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Northern Iowan

The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan

Opinion columnist Abbi Cobb discusses the issue of police violence against black Americans and the disproportionately low incarceration numbers for police officers involved in related shootings.

Police rarely punished for shooting black civilians

ABBI COBB, Opinon Columnist Apr 2, 2018

Last week, Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II proved yet again that American law enforcement officers are seldom held accountable for use of deadly force against civilians. Salamoni and Lake, two white...

Opinion columnist Caleb Stekl criticizes a recently published editorial by the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for failing to address what he perceives to be the core issues leading to gun violence.

MSD students miss the point

CALEB STEKL, Opinion Columnist Mar 29, 2018

The students leading the charge against gun violence and mass shootings have been working tirelessly to get meaningful gun reforms passed, and their efforts have been inspirational. With that being...

Opinion columnist Albie Nicol argues that male entitlement is connected to the recent uptick in gun violence.

Gun violence tied to male entitlement

ALBIE NICOL, Opinion Columnist Mar 29, 2018

We, as a society, need to stop teaching men that they are entitled to women. With a task as huge as this, it will take all of us to undo years upon years of this horrific lesson we inadvertently teach...

Opinion columnist Brenna Wolfe says that additional school resource officers are not a viable solution to school shootings.

Resource officers are not the answer

BRENNA WOLFE, Opinion Columnist Mar 26, 2018

In the wake of the Maryland shooting last week, people are turning to school resource officers as the solution to school shootings. This sounds like a good idea in theory. If there is violence in schools,...

Campus Life editor Leziga Barikor criticizes the March For Our Lives movement for misrepresenting conservative Parkland students.

Conservative Parkland students ignored by media

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Mar 26, 2018

Today I want to give a platform to voices that are being, at the very least, ignored and, at worst, demonized. The media coverage of the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where the Parkland,...

Opinion columnist Sam King discusses the tendency to blame violent media and video games in the wake of mass shootings.

Stop blaming violent media

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist Mar 22, 2018

It is exceptionally rare for me to write an article that has anything to do with politics. I much prefer writing opinion pieces about recent media events and discussing the impacts of them. This topic...

Steve Corbin pens a letter to the editor regarding the March for Our Lives march this upcoming Saturday.

LTE: do you care enough to join in the march?

Letter to the Editor Mar 22, 2018

Editor’s note: the following letter to the editor was submitted by Steve Corbin, professor emeritus of marketing at UNI. After the June 12, 2016 shooting spree in Orlando where 49 people were slaughtered,...

Frances McDormand won the Academy Award for Best Actress on Sunday night for her role in Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri.

Columnists react to Oscars

CRISTIAN ORTIZ and NICOLE BAXTER Mar 8, 2018

This past Sunday, the 90th Academy Awards were held in the Dolby Theatre in the heart of Hollywood. Millions of people watched as creatives from the film industry were awarded with the prestigious Oscar...

LTE: Oscars embrace violence

LTE: Oscars embrace violence

Letter to the Editor Mar 8, 2018

Watching the 90th Academy Awards ceremony Sunday night, I couldn’t help but be impressed by the determination of participants to shed light on social issues, including gender discrimination, immigration,...

Opinion columnist Brenna Wolfe offers a few ideas that she says will improve the Health Center, making it more accessible for students.

Health center needs more changes

BRENNA WOLFE, Opinion Columnist Mar 5, 2018

The Student Health Center has made some great changes and additions to better serve our students in the past few years. I applaud their efforts. Great new additions include: 1) The new support groups...

UNI Student Wellness Services offers students advice on how best to stay safe during spring break.

How best to stay safe during spring break

Guest Column Mar 5, 2018

Editor’s note: the following guest column was submitted by UNI Student Wellness Services. Are you looking to jet off to somewhere tropical, road trip down south with friends or are just looking to...

Opinion columnist Albie Nicol discusses the recent responses in the media following the Parkland, Florida shooting that have called for arming teachers across America.

Arming teachers won’t stop shootings

ALBIE NICOL, Opinion Columnist Mar 1, 2018

The only thing Americans seem to agree on following the horrific school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, is the fact that it was a tragedy and shouldn’t have happened...

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