Northern Iowan — October 17, 2006
| Page | Title | Summary | Scan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satellite voting intended to increase student turnout | Voting will be more convenient for students due to voting stations being available in Maucker Union; photo. | |
| 1 | ONE noble gesture supporting the troops | Operation Noble E-mail is a volunteer organization collecting donated computers to give to families of soldiers serving overseas, who cannot afford computers; photo. | |
| 4 | Panther Patrol serves its purpose | Panther Patrol employs eight students to provide more eyes and ears to observe what is happening on the campus. This group is in addition to the public safety staff and student patrols. | |
| 5 | Population control | Today the population of the United States has reached 300 million; suggests consideration of a birth control policy for the country. | |
| 5 | Gender gulf needs drained | Communication between genders and allowing men to express their feelings are two major hurdles to narrowing gender differences. | |
| 5 | Cycling through the "no-spin zone" | Readers urged not to fall for the doom and gloom of Bill O'Reilly's recent comments; suggests seeking news from other sources and coming to individual conclusions. | |
| 7 | What's going on | Brief schedule of things happening on campus during the coming week. | |
| 7 | Student voices | Students respond to the question; "What would you want to see in your student paper"? | |
| 7 | National night of fright | Haunted houses, trick or treating, and haunted cornfields are some of the Halloween activities available for college students on and off campus; photo. | |
| 7 | Yamaha helps youth musicians | Local young people present solos and ensembles in the main lobby of the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. The event was sponsored by Yamaha; photo. | |
| 9 | Hispanic Heritage Month Film Series | "Spirit Doctors,The Guestworker", and "Ropa Americana (American Clothing)" will be shown October 17, 19, and 20 by the Center for Multicultural Education; photo. | |
| 9 | Be a pal and brighten a kid's future | UNI students have an opportunity to aid high school students in the area by volunteering one hour per week for the academic year to work either with Big Brothers/Big Sisters or a tutoring group. | |
| 10 | Critic demands a recount on "Man of the Year" | Movie has nothing resembling a genuine interest in politics, beginning with a stupid premise and moves toward being deeply and uncomfortably absurd; photo. | |
| 11 | Resilient Panthers roar to first victory of season | Women's soccer team scores first victory in more than a year; photo. | |
| 11 | Offense bulldozes Sycamores, 34-14 | Football team rushes for 439 yards in victory over Indiana State; photo. | |
| 11 | Still atop the conference after two weekend sweeps | Following wins over Wichita State and Illinois State, the volleyball team is tied for first place in the conference; photo. | |
| 13 | Girard wins two | Freshman Ashley Girard breaks records during wins in the 100 and 200 yard backstroke events. | |
| 13 | Women runners place second; men twelfth | Women's cross country team is runner up in 28 team invitational meet. The men's team placed twelfth. | |
| 15 | Basketball season kicks off | Midnight Madness is the sign that the basketball season is just around the corner. The end of East Waterloo's football losing streak is noted. |