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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

The slutty tease

JESSICA UHLENKAMP Dec 10, 2009

"Don't waste your time. That girl is a tease." I literally heard this phrase in one of my classes not long ago. I thought guys were only that ridiculous in the movies. I guess I was wrong. Everyone knows...

LIVING THE DREAM

JON HEIPLE Dec 10, 2009

Fantasy NBA is about getting more value out of your roster than anybody else. Fundamentally, this means having quality players producing good stats in their real-life games consistently. Strategically,...

Holiday spirit

JOHN SCHOWALTER Dec 10, 2009

I've always enjoyed Charles Dickens's novella "A Christmas Carol," and occasionally one of the slew of adaptations made of it ("A Muppet Christmas Carol" being a personal favorite). I am not a religious...

Funk city

LAURA BOHLKE Dec 10, 2009

Alcohol. Utilize and you're damned? Absolutely not. Necessary for a good time? Absolutely not. Excessive alcohol consumption is another issue. A shot, three pitchers, eight bottles: what classifies excessive?...

Bike lockers available for rent

JEFF KRUEGER Dec 10, 2009

Bike lockers, located south of the 23rd Street bus stop, are available to rent for $15 per semester to allow students to store their bikes. As a result of a factory mix-up, the 10 lockers are numbered...

Academic Learning Center offers tips for studying for finals

RACHEL ZIDON Dec 10, 2009

With finals bearing down on University of Northern Iowa students, the Northern Iowan paid a visit to UNI's Academic Learning Center to get their tips for how to study effectively. Here's what they told...

UNI n?o fala portugu?s (UNI doesn’t speak Portuguese)

ERIN GITCHELL Dec 7, 2009

If the attendance levels in language courses don't pick up immediately (as in Spring 2010), almost all the language programs at the University of Northern Iowa will be cut during Summer 2010 program elimination...

Tickets for Dalai Lama to go on sale Jan. 8

EMILY O’LOUGHLIN Dec 7, 2009

Tickets to hear the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet will be available Jan. 8. The Dalai Lama will be speaking at two events in the McLeod Center May 18. One is a panel discussion at 9:30 a.m. and the other is...

Mahoney defines his career off the field

TIM GETTING Dec 7, 2009

Throughout his football career, University of Northern Iowa senior linebacker Josh Mahoney earned many titles: two-time first team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection, two-time team tackle...

LIVING THE DREAM

JON HEIPLE Dec 7, 2009

Fantasy is not restricted to the stat junkies of the NBA fandom. Not every player plops down on the couch Wednesday night to start tracking shot charts and assist-to-turnover rates; most are too busy with...

James lists his top 10 movies of the decade

JAMES FRAZIER Dec 7, 2009

Well, it's almost over. On to a new decade and the further decline of Western civilization. But first, I think it behooves us (and by "us" I mean "me") to review the best films of the past 10 years, because...

Texting while driving becomes a growing concern

Dec 3, 2009

Imagine driving down the road on an ordinary afternoon. You pick up your cell phone and start reading a text, when suddenly you ram into the car in front of you. Your head jerks forward and hits the windshield....

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