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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

Justice Anthony Kennedy swears in Neil Gorsuch as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court April 10.

Never Forget: Court seat was stolen

JOSHUA DAUSENER, Copy Editor | [email protected] Apr 13, 2017

On Monday, Judge Neil Gorsuch became Justice Neil Gorsuch as President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee was sworn in at the White House Rose Garden. The ceremony marked the end of 14-month partisan struggle...

Bad Studies columnist responds

‘Bad Studies’ columnist responds

KYLE DAY, Opinion Columnist Apr 10, 2017

I have experienced more feedback from my article about sexual assault and bad social science last week than any other piece I’ve written. First off, what took you all so long? I’ve made far more...

US Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black served on the court from 1937 to 1971.

Columnist writes in defense of offensive speech

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Apr 10, 2017

The Northern Iowan (NI) opinion page and social media sites have recently blown up with replies to a March 30 column, but I believe some online responses were directed at the wrong entity. Not only were...

Atheist movement getting it wrong, says atheist student

Atheist movement getting it wrong, says atheist student

ANONYMOUS, Guest Column Apr 6, 2017

I am writing today in regard to the atheist movement, its current status and where it should go moving forward. Atheism and agnosticism are on the rise in the United States and in Iowa. A 2014 Pew Religious...

LTE: NISG President responds to columnist

HUNTER FLESCH and JARED RITER Apr 6, 2017

As you are aware, an opinion article was written last week regarding issues surrounding sexual assault and misperceptions related to it. As brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon we are writing to explain the...

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) cites a study by Lisa Fedina, Jennifer Lynne Holmes and Bethany Backes using this definition of sexual assault. The full study, How Prevalent Is Campus Sexual Assault in the United States? was published in 2016.

‘Bad studies’ column misguided ‘mansplaining’

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist Apr 6, 2017

The following piece is in response to Kyle Day’s “Bad studies don’t help rape victims.” In the article, Day recklessly addresses the “1-in-5” statistic regarding the prevalence of campus-related...

Hunter Flesch, NISG president

LTE: Student advocacy will always be necessary

Apr 3, 2017

As you are aware, an opinion article was written last week regarding issues surrounding sexual assault and misperceptions related to it. As brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon we are writing to explain the importance...

Heppeard says bad definitions of sexual assault overlook behaviors that are considered sexual assault including obtaining consent under false pretenses and unwanted kissing

‘Bad studies’ uses bad definition of rape

ANDREW HEPPEARD, Opinion Columnist Apr 3, 2017

Editor’s note: Andrew Heppeard’s piece is in response to a column titled, “Bad studies don’t help rape victims” published in the March 30 edition of the Northern Iowan. Last Thursday, our paper...

Brenna Wolfe, treasurer of the Northern Iowa Feminists, pens a response to an opinion column printed in the Northern Iowan on March 30 titled, Bad studies dont help rape victims.

LTE: Response to ‘Bad studies’ from NI Feminist

Apr 3, 2017

Trigger warning: sexual assault and rape My name is Brenna Wolfe, and I am currently the treasurer of Northern Iowa Feminists and a volunteer advocate for the Riverview Center. I have dedicated a lot...

Study: 38 percent of US jobs automated by 2030s

Study: 38 percent of US jobs automated by 2030s

JOSHUA DAUSENER, Copy Editor | [email protected] Apr 3, 2017

An interesting but concerning report from PricewaterhouseCoopers released last week suggested 38 percent of US jobs will potentially be at a “high risk” of automation by the early 2030s. The fields...

Bad studies dont help rape victims

Bad studies don’t help rape victims

KYLE DAY, Opinion Columnist Mar 30, 2017

I am continually surprised and saddened by the number of people, particularly women, in my life who have been sexually assaulted. From fellow undergraduate alumni to friends from church to new friends...

Heppeard revisits the program cuts and closing of Malcom Price Lab School in 2012 under President Ben Allen. Allen is slated to take over as interim president of Iowa State University beginning in May.

Ben Allen at Iowa State: Good Luck, ISU

ANDREW HEPPEARD, Opinion Columnist Mar 30, 2017

Let me take you back to a UNI most current students never knew, and most past students never knew could end. The year is 2011. We have programs in French and German, let alone other languages and the...

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