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UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA CEDAR FALLS, IA THURSDAY, APRIL 5 VOLUME 114, ISSUE 42

CEDAR FALLS, IA

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2022

VOLUME 118, ISSUE 35

OPINION

CAMPUS LIFE

SPORTS

OPINION PAGE 3

CAMPUS LIFEPAGE 4

SPORTS PAGE 6

Columnist Bailey Klinkhammer writes on Governor Reynolds’ attack on public education.

Film critic Hunter Friesen reviews “Death on the Nile” giving it 2/5 stars.

Fight for historical campus buildings continue

The people of Cedar Falls need to be aware that these Honors Cottage and Alumni House still in danger of demolition two buildings are a CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN part of our history News Editor – a big part of our On Jan. 18, 87-year-old history longtime Cedar Falls resident Rosemary Beach took a stand in front of Cedar Falls City Council members to oppose the demolition of the Honors Cottage on UNI’s campus. Last year UNI proposed the demolition of the Honors Cottage and the Alumni House in order to save $1.6 million in deferred maintenance costs which sparked outcry from the campus community, as well as the Cedar Falls community. “Who in the heck knows what the Honors House is?” Beach said in the public forum hearing, acknowledging most people in the community may be unfamiliar with the name of the building. “But most of you know what the Seerley House is, and it’s been there since 1890. Now the university wants to take it down. It’s a beautiful house, and it’s a great spot. To tear that building down on the campus at UNI is an absolutely terrible thing to think about.” The historical significance of the Honors Cottage, or the Seerley House as many community members know it, is the oldest building on campus and has been utilized by UNI as a house for UNI’s second president Homer Seerley, a hospital for students, and was the home of the Ethnic

nature of the campus we would want to be careful with that given this is the original tract of land that was the old orphans home that became the Iowa State Normal School back in the day,” Hager said. “So we’d want to make sure anything we would build there would match the architecture of the other eight buildings that are over 100 years old.” BOR member David Barker in particular expressed hesitation voting to demolish the two buildings stating, “There are some areas at UNI that have a surplus of space, but also areas that need additional space. I feel like I’d like to learn more about what the overall space situation is like here at UNI and what the larger plan is before we start demolishing these structures, particularly structures with some historical significance.” He added, “I can certainly see myself voting to demolish them if we don’t or can’t find a use for them.” BOR member Milt Dakovich listed the issues with maintaining the buildings. “They are underutilized, ADA non compliant, they have asbestos, and they have electrical needs.”

Men’s basketball moves to first place in the MVC.

Wrestling defeated in close dual vs. ISU CADEN SHEA

Sports Writer

TONI FORTMANN/Northern Iowan

Iowa State won 16-15 Friday, with the Panthers putting up a tough fight.

The UNI wrestling team faced one of their toughest challenges yet when the Iowa State Cyclones wresKARLA DE BRUIN/Northern Iowan tlers arrived in the McLeod The Honors Cottage (or Seerley House), pictured above is the oldest building on campus and has been used as the president’s house and the Center on Friday, Feb. 11. home for the Ethnic and Minorities Cultural Education Center among other The Cyclones were ranked things. No. 5 in the NCAA coachMinorities Cultural and activists on edge – including rankings going into this Educational Center (now ing Beach who served as the matchup and were the highknown as the Center for first Executive Director of est ranked team in the Big 12 Multicultural Education) for the Cedar Falls Historical with a conference record of Society from 1980-1993. about 30 years. 7-0 and a total record of 13-1. Senior Vice President The Board of Regents The Panthers were coming in (BOR), the governing body for Finance and Operations at No. 18 with a conference of the three regent Iowa uni- Michael Hager spoke at the record of 6-2 and a total versities, tabled the proposal BOR meeting in November, record of 7-5 making this a for the demolitions on Nov. stating if the Honors Cottage high profile meet for both 4 with a vote of 8-1, however and Alumni House were to be teams. UNI had won their the proposal will be on the demolished the site would be previous six duals includagenda for their upcoming utilized as green space, or a ing high-profile victories meeting Feb. 24. This has possible future building site. See HISTORICAL BUILDINGS, against Oklahoma State and “Given the historical many historical preservation page 2 Oklahoma. The Panthers were off to a hot start to kick off the dual. 125-pounder Brody Teske defeated the Cyclones’ Kysen Terukina 6-3. Two very good takedowns by Teske helped catapult the Panthers to an early 3-0 lead. The momentum continued for UNI in the 133-pound matchup. UNI’s Kyle Biscoglia defeated ISU’s Ramazan Attasauov 8-2. Biscoglia controlled most of the match and led UNI to lead the dual early Courtesy/BOR Courtesy/Cedar Falls Public Forum with a 6-0 start. Rosemary Beach took a stand at the Cedar Falls City Council meeting to Senior Vice President for Finance and Operations Michael Hager spoke at oppose the demolition of the Honors Cottage and Alumni House.

the BOR meeting in November to explain why the houses should be razed.

See WRESTLING, page 6


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