Karr--Annie (Assistant Director of Residence Marketing)

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# Title Date Summary
1 The Refinery brings allergy-friendly options to Piazza
Northern Iowan 119:53, p.5
The Wok has been replaced by the new allergen-free station in the Piazza Dining Center. This allergen-free station will have meals for students that are conscious of the top nine most common allergens; photo.
2 Changes underway in UNI Dining
Northern Iowan 119:5, p.1
Bailey Klinkhammer looks at some of the issues the dining department is dealing with such as supply chain shortages and low staff support. Some of the better changes are that dining centers are now serving hot breakfast due to student popular demands. Maucker Union now holds Godfather's Pizza and Kachin's Sushi; photo.
3 (RA)eality of being an RA
Northern Iowan 118:39, p.1
Resident Assistants anonymously responded to the Northern Iowan about their overwhelming responsibilities as an RA, many saying they hope the university changes its RA program; photo.
4 Dining centers struggle to find employees for new semester
Northern Iowan 118:3, p.2
Annie Karr discusses the changes made in the UNI dining centers due to COVID-19 employment shortages; photo.
5 Covid-19 on campus: slight decline
Northern Iowan 117:26, p.1
The UNI Student Health Center reports a decrease in both COVID-19 case counts and positivity rates; photo.
6 Dining centers continue to adapt
Northern Iowan 117:18, p.1
Piazza and Rialto adapt to COVID-19 and social distancing; photos.
7 UNI continues adapting to COVID-19
Northern Iowan 117:3, p.1
UNI will begin releasing university data related to Covid-19, after the state's two other Regents universities. Students, faculty, and staff are asked to complete a Panther Health Check survey. University President Mark Nook emailed students concerning crowds of students visiting off-campus areas and not following Covid protocols, actions which could be subject to discipline on campus. The university began contact tracing and quarantine for students who have been exposed to or tested positive for Covid-19. An anonymous student shares her experience of quarantine after being exposed to someone who tested positive; photo.
8 DOR preps for recontracting, updates
Northern Iowan 116:31, p.2
The Department of Residence announced a number of changes to student housing, including starting the recontracting process in the spring instead of fall, the institution of a mixed community option for different classes of students, the reopening of Dancer Hall. Additionally, student dining will see changes including continuous hours for Piazza and Rialto dining centers and a new meal plan option. Prices will not be increasing; photo.
9 UNI Rolls out Everything Bagels
Northern Iowan 116:41, p.5
UNI Dining Services has instituted a new concept - Everything Bagels baked at the on-campus baker Fresh Beginnings will be available from Chat's, Biscotti's, and UNI Catering; photo.
10 DOR preps for recontracting, updates
Northern Iowan 116:31, p.2
Department of Residence (DOR) has announced a number of changes and enhancements to campus living effective beginning in the fall 2020 semester. One adjustment students may have already noticed is that the recontracting process processed has been moved from November to February. By waiting until spring to start the recontracting process, it allow new students time in the fall to get adjusted to college and focus on their academics and get a better feel for where they might want to live the following year. The DOR will be adding a "mixed community" option combining first-year and upper-class students. Another notable update is the reopening of Dancer Hall.
11 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.
12 'Nightmare in Piazza' spooks lunchgoers
Northern Iowan 115:20, p.5
Kerry Hopkins, food supervisor at Piazza Dining Center, makes and donates Halloween decorations for the annual "Nightmare in Piazza" event; photos.
13 Flex meals reduced from 20 to 2
Northern Iowan 115:9, p.1
In an effort to make campus dining plans more clear and customizable, the Department of Residence (DOR) lowered the number of "flex meals" or "guest passes" from20 to 2; photo.