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The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan

The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan

En la imagen arriba es estudiante de primera generación, Jesús Lizarraga-
Estrada, quien es el Director de Éxito y Retención Estudiantil.
Pictured above is first-generation college student, Jesús Lizarraga-Estrada, who is the Director of Student Success and Retention.

Jesús Lizarraga-Estrada Inducted into Iowa Latino Hall of Fame

KARINA ORTIZ, Spanish Editor Dec 6, 2023

The Iowa Latino Hall of Fame was created by the Iowa Commission of Latino Affairs which is an organization that helps recognize Latiné individuals who are role models that help improve the quality of...

The new Botanical Center Fund for Excellence will help support student projects and equipment for the facility.

Botanical Center leaves blossoming legacy

KRISTIN MOOS, Staff Writer Nov 29, 2023

The UNI Botanical Center hopes to expand its goals through the new Botanical Center Fund for Excellence, created by Gaylord Stauffer, a member of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls community.  “We’re primarily...

The Students for Sensible Drug Policy chapter at UNI is the first one in
Iowa. The international organization has over 300 chapters in 32 different
countries.

Students advocate for drug education

KORBYN RYAN, Staff Writer Nov 29, 2023

“I don’t know about you, but in high school my drug education basically consisted of ‘don’t do it,’” says Elijah Switzer, a junior here at UNI. Switzer founded a Students for Sensible Drug...

A student holds up a handmade sign in support of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs.

Regents approve DEI recommendations

CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN, Executive Editor Nov 19, 2023

After two days of student protests, six months of review from a regent DEI Study Group and a lengthy discussion by regent members, the Iowa Board of Regents (BOR) voted to approve the recommendations made...

Students express support for DEI program in protest

CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN, Executive Editor Nov 15, 2023

As the Campanile bells struck noon, UNI student Archer Trip took the stand in front of a growing group of students on steps leading to The Commons. Armed with a small pride flag, a pair of aviator sunglasses...

The Iowa Board of Regents will be presented with a report about 2023 fall enrollment at their meeting on Thurs-
day. The section in purple on the graph above shows UNI’s enrollment numbers.

Board of Regents to meet

CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN, Executive Editor Nov 15, 2023

The Iowa Board of Regents (BOR) will be meeting today and tomorrow on the University of Northern Iowa’s campus. The meeting will be held in the Slife Ballroom in The Commons, and will be open to the...

The Mainstreet 360° project aims to tell the story of UNI’s campus by using augmented reality technology to
overlay historical photos on modern day imagery. Creator Bettina Fabos says the project aims to connect time and
space. The project recently received a $150,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant.

Bringing the past to life

KRISTIN MOOS, Staff Writer Nov 15, 2023

Exciting developments in the field of augmented reality are underway at the University of Northern Iowa. Bettina Fabos, a professor of Interactive Digital Studies at UNI is the creator of the Mainstreet...

The above renderings show possible designs for the new wrestling facility currently pending approval at the Nov.
15-16 Board of Regents meeting. A future location has not been finalized, however the gravel parking lot south of
27th Street and west of Panther Parkway has been listed as the most cost-effective location.

Wrestling facility renderings released

MALLORY SCHMITZ, News Editor Nov 15, 2023

Conceptual renderings have been released for what UNI Wrestling Head Coach Doug Schwab hopes will be their “next 100-year building.” The renderings were revealed at a press conference before wrestling...

The highly-anticipated in-state matchup between the Panthers and the No. 3 ranked team in the country, the Iowa Hawkeyes, marked the first time the McLeod Center has sold out for women’s basketball in program history.

UNI Hoops History

MALLORY SCHMITZ and CADEN SHEA Nov 15, 2023

6,790 fans crowded into the McLeod Center on Sunday to witness UNI women’s basketball history. The highly-anticipated in-state matchup between the Panthers and the No. 3 ranked team in the country,...

Hope Jacobs on the left and Olivia Luhring on the right are students that participate in the Fortepan project.
Through this project, UNI students are able to make historical media in various forms.

Preserving history, one photo at a time

JEFFERY JONES, Staff Writer Nov 10, 2023

Fortepan, IA, an open-source platform for digitizing historical photos, is putting together a yearlong project focusing on Waverly. University of Northern Iowa faculty and students have scanned over 7,000...

The first Death Café will be hosted at Sidecar Coffee on College Hill Nov. 13 at 2 p.m. Melinda Heinz hopes to
create a space of open and respectful conversation about death.
Melinda Heinz, an associate professor of family, aging and couseling, is
bringing the first Death Café events to Northeast Iowa. Originating with
Swiss sociologist Bernard Crettaz, the events have become popular in the
United Kingdom and are spreading around the world.

Death, coffee and open conversation

JEFFERY JONES, Staff Writer Nov 8, 2023

Death is a topic many would rather not think about, but it’s an inevitability we all must face. Whether it is the passing of a loved one or our own mortality, the subject proves to be a difficult one....

International students wear the flags of their home countries as they prepare to compete in the CATS Traditions Challenge Amazing Race during the week of Homecoming.

Breaking barriers, building bridges

CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN, Executive Editor Nov 8, 2023

Over 60 countries, more than 120 languages, and 160 students. From Bangladesh to  Pakistan, UNI’s international student community will have the opportunity to showcase their country and culture during...

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