Students in the upper division of the College of Business Administration may be seeing a tuition increase of 12.6 percent for the 2010-11 academic year. The $902 increase, which is $530 more than the increase other in-state students will likely receive, is the second part of the college’s three-year plan to instate a $750 per semester surcharge for all junior, senior and graduate business students.
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First exhibition game to take place Sunday at the McLeod Center
The University of Northern Iowa women’s basketball team has been picked to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference this upcoming season, the league announced last week. The pre-season poll is voted on by the league’s coaches, sports information directors and media members.
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During the week of Nov. 16-20, University of Northern Iowa Study Abroad will be hosting International Education Week. This week will include many educational and cultural events that will try to get as many students involved as possible. “It’ll be bigger and better this year,” said Susan Jordan, secretary III of International Programs.
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With the recent $8.8 million reduction in state funding for this fiscal year, the University of Northern Iowa is facing a challenge that will significantly shape the institution’s future. Many proposals have been brought to the table to address this challenge as well as future budget woes, including temporary and permanent lay-offs and a one-time tuition surcharge for the spring semester.
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UNI students put in hard work in planning and developing the haunted house
Students at the University of Northern Iowa won’t have to leave campus to experience Halloween thrills and chills this weekend. Rider Hall will host a haunted house in its basement on Oct. 30 and Oct. 31 from 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. Admission is $5 or $4 with a canned food item, which will be donated to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank.
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As a part of the University of Northern Iowa’s “Imagine the Impact” campaign, a movement to raise $150 million for the school, Connie and Russell Wasendorf have donated $2 million to be used for athletics program scholarships. The Wasendorfs’ pledge is the university’s largest ever one-time, unrestricted gift.
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The University of Northern Iowa women’s basketball team started practice Oct. 16 and is looking to improve upon their 11-19 record and sixth place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference from a year ago. “Obviously we’re very excited to start practice,” said head coach Tanya Warren.
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Last month, the University of Northern Iowa had its first case of H1N1 flu. Sophomore Preston Sereg had H1N1 recently. “In my case, I didn’t have any of the bad symptoms,” Sereg said. “A fever and a headache were the worst things I experienced while having H1N1, which according to my doctor, is usually about as bad as it gets.
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The Cedar Bend Humane Society will be holding its fifth annual Barktober Fest Saturday in Waterloo. Starting at 3 p.m., the public will be given an opportunity to participate in a wide array of activities. Autumn Ewoldt, Barktober Fest event coordinator said, “People and pets of all ages are welcome to come out and join us.
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University of Northern Iowa President Benjamin Allen encourages students, faculty and staff to “work hard, work strong and work together” as the university plans to eliminate $8.8 million from its fiscal year 2010 budget as a result of the recent 10 percent reduction in state funding.
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Upon my third experience of mid-semester stress, it’s only fitting that I have come to realize that the complaints about liberal education are habitual and not random. It seems that as students are being hit with 15- page papers and 200-point tests for classes they feel they don’t need, complaining is universal.
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The term “skeet shooting” might inspire many different images in a neutral observer’s head, thanks in part to a certain 2003 Lil’ Jon single. Skeet and trap shooting, however, are much loved and very widely participated in sports, especially across the Midwest.
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I work about 10 hours a week as a custodian at Piazza in the Redeker Center so I can have a little money on hand, being a broke college student and all. It’s pretty run-of-the-mill work. The only part of it that ever shocked me was how much food was wasted.
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Men’s basketball hopes to build off of conference championship and NCAA tournament appearance
Seemingly every college basketball publication agrees: the University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team is the preseason favorite to win the Missouri Valley Conference. With five out of five starters and nine out of 10 players returning from last season’s MVC championship and NCAA Tournament-qualifying squad, that is no surprise.
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Along with being Disability Awareness Month, October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transexual History Month and National Cyber Security Awareness Month, to name a few. With all these great causes clamoring for attention, the individual messages of each cause get somewhat lost.
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UNI football may need to knock off No. 11 South Dakota State to keep playoff hopes alive
After Saturday’s 27-20 loss to Southern Illinois University, the University of Northern Iowa Panthers know they cannot afford another fall. Adding another tally to the loss column could erase their chances at an at-large bid for the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
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Like a good many of students on campus, I now find myself searching through the archives of Ratemyprofessors.com for usable comments that will help me to make an informed decision about which classes to enroll in this spring. However, finding usable comments can be difficult, especially when I find myself sorting through insolent garbage like this: “She was a horrable (sic) Teacher I wish i (sic) would have had any other teacher tan (sic) her.
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The party atmosphere and a sea of purple and gold is a typical scene for University of Northern Iowa tailgating, but tailgating brings a whole new meaning when the women’s and gender studies department is involved. The women’s and gender studies department teamed up with local churches, the athletic department and University Book and Supply to educate students on safe dating while they tailgated for homecoming.
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Panthers lose their first regular season home game since Oct. 28, 2006
The Southern Illinois University Salukis did something that has not been done in the UNI-Dome in over three years: they beat the Panthers on their home turf with a 27-20 victory. Saluki head coach Dale Lennon did the exact same thing he accomplished last time he visited Cedar Falls -- knock off a favored UNI squad on their home turf.
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Getting a college education can be expensive, and many students face the challenge each year of how they are going to finance their college degree. If students have already exhausted all of their federal aid and their parents are unable to assist them in their educational costs, Private Alternative Loans are an option that students could further research.
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With all the diversity in the world, it’s hard to imagine that someone like me has anything in common with people who live in entirely different cultures, such as tribes in Africa or Australia. Religion, customs, marriage trends, and food are some of the many things that are vastly contrary to what most of us know as a normal life in the United States.
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