Northern Iowan — March 30, 2010

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1	Obama accepts UNI basketball jersey	President Obama was presented a UNI basketball jersey by Cedar Falls mayor, Jon Crews. UNI beat Kansas in the NCAA tournament, the team the President had picked to win the tournament; photo.
1	Regents ask UNI athletics to reduce dependency on state funding	Board of Regents have asked for a plan from UNI and ISU for the elimination or reduction in taxpayer support for athletics. Troy Dannen shares that this in nothing new. UNI has reduced by 12% its use of those monies for athletics recently.
2	Library needs Youth Summer Library Program volunteers	Waterloo Public Library is looking for volunteers to aid with registration, crafts, and special events during "Make a Splash". The shifts are two hours long.
4	Another year at CNBAM, another award!	Northern Iowan receives second place in Best Classified Group Promotion at national meeting.
4	Epic battle with tree ends in victory for three musketeers	Kite flying can be challenging. Strings break and kite end up in trees. A passerby saves the day by climbing the tree and dislodging the kite; photo.
5	Socialized medicine is already here	Saving money and increased healthcare coverage bring with them increased taxes and a percentage increase on insurance plans on the wealthy and probably others yet to be identified.
5	A gilded Robin Hood	Concerns expressed about the newly signed Health Care Plan. Author agrees something needed to be done, but uncertain this is the correct method. Effects on the deficit are yet to be known.
6	Eat anything and everything	Examines the nation's fixation on fried foods.
6	Panther Portraits	Scenes from the Physics Olympics and the visit of Cornel West and his commentaries on civic engagement and the democratic process; photo.
7	Difficult job market cuts into attendance at teacher job fair	Three hundred twenty students and thirty-three school district representatives attended the annual job fair. The number of schools is down from the fifty that attended last year.
8	Spartans end Panthers' historic run	Michigan State defeated UNI, 59-52 in the first round of the "Sweet Sixteen" of the NCAA men's basketball tournament; photo.
8	UNI tennis triumphs over in-state rival	Tennis team defeats Drake, 4-3, in the first Missouri Valley Conference match of the year.
8	Brad's Sports Blurb	A recap of a March that has been full of Madness. NCAA tournament revisited.
9	Jacobson named finalist for coach of the year award	Ben Jacobson is one of four men's basketball coaches who are finalists for the Clair Bee Coach of the Year award.