Electrical Power

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#	Title	Date	Summary
1	Photo opportunity: Photovoltaic panel installation, 10 a.m., Thursday, July 1 Public Relations News Release 2009:490, p.1	06/28/2010	Members of the media are invited to view and photograph photovoltaic (PV) panel installation on the Multimodal Transportation Center. During that time, media will have access to the construction site for photos.
2	UNI Solar Panthers head to international boating championship June 9 - 13 Public Relations News Release 2009:472, p.1	06/01/2010	The solar/electric boat team will travel to Lake Fayetteville, Arkansas for the annual Solar Splash electric boat competition, hosted by the University of Arkansas. The Solar Panthers will compete against 13 other teams.
3	Every day should be Earth Day Northern Iowan 106:53, p.6	04/27/2010	Energy conservation during Earth Day competition suggests that students can commit to saving resources on a day to day basis.
4	Former UNI student designs e-Bike Northern Iowan 105:54, p.1	05/01/2009	Stationary bike uses the back tire to rotate a magnet generating electrical current. Bike is used to illustrate the differences in efficiency between incandescent and compact fluorescent light bulbs
5	Quad power outage causes issues Northern Iowan 105:12, p.1	10/10/2008	The cause of a six hour power outage affecting Hageman, Noehren, Rider, and Shull Halls, Reducer Center, Gallagher-Bluedorn, and academic buildings remains undetermined; photo.
6	Iowa declared disaster area by Governor Northern Iowan 103:43, p.1	03/06/2007	Following last week's snow storm in western Iowa and the previous ice storm in eastern Iowa, Governor Culver has declared the entire state a disaster area; photo.
7	Powering our environment Northern Iowan 103:39, p.9	02/20/2007	Information on proposed coal fired power plant. Students and faculty urged to write letters, send emails, or make phone calls to legislators opposing this plant.
8	UNI-created renewable energy station to help save money at Hickory Hills Park Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.1	05/09/2006	Park can save between $3,000 and $4,380 per year.
9	Seniors in UNI's Department of Industrial Technology complete design projects Public Relations News Release 2003:0, p.1	05/07/2004	Descriptions of projects and teams completing them.
10	ITC students to 'power' their way into Buffalo, N.Y. Northern Iowan 100:50, p.1	04/13/2004	Six electrical and information engineering technology and manufacturing technology majors will participate at the 2004 Solar Splash solar boat competition; photo.
11	Distributed power could help avoid black-outs Public Relations News Release 2003:0, p.2	09/08/2003	Decentralizing power grids may be key to avoiding outages in the future.
12	Blackout offers lessons on energy use Public Relations News Release 2003:0, p.1	08/25/2003	Over-consumption of electricity described as a cultural problem.
13	UNI hosts electrical power lecture, Wednesday, April 16 Public Relations News Release 2002:449, p.1	04/09/2003	Thomas J. Overbye will speak on "The Electric Power Grid in Iowa and the Midwest: Will Deregulation Ultimately Lower Electricity Prices?"
14	Blackout blankets campus, sparks rumors Northern Iowan 99:43, p.1	03/11/2003	Three separate blackouts occurred on Saturday evening, lasting for approximately six hours.
15	Campus blackouts and giant Cheetos Northern Iowan 99:43, p.5	03/11/2003	Gives thoughts on professional baseball, Iraq, spring break, blackouts on campus and Algona, Iowa.
16	Student voices Northern Iowan 99:43, p.9	03/11/2003	Students respond to the question: How were you affected by the blackout Saturday night?; photo.
17	Curse of the wind turns out to be a blessing Public Relations News Release 2000:200, p.1	01/15/2001	Rick Stinchfield talks about using the wind and converting it into electricity.
18	Power outage on UNI campus Public Relations News Release 1998:380, p.1	05/16/1999	Lightning disrupted power on the west section of campus.
19	Who needs electricity? Northern Iowan 94:52, p.1	04/21/1998	Students paint near the window after power went out in Kamerick Art Building; photo.
20	University unplugged; power outage hits campus Northern Iowan 92:33, p.10	02/06/1996	Boilers briefly lose power during cold weather.
21	Weather wreaks electrical havoc Northern Iowan 90:41, p.1	03/01/1994	Latest outages blamed on bad weather.
22	Please pay the utility bills Northern Iowan 90:39, p.5	02/22/1994	Complains about frequent power failures on campus.
23	Power-out; short in powerline creates havoc on campus Northern Iowan 90:6, p.4	09/17/1993	Cable under Hudson Road shorts out; power out for six hours in parts of campus.
24	Electrical short leaves buildings at UNI without power Northern Iowan 89:28, p.1	12/08/1992	Buildings on west side of campus were without power for about five hours.
25	200 lab rats die in electrical accident Northern Iowan 87:18, p.5	11/02/1990	Burned out electrical motor caused change in temperature, killing lab rats being used in study by Julia Wallace.
26	Actions of the General Assembly--1890-1902; finally significant commitment A Century of Leadership and Service 1:0, p.115	07/01/1990	Analysis of the struggles to obtain adequate funding for the Normal School; the millage tax; the Auditorium Building dedication; photo.
27	Power outage contingency plan advocated Northern Iowan 86:44, p.2	03/09/1990	Examination postponed because of power outage; proposes contingency of taking it later the same day.
28	Power outage hits campus Northern Iowan 86:44, p.1	03/09/1990	Cedar Falls system switch fails; power out on most of campus for thirty minutes.
29	Who turned off all the lights? Northern Iowan 86:3, p.1	09/12/1989	Power out over entire campus for 3 1/2 hours due to substation failure.
30	Power failure dims campus Northern Iowan 84:40, p.4	02/23/1988	Faulty line cuts power to Russell Hall and Regents Complex.
31	Northern Iowa to close doors Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 25) for electrical work Public Relations News Release 1987:152, p.1	11/23/1987	Rod Library, the Administrative Data Processing Office, and all classes close early for Thanksgiving break due to a campus-wide power outage. The Physical Plant staff shut down power for electrical service improvements.
32	Construction results in power outage Northern Iowan 84:25, p.1	11/20/1987	Power out in three buildings for ninety minutes.
33	Electricity to be disconnected Northern Iowan 84:22, p.4	11/10/1987	Electrical switching gear to be installed.
34	Construction leads to power, clock troubles Northern Iowan 84:5, p.1	09/11/1987	Power line disconnected during demolition of Anthropology Lab; interruptions cause problems in some buildings.
35	Summer mishaps injure two campus electricians Northern Iowan 84:1, p.9	08/25/1987	Electricians injured when line arcs; wires start small fire in Gilchrist in second incident.
36	New utility rate raises questions about cost Northern Iowan 82:61, p.1	07/18/1986	Demand cost will be raised, but energy cost will be reduced.
37	Power failure blacks out university Northern Iowan 79:48, p.9	04/12/1983	CFU breaker malfunctions; power out for 25 minutes.
38	Regents postpone final action on tuition increase, approve contracts Public Relations News Release 1981:40, p.1	09/16/1981	Regents elect to wait until a later meeting to decide on a possible tuition increase at Iowa's universities; Professor Thompson named acting dean of CHFA; Professor Crownfield named interim head of Department of Philosophty and Religion.
39	Power outage cuts lights, phones Northern Iowan 78:5, p.1	09/15/1981	Coal truck pulls down lines at Power Plant; power and telephone service down for an hour.
40	Electricity off today Northern Iowan 77:58, p.1	06/19/1981	Reconstruction work along 27th Street underway.
41	UNI's Kamerick addresses legislative committee on capital requests Public Relations News Release 1980:405, p.1	03/04/1981	President Kamerick talked to the Iowa Legislature about much needed repairs of Russell Hall and funds needed for UNI's electrical plant.
42	Price Lab fire knocks out power Northern Iowan 77:29, p.4	01/30/1981	Fire in PLS transformer room causes electrical power loss in north end of campus.
43	Fire in transformer bank at Price Lab School Tuesday A.M. Public Relations News Release 1980:339, p.1	01/27/1981	An electrical transformer caught fire causing power outage to the Price Lab School and other building on the north side of campus.
44	Where were you when the lights went out? Public Relations News Release 77:22, p.1	11/21/1980	Large portion of campus was without electrical power.
45	Hwy. 57 revisited Northern Iowan 74:62, p.8	07/14/1978	Construction project cuts power to library.
46	Engineering service proposal approved by Regents Northern Iowan 68:47, p.10	04/18/1972	Will contract for consultant on campus utilities.
47	Untitled Northern Iowan 65:52, p.1	04/22/1969	The Northern Iowan staff was left to work in darkness after lights in the Union shut off; photo.
48	No lights in Regents, dinner by candlelight Northern Iowan 64:42, p.5	03/19/1968	Power out for about four hours.
49	No lights--doors bang, administrators use candles Northern Iowan 64:23, p.1	12/04/1967	Electrical system out for about fifty minutes; problems are minor.
50	Board of Regents selects 'Iowa Northern University' College Eye 63:29, p.9	02/03/1967	Also approve plan to purchase power from Cedar Falls Utilities; approve $6.2 million budget for Towers Complex.
51	Blown-out switch cuts off electrical supply to campus College Eye 63:24, p.1	12/13/1966	Affects north side of campus for several hours.
52	Cable causes darkness on SCI campus College Eye 60:39, p.4	03/08/1966	Power out for about 90 minutes.
53	Power failure caused by cable defect College Eye 60:32, p.1	02/11/1966	Affected much of campus.
54	Central Hall burns Alumnus 50:3, p.1	09/01/1965	Fire destroys Central Hall on July 22, 1965; faulty wiring blamed; $500,000 loss plus personal papers of faculty members; fourth floor had been closed two years ago; other floors held mimeograph department, classrooms, offices, and remedial reading clinic
55	Campus black twice due to power failures College Eye 59:53, p.2	08/20/1965	Several high voltage lines fail; buildings without power for several hours.
56	Dorm fire scare sparked by campus power failure College Eye 59:46, p.3	06/25/1965	No fire found.
57	Board of Regents okays increased tuition rates College Eye 58:15, p.1	01/17/1964	Increase tuition $40 per year; Union project split into remodeling for Commons and building of a new Union structure; Seerley Hall will remodeled for the Department of Business.
58	Cable links SCI, Cedar Falls power plants College Eye 58:13, p.3	12/19/1963	New cable and switches installed to be used when the college needs more power than it can generate.
59	Board of Regents April meeting Public Relations News Release 1960:348, p.1	04/14/1961	The Board of Regents approves new contracts for natural gas, electricity, and boiler fuel. Plans for student accident and sickness medical insurance, as well as fire insurance are under way.
60	Six classrooms updated in campus improvement jobs Alumnus 44:1, p.12	02/01/1959	Significant improvements in infrastructure include increased water pressure, electricity upgrades, paving, removal of coal train railroad tracks, and athletic facilities near new Campus School.
61	Campus sees improvements; duplexes finished in January College Eye 50:15, p.1	01/09/1959	Second group of 12 College Court duplexes will be completed soon; improvements in electrical and water systems.
62	"Preserve power," president College Eye 49:7, p.6	10/25/1957	Electrical plant is experiencing heavy loads; encourages students to conserve power.
63	The snow may blow, but not the heat plant College Eye 48:11, p.7	11/30/1956	Lengthy look at the facilities and responsibilities of the Power Plant; includes maintenance of Prexy's Pond; photo.
64	Cole tells cause of power failure College Eye 41:31, p.3	06/16/1950	Electrical power out for about three hours due to shorts in the cables.
65	New lights mean 'class dismissed' College Eye 41:28, p.6	04/28/1950	Class cancelled due to installation of new lights.
66	No light matter College Eye 40:27, p.2	04/22/1949	Mentions suggestions for handling used fluorescent light bulbs safely.
67	Meters installed in Sunset Village units College Eye 40:12, p.6	12/10/1948	Electric bills had previously been paid by ISTC; tenants will now be billed for all use after a $2.50 allowance.
68	Panthers will play night football Alumnus 32:3, p.12	07/01/1948	Will play two games at night this season; eight poles with twelve lamps on each pole will be installed at a cost of $12.000; basketball and baseball season wrap-ups.
69	Power Plant fails; college uses city power College Eye 39:4, p.8	10/10/1947	Large turbine being repaired.
70	College cooperates in national brown-out College Eye 36:20, p.1	02/09/1945	Will turn off lights in attempt to conserve energy.
71	College asks for new campus school Alumnus 29:1, p.8	01/01/1945	Broad plan includes requests for new health services building, campus school, arts and industries building, auditorium, garages, coal pile containment, and heating plant facilities.
72	Where were you when lights went 'all-out' for raid? College Eye 34:40, p.3	08/06/1943	Blackout causes minor problems.
73	College lighting inefficient for studying says Durfee College Eye 32:32, p.1	05/16/1941	Dr. Durfee gives advice on healthful living.
74	President O. R. Latham Alumnus 22:4, p.7	10/01/1938	President has Campanile wired for sound so that concert music, football announcements, or other material can be sent across campus.
75	He reads much student life through a tiny dial College Eye 29:35, p.2	06/10/1938	A. M. Mann keeps track of campus electricity consumption.
76	College electrician likes electricity better than any vacation, he says; he once missed electrocution by one day when he quit another job College Eye 28:24, p.1	03/19/1937	Profile of John Swope.
77	Lighting, paving among campus improvements Alumnus 20:4, p.18	10/01/1936	Improvements include new stadium, laundry building, greenhouse; roof repairs; gateway south of Men's Gym; paving; new outdoor lighting system; and landscaping.
78	Lamp posts connected by mile of cable College Eye 27:9, p.4	07/24/1936	Eighty-three new posts are being installed; some are new and others replacements; college also buys new electric fans.
79	Many light bulbs purchased yearly College Eye 27:9, p.4	07/24/1936	Switch from 220 to 110 voltage makes changes; college uses about two thousand bulbs annually.
80	Progress; college grows during past seven years, offices, buildings, campus improved College Eye 27:20, p.2	11/08/1935	Quick survey of campus construction over the last few years.
81	Echoes of the past haunt Gilchrist Hall attic Alumnus 19:4, p.5	10/01/1935	Gilchrist Chapel being remodeled; new lights and seats will be installed; recalls college historical events associated with the Chapel.
82	Lab notes College Eye 27:13, p.4	09/20/1935	Campus news.
83	Campanile bells go on strike; must now be played by hand College Eye 26:14, p.1	09/28/1934	Changeover from direct to alternating current caused distortion in tones.
84	Students formerly were obliged to get drinking water from windmill; the first college boarding house was located on "Berg's Corner" College Eye 24:16, p.2	01/20/1933	History of the early campus.
85	Once upon a time a kerosene lamp Alumnus 17:1, p.14	01/01/1933	History of heat, light, and power at ISTC; succession of boilers culminates in new power plant; alternating current now replacing direct current; street railway waiting room is now ticket office; central campus smokestack is now a thing of the past.
86	Chimes programs resumed following repair of Campanile College Eye 23:54, p.1	08/12/1932	Electrical connections completed.
87	Electrical ailment here not chronic says J. N. Swope College Eye 23:16, p.6	10/09/1931	Blames problems on shift to new 220 current.
88	School desk bells disappear Alumnus 15:2, p.8	04/01/1931	Electric bells are replacing hand bells and belfry bells.
89	Students save eyes by use of new lights College Eye 21:14, p.1	01/10/1930	Brighter lights installed in classrooms and halls of Auditorium Building; brief history of electrical power on campus.
90	Forward March! Alumnus 14:1, p.18	01/01/1930	Outline of recent changes on campus include department reorganization, improvements in clerical service, a new ticket office, better lighting, new band rooms, and a modern office for the student newspaper.
91	Legislature votes heating plant for I. S. T. C. College Eye 20:29, p.1	04/18/1929	Will receive $288,000; plant will have four 400 horsepower boilers; will make switch from 220 volt direct current to 110 volt alternating current; should be ready for use by September 1931.
92	The radio concert College Eye 17:32, p.1	02/10/1926	Students enjoyed listening to the radio program in the auditorium; college approaching decision that experiment has been a success; unit may be used on other buildings by use of batteries instead of electrical current.
93	Rising interest in radio tests; better reception Sunday College Eye 17:31, p.1	02/03/1926	Students enjoyed listening to concert on radio brought in for test; college uses city alternating current rather than its own direct current.
94	Radio project now in progress; student demand for radio results in experiments; success of the venture depends upon student and faculty interest College Eye 17:30, p.1	01/27/1926	Hope to install radio receiver in auditorium for recreation and instruction; auditorium structure and college direct current electrical power present obstacles.
95	A little variation College Eye 16:4, p.8	09/24/1924	Electricity went out for an evening.
96	Professors study strange phenomena College Eye 16:4, p.3	09/24/1924	Blackout hits campus.
97	Did you know that? College Eye 17:40, p.5	11/08/1922	Facts about campus.
98	Mrs. Walter Edward Coburn Alumni News Letter 6:1, p.5	01/01/1922	Mrs. Walter Edward Coburn resides in Denver, Colorado with her husband, who is head of the electrical engineering department of the Veterans' Bureau.
99	Friday afternoon College Eye 8:28, p.7	05/09/1917	Professor Hersey's electricity class takes factory tours.
100	Physics class sees electricity at work; Prof. Perrine takes class on downtown expedition; Standard Gate Factory visited College Eye 4:30, p.8	05/15/1915	Professor Perrine took twenty-eight students on field trip.