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Columnist Nelson says that celebrities don’t deserve our infatuation.

The Panthers continue their winning streak after beating Kent State University.

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Textbook prices discourage students

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New Pew study discovers how students pay for higher education CASSIDY NOBLE

National spending averages for tuition costs

Staff Writer

IRIS FRASHER

Staff Writer

On average, $1,200 a year leaves college students’ pockets and goes towards the purchase of textbooks and supplies, according to the College Board, a nonprofit organization. But for some students, this kind of money can be hard to scrap together.

A study by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group found that 65 percent of students surveyed did not buy their books during college because they could not afford them. Of those 65 percent, 94 percent said deciding not to buy textbooks made them worried about their grades.

Textbook prices have inflated 812 percent since 1978, said Mark Perry, economics and finance professor at the University of Michigan. And unfortunately for students, he said they will continue to rise.

With the high price of new textbooks, some students purchase used books online, from sites such as Amazon. However, students should be weary when purchasing books online, as freshman Cassie Beadle found out.

“It looked real; I thought I was getting a great deal,” said Beadle, graphic design major. “But then I checked my account after a few days and all of my money was gone.” In this case, Beadle was able to get her money back.

Another way to combat the high prices of new textbooks at bookstores is to rent them.

See TEXTBOOKS, page 4

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Student Borrowing Grants and 18% $3,916

Scholarships 30% $6,355

Parent Borrowing 9% $1,844

Parent Income and Savings 27% $5,727

Relatives and Friends

5% $1,053

Student Income and Savings 11% $2,284

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From loans and scholarships to paying out-of-pocket, college students across the country pay for their education in a variety of ways. A recent survey from the Pew Research Center shows that using scholarships/grants and parents’ income and savings is how most American students finance their education.

“There are some definite similarities and trends that you can see nationwide compared to UNI, too,” said Tim Bakula, associate director of financial aid.

The average price of an undergraduate degree at UNI is $23,151 per student, approximately $6,000 less than the average undergraduate debt in the country.

Over $117 million was distributed in scholarships, loans, state and federal grants and employment in the last year, according to the Office of Student Financial Aid Annual Report.

The majority of UNI students use state, federal and institutional loans to pay for college, according to the report.

Percentages represent the funding source and the dollar amounts represent the average amount equal to the percentages. Information from the Pew research center.

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Mini comic con to soar into Rod Library RACHEL BALDUS

Assistant Campus Life Editor

Superman, the Fantastic Four and Darth Vader aren’t just for the big screen.

Rod Library is holding a mini comic con March 29,

and leading up to it will be other events related to this genre of literature.

“The day of the event will have a kids’ coloring contest, a photo booth, we are working on a “Magic” tournament, artist/author alley, costume contest,

trivia competitions, video gaming room, table top gaming room, exhibits, vendors and a visit by Darth Vader,” said Linda McLaury, access services coordinator.

This will be the first time Rod Library has put on a

mini comic con. Libraries such as the Chicago Public Library and the Burlington Public Library have held similar events before, McLaury said.

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UNI speech app released AMBER ROUSE

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The University of Northern Iowa created a new app to help people with speech disorders.

Angela Burda, communication sciences and disorders professor and Stephen Hughes, manager of the AppsLab at the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center have worked on the “Name That!” app for two years.

The “Name That!” app is designed for people who have speech disorders and may not be able to communicate properly.

“It’s really designed for people who, once they have had a stroke, they have a hard time being able to say what it is they want to say,” Burda said.

The app works by showing the patient a picture of an item and asking questions like “What does this do?” “How does it work?” “Where can you find it?”

“This is based on a treatment approach called semantic feature analysis where you try to build meaning-based rela-

We try to help them work on naming items in the hope that ... they’ll be better able to say what they want to say.

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tionships,” Burda said.

Burda and Hughes began collaborating about two years ago. The colleagues’ finished product features around 150 pictures, that fall into a variety of different categories, including, but not limited to, fruits, vegetables, clothing and items people find around their homes.

“We try to help them work on naming items in the hope that if they’re able to name things then maybe they’ll be better able to say what they want to say,” Burda said.

To Burda, not only is this app expected to help a lot of people who need it, but it has extended the boundaries in the world of technology.

“We just started meeting over time to see if it was pos-

sible to take what has always been a paper-pencil task and turn it into something that fits today’s technology,” said Burda Funding for the creation of this app came from different venues. A portion came from the university and from the Regents Innovative Fund.

Graduate students working on the app also received funding.

The approximate total for funding added up to about $15,000, according to Burda.

Updates for this app are expected to be released. Burda, Hughes and other students who helped with the creation of the original app are currently working on a more sophisticated version that will be used in hospitals and nursing homes, according to Burda.

“Another version that we’re working on right now is that instead of asking meaningbased questions, the questions will be related to sound,” Burda said.

Anyone who needs “Name That!” can use it. The app, which costs $4.99, can be found on both the iTunes store and Google Play for people who have Android devices.

Workshops teach lifetime skills RILEY COSGROVE

Staff Writer

New four-week, threeweek and one-time workshops through the Lifelong University program are now available to

University of Norther n Iowa students and the general public.

Courses within the Lifelong University program cover a variety of topics including gardening and sharing values through

a personal message.

The program is geared toward the lifelong learner and offers non-credit courses taught by retired and current UNI faculty.

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FEMALE FOOD ENTREPRENEURS University Room, Maucker Union 3:30-4:30 p.m.

A panel of local female food entrepreneurs will discuss their food businesses - Cookie Crave, Barn Happy and C’est la V Bakery.

CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT SEMINAR Room 201, McCollum Science Hall 4-5 p.m.

Kelli Gaffney, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, laboratory specialist, will present “There and Back Again: A Round Trip from UNI to Industry.”

CAB MOVIE NIGHT Maucker Union Ballroom 7 p.m. to Midnight “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” will be screened. First show will begin at 7 p.m. and the second show wil begin at 9:35 p.m.

PLANETARIUM SHOW Room 105, Latham Hall 7-8:30 p.m.

A chance to view the night sky from the warmth and comfort of the Earth Science Department’s planetarium.

Learn about the objects visible in the sky and upcoming sky events.

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VALENTINE’S DAY PIE PARTY Alumni Suite, McLeod Center Noon to 2 p.m.

Bring a spouse, partner, loved one or friend to UNI Connection’s annual Valentine’s Day Pie Party.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL McLeod Center 7 p.m.

The Panthers take on the Missouri State University Bears.

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Make a place for aces in your heart Stormy O’Brink obrinks @uni.edu As Valentine’s Day approaches, I am constantly reminded of the manner in which our society conflates love and sex. We assume that everyone will have sex at some point and that there is something wrong with people who don’t feel sexual attraction.

As an asexual person, a sexual orientation in which people do not experience sexual attraction, these ideologies are alienating and hurtful.

These cultural ideas have led members of the progressive community to assert that my sexual orientation was a phase.

When I took introduction to psychology, my professor said, “if you don’t feel sexual attraction, something is wrong with you and you need to see a doctor.” I have had friends in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community ask me if I am asexual because I was raped, yet they never would have asked a gay person the same question.

When I went to the Counseling Center, my counselor told me I

“couldn’t be asexual” when I questioned it. Close friends have told me no one would ever find me worth dating.

My experience mirrors that of a lot of asexual people. This alienation of asexual people needs to stop. It’s high time we construct love and sex positivity that includes the asexual experience.

According to a study by Anthony Bogaert, asexual people, colloquially referred to as “aces,” comprise approximately 1 percent of the population.

Other research from a 2010 study done at the University of British Columbia found that aces have a mental illness rate comparative with the general population. This research suggests that asexual people are a product of nature, not repression or hormonal imbalances. We don’t need to be medicated, others just need to be educated.

Although asexuals don’t experience sexual attraction, many of them still fall in love. The idea that love will always be accompanied by sex and sexual attraction isn’t just false, it’s ridiculous. Many people can have sex without love, and our society fully accepts that notion. We need to accept the notion that there can be love without sex, too.

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Some aces even have sex, but for reasons other than sexual attraction, like the desire to please a partner or have children. Many asexuals experience sex drive; it’s just undirected because they feel attraction to no one.

Others feel no desire to have sex, or they feel repulsed by sex. None of these experiences are bad or abnormal. Aces can lead fulfilling, sexless lives, contrary to popular belief.

People are gravitating to the stance of sex positivity, the idea that sex is pleasurable, good for you and should

be explored. This is a great ideology to have, but it does not include the asexual experience. True sex positivity includes the caveat that some people will never want sex and can live healthy lives without it.

Progressives, professors, counselors and future educators at the University of Northern Iowa should include this part of the sexual spectrum when they talk about sexuality.

We should accept the diversity of the human sexual experience, or lack thereof.

Celebrities don’t deserve our attention, admiration Nehemiah Nelson nelsonaf @uni.edu

In a world with 8 billion people, celebrity news truly saturates our media. We can’t turn on the news without hearing the latest about Justin Bieber or the George Zimmerman scandals. As a result of this preoccupation, many Americans invest themselves in staying up to date with celebrities’ lives, which can become problematic.

Our obsession with celebrities can be detrimental to our health and can detract from indelibly more important issues. Imagine if we reversed the roles and treated everyday people how we treat celebrities; the results would be mortifying.

Although celebrities are inherently linked to American pop culture, there are many pitfalls to celebrity worship.

Many people idolize celebrities and put them on a pedestal, but celebrity status doesn’t guarantee moral superiority.

In fact, most people would be shocked by the things their favorite celebrities say that slip under the media’s radar.

The popular blog “Your

Fave is Problematic” shares cited instances of celebrities doing and saying things most people would not agree with. For example, Jennifer Lawrence, a young film star many people admire, repeatedly denigrated people of lower socioeconomic status by referring to them as “white trash.” She also responded with a homophobic slur when asked about being a tomboy as a child.

Country singer Taylor Swift marginalizes the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community with the lyrics “So go and tell your friends that I’m obsessive and crazy / That’s fine I’ll tell mine that you’re gay!” in her song “Picture to Burn.”

Looking through a critical lens at celebrities doesn’t demean their achievements, but it does serve as a reminder that they’re human too.

Thoughtless adoration of celebrities makes it easier to ignore more pressing issues that are a daily reality for many people. While we count down the days until the Kardashian-West wedding, children in poverty are dying of preventable diseases. While we buzz and fret over Jared Leto’s new haircut, millions of people are being exploited in human traffick-

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ing. Poring over superficial celebrity news can be a gross misuse of our time and energy in the face of more important things.

Several things lie at the root of our cultural fascination with celebrities. Closely following a star allows us to vicariously achieve things through our favorite celebrity that we otherwise couldn’t. It also affords us the illusion of upward mobility; we believe

that if our favorite stars can rise to the top, we can too.

Finally, the media continually and relentlessly perpetuates our obsession with celebrities with gossip columns in accredited newspapers.

Despite the fixation on the famous, we can still draw many positives from certain celebrities. Using a star’s accomplishments as inspiration can assist us in achieving our own goals.

Enjoying entertainment in moderation is certainly alright – entertainment is an essential component of culture. However, there are many local people who deserve admiration much more than celebrities.

Find a teacher, parent, mentor or friend whose character you admire, put down the gossip magazine and thank your local celebrities for their positive influence.

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How do you feel about valentine’s day?

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I guess it’s good for couples, if somebody does have a significant other. But it could affect people without one negatively. For me, personally, it’s just another day.

JORDAN CARLSON Senior Biology

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I really like it. I think it’s a great holiday. It’s definitely a time when everyone is all loveydovey and polite, so that’s good.

I like the idea of it, but I really like the discounted chocolate on Feb. 15.

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BRIANNA FISHER Sophomore Deciding

TRACY WULFEKUHLE Sophomore Math and Physics Secondary Education

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I’m single now, so I would say I’ll be alone on Valentine’s Day, and it really sucks.

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“I have a scholarship, loans and my parents help pay for college,” said Osvaldo De Los Rios, senior accounting and management and information systems double major.In

2012-13, an average of $6,355 in scholarships/ grants and an average of $5,725 in parental savings/income were used to help finance a student’s f i n an c i al e d u c at i o n , according to the Pew Research Center.

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“So far we have a speaker for ‘The History of the Comic Book Industry, Up and to Including Graphic Novels Today’ (Paul Siddens), a speaker for ‘“Flame On!”: Nuclear Families, Unstable Molecules, and the Queer History of The Fantastic Four’ (Ramzi Fawaz) (and) Phil Hester will do a presentation and be in the artist’s alley,” McLaury said.

Other confir med discussions are “American Censorship of Anime and Manga,” “Censorship in Comics” and “Racism in Disney,” McLaury said.

She said the library is continuously accumulating more as the date grows closer.

Rod Library is teaming up with the Cedar Falls and Waterloo public libraries for the event, and the date was carefully selected.

“We’re sponsoring this event to coincide with a

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Panther Up-Close weekend and the overall message we want to send is that the University of Northern Iowa is a wonderful school with a lot of great things to offer prospective students,” said Annalee Hollingsworth, senior history major who works at Rod. “And as a part of the university, the Rod Library is proud to serve our students as well as the larger community.”

The first event is a film at 7 p.m. Feb. 12 in Rod Library Room 324. To go along with Black History Month, the film will be “White Scripts, Black Superman: Black Masculinities in Comics Books.” Sade Barfield, communications professor, will lead a discussion afterward.

A panel will also be held for Women’s History Month. “Representations of Women in Comics: How Women are Portrayed and Used” will be held at 3 p.m.

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Two of the panelists are Annette Lynch, applied human sciences professor who has researched Halloween costumes and gender performance, and Mike Welch, a 2011 alumnus who wrote about women in comics for his master’s paper. Another panelist is being looked into but has not been confirmed.

“This event is meant to open the Rod Library up to the Cedar Valley.

The services at the Rod are available to everyone, not just the students and faculty, and we want the community to come in and see what we have to offer,” Hollingsworth said.

REPORT

Find information on loan, scholarship and grant funding reports at the UNI Financial Aid website.

Members of the UNI Capoeira Sport Club perform at Art for El Salvador’s Art from the Heart variety show. Capoeira is a form of Brazilian dance fighting set to music.

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“We like to do outreach to the public, so teaching indoor gardening through the Lifelong University program fits right in with our mission,” said Stephanie Witte, horticulturist at the UNI Botanical Center.

Witte will head the threeday indoor gardening course.

“During those three days I will lead a tour through the botanical center,” Witte said.

“Participants will view firsthand which plants within our collection would make great houseplants, which plants may take a little extra green thumb care and which plants to avoid trying to grow in the home.”

Susanna Schuerman,

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Another way to combat the high prices of new textbooks at the bookstore is to rent them.

“A lot of students have chosen the bookstore rental option these past semesters because it is cheaper than buying,” said Emma Thompson, senior communication major who works at the bookstore.

development communications director, will be teaching the course Legacy Letters: Sharing your Values through Personal Messages.

“I became interested in legacy writing after my grandparents died,” Schuerman said. “The main purpose of legacy writing is to communicate to family, loved ones and future generations what matters most in a person’s life.”

Each student will complete at least one legacy letter during the three-day workshop, which will take place March 4-25.

America betrayed, taught

by Hal Wohl, UNI history professor, will begin in April. American Education and Its Future, taught by Steven Carigan, associate dean of special programs, began Feb. 6.

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LOVE IS IN THE AIR...

This Valentine is dedicated to Kari Braumann, who introduced me to the wonderful ways of journalism and has been a very dear friend to me.

With love, starches, and puns, Caitie P.

Happy Valentines Day!

Here's to changing the world...

Thanks for a great ACP Convention!

-Jacinda

I love you, Britin!

Happy Valentines Day! Love, Jake

Happy Valentines Day Family!

Love, Michele

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WRESTLING

Nearing Perfection

UNI wins on criteria tiebreaker, stays undefeated NICK GARY

Sports Writer

With their undefeated team record on the line, the fate of the University of Northern Iowa wrestling team rested on the shoulders of freshman Dylan Peters. The Panthers found themselves trailing 18-14 going into the last match of the night, and they needed a major decision or a pin from their 125 pounder to win the match.

The score was 6-2 in favor of Peters after two periods, but he needed four more points in the final period to get the major decision over Kent State University’s Del Vinas. Peters used two takedowns, an escape and 1 minute, 8 seconds of riding time to earn the 8-point victory over Vinas.

“I was not sure about the criteria, so I was going for the pin the whole time,” Peters said.

After Peters’s win, the matches were evenly split

at five each. The tiebreaker is match points scored, and UNI’s 1-point margin gave them the victory, 59-58.

The Panthers got a solid start to the meet from topranked Joe Colon, who earned his ninth technical fall of the season in a 17-2 victory over Mack McGuire.

However, Kent State won three consecutive matches, including a 7-2 Tyler Small victory over Levi Wolfensperger.

Wolfensperger filled in at 141 pounds for Joey Lazor, who did not feel physically ready to go after Saturday’s emotional victory against Iowa State University.

After falling down 11-5, Cooper Moore ended KSU’s run. He trailed Tyler Buckwalter 4-2 after two periods but used a reversal in the final period and 5:22 of riding time to get a much needed 5-4 victory.

Cody Caldwell followed Moore’s display with a dramatic victory of his own.

With the score tied at 1-1 in the final period, Caldwell turned it on with 1 minute left, scoring a takedown and a 3-point near fall to take the 6-1 victory and even the team score at 11 apiece.

At 184 pounds, Ryan Loder scored the third win in a row

for the Panthers with a 5-2 victory over Sam Wheeler.

Wheeler came into the meet ranked second in the MidAmerican Conference, directly behind Loder.

The victory gave UNI a 14-11 lead with three matches to go.

The lead did not last long as Kent State answered with two victories at 197 pounds and 285 pounds, which set the stage for Peters’s heroics.

“Dylan found a way,” UNI head coach Doug Schwab said. “He wanted to make sure we got the team victory.”

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Dylan Peters (above) defeated Kent State’s Del Vinas by 8 points in the final match to give UNI a 19-18 win by a criteria tiebreaker.

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Road to the NFL: A weekly update from Tyler Sievertsen TYLER SIEVERTSEN Former UNI kicker

My journey started in seventh grade at Regis Middle School when I kicked my first extra point and knew football was something I wanted to pursue. I continued kicking throughout high school and the interest kept growing. I then fulfilled my first dream of making it on to a collegiate football team.

I spent my first two years at the University of Northern Iowa training and gaining knowledge from the older specialists. Redshirt lifting and winter conditioning not only helped me get stronger, but it helped me become mentally tough.

I got my first start in my redshirt sophomore year. It was intimidating walking into Iowa State University’s Jack Trice Stadium with 55,000 fans, but once I made my first field goal

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Tyler Sievertsen (38) finished his career as UNI’s placekicker in December, but is now looking to play in the National Football League. The NFL’s draft and undrafted signings start May 8.

from 42 yards, everything seemed to feel so comfortable.

From then on I strived for that game-day feeling and what people call “the zone.”

The seasons seemed to come and go, but thinking back, I loved every minute of it. I ended my career with statistics

that have allowed me to further pursue football.

Once my final season ended, I knew finding an agent was the first task. After consideration, I choose to go with someone I could trust and who knows a lot about kickers. This was the first check on a list of tasks to

finish by January.

The next check was to figure out where I would train to get ready for multiple camps and combines. I settled with somewhere warm so I could get time in on the football field.

I moved down to Clearwater Beach, Fl., and contacted many

athletic directors at the high schools in the area. I was honored to find a perfect field that was near where I would be living. The second check was done.

The final check for now is what combines I will attend to attract scouts to the Pro Day at UNI. The first combine will be a regional combine held at the New York Jets’ athletic facilities Feb. 16.

These combines will be important for attracting attention on the Pro Day at the end of March. For these specialist combines, we get around six field goals and three kickoffs to try and prove ourselves.

It’s not my final destination, but my journey is underway.

FOLLOW THE JOURNEY Check out every Thursday edition of the Northern Iowan to check out the latest updates on Sievertsen.

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VOLUME 110, ISSUE 35

1/2 off 1st month's rent on the following properties

Large, clean 2 bedroom apartment 1 block from campus, Offstreet parking, and On-site Laundry. $730 all utilities included.

Responsible landlord. No pets. No Smoking. 12 month lease begins June 1. Call Denis 319-232-6819

~~ FEBRUARY SPECIAL ~~ WALK TO CAMPUS. 1416 Starview Dr. - CF TWO UNITS, AVAIL. JUNE 1 3BR LL Unit $930/mo, 4 BR UL Unit $1240/mo 1 Yr lease + Dep., No Pets/Smoking, Laundry/Central Air/Off St. Parking.

J&P Properties 319-277-2564

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FOR SALE / FOR RENT ~~ WALK TO CAMPUS ~~ 1921 Walnut St. - CF 3 BR House, $1100/mo, AVAIL. JUNE 1, 1 Yr lease + Dep., No Pets/Smoking Laundry/Central Air/Off St. Parking J&P Properties 319-277-2564 Large 3 bedroom, newer ranch style home, 1/2 mile to campus.

Many new updates, bath and kitchen, central air, lots of parking. $950/month 319-731-0220 620 West Seerley 2, 3, 4 bedroom apartments. $325/bedroom, offstreet parking, updated, No pets.

277-8719 1,2,3 and 4 bedroom units, 10 minutes north of Cedar Falls. Security gated complex. Some utilites/cable paid. $400-800/mo. www.hildebrandrentals.com 319-352-5555

HELP WANTED

An awesome summer job in Maine! If you’re looking to spend this summer outdoors, have fun while you work, and make lifelong friends, then look no further.

Camp Mataponi, a children’s summer camp, has positions available in Land Sports (lacrosse, soccer, basketball, softball, volleyball, field hockey), Waterfront (sailing, canoeing, waterskiing, life guarding, WSI, boat drivers), Ropes Course, Tennis, H.B. Riding, Arts & Crafts, Theater, Dance, Gymnastics, Video, Photography, Nurses, Maintenance, Cooking and more. Top salaries plus room/ board & travel provided. Call us today, 561-748-3684 or apply online at www.campmataponi.com.

ROOMMATES 1, 2 or 3 roommates needed.

Available now thru coming 20132014 school year, 319- 240- 0880.

Farm Help Part time help needed on a family owned pig farm.

Flexible work hours. Please call (319) 296-1898 to apply.

Call Tim 319-404-9095

www.CedarValleyPropertyManagement.com Timothy.Hoekstra@gmail.com 124 E 18th Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa Licensed in the State of Iowa

321 Cedar Crest Drive

$630 Heat Paid! includes free cable, some utilities paid, coin-op washer/dryer, snow/mow, off-street parking

2507-2527 Royal Drive

$675 includes free cable, coin-op washer/dryer, snow/mow, off-street parking

3211-3219 Terrace Drive 32

$675 includes free cable, some utilities paid, coin-op washer/dryer, snow/mow, off-street parking, dishwasher, walk-in closets

Call Tim 319-404-9095 124 E 18th St. Cedar Falls

www.CedarValleyPropertyManagement.com

Campus Townhomes Better grades: Another great reason to live on campus.

1924 Campus Street

G Quickoing ly!

Today Call !

Only Three Left!

Call today to schedule a showing 319-404-9095

Grades measure learning. Freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors who live on campus earn higher grades.

Live on campus until you graduate. www.uni.edu/dor

- $1,200 FOR 3 OR 4 PEOPLE - One block north of UNI tower dorms - Free Garage - Free Cable - Free Washer and Dryer - Central A/C - Recently renovated!

Call Tim 404-9095

campustownhomes.com

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*GREAT PAY *INDUSTRY LEADING BENEFITS Experience Prefered On the Job Training Available ASE CertiďŹ ed with air brake and CDL-A preferred Apply on our website

Now Signing Leases for 2014-2015 Sign a lease with us for next year before Feb 14 and we will install a

New Flat Screen TV

when you move into your place in May

Contact John john@rentfromjohn.com

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