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APRIL 6, 2012
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VOLUME 108, ISSUE 48
INSIDE THIS ISSUE NISG
Parker named speaker The NISG transitional senate overruled its by-laws Wednesday to settle an election stuck at a stand-still and name Jared Parker its speaker. < See PAGE 3
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ADMINISTRATION
Provost Gibson to remain at Northern Iowa BLAKE FINDLEY Academics Writer
Gloria Gibson, executive vice president and provost at the University of Northern Iowa, recently withdrew her application for the chancellor posi-
tion at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, despite the fact she was selected as a finalist. Gibson said her reasons for withdrawing her application were both personal and professional. On the personal side, she said
there is less of an urgency to return to the St. Louis area with the recent passing of her mother. She said though there is other family in the area, her hope was to spend additional time with her mother. “On the professional
side, there is much work to be accomplished here at UNI,” Gibson said. “I want to work more effectively with faculty, staff and students to continue our goals of strengthening the university for the future.”
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Students hit the road for Iowa’s universities JOHN ANDERSON Executive Editor
OPINION
Fashion and ethics
Why do unconventional fashions and hairstyles elicit such strong reactions? < See PAGE 5 PRIDE WEEK
‘Queer Monologues’ inspire community UNI Proud called for collaboration, equal rights and acceptance with its first ever “Queer Monologues” Monday. < See PAGE 3
With funding for Iowa’s public universities on the line, students from the University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Iowa are traveling across the state to tell Iowans of the value these institutions have for the state. Their student-led nine-stop road tour, Universities for a Better Iowa, kicked off with a rally Monday at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, at which student leaders, alumni and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad spoke in favor of Iowa’s public universities. “For too many Iowans, the statewide community-by-community impacts of Iowa’s public universities has been a secret,” Abhay Nadipuram, the governmental relations coordinator for the University of Iowa’s Executive < See RALLY, page 4
JOHN ANDERSON/Northern Iowan
The student organizers of the Universities for a Better Iowa road show pose with Iowa Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds (far left) and Governor Terry Branstad (second from right) at the kickoff event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Monday.
WOMEN’S RUGBY
UNI: 292, Opponents: 0 The Panthers held five teams scoreless en route to a flawless victory in the Wayne State Tournament last weekend. < See PAGE 10
ONLINE
SLIDESHOW See more photos from the Universities for a Better Iowa Kick-Off Rally. < visit northern-iowan.org
INDEX I SPY AT UNI......................3 OPINION............................5 CAMPUS LIFE....................7 SPORTS...........................10 GAMES............................13 CLASSIFIEDS...................14
ENVIRONMENT
BUDGET CUTS
Chats composting excess coffee grounds Lawsuit
contests BOR’s decision to close Price Lab
BLAKE FINDLEY Academics Writer
Chats, a restaurant housed in Maucker Union at the University of Northern Iowa, recently began donating coffee grounds and coffee filters to the university’s composting area. Sarah Kaufman, a Chats student employee, said she is glad to be part of the “ecofriendly environment at UNI.” “I think it’s neat how we’re literally using our trash as someone else’s treasure,” said Kaufman, a junior elementary and early childhood education double major. “I’m glad we’re taking steps to help the environment, use less waste and use our resources wisely.” Lisa Kremer, assistant manager for dining services at Prexy’s, said there has been an “increased interest and < See COMPOST, page 2
BLAKE FINDLEY Academics Writer
WHITNEY PHILLIPS/Northern Iowan
On March 27, on behalf of 37 Cedar Falls community members, educators and parents, Waterloo attorney Thomas Frerichs filed a lawsuit against the Iowa Board of Regents, challenging the legality of their decision to close Malcolm Price Laboratory School. Kenneth Bleile, a parent of students who attend Price Lab and a plaintiff in the lawsuit, said the lawsuit was filed because “questions exist regarding whether the (University of Northern Iowa) and the BOR have the
Chats recently started donating coffee grounds and coffee filters to the University of Northern Iowa’s composting area.
< See LAWSUIT, page 2