Northern Iowan — October 31, 2000

Page	Title	Summary	Scan
1	Sorority's request results in heated NISG debate	Alpha Xi Delta seeks funds to construct a wheelchair ramp at their house; photo.
1	Blimpie CEO visits UNI, new location	Tony Conza, founder of Blimpie's, will give a presentation entitled "Success: It's a Beautiful Thing;" photo.
1	Food court officially opens	Blimpie's and Asian Creations are now serving food in the Union food court; photo.
2	UNI hosts acclaimed opera singer Verrett	Shirley Verrett will present a master class.
5	Halloween do's and don'ts	Lists do's and don'ts for Halloween
5	Pepsi, Coke debate troubles columnist	Upset that the University plans to choose between Pepsi and Coke products.
5	Recent events found disturbing	Discusses recent newspaper articles that reported on sexual behavior.
6	Change in policy advocated	Feels students should be judged by a committee of their peers rather than having an instructor make the decision.
7	Fan club supports athletics	Upset with the lack of fan support for the athletic teams.
8	Professor points out mistake	Corrects a mistake made in a article about Dr. M. B. Smith in the October 24, 2000, issue of the Northern Iowan.
9	Correction	Former professor M. B. Smith was interested in astronomy rather than astrology as previous reported.
9	KGRK specialty shows tote variety	The radio show "View From the Bench" is just one of the types of shows aired on Thursday evening by KGRK.
9	Bobeldyk coordinates student activities	Profile of program coordinator Mike Bobeldyk; photo.
9	Halloween origin from 2000-year-old tradition	The history of Halloween.
9	UNI top of list for graduation	UNI's retention rate was 81.4% for first year freshmen in 1999; in 1996 the rate for four-year graduation was 33.2% .
9	Koob and Harry Potter team up for Halloween	Molly Decker and Katie Bleile help out at President Koob's Halloween party; photo.
10	Nicker's provides wonderful dining experience	Review of the restaurant Nicker's; photo.
12	Leadership taught at upcoming conference	Rodney Jay Salinas will be the keynote speaker at the diversity leadership workshop.
14	Berlin surpasses UNI-Dome record with 12 grabs in win	Panthers defeat the Southwest Missouri State Bears; photo.
14	Women make history with first MVC title	Women's cross country team wins the MVC championship and the men took second.
14	Arganbright dishes out 146 assists in pair of victories	Panthers defeat Creighton and Drake and extend their winning streak to fifty-two regular season MVC games; photo.
15	Soccer season ends with 5-0 loss at Southwest Missouri	Panthers end inaugural season with a record of 3-14-2; photo.
16	Tennis competes at Drake Invitational	Panthers win some matches and lose some at the Lloyd Stokstad Invitational at Drake.
17	Nemeth earns Panthers of the Week honors	Profile of freshman cross-country runner Mate Nemeth; photo.
18	Former Panther Ty Talton drafted by XFL franchise	UNI alumnus Ty Talton was drafted by the new XFL team, the New York/New Jersey Hitmen; photo.