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Are more students leaving the Hill to go downtown?

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A requiem for all The extreme responses to Whitney Houston’s death provoke Tom Early to meditate on the value of a human life. < See PAGE 4 Illustration by JOHN ANDERSON/Northern Iowan

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Barmuda properties on College Hill have seen a decline in business, according to Tara Smiley, vice president of restaurant operations and director of marketing for Barmuda. Smiley said this is

because college students are instead frequenting establishments outside of the campus area, such as those on Main Street or restaurants on University Ave. “It’s been tough in the recession in the last few years,” Smiley said. “It seems like college students are leav-

ing campus more often to drink or eat, so that’s definitely affected quite a few of us on the Hill, but it seems like we’re bouncing back. Some properties are doing better than others. Mojo’s is having a pretty good year. Fire & Ice has been a little bit difficult, but we have some promo-

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Bartlett renovations nearly finalized

Renovations to begin May or June 2012

and communications updates to Bartlett Hall. According to Mikkelsen, the entire budget for the project is $21 million.

“Though the interior will be changed considerably, the exterior will basically stay the same, except there will be BLAKE FINDLEY significant improvements to Staff Writer the accessibility,” Mikkelsen said.

After a year and a half He said they will be putof planning, the Bartlett ting in ramps, two new elevaHall renovation plans are tors and a new major entrance nearly finalized. In May or on the north side of the hall.

June 2012, contractors will Mikkelsen said faculty will begin renovations to convert begin moving into Bartlett Bartlett Hall from a residence during either the winter break hall to faculty offices. of the 2013-2014 school year Morris Mikkelsen, the or the spring semester of director of facilities and 2014. planning at the University Wendy Hoofnagle, of Northern Iowa, said there assistant professor of will be mechanical, electrical languages and literature,

expressed concerns about the amount of room that will be in the new offices.

“They need to accommodate for our discipline,” Hoofnagle said. “They provide plenty of lab space for the sciences, so we should have equal consideration for the demands of our scholarship.”

Hoofnagle said larger office space makes students feel more comfortable and provides room for multiple students to work in a welcoming environment.

Gayle Rhineberger-Dunn, associate professor of criminology, said that while it will be “nice to get out of this unhealthy building (Baker),” < See BARTLETT page 2

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Joe Nickell has been investigating paranormal claims for four decades, but said he isn’t out to debunk anyone.

In his years working for the Discovery Channel, National Geographic and a private investigation firm, Nickell said he has sought the truth wherever he can find it.

“Science isn’t in the field of debunking,” Nickell said on Feb. 13 at the University of < See NICKELL, page 3

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Joe Nickell, an investigator of the paranormal, speaks on Feb. 13 at the Center for Multicultural Education as part of Darwin Week.

tions planned so we’re hoping that’ll help.”

While Barmuda properties on College Hill may have seen a drop in business in 2011, various Barmuda-owned and independent businesses on Main Street saw their best < See COLLEGE HILL, page 2

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Filling out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) could now take as little as 10 minutes.

The new IRS Data Retrieval process, which has been available since Feb. 5, allows students to instantly enter both the parents’ and the student’s tax information into the FAFSA, avoiding a lengthy process of acquiring tax information and waiting to turn in tax transcripts to the University of Northern Iowa.

“Now, we’ve come to the point where you can basically transfer your tax documents into each of the fields with the click of a button,” said Tim Bakula, associate director of financial aid at UNI. He said groups such as < See FAFSA, page 3

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year yet.

“I think Community Main Street has a lot to do with it,” Smiley said. “It has a lot to do with the management and the properties.

(A) lot of (the members of Community Main Street) are owners (of businesses on Main Street), so they take a little bit of pride in what they do, and they do everything they can do to be a part of that association.

They get people to come downtown. (I’m) definitely not saying that the Hill properties aren’t the same way, because we know we’ve worked with some of them in the past, but we definitely see a stronger presence in the community on Main Street.”

According to its website, Community Main Street is “an organization that serves as a catalyst for private development and public partnerships.” It leads “efforts to strengthen the role and reputation of downtown Cedar Falls as a place ‘Where Good Friends Meet.’” In particular, the organization focuses on Main Street as “an arts and entertainment destination.”

Morgan Young, a server, bartender and manager at Pump Haus on Main Street, said she’s seen a rise in profits over the past few years.

“When I first started working in 2009, they were in the red. We’ve been out of the red now for a couple of years, so it’s definitely been good,” Young said.

Young said a variety of changes, such as more menu items, more themed parties and better advertising, have all attributed to the rise in profits.

“Main Street’s definitely turning into the old Hill,” Young said. “The Hill is kind of a younger person’s bar and stuff, but it’s really coming over to Main Street.

We get a lot of college students on Fridays and Saturdays.”

Wendi Rode, general manager at Toad’s on Main Street, said they have also made changes in the recent year, such as a remodeled bathroom and new wings added to the menu.

“It’s a fun place to hang out. We’re not too expensive,” Rode said. “We know … college kids (have) their budget. We have really reasonable prices here.”

While Rode said it is too early to tell if the new changes will churn a profit, she is hopeful that more stu-

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dents will come to Toad’s.

Cody Simmons, a senior political science and Russian double major, said he has visited numerous establishments on both College Hill and Main Street. Between the two, Simmons said he prefers going to Main Street.

“I go to Main Street more frequently because there is usually less of a crowd and no cover to get in,” Simmons said. “The difference in service between the Hill and Main Street is night and day. Often times there simply are not enough servers at establishments on the Hill. I once waited 45 minutes for a White Russian and another 45 minutes for my bill at the Other Place.

I very rarely have the same problem at establishments on Main Street.”

Simmons said that, in order for him to go to College Hill more often, some changes would have to be made.

“The Hill would have to do a lot for me to frequent many of their locations, as more often than not they only play club music or have karaoke,” Simmons said. “Also, another thing that might enhance the bargoing experience would be to limit the amount of people in the bars, so everyone can have prompt service and better enjoy their time.”

Joseph Schoborg, a freshman theatre major, said he finds College Hill a convenient place to have fun.

“College Hill is closer — it’s within walking distance of my dorm,” Schoborg said. “I also go to Mojo’s and Ice, which are 18 (to get in). Main Street is mostly 21 and over, so there’s a lot more (places) applicable to all students at UNI (on College Hill).”

Schoborg said he enjoys the variety of businesses on College Hill.

“I think that they’re nice establishments. We don’t have restaurants that are like that in Marshalltown, so it’s really cool to go to different types of places,” Schoborg said.

Overall, Smiley hopes renovations to businesses on College Hill will bring UNI students back to the Hill.

“We did a total remodel of Ice Lounge and that middle section between Ice and Beck’s, and we renamed it Fire and Ice Lounges,” Beck said. “And then we support lower prices and specials, and that is starting to help.”

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there will not be much room to store all of the faculty’s research and books in the Bartlett offices.

“I’m an educator — where am I supposed to put my books?” RhinebergerDunn said. “There will certainly not be enough space to reflect what we do.”

Rhineberger-Dunn added that while the faculty are technically state employees, she believes they are not exactly like the rest of state employees and that needs to be acknowledged.

Mikkelsen said the faculty offices will be based on the same model as the offices in Lang Hall, Seerley Hall, Sabin Hall and other standard faculty offices.

He also said the faculty has been involved throughout the design process, and the general feedback, while more reserved at the beginning, has “lately been rather positive.”

According to Mikkelsen, many of the corridors are going to be moved to different locations to allow for greater access and more room. The departments will be divided by wings and will be stacked three floors. For example, the psychology department will be housed in the middle wing, while the department of languages and literatures will be housed in the far west wing.

According to the official plans, the renovations will be designed to meet the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) qualification of silver or better. The energy performance will be 50 percent of that “for a national collegiate building housing similar functions.”

After the transition of offices between Baker and Bartlett is finished, the demolition of Baker Hall will begin, which will create much more space in the center core of campus, according to Mikkelsen.

“When the project is completed, the center campus will be opened up with the removal of Baker Hall,” Mikkelsen said.

“The entrance of campus by (Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center) and Gilchrist Hall will center on the Campanile with a drop-off similar to the drop-off south of McCollum and the greenhouse.”

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“AMERICAN MEAT” FILM SHOWING CEEE Auditorium 7-8:30 p.m.

A UNIVERSE FROM NOTHING Center for Multicultural Education 7 p.m.

The keynote speaker for Darwin Week’s originsthemed day is Lawrence Krauss, a theoretical physicist and professor of physics at Arizona State University.

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LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC FORUM Area Education Agency 3712 Cedar Heights Drive 4:30 p.m.

Education is the topic of this forum. Coffee will be served starting at 4 p.m.

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“GHOSTS OF ABU GHRAIB” Center for Multicultural Education 7 p.m.

This film examines the abuse of prisoners in the fall of 2003 involving U.S. soldiers and detainee at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. After the film there will be a discussion about the use of torture in today’s war on terror. This film showing is part of Reaching for Higher Ground.

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the Department of Education and Federal Student Aid have worked to make the FAFSA easy to file.

“Doing the FAFSA ... seemed like a more daunting task for families in the past where they’d have to go and have their actual taxes on file or use an estimate,” Bakula said. “It just prevented a lot of people from continuing on and pursuing the FAFSA, especially either first-generation or low-income students or just students who were intimidated by the process.”

While the national average for filling out a FAFSA is 23 minutes, Bakula has seen students who worked in the Office of Student Financial Aid in the past complete their entire FAFSA in 10 minutes. “(Parents and students) don’t realize how quick it is now,” Bakula said. “Especially with (the IRS Data Retrieval), this should always bring down that average next year when they report back on it.”

The IRS Data Retrieval process requires a few basic steps.

Students who file their taxes electronically must wait two to three weeks before they can use the IRS Data Retrieval on their FAFSA. Those who file a paper copy must wait six to eight weeks.

The same is true for parents and their taxes.

If a student has indicated on their FAFSA that they or their parents have filed or will file their taxes, they will see an option that prompts them to upload IRS tax data. If the student clicks on this option, they will be redirected to a separate IRS page. They will be able to log in and upload their tax numbers directly into the FAFSA. The same information can be accessed for parent taxes.

“It’s not an official requirement — it just makes life easier,” Bakula said.

According to Bakula, using IRS Data Retrieval can also save time later in the FAFSA process.

One in three students at UNI will be asked to verify their tax information. The federal government requires this of all schools

that offer federal financial aid to their students. It allows the university to verify the tax information given by students on the FAFSA and students’ real tax results.

If a student is chosen for verification of next year’s FAFSA information, they must request and turn in a tax transcript, instead of their 1040 tax form as in previous years. If a student fills out a FAFSA using IRS Data Retrieval, this step can be skipped.

“One of the big benefits is, if you are selected for verification, and it sees that you did Data Retrieval, you don’t have to turn in anything other than (an additional required) worksheet that the school gives you,” Bakula said.

Even though it is not difficult to acquire a tax transcript, it can take a while to receive. The tax transcript can be requested via phone, online or by mail.

“Transcripts shouldn’t take too long to receive, but there is some trepidation on whether or not this will cause delays because someone has to now order a transcript,” Bakula said.

However, Bakula also said this wait time should not cause problems in awarding financial aid for students at UNI. According to a February 2011 letter written by William Taggart, the chief operating officer for federal student aid at the U.S. Department of Education, students may run into problems if they do not use Data Retrieval. If students do not use Data Retrieval or receive data from the IRS and then change that information, they will be asked to explain to their school why the updated data is more accurate than the IRS data.

Bakula said students won’t get to appeal their reason for changing the data; they will only be able to provide a transcript or go back and use the Data Retrieval.

According to Taggart, the Data Retrieval process “will improve the administration and integrity of the Federal Pell Grant.” In other words, the process will help distribute the correct amount of grant money to qualified students.

This semester, 3,800 UNI stu-

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• When a married independent applicant and spouse file separate tax returns • When the parents of a dependent student filed separate tax returns • When an applicant or applicant’s parents had a change in their marital status after Dec. 31, 2011 • When the applicant, or parent or spouse, as applicable, filed an amended tax return

dents have already turned in their FAFSA. A third of these students have already been selected for verification. These students can go back into their FAFSA and do their data retrieval now by using the “Correct a Completed FAFSA” tab to override their previous tax estimates.

Students who did not use the IRS Data Retrieval will also be notified throughout the spring semester of the opportunity to go back to their FAFSA and utilize the function.

Students who are not able to use the retrieval will be told during the data transfer process whether or not they are eligible by an alert in the system.

“We (UNI), along with the Department of Education and FAFSA, would like to see as many students utilize (the IRS Data Retrieval) as possible,” Bakula said.

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Northern Iowa. “It is in the investigation field.”

Nickell was the first keynote speaker of the fourth annual Darwin Week, an event hosted by the UNI Freethinkers and Inquirers. According to its website, Darwin Week is “a week-long celebration of science featuring four different themes: skepticism, sexuality, diversity and origins.”

Nickell presented “Investigating the Paranormal,” which focused on his years in the field dealing with supposed ghosts, mediums, hauntings and psychics.

Nickell said he felt it was wrong to go into any sort of experiment with the intention of proving it wrong.

“There’s still a 1 percent chance that a house could be haunted,” Nickell said.

The first story Nickell told was about a supposedly haunted house he investigated in 1972 that was “filled with all manner of ghostly shenanigans.” The ghost of a man named Mackenzie, a former inhabitant of the house and print shop worker, reportedly stalked the house.

Late at night, people heard a printing press in the basement, and one woman told Nickell she awoke to the ghost standing by her bed. However, according to Nickell, there was a problem with the “haunted” printing press — it wasn’t a rotary, mechanical press.

Instead, it was a flatbed press, which wouldn’t have made much noise, even if it were haunted.

Nickell said the bumps in the

night turned out to be a late-night cleaning crew in an office building adjacent to the house, and the ghost sightings were chalked up

by Nickell to the phenomenon of waking dreams — a sort of hallucinatory state where a person’s body is awake, but his or her mind is still asleep.

Nickell next addressed was the phenomenon of “ghost photos,” which are pictures that show spirits of the dead wandering about in old homes or near people in the picture. Nickell said there were no photos of ghosts until the invention of the glass plate camera.

Nickell explained that a man named Mumble in Boston discovered in the early 20th century that if he didn’t clean the glass plate in his camera before taking a picture, elements from the previous photo would show up in the current one.

Therefore, ghostly imprints of people from earlier work would manifest on the pictures and confuse the populace into thinking their lost family members or friends were still with them.

According to Nickell, Mumble made quite a bit of money off this trick until people began to realize the “ghosts” in the photos were very much alive, and often were people they would see on a daily basis.

The prevailing theme of Nickell’s presentation was the principle of Occam’s Razor: the simplest solution — the one with the least amount of explanation required — is often the truth.

Nickell ended by encouraging audience members to not be taken in by seemingly supernatural occurrences, but to investigate them and seek the truth instead.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR In response to “UNI fans: set higher expectations” I recently read an article in the Northern Iowan suggesting that Panther fans should have higher expectations for our University of Northern Iowa Athletics. This article didn’t sit well with me, because it stated that rushing the court at the end of the UNI vs.

Creighton game was unnecessary. As I continued to read this article, it frustrated me to imagine the UNI student section being quiet and not cheering for our beloved Panthers.

I’m not saying this was the purpose of this article by any means, but with setting higher expectations comes the feeling of comfort and — I’ll say it — boredom.

This is not the message I want to give our UNI students: “Hey guys, we are more than likely going to win tonight, so there is no need to come to the game.” I would prefer this message: “UNI STUDENTS! Come to every Panther athletic event you can, and please cheer your lungs out!” Don’t get me wrong; I believe in having confidence that our Panthers will get the “W.” I just don’t like the thought of Panther fans being restricted from getting excited because we set our standards so high. I loved the fact that UNI students recognized how much energy and emotion was put into the UNI vs. Creighton game and that we all stormed the court UNIted as one! This is why I bleed purple and gold — for moments like this!

As a die-hard Panther fan, I know how frustrating it is to not get the opportunities to prove how good we are to the nation.

This is why I cannot bear the statement, “We didn’t win anything when we beat Creighton.” Every game matters, and I will not downplay the fact that we beat a good team in Creighton.

If there is one thing I could hope that readers get out of this article, it for them is to wear that purple and gold with pride and showcase it to the nation. Opposing teams should fear walking onto our home court and witnessing our jungle of a student section on any given night. Thank you for reading, and I will see you at the McLeod Center to cheer on our Panthers against Bradley Wednesday night, the last home basketball game of the season. Let’s make it a jungle, fellow Panthers.

Brent Schneider Panther fan who rocks a hard hat at every game

n the wake of Whitney Houston’s death, many feel as though the celebration of her life has been overdone.

Over the past few days, distraught social media users have taken to their favorite medium to express their outrage. Objectors largely juxtapose the coverage of Houston’s death with the coverage of men and women who have died in the Iraqi and Afghan wars.

Why should we focus the national spotlight on a woman who valued her life so little that she abused it over two decades and ignore those who value strangers’ lives so much that they give up their own? This is a very poignant question indeed.

I think a deeper question at work here is: “What is the value of a human life?” Do some people deserve more recognition and appreciation for the life they have lived than oth-

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ers? There is no simple calculation for determining the impact a person has made with one’s life. Most of us do not assess such an impact until that person has died.

In my experience, I have never personally known a fallen soldier. I have never known what it is like to be the father of a son or daughter who has died for a population of unappreciative people. As I attempt to sympathize and understand their pain, I cannot feel it myself. I can only reflect on the impact that person has made on my life.

I do have a genuine sense of loss for Whitney Houston’s passing. Her

gift of song has inspired me at various points in my life. Her voice and her passion have moved and affected me. The way she sang her songs conceptualized, for me, what were before only feelings. In some ways, she sang and said what I wanted to but could not. Many artists have this effect on people. And while they may live destructive lifestyles, we should not feel guilty about missing them or valuing them as human beings.

We need to put down our swords.

Death is too sacred to politicize.

We all experience death differently and should be able to experience it honestly. Every person contributes to this world. What we should learn from every death is how that person contributed to our world and how we can pass that gift on to the living.

Tom Early is a senior in the study of religion from Harlan, Iowa.

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Whenever I walk through the Innovative Teaching and Technology Center, I am not surprised that we live in the country with the highest levels of obesity in the world. Each time I enter the building, I see a group of people waiting for the elevator. As I walk up the adjacent stairs, I see the same people two floors up. This laziness — evidenced in choosing to take an elevator in lieu of walking two flights of stairs — speaks volumes about out current society.

We live in a society that values convenience over effort and laziness over hard work. Everywhere you look exist inventions aimed at making life easier through the elimination of bodily effort. From moving airport walkways to fast food drive-through windows, our country is engrossed with trying to move as little as possible.

The general public’s choice to avoid physical exertion at all costs has had extremely damaging consequences. In America, where 34 percent of the adult population is obese, obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 70 million American adults are obese.

While there are many debates regarding the accuracy and legitimacy of such estimates, taken at even their most conservative results, we live in a population with more obese individuals than

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many other nations have people.

Why is this?

A country obsessed with ease and practicality, we refuse to exercise our bodies more than we have to. An estimated 78 percent of Americans don’t meet the minimum activity level recommendations while 25 percent are completely sedentary. Parked in front of my computer all day, I will admit that I am not immune.

We too often think that maintaining our health is just dependent upon eating healthy. Yet reducing obesity is about more than just eating habits. Obesity is the result of many complex factors, only some of which can be actively controlled. Even a person with the healthiest diet will not maintain a healthy lifestyle without a combination of other factors, namely exercise.

As a country, we need to put a greater effort into actually participating in physical activity. Even if it’s just simple lifestyle choices like taking stairs rather than escalators, we can greatly improve our health.

It’s important to note that efforts to reduce obesity in this country should not be undertak-

en with the efforts of creating a skinnier society. Obesity, especially with the current low margins of qualification, is no more condemnable than skinniness. What is important instead of weight is health.

Rather than focusing just on weight, we need to focus on having a healthy America. While we may live in a country focused entirely too much on aesthetic preference and superficial judgment, we should not worry about obesity simply in regards to size. Big or small, it doesn’t matter. We don’t want a skinny society; we want a healthy society.

It is embarrassing to be the country with the highest rate of obesity in the world. This is not because there is anything inherently wrong with weight in and of itself, but rather that we are placing ourselves at greater risk of things such as heart disease and diabetes. While most of the college community likely values physical appearance above physical health, we must focus on the dangerous consequences of obesity and try to eliminate it in our modern American society. Rather than just attacking McDonald’s, let’s focus on ourselves as well.

Let’s take the stairs and skip the elevator.

Nick Krob is a senior in sociology and criminology from Iowa City, Iowa.

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Twitter? I hardly know her!

Some approve of it while others dismiss it. Some hate it and others are indifferent.

Some have already loved it and left it, and others would be lost without it. Twitter is far less integrated into society than Facebook, but that has a lot to do with people’s sheer lack of knowledge and understanding of Twitter’s potential.

Twitter is one of the world’s most popular forms of microblogging. Though it has been around since 2006, there are still thousands of new accounts created daily, making it a rival of Google+, Google’s attempt at a social network.

The record of most tweets (Twitter posts) per second was broken Feb. 5, during Super Bowl XLVI, at a rate of 12,233 tweets. Things like this happen because programming on TV and the Internet are integrating sites like Twitter into promotions and advertisements in order to appeal to a broader fan base.

For many celebrities, Twitter is their way of bypassing the middlemen of the media in order to communicate directly with their fans.

Fans feel the same way; they love the fact that they can directly “follow,” or subscribe to, and communicate with celebrities. Beyond that, the simplicity of this network makes it easy to find and follow interesting users; with no “friend” settings, other than an optional private account, the Twitterverse becomes their stage.

Twitter is to social networking as the fun-size candy bar is to food. Each tweet must be 140 characters or less, which takes around three seconds to read. You don’t have to deal with the irreverent abyss that is the Facebook news feed. And choosing to follow someone you went to junior high with is the same as tasting an occasional fun-sized Almond Joy: you quickly remember why you were never a huge fan.

But as soon as we are given something like this, we quickly encounter a problem, as we often do with services like this: there are some among us who seem to exist simply to make sure every member of society is full of regret and disgust after using any free public service.

Case in point: public restrooms.

The most ironic part of it is that the individuals responsible don’t realize they are to blame.

On Twitter, the two main groups that repel the sane members of society from joining are Trending Topic Literalists and Liberal Hashtaggers.

Trending topics, or TTs, are the current most frequently mentioned words or phrases, typically identified by a hashtag, or #. It is rare to go a week on Twitter without seeing a trending topic tactfully breaking the news of the death of a famous person (usually “#RIPDeadPerson’sName”), typically Bill Cosby. Seeing this, most people would be a

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little skeptical; not hearing about it anywhere other than on Twitter would usually be the first sign of trouble as far as the legitimacy of that TT goes.

But not for the TT Literalists; they immediately share every thought that makes its way into their self-absorbed consciousness, thereby adding to the rumors.

Another abuse of the hashtag is its blatant overuse.

The Liberal Hashtagger can always justify their hashtags, but the justification soon becomes irrelevant to those of us being bludgeoned by what is most commonly a subpar attempt at wit. If not wit, it appears to be a word or phrase that clearly states what the author was trying to thinly veil throughout the first 120 characters, but was unable to do.

We must move beyond the argument that Twitter is just another cyber-soapbox; it has so much more potential than the other social networking sites it is so commonly grouped with.

It can be a great source for news and information for people on the go. The issues that most people have with Twitter stem from the individuals using the network, not the network itself.

Octave Mirbeau illustrated this idea beautifully, saying, “The greatest danger of bombs is in the explosion of stupidity that they provoke.“

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GRADUATE STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

O’Meara juggles more than just a soccer ball

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UNI Connection served plate upon plate of different types of pie for their Valentine’s Day Pie Party in the University of Northern Iowa McLeod Center Alumni Suite on Feb. 14.

UNI Connection hosts pie party KIRSTEN TJOSSEM Entertainment Writer

Delicious-smelling pie and people dressed in red filled the University of Northern Iowa McLeod Center Alumni Suite on Tuesday for UNI Connection’s Valentine’s Day Pie Party.

UNI Connection began as the Faculty Dames in 1924.

The organization began when it was uncommon for women to be faculty members at UNI, and it gave women the chance to get out of the house and socialize with other members of the community. Since then, the name has changed, but the aspect of socializing still remains a big part of what the group is today.

Besides the value of

socialization, there are two other very important goals of the group: supporting UNI and giving out scholarships.

“We support the UNI community any way we can,”

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said Cheryl Timion, co-president of the group.

Providing scholarships to UNI students is one of the main reasons behind holding events like the Pie Party.

Not only is it a way to social-

ize, it’s also a way to raise money for the scholarships UNI Connection awards to three or four students every year.

Carol Wilkinson, the group’s other co-president, along with Jo Duea Timion, and other members of the group, plan events yearround for faculty and staff, as well as their spouses, to attend. Some of the events include book club, bridge, Mom and Tots, lunch on the town and a tie contest.

Karis Townsend, whose husband Brian Townsend is a UNI math professor, has been attending UNI Connection events for about seven years.

“I like them. I think they’re fun,” said Townsend.

“I mean, it’s pie – come on.”

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Balancing time in graduate school can be difficult, but Ericka O’Meara has mastered the art of time management while putting in the intense hours of graduate school, fulfilling internship hours, taking time to tutor students in the accounting department and playing for the University of Northern Iowa women’s soccer team.

“I came to UNI because they were recruiting me for soccer and because of their well-known accounting program,” said O’Meara. “I knew it would be a lot of work, but I was willing to put in the time and effort needed to play a sport I loved while gaining an education.”

O’Meara decided during her junior year that she wanted to get her master’s degree in accounting, and since her GPA was high enough, she didn’t have to take the Graduate Management Admission Test and was accepted to start her master’s program during her senior year at UNI. “I was really glad I was able to transition right into my master’s program my senior year. It was an easy

adjustment because the professors made me feel important and like they really cared about me and my success,” said O’Meara.

When O’Meara has time for fun with her busy schedule, she usually spends her weekends driving to see her fiancé and working on wedding details.

“I’m a person who needs to plan, and while it’s been fun to plan the wedding, I’ll be glad when it’s done,” she said. “When I do stay here in Cedar Falls, I hang out with the girls on the soccer team.”

O’Meara has been on the UNI women’s soccer team for five years, and this year will be the first year she will be on the sidelines, which she said is “hard to get used to.”

“Soccer was my college career – I played it almost every day, if not every day, so it’s an adjustment to not have to wake up and go to practice,” said O’Meara.

“This is the first semester of not playing, and I miss the team aspect of soccer and, of course, the girls. Those girls and soccer made my college experience.”

O’Meara plans on moving to the Minneapolis area in May when she graduates, to work at KPMG and get married.

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Left: Nancy LaRuse, former UNI Connection president, and Jim LaRuse choose slices of pieces of pie.

Above: Chocolate cream pie was just one of the many types of pie available at UNI Connection’s Valentine’s Day Party.

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Ericka O’Meara, who is working on her master’s degree in accounting at the University of Northern Iowa, has been a member of the UNI soccer team for five years.

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UNI Sketch turns unused channel into high-energy student-run television show ELISSA TERRY Staff Writer

Sketch, a comedy show starring the students of the University of Northern Iowa, was originally started to save one of the cable departments at the university, but it turned into something that piqued the interests of many students at UNI. “(Sketch) is classy college humor, with high energy,” said Rob Bauer, a sophomore communication and electronic media major and member of UNI Sketch. “We like to appeal to college students, and we really strive to make it funny.”

UNI Sketch was founded

by Bauer and Taran Goecke, a senior communication and electronic media major. The two wanted to take advantage of a resource that wasn’t being used.

“We saved (one of the cable departments) because people weren’t taking advantage of that resource. The resource is a channel that you can put your own stuff on, and they were just running out of things to air on it,” said Bauer. “So Taran and I were just throwing around this idea for a show, and we’re trying to get viewership of it and

we want it to be popular, but at the same time we’re saving that department.”

When it came time to bring more members to their group, Bauer and Goecke asked around.

“We had kind of a selection process that we used, but we didn’t really open it to the public. We just knew some people that had similar interests to us, and we just basically got our friends in on it,” said Bauer. “We’ve expanded a little bit from there. It vaguely consisted of us finding immediate students and talking to them to see if they were interested in doing sketch comedy, whether it be writing, editing or acting.”

Now that UNI Sketch is airing on Wednesdays every three weeks, they are opening up new opportunities to get the entire campus involved.

“We really encourage people to send in their own usersubmitted videos,” said Bauer.

“We’d like to see some competitive thing going, because who doesn’t want to see their own stuff on TV?” Students who want to see their videos on the show can send a message that includes a link to their video to UNI Sketch on Facebook.

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A behind-the-scenes look at Rob Bauer, UNI Sketch president, as magician Criss Angel for a segment of the UNI Sketch comedy show, which airs on UNI cable television every third Wednesday.

TWLOHA sells candy grams to promote suicide awareness JACOB STEWART Staff Writer

University of Northern Iowa students had the opportunity to send a sweet surprise to someone special earlier this week. Members of UNI’s chapter of To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA) sold candy grams in Maucker Union on Monday and Tuesday for Valentine’s Day. According to Derrick Marzen, a sophomore deciding major and TWLOHA member, the group wanted people on campus to know they were loved, and they wanted “to raise awareness more than anything.”

TWLOHA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to

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Sean Gonzalez, freshman history major, and Nikki Brauer, junior psychology major, sell candy grams in Maucker Union Monday.

helping people who suffer from depression, inflict selfinjuries or have attempted or thought about suicide. Since 2006, the organization has been planted in more than 100 countries and their web-

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site states that their ongoing vision is to “reduce the suicide rate in America and all over the world.”

UNI’s chapter was established in the summer of 2009 and has been active in donating funds to the cause ever since. All proceeds from campus fundraisers go to Pathways Behavioral Services, a substance abuse counseling center in Cedar Falls.

The student organization has big plans for the rest of the semester, including a “free hug day” and a multi-organization event that Marzen said was “still under wraps,” but will be revealed within the next few months.

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Panthers split at national duals MATTHEW BLUMBERG Sports Writer

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Junior Blayne Beale (right) went 1-1 at the national duals, winning against Virginia Tech’s Chris Penny (not pictured) 8-3 in the 285-pound weight class.

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TOP PERFORMERS PTS: Seth Tuttle (16) REBS: Jake Koch (9) ASTS: Seth Tuttle (2)

Although the No. 25-ranked University of Northern Iowa wrestling team (7-6) lost in the first round of the National Duals Regional to No. 24-ranked Virginia Tech, 20-17, they may have found a second national title contender in junior Joe Colon to go with sophomore Ryan Loder.

No. 6-ranked Colon (133 pounds) found himself on the winning side of a 13-3 major decision victory over then No. 1-ranked Devin Carter of VT. Colon built an early lead en route to dominating the previously top-ranked

wrestler in his weight class from start to finish.

Following the dual, UNI head coach Doug Schwab spoke with the media and had nothing but positive things to say about his 133-pounder.

“Colon had a great day,” said Schwab. “If anybody didn’t know his name, they are going to know it now.”

The Panthers split the 10 dual matches with VT, gaining wins from Cruse Aarhus (125 pounds), Colon (133), David Bonin (157), Loder (184) and Blayne Beale (285). With the

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UNI drops a heartbreaker to Evansville, 63-62 BRAD EILERS Sports Editor

University of Evansville senior guard Denver Holmes made just two 3-pointers in Wednesday night’s men’s basketball game against the University of Northern Iowa Panthers. Holmes’ two 3-pointers came in the final 18 seconds, the gamewinner with just 0.6 seconds remaining, as the Purple Aces stunned the Panthers 63-62 in Evansville, Ind. The Purple Aces (13-13, 8-8 MVC) led for a majority of the game, building up a 10-point lead at 49-39 with 13:20 remaining in regulation. However, UNI responded with a 13-0 run and took their first lead since the opening minutes, at 52-49 with eight minutes left.

The two teams battled back and forth throughout the remainder of the game, with the lead exchanging hands five times.

The Panthers (17-11, 7-9

MVC) led 59-56 with 2:32 left, but the Purple Aces responded with a 4-0 run and took a 60-59 lead with 18 seconds left on Holmes’ first 3-pointer of the game.

UNI senior guard Johnny Moran responded with a 3-pointer of his own with 8.6 seconds remaining to give the Panthers the lead back at 62-60. After an Evansville timeout, Holmes banked in a contested 3-pointer from the top of the key to win the game.

Colt Ryan led the Purple aces in scoring with 20 points.

Holmes chipped in with 14 to help Evansville complete the season sweep of the Panthers.

Freshman center Seth Tuttle led the Panthers in scoring, contributing 16 points and five rebounds.

Junior guard Anthony James and sophomore forward Chip Rank were the only other Panthers to reach double figures. They finished with 13

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Marc Sonnen (23) drives down the court against Illinois State in the McLeod Center Saturday. Sonnen went only 2-for-8 from the field in UNI’s last-second loss at Evansville Wednesday.

SOFTBALL

JAKE’S TAKE

Fisher starts season strong for Panther softball team Five great NCAA Tournament JAKE BEMIS

Sports Writer

Due to troubles with the turf in the UNIDome, the University of Northern Iowa softball team was forced to play the Ramada UNI-Dome Classic in Ames last weekend. The Panthers recorded a 3-2 record behind the strong pitching of sophomore Jamie Fisher, who won three games in three starts.

Fisher pitched a total of 19 innings, allowing only three runs while striking out 20 batters throughout the weekend.

Game one of the five-game weekend ended in a 6-0 victory over Valparaiso University.

Fisher highlighted the Panther pitching with

a complete game shutout, giving up only two hits and striking out eight batters in the process. UNI second baseman Haley Kreiner went 2-for-3, accounting for all six Panther runs with four RBIs and two runs scored to lead the Panther offense.

UNI tried to stay hot as they took the field against the University of North Dakota just minutes after game one. After falling into an early 1-0 hole, the Panthers battled back to keep the game close. In the bottom of the seventh inning, UNI rallied for two runs to send the game into extra innings, but a couple of errors in the top of the ninth inning led to < See NCAA, page 9

games of the past 10 years JAKE BEMIS Sports Columnist

Sunday, March 11, 2012.

It’s a date that has been circled on my calendar for 365 days. To some, it might be the greatest day of the year.

For others, it’s the day that leads to the greatest three weeks of the year. March 11 has a nickname – it’s called “Selection Sunday.”

For those of you who

have no idea what I’m talking about, Selection Sunday is the day the NCAA Tournament teams are selected and announced. It’s the day many college hoops fans anticipate from day one of the season.

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UNI’s Ali Farokhmanesh (5) nailed the game-clinching 3-pointer against Kansas in the 2010 NCAA Tournament. UNI won 69-67.

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Sunday is like a second Christmas.

So as we get ready for this year’s NCAA Tournament, let’s take a look back at five great NCAA Tournament games from the past 10 years: 5. Iowa State falls to Hampton: Ok, so it was 11 years ago, but when you’re talking about the biggest upset in NCAA Tournament history (based on tournament seeds) you can make exceptions to the rules. Everyone knows the story, and most Panther fans love to relive it.

Hampton scores with seven seconds left, Iowa State goes coast-to-coast for the potential game-winning lay-up, but it does not fall. Final score: Hampton 58, Iowa State 57.

4. Northwestern State stuns Iowa: For Hawkeye haters like me, this probably goes down as one of the greatest tournament games ever. Iowa fans will remember it forever, as much as they hate to. The third-seeded Hawkeyes took a double-digit lead on the 14thseeded Demons in the second half, but Northwestern State scrapped back to cut the Iowa lead to just two points with under a minute left. Northwestern State got an offensive rebound in the final seconds and threw up a 3-pointer from the corner.

Must I continue? Final score: Northwestern State 64, Iowa

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four runs for UND. The Panthers could not rally in the bottom of the inning, falling 8-4. Senior Jaye Hutcheson pitched all nine innings for UNI. The Panthers bounced back by defeating the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 9-1 in just five innings of action.

Fisher had another strong outing, giving up just one run while striking out five batters in five innings of work.

UNI finished the weekend with a Sunday doubleheader against the University of Nebraska-Omaha and Western Illinois University.

The Panthers took a 2-1 lead heading into the fifth inning before UNI senior Laura Turner knocked in another run to make the score 3-1.

Fischer gave up one run in

63.

3. Duke survives Butler: I won’t lie about this one; it’s completely biased. I am a huge Duke fan, and this game was by far the greatest Duke game I have ever watched, or at least tried to watch. Those who watched in the UNI dorms may remember the game freezing on Jon Scheyer’s face for the remaining five minutes of regulation. In a mad panic, I found a friend on Skype to watch the end of the game.

What did I (attempt to) see on that computer screen? Gordon Hayward of Butler missing a half-court shot that would’ve won the game. Duke won!

Final score: Duke 61, Butler 59.

2. Kansas wins in overtime: Another great national championship game. Memphis misses numerous free throws down the stretch, KU’s Mario Chalmers hits a 3-pointer to send the game into overtime and Kansas pulls away with a seven-point victory. Kansas 75, Memphis 68.

1. Down goes Kansas: Is it even a question? Of course, number one has to be what probably goes down as the greatest UNI basketball game of all time. Jordan Eglseder hits two early 3-pointers, but neither were as big as the coldblooded Ali Farokhmanesh 3 with 35 seconds remaining. Why didn’t he run more time off the clock? Who cares!

Final score: UNI 69, Kansas 67. the top of the seventh, but held on to give UNI the 3-2 victory over UN-Omaha. In total, Fisher gave up two runs on five hits, but struck out seven batters in seven innings on the mound.

The last game of the weekend saw UNI sophomore Jessica Severinsen picking up her first start of the season.

Severinsen pitched a strong seven innings, but a lack of run support left the Panthers with a 4-1 loss against WIU. The lone UNI run came from the bat of Aly Zembruski, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. UNI left a total of 17 runners on base throughout the weekend, but hit for a .288 batting average as a team.

The Panthers return to action Feb. 24 in the University of Memphis Tiger Invitational in Memphis, Tenn.

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first-round loss, the Panthers drew the University of Wisconsin for the secondround consolation dual.

The Panthers bounced back quite easily against the Badgers, amassing four falls in the 30-15 victory. The win sealed the Panthers’ fifthplace finish at the National Dual Regional and the team’s second dual victory over the Badgers this year.

The four falls registered against Wisconsin were the most this season for the Panthers in an individual dual meet. Colon, Levi Wolfensperger (141 pounds), Bonin and Loder all registered falls that accounted for 24 of

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points and 10 points, respectively. Junior forward Jake Koch led UNI with nine rebounds on the night.

With the loss, UNI now sits in a tie for seventh place in the Missouri Valley Conference

the Panthers 30 team points.

Aarhus rebounded from some rough matches in the past few weeks and won his second match of the day with on a 3-2 decision over Austin Hietpas.

Rounding out the Panther victories was Ryan Jaunch who won his first match of the year at 149 pounds on a 6-2 decision. Previously, he had wrestled the majority of his matches at 133 pounds.

The highlight of the dual was Ryan Loder, who enjoyed an exciting end to his match.

He was able to catch his opponent off guard, over-hooking his head. Simultaneously, Loder under-hooked his opponent’s left arm with his right arm and drove the Badger to the mat, pinning him at the 6:11 mark.

Schwab could barely hold in his excitement while describing it to the press. “There’s a move called the cow catcher.

I’ve been waiting all year for someone to do it. He finally did it (Sunday). I loved it. I was pretty fired up,” said Schwab.

Up next for the Panthers is a Feb. 19 dual against the No. 7-ranked University of Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Huskers feature six ranked wrestlers at 10 of the weight classes, providing tough matches up and down the lineup for the Panthers.

The Nebraska dual is the final challenge of the year for the Panthers before they host the NCAA West Regional on March 4 as a way to earn a spot in the NCAA Championships.

standings with just two conference games remaining.

The Panthers are 3-8 on the road this season and 1-7 in MVC road games. UNI’s last road win outside the state of Iowa came on Nov. 12 against Old Dominion in the season opener.

UNI returns to action

Friday at 6 p.m. when they travel to Richmond, Va., to face the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Friday’s game is part of the ESPN BracketBuster series and will air on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com.

brandon poll managing editor pollb@uni.edu

fun & games

february 17, 2012

By Annemarie Brethauer

Across 1 Secret rival 6 Pool regimen 10 Devoid of emotion 14 Pope after John X 15 Lamb by another name 16 Australian gem 17 Recesses 18 Riffraff ’s opposite 20 Picasso in preschool?

22 WBA stats 23 Estonian, e.g.

24 Critic who’s a Chicago talk radio co-host 28 Rub the right way?

29 Feel crummy 30 Way to go: Abbr.

31 When only a synthetic will do?

35 Home to many Indians, but few cowboys 37 Television network with a plus sign in its logo 38 “This just __ my day!”

39 Double-cross Old MacDonald?

44 Mother of 35-Down 45 __ Cruces 46 Passé platters 47 Not as critical 49 Clay pigeon flinger 51 Pipe cleaner 54 What Eddie did to warm up for his “Shrek” role?

57 Kept an eye on 60 Outstanding 61 It may be gross: Abbr.

62 Spy’s device 63 Sale, in Calais 64 Tampa Bay team playing in

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65 One trading in futures?

66 Award for Elmore Leonard Down 1 “__! what poverty my Muse brings forth”: Shak.

2 Camera-ready page 3 Día de San Valentín gift 4 “Hurlyburly” Tony winner 5 Fail to follow 6 By the book 7 Flag down, say 8 Lager order 9 Like The Onion 10 “Cape Fear” co-star, 1991 11 “100 years of journalistic excellence” org.

12 Yoga equipment 13 1889-’90 newsmaking circumnavigator 19 Sicilia, e.g.

21 Defense gp.

25 Binoculars component 26 Historic prep school 27 Musical modernization of “La Bohème” 28 “I Kid You Not” author 29 Puberty woe 31 Custom-made things?

32 Quibbles 33 “How impressive!”

34 Impersonal letter intro 35 Son of 44-Across 36 British Open champ between Jack and Tom 40 Bering Sea native 41 Plants with flat-topped flower clusters 42 Blubber 43 Sanction 48 President Santos portrayer on “The West Wing” 49 “Voilà!”

50 U-Haul rival 51 “Advertising is legalized __”: Wells 52 Busybody 53 Landscaping tool 55 __ dieu 56 Agape, maybe 57 Transitional mo.

58 __ tight schedule 59 Anti vote

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HOROSCOPES

By Nancy Black Tribune Media Services (MCT) Today’s Birthday (02/17/12).

Organizational structures, like calendars, schedules, to-do lists and budgets, keep you moving forward with ease and efficiency this year. Take time to plan your moves before you make them, and stay focused. Envision your dream life, and go for it.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -Today is a 9 -- Work definitely takes priority for the next few days. Lots more business coming in. You’re attracting the attention of an important person.

Good news from afar.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -Today is an 8 -- There’s a test

ahead, so sharpen your pencils.

A respectful attitude and willing hands earn you new opportunities, and people are checking you out. Smile and wave.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 6 -- You may be tempted to stir up trouble, but leave that to others. Meditation helps you stay positive and centered. It’s so much better for your health.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -Today is an 8 -- Find strength in numbers. Take suggestions.

Practice listening to someone as if you’ve paid them a million dollars. You can let another take the wheel.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- It’s getting busy now (and profitable). Stick to the high road, since anything lower has muddy pitfalls. A friend brings

news. There’s an amazing breakthrough in love.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Nurture your creative side. Continue working on the things that make you happy.

Make beauty. Cook with honey.

It all could be very romantic.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Home has a strong pull on you now. Perhaps it’s time to beautify your nest or throw a party with special friends. Poetry, anyone? Say the magic words.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -Today is a 7 -- Take advantage of your great discussion skills today. Pay special attention to successful friends ... they have a lot to teach you. Get a bonus.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- It’s not necessary to purchase things you want but don’t need to feel complete. You can find satisfaction in a job well done. Explore and discover.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Being king or queen of the mountain comes with perks but also with responsibilities. Use your newly gained power wisely. Beware of tunnels that have no cheese.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -Today is a 7 -- You can ponder perpetual motion or other impossible ideas now. Do the math.

Listen to fresh ideas. Participate in the discussion. Procrastinate later.

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BRAND NEW 4 bedroom luxurious duplexes. 1750 SQ. FT. Security, hardwood, granite countertops, tile bathrooms, W/D. Available May or June.

319- 415- 4370

Large 3 BR. newer ranch style home half mile to campus. Many new updates, bath and kitchen, central air, lots of parking. $950/ MO. 319- 846- 2995

4 bedroom, 2 bath close to campus. $1300. 319- 277- 1065

3 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom townhouse on West 2ND ST., Cedar Falls. Available the second week of May. Rent $900/MO. plus utilities. Call 319- 290- 2709

Studio apartments close to campus. Clean and nice. Reasonable rent, responsible landlord, offstreet parking. No smoking, no pets. 12 month lease begins June 1st. Call Dennis 232- 6819

1 bedroom apartments. Large, clean, close to campus, utilities and cable paid, off-street parking and laundry. Available May 16th.

266- 1245 912 West 14TH ST. 4 bed, 2 bath. Washer and dryer, dishwasher, central air, garage. $1200 per month. Available May 10th. No pets. Call 231- 2242

Walking Distance to Campus!

1 and 2 Bedroom Apartments 2218 Walnut - Free Cable - Heat Included - Landlord pays water, sewer garbage 2115 Walnut - Washer/Dryer on-site - Spacious apartments - Off-Street parking Call Tim 319-404-9095 timothy.hoekstra@gmail.com www.cedarvalleyproperty management.com

110 Norther College ST. 3 bedroom duplex. Central air, garage. $900 per month. Available May 1st. No pets. Call 231- 2242 1715 Main ST. 4 bedroom, 2 bath. Central air, washer and dryer.

No pets. $1200 per month.

Call 231- 2242 4 BR. Built in 2001. Appliances, W/D, garage. 516 West 3rd ST., Cedar Falls. $1400 per month.

Available June 1st. 319- 231- 2016 1, 2, 3, 4 bedroom units, 10 minutes north of Cedar Falls. Security gated complex. Some utilities/cable paid. $400-800/MO. www.hildebrandrentals.com.

319- 352- 5555 Single bedroom unfurnished apartments available on-campus in Hillside Courts. Must be grad student or 23 or older, or married or veteran. 319- 273- 6232 weekdays or www.uni.edu/dor link to housing: apartments 509 West 18TH ST. 4 bedroom.

Central air, washer and dryer, garage. No pets. $1200 per month.

Call 231- 2242 2 & 3 bedroom apartments.

Clean, spacious, close to campus, utilities and cable paid, off-street parking and laundry. Available May 16th. 290- 8151 3 BR., 4 BR. 2 blocks from campus. Off street parking. W/D included. Air conditioned.

319- 239- 2135

3 and 4 bedroom houses $875 a month 319- 415- 4370

- Over 200 affordable options for apartments, houses, and duplexes - Conveniently located near UNI - FREE cable, free laundry, and more!

- May and June leases available

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3 bedroom suite $900/MO. plus utilities. Free laundry, off-street parking, A/C. Each tenant has own kitchen. 269- 1743 Large 4 bedroom apartment $1,200/MO. plus utilities. Free laundry, off-street parking, A/C. 269- 1743 1 BR. available January. Most utilities included. Cats allowed.

University Manor. 319- 266- 8586.

4 BR. duplex. 610 Iowa Street. $900/MO. 319- 236- 8930 3 bedroom. W/D, dishwasher.

Extra nice. No pets, no smokers.

712- 330- 5409 Next to UNI, apartments for rent.

2, 3, 4 bedrooms. No pets. June 1st lease. Call 712- 358- 0592 1, 2 or 3 rooms to rent. Available now through May. 319- 240- 0880.

Subleaser needed for studio apartments. Three blocks from campus. $525/MO. Available now until May 5th. 319- 230- 7759

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HELP WANTED Growing in-Home Health Agency looking for part-time dependable home care aide to assist special needs 14 year old living in Hudson. Wednesday and Thursday 3-6 P.M. Other hours available also. Apply at: Comfort Care Home Health, 2616 Orchard Drive, Cedar Falls.

Make a DIFFERENCE! Be a CAMP COUNSELOR! Friendly Pines Camp, in the cool mountains of Prescott, AZ, is hiring for the 2012 season, May 26 - August 1. Activities include horseback riding, waterskiing, canoeing, ropes course and more. Competitive salary, room and board, travel stipend. To apply, contact Sylvia at sylvia@friendlypines.com or 1- 888- 281- CAMP. Be part of something AMAZING, and have the summer of a lifetime!

Earn $1000-$3200 a month to drive our brand new cars with ads. www.AdCarPay.com Summer full-time help wanted.

Foxridge Golf, Dyke, Iowa.

319- 989- 2213 Help wanted. Tony’s Pizzaria downtown Main Street. Hiring servers, cooks and drivers. Go to www.277tony.com. Fill out application and mention The Northern Iowan.

HELP WANTED Ultimate Entertainment, Iowa’s Largest Mobile DJ service, is looking for 2-6 new DJ’s for this coming wedding season. Some experience would be helpful, but you will be well trained. We need people with PERSONALITY and music knowledge. You must be able to read a crowd and customize your delivery and music choices to best fit the event. Applicants must be at least 21 and will be in town for summer of 2012.

Call 319-266-0717 or email at ultimate@cfu.net.

4 Bedroom Blowout! $300/ person 1410 W 2nd - Free Cable - Free Washer/Dryer - Energy Efficient - Garage - Recently Remodeled 122 N Division - Large Living Room - 2 Bathrooms - Free Washer/Dryer - Spacious Bedrooms - Dishwasher 3917 Southlawn - Quiet, Nice Neighborhood - Free Cable - Free Washer/Dryer - Dishwasher - Garage Call Tim 319-404-9095 timothy.hoekstra@gmail.com www.cedarvalleyproperty management.com

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