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Critic Rouse reviews conroversial and “banned” movie, “The Interview.”
Columnist Cosgrove challenges FAQ’s LGBT* persons receive.
Men’s bball scoop up win against Bradley, 63-52, placing 15-2 in MVC.
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January 15, 2015 Volume 111, Issue 28
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Broadband brings Obama AMBER ROUSE
Executive Editor
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Cedar Falls, Iowa’s first city to provide access to gigabit Internet speeds, has not gone unnoticed by U.S. President Barack Obama. President Obama visited Cedar Falls Utilities Wednesday to acknowledge the municpal enity for their service and dedication to the city of Cedar Falls, while encouraging the community’s ability to compete with businesses to provide high-speed Internet. “Today, I see broadband as not a luxury. It’s a necessity,” said President Obama. “It’s about helping a student
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access the online courses . . . that can help her pur-
sue her dreams.” To kick off his visit, Obama
applauded the University of Northern Iowa’s men’s bas-
ketball team’s top 25 ranking. Obama used this opportu-
nity to preview his upcoming State of the Union Address, which he will give Tuesday, Jan. 20. “I’m on the side of competition and I’m on the side of small business owners,” Obama said. “I’m on the side of students and schools.” To help end state laws restricting broadband access to communities, Obama asked the Federal Communication Commission to remove federal regulations to ensure municipal utilities can provide best-possible Internet services. 19 states restrict public municipalities from providing consumer broadband. “You are almost 100 times faster than the national average and you can log on for about the same price as a fully loaded cable bundle,” Obama said. UNI President Bill Ruud attended Obama’s visit and enjoyed Obama’s recognition of Cedar Falls. See OBAMA, page 2
Cards for a purpose Drawing in a new art exhibit MEGAN GREGORSOK Staff Writer
Bright and cheery greeting cards stand in colorful rows in front of the television. Cards with sparkling, picturesque winter landscapes litter the bed. Cards from barely known relatives are used as coasters on the coffee table. All of them are eventually doomed for the trashcan after they’ve been displayed for a socially acceptable amount of time. Grandma’s well wishes lie tossed in the bin. Her birthday pep-talks, “To the Best Grandchild” and hand-
written smiley faces lie forgotten and useless. But there is a way these sincere feelings of love from friends and family can escape their seemingly predestined fate as coffee-stained shred in the next dump truck. Cards for Kids, hosted by the Recycling and Reuse Technology Transfer Center (RRTTC), is an oncampus movement to recycle and reuse old cards — greeting cards, birthday cards, winter holiday cards — all of them.
NICK FISHER Staff Writer
“Drawn Together: Dialog Human 2015” by Priscilla Steele and Thomas C. Jackson is the latest exhibition on display at the UNI Gallery of Art. The exhibition shows how two vastly different artists with vastly different styles and modalities can come together under similar conditions to subvert and expand upon one of the basic elements of art: rendering the human figure. ERIN KEISER/Northern Iowan
See CARDS, page 7
Cards of art, created by Priscilla Steele were displayed in rows at the UNI Gallery of Art.
See ART GALLERY, page 2
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