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UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA CEDAR FALLS, IA THURSDAY, APRIL 5 VOLUME 114, ISSUE 42
CEDAR FALLS, IA
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2023
Turning a new page Follett takes over UNI Bookstore operations
OPINION
Opinion Columnists Drew Hill and Bailey Klinkhammer debate the role of parental rights. SEE PAGE 4-5
CAMPUS LIFE
Read up on some of the creepy details about UNI’s vacant residence hall, Campbell Hall. SEE PAGE 8
VOLUME 120, ISSUE 10
JO BRAHMS
Staff Writer
Watch out Panthers, the winds of change are blowing across campus this week. This week marks the beginning of the Follett Higher Education Group’s managerial role of the UNI Bookstore. A Request for Proposals to find a private company to operate the store was sent out last spring. Follett was selected, and the Board of Regents approved an agreement between the company and the university at their Aug. 2 meeting. However, it was not until Oct. 22, that the bookstore temporarily closed its doors for
this transition to take place; along with a quick bout of restocking and remodeling. “The store will be closed most of the third week of October, right after homecoming,” explained Michael Hager, Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations. “We have some things to wind up, and then there will be a full inventory. Follett will also install all their own cash registers and put their systems into place, before hopefully, opening back up around Oct. 30.” See BOOKSTORE, page 2
JACOB KURT
College of Business receives historic donation Alum David W. Wilson gives $25 million, inspires first named college at UNI
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SPORTS
Football dominates in Homecoming game against North Dakota, 27-0. SEE PAGE 11
Congress to Campus forum U. S . House Representatives General (ret) William Enyart (D-IL) and Gil Gutknecht (R-MN) visited campus on Monday as part of the Congress to Campus program. Enyart and Gutknecht discussed “Congress, the President and the Balance of Power” as part of a forum hosted by the History Department and Political Science Department. UNI’s Kappa Delta Pi nationally recognized The Psi Chapter of the International Honor Society in Education Kappa Delta Pi at UNI will be recognized as one of the top chapters in the nation when it will receive the Achieving Chapter Excellence (ACE) award at the November national Kappa Delta Pi conference. Spooky Slam Poetry UNI Slam, an organization that aims to provide education, support and opportunity for UNI students interested in spoken word poetry, will be hosting a “Super Spooky Slam” Friday, Oct. 27 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Maucker Union Hemisphere Lounge. Compete with other poets and win up to $50, or win a $25 gift card for the best Halloween costume. Best Buddies Halloween Party UNI Best Buddies will host their annual Halloween Party from 7-8 p.m. in the Maucker Union ballrooms this Wednesday. Games, crafts and trick-or-treating will be offered to attendees. Everyone is welcome to attend.
MALLORY SCHMITZ
Students, faculty and community members gathered on the south Curris lawn Friday morning to celebrate a Panther success story and a step in a new direction for business education. 1970 UNI alum David W. Wilson pledged the largest single donation in school history: a $25 million gift dedicated to the College of Business. In honor of the gift, the college will be renamed to the David W. Wilson College of Business pending Board of
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STEPH STARK
At a celebration Friday morning, President Nook and David Wilson shake hands following the donation announcement.
Regents approval. If approved, this would be the first named college in UNI history. “To name the school after me is very humbling, and we’re glad that we can be here to support the university,” Wilson said. Originally from Traer, Iowa, about 30 minutes south
of Cedar Falls, Wilson grew up watching his parents work hard to support their family. While his mother helped fund his first year of college, he worked his way through the rest of school, graduating with no student debt. See
WILSON DONATION, page 3
Fall Ball Black Student Union, Asian Student Union, UNIDOS, African Union and Indigenous Union will be hosting an “evening of elegance and grace” this Friday in Maucker Union’s Ballrooms at 7 p.m. Formal attire is recommended. For more information, email bsu. uni.edu.