MEET THE SPARTANS Undefeated in Big Ten play, No. 6 Michigan State has dominated the conference thus far with Illinois and Wisconsin close behind. SPORTS, 1B TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010 Students shun election Few UI students are planning to vote in the county supervisor election. By KACIE KROMINGA [email protected] Johnson County residents will go to the polls to elect a new supervisor today, almost five months after the death of Larry Meyers left the seat vacant. And despite historically low turnout in special elections, the three candi- dates running — Lori Cardella, Jim Knapp, and Janelle Rettig — said they’re hoping for a great turnout. CHARLIE ANDERSON/THE DAILY IOWAN All three have spent Child volunteers bag toiletries at the Trinity Episcopal Church during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday. The items are made for residents decades in Johnson at the Shelter Home for the Shelter from the Storm program. County, but their goals Cardella as supervisor differ. Rettig said one of her candidate main concerns is with DAILYIOWAN.COM environmental issues, From quilting Check out photos from Monday’s Day and the supervisors of Service and an audio recording from have a big say in those to cleaning, part of the day’s opening celebration. policies. But the one thing she said voters locals honor should recognize is her ability to retain Dr. King with Celebrating information. Knapp volunteerism. “I have an interest in candidate and ability to grasp civil rights policies, and I’m capable By ETSE G. SIKANKU Around 140 students volunteered on of studying the issues,” [email protected] Monday, an increase of 20 over last By JOE CAVALIERE she said. “I can digest an year. [email protected] enormous amount of UI Provost Wallace Loh climbed The annual event was organized by information, and I ladders, knelt on the floor, and swept the UI Civic Engagement Program. Rep. Wayne Ford, D-Des Moines, posed believe that is very corridors on Monday. Cosponsors included the Office of Stu- a question to the roughly 200 people at important for this job.” It’s not the typical job for a university dent Life, the 10,000 Hours Show, and the opening celebration for the UI’s Mar- In comparison, provost, but on this atypical day of serv- tin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Rettig other community agencies. Knapp said his reason ice, Loh could be found helping clean the Organizers for the event said there Human Rights Week. candidate for running is that he Englert Theatre, 221 E. Washington St. are many places in the community that “Of all the states of America, what’s wants a fair represen- He was joined by hundreds of people continuously need help. the state that said, ‘We will train black tation for the people of Johnson from the UI and the local area to com- “We hope this encourages people to men?’ ” Ford asked the audience. County — which he called a great memorate the life of Martin Luther King continue volunteering, meet new people “Iowa,” the audience members in the place to live. Jr. — a man who was the very embodi- IMU second-floor ballroom responded. “I felt that not everyone in the county and network among themselves,” said ment of compassion, love, and service. event organizer Mary Mathew Wilson. Ford used the example of Iowa being was represented,” he said. “Even I did “King gave his life for humanity,” Loh not believe the county represented all Last year’s volunteer activities the first state to train black men for the said. “We’re honoring the values he enticed UI junior Mark Rigby to return World War I to highlight the legacy the the people of Johnson County.” stood for by serving the community.” this year to work at the Johnson Coun- state has had in the advancement of civil Cardella also wants to be a voice for On Monday, it appeared many people ty Historical Society Schoolhouse, rights during his keynote address. the people, but she focused on educat- were embracing the theme of service, established as one of Coralville’s Years earlier, Iowa was the first state ing residents so they can make their emphasized by President Obama. earliest schools in the late 19th century. to guarantee black men’s right to vote voices heard. As early as 9 a.m., crowds of people “I have a true desire to represent began trooping to the IMU to be after the Civil War, Ford noted. the will of the people,” she said. “I am dispatched to several locations for not a product of the political system, SEE SERVICE, 3A SEE CONVOCATION, 3A and I want to promote independence.” volunteer work. SEE ELECTION, 3A Injured UI employees now being sent to N. Liberty Nearly 1,000 injured UI employees each year will seek care at UI HealthWorks instead of within the UIHC. BY MORGAN OLSEN will now only be able to seek treat- effect,” Henri Cuddihy, the med- sor and go directly to the clinic UI HealthWorks [email protected] ment at the North Liberty location. ical director for UI HealthWorks, in North Liberty or the Some services offered at the North Under the workers’ compensa- wrote in an e-mail. “We have emergency room if immediate Liberty location: Starting this week, UI workers tion program in Iowa, the state been seeing university employ- attention is required. • Injury treatment who are injured on the job won’t controls who the providers are for ees for years. UI HealthWorks The employee or employer have a choice about where to go • Physicals all state employees with work- and the Workers’ Health Clinic involved is then obligated to • Physical therapy for treatment. related injuries. The new policy have always provided quality report the injury to the University • Prescription-drug dispensary While UI employees previously won’t affect referrals made to spe- care. That will not change.” Benefits Office. Source: UI Health Care had the option to be treated at the cialists or injuries requiring According to the UI opera- Richard Saunders, a senior Workers’ Health Clinic at the UI emergency treatment. tions manual, employees who associate director of UI Human 25,000 UI employees are injured Hospitals and Clinics or UI Health- “Apart from a change in loca- are injured at work are asked to Resources, estimates that on the job each year. Works in North Liberty, workers tion, this should not have any report the incident to a supervi- approximately 1,000 of the nearly SEE INJURIES, 3A DAILY IOWAN TV INDEX WEATHER DAILYIOWAN.COM To watch Daily Iowan TV, go online at dailyiowan.com or tune Arts 7A Opinions 6A Log on for full coverage of Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. events, including a into UITV. The 15-minute newscast is on Sunday through Classifieds 5B Spotlight 4A 30 23 photo slideshow and video from service projects around the city. Thursday at 9:30 and 10:30 p.m., with reruns at 12:30 and Crossword 6B Sports 1B -1C -5C 1:30 a.m. and 7:45 and 8:45 a.m. the following day. 2A - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Tuesday, January 19, 2010 News dailyiowan.com for more news The Daily Iowan Eyeing textbook options Volume 141 Issue 122 BREAKING NEWS STAFF Phone: (319) 335-6063 Publisher: Professors at the UI take costs into account when choosing textbooks. 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