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Soaking up the sun The UNI Solar Boat Team is preparing for this summer’s international competition, and this time they’re putting more power behind their craft than ever before. < See PAGE 6

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MSA considers the art of Islamic architecture The Muslim Student Association wrapped up the semester with a multicultural dinner Tuesday. < See PAGE 6

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n early April, Howard Bunsis, chair of the American Association of University Professors Collective Bargaining Congress, suggested in a lecture presented at the University of Northern Iowa the administration should use funding from the university’s $70.8 million in unrestricted net assets to cover UNI’s current deficit problem. However, Michael Hager, assistant vice president for student affairs and executive director of residence, said calling these funds unrestricted is misleading.

“Unrestricted is an accounting term. And I can understand where the average person would say that there’s $71 million floating around,” Hager said. “It’s just not true, so that’s why we were clear to say that unrestricted does not mean uncommitted.”

Net assets are the assets a university has minus their liabilities, according

to Hager. He explained that if a car is worth $10,000, and there is a $6,000 loan on a car, the remaining $4,000 would be the net assets.

The university’s net assets are categorized into two different areas: restricted or unrestricted. Although some assets are called “unrestricted,” they are actually designated toward different areas and activities of the university.

The Iowa Board of Regents requires portions of the unrestricted net assets to be used for certain things, such as $20 million in bond enterprise for building renovations. Other portions of these assets are reserved for health insurance, organized education activities and auxiliaries, such as parking and telephone equipment.

In comparison to other peer institutions, Gary Shontz, university controller and secretary and treasurer of financial accounting and reporting < See UNRESTRICTED ASSETS, page 3

Unrestricted Net Asset Breakdown General Education Fund. These funds are primarily committed to building repair projects which were encumbered by June 30, 2011.

Bonded Enterprises. These funds are governed by the

respective bond indenture agreements for Academic Building Revenue Bonds, the Residence System, Maucker Union, Fieldhouse System and the Student Health System.

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Intercollegiate Athletics, Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, Wellness Recreation Center, Parking Operations (funds parking lot maintenance), Computer Resale, Registration Services and Old Auditorium Events.

Quasi Endowments. As a result of Principal Mutual

demutualization, this funding was declared as a permanent endowment by the Board of Regents. Interest income from these funds is used to help offset fringe benefit costs in the General Educational Fund.

Plant Funds. This group of funds includes the Telecom System, IT Equipment Replacement, Recharge Center Equipment Replacement, deferred maintenance and capital projects.

Organized Ed. Activities & Programs. Includes 709

accounts in the categories of faculty and departmental research, student organizations, technology replacement, student fees, health insurance and other benefits, programs and projects, and grant match.

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Arbitrator rules UNI’s termination UNI students create books of finance professor wrongful for orphanages BLAKE FINDLEY

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Queen of the mound Sophomore pitcher Jamie Fisher continues to stifle opponents this season, leading the Panthers to a 16-1 record when she’s at the mound. < See PAGE 8

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On April 6, independent arbitrator Ruth Weatherly, ruled against the University of Northern Iowa administration and Iowa Board of Regents in the case of the termination of Gordon Klein, a former UNI assistant professor of finance.

She agreed with UNI United Faculty, which brought the issue to the arbitrator, that his termination was “at least in part for reasons that violated his academic freedom.”

In her report, Weatherly said there were no university procedures affecting the man-

ner of Klein’s termination. She also said the reasons for his termination were inappropriate, and she therefore recommended a payment of two-thirds of the salary Klein would have received during the 2011-2012 academic year.

Stacey Christensen, a spokeswoman for the university, said the administration believes they had acted appropriately with the details they were given. She said UNI President Ben Allen would carefully consider the arbitrator’s ruling, though UNI is not obligated to follow the ruling. < See RULING, page 2

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An orphanage in Haiti and another in Panama will receive a combined total of around 300 books in the upcoming weeks, thanks to a collaborative effort between students from the University of Northern Iowa, Wartburg College, Waterloo East High School and Cedar Falls High School.

“I think this just shows the initiative and dedication of future teachers that are students here at UNI,” said Sarah Montgomery, the professor of the class at UNI that started the < See BOOKS, page 3

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Cathy DeSoto, president of UNI United Faculty, said the arbitrator is like a judge, but in this case, since Klein was not tenured, the arbitrator’s decision is not binding.

DeSoto said going to the arbitrator was a risk because it takes time, preparation and money. She does not have the exact costs yet, but it will probably be a five-digit figure.

“When due process is violated for one faculty member, it affects the entire university,” DeSoto said. “That is why (United Faculty) took it to arbitration.”

Klein underwent review in 2011, receiving a letter in February 2011 stating he would no longer be on the tenure track.

Klein said he was not surprised to receive this letter because he had not published research. However, he was given a temporary term for the 2011-2012 school year, called a terminal year.

According to Klein, after he was given a temporary term, faculty, especially the dean of the College of Business and the department head, treated him differently.

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hearing in June to decide whether to continue his employment.

At the hearing, Klein was supposed to give reasons as to why his employment should continue, even though UNI was “contractually obligated to do so.”

Klein said the university brought up new charges, which was a violation of due process, and his representative was not allowed to speak, which was a violation of Iowa Code. He said the charges were “generally unsubstantiated and more of a vendetta than an objective evaluation.”

According to Klein, the university demanded an immediate response to the charges, and in July sent a letter indicating the end of his employment with UNI, effective Aug. 2, 2011. “(The termination) has had a devastating effect on my family,” Klein said. “The timing was such that I couldn’t find academic employment for the fall.

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hours and be responsive to students and colleagues. Klein was also told he was canceling too many classes.

Klein said he was more available to students than any faculty member in the College of Business Administration — giving students his cell phone number, replying to calls or texts and holding office hours. He said he did not use his UNI email address, but repeatedly told students in class to send email to his Gmail account, which was listed on the syllabus. According to Klein, the department head and other administrators were also aware of this.

Weatherly’s report addressed a specific situation in which one student emailed Klein regarding an unexplained grade but sent the email to Klein’s UNI email, so the student did not get a response. Klein said the student likely did not attend class or read the syllabus.

Klein admitted to not filling out a timecard regarding his absences, but he said none of the other faculty did so.

DeSoto said there was no stipulation of what was considered too many canceled classes.

Klein said he had canceled three classes during the semester in question — two of them for taking care of a sick child. In prior years, he said he averaged one canceled class a semester.

DeSoto said the master agreement with the university allows faculty to have five sick days.

In the position summary of UNI, the BOR and the State of Iowa in the arbitrator’s report, UNI’s representative in the case wrote, “Dr. Klein’s claims of infringement of his academic freedom are without foundation because the alleged facts underlying those claims have been called into question by Dr. Klein’s credibility.

“The university’s reasons for terminating Dr. Gordon Klein’s employment were reasonable, based in fact and founded upon concern appropriate and necessary for the educational experience of students,” the representative said.

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services, believes UNI is on the mark.

“Iowa has over a billion dollars of unrestricted net assets. Iowa State has over $300 million of unrestricted net assets. So (UNI’s unrestricted net assets) is a reasonable number given our size and scope,” Shontz said.

During his talk on April 5, Bunsis said UNI could likely use its unrestricted net assets to cover its budget deficit.

“The governing board of the university has likely allocated some of the reserves for future use ... however, if those choices could be reversed by decision, by statement or just by fiat of the governing board or administration, then they won’t be in the unrestricted category,” he said.

Shontz does not believe dipping into the university’s unrestricted net assets will assist with the current deficit situation.

“If we had a one-time problem, maybe we could (use the unrestricted net assets), but we don’t have a one-time problem — we have a permanent problem,” Shontz said. “We have a situation where the Iowa General Assembly has severely cut back the appropriation to the University of Northern Iowa, so it’s an ongoing problem and that’s why you don’t dip into that.”

The records for the unrestricted net assets are compiled in UNI’s Comprehensive Annual Funding Report (CAFR), which is prepared by Shontz and other members.

While the CAFR shows that UNI’s unrestricted net assets are accounted for, Hager acknowledged that some people may believe the university has money unaccounted for that may be used to solve the deficit issue.

Depending on the given time, the university may have between $20 to $27 million in cash. This money is the equivalent of one month of bills the university must pay. Hager said the rule of thumb in a business is to have between one to six months of operating expenses on hand.

“Some people assume there’s a drawer of cash that’s being hidden someplace … if only that was true — it would make things a lot easier right now,” Hager said.

project. “Just that, they come here really poised and interested in supporting the learning needs of everyone, and they know they want to be teachers, and a lot of them have known that for a long time, and so when they get here, when great ideas are shared, they are ready to hit the ground running.”

An assignment to create a proposal for a service learning project in the course Teaching Content Literacy in the Intermediate Grades and Teaching Elementary Social Studies turned into a real-life project when senior elementary education majors Kaitlin Kivell and Abby Lundy brought their connections to orphanages to the table.

Kivell said the class read an article about a service learning project similar to what they decided to do. She has an aunt who goes to Panama every winter and works with an orphanage there, so she “just kind of connected the two and talked to Dr. Montgomery about it.”

“It’s been a different experience. I’ve never been in this kind of role before —I’ve never really taken initiative to start something,” Kivell said. “It’s been kind of rewarding.”

Lundy had connections to an orphanage in Haiti through people she had done mission trips with, and brought this up to the class. According to Montgomery, the class then started having a conversation about a meaningful, manageable project they could do.

Lundy and Kivell said the orphanages were in need of materials, so the class decided to write books for them.

Montgomery’s husband is a Spanish professor at Wartburg College, so he had Spanish classes at Wartburg translate the books written by UNI students into Spanish for the Panama orphanage.

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He also had French classes translate the books for Haiti into French.

In addition, Lundy talked to her former Spanish teacher at Waterloo East High. Four Spanish classes at East wrote books for the Panama orphanage, while a French class wrote books for the Haiti orphanage. Art classes at East illustrated many of the books.

Lastly, a French teacher at Cedar Falls High School had her students create French books for Haiti. “… The heart of it is really from the students, which is great because that’s a key piece of service learning — that it’s student-voice or youth-voice. It’s not top-down,” Montgomery said. “And that, I think, was a really good learning experience for the students to see how we could take an idea and look how it could blossom.”

Each of the books will be bilingual — French and English for the Haiti orphanage and Spanish and English for the Panama orphanage.

According to Montgomery, the books focus on friendship, hope, dreams about the future, culturally relevant topics such as soccer or the World Cup, and travel throughout Latin America and the world.

Montgomery said the goal is to send the books for the Haiti orphanage within the next couple of weeks. The books for the Panama orphanage will be hand-delivered this summer by an international student at Wartburg — Claudia — who grew up in a different orphanage in the same town.

According to Montgomery, the Wartburg College Center for Community Engagement and the UNI College of Education each funded half of the cost for shipping and binding the books.

Montgomery said she plans to continue doing this service learning in the

fall with the two sections of the Social Studies Methods course she teaches.

Then, in the spring, she will do it with the same class as she did this semester.

She also plans to continue to collaborate with Wartburg and possibly the high schools, if they decide they want to. “… It could even get to where — you know, I have all these future teachers who are going to be wherever, anywhere. I mean, they could be doing this exact same project with a local group, or an international group, or they might write me and say, ‘Hey, are you still doing that project? Can my kids write books?’” Montgomery said. “So this might be the beginning of something that goes on for a long time and really grows more.”

Montgomery said they might target the orphanage in Panama “and see if we can write books that are for specific kids, like what their specific interests are.”

Lundy and Kivell said they both hope to continue this service learning project in the future in some way.

“The whole thing about service learning is it’s a continuous thing — it’s not just community service, where you just do it once,” Kivell said. “So I’m hoping if Dr. Montgomery continues it, I can stay involved somehow.”

“I guess I’ve been so caught up in school and making sure my schoolwork has been done. This has been a project that has been something that has really meant a lot to me personally, and then it still relates to school,” Lundy said. “So, I’ve enjoyed every minute of every hour that I’ve put into this project, and it’s become a really big thing, so I just feel really good about the whole project in general, and I just like to know that I’m doing just a small part in helping other children in other countries.”

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Atheists: A misunderstood minority NATE KONRARDY konrardy@ uni.edu

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assing by the quads, at the corner of Hudson Road and Ohio Street, one can often see the new segregation. Here lies the de facto place of congregation for smokers. With the University of Northern Iowa’s adoption of smoke-free campus policies, smokers are banished to the outskirts of campus. For more than four years now, exiled students and staff have met at the crossroads to oblige their addiction in a very high-profile locale.

This community has intrigued me for a long time now. As a member of a generation who grew up with D.A.R.E. and other strong-arm efforts to combat youth smoking and drug use, those who smoked once appalled me. I can honestly say, when I was in middle school, I would much rather have hung around a bank robber than a smoker.

With no smokers in my family or my friend’s families, smokers became the “other.” They were evil. I had no logic or fact to support this antithetical resentment, but I knew what they were

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doing was wrong, and I knew that they knew it too.

However, as time went on I was confronted with the reality that people I knew and liked smoked. They were more than smoking; they were more than their addictions and habits.

Though I came to this understanding, much of our society has not. You can still find people who, as I did, the sin and the sinner. This type of mentality is exemplified by the treatment of smokers at UNI. We have unintentionally herded them into very public areas. Now on Hudson Road, one of the busiest streets in town, the smokers are a public spectacle. I spoke to some students who feel uncomfortable about their treatment as smokers.

Lucas Webster, a Rider Hall resident, thought that the policy seemed poorly planned. He surmised that it seemed like an “unnecessary pain.”

To me, the university failed when it simply mandated to smokers a solution.

While this may seem like a light issue, I feel that it shows a problem with the way we treat people on campus. If a group holds no political capital and the majority does not support them, then the administration and governing bodies can pass and enforce any policy they want without engaging the group to find a fair resolution. Obviously, smoking is a tough issue. Smokers can be harmful to others’ health. However, they deserve to have some say in the way they are treated. UNI leaders need to revisit this policy and keep in mind how people are affected by unilateral policy decisions; they need to remember the ghetto on Hudson Road.

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

“God is dead” is a quotation often misinterpreted, and widely despised, as a statement of atheism by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

Nietzsche was an atheist, but his claim was intended to be a metaphorical one, not a literal one.

Similarly, atheists in general are often misunderstood, labeled as blasphemous baby-eaters (incorrectly, mind you). Atheists are still human beings, and they have reasons for the beliefs they hold. Though most people fervently disagree with the belief structures of atheists, it is important for those individuals to understand where a set of beliefs stops and where another human being begins.

In the American Sociological Review in 2006, the University of Minnesota published results of a nationwide study conducted to more accurately gauge the feelings of Americans toward atheists.

The top three responses to the statement, “This group does not at all agree with my vision of American society,” were: • Atheist - 39.6 percent, • Muslim - 26.3 percent, • Homosexual - 22.6 percent.

The top three responses to the statement, “I would disapprove if my child wanted to marry a member of this group,” were: • Atheist - 47.6 percent, • Muslim - 33.5 percent, • African American - 27.2 percent.

These and further detailed results of “Atheists As ‘Other’: Moral Boundaries and Cultural Membership in American Society” can be found at soc.umn.edu.

It is evident that atheists belong to one of the most socially discriminated against social minority groups in this country; leading me to believe atheists are probably the least understood.

Why? In order to solve a problem, one must find the cause.

I think part of it has to < See KONRARDY, page 5

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do with the common misconception that atheists will verbally attack individuals who want to have a civil religious discussion.

Contrary to popular belief, most atheists are more than willing to sit down and have an intelligent conversation about religion.

But let’s be real: no group of people with the same basic ideology — be it religious, political or otherwise — is going to consist solely of individuals with immaculate tact or impeccable social awareness. You are going to find that every group has a member (or members) whose only intellectual defense is to loudly offend or scare you into submission.

My advice is to refrain from drawing false analogies or hastily generalizing; the inability to articulate rational arguments using one’s indoor voice is rarely a product of one’s religious or political beliefs (see nature vs. nurture).

Atheists seem to rarely be asked why they believe what they do, but are instead asked how they can live believing what they do.

I may be wrong, but the second question seems to be implying one of two things: 1. Atheists have decided

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to live a life void of morality; or 2. Atheists aren’t afraid of going to hell.

In response to number one, long story short, there exists a philosophical discipline known as ethics. Because it is a discipline, it studies the idea that morality is objective (see Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative).

And the short answer to number two is, to fear something that doesn’t exist is known as an irrational fear. Therefore, no logical reason exists to fear it.

Atheism is a unique social minority in that its members can choose to identify themselves as atheist or not. Unlike gender or sexual orientation, individuals typically achieve membership because they have reasons for believing what they believe and not believing what they don’t believe.

I want to encourage you to talk to someone before you judge them based on their beliefs, or lack thereof. Even if you don’t agree with someone’s beliefs, there’s no reason we shouldn’t attempt to understand.

Nate Konrardy is a junior in

interpersonal communication and philosophy from Durango, Iowa.

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panels and a new circuit system that they hope will help correct the problem they faced last year should conditions be the same.

Peter Dekluyver, a junior electrical engineering technology major who has been working with the electrical aspects of the 18-foot-long boat, explained how the team’s custom-made Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT) should help to solve any problems like the one the team experienced last year.

“What our circuit does, it basically takes anything from around 12 to 30 or 40 volts and converts it into 36 volts flat.

This way it will always charge the batteries. In a varying amount, it will always try to charge the batteries, no matter how much sun or how little we’re getting that day,” said Dekluyver. “It’s actually a very similar circuit which you’d find inside an A/C adapter for your cell phone, just a little bigger.”

UNI’s Solar Boat team is the only team in the “Solar Splash” competition that makes its own MPPT, according to David

Kayla Ferdon, a “super senior” majoring in public relations, received the University of Northern Iowa Employee of the Year award for her work as the alternative texts coordinator for Student Disability Services.

Student Disability Services coordinator Ashley Brickley nominated Ferdon for the award, which was presented on April 9 at the Georgian Lounge.

“President Allen gave me my award, so that was exciting,” Ferdon said.

Ferdon’s work at the student disability center is a job that most students may not know exists. As the alternative texts coordinator, Ferdon contacts publishers and requests textbooks in electronic formats. If the publisher does not have an electronic version, Ferdon must then take a paper version of the book that can be turned into an electronic copy by cutting the binding and scanning pages.

This scanned image must then be converted to a clickable text that is given to the book editors.

Book editors remove page numbers, page headings, charts and the like from these copies. This leaves just text in the electronic book that students with disabilities can put into a screen reader or onto an iPod. Ferdon was a book editor as a freshman but became the alternative texts coordinator her sophomore year. “(The position) is normally just for grad students, but they felt I was competent enough to do it,” Ferdon joked.

Ferdon is also in charge of hiring and training the book

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David Buseman, senior electrical engineering technology major; Jialong Chu, senior EET major; Reg Pecen, EET program coordinator and advisor; and Peter DeKluyver, junior EET major, sit in front of the solar boat in the Maucker Union fountain Wednesday afternoon.

Soaking up the sun

UNI Solar Boat Team to host ‘Solar Splash’

CAITIE PETERSON Staff Writer

Tucked in a corner of the Industrial Technology Center, the University of Northern Iowa Solar Boat Team prepares itself to go up against top naval engineering schools in this summer’s “Solar Splash.” The international collegiate competition will take place June 13-17 at George Wyth Lake in Cedar Falls..

According to the “Solar Splash” website, 12 teams are officially entered, including teams from Istanbul Technical University in Turkey, the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom and numerous colleges throughout the United States.

“Solar Splash” consists of several separate events, including a 300-meter sprint, a solar endurance run and a solar slalom event. Teams can also get points for their technical reports and visual presentations.

The sprint event allows the boats to

run strictly on battery power. With new materials provided by sponsors both local and otherwise, the team hopes to shave five seconds off their sprint time, taking last year’s 30 seconds down to a mere 25.

The solar endurance event allows the boats to run off of both solar and battery power. The team that can complete the most laps over the course of two hours wins the event.

The solar slalom event is a time trial race in which boats race between buoys as fast as they can.

Thanks to Sean Quarles, a senior graphic technology major, the team took home the award for best visual presentation last year and plans to do so again this summer.

Due to a low-lying sun that hindered their solar panels’ ability to convert solar energy to battery power, however, the UNI Solar Boat Team did not do as well on the water as they had hoped last year.

The eight-man team will spend the next two months making the final modifications to their solar and electric powered boat, including a three-motor system, new propellers, new lead acid batteries, new solar

Muslim student group ends year with a look at the art of Islamic architecture JACOB STEWART Staff Writer

Indian cuisine, Arabic coffee and pizza were served to a multicultural crowd in the Center for Multicultural Education on Tuesday to wrap up another semester with the Muslim Student Alliance.

The main focus of the dinner was an exhibit in the common area of the CME that featured pictures of various mosques, from the Al-Asqa in Jerusalem to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. The pictures are meant to track religious influ-

ence in architecture around the world, including America.

Although this was the last dinner hosted by the MSA, there are still more events planned for this semester. Ghiffary Osman, a senior computer science major and the vice president of MSA, informed the audience that the group will screen a movie called “A Long Way Gone” in the Maucker Union on April 23. The film focuses on the role Muslims played during World War II. “A lot of people don’t know that there was a concentration camp in Africa, as well as in Europe,” said Osman. “A great

number of Muslims were actually involved in helping the Jews get out of those concentration camps.”

Following the film, the Cedar Valley Interfaith Council will host a discussion session.

Grace Stephenson, a freshman French major, heard about the event from a friend and decided to attend.

“I appreciate that different cultures are able to have events like this at UNI,” said Stephenson. “It’s a really cool opportunity for students to learn more about people who are different from them.”

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Buseman, a senior EET major who is leading the Solar Boat Team this year. By making their own MPPT, the team maximizes the conversion efficiency.

The team has recently made connections with professional contacts in the electric vehicle world, including George Hamstra of Netgain Motors, whom Dekluyver describes as “the Steve Jobs of the motor world.” These leading engineers have helped the team make decisions about how to use their motors, systems and batteries in the most efficient way. Hamstra even ran tests on the team’s motors to determine which would be most efficient to run in the events.

“The boat is based on efficiency,” said Buseman. “So, we have the most efficient motors we can have. We have the most efficient batteries and connection systems that we can have and we have one of the most efficient hulls in its weight.”

The hull of the boat was made four years ago out of aircraft foam and fiberglass and weighs about 85 pounds. With a new propeller designed by Corey Eichelberger, junior EET major, Buseman predicts the boat should be able to make speeds up to 30 mph.

This is the last year the team will use the same hull. A new design for 2013 is already underway.

“We want to have (the old hull) go with a bang,” said Buseman. “Hopefully it doesn’t split in half, but we’re going to be putting a lot more power behind it than we ever have before.”

Buseman said everything the team does in the lab is first learned in the classroom, and Dekluyver agreed.

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editors. She currently oversees five editors.

“I like to stay in really good communication with them,” she said, mentioning her weekly emails and monthly meetings with her staff.

Ferdon created a more formal training program and improved the manual for her employees.

She also has an employee-of-thesemester program, and at the end of the semester she hosts a party to congratulate the staff on all the books they have converted.

Ferdon said that she has changed the process of book editing through her position as alternative text coordinator by acknowledging technological advances and trying to make the job more efficient.

“It does get difficult sometimes. We haven’t perfected the process by any means,” Ferdon said. “Some students get frustrated when it takes a while, and we try to get it to them as fast as we can, because we know they need the books.”

Ferdon said that converting a book can take several weeks. She changed the process so only sec-

“Students that get involved on this team have tons more hands-on experience than those who don’t,” said Dekluyver.

“What you gain here, you can’t put a dollar figure on it.”

Anyone interested in joining next year’s UNI Solar Boat Team is advised to attend the race this summer to get a feel for the project. While everyone is welcome to check out “Solar Splash” any day of the event, Buseman said the major sprint and endurance racing will be on June 16 and 17.

“Anybody that would commit their lives to working on this boat would definitely (be) welcome on the team,” said Buseman. “Next year we’re definitely looking for dedicated and talented new team members, as we will be making a new hull.”

Solar Boat team members spend a lot of time working on their project, and for Dekluyver, it’s more than just a project.

“This is my life,” he said.

The members of the UNI Solar Boat who will be present at the race are as follows: David Buseman, team leader; Justin Chu, senior EET and mathematics major, electronics and circuit board design; Corey Eichelberger, propeller design and 2013 hull designs; Sean Quarles, graphics; Rick Ruport, MS major, propeller manufacturing; Peter Dekluyver, power systems and software engineer; Seth Neitzke, senior MT major, drive train design for 2012; Kyle Beymer, CS major, website design; Luke Shatek, EET major, electronics; and Furkan Pecen, freshman, electronics. The team’s advisors are Reg Pecen and Steve Burdette.

If you would like to become a sponsor for the UNI Solar Boat team, visit www.cns.uni.edu/ boat. tions of the books are converted, allowing students to get chapters faster.

In addition to her on-campus job, Ferdon also works at Brown Bottle and is active on campus in PRide and Public Relations Student Society of America. She also volunteers on an as-needed basis for organizations and has helped with culture talks for international students.

“I’m really bad at saying no to volunteering,” she said.

After Ferdon graduates in May, she will start an internship at Red Frog Events in Chicago.

She hopes to secure a job with the event-planning center at the end of the summer.

When she leaves, Ferdon’s job will be absorbed into a full-time position that includes helping with other duties around Student Disability Services. Ferdon has created a binder with information to better prepare the next person for the job.

“It’s funny, because (disability services) is not the field I’m looking to go into, but just working as a supervisor and all that professional communication of contacting publishers and emailing and things, it’s really helped with just any job I’m going to go into,” Ferdon said.

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UNI sophomore pitcher Jamie Fisher is 16-1 this season with a 1.71 earned run average.

ALEX MILLER Sports Columnist

Sophomore pitcher Jamie Fisher of the University of Northern Iowa softball team has done everything right this season. Fisher helped lead the Panthers to a stellar 31-11 (15-1 MVC) record and an astounding 18-2 record in the last 20 games of play, which included a 15-game win streak at one point.

When it comes to the recent success the Panthers have been having, Fisher attributes it to a good combination of both offense and defense.

“We have been very strong with our bats and have a solid defense to go along with that,” said Fisher.

“We have good team chemistry and great senior leadership that really helps set the tone for us.”

That tone is nothing short of spectacular. Nine of the Panthers’ 30 victories this season have been completed in five innings due to the mercy rule. Fisher and UNI are proving that they are a force to be reckoned with in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Earlier this week, the Panthers began receiving

votes in the USA Today/ NFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll for the first time in school history. With the MVC Tournament just three weeks away, Fisher hopes to continue her dominating pitching and to help lead the Panthers to the NCAA Regionals, or perhaps even further.

Fisher, a native from Conrad, Iowa, won two state titles at BCLUW High School and was named the Gatorade Iowa Softball Player of the Year in 2009-10. Fisher was 146-14 during her time in high school and is 16-1 this season with a stellar 1.71 earned run average.

“It’s just the chance to compete at this level everyday and traveling to all the places that we go. It’s really fun and I have made so many great memories,” said Fisher.

So many great memories and the sophomore still has plenty of time to make even more, which isn’t great news for the rest of the MVC. Fisher’s future, as well as the Panthers’ future, looks brighter than ever.

The Panthers return to action Saturday and Sunday when they host the Missouri State University Bears at Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex in Cedar Falls.

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Junior Samantha Reimer swings against the Drake University Bulldogs in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Reimer led the Panthers with three RBIs in the first of two games against the Bradley Braves Wednesday.

UNI splits series with Bradley, drops first conference game BRAD EILERS Sports Editor

The University of Northern Iowa softball team won 15 consecutive Missouri Valley Conference games before dropping the second of a two-game series against the Bradley University Braves on Wednesday afternoon in Peoria, Ill. The Panthers are currently 31-11 (15-1 MVC) and hold a three-game lead over the Southern Illinois University Salukis atop

the MVC standings.

In game one of Wednesday’s series against the Braves, UNI sent sophomore standout Jamie Fisher to the pitcher’s circle. Fisher put together another strong performance, pitching a complete game while allowing no earned runs on just three hits, five walks and 13 strikeouts. The Panther offense rose to the occasion as well, scoring eight runs on eight < See SOFTBALL, page 9

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WNBA Draft: Don’t be a fool; stay in school BRAD EILERS

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John Wokie/Hartford Courant/MCT CAMPUS

Brittney Griner (42) turned down the WNBA to finish her college career at Baylor.

Baylor University’s Brittney Griner, while not the most attractive women’s college basketball player, is certainly the most talented. Griner and Baylor flatout dominated opponents this season en route to a perfect 40-0 record. The junior center averaged 23.2 points, 9.5 rebounds and 5.2 blocks per game in one of the toughest conferences in the nation. Those are stellar numbers no matter who you are.

The two-time All-American and 2012

Division-I National Player of the Year would have been a lock for the No. 1 overall pick in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Draft that took place earlier this week. However, she chose to come back to Baylor for her senior year.

In my opinion, Griner handled this situation perfectly.

The WNBA is far different than the National Basketball Association. The No. 1 overall draft pick in the WNBA is not going to get a multi-million dollar deal like University of Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis will in a few

months. According to a 2011 article in the Los Angeles Times, annual salaries in the WNBA ranged from $36,570 to $103,500 last year. According to NBA. com, the average annual salary in the NBA was $5.15 million in 2011. That’s a huge disparity.

Granted, with Griner’s athletic ability and talent level, she likely could have signed numerous endorsement deals that would have helped her out financially.

However, those same opportunities will still be there next year, with possibly < See BLURB, page 9

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hits.

The Braves took a 1-0 in the bottom of third inning and maintained their slim lead until late into the game. However, the Panther offense exploded for six runs in the sixth inning and two more in the seventh to take an 8-1 victory in game one of the series.

Senior Mackenzie Daigh was the only Panther with multiple hits, going 2-for-4 with a run batted in. Junior Samantha Reimer led UNI with three RBIs. Game two was another close battle until the late innings. However, this time it was the Braves who came out on top, winning 9-3. The Panthers called on senior pitcher Jaye Hutcheson in game two, and she put together a good outing until the sixth inning, when the Braves offense put up seven runs to seal the victory. Hutcheson allowed six earned runs on seven hits and five walks in five innings of work.

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even more.

Aside from there being little financial incentive to leave college a year early to go play pro ball in the WNBA, Griner can finish out her FREE education at one of the finest academic institutions in the United States. On top of that, she gets to enjoy another year of being a kid, albeit a 6-foot, 8-inch tall kid.

College is supposed to be one of the best times of your life. Why leave that behind when you don’t have to? Not to mention, she has a legitimate chance to repeat as National Player

The Panthers scored one run in the top of the first inning and the top of the third inning, but they Braves answered with a run of their own in the first and third as well. The Panthers took the field in the bottom of the sixth inning, having allowed just three hits. However, the Braves recorded six hits and two walks, and took advantage of two Panther errors to compile a decisive sevenrun inning. UNI scored one run in the top of the seventh inning to make the final score 9-3 in favor of the Braves.

UNI only had three batters record hits as Laura Turner, Hannah Borschel and Julia Hunter each recorded two base hits apiece. Turner led the Panthers with two RBIs. The Panthers will look to get back on the winning track Saturday and Sunday when they host the Missouri State University Bears at Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex in Cedar Falls.

of the Year and as an NCAA National Champion.

Sadly for many female athletes, especially in basketball, the college game is the biggest stage. Can anyone name last year’s WNBA champion? I didn’t think so. However, I’m sure you could find many more people who could name the NCAA national champions from this year and in recent history.

So unless Griner decides to leave early for the NBA instead (which may be a good back-up plan if the WNBA ever goes under), I think she made the right choice to stay in college for another year.

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