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February 22, 2016 Volume 112, Issue 38
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Opinion 3 Campus Life 4 Sports 6 Games 7 Classifieds 8
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
KULT claims funding shortage JACOB MADDEN Staff Writer
BLACK HISTORY BSU’s Tunnel of Oppression event showcases history. CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 4
EATING DISORDER Student wellness services pen guest column on Eating Disorders Awarness.
OPINION PAGE 3
BASKETBALL UNI men’s basketball snaps the Illinois State Redbird’s winning streak. SPORTS PAGE 6
As the academic year winds down, the planning for next year among student organizations is ramping up. Olivia Guns, senior digital media leadership major and programming director at KULT Radio, reported that KULT was underfunded this year by the Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG). According to Guns, KULT was allocated $4,800 this year, which is less than the $5,000 annual licensing fee that KULT needs to meet in order to continue operations. Guns explained that the fees needed to maintain KULT were fulfilled using personal funds to complement the money allocated to them by NISG. Many student organizations have other options to meet their financial needs, but Guns said that’s not the case for KULT. “Our only funding option is NISG because the FCC bars us from doing any sort of advertising, so we can’t get any money from that,” Guns said. Though KULT is financially stuck between a rock and a hard place, NISG director of administration and finance, Abbie Shew, explained why NISG’s hands are tied as well. “KULT asked us for more
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Mallory Feeney, junior communication/public relations major, and Brady Jennings, senior communications major, sit in the KULT booth located in the basement of Maucker Union. Their show is called, “Alternative tunes in the afternoon.”
than $15,000; we can’t do that,” Shew said. “Our entire allocation for every student org on campus was about $70,000. It’s just not plausible for us to give close to $16,000 to one organization.” Shew described part of the problem that some student orgs run into with funding.
“We have a cap on certain line-items,” said Shew. “In the instance of KULT, we have a $3,000 cap for equipment and a $500 cap for royalties and copyright fees. We will not exceed those amounts under any circumstances for any organizations.” According to Guns, KULT
is classified as a “low-power station” by the FCC. This status is fundamentally defined by the area and audience that the station is capable of reaching. Due to this, Guns explained, there is no real way for KULT to attempt to increase its power See KULT, page 3
UNI No. 1 food among IA colleges KILEY COPPOCK Staff Writer
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University of Northern Iowa’s dining centers are now ranked No. 1 for Best College Food in Iowa. Niche.com provided the rankings, having assesed over 1,500 colleges nationwide.
The University of Northern Iowa is ranked No. 1 in Best College Food in Iowa for 2016, beating out the other two state colleges, Iowa State and University of Iowa, according to Niche. com. Nationally, UNI ranks No. 71 out of 1,713 colleges assessed. These rankings were formulated from data
that was collected based on student reviews and average meal plan cost. Niche is a company that aims to inform people by providing reviews and data on the community; the subjects of information range from K-12 schools to colleges. Carol Fletcher, assistant director of dining services, said she isn’t surprised UNI stands out above the rest. “I think it’s the quality
of our food and the market place concept where students can get a lot of variety and have food made for them is what is really appealing to our students,” Fletcher said. Along with that, Fletcher explained how new ideas and additions, like the street taco bar, macaroni and cheese bar, freshly-squeezed orange juice machines and See FOOD, page 2
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