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Northern Iowan
Friday, January 14, 2011
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Volume 107, Issue 28
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Cedar Falls, Iowa
Sabin Hall reopens for classes WHITNEY WILLIAMS Staff Writer
After two years of construction, Sabin Hall has reopened. Classes have now begun in the new rooms and professors have moved back into their offices.
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Making a difference UNI students deliver smiles to Jamaica Page 5
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After two years of construction and extensive remodeling, the University of Northern Iowa’s Sabin Hall is finally open to students. Though it may look the same on the outside, several significant changes have been made to Sabin’s interior. “One of the things about Sabin Hall before is that is was not up to fire code, and so one of the things about the renovations was it brought the building basically up to fire code, so rooms that before had too many seats in them, may now have fewer seats because before they were in violation of fire code,” said Philip Mauceri, Dean of College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. However, the change brought on the discovery of a light wall that could be restored as part of the renovations. “When the architects were working on the
Solar wind turbine contributes to UNI’s sustainability efforts MARKITA CURRIE Staff Writer
The University of Northern Iowa recently finished construction on a purple and gold wind turbine and three solar panels, which are located near the UNI Industrial Technology Center. Reg Pecen, UNI professor of electrical engineering and technology, introduced the idea for the wind turbine in March of 2010. Pecen and the ITC have tried a smaller wind turbine on top of the Center for Energy and Environmental Education building in the past but wanted a much big-
ger, more noticeable and effective turbine. “This wind and solar project will help Iowa for promoting clean power from hybrid resources such as wind and solar turbines; it seems Iowa always has wind or sun or sometimes even both,” said Pecen. Pecen started his project by collecting funds. The majority of the project was funded by the Iowa Alliance for Wind Innovation and Novel Development. Other sponsors and contractors include Waverly Light and Power, Wind Rich and See WIND TURBINE, page 2
See SABIN, page 3
UNI to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day BLAKE FINDLEY Staff Writer
Dwight Watson, Dean of the College of Education, will speak Monday on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and his importance to not only African-Americans but people of any race, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation in honor of King’s accomplishments and legacy. The lecture is open to anyone
interested and will be held at the Center for Multicultural Education on the upper floor of Maucker Union at 7 p.m. Throughout his speech, Watson will draw on his experiences as a child of color growing up in the South and discuss how integration was a necessary good. Additionally, Watson plans on talking
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See MLK, page 4
The solar wind turbine, which is located on the south end of campus, produces clean power from hybrid resources.