Fires

Displaying 201 - 250 of 424 in reverse chronological order
# Title Date Summary
201 Fire trauma lives on
Northern Iowan 76:60, p.2
KWWL-TV made some thoughtless remarks about the fire in Dancer.
202 Fire claims student's life
Northern Iowan 76:60, p.1
A fire in Dancer Hall on July 2 claimed the life of 19 year old Timothy John Nesbit. No other injuries were reported and the fire was contained to the sixth floor; photo.
203 Parent wouldn't allow child to live in Towers
Northern Iowan 76:60, p.2
Believes the Towers are too dangerous to live in.
204 Board of Regents passes skyway remodeling plan
Northern Iowan 76:57, p.1
The Board of Regents voted on renovations to residence complexes and allocated funds to continue work recommended by the State Fire Marshall.
205 Regents approve safety funds; reword student teacher contract
Northern Iowan 76:44, p.1
Regents held meeting. They approved funding for fire safety improvements, reworded teacher contracts, and renamed a UNI department.
206 Gov. Ray denies UNI capital improvements
Northern Iowan 76:41, p.3
UNI's requests for more state funding have been turned down. The University will receive money for fire safety improvements, but little beyond that; list of requests and governor's recommendations.
207 Fourth floor Noehren fires up
Northern Iowan 76:32, p.1
A cigarette dropped in an upholstered chair causes a fire.
208 'No fire, but countless numbers of fire alarms'
Northern Iowan 76:31, p.2
Concerned that if false fire alarms keep getting pulled in the residence halls, what would happen during an actual fire?
209 Parade float burns; $350 damage
Northern Iowan 76:12, p.1
Floats from the Homecoming parade may be stored at the O.R. Latham field after the parade to prevent future damage.
210 'Rocky Horror Show' prompts fire
Northern Iowan 76:3, p.11
A fire broke out in the Old Auditorium during the showing of the movie 'Rocky Horror Picture Show'.
211 Fire Marshall advises UNI to phase out Auditorium, Old Administration
Northern Iowan 75:42, p.3
Buildings cited for minor infractions; Old Administration will be first to go, but no time tables have been established.
212 and Bender resident warns about fire alarms
Northern Iowan 75:37, p.2
A Bender Hall resident wishes that the indiscriminate pulling of the fire alarms would stop.
213 Quonset hut repairs stalled
Northern Iowan 75:22, p.1
Ceramic studios need $50,000 in repairs to correct fire code deficiencies; may be done this summer.
214 Inspection reveals deficiencies; Quonset hut renovations needed
Northern Iowan 75:13, p.7
Ceramics studios in huts do not meet fire code; unsure what actions will be taken.
215 Arrested
Northern Iowan 74:50, p.4
Student arrested for pulling false fire alarm.
216 Rider: no false alarms pulled; only UNI dorm
Northern Iowan 74:42, p.5
Noehren Hall has thirteen; considers seriousness of false alarms.
217 Fire Prevention Week
Northern Iowan 74:16, p.1
Staff members from the health center show how to extinguish a fire; photo.
218 Court awards damages in Gilchrist fire of 1972
Northern Iowan 73:54, p.1
Court finds state knew about potential for fire; Professor Gordon Harrington awarded $33,775 plus interest; Professors Hoff and Harms awarded $2000 each.
219 Bender cries wolf again
Northern Iowan 73:48, p.8
A firefighter on a fire truck; photo.
220 Officials say "no" to lofts
Northern Iowan 73:6, p.1
Lt. Robert Saul, assistant fire marshall of the Cedar Falls Fire Department, asks Department of Residence to ask students take down lofts because of code violation; photo.
221 Fire on fourth
Northern Iowan 72:53, p.1
Paper airplane starts curtains on fire; fire extinguished quickly with little damage; photo.
222 Fire consumes coal supply
Northern Iowan 71:8, p.1
Physical Plant workers fighting small fire in coal pile; apparently started by spontaneous combustion.
223 Mites melt
Northern Iowan 70:60, p.1
Fire in drying oven in Biology Research Building destroys some of Professor Wilson's specimens.
224 This was 1972-1973--remember; Northern Iowan pictorial panorama
Northern Iowan 69:55, p.5
Picture essay on the school year.
225 Untitled
Northern Iowan 69:54, p.6
A photo commemorating the anniversary of Old Gilchrist Hall's burning; photo.
226 Burning butts or burnt rats
Northern Iowan 69:42, p.2
Urges smokers to extinguish cigarettes.
227 Fire drills vs. sleep
Northern Iowan 69:42, p.2
Dislikes disturbance of fire drills.
228 Fire in Bender leads to arrests
UNI Century 1:2, p.2
Police discover drugs in room after fire; students arrested and charged; photo.
229 Investigation determines cause of Bender Hall fire
Northern Iowan 69:35, p.4
Fire caused by equipment associated with manufacture of hashish from marijuana; roommates arrested and charged.
230 Untitled
Northern Iowan 69:34, p.4
Steve Faust and Ron Thompson helped fight the fire which broke out in 801 Bender Hall; photo.
231 Fire damages Bender Hall
Northern Iowan 69:34, p.1
Fire of unknown origin damages eighth and ninth floors; no one hurt; residents allowed to return to dorm by midnight; photo.
232 "A wooden fire escape"
Northern Iowan 69:24, p.3
Critical of recent fire safety measures.
233 Changes--a new face for UNI
Alumnus 57:4, p.4
A look at the new buildings on campus; examination of planned growth and need for more construction; photo.
234 Drills & eight ball
Northern Iowan 69:19, p.2
Critical of fire drills.
235 Cornerstone reveals campus scene of 1882
Northern Iowan 69:1, p.1
Demolition workers uncover Old Gilchrist cornerstone; description of items found; locked box will be opened in ceremony; photo.
236 Untitled
Alumnus 57:3, p.
Old Gilchrist Hall ablaze; photo.
237 Gilchrist Hall destroyed by fire
Alumnus 57:3, p.3
Fire on May 12, 1972, causes $1,095,925 in damage; building is total loss; may have been caused by electrical wiring over Chapel; faculty lose books and papers; photo.
238 A few words
Alumnus 57:3, p.2
Lee Miller reviews his first year as director of alumni.
239 Commends Fire Dept. students and faculty
Northern Iowan 68:59, p.1
Regents pass resolution commending assistance in recent Gilchrist Hall fire.
240 Regents briefs
Northern Iowan 68:56, p.1
Approve plan for co-ed housing in Dancer Hall; Gilchrist Hall fire loss set at $1,095,925; faculty and staff receive raises ranging between 2% and 4%.
241 Gilchrist--a loss for everyone
Northern Iowan 68:55, p.1
Old Gilchrist Hall burns on May 12, 1972; wiring in attic cited as cause; some equipment and faculty material lost; photo.
242 Gilchrist aftermath; the inside story
Northern Iowan 68:55, p.8
Photos of the fire damage; photo.
243 Thanks
Northern Iowan 68:55, p.2
Appreciates student help after Gilchrist Hall fire.
244 On May 12, 1972, fire destroyed Gilchrist Hall
UNI Quarterly 3:3, p.178
Rumors about its origin; lab workers rescue rats; photo
245 Foresight?
UNI Quarterly 3:3, p.177
Cartoon seeming to foreshadow the fire that destroyed Gilchrist Hall.
246 UNI architect answers charges leveled against Hillside Courts
Northern Iowan 68:17, p.4
New units had not been inspected by Fire Marshall; did not have telephone service.
247 Jepsen defends lab school
Northern Iowan 68:17, p.1
Professor Nielsen outlines strengths of program.
248 Untitled
Northern Iowan 67:52, p.8
Cedar Falls fire fighters were called to the Science Building to put out a blazing X-ray machine; photo.
249 Regents authorize new fire protection plan
Northern Iowan 67:39, p.1
UNI pays Cedar Falls for protection.
250 Untitled
Northern Iowan 67:39, p.1
The Biology Annex is torn down; had been damaged by fire last year; photo.