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UNI students are presenting an array of musical performances this semester.

Columnist Laura Hebbeln says schools should eradicate lecture-style teaching.

The Panthers defeated Missouri during a home game on Friday.

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Jan. 27, 2014

Volume 110, Issue 31

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STUDY ABROAD

UNI students explore living beyond U.S. borders

CASSIDY NOBLE/Northern Iowan

UNI students flocked to booths featuring more than 60 countries Wednesday during the International Opportunities Fair in the Old Central Ballroom of Maucker Union.

JACOB SHULTZ

Staff Writer

Students looking to escape Iowa’s harsh weather recently had a chance

to explore a multitude of inter national excursion options, albeit with education in mind. Last Wednesday, the UNI Study Abroad Department

organized an International Opportunities Fair in the Old Central Ballroom of Maucker Union that represented over 60 different countries.

UNI Study Abroad offers programs including Capstone courses, shortterm trips and full semesters abroad. The fair allowed students who were interested in

DIVERSITY

Students jumpstart on diversity AMBER ROUSE

Associate News Editor

President William Ruud gave a warm welcome to students, faculty, community members and special guests who turned out for the University of Northern Iowa’s sixth annual Town Hall on Diversity on Wednesday. “We need to celebrate each unique person to better understand ourselves as individuals and treat each person with respect and dignity,” said Ruud to the crowd in the Commons Ballroom. Following the welcome speech, keynote speaker Regina Dixon-Reeves, faculty diversity and development specialist at the University of Chicago

Medicine and Biological Sciences, spoke of the four aspects in which diversity can grow. “If students don’t connect with others they might not stay,” she said. “Allies have to be found from the highest ranks to the lowest ranks.” While discussing diversity, attendees were invited to discuss programs UNI holds to aid in the diversity of students. They also discussed areas that lacked in the aid of some minorities. One issue that came up was the Jump Start program. “With the Jump Start program, it’s meant for lowincome, multicultural, first generation students,” said Jesus Lizarraga, admissions counselor at the university.

traveling during their college career an opportunity to talk to past participants, natives and faculty. See INTERNATIONAL, page 2

SAVINGS

Finley fights financial pitfalls

CASSIDY NOBLE/Northern Iowan

UNI student Michael Finley published, “Financial Succe$$.”

RACHEL BALDUS

COURTESY PHOTO

Attendees and winners of the Diversity Matters award. (Pictured left to right) Back row: William Ruud, Gloria J. Gibson, Kathy Green, Bryant B. Dowd, Alicia Jessip, Regina Dixon-Reeves, Terry Hogan Front row: Paul Sapp, Samantha Swanson, Nick Sullivan, Victoria DeFrancisco.

“Even though we intend to serve those, the program itself only focuses on the aspect of multicultural students. I think it’s great, it

Associate Campus Life Editor

works, but it could improve and expand on the missions the students are serving.”

The ‘crazy man in the pink wig’ can now add author to his title. Michael Finley, general studies major, published his book in December with help from the UNI community.

See DIVERSITY, page 2

See HAPPINE$$, page 6

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