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  • News in Brief: 2-3-12

    Muchas Manos, a student nonprofit organization, is col- lecting fabric, buttons, chenille stems, detergent bottle cops, plastic pill bottles, thread, leftover yarn and embroidery floss for students enrolled in a Capstone course to take to Nicaragua this summer.

  • ‘Buttongate’ debate questions role of precedents

    A debate over funding buttons led to tensions between transparency and equality during the Jan. 25 meeting of the Northern Iowa Student Government senate in the University Room.

  • Infographic General elections on the horizon

    With a shorter campaign season and a smaller senate, the Northern Iowa Student Government general elections look to be leaner and meaner than ever before.

  • Thomas Schnöell says EU will overcome debt crisis

    The European debt crisis may be happening overseas, but according to Thomas Schnöell, Consul General of Austria in Chicago, Americans need to understand the importance the issue has globally.

  • Icy sidewalks lead to student injury

    While walking to class last week, University of Northern Iowa freshman Shauna Happel slipped on the ice that had accumulated after the weekend's snow and rainfall. She fell and fractured a bone in her leg.

  • Positive feedback may keep NYT on campus

    Thanks to positive student and faculty feedback and wide readership, the New York Times may be here to stay.

  • President State of the Union address forecasts Obama’s plans

    On Jan. 24, President Barack Obama took the stage at the White House and updated the United States with the status of the nation and the future he foresees.

  • Braley Rep. Braley discusses student loan debt

    Since 2000, the price of public college has risen as much as 85 percent, leading to large amounts of student debt, according to Bruce Braley, the U.S. representative for Iowa's 1st district.

  • Film shows examples of censorship after 9/11

    After 9/11, Richard Berthold, a University of New Mexico tenured professor, told his class "anyone who can blow up the Pentagon has my vote." Although not fired, Berthold faced a hostile work environment and retired two years later.

  • Consul General of Austria to discuss European states role in debt crisis

    On Monday, Jan. 30, Thomas Schnöell, Consul General of Austria in Chicago, will discuss the role of smaller European states in the debt crisis at the University of Northern Iowa.