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TEACHER FAIR

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NEWS PAGE 2

CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 4

SPORTS PAGE 6

TheatreUNI va a producir una película que se llama “Dream with Me.”

UNI Teacher’s fair will take place virtually on Wednesday, March 3.

The UNI Panthers come out on top against the Southern Illinois Salukis.

Students dissatisfied with dining SARA QUALLEY

Staff Writer

UNI freshmen Annahlee Huspen and Madison Mason have taken to the Facebook group “UNI Class of 2024” to advocate for more dietary options at the UNI dining

centers and a partial refund for meal plans. Both Huspen and Mason noted that UNI is known to have the best college food in Iowa. While they enjoy the food offered by the university, they feel it is unfair for students who are

required to have all-access meal plans to pay full price for what they feel is a limited number of options. This spring, the university did make a one-week adjustment to reduce the rates of the all-access and Weekly 5 meal plans.

CATHERINE CROW/Northern Iowan

Students speak out about not being satisfied with the options available in the dining centers.

After speaking with fellow students, Huspen and Mason learned that options are further limited for students who are vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free or practice certain diets due to religious beliefs or health reasons. “I had no idea that people with these specified diets were really struggling this hard,” Huspen said. “That really upset me.” Mason, a music education major, posted a video in the “UNI Class of 2024” group showing a lack of food at Piazza at 10 a.m. on a Tuesday, during late breakfast. She posted the video, she said, to raise awareness and to spark a conversation among group members. Mason, who is required to have an all-access meal plan due to where she lives on campus, said that due to her class schedule, she is unable to eat at dining centers when most of their food is available.

By the time she can sit down and eat, she is limited to a few options like pizza, salad and cereal. She wishes UNI allowed students who are required to have all-access plans to change their plans to more affordable ones. Huspen, a graphic design major, joined the conversation in the Facebook group and offered to write an email to UNI administrative and Housing & Dining staff to address students’ concerns. Huspen, who is also required to have an all-access meal plan, is a rugby player and also has a job. She said it can be difficult for her to find a variety of food at the dining centers outside peak serving times. Her email advocates for more dietary options and partial refunds and includes six anonymous statements from fellow UNI students.

NISG election results announced ELIZABETH KELSEY News Editor

For the second year in a row, the results of the Northern Iowan Student Government (NISG) presidential election were something of a foregone conclusion. Following the withdrawal last Friday of opposing ticket Butt and Hussain, Samantha Bennett and Alisanne Struck ran unopposed for the presidential and vice presidential positions, respectively. They

followed in the footsteps of last year’s ticket, Elle Boeding and Rachel Greene, who also ran unopposed. Like Boeding and Greene, Bennett and Struck weren’t exactly surprised by the election results, which were announced by the NISG election commission in Maucker Union at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24. However, it was nonetheless an exciting moment for the two friends when their victory was made official.

See DINING OPTIONS, page 5

“Even though we knew the results, it still hadn’t sunk in,” Bennett said after the announcement. “Before, it was kind of an abstract idea that we’ll have these roles. Now it’s finite (and) we know. I’m just really excited.” Struck thanked the various members of their campaign team, including fellow students Kendall Doerr, Max Tensen, Hailey Hirsch and Luigi Lopez, for their work. See ELECTION, page 2

GABI CUMMINGS/Northern Iowan

Samantha Bennett and running mate Alisanne Struck have been elected as NISG president and vice president for the 2021-2022 school year.


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