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Northern Iowan

The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan

Student Wellness Services pens a guest column discussing the importance of reflection on growth and the benefits of walking the labyrinth.

Fall is the time for meditation and growth

Letter to the Editor Nov 12, 2018

Editor’s Note: The following guest column was submitted by Student Wellness Services. November is a time of busy schedules, heavy academic commitments and stretching ourselves to meet the needs of...

Opinion columnist Colin Horning discusses the importance of Iowa politics on a national level.

The importance of Iowa politics

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor Nov 8, 2018

If you’re someone like me who has lived in Iowa his whole life, you probably tend to view our state as rather insignificant to the rest of the United States, aside from our massive production of corn,...

Steve Corbin, UNI professor emeritus of marketing, discusses the importance of overcoming unconscious biases when it comes to race, sex, gender and class.

Overcoming unconscious biases is crucial

Letter to the Editor Nov 8, 2018

Editor’s Note: This letter to the editor was submitted by Steve Corbin, UNI professor emeritus of marketing.  With the 2018 election concluded (thankfully), maybe we can get back to a normal life...

Opinion columnist Brenna Wolfe responds to a recent column published in the Oct. 29 edition of the NI about the sexual assault allegation made against Senator Cory Booker by an anonymous Twitter user.

Allegation needs to be investigated

BRENNA WOLFE, Opinion Columnist Nov 5, 2018

Trigger warning: Sexual assault Last week in an opinion column, Albie Nicol discussed a tweet created by an anonymous twitter user with the handle @TheeDeepThroat. In the tweet, a gay man accused Senator...

LTE: Enough is Enough

Letter to the Editor Nov 5, 2018

Editor’s Note: This letter to the editor was submitted by Barbara Henning, a resident of Waterloo. Enough is enough! We’ve seen it on the national level, and as Iowans, we experience how bipartisan...

Trump places “America First”

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor Nov 1, 2018

Last week, President Trump said to a crowd at a rally in Houston, Texas at the Toyota Center: “You know what I am? I’m a nationalist, okay? I’m a nationalist,” which prompted much outcry from his...

Opinion columnist Sam King discusses the recent effort by Snapchat to increase voter registration numbers in the 18-24 age group.

Using Snapchat as a tool to recruit voters

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist Nov 1, 2018

We’re all familiar with Snapchat; the wildly popular app with the yellow ghost icon that lets you take pictures and send them your friends. Snapchat, with awareness of their popularity, decided to do...

Opinion columnist Albie Nicol discusses the recent sexual assault allegations toward Senator Cory Booker and the lack of response from both parties.

Where are the democrats?

ALBIE NICOL, Opinion Columnist Oct 29, 2018

In 2018, party lines in American politics are harsher and yet somehow even blurrier than ever. Issues that both sides should support or criticize harshly always seem to throw my opinion of either party...

Steve Corbin, UNI professor emeritus of marketing, discusses five things to consider before going to the polls on Nov. 6.

Five things to consider at the polls

Letter to the Editor Oct 29, 2018

Voters will soon decide, in a forced-choice decision-making manner, if actions at Iowa’s Capitol under one political party (GOP) made Iowa a better place to live or if change is needed.  Five significant...

Opinion columnist Jack Ave discusses the recent murder of Jamal Khashoggi, and the U.S. needs to learn from this incident.

The disappearance of Khashoggi

JACK AVE, Opinion Columnist Oct 25, 2018

The disappearance of a prominent journalist and critic of the Saudi Arabian government has made internal news. Jamal Khashoggi kissed his fiancé goodbye for the last time before entering the Saudi consulate...

Opinion columnist Colin Horning discusses what he sees as the harmful ability of allegations alone to potentially ruin someones career without sufficient proof.

Kavanaugh allegations lead to slippery slope

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor Oct 25, 2018

The recent confirmation process of current Supreme Court Justice (then Supreme Court nominee) Brett Kavanaugh was, to put it bluntly, a mess. The whole operation will surely go down in time as one of the...

Mohammed Rawwas, senior MIS major, pens an LTE response to the Oct. 15 letter to the editor, A few questions, written by Dennis Clayson, UNI professor in College of Business.

LTE: Response to “A few questions”

Letter to the Editor Oct 22, 2018

Editors’s Note: This letter to the editor was submitted by  Mohammed Rawwas, senior MIS major, in response to a letter to the editor titled “A few questions,” published in the Oct. 15 issue. of...

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