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MARCH 12, 2013
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VOLUME 109, ISSUE 42
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INTERNATIONAL
World hunger comes to life The UNI Political Science Society held its 2nd annual Oxfam Hunger Banquet in Maucker Union to highlight differences in food distribution across the globe based on income levels ELIZABETH LYNCH Staff Writer
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Panthers go one-anddone in MVC Tourney
In their third game this season against ISU, UNI came up short, rallying to trail the Redbirds by as little as two points toward the end of the game before falling 73-65 in St. Louis Friday. < See PAGE 8
OPINION
Teachers need to engage Generation Why
Columnist Nicholson ponders the shift in values between her own generation and Generations Y and Z, and what this shift means for educators of the future. < See PAGE 4
The issue of global hunger hit home for University of Northern Iowa community members who attended the Oxfam Hunger Banquet on March 9. Organized by the Political Science Society, the event brought approximately 30 people of various ages to the Old Central Ballroom for a real experience on how hunger affects the world. “It opened my eyes as to what is going on as far as poverty,” said Brandon Pabst, junior political science major. Participants received one of three different cards assigning them to either a high, low or middle income level. Those with low income sat on the floor, those with middle sat on chairs and those with high income sat at formal < See BANQUET, page 2
STUDENT VOICES
What are you doing over spring break? KIRSTIN TJOSSEM
GRIT ‘N’ GLAM
Staff Writer
Get yourself some spring break beauty!
Style and beauty columnist David Pope offers tips to get sun-kissed looks, whether you’ll be hitting the beach or surfing the couch. < See PAGE 9
ONLINE CAMPUS LIFE Read about singersongwriter Justin Hines’s performance at UNI. < visit northern-iowan.org
INDEX I SPY AT UNI......................2 OPINION............................4 CAMPUS LIFE....................6 SPORTS.............................8 GAMES............................10 CLASSIFIEDS...................11
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I’m going to Jamaica for a mission trip. Feel the rhythm, mon.
KRISTINA KOFOOT
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Senior, English education
< See VOICES, page 2
WHITNEY PHILLIPS/Northern Iowan Archives
Ian Day, junior exercise and science major, and Marlee Schiminke, sophomore elementary education major, play the role of the upper class individuals at the 2012 Hunger Banquet, eating rolls, salad, pasta and dessert.
MILITARY
Veteran housing benefits to drop BROOKS WOOLSON
News Writer
Incoming University of Northern Iowa students serving in the military
will find that they receive less assistance for housing starting next semester. The Basic Allowance for Housing, which provides funds to active duty members of the military,
is re-adjusted every year based on the cost of living at the local level. The amount of money paid to a service < See HOUSING, page 3