This week in news
April 21, 2016
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Tuition likely to go up at Iowa schools
Tuition is likely to go up at Iowa’s public universities now that the Iowa Legislature has allocated well under the requested amount.
The Board of Regents requested over $20 million in funding for the regent schools, but the legislature subcommittee allocated just over $6.3 million.
Iowa State President Steven Leath told Ttenhe Daily last week in a statement that Iowa State will start looking at specific figures and recommend an increase to the board by mid-May.
“We are sensitive to the needs of students and families who will be affected by a tuition increase, and we have not decided whether to recommend the increases be effective for the fall semester or spring semester,” Leath said.
Prince found dead
Pop music icon Prince was found dead at his estate in Chanhassen, Minnesota Thursday. Prince, born Prince Rogers Nelson, was 57.
Police said they found him unresponsive in an elevator and CPR was unsuccessful. He was pronounced dead at 10:07 a.m., but no official cause of death has been listed.
Prince was known for songs such as “Little Red Corvette,” “When Doves Cry,” “Let’s Go Crazy,” “Kiss” and “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World,” according to the New York Times.
Former player sues Bill Fennelly, Iowa State
Former Women’s Basketball star Nikki Moody filed a suit against Women’s Basketball Coach Bill Fennelly, Iowa State and the state of Iowa, alleging racial discrimination during her time at ISU.
Moody, who filed the suit last Friday, claims Fennelly created a “hostile environment,” often calling her a “thug.”
She also claims Fennelly treated African-American players differently throughout her four years in Ames. Iowa State pushed back on the allegations, saying Moody filed a complaint with the Office of Equal Opportunity, but no claims were substantiated.
Clinton and Trump easily win in New York
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were able to snap their losing streaks and win their home state of New York during the latest round of voting this week.
Trump picked up 60.4 percent of the vote while John Kasich came in second at 25.1 percent. Ted Cruz brought in 14.5 percent but picked up no delegates. Trump picked up 89 while Kasich brought in four.
On the Democratic side, Clinton easily beat out Bernie Sanders with 58 percent. She picked up an additional 139 delegates, while Sanders walked away with 106.
Five more states will vote next week.
Charges filed in Flint water crisis
The controversy over the Flint water crisis made its way back into the news this week as the Michigan Attorney General filed charges against three state employees.
Mike Glasgow, Stephen Busch and Mike Prysby could face years in prison after being charged in the ongoing investigation over tainted water that affected city residents.
Attorney General Bill Schuette said the charges are just the start of what will be a long investigation.