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APRIL 19, 2013
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FRIDAY
VOLUME 109, ISSUE 50
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
FORENSICS
CEDAR FALLS, IOWA
LOCAL AT UNI
Hansen’s brings farmfresh dairy to UNI dining
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NORTHERN-IOWAN.ORG
CRIME
Pipe bomb found in Cedar Falls
UNI speech team claims 10th place in nation for 2nd consecutive year The competitors found success on group and individual levels in Hutchinson, Kan., ultimately earning the 10th-place spot out of 78 teams competing. < See PAGE 4
LINH TA
News Editor
RELATIONSHIPS
He said, she said: How close is too close? The NI relationship columnists tackle the question of physical boundaries in the flirting stage of new relationships. < See PAGE 4
LINH TA/Northern Iowan
Hansen’s Dairy has an assortment of dairy cows that produce milk locally. Additionally, Hansen’s Dairy also breeds and raises their own calves.
BROOKS WOOLSON
GOLF
UNI women’s golf earns 2nd place in Creighton Classic The Panthers tried their best to hold on to the top spot, but ultimately could not clinch the first-place victory, taking second-place honors instead. < See PAGE 6 OPINION
Just break up already! Columnist Pope has a wakeup call for readers stuck in stagnant, unhealthy, unhappy relationships of any kind: stop questioning it and end it. < See PAGE 3
News Writer
Nestled in the rolling plains just west of Hudson, Iowa, sits Hansen’s Dairy Farm, a family-owned producer of high-quality milk, cheese curds, ice cream and other dairy products. Hansen’s is responsible for supplying the milk, cream and other dairy items that are used at Chats and Prexy’s in Maucker Union as part of the University of Northern Iowa’s Buy Fresh, Buy Local campaign. Hansen’s Dairy Farm is a century farm in its fifth generation of ownership. Jay and Jeanne Hansen own the farm but their sons Brent, Brad, Blair and Blake manage its day-to-day operations.
Brent Hansen is in charge of the marketing, product distribution and public relations aspect of farm operations while Brad handles production of the 26 different flavors of ice cream that Hansen’s sells. Blair directs field work and Blake deals with livestock management. The entire operation has 45 employees, between the farm and two retail locations, one in Cedar Falls and one in Waterloo, Iowa. The Hansens own approximately 300 head of cattle, 150 of which are dairy cows. The family has meticulously tracked the genetic lineage of their cattle all the way back to the first cows they owned in the 1950s. In addition, they name every cow they own. “That way if there is ever a
SPORTS
More names, more money
Sports columnist Dengler makes the case for allowing private businesses to have naming rights to UNI athletic facilities to bring in extra revenue. < See PAGE 6
INDEX OPINION............................3 CAMPUS LIFE....................4 SPORTS.............................6 CLASSIFIEDS.....................7
LINH TA/Northern Iowan
Brent Hansen is in charge of the marketing, product distribution and public relations aspects of Hansen’s Dairy. His parents and siblings run the farm.
problem, we have everything recorded and registered,” said Brent Hansen. The family allows their cows to roam free, giving them 60 days a year off from milking and feeding them high-quality, long-fiber hay. The Hansens feel the extra consideration they give their cattle compared to competing dairy farmers lowers the stress the cows face and improves the quality of milk they produce. “You take the common sense of life and apply it to them,” Brent Hansen said. Female cattle are given their mother’s milk to strengthen their immune systems before receiving the milk from all cattle on the farm. They are kept in huts with large cages that allow them to move around and interact with the other newborn calves. The milking parlor at Hansen’s Dairy is a mechanical marvel, allowing 16 cows to be milked at once. Once the milk is in the system, it is immediately lowered in temperature from 100 degrees to 60 degrees, and then cooled further to 38 degrees in a separate cooler. “The sooner it is cooled, the better it is,” Brent Hansen explained. < See DAIRY, page 2
A day after the Boston Marathon attack, Cedar Falls Public Works employees found a pipe bomb in a storm drain by 2300 Royal Drive while working on clearing the storm drain. “We’re all thinking about Boston,” said Cedar Falls Chief of Police Jeff Olson. “But we’re going to do some checking, and again, this could have been here for a long time or it may not be, but we < See BOMB, page 2
AUTISM SPEAKS
Campanile illuminated for autism awareness AMBER ROUSE
Staff Writer
In honor of National Autism Awareness Month, the University of Northern Iowa’s chapter of Alpha Xi < See CAMPANILE, page 2
ERIN KEISER/Northern Iowan
The Campanile is lit blue for the month of April.