Northern Iowan — April 14, 2006
| Page | Title | Summary | Scan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Allen | Biographical information printed on Benjamin Allen; photo | |
| 1 | 'A Beautiful Mind' draws a wonderful crowd; people from across the state travel to UNI to meet Nobel Prize wining John Nash | Nobel Prize winner John Nash draws an overflow audience. Nash shared his theories and answered questions; photo. | |
| 1 | Second presidential candidate John Folkins visits campus | Presidential candidate John Folkins sees three essential pillars to university education; inquiry, engagement, and achievement for students; expressed his belief that public education should be available to everyone. | |
| 3 | Middle East Focus: Saudi Arabia | Fourth installment of a series on countries in the Middle East. Background and interactions with the United States are given. | |
| 3 | More budget cuts for Iowa | University awaits the announcement of the budget. Current estimates from the statehouse don't look good for Iowa's public universities. | |
| 4 | 2006 Grace Ann Hovet Student Leadership Awards | Winners of Hovet Leadership Awards are announced. Students listed. | |
| 7 | Displaying our priorities | Teacher salaries are used as an indicator of the countries lack of commitment toward education. | |
| 7 | Procrastination an issue to be talked alone | Putting things off seems to be common. | |
| 7 | Packing up my schooling for summer | Reflections on the end of the semester and impending graduation are expressed. | |
| 8 | Computer fees explained | Factual information presented concerning computer fees. | |
| 8 | Income tax nightmare | Present income tax system is questioned. | |
| 8 | How do I get involved? | New student asks for information on joining the Northern Iowan staff. | |
| 8 | Take the reigns | Northern Iowan executive editor Nick Roos urges greater interaction among staff in the fall. | |
| 8 | Iowa paying a pittance | Iowa State Senator, Frank B. Dowd, examines the pay disparity for Iowa teachers from a parent's point of view. | |
| 8 | Preemptive protection | Opinion presented on recent push to enact marriage protection laws in Iowa. | |
| 11 | Student Voices | Students respond to the question, "What is your favorite search engine?" | |
| 11 | New search engine allows one to surf and donate | GoodSearch donates approximately one cent to an organization of the user's choice for each search done on the search engine. Good Search is connected to Yahoo; photo. | |
| 12 | Untitled | Students, staff, and faculty enjoyed free food during Panther Bash, April 12; photo. | |
| 13 | Banderas movie takes dance to detention | Antonio Banderas' new movie, "Take the Lead", is reviewed. | |
| 15 | Jansen named MVC Player of the Week | Rachel Jansen has been named MVC player of the week for her three first place finishes at the Messersmith Invitational; photo. | |
| 15 | Panther men earn best finish this spring | Derek Bohlen wins Arkansas State Indian Classic this week. His top place finish allowed the team to finish sixth in a field of 15; photo. | |
| 15 | UNI suffers through two tough losses | Baseball team dropped a pair of games to Upper Iowa and Northern Illinois by scores of 7-3 and 7-6, respectively; photo. | |
| 15 | DNA tests support players' case | DNA evidence seems to provide no further clue as to who was involved in the alleged acts by the Duke lacrosse team. | |
| 16 | Panthers breeze by Cyclones, 6-1 | Softball team defeats Iowa State, 6-1. | |
| 17 | Never forgetting the infamous error | Major league career of Bill Buckner is remembered. |