10-20-16

Page 1

Thursday

/NorthernIowan

October 20, 2016

@NorthernIowan

Volume 113, Issue 16

northerniowan.com

Opinion 3 Campus Life 4 Sports 6 Games 7 Classifieds 8

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

AD details budget amid criticism JACOB MADDEN Staff Writer

2K DOG BENEFIT Dogs take over campus for a cause. CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 5

YOU MATTER UNI NISG pens column about mental health awareness event beginning Oct. 24.

OPINION PAGE 3

DERRICK ROSE Sports Editor pens editorial about Derrick Rose and his case.

David Harris, UNI athletic director, recently gave a presentation to the faculty senate about the various sources for the athletic department’s funding. Harris will be speaking to Northern Iowa Student Governent (NISG) at their upcoming Oct. 26 meeting at 8 p.m. Harris explained that the premise of the presentation was to discuss academics and finance and their relationship to the athletics department. The presentation was given with the faculty athletics representative Elaine Eshbaugh and associate athletic director of business and finance Bethany West. “Dr. Eshbaugh presented some information looking at graduation rates, grade point averages and just the academic performance of student athletes versus the student body,” Harris said. “Beth had her portion of the presentation in which she talked about the finances […] and we spent the rest of the time going through that information.” According to Harris, although this information was not requested, they wanted to allow the faculty the opportunity to ask questions about the academic success of student athletes.

Graph by Iris Frasher

“The three of us basically came together and said it would be a good opportunity for all of us, proactively, to go in and present this information,” Harris said. Harris said they decided to focus on explaining revenues and expenses and looking at general education funding and student fees, which the athletic department reportedly gets the most questions about. On Oct. 6 the Northern Iowan (NI) reported on the distribution

“Where are we now” SPORTS PAGE 6

SARAH RITONDALE Staff Writer

UNI students came face to face with the challenges of living while affected by autism last Thursday, Oct. 13 during a discussion in the Kamerick Art Building that was presented in partnership by Alpha Xi Delta, Uncommon Sense and the Gallagher Bluedorn. Andrew Duff, a New York City actor, led the discussion on what it is like to be on the autism spectrum. He shared how he

came to the idea of his one-man show, “Where Are We Now,” as well as important details about where he came from and how he lives his life now. “Next time you encounter someone who’s different just take a second and wonder how am I different,” Duff said. “Some people may think it’s weird to follow the status quo and that’s ok. Autism is just a part of the human experience.” Duff said autism affected him at a young age. Before he was diagnosed at age two, his par-

ents thought he was deaf since he never responded to his name. However, because he responded to his favorite televisions shows they knew that something else was the case. Duff was nonverbal and very sensitive to noise when he was young. But, around the age of four or five he uttered his first sensible words: “Where are we now?” He said this occurred when his family was in the car on their way to McDonalds.

See WHERE ARE WE, page 5

of student fees between athletics, student organizations, Panther Shuttle, night ride and student activities. The NI reported that 60.7 percent of student fees per student were allocated to the athletic department, while 8.9 percent was allocated to NISG for student organizations and 30.1 percent was allocated to the Panther Shuttle and night ride and student activities such as CAB and the GBPAC. Student fees allocated to the athletic department total around

$2 million of their reported $14 million total budget. Other sources of revenue include ticket sales ($1.4 million), private donations, ($1.8 million), multimedia rights contract, ($1.2 million), distributions from the NCAA and Missouri Valley Conference, ($1 million), general education funding from the state ($2.6 million) and other miscellaneous sources of revenue, according to Harris. See STUDENT FEES, page 2

GABBY LEITNER/Northern Iowan

Andrew Duff speaks in Kamerick Art Building room 111. Duff, a Ney York City actor, is on the autism spectrum and discussed what it is like for him.

CEDAR VALLEY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Largest selection of Rentals 319-404-9095 1704 State Street Cedar Falls www.CedarValleyPropertyManagement.com

319-404-9095


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.