Northern Iowan — February 5, 2018
| Page | Title | Summary | Scan |
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| 1 | UNI celebrates Black History Month | The Black Student Union, in association with other organizations including the African Union, will hold events throughout February to celebrate Black History Month; photos. | |
| 1 | Men's basketball loses last three games | The men's basketball team lost to Loyola Chicago, 70-47; the University of Evansville, 57-49; and Indiana State University, 77-66; photo. | |
| 2 | Iowa politics: Reynolds, unions and education | Bills in the Iowa legislature include a $3.7 million cut to UNI's budget. Governor Kim Reynolds recommended not funding the bookstore acquisition or renovation of the Industrial Technology Center. Reynolds' visit to Cedar Falls on February 2 was met with protests from UNI United Faculty, the Iowa State Education Association, and others; photo. | |
| 2 | Race and identity in six words | National Public Radio journalist Michele Norris presented the "Race Card Project" at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on January 30; photo. | |
| 3 | Allowing computers in classrooms | In the author's opinion, students should be allowed to have laptops in the classroom; photos. | |
| 3 | UNI now offers wellness coaching to students | Student Wellness Services now offers wellness coaching free to students in the Student Health Center; photo. | |
| 4 | Filmmaker to speak on sex trafficking | UNI alum Vanessa McNeal will speak about her project "Gridshock," a film about sex trafficking in Iowa, in Maucker Union on February 6; photos. | |
| 5 | Activist, philosopher talks about solitary confinement | Lisa Guenther gave the lecture "Solitary Confinement: Social Death and Its Afterlives" about the prison system as part of the Hearst Lecture Series on February 1 in Sabin Hall; photo. | |
| 5 | Panther portrait: Night at the Apollo Black History Month | The Black Student Union held its first Black History Month, "Night at the Apollo," on February 2; photos. | |
| 6 | 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics | The 23rd Olympic Winter Games will soon be held in PyeongChang, South Korea; photo. | |
| 6 | NBA: Cavs, Blake Griffin, and All-Star weekend | Pady writes an opinion about current events in the NBA; photo. |