Northern Iowan — September 2, 2021

Page	Title	Summary	Scan
1	Nook recovers from surgery	President Nook discussed the beginning of the 2021 school year after recovering from back surgery; photo.
1	UNI hires new African American studies prof	New history faculty member, Professor Emily Masghati, discusses her reasons for teaching at UNI; photo.
2	Dining centers struggle to find employees for new semester	Annie Karr discusses the changes made in the UNI dining centers due to COVID-19 employment shortages; photo.
2	230 years later, we are still reminded of free speech	Students' views on the new Syllabus Free Speech Statement required by UNI and free speech in general.
3	Bienvenido el primer editor español del Northern Iowan	Mario Mendez Aguilar, the new Spanish editor for the Northern Iowan, introduces himself and discusses his excitement for the new Spanish section of the Northern Iowan; photo. See English version on page 4.
4	Welcome the first Spanish editor to the Northern Iowan	Mario Mendez Aguilar, the new Spanish editor for the Northern Iowan, introduces himself and discusses his excitement for the new Spanish section of the Northern Iowan. See page three article for Spanish version with photo.
4	UNI parody party inside scoop	Different UNI parody accounts from Twitter were interviewed about why they created the accounts and what they hope to do with them in the future. The accounts included UNI Chairs, UNI Squirrels, TC Panther, and Nark Mook.
5	A comparative COVID-19 college experience	Freshman and Sophomore students discuss the changes in COVID-19 procedure between the 2020 and 2021 school year; photo.
6	Panthers fall to Western Illinois in overtime	Women's Soccer team loses to Western Illinois 4-3; photo.
6	Two Panthers compete in Tokyo Paralympics	Two Panthers, alum Jessica Heims and current student Erin Kerkhoff, compete at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Heims competed in the discus and Kerkhoff competed in the 100-meter and 400-meter dash; photo.