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October 27, 2016
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Volume 113, Issue 18
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
you matter atUNI LEZIGA BARIKOR
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ZOMBIE RUN UNI ROTC to put on a Zombie 5k on campus. CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 5
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STRIKES Columnist writes about largest prison strike in US history and media blackout.
OPINION PAGE 3
The kick-off of UNI’s first mental health awareness week this Monday held a special significance for a pair of sisters. Megan Bradford, freshman, and Madison, junior, recently lost their cousin, Austin Burke, to suicide before the official start of the 2016-17 school year. Madison said that her cousin had one semester left before graduation. Both Madison and her cousin Austin were majoring in textiles and apparel. When Megan heard about the event through her RA and Facebook, she thought it would be a good opportunity for her and her sister to do something in remembrance of their cousin. “It’s important to really show people that you care
and make everyone feel loved because everyone does matter and they need to know that,” Madison said. “Everyone in our program knew Austin for his amazing sewing abilities,” Madison said. “Every time the fashion show came around he just had the most beautiful collection. Walk on the stage and everyone was just in awe at his work, so everyone will definitely remember him for that.” Mental health became a central issue for members of Northern Iowan Student Government (NISG), leading then-sophomores, Hunter Flesch and Avery Johnson to put mental health initiatives at the forefront of their campaign for president and vice presidency. See YOU MATTER, page 4
SOCCER UNI loses their at home winning streak against Iowa State.
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(Top) Hunter Flesch, student body president, gets hugged by TC and TK at the kick-off. (Bottom) State senator Jeff Danielson high-fives Maggie Miller, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for NISG. (Right) Counselors helped guide students through friend-to-friend training.
SPORTS PAGE 6
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Chalking churns discontent JOSHUA DAUSENER Staff Writer
Heightened political tensions on campus have spawned a series of controversial chalkings this past week. Several pro-Trump and anti-Hillary messages have appeared around campus. Vandals have also defaced pro-Democrat messages on campus sidewalks. The vandals defaced several pro-Democrat chalkings
by adding phrases including “Benghazi,” “#HillNo” and “Donald” near the messages. Various chalkings listing Democratic candidates had the names crossed out. Some chalkings replaced the crossed out candidates with names of Republican candidates, or others such as “Harambe” and “Deez Nuts.” Individuals also chalked several complete messages, including “Killary for Prison” near the 23rd Street Market, and “Hilary is a
murder [sic]” near Bender Hall. Additionally, individuals chalked the message “Place Hillary Votes Here” with an arrow pointing to a sewer or a trash can, depending on the location. The chalkings were completely anonymous, as they were not signed by any particular student or student organization. It is unclear who vandalized the Democrats’ chalkings. See CHALKING, page 2
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One chalking reads “Place Hillary Votes Here” with an arrow leading towards a manhole cover. Both UNI Democrats and UNI College Republicans say they do not stand for this behavior.
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