Northern Iowan — September 29, 1998
| Page | Title | Summary | Scan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire sends residents dancing out of dorms | Dancer Hall was evacuated Friday morning when a fire broke out in a seventh floor room. | |
| 1 | Chasing careers at the fair | Dacia Burns talks to a John Hancock representative at the UNI Career Fair; photo. | |
| 1 | Technology trudges on through time; new e-mail system undergoing fine tuning | New e-mail system PINE slowed system initially but is performing faster now. | |
| 2 | Norwest receives Y2K certification | Norwest Bank has received Year 2000 certification. | |
| 2 | Northern Iowa Correction | Kyrgyztan was incorrectly identified as being a part of Russia in the September 22 issue; it was a country in the former Soviet Union. | |
| 2 | Norwest Bank's College Hill branch to close its doors | Norwest Bank branch on College Hill will close October 15, 1998; photo. | |
| 3 | Hetrick named Exec. Secretary of Student Publications Board | Professor and Head of Biology Department Barbara Hetrick is named Executive Secretary of Board of Student Publications; photo. | |
| 4 | Georges brings destruction to southern U.S. | Hurricane Georges hit the Caribbean and Gulf Coast recently. | |
| 5 | Power Start | Will meet. | |
| 5 | UNI Tae Kwon-Do Club | Will hold classes. | |
| 5 | UNI College Republicans | Will meet. | |
| 5 | Northern Iowa Democrats | Will meet. | |
| 5 | Personality Disorders/"Making Peace with My Past" | Support group will meet. | |
| 5 | Political Science Department | Will host Dave Osterberg. | |
| 5 | UNI Career Fair | Held today. | |
| 5 | UNI Federation of Teachers and AFSCME | Sponsoring film series. | |
| 5 | American Marketing Association | Will host Rod Pritchard at meeting. | |
| 5 | Crop Walk '98 | Being held. | |
| 5 | Hearst Center for the Arts | Classes being held. | |
| 5 | Sigma Iota | Will meet. | |
| 5 | Psychology Club | Will meet. | |
| 5 | International Services | Will hold coffee hour. | |
| 5 | Lutheran Center | Activities held. | |
| 5 | Public Relations Student Society of America | Holding fundraiser. | |
| 5 | United Methodist Student Center | Activities held. | |
| 6 | Tuition hike: latest case of cracked number crunching | Editorial comments on the 5.2% tuition increase for next year and suggests "quality improvements." | |
| 6 | Loving, hating Iowa in same breath | Columnist describes why he loves and hates Iowa, and comments on staying in the state after graduation. | |
| 6 | Screw Career Fair; #1 resource for jobs isn't there!!! | Columnist comments on first impressions and landing a job. | |
| 7 | America, don't mourn my retirement | Columnist comments on his distaste for softball. | |
| 7 | Silent scandal victim deserves notice | Emeritus professor thanks editorial staff for writing about the silent victim in the White House sex scandal, Chelsea Clinton, in the September 15 editorial. | |
| 8 | U.N.I. Tae Kwon-Do Club | Public can observe the UNI Tai Kwon-Do Club's October promotional testing October 3. | |
| 8 | We need more, not less, sex ed | Faculty member responds to September 22 editorial; believes more sex education is needed. | |
| 8 | Democrats express disappointment with Nussle | Northern Iowa Democrats ask Jim Nussle for explanation on his actions concerning funding for college students. | |
| 10 | ResNet: New wave for net surfers | New ResNet, Residential Network, allows students in the dorms to access the Internet; photo. | |
| 10 | Main event brings students face-to-face with faith | UNI will host Main Event, a Christian retreat for college students, October 9-11; event will be sponsored by the Navigators. | |
| 10 | Poetry reading in tune with seasons | Wayne Lanter will present his poetry about the Midwest, "Corn Husking Vacation," Sunday at the Hearst Center. | |
| 12 | Everyone feels at home with "House of Large Sizes" | Review of group "House of Large Sizes"; photo. | |
| 14 | UNI chops down SFA Lumberjacks, 14-10 | UNI defeated Stephen F. Austin, 14-10, Saturday; Randy Hall named Special Teams Player of the Week; photo. | |
| 14 | Running Club blazes a new trail, hosts Homecoming race October 17 | Panther Pacers Running Club is in its third successful year; Club will host a 5K cross country race at Homecoming; photo. | |
| 14 | Volleyball team continues winning ways in West Gym | UNI defeated Creighton and Drake in three matches last weekend; photo. | |
| 16 | Cross country teams return from tough competitions; runners rest up for Pre-National meet October 10 | Women's team placed fifth at University of Illinois meet with several strong finishes; men's team placed seventeenth at Roy Griak Invitational; photo. | |
| 16 | Tennis squads open with a slam in season opener | Men's and women's teams defeated Western Illinois last weekend. |