Northern Iowan — April 28, 2009
| Page | Title | Summary | Scan |
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| 1 | U.S. Secretary of Education comes to UNI | Arne Duncan spoke to high school and college students, community leaders, faculty, and staff at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. He spoke on his plans and the future of education under President Obama; photo. | |
| 1 | Former UNI professor discusses memoir of correspondence with Kurt Vonnegut | Loree Rackstraw first met Kurt Vonnegut in Iowa City, and then spoke frequently on the phone and corresponded via letters; based her new book on these experiences; photo. | |
| 2 | Price Lab School to host carnival | Price Lab Field House will host the annual spring carnival on May 1, 2009. Thirty games, concessions, and fun for all ages will be available; photo. | |
| 3 | Panther Portraits | Scenes from the carillon concert from the Campanile and the "sweatshop" tent outside the Union; photo. | |
| 5 | Bad luck for good | Logic used to explain common superstitions. | |
| 5 | Don't let your summer disappear | Students reminded to enjoy the summer break. Fun activities suggested. | |
| 6 | The year in our newsroom | Northern Iowa staff share some of the silly and ridiculous things said in the newsroom. | |
| 6 | My beef with Benjamin Franklin | Writer does not advocate laziness, but does challenge the reader to take a more balanced approach. Cooperation to complete tasks would be most beneficial to mankind. | |
| 6 | Nice guys should finish first | "Nice guys" are often misunderstood and labeled as pushovers. These are the fellows who are there to pick you up emotionally and really care about your thoughts and feelings. | |
| 7 | UNI Campanile bells ring once more | Karel Keldermans made the Campanile come to life Friday with a concert; began with a piece composed by long time carillonneur Robert Byrnes. Keldermans concert caused passersby to stop, listen, and appreciate the beautiful sounds; photo. | |
| 7 | "Fighting" escapes a critical beating | The movie, "Fighting", is reviewed. Photo. | |
| 8 | Audiences followed the yellow brick road | The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony's performed the music track of The Wizard of Oz while the film played in the background; photo. | |
| 8 | Cracking the stereotypes | The new album of Mastodon reviewed; photo. | |
| 12 | Graduate Student Highlight | Rebecca Mundschenk answers questions about her experiences in the Mass Communication graduate program; photo. | |
| 13 | Roberts takes title at ASICS/FILA finals, Jauch takes third spot | Brett Robbins posts a perfect 6-0 record to win the 70 kilo freestyle wrestling title at Cadet National Championships. Ryan Jauch placed third in his weight division. | |
| 13 | Clark, medley team take Drake Relays crowns | Track and field teams do well at the Drake Relays. The sprint medley team won the school's first Drake Relays title. Matt Clark captured the decathlon title; photo. | |
| 13 | Softball splits with Huskers, falls to Illinois State | Softball team has a tough week; losing to Nebraska, 7-2, winning, 6-3, over the Huskers, and losing a doubleheader to Illinois State; photo. | |
| 14 | Baseball loses sixth straight, falls to Shockers | Baseball team plays Iowa tonight in the Corridor Classic in Cedar Rapids. Team plans to avenge an earlier loss and to stop a losing streak; photo. | |
| 15 | Women's tennis falls to Shockers at MVC Tournament | Top seeded Wichita State defeated the tennis team in the conference tournament, 4-0; photo. | |
| 16 | Photo | Jason Summers hit by a pitch during a loss to Wichita State; photo. |