Black-owned businesses bloom in the Cedar Valley

VOLUME 119, ISSUE 39

Sports

Women’s basketball loses to Belmont Bruins 82-77, takes down Murray State Racers 76-48.

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Election Results: Taking your ABC’s into 2023 and 2024

With an 18.7% margin, Micaiah Krutsinger and Liz Montalvo will be your 20232024 student body president and vice president. This year’s voter turnout is three times higher in comparison to 2021, according to Northern Iowan Student Government (NISG) Chief Justice Parker Daniels. About 12% of the student body voted in this year’s election — this includes both part-time and full-time students based on spring enrollment.

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Ebony King of Waterloo, Iowa, started her clay jewely business as simply a hobby during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today she is the proud owned of Formed, specializing in jewelry design and workshops. She is pictured above with her husband Travor and her products on display at a vendor fair.

February is Black History

Month, a time when local communities are encouraged to think about the profound effect Black History has on American History. In the Cedar Falls area, there are

Traducción:

UNI desvela su plan estratégico para 2023-2028 con la consigna de “Crear. Empoderar. Innovar”. El plan consiste de cuatro metas. La primera meta es crear oportunidades equitativas, diversas e inclusivas, la segunda meta es de empoderar las comunidades a formar su futuro, la tercera meta es innovar para el éxito del aprendizaje y la cuarta meta es administrar efectivamente los recursos.

Drew Conrad es uno de los copresidentes del comité del plan estratégico de 2023-2028 (SPC por sus siglas en inglés) y ha trabajado en UNI por 30 años como el director institucional de hacer decisiones, lo cual es uno de los programas de extensión de desarrollo económico en UNI entre la división de multiple opportunities for students and community members to show their support for the Black business community.

Joy Briscoe is the executive director of ONE Cedar Valley, a local organization devoted to removing barriers for multicultural business owners as a response to the

24/7 Wall Street Report listing Waterloo/Cedar Falls in the top ten of the worst metro areas for Black Americans in the United States. According to Briscoe, ONE Cedar Valley serves as a mobilizer for the local community.

 See BLACK BUSINESSES , page 2

A total of 945 votes were cast, with 700 of those votes being cast on Tuesday, Feb. 21. With the ice storm affecting university business and operations, 200 votes were reported on Wednesday.

Results:

Sam and Christelle 382 votes with 40.4 %

Micaiah and Liz 559 votes with 59.1%

Other write-in candidates: .04%

After weeks of competitive compaigning, Michaiah Krutsinger and Liz Montalvo won the election by over 150 votes.

On Instagram, Sam Caughron and Christelle Tungu made a statement formally congratulating Krutsinger and Montalvo on their win.

“Even though Christelle and I will not be serving in the roles we had imagined, both of us will continue to serve the student body and work our hardest to implement the changes you all deserve to see. Will continue to show up for you, day in and day out. This is our new pact, from us to you,” Caughron and Tungu said on their Instagram.

 See ELECTION RESULTS , page 2