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Johnny Moran started his 131st game and scored his thousandth career point as the Panthers topped the Bradley Braves on Wednesday. < See PAGE 9

EDITORIAL

We need communication, not blame President Allen’s announced budget cuts are causing a panic, largely thanks to a lack of concrete details and communication. < See PAGE 4

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Interlude gets lyrics

A UNI admissions counselor has given the Interlude lyrics with plans to use it to raise money for Dance Marathon. < See PAGE 6

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The faculty senate of the University of Northern Iowa met in special session on Feb. 20 to discuss and determine whether the senate should take additional action on the potential cuts for next year and what

that action would be.

Jeffrey Funderburk, the chair of the faculty senate, called the session because of his hope that United Faculty (the sole negotiation unit for UNI’s 550 faculty members) and the faculty senate can protect faculty from the “misguided efforts of (the) administration to cut academic

programs in favor of further athletic and ancillary unit deficit financing.”

“My view is that United Faculty (UF) and the Faculty Senate have not done a very good job of publicly pointing out that the UNI administration is conveniently ignoring some $8 million in deficit

losses coming out of athletics, the Wellness (and Recreation) Center and other nonacademic, ancillary units at the university in order to make a case for closing down academic programs,” said Funderburk, a professor of music. < See UNITED FACULTY, page 2

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President Allen to recommend closing Price Lab School BLAKE FINDLEY Academics Writer

Benjamin Allen, president of the University of Northern Iowa, announced to the faculty and staff of Malcolm Price Laboratory School his recommendation to close Price Lab, effective June 30, 2012.

Allen’s recommendation will go before the Board of Regents at their March 21 meeting.

According to an article in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Allen said the school’s closure would save the university up to $2 million a year.

Allen announced his recommendation to the faculty and staff of Price Lab in a closed meeting at the school’s library on Feb. 22, and spoke to the

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At a meeting with faculty and staff Wednesday night at Malcolm Price Laboratory School, UNI President Benjamin Allen announced his recommendation that the school close effective June 30, 2012.

NISG ELECTIONS

Campaigning continues with presidential debate

CRIME

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Two stabbed at Hillcrest JAIME YOWLER Staff Writer

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and Kyle Burns and Brendan Thompson. Senior philosophy major John Anderson and NISG senator Michael Lunn moderated the event.

Tanner Cook (16) and Brady Lancaster (19) were both stabbed on Feb. 19 at 1 a.m. at Hillcrest Park Apartments in Cedar Falls. Both are from Le Mars, Iowa.

“Our investigation continues, and no arrests have been made at this time,” said Cedar Falls Police Chief Jeff Olson.

Lancaster had been stabbed multiple times in the leg and was taken to a local hospital

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From left to right: Kyle Burns, Brendan Thompson, Jordan Bancroft-Smithe, KaLeigh White, Trevor Monnier and Beth Monnier during the NISG presidential debate on Feb. 20.

JACOB STEWART idential debate in the Maucker Staff Writer

Campaigning for the Northern Iowa Student Government elections continued Monday night with a pres-

Union coffeehouse.

The debate included three president-and-vice president tickets: Trevor Monnier and Beth Monnier; Jordan BancroftSmithe and KaLeigh White;

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Frank Thompson, professor of finance, presented the faculty senate with reports showing that, since 1997, $102 million has been transferred out of the General Education Fund (GEF) to cover funding deficits in auxiliary enterprises, such as the athletic department and Maucker Union.

Thompson said that for the past several years, the Intercollegiate Athletic Budget has ended the year with a net negative fund balance, starting the next year with a balance below zero.

Conversely, he said academic departments have to live within their means and are required to have a zero balance.

“Out of fairness, the faculty would like to see nonacademic programs live within their budget,” Thompson said.

He said the University of Iowa and Iowa State University have auxiliary units that are self-sustaining or nearly so. According to Thompson, the Board of Regents asked that auxiliary units at the public universities have no greater expenses than the amount of donations and revenues.

In an interview, Troy Dannen, director of the athletic department, said this was not true. He said one member of Iowa Board of Regents had said he wanted the athletic departments at regent schools to be self-sufficient, but once he understood UNI was different from UI and ISU, he changed his mind.

According to Dannen, the BOR unanimously approved a plan that set a maximum limit on the amount of GEF funding that could be committed to the athletic department at UNI, and it wasn’t zero.

“There was an understanding that there is a cost, and basically they determined how much of that cost is palatable,” Dannen said. “No school, no athletic department of UNI’s ilk is revenue-neutral without student fees or without General Fund support.”

However, Dannen also said he doesn’t disagree that the funding model for UNI athletics is wrong.

“The funding model needs to be revised,” Dannen said. “If we’re going to sustain some level of success in the next 10 or 15 years, we will have to be supported through student fees and not through General Fund money.”

Dannen said he has “never agreed with the characterization of deficits.”

“Like any other entity on campus (the athletic department) is given an allocation of general funds as part of our budget,” Dannen said.

“So it’s not like we spend whatever we want, and then at the end of the year we spend extra money.”

Dannen said the allocation from the General Fund is $4 million of the department’s overall budget of $12 million. He said it’s no different than an “academic department getting allocations of resources from

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the General Fund to cover their operations.”

Dannen said the BOR called for a plan to reduce the athletic department’s percentage of the GEF to 2.5 percent. Athletics currently receives 2.7 percent of the GEF, but will meet the target by 2015.

Faculty as a part of the funding process

At the faculty senate meeting, Thompson said faculty want to have the ability to be involved in the financial planning of the university.

He said these deficits show that it’s easy to cut academic programs, especially since faculty are not involved in the process.

“Why are academic programs the first to be cut, when the auxiliary enterprises are losing money?”

Thompson asked.

“The faculty should require the administration to live up to the principles and standards in the (American Association of University Professors) document with respect to shared governance, particularly as it relates to financial budgeting and consideration of academic programming cuts,” Thompson said.

Scott Peters, faculty senator for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, said the senate had a “series of reference meetings with (UNI) President Allen.”

“He indicated not only a willingness, but, I would say, an interest in having more faculty involvement in discussing budgeting priorities,” said Peters, an associate professor of political science.

Thompson said the faculty senate should also appoint a committee to begin discussion with administration on how the athletic programs can live within a budget.

He said the budgetary process is becoming a top-down approach as opposed to bottom-up.

Betty DeBerg, a faculty senator for CHAS, said she was appalled that Allen was not at the meeting.

“What could he have to do that’s more important?” DeBerg asked.

“President Allen is a very busy person and does work on behalf of the university where his schedule may be … limited,” Thompson said.

“I am unaware of him being given a formal invitation to this particular meeting, and the agenda for the meeting itself may not have indicated a need for his presence.”

Closing academic programs

“Decisions to merge or even close academic programs or stop offering degrees occasionally have to be made,” said Cathy DeSoto, president of UF. “If they are being made based on pedagogical needs and consideration of student needs, they may be appropriate. If they are being made based on financial emergency, the financial emergency should first be demonstrated.”

DeSoto said it is unclear whether the primary considerations for academic program changes are student needs or a financial emergency.

“The administration should

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speak clearly and consistently on why they are making these changes,” said DeSoto, a professor of psychology.

She said cutting tenured faculty is a major failure by a university of the most serious nature. DeSoto said the administration says they hope to avoid layoffs and plan to use attrition and transfers to other programs to reduce faculty size.

“I am taking them at their word for now,” DeSoto added.

Jerry Smith, the faculty senator for the College of Business Administration, said, “We can’t say (the administration has) to make all these cuts to auxiliary programs, when we don’t look at cutting academic programs.”

“We need to separate the issue of cutting faculty and cutting academic programs,” said Smith, a professor of management. “Senate should support cutting programs that don’t demonstrate fulfilling student needs.”

“We need to recognize that the university is more than academic programs,” Smith added. “Students also care about athletic programs and the Union, and we can’t dismiss this stuff as utterly irrelevant to our existence as an institution.”

Thompson responded, “Faculty aren’t saying that athletics is not a part of the university.”

“As noted in my report, the mission statement and vision statement for the university provides great direction in terms of where our resources should be allocated,” Thompson said. “Both clearly state academic programs are supposed to be fostered and developed to provide a quality education for all students.”

Thompson said nowhere in the mission statement is athletics identified as the primary area to which UNI should provide resources.

“This issue relates directly to the funding priorities of the university and whether academic programs should be eliminated at a time when nonacademic enterprises are being (given) large sums of money,” Thompson said.

Dannen said auxiliaries belong on the campus because they’re about student life and the student experience.

“When potential new students come to campus for visits, we take them into the Wellness and Recreation Center, Maucker Union, athletic facilities, etc.,” Dannen said.

“We take them to all the places where they can see how they will live their life.”

According to Dannen, if you take away all those things, there is nothing to distinguish UNI from online institutions. He said the auxiliaries are an “integral part of the total experience.”

“It’s easy to be provincial and say I don’t want my department cut, but I understand this is a small part of a much bigger picture,” Dannen said. “I have faith in our leadership and the direction they’re taking us.”

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THURSDAY

“THE POWER OF STORIES AND SERVICE TO END GENOCIDE” Curris Business Building Room 109 7 p.m.

Carl Wilkins, the only American to remain in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide, will talk about his experiences during the genocide and his subsequent work toward peace and understanding.

FRIDAY

RACE, PRIVILEGE AND DIFFERENCE TEACHER WORKSHOP Schindler Education Center 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

This workshop focuses on exploring systems of race, privilege and difference in an effort to support the creation of multicultural classrooms that celebrate respect for diversity. Eddie Moore Jr., the director of diversity at Brooklyn Friends School, will speak at the workshop.

GRADUATE COLLEGE BROWN BAG LECTURE SERIES Curris Business Building Room 319 12-1 p.m.

Tim Lindquist, an accounting professor, will present “The Impact of National Culture and Moral Intensity on Ethical Decision-Making: U.S. versus Germanic Europe.”

Bring lunch; cookies will be provided.

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UNI MUSEUM SATURDAY FILM SERIES UNI Museum 1:30 p.m.

The third episode of “Race: The Power of Illusion” will be shown. The title of the episode is “The House We Live In.” It is 56 minutes long.

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Trevor Monnier, senior actuarial science major and previous president of Dancer Hall, and Beth Monnier, a junior economics and English double major, said they wanted to give students a great experience at UNI and access to student leaders. However, Beth Monnier said a great education is the “first thing we want to ensure.”

Burns, a junior business management major and the president of Student Admissions Ambassadors, also said he and Thompson, a senior marketing major, wanted a quality education for students first and foremost, but “an enjoyable experience” and easy access to academic resources was also important to them.

Bancroft-Smithe, a senior music and philosophy double major and off-campus senator, and KaLeigh White, a sophomore sociology and public administration: human resources double major and at-large senator, promised to make sure student organizations were aware of what is available to them and to make sure the guidelines for student funding were clear and concise. They also said they wanted to create a community for students.

The candidates were next asked whether they have met with university personnel to determine the feasibility of their platforms.

“We’ve actually been talking most to students,” Burns said, highlighting his campaign’s slogan, “The students’ voice, the students’ choice.”

In her answer, Beth said her and her brother’s platform was one of feasibility and they were being careful not to make promises they couldn’t keep.

White spoke briefly on the healthy options initiative in her campaign’s platform. She said they have been working for the past few months to encourage good dining options and had worked with university staff closely to try and deliver on that promise.

The debate was next opened

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families with children who attend Price Lab in two meetings later that evening.

David Deibler, a parent of a kindergartner at Price Lab, said there wasn’t much straight talk at the meeting.

“The speech was rather convoluted and it was difficult to understand what he was going to do,” Deibler said.

Deibler also said it’s not over yet, and the decision is far from final, as the Board of Regents will have to approve Allen’s recommendation.

According to the article in the Courier, more than 500 people attended the first of the family meetings.

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to be treated. He was then transferred to the University of Iowa Hospital.

Cook was also stabbed in the leg and treated at a local

up to questions from the audience via Twitter. The first question chosen by the hosts was, “How would the office of the president work with the senate in cases of disagreement?”

Each ticket expressed the importance of clear communication to their campaign and said they would try their hardest to resolve conflicts through collaboration and building a positive relationship with the student senate.

Finally, the floor was opened up to audience questions.

One student asked what the candidates planned to do with their campaign money if they weren’t elected.

Burns said his campaign was entirely self-funded because he didn’t feel right asking students for money. He said if he and Thompson didn’t win, the unspent money would go to charity.

Bancroft-Smithe said they would donate the money if they lose. If they win, he said they would use it to pay for travel to Des Moines for student advocacy.

Trevor Monnier and Beth Monnier said they would donate all their extra campaign shirts to a Capstone course that is taking items to children in Nicaragua this summer.

In their closing statement, Burns and Thompson said they “stand by (their) goals and hope that (they) can give students access to everything they need.”

Trevor Monnier thanked the audience and said it had been “an honor running.” He also said he and his sister had the most practical experience necessary to run the student government.

Bancroft-Smithe and White also thanked the students in attendance. White said she thinks they have the best platform and wants everyone to get informed before they vote.

Elections for the Northern Iowa Student Government positions, including senate seats and student body president and vice president, will be held Tuesday, Feb. 28 and Wednesday, Feb. 29.

Students can vote on MyUNIverse under the Life @ UNI tab.

Media were not allowed to attend either of these meetings, but the administration issued a statement and met with members of the media Thursday afternoon.

The closure of Price Lab is one of many cuts the university has made in light of $23.5 million in state allocation reductions over the past four years, including the end of the baseball program, the cut of more than a dozen academic programs, more than $1 million in reductions for auxiliary programs and the loss of more than 100 employees through retirement and attrition.

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Police said a third person was involved in the altercation, but has not been identified.

Hillcrest management declined to comment on the incident.

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Budget talks require communication, not blame

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niversity of Northern Iowa President Ben Allen made one the most controversial statements of his UNI career Wednesday night: he will recommend closing the Malcolm Price Laboratory School to the Board of Regents during their March 21 meeting.

The closure of Price Lab is a complicated issue; the school serves more than 370 K-12 students and more than 1,000 UNI students, and it employs several highly educated teachers. As of press time, Allen hasn’t released details about what will happen with the Price Lab educators, UNI’s education program or the students who attend the school.

On the other hand, Allen said that closing the school will save the university $2 million a year during a time when the state continues to withdraw support from the institution,

and consultants have said the building needs more than $30 million in renovations, according to the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier.

According to statements released by the president, the university is also reviewing Print Services, UNI Police, athletics, the UNI Museum and academic programs with “low enrollment and few graduates,” though faculty were given no scale or ballpark figure to indicate what counts as “low enrollment.” Ten students? Fifty?

These statements and Wednesday’s announcement have brought about panic among the faculty, students and parents at UNI and Price Lab, largely because they are incredibly vague. Many blame President Allen and the university administration for the cuts.

We have been frequently impressed with the difficult

decisions President Allen has had to make over the past four years to guide our university through one of the most difficult fiscal situations it has faced. We’ve seen more than $23 million in cuts to state appropriations since 2009, and the Iowa House Republicans look to lop another $3 million off UNI’s general fund next year. And yet President Allen has managed to make the necessary cuts during that time to steer UNI to where it has needed to be, all while keeping tuition increases at a maximum of 6 percent.

UNI’s been through a similar situation before: an editorial in the Northern Iowan from 2002 indicates that President Koob discussed closing Price Lab after a recession had forced successive tuition increases of 9.9 percent and 19.5 percent.

Right now, we don’t know whether President Allen made the right decision in choosing

to close Price Lab, because we don’t have all the facts. There are so many considerations that went into this decision, and yet the public is in the dark. Allen has canceled two interviews with the Northern Iowan and continues to leave details about the coming cuts out of his statements.

Allen is playing this too close to the chest. We understand that a certain degree of discretion is necessary for these decisions; however, leaving faculty and students in the dark and excluding them from the conversation leads to panic and distrust. We don’t know what’s going to happen with our university, and students are clearly worried.

Blaming President Allen for these cuts will get us nowhere.

What we as a university need right now is communication.

We need to gather information and speak with the administration to learn about these cuts

and the budget decisions, and to listen to each other in order to ensure our university continues to thrive.

We’ve already seen some fantastic movements growing amid the concerns. Many faculty members and parents of Price Lab students are gathering information in a Yahoo group, which can be joined by emailing supportplssubscribe@yahoogroups.com, in order to present information on the value of Price Lab, while the Northern Iowa Student Government senate has formed a temporary committee to gather and evaluate information about the cuts in order to make informed resolutions on students’ behalf.

We commend these efforts and call on President Allen and the university administration to shed some light on the situation; don’t leave us in the dark on these important decisions.

This editorial reflects the position of the Northern Iowan’s editorial staff: John Anderson, Allie Koolbeck, Brad Eilers, Tehrene Firman, Brandon Baker and Kari Braumann. All other articles and illustrations represent the views of their authors.

An outlook to the future

Illustration by JOHN ANDERSON/Northern Iowan

Typically I have little issue coming up with a topic to write about, but this was one of those weeks where just nothing jumps out at you. As a writer, that was frustrating.

I juggled options about classes being utterly depressing, but that didn’t have enough zing to it. I thought about ripping the University of Northern Iowa’s parking dilemma, and then I actu-

ANTHONY MITCHELL ayomitch@uni.edu

ally did rip UNI parking, which came off overly mean and utterly pointless. So after just doing loopde-loops for a week, something caught my ear.

A professor of mine mentioned

that a study was done about my generation coming into the work force, and for a rare moment, I held a strong sense of optimism.

I’ve ripped my generation here in the paper before, and honestly no one generation is perfect, but I felt the corners of my mouth start twitching. The study mentioned many things, but two things that I found interesting were that people < See MITCHELL, page 5

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Proud supporter of Kyle and Brendan It is my pleasure to write today in support of the ticket for student body president/vice president which I believe will best fit the UNI student body. That ticket is Kyle Burns and Brendan Thompson.

It is my belief that successful student representatives should be networked with several different student organizations. Kyle and Brendan are both wellknown across campus and have friends in many different circles. They proudly represent the university not only in their academic work but as members of the men’s track and field team. I have had the honor of knowing Kyle for many years now and can ensure you he is a man

you can not only trust, but call a friend.

I proudly served you on the Northern Iowa Student Government senate during my final semester at UNI. During that time, I was disheartened by how political UNI’s student government is. Described as “cliquey” by many, I described the NISG senate as a collegiate student government comprised of individuals elected by a very small percentage of the entire student body. They have an overflowing budget — a budget that every student has made an investment in and that few will ever get a return on. Instead, week after week they stare at a six-figure budget proudly displayed on their screen and argue that they don’t want to waste it too quickly. Upon

leaving UNI, I’ve noticed that the senate now focuses a majority of their time questioning their own bylaws and whether they are following them or not.

I strongly believe that NISG must be fixed from the outside and not from within. Students like Kyle and Brendan have an outside perspective that will be a crucial asset to student government. Electing current members of the senate will offer no new solutions and will not engage any new demographic of the student body in the process.

Josh Wilson NISG senator emeritus Communications intern to Governor Terry E. Branstad

Give students a voice The senate of the Northern Iowa Student Government is a place to talk about the issues facing the student body and to fight for those issues.

This month, several students are campaigning to become next year’s leaders in NISG. Currently, the number of students running for senate has increased from last year, which is a step in the right direction.

However, a problem still exists: certain colleges will have limited or no representation.

No students are running for the three seats in the College of Education, one seat in the College of Business Administration, one seat in the Graduate College and the two seats in the Deciding/General Studies/Other. If you are a student who falls within one of those categories, consider run-

ning. All you need is an idea to promote or an issue to tackle in order to be a senator.

You cannot get yourself on the ballot at this point, but you can start a write-in campaign.

You can do this by starting a Facebook group, stating what you want to do as a senator to your classes or talking to the people in your major. All you need is students within your college to write your name in when they vote.

If your college or major doesn’t have students running to represent it, please consider running for the position. By running and serving in the senate, you can make a difference at the University of Northern Iowa and give a voice to students.

Ryan Alfred NISG speaker of the senate

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entering the work force are looking for longevity with an employer and that they weren’t afraid to do what was necessary to get the work done, even if they had to go over someone’s head.

Maybe I am making something out of nothing, but as these little features were being mentioned, I couldn’t help but be proud. Have we made it past gross entitlement? Are we going to be a group of strong go-getters that’ll set a new standard for the ideal employee? I don’t know — maybe there’s just something in the air today, but I am optimistic for what is to come. Never thought I’d actually think that, even for a moment.

I had been bogged down for weeks about what lies ahead for us who are young.

I could be completely hypersensitive, but each and every class I was going to was instilling this feeling that we were just going to hit a brick wall once we walked across the stage at commencement. That nothing would be available to us because the market is so poor. That job competition was beyond cutthroat, but near life and death. It was frustrating. I’m a big ideas person, and when your parade gets rained on over and over again, you really start getting bogged down with negativity.

The more I think about this, the more I start feeling like I should be standing next to Clint Eastwood in a new Chrysler commercial. If we are going to get things turned around, be it the political climate, the job market or just how your Wednesday goes, optimism needs to make a big time comeback. This sounds so incredibly unoriginal, but I am so sick and tired of being told what isn’t possible and what isn’t going to happen for me and for my generation. We need to punch this world right in its ugly face, look right into its eyes and say, “I’m going to do it whether you like it or not.”

We need the can-do attitude.

We need that strength back.

Once again, a column has turned into a stream of consciousness, but this is what I

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We need to punch this world right in its ugly face, look right into its eyes and say, ‘I’m going to do it whether you like it or not.’

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am getting at. I declare that from this point forward, no professor, no idiot classmate and no naysayer is going to tell me what I am and am not capable of. I hope you take that pledge too.

If we can get our perspective turned around, we can start showing the world we mean business again. Every whiner, pessimist and complainer can be left in the dust coughing. We don’t need you anymore. Consider that your weekend pep talk.

Anthony Mitchell is a junior in

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Ian Goldsmith, the University of Northern Iowa student body vice president, and Scott Connerley, UNI alumnus, co-creators of the Interlude along with Tyler Wright, technology education major, do the Interlude Dance with First Lady Michele Obama at the “Let’s Move!” rally on Feb. 9 in Des Moines, Iowa.

‘The Interlude’ gets lyrics

Admissions counselor puts his talent to good use by creating lyrics for the UNI sensation OLIVIA HOTTLE Staff Writer

Dante’ Means, an admissions counselor at the University of Northern Iowa, is using his passion for charity work, songwriting ability and identity as a UNI Panther to create a fundraising opportunity for the Dance Marathon on Feb. 25.

A moment of creativity in a recording studio spurred Means to create lyrics to the song “The Interlude” by Attack Attack!. The song has been heavily associated with UNI due to a dance created

by UNI students in 2010. “(It’s) kind of crazy because the song is so big and it has no lyrics to it,” Means said. “It doesn’t have anything you can sing along to. So we’re all doing the dance with no lyrics.”

Means had recently received information about Dance Marathon and thought it would be a good idea to mix the song with the organization.

Means decided to sell the recording of his song, titled “UNI Interlude #2,” for a dollar and allocate the proceeds to Dance Marathon, who will then donate the money to the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital and Children’s Miracle Network.

Means hopes the single will be a “use of song as a way to support the charity.”

“It’s just a fun way for students and young people to get involved in a charity, you

know, it’s something they which to download the song already do, it’s not uncom- because the organization mon to them,” Means said. takes a percentage of the “The dance is international at profits. Therefore, he says this point, so it’s not unfamil- the song will be sold via a iar; it just makes sense.” website such as Amazon.com Means was originally or ReverbNation. scheduled to unveil the song Means has had no trouble at 6:40 p.m. on the night with copyright issues with of Dance Marathon. the original creators of the However, he recently song, Attack Attack!, learned that the because his piece song would not be is a derivative presented because work. A derivahis time slot had tive work, accordbeen doubleing to the United booked.

States Copyright “That’s sad, Office, is a song that’s devastating, but “derived from one or hopefully, they will still MEANS more already existing at least play the song,” works.”

Means said.

Means’ attorney is still “We’re going to promote negotiating details with it in any way we can. I visit Attack Attack! to arrange schools in Des Moines, so how much of the proceeds I’ll be playing it at my visits of the sale of “Interlude #2” when I go recruit students would be given to the band. (for UNI).”

“The hope is that, just like Means has already cre- the dance, we take ownerated other music semi-pro- ship in it and that UNI takes fessionally — his last album ownership for the song,” sold 2,000 copies and he is Means said. “Working in working on a new project Admissions, I see how the which features a single being dance has helped the popudistributed by Def Jam. larity of UNI, and it just “I thought with a proj- goes to prove that ... UNI is a ect this big, it’s really, really cool place, and we have really cool to have a charity project cool, fun people, and that’s going, too,” Means said. really the thing that sells our He has also done char- university, believe it or not, is ity work and performances the people. It speaks to that. for other organizations, but When UNI owns something, Means says that “to actually people love it.” dedicate a song to charity is different and cool... I’m WANT TO DOWNLOAD excited about it.”

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From March 9-18, Houston Taylor, a graduate student in leisure, youth and human services, will lead a trip to Florida with 12 University of Northern Iowa students. The students will spend three days backpacking on Cumberland Island, which Taylor said is known for “great dunes, gnarly old trees — that sort of thing.” Six spots are still open for the trip.

This is just one of the many adventure trips that are offered every semester by the UNI Wellness and Recreation Services’ Outdoor Recreation program, which aims to promote healthy living and outdoor adventures on and off campus.

Taylor is the graduate assistant in the program, and works at the rental shop as well as the climbing wall. He is also focused on giving the Wellness and Recreation Center more of

an online presence, with a Facebook page in the works and the current website under review. He graduated from Centre College in Kentucky, but was drawn to work at UNI because of the personnel involved in the program.

“I knew I’d be working under Andy Martin,” Taylor said. “He knows his stuff.”

Martin is the current outdoor recreation coordinator.

A parallel spring break trip will take students backpacking and hiking through the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. According to their website, the trip will be an “adventure that will expose us to an environment that was once a mecca for ancient people of the southwest.”

Also, on Feb. 25, WRS will hold its 14th annual “Rock Revolution,” a climbing competition featuring a Collegiate Climbing Series bracket and students from UNI, Iowa State < See UNI OUTDOORS, page 7

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Students in Visual Perceptions sport pink wigs after their unconventional flash mob in Maucker Union Feb. 21.

The power of pink Pippert orchestrates flash mob to explore power of objects JOHN ANDERSON Executive Editor

Twenty students scattered around Maucker Union all donned pink wigs at around 11:45 Tuesday morning.

Shortly after, they left the Union together and sat on the edge of the reflection pool. They didn’t sing, they didn’t dance and they didn’t acknowledge anything was going on when asked.

The students were engaged in an unconventional flash mob designed to explore the power an object has to transform how people are seen in culture for Visual Perceptions, an art class taught by Aypryl

Pippert, whose three sections each engaged in their own flash mob this week to kick off a project in the class.

Pippert orchestrated the flash mobs to allow her students “to experience what it’s like to function independently in a group.” She wanted her students to recognize how vulnerable they could feel when separated in the Union and how empowered they were when together outside.

Pippert required her students to purchase the pink wigs at the beginning of the year.

“They thought I was joking,” she said.

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Film looks at use of torture in Iraqi prison ALAN WILKINS Staff Writer

In order to gain information about the 9/11 terrorist attacks, American military police tortured prisoners in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq — but only 20 to 25 percent of the prisoners had any information the U.S. Army wanted, according to the film “Ghosts of Abu Ghraib.”

“Ghosts of Abu Ghraib” was shown at the University of Northern Iowa’s Center for Multicultural Education Feb. 20 as part of Reaching for Higher Ground: Community after 9/11.

The film examines the torture Iraqi citizens suffered in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq at the hands of U.S. Army personnel. It features news clips and commentary from some of the Iraqi prisoners, the American prison guards and military officers.

In 2003, after the United States had bombed and invaded Iraq, the United States took Iraqis whom they suspected held information about the terrorist attacks to a prison already set up in Iraq. At the prison, there were 372 American military police, who were not trained for the job, guarding thousands of Iraqis, according to the film.

Independent contractors hired by the Central Intelligence Agency told the military police at the prison to “soften up” the prisoners who were going to be interrogated. To do this, they played loud music while the prisoners tried to sleep, stripped the prisoners naked in front of the guards and put the prisoners in “stress positions” for hours at a time.

According to the film, these actions were not stopped because many governmental authority figures allowed them. For example, George W. Bush, who was president during that

time, said the 1949 Geneva Conventions on torture did not apply to terrorists attacking America. Donald Rumsfeld, the Secretary of Defense at that time, approved “extreme interrogation” techniques.

Eventually, information about the torture going on reached the American media’s ears. “60 Minutes” was the first to cover the story with leaked pictures of the abuse, according to the film. However, the only people who were charged with anything were the American prison guards at Abu Ghraib prison.

After the movie, a discussion followed between UNI staff panelists and students in the audience. Although many of the audience members agreed there were many people who were at fault for the human rights atrocities, most blamed authority figures including the CIA, Donald Rumsfeld and Major General Geoffrey Miller, who moved from Guantanamo Bay to Abu Ghraib with the intention of “producing results.”

Chris Apling, a senior political science major, said his “initial reaction was that this is powerful.”

“I felt terrible that not only the U.S. government would allow this to happen, but that this is a reflection on the human race,” Apling said.

Francis Degnin, an associate professor of philosophy and world religions, said torture is counter-productive.

“After the story came out, Iraqi support for (the) American mission dropped 54 points within a week,” Degnin said. “Even if you do get some good information, you win a small battle, but you lose the war.”

Lindsay Cohn, an international politics professor, gave a solution for how events like those that happened at Abu Ghraib could be avoided in

the future.

“I think the best thing to do is make sure there are lots of rules in place from the various agencies,” Cohn said.

“Agencies like (Department of) Defense, CIA and state have institutional memories that others do not have.”

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TOP PERFORMERS PTS: Anthony James (19) REBS: Seth Tuttle (11) ASTS: Seth Tuttle (2)

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PTS: Walt Lemon Jr. (22) REBS: Jake Eastman (5) ASTS: Jake Eastman (4)

Moran helps lead UNI to victory on Senior Night BRAD EILERS Sports Editor

Johnny Moran likely played his final game in the McLeod Center Wednesday night and he saved one of his better performances of the season for just that occasion. Moran finished the game with 12 points, including two 3-pointers, four rebounds, two steals and an assist in 32 minutes of action. The University of Northern Iowa Panthers, led by their lone senior, defeated the Bradley University Braves, 64-55.

When asked about his senior’s performance, UNI head coach Ben Jacobson said, “I mean this as a real compliment: it was typical, standard, whatever word you want to put on it. … Johnny knocked in his first 3-pointer, he played a very good game.

It looked like a lot of the games he has played for us. (Moran) has been awfully good.”

“We knew we needed to come in here and get the win tonight and it was pretty emotional at the end when it was over and I realized it could be my last game here,” said Moran. “We did a good job and I’m just happy we got the ‘W.’ I’m sure it will set in more tonight and tomorrow… I’m just thankful for the four years that I have had here – they have been great.”

While Moran stole the show in front of the home crowd by becoming the 34th Panther to reach 1,000 career points, it

was the Bradley Braves (7-23, 2-15 MVC) who looked like they were going to steal the game, as they took a 30-24 lead into the locker room at halftime.

The Braves made their first five 3-point attempts of the game and shot 50 percent from the floor in the first half. The Panthers (18-12, 8-9 MVC), on the other hand, made just 2-of-10 3-pointers in the first half and shot just 33.3 percent. “(At halftime) we talked about trying to get everyone to play at a really high level.

I thought Bradley came out and got off to a nice start and they did a good job,” said Jacobson. “That slowed us down a little bit and I didn’t think we had great movement offensively in the first half.”

The Panthers were able to open the second half on a 10-0 run to grab a 34-30 lead with 16:16 remaining in regulation.

Junior guard Marc Sonnen scored eight of UNI’s 10 points during that stretch.

“Coach (Jacobson) just told us at halftime we just got to keep going and keep playing hard, and we knew if we kept playing hard and giving it our all, things were going to start to go our way,” said Sonnen. “We just kept believing that we were going to win the game.”

The Panthers never relinquished the lead from that point on and expanded their lead to as many as 12 points at 52-40 with 6:28 remaining. The Braves would cut the

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Senior Johnny Moran (13) shoots a free throw against the Bradley Braves in the McLeod Center Wednesday. The game was Moran’s 131st and his last at home.

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BIG 4 basketball event: To play or not to play?

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If the Iowa “Big 4” basketball series moves to Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, UNI fans will no longer be able to enjoy home games against Iowa and Iowa State.

PAUL KOCKLER Sports Columnist

It looks like the excitement and buzz that fill campus when the University of Iowa or Iowa State University come to town to play basketball will soon become a thing of the past.

According to an article in

the Des Moines Register earlier this week, it sounds more and more like the home-andhome series the University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team plays against the two other in-state public universities will be scrapped in favor of a “Big 4” double< See BIG FOUR, page 9

WRESTLING

No. 8-ranked Nebraska tops No. 23 UNI, 26-16 MATTHEW BLUMBERG Sports Writer

In the final dual meet of the season, the No. 23-ranked University of Northern Iowa wrestling team traveled to Lincoln, Neb., to square off with the No. 8-ranked University of Nebraska Cornhuskers. UNI dropped the dual meet, 26-16. The meet featured a total of nine nationally ranked wrestlers, including six wrestlers ranked in the top 10 of their individual weight classes.

The 184-pound dual featured a highly anticipated matchup between No. 6-ranked Ryan Loder of UNI against No. 8-ranked Josh Ihnen of Nebraska, with Ihnen winning a close 4-2 decision. The match offered a potential preview of two AllAmericans who could meet up again later in the NCAA National Championships.

No. 20-ranked David Bonin (157 pounds) proved to be worthy of his increased national attention as he defeated No. 6-ranked James Green

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UNI sophomore Ryan Loder (right), pictured here against Iowa State, suffered just his second lost of the season against Nebraska on Sunday.

of Nebraska by a 4-3 decision. The match came down to Bonin’s ability to control Green in the top position, where he garnered a bonus point from riding time. The riding time gave him the victory and early excitement for Panther fans.

UNI’s last ranked wrestler, No. 5 Joe Colon (133

pounds), squared off against another ranked opponent from Nebraska. Colon was able to hold No. 19-ranked Ridge Kiley scoreless, winning a major decision 9-0.

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header of sorts at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

It would most likely feature Drake University and UNI squaring off against either Iowa or Iowa State. The teams would then swap opponents the next season. The Hawkeyes and Cyclones will continue to play each other every season in a home-andhome series.

This proposed doubleheader event, which will likely be finalized at the end of this basketball season, would probably be good for the exposure of basketball in the state of Iowa. All four programs seem to be on the rise, even Iowa. It could be a great way for the Hawkeyes and Panthers to engage their alumni and fan bases in the Des Moines area, and possibly on a national stage.

The event will likely be a huge moneymaker for the schools. Otherwise, why would they even consider it?

We all know college athletics begin and end with money (that’s a different column topic for a different day). It seems like a great idea to me.

Having all four teams at one neutral site at one time, (though there are far fewer UNI fans in the Des Moines area than Iowa, ISU and Drake) for the viewing pleasure of the fans, could be a real treat. Plus, being from the Des Moines area myself, it would be an excellent excuse for me to go home and get some home-cooked meals and my laundry done before I head downtown. However, I think I might be one of the few UNI students who would benefit from this setup.

Most UNI students would be hurt by this. It is one of the few games that legitimately draws a buzz from the average student and sells out the McLeod Center. Not even a blizzard stops them from coming out to watch an

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Wolfensperger (141 pounds), UNI was able to win four of the 10 matches with the Huskers. Aarhus won a 15-4 major decision over Shawn Nagel, while Wolfensperger forced a 21-2 technical fall over Drew Etherton in the final match of the day.

The Huskers were able to build a big lead with help from five consecutive wins at weights 165 through 285.

UNI’s Riley Banach (165 pounds) lost in a technical fall to No. 7-ranked Robert Kokesh. Fellow Husker Tyler Koehn (174 pounds) followed with a fall over Panther Onni Prestidge. Ihnen won over Loder at 184 pounds. UNI then forfeited its match at 197 pounds, giving Nebraska six valuable points in the team race. UNI’s Blayne Beale (285) lost a close decision to

in-state rivalry. The games in Des Moines are going to miss out on the excitement that the students from all of their respective schools bring to the game and instead replace it with high-dollar seats for wealthy fans.

I have been to Wells Fargo Arena many times and it seems like a more corporate environment. The basketballwatching experience there is not as magical as Hilton Coliseum or as cozy as the McLeod.

Perhaps the most unfortunate part of the whole situation is how powerless it seems UNI is. Iowa and Iowa State have all the leverage in what goes down with the series between us. It was always nice to play a power conference team on our home court at least once a year and to talk trash to my friends at the different schools after we won.

If the opportunity presented itself, I would love to see UNI replace this event with games against different major conference teams for a neutral-site, home-and-home or two-for-one series, but it doesn’t seem like a lot of teams want to sign up to play a powerful mid-major like UNI on the road. Games against big schools are crucial to postseason tournament résumés, which is why it is unfortunate that we will lose the beautiful home-and-home setup we had with Iowa and ISU. I am not against the “Big 4” event in Des Moines; things just didn’t work out for UNI as well as they could have, and our home-and-home series was fun while it lasted.

However, if a doubleheader scenario is the only way we can beat down our so-called “big brothers,” then it is hard to be against it.

I have no doubt in my mind that UNI will continue to show Iowa and ISU why we are the best basketball program in the state.

No. 9-ranked Tucker Lane, closing out the scoring for the Huskers.

The team has the following week off with enough time to prepare to host the NCAA West Regional. The regional will be housed in the McLeod Center on March 4 and will feature teams from the Western Wrestling Conference. The teams in the WWC are the Air Force Falcons, North Dakota State Bison, Northern Colorado Bears, South Dakota State Jackrabbits, Utah Valley Wolverines and the Wyoming Cowboys.

The West Regional offers an opportunity for the winners to earn automatic bids to the NCAA Championships held in St. Louis, Mo., on March 15-17. Losing in the regional does not completely dismiss the athletes from competition, as at-large bids will also be awarded.

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Sophomore forward Chip Rank (4) attempts a shot against the Bradley Braves in the McLeod Center Wednesday. Rank made 3-of-7 attempts.

Junior guard Anthony James (52) attempts a shot in the McLeod Center Wednesday. James came off the bench to lead the Panthers in scoring with 19 points.

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Players from the UNI Panthers and Bradley Braves prepare to rebound a free throw in the McLeod Center Wednesday. The Panthers made 84.2 percent of their free throws in their 64-55 victory.

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deficit to six points with just over a minute left, but got no closer as Anthony James sealed the game at the charity stripe, nailing 9-of-10 free throws in the game.

“We knew (UNI) would be excited to play us because we upset them the first time and they have a lot of pride in their program, they have won a lot of games and they have a lot of tough kids. We knew it wasn’t going to be easy for us,” said Bradley head coach Geno Ford. “When you go missing free throws and the amount of lay-ups that we missed, you can chalk it up (as a loss).”

James led UNI in scoring with 19 points off the bench. Sonnen chipped in with 13 points.

Freshman center Seth Tuttle was one point shy of another double-double as he finished with nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds

for the Panthers.

Walt Lemon Jr. led the Braves in scoring with a game-high 22 points, making 5-of-7 3-pointers. Jake Eastman was the only other Brave to reach double digits, finishing with 10 points.

The Panthers return to action Saturday at 2 p.m. when they travel to Carbondale, Ill., to face the Southern Illinois University Salukis (8-21, 5-12 MVC). UNI defeated SIU 58-49 in Cedar Falls back on Jan. 31.

The Missouri Valley Conference race is wide open. It is possible that six teams could finish tied for third place at 9-9 in MVC play.

If the Panthers win on Saturday, they could finish as high as the No. 4 seed in the MVC Tournament and as low as the No. 7 seed. If the Panthers lose on Saturday, they can finish as high as the No. 6 seed or as low as the No. 8 seed.

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By Ian Livengood

Across 1 Woolly grazers 5 It follows John 9 Defunct Olympic sport 13 Dieter’s snack?

16 On __ with 17 Crop production toast?

18 5’7” Spud who won an NBA Slam Dunk contest 19 Words before coming or out 20 Telegraph sound 21 Lover of Psyche 22 Artist’s pad 25 Ability to detect a certain orientation 27 Not like at all 30 PLO part 32 Boxing statistic 33 Actress Thurman 34 Saint in red 36 Raised entrance area 38 Ave. paralleling Park 39 Useless footwear 41 Switz. neighbor 42 Soul 44 Waist-length jackets 45 Gray gp.

46 Stray chasers 48 Not own outright, with “on” 49 Pique 50 Debate choices 52 Piano sonatas, usually 54 It covers all the bases 55 Tuna of the Pacific 57 Golden __ 61 Rice from New Orleans

62 Buckaroo at sea?

65 It has banks in Germany and Poland 66 Dance and theater in Texas?

67 Red areas, once: Abbr.

68 Case workers, briefly 69 The greater part Down 1 Do some glass cutting, perhaps 2 “Take it easy!”

3 Goes astray 4 Declining from old age 5 Bavarian carp?

6 Friend of Fidel 7 Knotted 8 Mistletoe piece 9 Played with, in a way 10 One giving pep talks between acts of “Carmen”?

11 Maternity ward?

12 Balls 14 __-1: “Ghostbusters” auto 15 Relatively cool red giant 23 Fail in business 24 With 35-Down, fairs, and a hint to making sense of this puzzle’s pairs of adjacent 10-letter answers 26 Acknowledgments 27 Pacific dance 28 Pews, at times?

29 Intersection where cabs hang out?

31 Joie de vivre 34 Tropical ring-tailed critter 35 See 24-Down 37 H.S. sophs may take it 40 Basie’s “__’Clock Jump” 43 Auto club employees 47 Hot tea hazard 49 Ojibwa home 51 Young pig 53 Thailand neighbor 54 New Mexico ski resort 56 Buried treasure site, often 58 Iberian river 59 Disintegrates 60 Part of MS-DOS: Abbr.

63 Dr. Mom’s forte 64 __ in Charlie

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There’s power in reviewing the budget. Seriously consider advanced training or education this year. Learn a foreign language?

Travel, reading, history, even developing friendships with folks from different cultures expand your horizons.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- A surprising development in a group setting inspires action. Let it be someone else’s crazy idea. Changes above affect you positively.

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Cancer (June 22-July 22) -Today is a 7 -- You’re in a search for what’s next, and there’s nothing stopping you. Excessive attention to detail could annoy others, but don’t take it personally.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- The financial situation’s unstable today, so postpone gratification. Don’t let loved ones dig into the piggy bank, either. Make a cool promo for your latest project.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Today is an 8 -- It’s okay to be a perfectionist, but don’t beat yourself up when you fail. It’s all part of the process. It could even be fun. Where will you risk failure next?

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -Today is an 8 -- Better check your schedule again. With all the activity and intensity, you could forget small details. Try to be as clear in communication as possible.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -Today is a 9 -- Focus on making money today, but don’t be attached to the results. Money isn’t everything, and you know that. Leave room for a surprise, and it could be a good one.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Focus on doing creative projects that you love.

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ate and more attractive. Let your sweetheart set the schedule.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Time to clean up a mess. Figure out what you want, and then go for it. It may take some extra effort, but it will be worth it. Stay home tonight.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- Strained relationships improve greatly now.

Spend some time in nature to stretch your legs and your ideas.

Fresh air does you good. Take it easy.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Focus on the projects that you’re best at.

Bring more buck for the bang by doing what you love. The thing that makes you happy just goes better.

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

Only 1, 2 bedroom apartments left. Close to campus. Clean and nice. Reasonable rent, responsible landlord, off-street parking. No smoking, no pets. 12 month lease begins June 1st. Call Dennis 232- 6819 3 and 4 bedroom houses. $875 a month. 319- 415- 4370 Next to UNI, apartments for rent.

2, 3, 4 bedrooms. No pets. June 1st lease. Call 712- 358- 0592 3 bedroom. Best of the rest. Quiet, dishwasher, W/D, free cable.

No pets and no smokers.

712- 330- 5409

4 BR. duplex. 610 Iowa Street. $900/MO. 319- 236- 8930 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 3 BR., 4 BR. 2 blocks from campus. Off street parking. W/D included. Air conditioned.

319- 239- 2135 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

Walking Distance to Campus!

1 and 2 Bedroom Apartments

For rent: 4 bedroom duplex.

Quiet neighborhood, off street parking, W/D. Nice. $1200/MO. 319- 240- 8278

2218 Walnut - Free Cable - Heat Included - Landlord pays water, sewer garbage

3 bedroom suite $875/MO. plus utilities. Free laundry, off-street parking, A/C. Each tenant has own kitchen. 269- 1743

2115 Walnut - Washer/Dryer on-site - Spacious apartments - Off-Street parking

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

266- 1245.

Call Tim 319-404-9095 timothy.hoekstra@gmail.com www.cedarvalleyproperty management.com

Large 4 bedroom apartment $1,175/MO. plus utilities. Free laundry, off-street parking, A/C. 269- 1743

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

No pets. $1200 per month.

Call 231- 2242 509 West 18TH ST. 4 bedroom.

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

Call 231- 2242 1, 2 or 3 rooms to rent. Available now through May. 319- 240- 0880.

1 BR. available January. Most utilities included. Cats allowed.

University Manor. 319- 266- 8586.

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 Rooms for rent in 4 bedroom house until May 1ST. $350/MO. per person. 319- 239- 4246. Leave message.

4 bedroom, 2 bath close to campus. $1300. 319- 277- 1065 Located 716 West 28TH ST., Cedar Falls. 4 bedroom roommate potential. $1100/MO. Available March 15 though May 2013. 319277- 3001

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Local game console repairs: 360 - PS3 - Wii - DSLite - PSP. www.cvxgameconsolerepair.com

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 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!

Growing in-Home Health Agency looking for part-time dependable home care aide to assist special needs 8 year old living in Waterloo. After school hours.

We will train. Apply at: Comfort Care Home Health, 2616 Orchard Drive, Cedar Falls.

Earn $1000-$3200 a month to drive our brand new cars with ads. www.AdCarPay.com 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.

Now hiring cooks and wait staff for Pepper’s at 620 East 18TH ST., Cedar Falls. Apply in person.

Summer full-time help wanted.

Foxridge Golf, Dyke, Iowa.

319- 989- 2213 Help wanted for Tubs R US in Waterloo for retail counter help.

Friday’s, Saturday’s and one other day of your choice. Part-time.

Must have transportation. Apply online to mike07@mchsi.com.

319- 291- 7004

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

We can help 319- 273- 2157

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