Northern Iowan — August 20, 2020

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1 New procedures keep campus clean Before the much debated return to campus, both students and staff had experienced firsthand the expectations and stress the university placed on cleanliness. Every student was required to complete the Protecting Our Panthers COVID-19 training before returning to campus for the fall. A majority of staff, both full and part-time, were also given additional training that included new university protocol for keeping the campus clean; photo.
1 Students return to the "classroom" In hopes of lessening the spread of COVID-19, UNI is implementing three main options for fall 2020 classes--fully in-person, fully online and hybrid. Most students interviewed by the Northern Iowan preferred in-person classes; photo.
2 Executive Editor welcomes students Emma'le Maas, the new executive editor of the Northern Iowan, welcomes students back to campus. She promises to do all she can to lift this paper up as high as it can go, with the help of her team as well as the reader; photo.
3 Seybert: Say no to bars, yes to staying in Opinion columnist Addi Seybert asks students to do their part and stay away from bars until it's safe enough to go back.
3 Rawwas: Coronavirus is an ethics issue Rawwas claims COVID-19 has clearly shown the failure of free-market systems to provide anything nearing an adequate response to a global pandemic and has clearly determined the virtues of a centrally planned economic system. It has also established the complete lack of anything nearing a satisfactory healthcare framework in countries such as the United States and others.
4 Finding treasure under the moon The 1980s classic film "The Goonies" is the sixth and final installment of the "Movies Under the Moon" summer drive-in movies presented by Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC), the Hearst Center for the Arts, and Community Main Street; photos.
5 Dean's List The College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences Spring 2019 Dean's List.
9 Top 5 movies released during quarantine Film critic Hunter Friesen lists five films to come out since March 17 (the day all cinemas shutdown) that he thinks deserve praise and recognition.
10 UNI postpones fall sports to spring Sports including volleyball, women's soccer, cross country, and football were cancelled for fall by the Missouri Valley Conference due to COVID-19 concerns; photo.
10 How will the MLB season play out amid a pandemic? Schindler discusses challenges that have faced the MLB, including the Astros cheating and pandemic, and speculates about the upcoming season; photos.