university of iowa community that is incredibly upset.they say that makes the new president and the board of regents incapable of being stewards of iowa's public education...and are asking them to resign. resign.15:40:16 iowans defending our universities was created out of this presidential fiascand we are standing for integrity and honesty.y.protestors say an illegitimate search produced an illegitimate president.the board of regents says they are satisfied with the process and look forward to working with president harreld. harreld. the group has every right to assemble and have their voices heard and have their opinion heard.participants took the protest to jessup hall...hoping the president would speak with them. them.01:41:40 "i think we've gotten a little over the edge here, i mean everyone has a right to express themselves, i have no problem with that. on the other hand, i want to make sure the citins of iowa know that here at the university of iowa, we've a lot more professional than that, and we

the protestors said they don't plan on backing down but continuing to voice their opinion as this moves forward. covering the corridor in iowa city, mellaney moore, cbsbs news. president harreld's first day has been a busy one.meetings - a luncheon - and for the first time - an interview with local television.i spent some of the mornininwith president hhreld - and asked him why he believes he's the right person for the job. job. "i'm a common guy, a normal guy, just like everybody el." bruce harreld wants a chance.a chance to let the university of ioio community get t to know him, and for him to hear from in return.it's only his first day on campus, but he's already been the target of multiple protests and a loud call among faculty and students for him to step down. down."it's expected, and what i say to people is give me a chance, get to know me, let's sit down and talk."but getting gether with *some has been harder than others. others."i think that's been

one of the more frustrating things. some people i've reached out to haven't been willing to even sit down and to me, that's unprofessional." harreld is no stranger to difficult negotiations. he'e' been a vice president at i-b-m, and president of the boston market food chain.he's also taught at his alma mater, harvard university, where he received an m-b-a.he says criticism - - at hihibusiness background is far removed from academia - just isn't true. "this is an institution with a tremendous heritage, and it's searching for its vision, what it's next step is, and that's a similar, familiar process. i've not only experienced and been part of, help lead, but also i've taught it."the 64-year old says with confidence that with time - he can lead the univeristy to greatness.and - his experience transitioning companies through change - his yeararof teaching - and his leadership skills are proof enough that

he is not afraid to make hard decisions. decisions."it's not enough just to know where you want to go, you gotta get there, and@ getting there means you gotta make some pretty clear, direct, bold decisionsnsand build a culture to be action oriented." harreld and his wife will be living in a two-thousand dollar a month townhouse while the president's quarters are dergoing remodeling.yoyocan see my full interview with

a des moines man is charged afteteallegedly trying to smuggle ecstasy, t-h-c and alcohol into kinnick stadium saturday. saturday.police say they stopd 24-year-old tanner setka as he was walking into kinnick after they y otted a bulge in his back pocket. police say he pulled out a small bottle of liquor, and as he was reaching for his ticket, he dropped a pill bottle with ecstasy powder.he also admitted to having t-h-c wax on him, according to police. also in iowa city, city,police are looking for a pair of suspected car burglars. at around 1-30 this morning, officersresponded to the 900-block of west benton strere wwre they say they saw two men breaking into vehicles.

get away.police also believe more vehicles were targeted so they're asking anyone who may have been a victim--or people with inforortionto contact them.. a corridor school district says it goes the extra mile to tackle bullying problems. problems.the iowa city community school district is one of theop three districts in the state with the highest reported bullllng incidents. incidents.cbs 2 news reporter steffi lee breaks down why the numbers may not reflect the entire story. district officials say it's difficult to implement a uniform finition on bullying. one district might not have the same reporting standards as another one, so they suggest looking beyond the numbers to handle bullying problems. problems. on paper - it explains a lot. lot."obviously bullying and harassment is an area of need" state data shows the iowa city community school district reported one of the highest numbers of bullying incidents - with 46 between 2014 4 and 2015. 2015."to think that we're one

in a large context is a little unnerving."equity director kingsley bbchway says he's not sure if the data shows the full picture compared to other districts across the state. state. "i think that it probably happens at every school district within the state, we just might report it difffrently."those who've researched iowa's bullying data and antntbullying lala agree. agree. "before we pass our judgments on these numbers, that we really do carefully consider what the definition a school might implement." botchway says his district's policy takes everything into account - from name calling, physical violence, and even social media. media."across the board, an area we need to do a better job in is getting everybody on the same page what we as a district view bullying and harassment is.s.he s ss these high numbers could mean a number of things - and reflect a proactive approach. approach."our teachers are doing more of a job as far as as soon as it happens, they try to identify it right away." away.""i'd be interested in trying to look and see what other districts do from that standpoint." the iowa department of

education says it's also working with school administrators.they say while the system is s impepeect, they're hopipi to get more training out to school districts to get a more concrete definition of bullying.steffi lee, cbs 2 news. today is the last day to cast an absentee ballot for tomorrow's city elections across the corridor. in addition to several council races, some important *issues will also be decided. decided.one of them is a 27-cent tax levy that would fund public library operations in cedar rapids. supporters say the property tax hike is essential to retain many free programs the libraries offer. in the city of marion, voters will elect a new mayor. ababntee babaots must be postmarked before midnight. polls will open tomorrow at 7- am and will close at 8-pm. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum campaigned in davenport t this morning-- talking to the scott county republican party. party.he explained and defended his tax plan, and talked about the need for all

the republican candidates to make sure their g-o-p debates stay on topic.he said the iowa straw poll being cancelled this year might be one reason the republican field is still so crowded. one of things i've seen in presidential campaigns is that presidential campaigns are more like demolition derbies. if you can hide your car in the corner and let everybody else get smashed up and come out in the end that's probably a pretty good strategy to use." use."santorum also said poll numbers don't have much to do with a candidate's ability to win.he said when he won the iowa g-o-p caucus back in 20-12, more than half the people who caucused for him made their decision in the last few days. days.remember, the weeks top political stories can be seen each sunday morning on iowa in focus. it airs at 10-30 right here on cbs 2. the city of kalona is looking at the possibility of banning guns anywhere on city property. itittems from a compmpint made by a user of the city's library.but now, an out-of-town gun rights group is taking the issue head-on,

conversation. we'll explain their message, what the city wants, and w residents feel, feel,coming up tonight on the cbs 2 news ten at ten. a slowdown is happening in the midwest economy. economy.that's according to new figures in the mid- american business conditions index from crcrghton university.it shows a nearly six point drop since last month to 41-point-nine.anthing below 50 in the index suggests economic decline.analysts say weakness in the global economy is contributing. meanwhile, john deere has announced plans to acquire a european-based company which manufacturers precision planters.monosem has four facilities in france and two in the u-s.deere e ys the new compmpy will help them expand their expertise in planting technology.financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. the weather still really nice today, but the leaves are falling d that means they all have to go somewhere. somewhere.still ahead tonight at six, six,the issue that has one corridor city facing a suction problem, and how it's

the city of north liberty has a suction problem, and it's slowing fall leaf collection. the city says one of its vacuum trucks accidentally sucked up a piece of concrete, destroying the truck. thankfully, nobody was hurt, but now w the city will have to rely on only one, less efficient truck.officials are asking residents to remember to keep leaf piles clear of any sticks, rocks or other foreign debris, and to avoid parking in front of leaf piles. when was the last time you saw november weather like this?it feels a lot like spring out there. there.chief meteorologist terry swails has your 'weather first' forecast to help you

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before saturday... there was no reason to have any faith in the iowa state defense... in the three games prior... the cyclones had given up point totals of 66, 45, and 45... but then texas came to town... town...wally burnham's unit shut down and shut out the longhorns on saturday night... they gave up just 11 first downs... 85 passing yards... and 204 total yardsn.. the lowest ever for a paul rhoads team againin an f-b-s opponent... and the head coach says... he wasn't surprised... "i've seen a higher level of

the conclusion of texas tech and into t-c-u and into baylor -- and that steady improvement was gonna show up in a performance like this." this.""i tnk everybody has that confidence level pretty sky high r rht now and we gonna play with that confidence and swagger on saturday." the first a-p college basketball rankings were released today... iowa ate rhecks in at number seven... the highest preseason n ranking in cyclone history... steve prohm's team opens their season with an exhibition game against grand valley state on riday night... a quick glanceat the win-loss record for u-n-i football... . doesn't quite do this team justice... all three of their f-c-s losses have come against difficult conference opponents... and in tight games... *recently*... they've bucked the trend... susuenly... the panthersrsre winners of two in a row... and they're alive and well in the national playoff hunt... but coach mark farley doesn't want to hear any of that "big picture" talk just yet... he's

you get to november... . think we're all in that situation in november... it's that time of year where you're getting better right now... or pou're not... you've plateaud or you're getting better... hopefully we've hit a stage now that we've made progress... and that's our emphasis... we've gotta make progress again that third week in a row.. the gritty, gutsy kansas city royals got it done... they raraied back w wh two runs in the ninth... then scored five in the twelfth... to bring k-c their first world series since 1985... salvador perez was the world series m-v-p... but this was a team... in t t truest sense of the word... everything they set out to accomplish... they did.. they wanted to win the division... they won it by eleven games... they wanted to win home fiel vantage for the playoffs... they did.. they wanted to win the world series... they did... so i mean it's just a special, special group that doesn't come around very often... that's a check of sports,

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