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YOU CAN SMELL THE FEAR HERE ON THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CAMPUS AS STUDENTS AWAIT THE BOARD OF REGENTS TO APPROVE WHETHER OR NOT TO INCREASE NEXT YEAR’S TUITION. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW STUDENTS WILL ENDURE A TUITION HIKE.
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA STUDENTS KNOW WHAT SPRING IS IN FULL BLOOM WHEN THE CAMPUS IS COVERED WITH THESE BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN TULIPS. BUT WHAT THEY DON’T KNOW IS HOW MUCH THE UNIVERSITY OF SPENDING ON THEM.
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FINANCIAL AIDE OFFICIALS ARE SAYING IF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT EMBARKS ON A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. LOCALLY, STUDENTS WILL FEEL THE EFFECTS.
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A POSSIBLE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN COULD SHUTDOWN STUDENT FINANCIAL AIDE ACCESS. US OFFICIALS HAVE LESS THAN 24 HOURS TO AGREE ON A NATIONAL BUDGET. REPORTER NICOLE KARLIS HAS MORE ON THE STORY.
VO: DC may be shutting its doors
Sot: We have no yet reached an agreement
VO: And although the Federal government may seem a world away from students here in Iowa City, the possible shutdown could impact their future enrollment
Stand-up: I'm here in front of the financial aid office at the University of Iowa where officials are saying they are monitoring the situation with the government shutdown very closely.
SOT: I would not worry in the short term, we will continue dispersing financial aid to students as usual
VO: But the director says a long-term shutdown isn't that far away. If the government is closed for more than 3 to 4 weeks, the University of Iowa student financial aid office may also be forced to lock its doors forcing some students to find other ways to pay for school.
SOT: If they do have to go into a long-term shutdown, we'll have to re-evaluate our process. And at that point determine if we can continue dispersing loans to students.
VO: But one University of Iowa student fears a loss in federal support could hold him back from receiving his diploma.
VO: And funding from outside sources that's already scarce for Iowa students, graduates of the state's three public instituions graduate with the highest amount of student debt, nearly 10 thousand dollars more than the nation's average student.
VO: Now while the government has less than seven hours to a possible close, these students may not have anything to worry about— at least not for another month.
Nicole Karlis, Daily Iowan TV
THE PUBLIC WILL BE NOTIFIED ON THE STATUS OF THE SITUATION DURING A BRIEFING TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
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THE DEAD TOOK A BREAK FROM THEIR GRAVES AND LACED UP THEIR DANCING SHOES SATURDAY. THE IOWA CITY RIVERFEST HOSTED A ZOMBIE PROM END OF THE YEAR EVENT. REPORTER NICOLE KARLIS JOINED IN ON THE FUN.
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CASKETS, LIGHTS, AND ACTION
THE LIVING DEAD PAID A VISIT TO THE UNVERSITY THIS WEEKEND
[Stand-up]I’m here in front of the IMU Ballroom where University of Iowa students are spending their Saturday night dressing up as Zombies.
For THIS YEAR’S ZOMBIE PROM
SOT: Well, we decided we wanted a prom style event because it’s the end of the year
AND THEY CHOSE ZOMBIES BECAUSE OF THE MAIN BAND OF THE NIGHT, DEAD LARRY
[music]
DEAD LARRY WASN’T THE ONLY REASON STUDENTS ATTENDED THE SPOOKFEST
SOT: I chose because I really love Zombies, um, and I like making myself look like I got shot in the face.
SOT: I came because I had had nothing better going on tonight and because she was going to do my makeup.
FOR THOSE WHO WEREN’T AS PREPARED AS THESE DANCING QUEENS, ZOMBIE MAKEOVERS WERE FREE FOR THE ENTIRE NIGHT
AND SOCIAL MEDIA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SPREADING THE GRUELING WORD ABOUT THE EVENT
SOT: A lot of Facebooking and a lot of text messaging and telling people where to go.
AND THESE ZOMBIES KNEW EXACTLY WHERE TO GO
[MUSIC]
THE DANCE FLOOR
REPORTING FROM THE OTHER SIDE THIS IS NICOLE KARLIS WITH DAILY IOWAN TV
TAG: I HOPE SHE’LL MAKE IT BACK TO DAILY IOWAN TV OK.
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WESTERNERS ARE FEARFUL OF TRAVELING TO THE PACIFIC AFTER THE JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE THAT HAS CAUSED A NUCLEAR MELTDOWN. REPORTER NICOLE KARLIS SPOKE TO LOCAL EXPERTS TO CLEAR UP RUMORS.
[VO]
Officials are still cleaning up the Northeastern coast of Japan two weeks after a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake occurred creating devastating tsunami waves.
[Stand-up]
While the earthquake in Japan has caused thousands of deaths, it has also caused a meltdown at a nuclear facility like the one behind me. Many American travelers expressed concerns about traveling across the Pacific Ocean, however, in my most recent trip to Hawaii, residents said they are not concerned just yet. And local experts are saying U.S. residents on the mainland should have no concerns because if the radiation does travel across the ocean, the level of exposure will not harm residents.
[SOT]
Edwin Norbeck: Radiation from Japan that gets to any of the US possessions in the Pacific would get to a level that would not be in any way dangerous. And you have good people supplying information. As it comes out, it spreads out, and even though it could be a concern in Japan, but by the time it gets a few thousand miles away it's dissipated.
[VO]
Despite fears across the ocean, tourists continue visiting the Aloha State. For Daily Iowan TV, this is Nicole Karlis.
For more information about travelers' safety to the Hawaiian Pacific islands, check with the Hawaii Department of Health.
