Northern Iowan — December 8, 1987
| Page | Title | Summary | Scan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faculty debate arises over course request | Opposition to request of College of Education to add human relations course to General Education sequence; would allow teacher education majors to double count the course for both general education and their major course of study. | |
| 1 | 'Seasonal' décor questioned | Jane Schwartz and Barbara Jones voice concern about Christmas decorations being called holiday decorations; also question use of money for those purposes; administrators defend display. | |
| 1 | Kelsey dies, student injured in mini-van wreck overseas | Larry Kelsey killed in accident in England; his wife and a student were injured. | |
| 2 | Ornaments represent more than religious beliefs | Attempts to explain the Christmas decorations transcend particular religious beliefs. | |
| 2 | Allnighter's Club | Ducks of Prexy's Pond make another attack on President Curris by tampering with Christmas lights. | |
| 2 | Boosting ticket prices is not ethically right | Does not like the boost in prices for the UNI-Iowa State basketball game. | |
| 2 | Geography Week deserves publicity | Professor Lu is unhappy that the NI carried almost nothing about the week even though he sent them information. | |
| 3 | Random thoughts at the end of the term | ||
| 3 | Bible's advice outdated | Believes letter writers do not understand that things have changed. | |
| 3 | Schoolhouse ideal location for bookstore | Carl Blake considers the idea. | |
| 5 | RHA denies allegations of misleading residents | Attempts to explain possible confusion on terms of office. | |
| 5 | Another victory under their belts | Happy students; photo. | |
| 6 | What's up | Meetings and activities. | |
| 8 | Writing tutor program providing opportunity for 'professionalism' | Center for Acadmic Achievement offers writing tutors. | |
| 9 | High school officials unhappy with requirement demands | Principals offer opinions; believe there may be some unfortunate side effects. | |
| 9 | Entrance requirements for '88 examined; certain departments may lose enrollment with requirements | Department heads generally support stronger requirements, but enrollment may be affected. | |
| 9 | Requirements explained | New admission standards. | |
| 9 | High school students need more knowledge of basics for college | Admission requirements strengthened because faculty believed students were arriving at college without the knowledge that they should have had. | |
| 12 | On Broadway? | Dancers perform at tree lighting; photo. | |
| 16 | Investment Club offers hands-on experience | Students talk about getting the club established. | |
| 16 | Happy holidays | Crowd enjoys tree lighting. | |
| 16 | Extended gym hours provided to help relieve stress from finals week | Extended hours in West Gym. | |
| 16 | Bozik involved in variety of professional activities; person of the week | Profile of Mary Bozik. | |
| 17 | Movie review: Planes, trains, and automobiles | Review of the movie 'Planes, Trains, and Automobiles' with Steve Martin and John Candy. | |
| 18 | Dorm Life--But Not as We Know It | A trip home for Thanksgiving. | |
| 19 | Hot shot | Paul Gerni demonstrates trick pool shots; photo. | |
| 21 | "A Lie of the Mind" focuses on problems of modern society | Review of the play. | |
| 24 | UNI finishes season with 34-5 mark | UNI lost to Nebraska, 3-0, on Thursday; photo. | |
| 24 | UNI suffers second loss of season | UNI women's team lost to Creighton on Saturday night, 113-72. | |
| 24 | Panthers advance to semifinals with win; UNI outlasts Arkansas State 49-28 | UNI beat Arkansas State on Saturday, 49-28. This win advanced UNI in the Division I-AA playoffs; photo. | |
| 25 | Shedenhelm provides sole first place finish | Kurt Shedenhelm placed first in the Northern Open on November 28; photo. | |
| 25 | Huffman, Roberts lead Panthers to 86-66 win | UNI beat Loras College last Wednesday, 86-66. | |
| 26 | Twelve Panthers named to All-Conference team | Twelve Panther players were named to the All-Conference Team. | |
| 26 | Women run at Redbird Invitational | UNI participated in the Redbird Invitational. |