THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 The Daily Iowan Monday, June 11, 2007 dailyiowan.com 50¢ INSIDE UI PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH the interviews Finalist interviews for head job begin Dam failure stalls As the names of the first two finalists for the UI presidency TODAY’S PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH EVENTS: project are made public, one anonymous finalist drops out. • Candidate Philip Furmanski will take part in an Construction to link the BY ASHTON SHURSON search committee head David On June 8, the committee open forum in the Old Capitol Senate Chambers to speak about higher education and answer questions campus’ two chilled-water THE DAILY IOWAN Johnsen announced that one of announced the names of two can- cooling systems has hit a the five finalists had with- didates: Philip Furmanski, the from 3:45-4:45 p.m. He then will field questions snag — a failed dam in the As the names of two candidates drawn her or his name for con- Rutgers executive vice president from the media and attend a reception in the Iowa River. Metro, Page 2 for the UI presidency were sideration for the presidency. for academic affairs, and Mark Museum of Natural History in Macbride Hall from announced over the weekend, one He would not give the name or Becker, the University of South 5-5:45 p.m. The forums will be taped and played on UITV at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on the day of the forum. finalist dropped out of the race. disclose her or his reason for Hall of Famers On Sunday, UI presidential- dropping out of consideration. SEE SEARCH, PAGE 3 announced Ex-Hawkeyes William Buck, Cynthia Haugejorde, Tim Costo, Erica Richards, and UI PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH Andre Tippett will be inducted into the Iowa High-schoolers work on voters finalists Athletics Hall of Fame. Sports, Back Page Political spending Cancer in IC Campaigning is expected to bring in big dollars to hotels and other locals businesses. scientist Metro, Page 7 Baby border crossing a finalist The University Hygienic Laboratory adds 12,000 The first UI more South Dakota newborns to its workload. presidential Metro, Page 7 hopeful boasts a LeBron’s 0-for-2 heavy background Spurs have little trouble in medicine. handling LeBron James and the Cavaliers in Game 2 of BY ASHTON SHURSON the NBA Finals. Sports, Back THE DAILY IOWAN Page As one of the leading cancer researchers in the country, Philip Iraqi bridge Furmanski, the executive vice pres- ident for academic affairs at Rut- collapses, gers, could make an impression at wounding troops the UI and UI Hospital and Clinics — an area with which the state Several U.S. soldiers are Lindsey Walters/The Daily Iowan Board of Regents has previously wounded when an apparent Khalil Thompson and Kate Clipp, both from Illinois, walk down South Seventh Avenue, campaigning for Sen. Barack Obama and suicide vehicle bomb brings been concerned. down a section of highway discussing his health-care plan during the Walk for Change on June 9. Residents from Iowa and Illinois gathered at the IMU for a Furmanski, one of four UI presi- bridge south of Baghdad. short training session before walking around Iowa City to speak with the community about Obama, a candidate for the Democratic dential finalists, will participate in Metro, Page 7 presidential nomination. numerous interviews and an open forum today at the UI. And while the executive vice president has done extensive work in cancer cell Life ex machina Young activists biology, he has bigger views for Andrew Swift explores our public universities. digital culture. Opinions, 4 are making “There are some general issues that all the public universities face phone calls — better and more-consistent sup- Subtitles needed port, maintaining access and afford- ability for our students, investing in Filmmaker Florian Henckel and going von Donnersmarck’s key areas to achieve academic foreign-language début door-to-door excellence, and pursuing diversity film, The Lives of Others, at all levels, among others,” he is a gripping, insightful to urge people wrote in an e-mail to The Daily surveillance drama. Iowan on June 9. Arts, Page 5 to get involved Before working in the academic world, Furmanski — who grew up in politics. in Brooklyn, N.Y. — graduated from dailyiowan.com Temple University with a bachelor’s BY CLARA HOGAN degree in biology and chemistry and later earned a doctorate in THE DAILY IOWAN microbiology. For photos, video, audio, History proves that most After beginning a career in blogs, and more, check us young people tend to be no- education, he taught at the out online at: dailyiowan.com shows at the polls on elec- Dartmouth Medical School, Wayne tion day. And though some State University School of Meet the tend to look the other way Medicine, and the University of when it comes to politics, Lindsey Walters/The Daily Iowan Colorado School of Medicine. candidates some local high-school stu- Doug Dorando, a field organizer with the Obama campaign, and Abbie Gruwell, a campaign Go online all week to see dents are devoting hours to intern, train members of the “blue” group for the Walk for Change inside the IMU on June 9. SEE CANDIDATE, PAGE 3 photos and videos from the presidential campaigns. candidates for UI president. Eight groups went through short training sessions before walking door to door to speak about Those 18 and under across Sen. Barack Obama. Iowa City are getting UI PRESIDENTIAL involved in the upcoming WEATHER Iowa caucuses. They make presidential-nomination ‘Getting people to vote makes CANDIDATE AT A GLANCE phone calls, go door-to-door, campaign of Sen. Barack • Name: Philip Furmanski and participate in other Obama, D-Ill. People from up for the fact that I can’t.’ Mostly • Job: Executive vice president for time-consuming efforts for across the state, along with — Lukas Ovrom, academic affairs at Rutgers, the state sunny, their chosen candidate. nearly 100 volunteers from breezy City High sophomore university of New Jersey “We’re going to be the Illinois, walked door-to-door • Previous Jobs: Head of the biology youngest ones voting,” said throughout Iowa City in department, a professor of pathology, © Kayla Haines, a West High order to recruit voters for Obama, also attended the was stressed to young and dean of Faculty of Arts and Sciences senior. “It’s important we the January caucuses. 88 31 C 61 16 C walk. He will not be old people during the 2004 elec- at New York University. Also taught at the © understand the issues and “I like volunteering at enough to vote in the 2008 tion; campaigns such as Dartmouth Medical School, Wayne State have a say in what happens these events because it election, which is one of his “Vote or Die” encouraged University School of Medicine, and the INDEX in U.S. politics.” brings people together for a reasons for volunteering. new voters to be aware of University of Colorado School of Haines was one of the common good,” Haines said. “Getting people to vote the issues, go to the polls, Medicine Arts 5 Opinions 9 hundreds of volunteers to City High sophomore makes up for the fact that I and get involved. • Education: Bachelor’s degree in biology Classifieds 10 Sports 12 participate in the June 9 Lukas Ovrom, a member of can’t,” he said. and chemistry and a doctorate in Crossword 6 Walk for Change for the City High Students for The importance of voting SEE VOTERS, PAGE 3 microbiology from Temple University 2 - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Monday, June 11, 2007 News dailyiowan.com for more local news The Daily Iowan Dam fails, slows cooling project Volume 139 Issue 6 BREAKING NEWS STAFF Phone: (319) 335-6063 Publisher: E-mail: [email protected] William Casey. .335-5788 Fax: 335-6184 Editor: Jason Brummond. .335-6030 CORRECTIONS Managing Editor: Call: 335-6030 Brittany Volk. .335-5855 Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for Metro Editors: accuracy and fairness in the reporting Erika Binegar. .335-6063 of news. 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