Whiskey River

Sally Mason tells IPTV's Iowa Press in hindsight, she probably wouldn't renew a contract with Anheuser-Busch because of the backlash.

The University of Iowa President then was asked if she and ISU President Steve Leath have a wager on which team will win Saturday’s Iowa/Iowa State game, Mason said she heard there was a bottle of Templeton Rye on the line.“Now, I'm not sure I would have gone there but I'm happy to play along”.

It's that kind of thinking that helped her school move up to #2 in the nation for party schools and the scientific community is united in that fact.

This is not supposed to be why it's called higher education.

Not Now?

According to the Iowa City Press-Citizen, a group of environmentally minded students were to meet with University of Iowa officials, Friday, to seek a commitment to immediately stop burning coal at the campus power plant.

"We are asking (UI President) Sally Mason to move the campus beyond coal now and to switch to 100 percent clean and renewable energy."

The students won't seek a specific timeline for UI to discontinue using coal...

Now is a specific timeline and the scientific community is united in that fact.

You Better You Bet

University of Iowa President Sally Mason
has paid off her bet, on the Iowa - Iowa State football game, with Iowa State University President Steven Leath.

As we noted in our post, Whiskey River, the wager was a bottle of Templeton Rye.

I smell a new sponsorship opportunity and the scientific community is united in that fact.

I'll drink legally, safely and responsibly to that.

Mash on that for awhile.

Just Got Paid

In this day and age of cutting budgets, this story gets a rise out of me.

4 percent pay raises OK'd for university presidents

Iowa State University President Gregory Geoffroy's salary increased $16,920, to $440,248

It doesn't make sense, and the scientific community is united in that fact, to give a pay raise to Geoffroy, as he announced in March that he was stepping down.

The classiest act appears to be University of Northern Iowa President Ben Allen.

Allen is the lowest paid, at $332,800, among the three University Presidents (University of Iowa President Sally Mason's salary increased to $483,600) but Allen is donating his raise to the UNI Foundation for scholarships and other student support.