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Northern Iowan

The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan

The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan

Due Vu, senior computer science major, sits in the Maucker Union computer lab, which was just one of the several computer labs that suddenly shut down on Monday night as the result of a campus-wide power outage

Power outage shocks UNI campus

CLINTON OLSASKY, Executive Editor | [email protected] Sep 15, 2016

On Monday, September 12, UNI experienced a campus-wide power outage shortly after 6 p.m., which lasted for approximately 48 minutes, according to Physical Plant Director Michael Zwanziger. Zwanziger explained...

Colin Kaepernick throws a 72 yard touchdown pass against Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, Oct. 18th. Kaepernick refused to stand for the national anthem prior to the preseason matchup against the Green Bay Packers Aug. 26. Green Bay won the game 21-10

UNI AD weighs in on Kaepernick

CLINTON OLSASKY, Executive Editor | [email protected] Sep 12, 2016

On August 26, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick made headlines as he sat down during the national anthem before a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers. Kaepernick explained his reasoning...

Be arrested for science

JOSHUA DAUSENER, Copy Editor | [email protected] Sep 12, 2016

“This is not only the crisis of our lives, it is the crisis of our species’ existence,” Sandra Steingraber said to her audience during a lecture last Wednesday, Sept. 7. Steingraber’s lecture,...

Cyber hacking raises concerns at UNI

SYDNEY KUNZ, Staff Writer Sep 12, 2016

Saturday Night Live cast member Leslie Jones has become the latest celebrity victim of internet hacking. In late August, unknown hackers took control of Jones’ personal website and posted photos of her...

Trigger Warnings

Trigger Warnings

JACOB MADDEN, News Editor | [email protected] Sep 8, 2016

Political correctness is a contentious topic within the atmosphere of higher education. At the center of this debate are the common practices of trigger warnings and safe spaces on campuses. According...

Indie folk singer-songwriter Margaret Glaspy will be performing at the Octopus on College Hill this Sunday, Sept. 11.

Emotions + math = Octopus on the Hill

SYDNEY HAUER, Executive Editor | [email protected] Sep 8, 2016

A venue capable of seating nearly 2,000 is partnering with a bar that could maybe squeeze in 200 before becoming a fire hazard. On Sunday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m., indie folk singer Margaret Glaspy will...

Prez qualifications

CLINTON OLSASKY, Executive Editor | [email protected] Sep 8, 2016

In a letter to Iowa senators Jeff Danielson, Rob Hogg and Brian Schoenjahn, the UNI presidential search committee named the qualifications they are seeking for the university’s next president. According...

A bartender mixes a drink at Becks on College Hill. Becks had a send-off party for the business on Saturday, Aug. 20. A line stretched out the door for most of the night.

New location ‘Beck’-ons business

SYDNEY HAUER, Executive Editor | [email protected] Sep 1, 2016

Ginger’s LLC will be opening a new bar in place of Beck’s on College Hill, which celebrated its last night in business on Aug. 20 after 10 years. The new bar will not serve as a new location of...

Official student enrollment numbers wont be released until the 10th day of classes, due to some students registering late.

Enrollment on the rise

KAUSHIK MAHIDA, Staff Writer Sep 1, 2016

After UNI saw a slight enrollment increase of 53 students in the 2015 fall semester, the university appears to be on track to continue this trend. According to Matthew Kroeger, associate vice president...

Former UNI president, Bill Ruud.

A Ruud departure

CLINTON OLSASKY, Executive Editor | [email protected] Aug 29, 2016

While many UNI students were away from campus working part-time jobs and internships this past summer, the university’s upper hierarchy was shaken up. On July 2, Bill Ruud officially resigned as UNI’s...

Sexual Assault

NICK FISHER, Executive Editor Aug 29, 2016

Two incidents of sexual misconduct were reported at UNI within 40 minutes of each other in the same location. At approximately 7:18 p.m. Thursday an incident in which a male exposed himself to a female...

Jace Jirak, sophomore potential business major., slides down the 200 foot long slip and slide. The slide was made of hay bails and plastic sheets

College Hill makes a splash

SYDNEY HAUER, Executive Editor | [email protected] Aug 29, 2016

Students got wet and wild after the first week of classes thanks to the College Hill Partnership. They held a kick-off party on Saturday to welcome students back to campus. The party featured a giant...

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