The University of Iowa has about 3,200 international students enrolled this academic year enrolled in either the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences or School of Business. Students come from as far away as China to the Democratic Republic of Congo. KRUI News Reporter, Annalisa Donahey, spoke with a few international students about their experiences in the classroom, adjusting to the different weather conditions, and learning about life in Iowa as well as other foreign cultures.

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By KRUI News Reporter Emily Woodbury

Below are two interviews discussing the recent hot topic of “pink slime” or textured lean beef trimmings. This type of beef is a combination of the last amounts of useable meat, it is treated with ammonia, and often is mixed with ground beef. Back in 2002, a Food Safety and Inspection Service microbiologist coined the term “pink slime”, but just recently this name has come up in the public.

After consumer complaints, several food suppliers, grocery stores, and schools have either discontinued or outright banned the use of these beef trimmings in food products. Several factories have shut down as a result. Proponents of the beef trimmings say it is healthy and low fat, and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad has spoken in support of continuing this type of beef in food products.

To talk about this issue, KRUI News spoke with Dal Grooms, the Communications Director from the Iowa Cattleman’s Association and Ruth Comer, the Assistant Vice President of Media Relations from Hy-Vee.

Listen to the interviews below:

• Interview with Dal Grooms of Iowa Cattleman’s Assocation: [audio: www.krui.fm/Dal%20Grooms%20Beef%20Assoc%20InStudio.mp3]

• Interview with Ruth Comer of Hy-Vee: [audio: www.krui.fm/HyVee%20Response%20to%20Pink%20Slime%20Debate.mp3]

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By KRUI News Reporters Emily Woodbury and Lauren Siebert

Kurt Michael Friese, the owner of Devotay restraurant, sat down with KRUI News Reporters Emily Woodbury and Lauren Siebert to discuss the “Raise the Bar” Campaign which calls for Iowa lawmakers to make changes to “pre-Prohibition era” restrictions on Iowa’s liquor laws. Friese wants bars and restaurants in Iowa to be able to take advantage of the popular trend of infusing their own liquor in house.

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For more information on the campaign, read an Op-Ed featured in the Iowa City Press-Citizen here.

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Elliott Beenk is an engineer, entrepreneur, and an avid musician. There are few aspects of the sustainability movement with which Beenk hasn’t been involved. Currently Beenk is investigating biomass opportunities to meet 2020’s renewable energy targets as an intern at the University of Iowa Office of Sustainability. In addition, he is finishing his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and starting his Master’s in Environmental Engineering this spring. His sustainability work focuses primarily on academia, music, and consulting.

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KRUI News Reporters Emily Woodbury and Lauren Siebert sat down with Beenk to discuss his passions, projects and what it would mean for him to be chosen as the next Eco-Star.

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Beenk’s video application can be found on his YouTube page here. For more information on the Next Eco-Star contest, visit their website here.

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By KRUI News Reporters Stephanie Nelson and Emily Woodbury

Tulane University political science professor Sally Kenney held a lecture on February 29th to discuss women in the judiciary system as part of the Policy Matters class series sponsored by the UI History Department and Public Policy Center.

Kenney discussed her forthcoming book, Gender and Justice: Why Women Judges Really Matter with KRUI News Reporters Stephanie Nelson and Emily Woodbury and where Iowa stands in the national representation of women in the judiciary.

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“Five of the eight major GOP candidates reject or doubt the theory of evolution as an explanation for life’s origin on Earth. Although it is not as pertinent of an issue as unemployment or taxes, where candidates stand on such a prominent scientific theory could have an effect on the way people vote. KRUI News Reporter, Emily Woodbury, hit the streets of Iowa City to find out how much the religious or scientific beliefs of a candidate influences voters.”

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By KRUI News Reporters Emily Woodbury, Kuper Bergman, Caitlin Fry, and Jen Hoch

Last week, the University of Iowa memes Facebook page blew up in one night, with hundreds and hundreds of memes being created and posted by UI students. “Scumbag Steve”, “Socially Akward Penguin”,”Hipster Kitty” and even the new meme, “Scumbag Sally Mason” were among some of the more popular images. The creator of the Facebook page, Matt Starns, and administrator of the page, Andrew Deloucas, joined us in the studio to talk about the page, why it is no longer visible, and the future of the page.

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Across the U.S., the number of college students who vote is pretty low relative to the amount of students eligible to vote. In 2010, little more than 20% of eligible voters under 30 voted, compared to about 40% of eligible voters overall.The Fair Election’s Legal Network is working to change this by creating the Campus Vote Project. The group’s main concern is eliminating the barriers of registering and voting for college students. To talk about this, and what is being done by the project, Dan Vicuna joined us in the studio.

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For more information on the Campus Vote Project, visit here.

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Recently, the Iowa City City Council approved the second reading on the ordinance amendment that would allow red light cameras on certain Iowa City intersections with a 4-3 vote. Those in favor of the red light cameras believe it will cut down on traffic accidents and increase safety for drivers and pedestrians. Personal injury attorney near downtown Nashville believes that everything that can prevent an accident is a change for the better. Those who oppose the red light cameras argue that they are unnecessary and that any tickets issued from a citation will be received after the action that warrants it.

For Saturday, February 4th’s RoundTable discussion, the KRUI News staff hosted two transportation experts to discuss the red light camera proposal, teenage driving laws, and vehicle safety technologies. If you are looking for pipe inspection camera online, visit usaborescopes.com for more information. You can also invest to these comfortable hospital beds for recovery here if you’ve suffered injuries from such accident.

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Daniel McGehee joined the News Staff in the studio and he is a research scientist and director of the Public Policy Center’s Human Factors and Vehicle Safety Research Program. His interests are in driver performance and behavior, interface design, technology testing and evaluation, and safety policy. He has been at the University of Iowa since 1993 and previously worked in the advanced flight deck research department at Boeing.

According to a post on the John Bales Attorneys blog, Dr. Shauna Hallmark joined the discussion through a call-in from Ames, Iowa where she is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at Iowa State University. Dr. Hallmark is also a national expert on red light cameras and is the Director of the Midwest Transportation Consortium. Her content has evaluated the effectiveness of red light camera enforcement in neighboring Cedar Rapids in addition to the safety edge benefits in Iowa.

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KRUI News Staffers Caitlin Fry, Emily Woodbury, Kuper Bergman, and KRUI News Alum Brad Gaspelin ran the discussion.

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By KRUI Reporter Emily Woodbury

Emily Woodbury spoke with Dr. Tara Smith about MRSA and the prevalence of antibiotics in Iowa’s farm community. She is the lead author of the study,”MRSA in Conventional and Retail Prok Products.” She is also the interim director of the UI center for emerging and infectious diseases, and an assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Iowa. Smith also writes for The Panda’s Thumb and previously for WIRED SCIENCE‘s Correlations.

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