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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

Charges for mental health services proposed

Charges for mental health services proposed

JOSIE ROBERTSON, Staff Writer Jan 28, 2016

The Student Health Center recently proposed billing students for psychiatric care, a service currently offered at no additional cost to students. According to Shelley O’Connell, student health clinic...

Prof passes after 45 years at UNI

JACOB MADDEN, News Editor | [email protected] Jan 28, 2016

On Jan. 15, President Bill Ruud announced that associate professor James Robinson had died after teaching at UNI for 45 years. Robinson received his B.A. in religion and history from Wabash College and...

Sidecar Coffee Presents In-House Public Relations

Jan 26, 2016

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, January 26, 2016 --The University of Northern Iowa's Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Chapter will host a Sidecar Coffee Presentation about in-house public...

Justin Scott poses for photos with two presidential candidates. He poses with Sen. Marco Rubio while supporting his Atheist VOTER shirt. Scott hopes to work with UNI students to secularize caucus planks

Walking the plank in Iowa

JACOB MADDEN, News Editor | [email protected] Jan 25, 2016

The Iowa Caucuses are right around the corner and many UNI students will be caucusing for the first time on Feb. 1. One man, Justin Scott, member of the Freedom from Religion Foundation, is hoping to...

The break in the glass is evident once inside Becks Sports Grill. Approximately one-fourth of the window was broken.

Beck’s or Bust

Nick Fisher, Executive Editor Jan 25, 2016

A young man head-butted and broke a window at Beck’s, a bar on the Hill, Saturday evening. According to Stevie Bachelder, a Beck’s employee who was one of the first to respond to the incident, the...

Criminology professor, Keith Crew, speaking at the non-partisan criminal justice panel hosted by Students for Rand at Seerely Hall on Wednesday

Panel talks criminal justice

SHELBY WELSCH, Staff Writer Jan 25, 2016

On Wednesday Jan.20, close to 30 people attended a non-partisan criminal justice reform panel at Seerley Hall. The panel was hosted by UNI’s Students for Rand organization. Criminal justice reform is...

Ready, set, Bo!

KATHERINE JAMTGAARD, Staff Writer Jan 21, 2016

Bo Burnham, a comedian known for his work on Comedy Central, will be coming to UNI in February. At the age of 18, Burnham was the youngest person to record a half-hour Comedy Central special, and now...

Sophomore health promotion major Ellie Herzberg seals a packaged meal. Herzberg attended the event with other members of the womens basketball team, which was one of the many campus groups to volunteer their time.

MLK Day of Service crowd

JACOB MADDEN, News Editor | [email protected] Jan 21, 2016

While many students enjoyed a day off on Monday, over 300 volunteers spent a day “on” according to sophomore leisure, youth and human services major and director of the Days of Service committee...

Webinars promote diversity

JOSIE ROBERTSON, Staff Writer Jan 21, 2016

UNI provost Jim Wohlpart continues to work toward fulfilling his promise of campus-wide change by offering webinar opportunities on diversity to university faculty and leaders. “We’re all colleagues...

Rock the mock caucus

SHELBY WELSCH, Staff Writer Jan 21, 2016

It’s that time of the year again; phones are off the hook, the Maucker Union is full of political booths and presidential candidates are flying in across the country giving speeches. That’s right,...

Support and dissent at rally

Support and dissent at rally

CLINTON OLSASKY and NICK FISHER Jan 14, 2016

News and Executive Editors “’Oh, shut up, silly woman,’ said the reptile with a grin. ‘You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in,’” read GOP Presidential frontrunner Donald...

UNI faculty says ‘yes’ to supporting diversity

NICK FISHER, Executive Editor Jan 14, 2016

Following multiple student-only and open forums on issues of diversity and discrimination, the UNI Faculty Senate endorsed a statement in support of diversity and inclusion on Dec. 14. “As a community...

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