Northern Iowan — March 30, 2012
| Page | Title | Summary | Scan |
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| 1 | Freedom Week exposes modern slavery | During Freedom Week, UNI students will sponsor several events aimed at raising awareness of human trafficking. Every minute, two children are sold into slavery; photo. | |
| 1 | Gibson a finalist for chancellor at SIUE | Provost Gloria Gibson states, that if chosen, she can serve her alma mater, her home state, and be closer to her family. The decision will be made in late April and the announcement at the May 10 board meeting; photo. | |
| 1 | $14.5 million disparity between House and Senate budgets for UNI | The houses of the Iowa legislature are far apart on proposed funding for the coming year. The House has voted to freeze tuition rates. This will cost UNI another three million dollars in income; photo. | |
| 1 | Students, faculty speak out on world language program closures | World language and culture degrees will include only a Spanish B. A. and a Spanish Teaching B. A. French, German, and Russian were dropped due to budget constraints. | |
| 2 | I Spy at UNI | Mystery photo looking for identification. The previous photo was identified by Parash Upreti as the Sabin Hall stairway; photo. | |
| 4 | When solidarity is really not solidarity | Believes that self evaluation is needed to come to terms with biases. By knowing ourselves, we can better understand those from different backgrounds; photo. | |
| 4 | The bottom line of education | Concern expressed about the dropping of foreign languages due to budget constraints. The effect on College of Business Administration graduates is yet to be determined. | |
| 5 | 'The Hunger Games" is our anti-"Twilight" | "The Hunger Games" movie is reviewed; photo. | |
| 5 | UNI Pride Week to kick off with Queer Monologues | Pride Week events announced. | |
| 5 | Interpreters Theatre presents "Brother Wolf" this weekend | An Appalachian adventure, based on the story of Beowulf, will be presented this weekend; photo. | |
| 6 | Students gather for candlelit walk around campus | Over seventy students walked to raise awareness of human trafficking. The group heard statistics and stories of those involved; photo. | |
| 7 | Panther Portraits | Scenes from Freedom Week activities; photo. | |
| 8 | Panther softball dominates Cyclones, 8-0 in five innings | Great pitching and an early lead aided the Panthers in their victory over Iowa State; photo. | |
| 8 | My take on the future of Panther athletics | Author shares his thoughts on athletics in light of the upcoming budget cuts. The athletics department continues to lose money and will be forced to make cuts; photo. | |
| 8 | 'One and dones' create parity in college basketball | High school basketball players can no longer go directly to the NBA. Many choose to go to college for only one year. This trend seems to hurt the teams with rapid turnover in players; photo. |