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Former “One Tree Hill” actor performs new songs for UNI students.
Columnist Beard tears apart a recent ad for sales persons in the Northern Iowan.
Coach Jacobson tallies a record 167th win for men’s basketball.
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Board OK’d job cuts at universities AMBER ROUSE
Executive Editor
During a telephonic meeting Friday, the Board of Regents voted 9-0 to initiate a restructuring of Iowa’s three public universities that could result in a loss of over 250 administrative and information technology jobs but save millions of dollars. The eight proposals the BOR passed come from rec-
ommendations by a consulting firm, Deloitte, which was awarded a $3.3 million contract to conduct their efficiency study of the schools in 25 years. The departments with potential job cuts include human resources, information technology and finance. They are expected to occur through normal attrition and retirements. Deloitte esti-
mates 125 finance, 61 IT and between 33 and 66 human resources positions could be lost. Savings from job cuts could help fund a proposed third-consecutive year freeze in tuition. “I think future generations of Iowa students and their parents will greatly appreciate this initiative,” said Bruce Rastetter, president of the
board. Rastetter also said early retirement programs could be a possibility. UNI President Bill Ruud, along with UI President Sally Mason and ISU President Steven Leath promised to create a system for savings. The universities will be allowed to submit proposals to carry out any changes themselves if it would be
more efficient, said a Des Moines Register article. The article also said the regents plan to hire a consultant to advance another plan in which the universities will negotiate new, more favorable master contracts for buying goods and services as well as a contractor to review issues such as faculty staffing and class size that affect degreecompletion time.
To Write Love On Her Arms PSE is utilizing unused flex meals comes to life at UNI CASSIDY NOBLE Staff Writer
Pi Sigma Epsilon has found a way to utilize unused student flex meals from the dining center to benefit those who are in need. Pi Sigma Epsilon is a national sales and marketing co-ed fraternity. “We thought, how about we bring in people to the dining centers and show them the UNI experience and what students are like,” said Courtney
Clark, junior supply chain and economics major and project manager for the flex meals project. Clark is a member of PSE. The idea, brought by David Spengler, sophomore finance major and PSE member, last semester, was to connect members in the Cedar Falls/ Waterloo area to students who had extra dining center meals. That way, meals already paid for by students are not lost due to lack of use.
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Jamie Tworkowski, founder of To Write Love On Her Arms spoke in Lang Auditorium about the journey TWLOHA has taken over the years. TWLOHA is a non-profit organization, founded in 2006.
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In the dining center, a student swipes their card to use one of their flex meals. PSE has found a way to utilize unused meals.
The third leading cause of death for college students is suicide. Many people struggling with depression don’t seek help. The foundation, To Write Love
On Her Arms created a way to support and possibly inspire for those struggling with depression. In Lang Auditorium Wednesday night, Jamie Tworkowski, founder of TWLOHA visited University of Northern Iowa’s campus to speak
about the journey TWLOHA has taken. “I think we are afraid of being misunderstood, we’re afraid of being judged, we’re afraid of being labeled,” Tworkowski said. See TWLOHA, page 5
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