Homelessness

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# Title Date Summary
1 The class pandemic
Northern Iowan 117:28, p.3
Slomka discusses class in the midst of the pandemic; photo.
2 Student hosts pop-up thrift sale
Northern Iowan 116:36, p.1
Student Reagan Brown discusses how she developed The College Rack, a pop-up clothing business to make thrifting and secondhand clothes shopping more accessible to UNI students; photos.
3 UNI Interpreters Theatre production to explore homelessness
Public Relations News Release 2012:254, p.1
UNI Interpreters Theatre production of "Home Is Where Your Dog Is" aims to explore the definition of home. The play was written and directed by graduate student Jorge De Leon.
4 Phi Beta Sigma hosts homeless sleep-out
Northern Iowan 108:23, p.7
Bobby Elam, the sole member of Phi Beta Sigma, held a lonely vigil to raise awareness for the homeless, photo.
5 Drake University to host fifth annual Reggie's SleepOut
Northern Iowan 107:8, p.1
Sponsored by the Iowa Homeless Youth Center and the Des Moines Area Religious Council, the fifth annual Reggie's Sleepout will take place October 16 thru 7:00am October 17.
6 Homeless for the night
Northern Iowan 105:21, p.9
Heartland Vineyard Church holds third Campout Against Homelessness; photo.
7 Stories of homelessness create awareness
Northern Iowan 104:53, p.1
John Harrison, a speaker for the National Coalition for the Homeless, spoke to students. His message replaced the homeless image with one of humanity; photo.
8 Students gain greater appreciation for what they have
Northern Iowan 101:52, p.3
Eleven students participated in Shantytown activity..
9 Experience homelessness at UNI's Shantytown
Northern Iowan 101:50, p.1
The UNI chapter of Habitat for Humanity to sponsor Shantytown, event to raise awareness about homelessness.
10 UNI Shantytown to raise awareness about homelessness
Public Relations News Release 2004:0, p.1
Participants will sleep outdoors in cardboard "homes" while learning about poverty.
11 Shantytown cancelled due to freezing temps
Northern Iowan 101:11, p.5
Inclement weather forces postponement of the event.
12 Shantytown encourages students to 'think inside the box'
Northern Iowan 101:10, p.1
The UNI chapter of Habitat for Humanity to sponsor Shantytown event to raise awareness about homelessness.
13 UNI to sponsor event to raise awareness about homelessness
Public Relations News Release 2004:0, p.1
Habitat for Humanity is sponsoring the third annual Shantytown on Lawther Field on Oct. 2; registration is open to any UNI student, staff, or faculty member.
14 'Homelessness in America' topic of lecture at UNI
Public Relations News Release 2003:0, p.1
Georgine Getty will speak on Monday, April 5.
15 UNI to address homelessness and hunger issues through 'Shanty Town' event
Public Relations News Release 2002:455, p.1
Students, faculty and staff will build a shanty town in the Commons Courtyard, and camp there on the night of April 11 to raise awareness.
16 Shantytown addresses homelessness and hunger issues
Northern Iowan 99:48, p.13
UNI students will construct a shantytown out of cardboard in the Commons courtyard on the evening of April 11 to educate about poverty issues.
17 UNI to sponsor event to raise awareness about homelessness
Public Relations News Release 2002:415, p.1
Habitat for Humanity and Social Work Club will host "Shanty Town," in the Commons Courtyard beginning on April 11.
18 UNI fraternity hosts annual sleep-out to benefit the homeless
Public Relations News Release 2000:381, p.1
Phi Beta Sigma will host the sixth annual Sleep-Out for the Homeless, where members will sleep in cardboard boxes on top of the Union, and also collect food and clothing for the homeless.
19 Homelessness remains problematic
Public Relations News Release 1999:193, p.1
Suzanne McDevitt, Associate Professor of Social Work, will speak about homelessness in the United States.
20 Ham sandwich competitions could cure poverty
Northern Iowan 96:4, p.6
Questions Americans' lack of interest in problems of homelessness and poverty.
21 Participants of sleep-out to be commended
Northern Iowan 95:51, p.8
Participant of sleep-out is proud of the Greek community and those from Phi Beta Sigma fraternity who participated in the sleep-out for the homeless last week.
22 Fraternity sleep-out to spark awareness
Northern Iowan 95:48, p.11
Members of Phi Beta Sigma will host Sleep-out for the Homeless Thursday and Friday.
23 Counting the homeless
Public Relations News Release 1998:128, p.1
Associate Professor of Anthropology Mark Grey runs a census of homeless people in Black Hawk county twice a year for the Center for Social and Behavioral Research.
24 Roughing it for the homeless
Campus News Network 8:17, p.4
Fraternity sleeps outside to raise awareness; photo.
25 Sleeping out for homeless
Northern Iowan 94:50, p.12
Phi Beta Sigma members slept outside to raise money for the homeless; photo.
26 Phi Beta Sigma sacrifice themselves for homeless
Northern Iowan 94:49, p.10
Members of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity will go hungry and sleep outside for one day to collect donations for homeless people; photo.
27 Sleep out to help out--for food, clothing
Northern Iowan 93:52, p.8
Phi Beta Sigma members had a "Sleep Out for the Homeless" event last week to raise money for homeless shelters; photo.
28 Warm port in a hopeless storm
Northern Iowan 93:34, p.8
Kathy Rindels serves as social services director for homeless shelters for Salvation Army in Waterloo; photo.
29 "Sleep-Out for the Homeless" planned by Phi Beta Sigma
Northern Iowan 92:52, p.5
Hope to gain attention and gather contributions for homeless.
30 Phi Beta Sigma camps out at Union to collect donations for homeless
Northern Iowan 91:55, p.1
Fraternity members demonstrate needs of homeless.
31 Support the homeless this Thursday
Northern Edition 3:13, p.4
Members of Phi Beta Sigma will live in cardboard boxes on Union to raise awareness.
32 Homelessness forced on women; homeless issue not just urban problem, reaches into local areas
Northern Iowan 91:49, p.6
Outlines plight of women fleeing domestic violence.
33 Cohesion only answer to homelessness, speaker says
Northern Iowan 91:22, p.2
Martha Burt offers views on homelessness; photo.
34 Conference on homelessness to be held at UNI November 3
Northern Edition 2:26, p.5
Martha Burt will speak.
35 Homelessness in the 1990s
Northern Iowan 91:19, p.4
Martha Burt will lead a workshop.
36 Students get chance to feed homeless
Northern Iowan 85:34, p.4
Father Klein talks about the Lenten Fast for Hunger.
37 Housing issues on national agenda, but are they in presidential campaigns?
Public Relations News Release 1988:3, p.1
Many more homeless people in Iowa than we thought. Homelessness is one of the three issues on the national agenda today.
38 Northern Iowa students dramatize struggle of AIDS victims, homeless runaways, battered women
Public Relations News Release 1987:327, p.1
Students of Professor Phyllis Carlin write and perform plays based on such contemporary issues as spousal abuse, AIDS, homelessness, and the farm crisis.
39 Problem of the unemployed hobo
College Eye 27:48, p.2
Graduates of Hobo College receive their degrees.