Q. In the Sept. 2 article on UNI athletics having money troubles, why did you choose a photo of a coach getting out of a limo?
A. The Sept. 2 article was the kickoff to a six-part series. It wasn’t exclusively about UNI athletics having money troubles. It was an overview of the value of UNI athletics to the university and the community and the challenges ahead as UNI’s athletic department attempts to decrease or eliminate its revenue allocation from the General Education Fund. The photo served to illustrate one of what UNI athletic officials and Panther fans consider a turning point in the national identity of UNI athletics and the university in general.
Q. Why wasn’t UNI women’s basketball included in the graphic with the Sept. 5 story?
A. It was inadvertently left off. The numbers are: Revenues: $39,293. Expenses: $1,025,613. Deficit: 986,320. Percentage: 96.2
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Q. Is Cattle Congress going to have the health organizations available again on senior day?
A. No.
Q. Who is behind the full-page ads saying the DISH network is losing the Big 10 network? Is it Mediacom, Direct TV or Fox?
A. The ads were paid for by the Big Ten Network.
Q. When can we expect the second book in the trilogy from Ken Follett that began with “Fall of Giants”?
A. Follett’s “Winter of the World” is set to be released Sept. 18.
Q. What’s the difference in England between a palace and a castle? And what does the U.S. have in comparison?
A. Castles are fortified buildings, usually with thick walls and towers; they were originally built to serve as easily defensible homes or strongholds for monarchs or noblemen; you’ll often find them along borders, near ports or coastlines. A palace is any ornate or magnificent dwelling built for royalty or anyone else with the money to do it; defending it against enemies was not a big consideration. Of course, over the centuries, many castles have been embellished so their origins are hidden.
In the early days of the U.S., we tended to build forts rather than castles. And since we’ve never had a king or queen, the grand homes and mansions that are the American equivalents of palaces have been built by wealthy private citizens — for example, Biltmore, the 250-room mansion in North Carolina built in the 1890s by George Vanderbilt; or Winterthur, Henry DuPont’s 96,000-square-foot home completed in 1932 in Delaware.
Q. You ran a story July 30 on a fundraising campaign for Mitt Romney in Israel. But isn’t it illegal for foreigners to donate to U.S. presidential campaigns?
A. According to The Washington Post, the Democratic president and his Republican challenger have been aggressively courting Americans living abroad at fundraisers held far beyond U.S. shores. The practice is legal and has been used for decades, said former Federal Election Commission Chairman David Mason. Obama has raised nearly $600,000 from Americans abroad while Romney has brought in about $325,000, according to campaign finance records analyzed by the Center for Responsive Politics.
