Bender Hall

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# Title Date Summary
1 A resident assistant takeover: UNI's 32nd Annual Midwest RA Conference
Northern Iowan 119:32, p.1
UNI hosted this year's Midwest Resident Assistant Conference. This conference provided sessions, team-building, and fun experiences for over 500 RAs from 10 different midwestern states; photo.
2 Dining hall disaster
Northern Iowan 119:24, p.1
On Wednesday November 16th, a fan in Rialto Dining Hall malfunctioned which emitted smoke and caused the sprinklers to turn on throughout the dining hall. Students were turned away during the lunch rush but the dining hall was able to reopen at 5pm the same day; photo.
3 Late meals and weekend hours return
Northern Iowan 116:14, p.1
Rialto dining center is once again offering late breakfast and lunch hours after eliminating late breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the beginning of the fall 2019 semester. In addition to the reinstated hours at Rialto, the UNI Dining Services reveled that they would open Piazza and Rialto all weekend long at the start of the spring 2020 semester this January; photo.
4 DOR makes changes, looks ahead
Northern Iowan 116:2, p.2
Changes made by the Department of Residence (DOR) include closing Dancer Hall and the first floor of Campbell Hall as well as changing the hours of Rialto Dining Center and Piazza Dining Center for the academic school year. These changes were made to conserve resources to make future improvements to the housing and dining programs; photo.
5 Hillside demolition brings changes, sparks memories
Northern Iowan 115:34, p.1
Hillside Courts Apartments, a student housing complex of 278 units which had been un use since the 1972-1973 academic year, is in the final stages of demolition; photo.
6 This Week in Crime
Northern Iowan 115:20, p.3
The UNI police pulled over a speeding car; the driver was sent to jail. A bicycle was stolen from Bender Hall. An unresponsive male student was found in Campbell Hall.
7 CP lots cause tension on north side of campus
Northern Iowan 114:6, p.2
Students are upset over the lack of parking near Campbell and The Towers. They feel there is not enough C Preferred (CP) parking; photo.
8 Lawther opens, while some halls remain empty
Northern Iowan 114:3, p.2
Lawther Hall has reopened after being closed for construction. The opening of this building has led to a surplus of empty rooms on campus. UNI has taken steps to help offset this surplus to encourage students to come back on campus: photo.
9 Parade prevails in the cold
Northern Iowan 112:15, p.1

The homecoming parade was held on Saturday, October 17, with many student organizations participating. Awards were announced at the football game: UNI Health Center one first place and Panther Pep Crew won "Most Spirited"; phoots.

10 Freshmen should utilize springboard housing
Northern Iowan 108:2, p.5
Writer recalls living in springboard housing. This type is available in Bender, Campbell, Dancer, Hagemann, and Noehren Halls. Students are housed with students similar in age and also new to campus. Upperclassmen do not stay in their rooms very much.
11 Penny Wars 2011
Northern Iowan 107:50, p.11
Thank you for support of students of Edison Elementary. $600 was raised for the school. King House in Bender Hall and Sherman house in Rider Hall were the top contributing houses.
12 Extra money, be an RA
Northern Iowan 105:22, p.5
Resident Assistant applications are available and due by January 16, 2009. Applicants need to be well-rounded, involved, and outgoing. Free room and board plus a $1200 stipend are available.
13 Trick of treat in dorms
Northern Iowan 105:19, p.5
Costumes were everywhere for Halloween in the dorms. Some dorms greeted trick or treaters in the lobbies, but others had door to door trick or treating; photo.
14 Trick-or-Treating in UNI Residence Halls, Oct. 31
Public Relations News Release 2008:171, p.1
Eight halls will be open to community Trick-or-treaters.Residence hall trick-or-treating is sponsored by ProBoard, the student organization of the Residence Hall Programming Board that represents ten residence halls.
15 Panther Portraits
Northern Iowan 104:46, p.11
Campus scenes; photo.
16 High schooler cause for Tuesday's campus threat
Northern Iowan 104:43, p.
Text messages sent by Todd Younk to a UNI freshman student contained threats, which resulted in the dormitories being locked down; photo.
17 The decision to cancel classes
Northern Iowan 104:38, p.2
Procedures in place for determining when to cancel or delay classes at the University of Northern Iowa; photo.
18 Baker Hall deals with mold
Northern Iowan 104:33, p.1
Advanced Environmental testing firm found thirty-six offices in Baker Hall that contained higher allergen levels than outside air. Their inspection followed discovery of mold in August of 2007; photo.
19 Panther Portraits
Northern Iowan 104:27, p.12
Studying and project completion; photo.
20 Protect yourself from assault
Northern Iowan 104:21, p.1
Students urged to be aware of their surroundings, in light of recent thefts and assaults on campus; photo.
21 NISG sheds light on dark sides of campus
Northern Iowan 104:18, p.1
Safety walk around campus included President Allen, Director of Public Safety, several NISG members, faculty, and staff; walk comes in wake of several reported assaults; photo.
22 Panther Portraits
Northern Iowan 104:18, p.10
Bender Hall and Relay for Life; photo.
23 Panther Portraits
Northern Iowan 104:12, p.9
Pictorial views of students; photo.
24 Panther Portraits
Northern Iowan 104:10, p.18
Scenes of students and campus; photo.
25 Constituencies open
Northern Iowan 104:3, p.4
Speaker of the Northern Iowa Student Government explains his responsibilities; photo.
26 Students moving off campus prompt DOR survey
Northern Iowan 100:55, p.6
Department of Residence conducts survey concerning student preferences for on-campus living in an effort to stem the tide of students moving off-campus after only one year.
27 DOR: 'Keep costs low'
Northern Iowan 100:50, p.1
Explains Department of Residence policies and initiatives in order to keep students living on campus; photo.
28 Two UNI residence halls stand above the rest
Northern Iowan 99:54, p.11
History of Towers Complex; photo.
29 Towers top floors get trimmed for next fall
Northern Iowan 99:53, p.1
In response to lower occupancy levels in the Towers, floors 9-12 in Bender and Dancer Halls will be closed for the 2003-2004 academic year.
30 Warning: construction zone ahead!
Northern Iowan 96:56, p.1
Various construction projects are taking place on campus; photo.
31 Bender, Dancer 'tower' above the rest
Northern Iowan 96:49, p.9
Survey of some of the changes through which the Towers Complex has gone; photo.
32 Bender Hall forges bond between sexes
Northern Iowan 96:40, p.11
First year of co-ed living considered success; residents offer reactions.
33 UNI students urged to reach their SuMMit
Northern Iowan 96:34, p.9
Bender Hall students Eric Hansen and Lewis Benedict expand their hall life skills program to include the entire campus. SuMMit challenge hopes to encourage good habits in students; photo.
34 Media advisory: UNI building sustains minor damage after explosion
Public Relations News Release 1999:175, p.1
A transformer on Bender Hall at UNI exploded and caused minor structural damage to the transformer housing.
35 Campus assault
Northern Iowan 96:16, p.2
An acquaintance assault in Bender Hall on October 17 is under investigation.
36 Residence halls of the millennium
Northern Iowa Today 28:1, p.3
Two co-ed floors in Bender; several substance-free floors in Campbell and Rider Halls.
37 Optimistic attitudes surround coed housing
Northern Iowan 96:2, p.10
Bender Hall's eleventh and twelfth floors are first co-ed floors at UNI since 1970s; list of residence hall changes planned for next year; photo.
38 Renovations, changes improve campus life
Northern Iowan 96:2, p.14
Bartlett, Lawther, Bender, Dancer and Rider have been undergoing repair or renovation; dining dollars program expands and more food options are available; photo.
39 UNI residence halls introduce new housing concepts
Campus News Network 10:2, p.1
Rider and Campbell Halls have designated substance-free houses (floors) which prohibit illegal drugs, alcohol and nicotine; two houses in Bender Hall are now open to both men and women.
40 Two UNI dormitory floors go co-ed
Public Relations News Release 1999:17, p.1
Two floors of Bender Hall will be co-ed floors beginning with the fall 1999 semester.
41 Untitled
Northern Iowan 95:53, p.11
Mike Roling receives a pie in the face from Crystal Glander during Bender, Dancer, and Campbell Hall annual block party; photo.
42 UNI construction update
Campus News Network 9:16, p.1
Spring and summer construction projects include work on Performing Arts Center, Lang Hall, Lawther and Bartlett Halls, Bender and Dancer Halls, Commons, and West Gym, along with several road projects; pedestrian traffic should not be interrupted.
43 Portions of UNI's residence halls going coed
Public Relations News Release 1998:160, p.1
Associate Director of Residence Lyn Redington discusses the transformation of two residence halls into coed dorms.
44 Winds tear across UNI campus
Northern Iowan 95:22, p.1
High winds ripped off part of Bender Hall roof Tuesday; photo.
45 Dorms to offer coed, substance free houses; 11th and 12th floor Bender the first to go coed
Northern Iowan 95:18, p.1
Top two floors of Bender Hall will be co-ed next year and Rider and Campbell Hall will offer substance free houses; photo.
46 Lang Hall construction begins this fall as UNI-Dome and WRC work ends
Campus News Network 9:1, p.1
Work continues on PAC, construction on WRC and UNI-Dome will be completed, and Lang Hall renovations will begin; list of smaller projects; photo.
47 Falling into spring, springing into summer
Northern Iowan 94:53, p.1
"Block Party" helped raise funds for Campbell, Bender, and Dancer Halls; photo.
48 Assistant hall coordinators have much to offer
Northern Iowan 94:50, p.11
Campbell Hall and Dancer Hall will be getting Assistant Hall Coordinators this fall; Assistant Hall Coordinators are already on staff in Noehren and Bender Halls; photo.
49 'Summit' encourages healthy lifestyles for Bender residents
Northern Iowan 94:50, p.3
Students Lewis Benedict and Eric Hansen created a wellness program, called The Summit, for residents of Bender Hall.
50 University of Northern Iowa student Lewis Benedict organizes program for residence hall students
Public Relations News Release 1997:239, p.1
UNI student Lewis Benedict created wellness program, "The Summit", for Bender residents, with assistance from Eric Hansen.