a proposed policy requiring board approval for PILOT agreements between Board of Regents universities and political subdivisions. The policy covers notice timing, calculation details, sunset dates and disbursement to taxing entities. The measure aims to curb unconstrained tax deals and ensure clear justification and oversight.
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State Board of Regents
Board of Regents
Johnson County
Iowa City
Regent
Dear Abby column addresses kissing, dog pacts, and self esteem
Readers seek guidance on a husband avoiding kissing for 15 years and a neighbor potentially profiting from puppies. Abby suggests counseling, compassion, and personal worth, noting boundaries and compatibility. Another letter asks about puppy rights. Abby says the male owner isn’t obligated to provide a pup.
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Abby
Federal warrants issued for Cedar Rapids couple in drug and gambling case
Federal authorities seek public help locating Melissa Al Sharairei and Mohammad Al Sharairei both of Cedar Rapids now in Colorado. They failed to appear for court to plead guilty on drug charges and face new counts of money laundering illegal gambling and maintaining a premises for distribution at Puff II Stuff II Tobacco Outlet 1545 First Ave SE. Call U S Marshals with information.
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Cedar Rapids
Melissa al Sharairei
Melissa Schermerhorn
Mohammad al Sharairei
Pueblo
Colo
First Ave. SE
U.S. Marshals Service
Lottery results for Iowa, Powerball and Hot Lotto
Iowa Pick 3 numbers 2 3 4 midday and 3 1 0 evening. Pick 4 numbers 2 1 5 0 midday and 1 8 6 1 evening. All or Nothing midday 1 4 5 6 7 9 and evening 4 6 8 9 10 11. Powerball 29 30 40 42 50 with Powerball 16. Jackpot $110 million. Hot Lotto 7 10 22 30 35 with Hotball 4.
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Iowa
River levels show drops across eastern Iowa readings
River levels in eastern Iowa indicate mostly falling stages with occasional steady points. Town readings include Marshalltown Belle Plaine Marengo Iowa City Lone Tree Wapello Columbus Jet Cedar Rapids Conesville and Independence Anamosa with Cedar River at Waterloo near five year measurements and Wapsipinicon at Independence dropping.
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Iowa River
Marshalltown
Belle Plaine
Marengo
Iowa City
Lone Tree
Columbus Jet
Wapello
Cedar River Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Conesville
Wapsipinicon River
Independence
Anamosa
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Trish.mehaffey
Thegazette
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Lansing
McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Bellevue
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