Northern Iowan — January 13, 2012
| Page | Title | Summary | Scan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romney remains top presidential candidate | Mitt Romney won the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. According to recent polls, he is leading by nearly a fifteen point margin in South Carolina; photo. | |
| 1 | Additional UNI funding a distinct possibility | The legislature will consider a $12 million, three year funding request for the university. This request has been approved by the Board of Regents. This would help with an anticipated shortfall in funding. | |
| 1 | Alex's still fails to pay employees | A new restaurant on College Hill is having financial difficulties that have made it unable to pay employees. Lack of business is blamed. Employees are doubtful about seeing the money owed. | |
| 2 | I Spy at UNI | Staff, students, and faculty asked to identify the mystery photo of the week. | |
| 4 | The gravity of the cross | A brief history of the cross and its meaning. The original cross implores us to stop rejecting and start loving. It is hard to believe that humanity has missed such a central message; photo. | |
| 4 | Tuition: enough is enough | Students, faculty, staff, and parents urged to contact their local legislators and ensure that voices are heard concerning the never ending increases in the cost of education. | |
| 4 | Student service fee | Former student and NISG senator urges the end of all-expenses paid trips to away football games, NCAA tournament games, and MVC tournaments in St. Louis. | |
| 5 | Twitter responses | Students respond to the question, "What are your New Year's resolutions?" | |
| 5 | A pizza you can't refuse | 23rd Street Market now features a Godfather's Pizza Express. Chicken wings and tenders, dessert pizza, and pepperoni rolls are also available. The Market is now a franchise of Godfather's; photo. | |
| 5 | New semester, new study spots | In addition to the traditional on-campus places to study, the Cedar Valley offers other choices. Panera, Perkins, Cup of Joe, and the Blue Room are all good possibilities; photo. | |
| 6 | Iowa experiencing unusually warm winter | Students enjoying the warm winter. The winter of 2001-2002 saw similar temperatures in Iowa; photo. | |
| 8 | Hop on the Tebow bandwagon | The year of Tim Tebow with the Denver Broncos revisited; photo. | |
| 8 | 2011-12 Panthers look eerily similar to 2010-11 version | Panther men's basketball team is currently 2-3 in the conference and 12-5 overall. They are tied for fifth in the Missouri Valley; photo. | |
| 8 | UNI sits at 2-0 in WWC | Wrestlers have twelve compete in Jim Fox Open. Five finished in first place. Panther wrestlers competed well in the Midlands Tournament. Team defeated Northern Colorado and the Air Force Academy; photo. | |
| 9 | Should field goals be eliminated from football? | The possibility of no field goals in football explored. |