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February 1, 2018

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Volume 114, Issue 33

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Opinion 3 Campus Life 4 Sports 6 Games 7 Classifieds 8

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Pulitzer Prize winner coming to UNI 2

Grammys reaction 3

Opera review 4

Indians to change logo 6

ITC trains students for tech jobs After years of deferment, funding request for renovation seeks to return technology program to worldpremiere status.

SOFIA LEGASPI Staff Writer

On the first day of classes, students searching for the Industrial Technology Center (ITC) may find themselves at the Innovative Teaching and Technology Center (ITTC) instead. The ITC/ITTC confusion is common. Secluded on the south side of campus across University Avenue, the ITC is home to the Department

of Technology. “It’s not computer science, which most people think of when you say ‘technology,’” said Department Head Lisa Riedle. “They think of the computers and the cell phones. We are more industrial technology-based: manufacturing industry, graphics industry, construction management.” “We’re engineering technology,” Riedle said. “So, if you look at understanding how a project gets done, you might have an engineer that designs it, and you might have the actual trades that build it. We’re the group in the middle [. . .] that helps get the job completed and to production.” Currently, the technology department has about 500 students. Their six undergraduate programs

are construction management, electrical engineering technology, technology and engineering education, technology management, graphic technologies and manufacturing engineering technology. When the ITC was built in the mid-1970s, it was renowned nation-wide as a “technological marvel,” according to the Rod Library website. In 1990, the 5,000 squarefoot Metal Casting Center was added to the building, making UNI one of the few college campuses with an active foundry. “This is a program that’s unique to the country,” said Scott Giese, a professor of technology. “We’re a world-premiere metal casting facility. People throughout Europe, Asia, North

KIRBY DAVIS/Northern Iowan

The Industrial Technology Center (ITC) was built in the mid-1970s and houses manufacturing-based technology programs.

America, South America — we work with companies all across.” Students in the manufacturing engineering technology program work in the foundry to complement their classwork. “What we do in the Metal

Casting Center is to practice the manufacturing process of what’s called liquid consolidation,” Giese said. “In basic terms, [. . .] you’re going to take a liquid and make it into a solid.”

seizing the victory. Kennedy Kirkpatrick led the scoring with 12 points and four assists, and Ellie Howell followed suit with 10 points, three assists and four steals of her own. Commanding the offensive and defensive glass was Heidi Hillyard; she recorded eight rebounds, two points and two assists. Before their victory against Illinois State, the Panthers won again by double digits in their 51-40 victory against Bradley. This time around, it was Bradley that needed the first quarter to warm up and find their shots. UNI was able to score early and keep it going throughout the entire game, the only exception being the third quarter, when both teams failed to score over 10 points. Howell led this time with

16 points. She went 7-12 from the field and dropped two shots from the charity stripe. Megan Maahs was really hoopin’ with a 10-point double-double. She snagged 15 rebounds and recorded a single assist with just 34 minutes of playing time. Before this two-game win streak, UNI fell to Drake University in Des Moines after a final score of 81-64. The Panthers look to end their three-game road trip with a victory at home against Missouri State on Friday, followed by another home game on Sunday against Southern Illinois. Friday’s game will feature Karaoke Night at the McLeod Center, and Sunday’s game will promote the Kid’s Club and a family friendly evening of Panther basketball.

Women’s basketball wins 7 of last 10 COURTESY PHOTO

DYLAN PADY

Sports Editor

The women’s basketball team is now 10-10 in the regular season after their most recent 58-36 victory over Illinois State. Of their last 10 games, the Panthers have only lost three games. UNI fell to Drake University, as well as Missouri State and Southern Illinois at the beginning of January. In their victory over the Redbirds, UNI struggled during the first quarter and came out short, 15-9. However, after the first break, the Panthers limited the Redbirds’ offensive opportunities and held Illinois State to under 10 points in each of the remaining three quarters of play. UNI then ran away with the lead and scored 15 points in the second quarter, 22 in the third and 12 in the fourth,

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