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1 Extreme weather leads to reduced operations
Kelsey--Elizabeth (Class of 2021), Cummings--Gabriella (Class of 2021) 		In-person classes were cancelled for the fourth time this semester due to extreme weather conditions, which caused campus to move to reduced operations for the day; photo.
2 N.I. en Español: Poder y pasión en el departamento de arte
Benitez--Nixson (Class of 2023), Vázquez--Jessica (Student--2021), Vasquez--Jessica (Student--2021) 		Jessica Vazquez, an art education major, reflects on the importance of art in her life as well as the difficulties the UNI Art Department has had with online learning and traditional trips due to COVID-19; photo. This article is written in Spanish.
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3 As students call for spring break, professors respond
Maas--Emma'le (Student--2019), Fortmann--Toni (Class of 2022) 		The changing guidelines due to COVID-19 left students without a Spring Break this semester. While some students are struggling mentally and would prefer getting a break and extending the semester, others stress the importance of health and safety. Some professors are finding ways to give students a break anyway, whether through cancelling class or lessening the amount of homework assigned; photo.
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4 Iowa does not protect trans rights
Slomka--Emerson (Student--2019) 		In the author's opinion, Iowa law and legislators do not protect transgender people. Slomka discusses recent bills concerning minors, bathrooms, and schools.
5 What's happening in the Uyghurs in China
Rawwas--Mohammed (Class of 2021) 		In the author's opinion, the "genocide" against the Uyghur people in Xinjiang, China, has been created by the media based upon a misunderstanding of the facts of the situation.
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6 Submissions wanted for "What Were You Wearing?" Exhibit
Tournier--Tehya (Class of 2022), Bates--Karrah (Student--2021) 		UNI's Office of Compliance and Equity Management are asking for volunteers to tell their story of sexual assault for the exhibit "What Were You Wearing?" and they emphasize that sexual assault is never the victim's fault. The virtual exhibit will coincide with Sigma Phi Epsilon's Sexual Assault Awareness Week, April 12-16; photos.
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7 2021 Oscar nominations recap
Friesen--Hunter (Class of 2022) 		Friesen summarizes the 2021 Academy Awards Oscars nominations and analyzes who was listed and who was not; photos.
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8 Golfers open season at Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate
Warrington--David (Student--2020) 		UNI's men's and women's golf teams opened their season early and competed in the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate in Tennessee. The women's team placed in fifth place with a team score of 937 and the men's team rounded out the day in eleventh place with a score of 889.
9 Panthers defeat Bears 1-0, earn first win of season
Horning--Colin (Class of 2022), Fortmann--Toni (Class of 2022) 		UNI's women soccer team had their first win of the season, 1-0 against the Missouri State Bears; photo.
10 Valpo defeats UNI in two-game sweep
Schindler--Nicholas (Student--2020), Fortmann--Toni (Class of 2022) 		UNI women's volleyball played two matches against Valparaiso in the Missouri Valley Conference. Valpo won both matches, 3-2 and 3-0, moving UNI's conference record to 5-7 and their overall record to 6-10; photo.