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‘OCCUPY’ MOVEMENT
Occupy movement continues with protest on Main Street
RESIDENCE LIFE
RACHEL ZIDON Staff Writer
Despite the end of their encampment last month, Occupy Cedar Valley members will continue their movement Friday with a protest in front of Wells Fargo Bank on Main Street. While there, protestors plan to deliver a letter written to the CEO of Wells Fargo. University of Northern Iowa alumnus Brandon Long has been involved with the Occupy Cedar Valley movement since its beginning and helped organize this week’s protest. Long said delivering the letter at Wells Fargo will be “clearly a symbolic gesture as we are not naïve enough to think (their CEO) may ever see it.” “If this happens enough, maybe we educate people about the evils of their ways, discuss the benefits of switching to local community credit unions and Wells
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Abbey Bryant, a freshman elementary education major, uses Wi-Fi in Noehren Hall. Wi-Fi is now available in all residence halls, except Bartlett.
unplugged
UNI Wi-Fi installation complete CAITIE PETERSON Staff Writer
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Members of the Occupy Cedar Valley movement march earlier this year on Main Street. On Friday, they are having another protest on Main Street.
Fargo will be forced to comply with the law and be held accountable,” Long said. Friday’s event has also given Long an opportunity to connect with the Tea Party. Despite many differ-
ences between the two movements, Long said both have opposed corporate bailouts. “(We opposed) this idea of corporate welfare that See OCCUPY, page 3
ACADEMICS
College of Education refocuses mission BLAKE FINDLEY Academics Writer
While the University of Northern Iowa College of Education isn’t necessarily heading in a new direction, it has drawn up a new map. The college recently released a new initiative, which contains a communications and marketing plan along with a new mission statement: “The University of Northern Iowa College
of Education educates, serves and leads professionals to educate, serve and lead the next generaDWIGHT tion.” WATSON The statement is meant to sum up the five primary goals of the COE: leadership, transformation, service (community outreach), engagement and diversity.
Mary Herring, the associate dean of the COE, said the COE needed to “coordinate the message and energy of the College of Education around some targeted areas,” namely those above. “This initiative is the glue that pulls all our goals together,” Herring said. “It helps give us a cohesive message. A clear and strategic message is the key. All of this is tied to the COE’s See INITIATIVES, page 3
As of Dec. 2, nearly all the residence halls on campus, including ROTH, have access to Wi-Fi. The sole exception is Bartlett Hall, which will not be getting Wi-Fi because of renovations that will take place after the academic year. Upon completion, the new Panther Village will also be equipped with Wi-Fi. Nancy Lindgard, the information technology specialist for the Department
WANT TO REGISTER FOR WI-FI? Go to the ITTC, look at the connection guide on www.uni.edu/resnet or connect to the SSID WiFi-UNI-Help. of Residence, is happy to see the change. “We’re really excited so far. I think it’s been a very successful rollout of our See WI-FI, page 2
TECHNOLOGY
Infinite access to UNI email now available CAITIE PETERSON Staff Writer
University of Northern Iowa graduates are now able to retain their uni.edu email access infinitely. This applies to anyone who graduated
in December 2010 or later, as Information Technology Services kept these graduates’ emails in anticipation of this extended access. For the past few years, See EMAIL, page 3