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Regents deny student appeal assumed related to Bubu Palo Former basketball player said board would hear his bid By Alex.Halsted @iowastatedaily.com The Board of Regents denied the appeal of what is expected to be that of former ISU guard Bubu Palo on
Wednesday. Palo told the Daily on Wednesday his appeal to be reinstated by the Board of Regents was to be heard the same day. Only one student appeal was heard by the
board Wednesday afternoon, and it was unanimously denied. The board didn’t name the student whose appeal was denied, citing student privacy laws. “What I can say
is the board affirmed [ISU President Steven Leath’s] decision,” said Bruce Rastetter, president of the Board of Regents. “Under our rules on student privacy that the board has to operate under, we cannot deal with the detail ... of naming a student.”
Iowa State announced Aug. 31 that Palo would no longer be a member of the ISU men’s basketball team. Palo was charged in September 2012 with second
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Kingland proposes compromise
Courtesy of Ames City Council
Kingland Systems has proposed a compromise to prohibit certain business and shops from their expansion project, thus keep the ground floor strictly open for retail businesses.
City Council, company try to reach agreement on Campustown retail By Emelie.Knobloch @iowastatedaily.com A compromise by Kingland Systems for the Kingland Redevelopment Project was brought to the city council’s attention over Fall Break. Kingland Systems has proposed to
prohibit adult entertainment facilities, a casino, gambling, a firearms shooting range, a massage parlor and a hot tub facility uses in the expansion project. Kingland Systems has also proposed that a drive-through be prohibited unless later approved by city council. “I believe that it is in the students’ best interest to keep the first floor retail space,” said Alexandria Harvey, student body representative for city council. A compromise between Kingland Systems and the City regarding retail
space after the contract expired was passed. “I would more comfortable with a contractual agreement that guaranteed the first floor stay retail in perpetuity or that a standard be set in place to ensure they charge a fair market rent,” Harvey said. The compromise obligates Kingland Systems to keep 75 percent of the retail space an additional 10 years after the original 10-year contract expires. “It is important to note that GSB
recently passed a resolution in which they supported the permanence of the first floor staying retail,” Harvey said. If during the additional 10-year period a space on the ground floor becomes vacant for more than 12 continuous months, the space may be leased for any use allowed by the current Zoning Code. “I would encourage students to write city council, university administration and attend the public hearing
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Regents await state budgets to finalize 2014 tuition freeze By Danielle.Ferguson @iowastatedaily.com The Board of Regents has approved recommendations for tuition rates to be frozen for a second-consecutive year for resident undergraduates, keeping Iowa undergraduates’ tuition consistent for three years straight. Although recommendations were approved by the board, proposed rates are not set in stone. The state and the governor still need to submit their budgets for appropriations distribution. The board has requested a 4 percent increase in appropriations funds. If this does not occur, the board must take another look at its numbers. “We look forward to a positive response. [If not approved] then we’ll later start thinking about if we have to raise tuition,” said Bruce Rastetter, president of the Board of Regents.
Tuition for nonresident undergraduate students is projected to increase 1.74 percent and graduate and professional rates 1.8 percent, both below the national average. Exceptions are the Agriculture Systems Technology and Industrial Technology programs at Iowa State, which will have an increase for both resident and nonresident students for a three-year phase in. An amendment to the University of Iowa’s College of Law tuition was presented by Katie Mulholland, president pro tem of the Board of Regents. An initial proposal to decrease nonresident tuition to the school by 16.4 percent turned into a 16.4 percent decrease for both resident and nonresident students. “It’s a fairness thing,” Mulholland said. “If it is fair to lower nonresident tuition, then our resident students ought to have the
same opportunity in terms of cost.” A roll call vote to approve the amendment was approved by all regents except for Robert Downer, who voted against because of uncertainty with what the amendment would do to the budget. These rates would take effect in summer 2014. Another topic for the Dec. 4 meeting was the stu-
Danielle Ferguson/Iowa State Daily
The Board of Regents approved a tuition freeze for all three state universities in Iowa. This will keep undergraduates’ tuition at the same cost for a total of three consecutive years.
dent appeal of what was believed to be for Bubu Palo, former ISU basketball player accused of second degree
Recent developments ■■ The Wall Street Journal named Iowa State as one of the most efficiently run large research universities in the nation. ■■ College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has launched a “3+3” program with the University of Iowa and Drake University to enable undergraduate students to obtain a bachelor’s degree and a law degree in six years: three years for bachelor’s, three for law.
■■ The proposed new Center for Arthropod Management Technologies was unanimously approved. ■■ Professional development assignments have been recommended for approval for FY2015, which includes 124 faculty assignments, 1.6 percent of total faculty from universities. ■■ The board’s next meeting is scheduled for Feb. 5 and 6 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
sexual abuse. Unanimously voted to affirm the institutional action, the appeal was denied by the board. “The board reviewed the university’s decision and felt the same and we confirmed President [Steven] Leath’s decision,” Rastetter said. Rastetter could not say why they agreed with Leath because of student privacy. Institutional presidents and superintendents gave reports to the board in open session. Leath’s announcements to the board included a number of individual students’ accomplishments and the undergraduate
architecture program being ranked 18th and undergraduate program in landscape architecture is ranked 11th in the nation according to a survey of practitioners. Leath announced a $25 million donation from two alumni for the development of a new entrance to Iowa State’s campus. This will also include an entrance to the Reiman Gardens, a “treasure on campus,” as Leath called it. Official request for the addition is planned for the February meeting. The online training
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