Northern Iowan — January 16, 1998

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1	Lang Hall vote deferred another month	Iowa State Board of Regents deferred action on the Lang Hall program statement and design phase until February.
1	Shazam cash machines to be installed in Redeker, Towers	Shazam cash machines will be installed in Redeker Center and Towers Center.
1	UNI professor dies in university office	Professor Virgil Noack suffered a heart attack and died in his Baker Hall office December 16, 1997.
1	Access UNI no longer inaccessible	Many students encountered problems when trying to view their grades on the Web via UNI's new Access UNI system; photo.
1	Outside awful; Dome delightful	Hillary Struck runs in the UNI-Dome to escape sub-zero temperatures outside; photo.
1	Hussein halts U.N. inspectors	Iraq's Saddam Hussein will not allow United Nations weapons inspections to do their work because of American involvement.
3	Public Safety log	Campus crime report.
4	What's Up	Schedule of activities and meetings.
6	Last call for driving drunk	Miller Lite began the "Last Call Free Ride" program at Broosters on New Year's Eve to transport home those who could not drive safely.
6	Farley's death prompts contemplation of life	Columnist reflects on death and life after recent death of comedian Chris Farley.
6	Time to rethink embargo against Cuba	Columnist discusses the current U. S. embargo against Cuba.
7	Sigma Phi Epsilon	Sigma Phi Epsilon announces its schedule for spring 1998 recruitment.
7	What I didn't do over break	Columnist tells how he spent and wasted time over the winter interim.
8	Intramural sports activities to begin the spring semester 1998	Spring intramural sports activities announced.
8	Jaquith violated other students' rights, instructor authority in taping	Professor Jennie Wang clarifies the newspaper story concerning a student who wished to tape class discussions.
9	Women's basketball worthy of fan support	Local fan says that the women's basketball team deserves more support.
11	The Riot Act	Machine gun on display in the National Postal Museum.
11	Electronic report cards latest change in grading	The grading system at UNI has changed from percentage marks to a letter system through the years.
11	KUNI brings in New Year with something for everyone	Radio station KUNI has classical, alternative rock, blues, and rhythm and blues music, along with live shows and news updates.
11	Last call? Get a free ride through new safe-ride service	The "Last Call Free Ride" program will give free rides home to patrons in Broosters and Celebrations from January through March.
12	Cultural essay winner announced	Becky Trenary, Alecia Fett, Kenneth Estling, and Michael DeCicco placed in the first Ethnic and Minorities Cultural and Educational Center essay contest.
14	What would Dr. King say if he were alive today?	John L. Harris will speak at a program to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on January 20, 1998, in the Union Expansion.
15	"Good Will Hunting" one of year's top ten	Review of movie "Good Will Hunting" with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.
16	Winter break action	Results of interim athletic events.
16	Panther men take first MVC win	UNI broke a four game losing streak by beating Drake in the Dome, 74-60, Monday night; photo.
16	Wrestlers return home to host UNI duals	UNI beat Cal State Fullerton, 27-20, Friday and placed four at the Cal Davis Open Saturday; photo.
17	Panther women face big weekend in MVC; UNI hosts three after 1-5 break	UNI beat Indiana State but lost conference games to Creighton, Drake, Wichita State, and Illinois State.
18	Track teams await next challenge at Iowa	Both the men's and women's track teams performed well at the Iowa State Holiday Meet in Ames. No team scores were recorded.
18	Where's the beef?	Columnist believes the prizes given at UNI's basketball games are inadequate.