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1 AFSCME votes in favor of university layoffs; 27 merit employees are permanently cut
Schmitz--Lisa Marie (Class of 2003)
The AFSCME union members voted to accept the layoff of 27 members of the Merit staff by a 202-8 vote rather than the proposed 11.5 days of unpaid leave per worker; photo.
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2 Board meets to talk tuition
Heffernan--Kimberly A. (Classes of 2003 and 2008)
NISG leaders Jeff Scudder and Emiliano Lerda spoke to the Board of Regents to protest the proposed tuition hike for the 2003-2004 school year; photo.
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3 Pedestrian injured on Hudson Road
Brown--Evelyn (Student--2001)
Senior Chantelle McFadden, while standing at the corner of 27th St. and Hudson Road, was struck by a car after it had collided with another vehicle.
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4 Regents award faculty excellence
Szeszycki--Emily (Student--2001)
Four faculty members received awards for excellence from the Iowa Board of Regents in a ceremony that took place in the Slife Ballroom of Commons.
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5 Religion picks up after 9-11
Umthun--Daniel T. (Student--2002)
Student religious organizations have seen an increase in attendance of their activities.
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6 Untitled
Heffernan--Kimberly A. (Classes of 2003 and 2008)
Students protest the proposed tuition hike outside the Maucker Union; photo.
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7 On your campus Meetings and activities planned.
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8 Columnist's reception of new hockey season
Blodgett--Clifford L. (Student--2002)
Claims that when he was growing up in Nebraska, basketball was not prominent, so he began watching hockey to pass the time between football season and baseball season.
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9 Reflecting on the love of childhood pets
Schmitz--Nich
Tells an anecdote about the death of a friend's cat.
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10 Serendipity Safari
Rogness--Jared C. (Class of 2003)
Pop singers Britney Spears, Tiffany, and Debbie Gibson argue about their popularity.
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11 Sniper instills fear Claims that staying informed and keeping away from the sensationalism of the recent sniper shootings will help to quell the fear it has caused.
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12 College Democrat Prez responds to "Redeemer"
Hoover--Joey T. (Student--2001-2003)
Disagrees with the author of the article "Propaganda ignites Writer's Thoughts" in the recent issue of "The College Redeemer," and challenges him to a revised version of Monopoly in order to prove his point.
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13 Defense of previous Iraq letter
Altman--Austin (Student--2001)
Claims that the authors of earlier letters to the editor should have done better research.
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14 Out of the ordinary treasures
Keiser--David A. (Student--2002)
The University Museum's "Weird and Wonderful" exhibit is a non-traditional exhibit of odds and ends on display until December 20.
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15 Panthers producing concerts on campus
Glasnapp--Brandie L. (Student--2002)
Twenty-one students make up Panther Productions, the student organization that has brought bands, such as "Hoobastank", to the UNI campus.
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16 South Pacific washes into PAC There will be two productions of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical "South Pacific".
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17 UNI students establishing their roots
Johnson--Julie (Student--2000)
Students Lewis Benedict and Chia-Chi Kuo are the owners of an organic food store in Cedar Falls called Roots Market; photo.
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18 Flick proves there are no rules in game of life
Gibleon--Brooke K. (Class of 2003)
Review of "Rules of Attraction," which is based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis; photo.
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19 Men's swimmers get beached
Weiskircher--Heidi B. (Classes of 2005 and 2006)
After the decision to drop the Panther men's swimming and diving team, many chose to stay at UNI, although it cost them the chance to compete at the intercollegiate level; photo.
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20 NI Sports Guru
Finnegan--David
Discusses college and professional football; briefly comments on other athletics.
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21 Panthers clawing to get out of hole
Heffernan--Kimberly A. (Classes of 2003 and 2008)
UNI goes into the game with Youngstown State with a two-game losing streak; photo.
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22 Panthers knock out 'Clones
Finnegan--David
UNI defeated Iowa State University, 22-30, 30-22, 30-18, 30-25; photo.
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23 Runners prepare for pre-nationals
Glasnapp--Brandie L. (Student--2002)
Cross country teams will travel to Terre Haute, Indiana, to participate in the Pre-Nationals competition; photo.
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24 Women's golf places 13th
Szeszycki--Emily (Student--2001)
UNI finished thirteenth out of seventeen teams that competed in the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational in Wichita, Kansas.