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UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA CEDAR FALLS, IA THURSDAY, APRIL 5 VOLUME 114, ISSUE 42
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
OPINION
Opinion Columnist Kellie Stiles discusses the cancellation of popular streaming shows including “Our Flag Means Death.” SEE PAGE 5
CAMPUS LIFE
The staff of the Northern Iowan goes home with 12 awards from the Iowa College Media Association Conference. SEE PAGE 7
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Bringing back the
VOLUME 120, ISSUE 20
News briefs
Divine Nine
UNI Students Offering Free Tax Prep Accounting students at UNI are providing free income tax assistance again this year through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. Assistance in the preparation of tax returns will be available on Wednesdays from Feb. 14 through April 3 (excluding March 13, the week of Spring Break). Returns are being prepared from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesdays, with registration starting at 5:30 p.m. in room 223 of the Curris Business Building on the UNI campus.
BAILEY KLINKHAMMER
Campus Life Editor
“Intelligence is the torch of wisdom.” Delta Sigma Theta’s open motto depicts what makes a Delta Sigma Theta woman. A dedication to public service, high intellectual standards and a commitment to one’s chapter is the image of a Delta Sigma Theta soror. Kaylynn Ruffin, double major in digital media production and business administration, and the president of the Tau Chi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta at UNI, is focused on bringing back the Divine Nine and cementing Delta Sigma Theta at the University of Northern Iowa. Currently, on UNI’s campus, there are five Panhellenic sororities and two Interfraternal fraternities. The Divine Nine is a group of nine historically Black Greek organizations that exist within the Pan-Hellenic. The Divine Nine consists of five fraternities and four sororities, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority. See DELTA SIGMA THETA, page 2
CAB Panther Hot Ones The Campus Activities Board (CAB) will host the fourth annual Hot Ones Event in Maucker Union Ballrooms this Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. UNI alum Jefferson Fosbender will host the event, along with two current UNI athletes. Attendees will have the opportunity to try different hot sauces from the popular “Hot Ones” online series.
MAHEDI ISLAM
COURTESY/KAYLYNN RUFFIN
Reproductive rights discourse heats up Revival of Students for Life club sparks debate on campus CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN Executive Editor
SPORTS
Men’s basketball takes down Missouri State Bears 72-65. SEE PAGE 9
The revival of a student organization is sparking conversation on campus about reproductive rights and abortion. The organization, Students for Life, was inactive last semester, but freshman social work and criminology major Macy Evans decided to step in and restart the organization. “I took this on because I’ve always had a place in my heart
MALLORY SCHMITZ
Chalk appeared around campus last week promoting the first Students for Life meeting of the semester. The chalk above promotes the meeting’s place and time with the phrase “Yay babies!” at the top.
for babies and I really believe that all human beings have intrinsic values in their lives,” Evans said. “I think it’s really important that we preserve the sanctity of life, and we teach people you know about what resources are out there.” According to their website,
Students for Life is “a pro-life group dedicated to abolishing abortion and cultivating a culture of life.” The organization is a national nonprofit that has formed groups of high school and college students around the country. See PRO-LIFE DEBATE, page 3
Tallcorn Jazz Festival The Beta Nu chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and the UNI School of Music will host the 69th Annual Tallcorn Jazz Festival and 72nd Sinfonian Dimensions in Jazz Concerts on Feb. 15 and 16 on UNI’s campus. This year’s guest artists will be legendary guitarists Mike Stern and Leni Stern. For more information, visit www.tallcornjazzfest.com. UNI Career Fair Career Services will host “5 Fairs in 1” at the UNI Career Fair Monday, Feb. 19 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the McLeod Center. Whether interested in internships, part/ full time positions or networking, all students are encouraged to attend! The five fairs are the following: Law Enforcement & Government; Community & Healthcare; Business, Finance, & IT; Engineering & Manufacturing; and Graduate School.