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Telephone System

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Title Date Summary
51 Prefix expansion complicates dialing; U.S. West phone company assigns "273" prefix to Cedar Falls businesses
Mashek--Carolyn W. (Class of 1995)
Northern Iowan 90:42, p.3
3/4/1994 Company running out of numbering possibilities.
52 New system for registration may be in store
Nett--John D. (Class of 1995)
Northern Iowan 89:29, p.1
12/11/1992 Planning for registration by telephone.
53 University making positive changes in residence halls
Hrubes--Debbie L.
Northern Iowan 88:30, p.5
1/21/1992 Touch tone phones installed in some dorms; working on cable television system.
54 Phone card duplication causes billing problems
Dolgener--Jennifer A. (Class of 1993)
Northern Iowan 88:21, p.1
11/12/1991 From one hundred to one hundred fifty codes were duplicated, resulting in incorrect billing.
55 Campus telephone books being recycled at Print Services
Boyd--Michele L. (Class of 1994)
Northern Iowan 88:19, p.3
11/5/1991 Part of UNI program to use more recycled products.
56 Dormitory residents receiving touch-tone phones in rooms
Johnston--Krista L. (Class of 1992)
Northern Iowan 88:11, p.4
10/8/1991 New phones will replace dial phones in stages; photo.
57 College students across campus compete for funniest message: Answering machines: source of amusement for many
Gibson--Tressa
Northern Iowan 88:5, p.7
9/17/1991 Humorous messages on answering machines.
58 Hundreds of miles can's keep some couples apart
Dvorak--Sarah
Northern Iowan 87:45, p.13
3/12/1991 Students talk about the difficulties of sustaining a relationship over the telephone; photo.
59 Ma Bell loses voice
Swartz--Brian
Northern Iowan 85:56, p.9
5/2/1989 Storm knocks down telephone lines; photo.
60 Telephone company to reimburse students
Woelfel--Jodi (Student--1988-1990)
Northern Iowan 85:55, p.1
4/28/1989 Some students may have been overcharged.
61 New billing system begins this spring
Reiling--Diane Jean (Class of 1990)
Northern Iowan 85:31, p.1
1/24/1989 Description of new telephone billing system.
62 Photo Survey: How much are your typical telephone bills?
Bennett--Leslie
Northern Iowan 85:9, p.17
9/27/1988 Student survey; photo.
63 Student employees link campus, public safety
Tietge--David J.
Northern Iowan 84:43, p.10
3/4/1988 Six student work on parking and six work on the telephone exchange.
64 Phone lines to be adjusted
Smith--Michael Joseph (Classes of 1986 and 1990)
Northern Iowan 84:18, p.1
10/27/1987 Should be more lines available for off-campus calls.
65 Two cents worth
Bingham--Elizabeth (Class of 1915)
Northern Iowan 82:19, p.11
11/8/1985 Blames the telephone for being a distraction from homework.
66 Being an operator is practice for patience
Bingham--Elizabeth (Class of 1915)
Northern Iowan 82:9, p.11
10/1/1985 Sherry Porter recounts her experiences in working as a university exchange operator; photo.
67 Information's hours cut
McCrory--George
Northern Iowan 82:8, p.7
9/27/1985 Telephone information service hours cut.
68 UNISA
Nesheim--Barb
Northern Iowan 81:6, p.7
9/21/1984 Still considering ROTC and telephone bill increase.
69 UNISA
Nesheim--Barb
Northern Iowan 81:4, p.7
9/14/1984 Minutes from the previous UNISA meeting; discuss value of ROTC and telephone bill increase proposal.
70 UNISA concerned with NW Bell rate increase
Nesheim--Barb
Northern Iowan 81:3, p.6
9/11/1984
71 UNISA wants to ring Ma's Bell
Nesheim--Barb
Northern Iowan 80:59, p.1
6/22/1984 May consider effort to fight telephone rate increases.
72 Scherzo
Hantula--Tim (Class of 1985)
Northern Iowan 80:28, p.2
1/17/1984 Student addicted to long distance calling.
73 New dialing procedure for campus begins
Perkins--Holly
Northern Iowan 79:46, p.11
4/5/1983 New calling codes being set up.
74 Off-campus calls blocked, phone service criticized
Collins--Melissa (Student--1982)
Northern Iowan 78:46, p.2
4/6/1982 Off-campus student is upset with the fact that she has difficulty with calls from on-campus students.
75 New phone system still has bugs
Robst--Elizabeth L. (Class of 1984)
Northern Iowan 78:15, p.14
10/27/1981 Campus phone representative Gary Shontz explains some of the glitches in UNI's new phone system.
76 Encounters with Dimension 2000
Meyer--Gretchen L. (Class of 1984)
Northern Iowan 78:5, p.5
9/15/1981 Gary Shontz talks about the new phone system which features touch-tone phones, conference calls, and automatic call-back; more external lines added.
77 Power outage cuts lights, phones
Petra--Ross A. (Class of 1977; Library Faculty)
Northern Iowan 78:5, p.1
9/15/1981 Coal truck pulls down lines at Power Plant; power and telephone service down for an hour.
78 The Panther's Pen
Meek--Lori L. (Class of 1982)
Northern Iowan 78:5, p.2
9/15/1981 The advantages of the push button phone over the dial phone.
79 UNI phone system changes may affect service
Public Relations News Release 1981:8, p.1
8/12/1981 Conversion of UNI's telephone system may disrupt service temporarily.
80 UNI phone system changes may affect service
Public Relations News Release 1981:6, p.1
8/11/1981 UNI's conversion from rotary-dial and multi-line system to a single-line and touch-dial system may temporarily affect service; campus extensions will now be four, not five numbers
81 Northwestern Bell calling
Northern Iowan 75:31, p.1
1/30/1979 New rates for long distance calls.
82 Emergency hot-line installed
UNI Century 6:3, p.2
6/1/1978 Telephone east of Gilchrist available 24 hours a day for emergencies.
83 "Hot-line to UNI" offers visitors many services
Northern Iowan 74:51, p.3
4/18/1978 Emergency telephone available east of Gilchrist Hall.
84 Long distance calling: It¿s the next best thing to being there
Schlindwein--DeLonn
Northern Iowan 74:24, p.6
11/22/1977 A look at the way students use the university phone system, especially the long distance service.
85 Telephone lines
Coleman--Duff A. (Class of 1979)
Northern Iowan 74:17, p.3
10/28/1977 A student uses the telephone, moved recently to make room for the Union Station; photo.
86 Operators have their problems
McGuire--Laura
Northern Iowan 74:1, p.6
8/30/1977 University phone operators are seeing an influx of calls to them; photo.
87 Bartlett to open 117 rooms by fall
Northern Iowan 73:51, p.1
4/19/1977 Rooms will be made available to undergraduate men and women; will be co-ed by floor; room telephones added.
88 Save on your calls; phoning can be cheap . . .
Le Beau--Carol
Northern Iowan 72:24, p.5
11/21/1975 Tips on saving money on phone calls; photo.
89 Campus shorts
Northern Iowan 71:37, p.1
2/14/1975 ISPIRG announces plans; telephone company announces stricter rules for students with unpaid bills; outdoor lighting will be brightened.
90 Phone policy explained
Koleh--Ken
Northern Iowan 71:19, p.6
11/5/1974 Students are cut off from long distance service if their unpaid bills get too high.
91 What's Up?
Northern Iowan 71:16, p.8
10/25/1974 Activities and meetings.
92 What's Up? ?
Northern Iowan 70:21, p.9
11/30/1973 Activities and meetings.
93 What's Up? ?
Northern Iowan 70:20, p.9
11/20/1973 Activities and meetings.
94 Switchboard offers 24 hour service
Holley--Paul
Northern Iowan 69:1, p.9
9/15/1972 Switchboard moved to Security Office.
95 Holiday Schedules in Effect on UNI Campus
Public Relations News Release 1972:216, p.1
12/17/1971 Holiday schedules on UNI Campus. Regular hours resume Jan. 3.
96 UNI architect answers charges leveled against Hillside Courts
Northern Iowan 68:17, p.4
11/12/1971 New units had not been inspected by Fire Marshall; did not have telephone service.
97 UNI to Observe Special Holiday Weekend Hours
Public Relations News Release 1971:706, p.1
7/1/1971 Offices and classroom buildings will be closed on Monday, July 5 to observe the Independence Day holiday; hours of library, telephone exchange and Union enclosed
98 Current information number established
Northern Iowan 67:20, p.5
11/23/1970 Telephone recordings will be updated daily.
99 UNI Begins an 'Events Dial'
Public Relations News Release 1970:204, p.1
11/19/1970 UNI new "Events Dial" allows people to call in using a telephone to know what's happening at UNI on any given day.
100 Campus phone operators are always "busy"
McMaster--Susan (Sue)
Northern Iowan 67:4, p.6
9/29/1970 Description of work of campus telephone operators.

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