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February 27, 2017
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Volume 113, Issue 40
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Opinion 3 Campus Life 4 Sports 8 Classifieds 10 Games 11
INSIDE THIS ISSUE UNI-themed sandwich 4 50 Shades Darker review 5 CHAS dean’s list 7, 8 Women’s Basketball 8 Wrestling 9
40
years of
Women’s and gender studies
Angelene enke Staff WRiter
Did You Know? a new minor named swag — sexuality, women and gender — has been introduced this year. the Women’s and Gender Studies program used to be named Women’s Studies. You can earn a WGS major, minor, m.A. or graduate certificate.
The beginning of March will mark the start of Women’s History Month, which UNI is recognizing by celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) program here on campus. On the weekend of March 3 and 4, the WGS program will host a celebratory anniversary event alongside the Center for Multicultural Education’s (CME) First Friday event. This event, held on Friday, March 3, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the CME in the upper level of Maucker Union, will be open to anyone on campus. The event will feature Phyllis Baker, a former UNI professor, who will share her
experience of being a part of the WGS program, as well as the history of the program. Baker is currently an administrator at the University of Illinois. Another featured guest will be Terry Pearson Stevens, who is an activist, advocate and artist educator from the Waterloo area. Stevens, a UNI alumna, will perform “Women Warriors” — a collection of art, music, poetry and dance that shares a global perspective about women who have been overlooked in their contribution to women’s rights. Victoria DeFrancisco, professor in communication studies and former WGS director, expects around 250 people to
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to see if I had left my bags with them, and then I realized that I hadn’t, so then I called my mom,” said Combs. When Combs mother was unavailable, he decided to proceed on his own by calling the UNI police.
attend this event. Many alumni will be returning for this anniversary event and will be given a tour of the campus by student ambassadors Saturday morning to see how the campus has changed, as well as visit the WGS space in Sabin Hall. Anna Blaho, WGS programming graduate assistant, mentioned that a craft will be involved in this activity that highlights intersectionality — a feminist framework that the program is focusing on. The craft involves decorating a pair of glasses that can be used as a prop for a photo booth with which attendees can interact. According to Blaho, tables of student organizations, a slide-
show of the program’s history and a history display will also be present at the event. The history display, which will be up for all of Women’s History month, was put together by Katherine Martin. “I think that it’s more important than ever to remind people that women have been fighting for not just women’s rights but the rights of underrepresented populations for generations,” said Wendy Hoofnagle, interim director for the WGS program. Hoofnagle said she believes that what they have been doing for the past 40 years is truly something to celebrate. See WGS, page 2
Multiple car break-ins on campus LEZIGA BARIKOR Copy Editor
The UNI Department of Public Safety Crime Log reported four burglaries from motor vehicles took place on Feb. 17. Two burglaries took place in the Dome North Lot, one in the Dome West B Lot and one in the Industrial Tech B Lot. Gabe Combs, junior theater performance major, one of the Dome North Lot burglary victims, spoke to the Northern Iowan (NI) about his experi-
Night of robbery “I was going with my friends to Olive Garden,” said Combs. “And I put [my backpack] in my car in the front seat […] And I remember not locking the door and [thinking] it’s totally fine, no one’s going to steal my things.” Combs said he left his car in the parking lot from around 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. When he returned to his car, he realized quickly that it had been cleaned out. “First, I called my friends
Police involvement “They sent a lady to come in and get my report,” said Combs. He said the officer was kind and reminded him, “It’s not your fault that someone decided that they were going to take your things.” See BREAK-INS, page 2
IRIS FRASHER/Northern Iowan
Two of the alleged break-ins happened in the Dome North C lot, across Hudson Road from the towers. The break-ins occurred Feb. 17.