Northern Iowan — November 30, 2017
| Page | Title | Summary | Scan |
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| 1 | UNI football advances in the playoffs | The football team recently defeated Indiana State University, Missouri State University, and South Dakota. In their first playoff game of the season, they defeated Monmouth College, 46-7; photo. | |
| 1 | Changes coming soon to campus living | The Department of Residence (DOR) will be implementing changes in residence halls across campus, including to Panther Village, all-gender housing, and cost; photo. | |
| 2 | NISG clarifies policy on candidates | Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) clarified policies on bringing speakers and political candidates on campus. Student organizations outside NISG are allowed to host political candidates; NISG are considered university representatives and must remain nonpartisan; photo. | |
| 3 | Speaking up amidst allegations | Wolfe discusses rape culture, sexual harassment and assault, and discrimination, as well as personal experiences, including on campus; photos. | |
| 3 | LTE: Talking politics in the age of Trump | Friel writes a letter to the editor in response to Tanner Schrad's November 13 Northern Iowan column "Why is everything politicized?". Friel recounts a personal discussion with Schrad and recurring themes of their conversation on how to hold political discourse to a higher standard; photo. | |
| 3 | LTE: Tax bill spells disaster for grad students | Olmstead writes a letter to the editor criticizing the current tax reform bill in the House of Representatives and its impact on those pursuing postgraduate degrees; photo. | |
| 4 | Uprising to publish in fall and spring | The latest edition of Uprising magazine was published on November 27 and focused on the LGBTQ+ community and mental health; photo. | |
| 4 | Theatre UNI "Mother Courage and Her Children" | Theatre UNI will present "Mother Courage and Her Daughters," professor Matthew Weedman's adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Courage and Her Children," - November 29 - December 2 in Strayer-Wood Theatre; photo. | |
| 5 | NASA opportunities discusses on campus | Former NASA employee, Iowa State University Professor, and Iowa Space Grant Consortium (ISGC) assistant director Tomas Gonzalez-Torres spoke about ISGC and opportunities with NASA on November 28. Student Jessica Wayson also shared her experience with ISGC; photo. | |
| 5 | "Coco" expertly plucks heartstrings | Olsasky reviews "Coco," 4.5/5; photo. | |
| 6 | Villanova ends Panthers' five game win streak | The basketball team won a five-game streak, defeating Wartburg College, 73-45; Chicago State University, 82-44; Southern Methodist University, 61-58; and North Carolina State University, 64-60. They lost to Villanova University, 64-50; photos. | |
| 6 | Will sub-.500 teams make the AFC playoffs? | Dausener discusses the American Football Conference (AFC) and NFL playoffs. |