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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 2006
Page
11
The University of Iowa announced a fall rise in minority enrollment from 2,678 in 2005 to 2,741 this fall, 9.14 percent of students. It also hired 23 minority faculty for the current academic year, 17 via the Faculty Diversity Opportunity Program.
A new Public Art Program sculpture titled Blade by artist Mark Neu Collins is installed at 8 a.m. today in Peninsula Park at the far west end of Foster Road. The artwork will be displayed for one year.
Expert observers note unusually beautiful conditions with clear skies and calm air. The National Weather Service expects highs from the low 60s to the low 70s through the weekend with a slight chance of showers, cooler nights in the mid 30s to low 40s.
MAHP plans a 5.95 million sale of Cedar Valley Apartments at 3000 J St. SW to Kristi and Rob Magill who will convert 186 townhomes into condos priced in the upper 40s to 70s thousand. Tenants will have first right to buy and leases will remain, with no rent increase for two years. The new owners commit onsite maintenance and a dedicated property manager.
Cedar Rapids based Diversity Focus plans to seek Inclusive Community designation from the National League of Cities for Johnson and Linn counties. The group will roll out cultural literacy training with United Way of East Central Iowa and form a speaker clearinghouse while each member organization conducts an internal diversity assessment.
An anonymous letter claimed an American Astronaut dropped a two inch bolt in space and Greg Karasek of Executive Barber Shop found it in the Executive Plaza parking area. Patrons lined up to see the supposed artifact, which turned out to be a joke.
Column notes Iowa's new litter hotline from Keep Iowa Beautiful directs reporters to provide date time litter type location and vehicle details including license plate. Reporters receive guidance, a letter to the registered owner, and a trash bag headrest hanger. Washington's program is cited as stern.
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