Stand-up Montage
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In 2004, the NCAA made it mandatory for wrestlers to wear headgear during practice to prevent cauliflower ear.
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The University of Iowa saw increases in financial aid appeals this year, following a six percent increase in tuition. Students are not being relied on to bear the burden of hard economic times. During the 1979-1980 school year, state appropriations made up for 76 percent of the UI's general fund.
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Some graduating seniors have found it hard to secure paid internships this summer.
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ARE EMPLOYERS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF COLLEGE STUDENTS SEEKING EXPERIENCE? OUR VERY OWN ZACH SMITH TAKES A LOOK AT HOW THE ECONOMY HAS AFFECTED UI STUDENTS SEEKING INTERNSHIPS.
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There are several reasons why college students do internships.
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To gain experience in their career fields, to gain new skills, gain confidence, to apply skills you’ve learned in class.
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During the economic down turn, some companies have opted not to pay interns.
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I know that a number of companies have gone to unpaid internships and I know that that’s a hardship for students to try to balance a budget at the same time that they’re not getting paid for something. So that does cause an economic challenge.
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A challenge pitting vital, on-the-job experience versus monetary rewards. But in an ever increasingly difficult job market, journalism students are changing their approach to internship seeking.
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Students have had to get more creative in regards to the things that they’re interested in and kind of broaden their scope of what they’re looking for.
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Some graduating seniors have found it hard to secure paid internships this summer.
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Jordan Loperena is one such case.
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I’ll be graduating in May; money is something you look for a little bit more in an internship.
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As the on-campus radio station's Sports Director, Loperena knows what it is like to work for next to nothing.
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I get paid close to, I mean, peanuts. It’s like three to four dollars-a-day is what it ends up balancing out to.
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Loperena says he would do his job for free, but now that he is through with school he's all business.
Zach Smith. Daily Iowan TV.
OUT CUE: ZACH SMITH. DAILY IOWAN TV.
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A RECENT NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE SUGGESTS EDUCATING EMPLOYERS, UNIVERSITIES AND STUDENTS ABOUT LABOR LAWS IN ORDER TO PREVENT VIOLATIONS.
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THE IOWA WRESTLING TEAM CAPTURED ITS THIRD STRAIGHT NATIONAL TITLE LAST MONTH. BUT THE WRESTLERS CAN BE RECOGNIZED BY MORE THAN THEIR DOMINATION ON THE MAT. ZACH SMITH HAS THE REPORT.
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If you wrestle, there’s a good chance you’re going to get cauliflower ear.
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Cauliflower ear. It looks just like it is named, a large clump of vegetation which has taken over a person’s ear.
But what exactly is it?
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Basically, when the ear has either a traumatic event or a shearing kind of trauma to the ear, there is an accumulation of blood or fluid between some of the layers of the cartilage and the skin.
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It is most often linked with wrestling. Because of the brutal nature of the sport and the frailty of the human ear, the slightest bump, slash, or scrape could cause permanent damage.
Iowa sophomore wrestler Vinnie Wagner says he had a break out in high school during an intense sparring session with a teammate. He got it drained, though, because of outside influences.
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My mom and my girlfriend hate cauliflower ear so they were nagging at me to get it taken care of.
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High school wrestlers in Iowa aren't required to wear headgear during practice. But college is a different story.
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In 2004, the NCAA made it mandatory for wrestlers to wear headgear during
practice to prevent cauliflower ear.
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Doyle said as a result, he has seen fewer cases surface during the past few seasons. At least during the ncaa season.
Junior Tyler Clark got his by catching a knee directly to the ear during practice. He said the pain was so unbearable he had to cut a hole in his pillow, just so he could sleep at night.
Despite the unbearable pain, most wrestlers wear their cauliflower ear as a badge of honor.
Zach Smith, Daily Iowan TV sports.
Out cue: Zach Smith. Daily Iowan TV sports.
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MOST WRESTLERS DON’T SEEK IMMEDIATE TREATMENT BECAUSE OF THE POST-SURGICAL PAIN AND THE INCREASED POSSIBILITY OF REAGGRIVATING THEIR EARS.
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WHILE THE 21-ORDINANCE CONTINUES TO MAKE HEADLINES IN THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY, ANOTHER SUBSTANCE HAS SEEN CONTINUEDABUSE, DESPITE ITS UNWELCOMED PRESENCE ON CAMPUS.
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When the state of Iowa put the Smokefree Air Act into law in July of 2008, the goal of the bill was not to target smokers, but to promote health throughout the state. The law prohibits smoking in most public places including bars, restaurants, and the University of Iowa campus. 15 months after becoming law, however, students can still be seen daily smoking on what is deemed by law a smoke-free campus.
The university enforces the law by encouraging citizen participation, which is the school’s primary goal, rather than writing a 50 dollar ticket by ui police which is the maximum punishment.
Senior Max Boltinghouse smokes on campus every day. He says he has never been approached by a fellow student, faculty member or police officer when he smokes on campus.
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Absolutely not. I’ve never been approached by anybody that’s ever asked me to stop smoking. And most of the people I know would think that’s kind of a joke policy.
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Senior Frank Ambrosious says he too smokes on campus, but prefers to do it at home because of the image associated with smoking. He has been approached by students when he smokes on campus, but not to tell him to stop what he is doing.
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I have more people asking me for cigarettes than telling me to put it out. And I would consider myself a smoker. I don’t think it’s a big deal that people aren’t allowed to smoke on campus.
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Signs are posted in various locations all over campus, like the one you can see behind me here outside of the main library. Now most students didn’t want to talk about smoking on campus in front of the camera. Anti-smokers said they mostly didn’t like the smell of smoke and noted health reasons such as asthma. None of them admitted to approaching a smoker. Zach Smith. Daily Iowan TV.
Out cue: Zach Smith. Daily Iowan TV.
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THE MOST RECENT AVAILABLE DATA SHOWS NEARLY 100 SMOKING CITATIONS HAVE BEEN HANDED OUT SINCE 2008.
