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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

UNLV Shooting Suspect was Former Instructor at UNI

UNLV Shooting Suspect was Former Instructor at UNI

CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN, Executive Editor Dec 7, 2023

Anthony Polito, the 67-year-old accused of a deadly shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), worked in UNI's Department of Management for a short period from 2000-2001.  According to...

United Faculty calls out use of funds

United Faculty calls out use of funds

NI STAFF, NI Editors Dec 6, 2023

A report released during the Nov. 15 Board of Regents meeting revealed that UNI shifted nearly $1.06 million from General University Support Funds to cover UNI Athletics deficits over the past two years Based...

Remembering the students lost this semester

Remembering the students lost this semester

NI STAFF, NI Editors Dec 6, 2023

The Northern Iowan editorial team and staff would like to recognize the UNI students who passed away this semester. Landri Burgart Landri Burgart, a transfer student majoring in recreation, tourism...

Monica Leo has toured the country teaching the craft of puppet building and performing. She is the founder of
Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre in West Liberty, Iowa, and she brought her puppet Alfred Schulz to perform for the
audience in the Hearst Center.

Puppeteering: the art of soul transplantation

JEFFERY JONES, Staff Writer Dec 6, 2023

The Hearst Center for the Arts hosted a unique guest on Nov. 30. Upon arriving to the Mae Latta Hall inside the center, the audience was greeted with a unique guest. He was a small man with a scraggly...

The Imagine College Hill! Vision Plan was rescinded by the City Council,
overturning Mayor Rob Green’s veto of thier original decision. Council
members cited the plan to being too broad in terms of area covered and
the number of recommendations.

City Council rescinds College Hill Vision Plan

NOAH HACKBART, Staff Writer Dec 6, 2023

Editor’s note: Noah Hackbart currently serves as the Director of Governmental Relations for Northern Iowa Student Government.  At their Nov. 20 meeting at City Hall, the Cedar Falls City Council...

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...

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