What a WeekenD ioWa Men hang on to Beat WisConsin haWkeYe WoMen LiFt BLuDer to 600th Career Win sports THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 MOnday, January 21, 2013 NEWSPAPER •DAILYIOWAN.COM • TELEVISION 50¢ Locals celebrate King UI braces for flu By Brianna Jett [email protected] Caught in the coughs and sneezes of students, the influenza virus looms in the minds of local officials as the Uni- versity of Iowa comes back to life after winter break. This year’s flu not only came early, it also hit hard. Officials expect an in- crease in the number of cases of the flu in the coming weeks. “We are expecting the incidence of infection to go up as students and fac- ulty return to campus,” said Loreen Herwaldt, a UI professor of infectious diseases. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention classifies the outbreak in Io- wa as moderate. However, the numbers are hard to pin down. “Influenza is not a reportable disease,” Johnson County Public Health head Doug Beardsley said. In the CDC’s most recent weekly re- port, the number of deaths attributed to influenza and pneumonia is considered at “epidemic” levels for the second week in a row. From 2012-2013, 29 flu-related pediatric deaths were reported — nine of those occurred in the week of Jan. 6-12. Although Iowa may be seen as moder- Michael Hill and and Sister Mary “Mama” Teague sing celebrating the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the First Mennonite Church on Sunday. (The Daily ate, the numbers are increasing locally. Iowan/Juan Carlos Herrera) “Our emergency treatment center is seeing an increase in people with flu-like By Lauren CoFFeY strides, but we still have more to go.” tions to history and to the civil-rights symptoms,” Herwaldt said. [email protected] The center plays an integral role in movement, the effect of which several lo- In response, the push to vaccinate the production of this week’s recogni- cally agree resonate with today’s press- students continues, but UI officials are As the University of Iowa and Iowa tion of the man who spearheaded the ing social issues. also taking steps to handle students who City community start their annual cel- civil-rights movement, hosting an event “[Martin Luther King Jr.] gave all do get sick and to curb the spread of the ebration of Martin Luther King Jr. this Thursday to discuss King’s legacy. An in- Americans a vision to rally around and virus. week, several voices say there is still terfaith church service at the First Men- give a more perfect vision as our Found- “I know the university has been very progress to be made locally to advance nonite Church, 405 Myrtle Ave., kicked ing Fathers have said,” said Nic Arp, the proactive,” Beardsley said. many of King’s dreams. off the week of events, which ranges director of strategic communications for Measures are in place to keep stu- “The civil-rights issues are still present from today’s local Day of Service to plays the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. dents relatively comfortable in their today,” said Omolola Jimoh, a counseling and a march on the Pentacrest. rooms, helping them get better and pre- specialist at the UI Center for Diversi- UI officials said it was important that to read the rest of this story, ty and Enrichment. “We’ve made great each event showcase King’s contribu- go to dailyiowan.com sEE flu, 3 DanCe Marathon 2013 Officials Businesses aid Dance Marathon weigh in on Several local businesses are expanding their involvement with the UI Dance Marathon. film lawsuit By Quentin Misiag By niCk hassett [email protected] [email protected] The University of Iowa Dance Mara- A lawsuit stemming from a dis- thon has raised more than $11.2 million agreement over explicit movies shown since 1995. And as its 2013 Big Event to inmates at the Iowa State Peniten- nears, officials say their continued suc- tiary has prompted local jail admin- cess would not be possible without nu- istrators to say such movies have no merous local business partnerships. place in their facilities. “To see an entire community come to- Administrators at the state prison, gether to provide gift cards, food for the located in Fort Madison, reportedly Big Event, and monetary donations is received repeated complaints about very humbling,” executive sponsorship the movies from correctional officer director Megan Hoffman said. “I always Kristine Sink, who subsequently sued knew that Iowa City was a neat city, but the penitentiary. Both Sink and the when an entire community can come to- prison acknowledge Sink was told not gether to make a difference for a cause to turn off the movies. such as pediatric cancer is amazing.” Sink contends that the inmates Dance Marathon’s support for families were aroused by the content and that Estela Gonzalez serves a customer at Panchero’s on Sunday. This will be the sixth year of Panchero’s wrap- and kids with pediatric cancer has contin- she was sexually harassed while ad- ued to expand, and its partnerships with ping burritos in support of Dance Marathon. (The Daily Iowan/Callie Mitchell) ministrators failed to protect her. Sink businesses have mirrored that growth. filed the lawsuit Nov. 30; she says her “We generally do two to three Commu- Marathon runners each year for the Chi- superiors retaliated against her as a Z’Mariks noodle Cafe nity Days throughout the year. On these cago Marathon. New this year, at least result of the complaints. The state re- days, we see a huge spike in business, and 20 families will receive Z’Mariks gift sponded to the suit Jan. 14, denying As one of the first area restaurants throughout the year, we see a lot of faces cards valued at $25. her claims of retaliation, sexual ha- to partner with UI Dance Marathon, who are associated with Dance Marathon rassment, and gender discrimination. Z’Mariks’ half-decadelong commitment is on a daily basis.” Yotopia Frozen Yogurt The movies, which were shown in one of the most varied. Over the past few years, Z’Mariks, 19 S. a common area for inmates, included “We try to keep our fundraising dollars Dubuque St., has expanded its fundrais- erotic filmDelta of Venus, the horror local,” general manager Eric Beck said. ing reach by feeding Dance Marathon the sEE DanCe Marathon, 3 sEE Movies, 3 WEATHER dAily iowan Tv insidE To watch daily iowan Tv: Classifieds HIGH LOW 9 • scan this code Crossword 6 7 -2 • Go to dailyiowan.com Opinions • Watch UiTv sunday-Thursday 4 Sunny, quite windy, boisterous wind chills. Welcome back. night at 9:30 Sports 10 2 | The Daily Iowan • Iowa City, Iowa • Monday, January 21, 2013 News dailyiowan.com for more news DaNCe MarathoN 2013 The Daily Iowan Volume 144 Issue 118 BreakiNg News staFF Phone: (319) 335-6063 Publisher Young Iowa wrestler battles back email: [email protected] William Casey 335-5788 Fax: 335-6297 editor-in-Chief Four years after his cancer diagnosis, Dillyn Mumme works with the regulations from Emily Busse 335-6030 CorreCtioNs Managing editor doctors to deliver on the mat. Call: 335-6030 Sam Lane 335-5855 Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for Metro editors By staCey Murray his platelet count sat at accuracy and fairness in the reporting Kristen East 335-6063 [email protected] a dangerous 34,000, and of news. If a report is wrong or Jordyn Reiland 335-6063 doctors were unsure if it misleading, a request for a correction opinions editor was rising or dropping. or a clarification may be made. 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