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VOLUME 109, ISSUE 31
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Columnist Monnier observes a phenomenon she calls “muffin top madness” at the WRC after New Year’s, and offers an unsual solution to the battle of the bulge. < See PAGE 3
Michael A. Wartell, chancellor emeritus and professor of chemistry at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), has been announced as the third and final presidential candidate to visit the University of Northern Iowa on Feb. 4 and 5. A public forum will be held at 3 p.m. on Feb. 4 in the Old Central Ballroom in Maucker Union, where attendees can go and learn more about
Wartell as well as ask questions relevant to the presidential candidate search. Wartell serves as chair of Wartell/ Courtesy Photo the U.S. Army Education Advisory Committee. Previously, he served on the U.S. Army Science Board and worked on chemical warfare, decontamination and manpower.
He also served as a consultant to government agencies and defense contractors and has authored/coauthored numerous textbooks, laboratory manuals and scholarly papers. Wartell was also provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Humboldt State University in California. He received his B.S. in chemistry from the University of New Mexico and his M.S. and Ph.D in physical chemistry from Yale University. As chancellor of IPFW, Wartell worked at the only
Kaleidoscope series offers kids a glimpse at Rosa Parks’ life
es in the United States. Along with this, Ruud said there is a large shared governance operation at Shippensburg. “(I see) the University of Northern Iowa as the logical next step to what I’m doing at Shippensburg University,” he explained. Regarding his vision for the future of UNI, Ruud said the first thing he needs to do is become more acquainted with the state of Iowa. He also emphasized the importance of student success and said he wants to highlight the
The search for the next president of the University of Northern Iowa continued Jan. 30 in the Commons Ballroom where Dr. Avijit Ghosh, senior advisor to the president and professor of business at the University of Illinois College of Business, spoke about his desire to win the presidential bid. Ghosh opened his presentation by discussing the need to change the public perception of the higher education system by citing a Pew Research Center poll indicating that 67 percent of the population feels that uniGHOSH/Courtesy Photo versities care more about themselves than their students. “If we don’t change the perception, it will become reality,” Ghosh said. He also pressed his commitment to education quality. “The fear is that we’ll go from great to merely good,” Ghosh said. “I feel that good, in this instance, may become a
< See RUUD, page 2
< See GHOSH, page 8
Ruud spoke to University of Northern Iowa students, staff and local community members about his previous higher institution administration experience, as well as his ideas for the future of UNI, on Jan. 28.
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Amanda Merritt guides readers through some Valentine’s-Day-themed crafts to decorate one’s dorm room or apartment, whether in a relationship or unattached. < See PAGE 6
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Thanks to the “buck a kid” opportunity, grade-schoolers have the chance to learn about the famed civil rights leader through the storytelling power of theatre. < See PAGE 5
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comprehensive public university in northeastern Indiana, and worked to expand programs and endowments, overseeing construction of more than 30 buildings. He also helped increase enrollment.
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THE SEARCH FOR UNI’S NEXT PRESIDENT
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Hundreds of people from the University of Northern Iowa and the Cedar Falls community crowded the Old Commons Ballroom on Monday, Jan. 28 to hear what William Ruud, the first presidential candidate to visit UNI, had to say. Sporting a purple and gold tie and a UNI pin, Ruud, 60, spoke to the crowd about his time as president at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. He described his vision for the future of
UNI and its place not only in the state of Iowa, but in the Midwest and the nation. “We face in Pennsylvania many of the same things that you face here in the state of Iowa. No money, and then no money the next year and then no money the year after,” Ruud said. “But we’re doing more with less, and sometimes we think we’re doing less with less and trying to move forward.” Ruud said there are six unions on the Shippensburg campus, and they are unique because their athletic coaches are the only unionized coach-
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