The Daily Iowan - 09.05.19

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Student-leadership center restructuring Formerly the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, the newly restructured units aim to better foster an engaged student body and promote leadership. BY MARISSA PAYNE

marissa-payne@uiowa.edu

Bringing Hogwarts to Iowa City When the Harry Potter series was first released, it drastically changed the face of young adult fiction. Through classes and clubs, students at the University of Iowa are finding various ways to revisit the magical franchise.

The University of Iowa has taken steps to restructure the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, the campus unit that supports organizations and services catered to students, to form three individual units in hopes of fostering

more leadership among students and promoting engagement in civic life. Vice President for Student Life Melissa Shivers wrote in an email to the division’s staff in August that the Shivers center will shift from

functioning under its overarching name to operating as separate offices reporting through the dean of students, a role being filled on an interim basis by Angie Reams. Shivers told The Daily Iowan that the change aims to better serve not only student leaders who are engaged with the department, but also students who hav-

en’t quite figured out how to get engaged in campus life. “A part of our job is to help that community in particular define and redefine engagement in our campus,” she said. The organizational shakeup results from a routine external program review SEE CSIL, 2A

Paw patrol on campus

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GUEST OPINION: UI invites help in strategic planning

Members of the University of Iowa administration will be working over the next few months to refresh the UI’s strategic plan. They encourage the UI community to participate in shared governance and let their voice be heard.

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UI student creates contemporary art with traditional method

It takes years for some artists to find their passion, but for University of Iowa senior Zoe Hermsen, pursuing art was all she had ever envisioned. Hermsen creates contemporary pieces while using traditional practices.

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Megan Nagorzanski/The Daily Iowan LEFT: Officer Jerrad Mohling, K9 Brad, K9 Hogan and Officer Nathan Monter pose for a portrait on Tuesday. RIGHT TOP: K9 Hogan returns the ball to his handler Officer Jerrad Monter on Tuesday. RIGHT BOTTOM: Officer Nathan Monter gives K9 Hogan a command on Tuesday.

The UI police have added Brad and Hogan, two new K9 units, to their staff. BY RACHEL STEIL

rachel-steil@uiowa.edu Prepared to serve and protect the University of Iowa campus, two new dogs have joined the University of Iowa police force. The two K9 units were added to the staff over the summer, with officers Jerrad Mohling and Nathan Monter stepping up to their assignments as

K9 handlers. Mohling handles K9 Brad, a German shepherd, known for his amicability. Monter handles the well-behaved K9 Hogan, a German shorthaired pointer. All dogs in the department are specialized in tracking and explosives. “[The dogs] are used for big events, whether political or athletic, and routine patrol,” Monter said.

Brad is one of two K9 units in the department that deal with apprehension, which means he assists in arrests with dangerous suspects. Hogan, however, is not an apprehension dog and sticks to sniffing out explosives and tracking. “K9 Hogan is the only K9 in the surrounding area that is trained to track to humans without apprehension,” UI media-relations manager

Hayley Bruce wrote in an email to The Daily Iowan. “This allows K9 Hogan to be used in lost-persons cases.” Monter said he always knows exactly when Hogan has completed his job. “When he finds ‘source,’ which is where the odor is coming from — whether it be a person, explosive, or SEE K9, 2A

Hawkeye family kitchen Vaccination will soon serve Iowa City rates for HPV

Schott’s chance at success

Sophomore Kyler Schott is getting his chance to make an impact on the football field following the Alaric Jackson injury, and he’s doing it next to one of his closest friends.

Two Tippie faculty members will open Prairie Kitchen Store, a new shop downtown focused on the kitchen experience.

slow in Iowa

Since its approval in 2006, vaccinations have not seen the same levels of growth among other vaccinations recommended for teens.

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BY ANNIE FITZPATRICK

anne-fitzpatrick@uiowa.edu

“It is going to be a little bit different than a kitchen store,” Susan Felker said. “We are going to have a few features that will be unique.” The Felkers said years of cooking and sharing food with family and friends inspired them to open the Prairie Kitchen Store. To the Felkers, the shop is like an expansion of their own kitchen and the meaningful moments they have experienced there, which is an experience they said they want to bring to Iowa City. “[The store] brought together the passion of having

Vaccinations for HPV have not reached an optimal level among Iowa teens compared with other vaccinations, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health, though University of Iowa students report higher rates of receiving vaccinations. HPV is an infection most commonly transmitted sexually and can lead to a number of health complications, including genital warts and cancer in both men and women. The Food and Drug Administration approved the HPV vaccination Gardasil in 2006, according to the agency. The vaccine includes a series of shots depending on an individual’s age, said Natoshia Askelson of the UI’s Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network Collaborating Center. According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, 55.1 percent of Iowa teenagers completed HPV vaccination shots in 2018. In comparison, 94 percent were vaccinated for Tdap and 83.6 percent for meningitis. More UI students report having ever received an HPV vaccination than the state’s teenage population. According to the 2019 National College Health Assessment survey, 62.1 percent of

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Point/Counterpoint: The Big Ten West

Two members of the DI Sports team go head-to-head on whether or not Iowa will win the Big Ten West against the likes of Wisconsin, Nebraska and the reining champion, Northwestern. Jenna Galligan/The Daily Iowan Owners Susan and Kevin Felker stand in the space that will become Prairie Kitchen on Aug. 28. Prairie Kitchen is set to open in the spring of 2020.

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BY RACHEL STEIL

rachel-steil@uiowa.edu A Hawkeye family is planning to open a new kitchen store in downtown Iowa City next spring that boasts both basic kitchen utensils and community trivia nights. The family-owned Prairie Kitchen Store will be located at 160 N. Linn St. and is expected to open in April 2020. According to the owners — Tippie College of Business Assistant Dean Susan Felker, Tippie lecturer Kevin Felker, and their son Alex — the store will be more than an average kitchen shop.


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