Northern Iowan — October 18, 1968
| Page | Title | Summary | Scan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's Homecoming 1968 | Summary of Homecoming events, including parade with James Hearst as Grand Marshall and dedication of new bells in Campanile; photo. | |
| 1 | Homecoming theme all-encompassing | Homecoming theme "UNIverse" invited a wide variety of interpretations for floats and decorations; photo. | |
| 2 | The 'new look' Iowan | Editorial explains that Northern Iowan has adopted a new look known as "total design concept". | |
| 2 | Welcome to UNIverse | Editorial invites readers to be aware of the many recent changes on campus as they enjoy the Homecoming decorations. | |
| 2 | State employees treated unequal | Professor Fox states in his column that it is unfair to deny public employees the right to strike. | |
| 2 | 'Off-campus students to blame' | Letter states that off-campus students are to blame for poor condition of off-campus lounge because they do not work to improve it. | |
| 3 | 'Dr. Fox argued wrongly against them' | Letter attempts to show that Professor Fox used improper reasoning and bad logic to defend his objections to Black history and Black literature courses in his 10/11/68 letter. | |
| 3 | 'Dr. Fox has selective view of literature' | Letter attempts to show that Professor Fox is mistaken in his claim that Black literature is not significant enough to be studied as a separate genre. | |
| 4 | Another tremendously exciting episode of William in Wonderland wherein he finds a new friend | Humorous fictional account of monkey whose family dies because of poor conditions in off-campus lounge. | |
| 4 | Commitment to discontent | Letter urges readers to communicate their dissatisfaction with parking, crowded classes, and other problems to faculty, student leaders, the Northern Iowan, and legislators. | |
| 4 | Dichotomy of pen and action | Letter challenges Professor Fox to live up to the ideals set forth in his column. | |
| 4 | Challenges in Education | Describes goals of general education. | |
| 5 | Dorm room TV classes foreseen for future UNI | Speculation about the possibility of classes broadcast to dormitories via television. | |
| 6 | New yearbook--UNI '69 goes on sale next week | Board of Control of Student Publications has changed title of yearbook from Old Gold to UNI '69; history of title changes; all students and faculty are asked to be outside near center of campus at 2:55 p.m. on Monday for aerial photograph. | |
| 6 | 'Merry Wives' tickets on sale at Crossroads | Tickets for the fall play, "The Merry Wives of Windsor", will be available at reduced prices because of enthusiastic public support in past; play will be presented October 30 through November 2. | |
| 6 | Alvin Loving discusses education for minorities | Alvin Loving discussed race relations and minority education; disagreed with 10/11/68 column by Josef Fox on black history and black literature courses; was featured speaker at workshop of Midwest Laboratory School Administrators Association. | |
| 7 | Debate team wins foreign policy debates | Varsity debate team won three debates last weekend; junior varsity squad won four debates. | |
| 7 | Bender Hall to be completed by January | New dormitory will have many features not found in others on campus and will relieve some of the crowding in other dorms; photo. | |
| 8 | Geography profs present papers | Roy Chung and Basheer Nijim will present papers today at the annual regional meeting of the Association of American Geographers in Madison, Wisconsin. | |
| 8 | Regents' meeting continues | State Board of Regents met on campus yesterday and continues meeting today; list of members. | |
| 8 | Governor Hughes to speak | Governor Harold Hughes will speak Tuesday. | |
| 8 | Franzenburg, Stanley to speak | Paul Franzenburg and David Stanley will speak Wednesday as part of Awareness '68, a new program designed to make students more politically aware. | |
| 8 | Northern Iowa voters endorse beer on Hill | Students and faculty voted in favor of proposal that the Student Senate approach the Cedar Falls City Council regarding a change in zoning regulations to allow sale of beer on College Hill. | |
| 9 | 1968 Homecoming Queen and royal court | Photos of Homecoming Queen Blanche Izumi and the members of her court; photo. | |
| 10 | Will never be offered again | Reminder for students to pose outside for aerial photo on October 21; photo will be used in UNI '69 yearbook. | |
| 10 | Miss Blanche Izumi to preside over '68 Homecoming 'UNIverse' activities; Hawaiian-born queen loves Iowa people | Profile of Homecoming Queen; profile of each member of the court. | |
| 11 | Homecoming Parade promises to be best yet say Krausman | Cash prizes and trophies will be awarded to best floats; parade route given; list of administrators, students and guests participating. | |
| 11 | Panther 100 performs, practice--rain or sun | Panther 100 to perform during Homecoming half-time; photo. | |
| 12 | Students 'fire up' for Homecoming '68 | Students show their school spirit in several Homecoming activities; photo. | |
| 13 | Pops Concert features 'Pair' | Description of The Pair Extraordinaire, who will be featured along with comic George Stevens tonight at the Homecoming Pops Concert. | |
| 13 | Dean Shields finds new horizons at Northern Iowa | Profile of Allan Shields, Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. | |
| 13 | Renowned carilloneur to play at dedication | Michigan State University carilloneur Wendell Wescott will play for the dedication of thirty-two new bells in the Campanile; history and traditions related to the Campanile. | |
| 14 | New snow fence plagues students | A snow fence blocked a main thoroughfare; photo. | |
| 15 | Five concentric circles part of master plan to accommodate students | Plan to accommodate future growth will be presented to Regents in November; photo. | |
| 16 | Cloister Coffeehouse | Last year's all night vigil in support of President Maucker's stand on freedom of speech in connection with Ed Hoffmans' case will be commemorated with an anniversary celebration on October 19. | |
| 16 | Dance Club | UNI Folk Dance Club will meet Tuesday and will emphasize the dances of Israel; the public is invited. | |
| 16 | Kappa Delta Pi | Will meet Monday to hear James Albrecht speak on the Upward Bound program. | |
| 16 | Spanish Club | Will meet Monday in Cloister Coffeehouse. | |
| 16 | Phi Sigma Epsilon entertains children from Longfellow | Each fraternity member and his date took an underprivileged child to the UNI-Drake football game. | |
| 16 | Alpha Beta Alpha | Will meet Monday. | |
| 17 | The sisters of Alpha Delta Pi | Alpha Delta Pi invites its alumni to a Homecoming Tea in Gilchrist Faculty Lounge following the football game. | |
| 17 | Alpha Chi Omega | Alpha Chi Omega welcomes alumni to a tea at the home of Mrs. James Tucker. | |
| 17 | Acacia welcomes alumni to post-game coffee hour | Invitation to coffee hour in Commons Faculty Dining Room. | |
| 17 | Nodarse initiates new language approach | Description of the psycho-generative approach to teaching foreign languages, developed by Professor Samuel Nodarse and being used in UNI Spanish classes. | |
| 18 | A.W.S. extends women's hours | In accordance with Homecoming tradition, AWS announced the extension of women's hours until 2:00 am on Homecoming night. | |
| 18 | UNI tradition still exists to rouse student spirit; Homecomings of past | Homecoming history; photo. | |
| 19 | Montagu to speak on civil disorders | Anthropologist Dr. Ashley Montagu will speak today; profile. | |
| 19 | EPC plans open session | Open session October 21 will discuss a variety of topics, including the possibility of pass-fail grading in general education courses. | |
| 20 | Organizations to sponsor '68 Homecoming activities | List of organizations and their Homecoming '68 activities. | |
| 20 | Coronation, torch lighting open Homecoming Week | Blanche Izumi was crowned Homecoming Queen; UNI torch was lit; folk music concert took place; photo. | |
| 21 | Here's the man! | Profile of football coach Stan Sheriff; photo. | |
| 21 | Expect largest crowd of season for Homecoming | High ticket sales predict a good crown for Saturday's 47th annual Homecoming game. | |
| 21 | Panthers after tenth straight Homecoming win | UNI hopes to defeat Morningside Saturday; photo. | |
| 21 | Probable starting lineups | Starting lineups for UNI and Morningside offense and defense. | |
| 21 | Untitled | Photo of the 1968 UNI football team; photo. | |
| 22 | Hold onto your hats . . . more passes coming! | Panthers plan for a passing game against Morningside. | |
| 22 | Two teams from each house in dorm basketball | Intramural house basketball will run the same as last year. | |
| 23 | Panther seniors play in final H'coming game | Profile for each of the nine senior football players; photo. | |
| 23 | N.D.S. speedster and chief ace lead NCC | Paul Hatchett of North Dakota State and Don Zeleznak of Morningside maintain top seats in five NCC statistical races. | |
| 24 | Handball entries due Wednesday at Men's gym | Entries are due October 23; rules for season given. | |
| 24 | A week's worth of practice pays off for Panthers | Article outlines the team's practice schedule. | |
| 24 | Untitled | President Maucker and wife watch last week's UNI-Drake football game; photo. | |
| 25 | The magical victory bus is coming to take you away | Nine pictures of the Panthers in action on the field; photo. | |
| 27 | Alpha Gamma Delta (formerly Pi Theta Pi) | Welcomes alumnae to post-game "Homecoming sip" in Hageman Recreation Room. | |
| 27 | Sigma Tau Gamma | Welcomes alumni to Homecoming game and a dance after the game at the President Hotel in Waterloo. | |
| 27 | Line coach Don Erusha sees inexperience as no handicap to '68 linemen | Coach Erusha pleased with his young linemen; photo. | |
| 27 | Two juniors and a soph; meet the Panthers | Profiles of Randy Ruisch, Bob Livingston, and Rex Perisho; photo. | |
| 28 | Meet the rookies; freshmen interviews | Background on freshmen Greg Danskin, Karl Krumm, and Tim Weis; profile. | |
| 28 | Kettner is challenging Schultz rushing mark | Denny Kettner is averaging 112.5 yards per game and hopes to break Randy Schultz's rushing record. |