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Northern Iowan

the university of northern iowa’s student-produced newspaper since 1892

April 1, 2011

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Volume 107, Issue 46

FRIDAY

New game plan for spring commencement KARI BRAUMANN

Cedar Falls, Iowa

ALAN WILKINS Staff Writer

In a matter of weeks, University of Northern Iowa registrar Phil Patton witnessed the spring 2011 commencement ceremony go from three smaller ceremonies to one large ceremony, at which first lady Michelle Obama will speak. “Everything’s moved very fast from our side in the last week, 10 days,” Patton commented. Last Friday, the university announced that the first lady would address all the graduates in a consolidated ceremony on Saturday, May 7 at 11 a.m. The ceremony has been moved to the UNI-Dome rather than the McLeod Center to accommodate a larger number of attendees. The logistics of the event have changed. “We’re asking (students) to show up about 9 a.m. We’ll have students ... line up in the McLeod,” Patton said. “The general public, of course, will be coming into the Dome ... (they should) plan on arriving at

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First lady Michelle Obama gives a thumbs-up during the kick off of the 14th Annual Read Across America Day to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ 107th birthday, Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at the Library of Congress in See COMMENCEMENT, page 2 Washington, D.C.

UNI CARE now accepting nominations Staff Writer

Nominations for the second annual University of Northern Iowa Creating a Responsible Environment (CARE) awards, which the Sustainability Council give to faculty, staff, students, organizations, programs or departments for demonstrating outstanding commitment to sustainability, are due Friday, April 8. “We want to make sure that the people doing these things have a chance to be publicly recognized,” university sustainability coordinator Eric O’Brien said. “A lot of times a change occurs and everyone thinks it’s great, but they don’t know who did it. It recognizes the fact that we have some very great leaders and outstanding programs.”

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Nathanson discusses current debates on market capitalism

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ALLIE KOOLBECK

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The awards will be presented at the Sustainability Forum on Thursday, April 21. President Ben Allen and Executive Provost Viola Gibson will speak at the forum. Emma Hashman, current Vice President of the Northern Iowa Student Government, and NISG president-elect Spencer Walrath will speak about UNI’s accomplishments in the area of sustainability in the last year. The second half of the event will include viewing the results of an assessment that shows how UNI currently rates as a campus on a number of sustainability issues. Finally, the audience will be asked to give feedback about campus sustainability. “I would strongly suggest See UNI CARE, page 2

Stephen Nathanson visited the University of Northern Iowa on Monday to give two presentations titled “Is Obama a Socialist?”and “Can Terrorism Ever be Morally Justified?” The talks were hosted by the Philosophy Students Club, UNI Freethinkers and Inquirers and UNI Young Americans for Liberty. Nathanson, a professor of philosophy at the Northeastern University in Boston, Mass., specializes in ethics, political philosophy, war and peace, economic justice and epistemology. He is the author of multiple books and his most recent book, published last year, is titled “Terrorism and the Ethics of War.” In his first lecture,

Nathanson said many of Obama’s political enemies and critics have been calling him a socialist since the beginning of his campaign for presidency in 2008. Stephen Colbert even had Brian Moore, the socialist candidate for president in 2008, on his show to comment on the issue. So why does it matter if Obama is a socialist? Politicians such as Newt Gringrich and Rush Limbaugh make the argument that because Obama is allegedly a socialist and because socialism is supposedly bad, the policies Obama supports are all bad policies. In examining this article, Nathanson provided the criteria necessary for pure state socialism: the public must collectively own the means of all See NATHANSON, page 2

I Spy at UNI

ANNA SCHRECK/Northern Iowan Do you know where this picture was taken? If so, e-mail us at northern-iowan@uni.edu with your answer. The winner’s name and the picture’s location will be featured in the next edition of the Northern Iowan. The previous picture was located on the sidewalk near the benches between Rod Library and the Innovative Teaching and Technology Center.

Register for fall classes through the new SIS. The new student information system (SIS) is currently online.

UNI has a new computer system that allows students to register for classes, receive financial aid awards and get grade reports, degree audits and u-bills. The new system looks different, and is easy to use.

One-on-One Assistance (computers on-site): • Gilchrist Hall: April 5-22, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Maucker Union: Tuesday, April 5; Thursday, April 7; Tuesday, April 12; and Monday, April 18 – 10 a.m. Assistance is available if you need it. Use the to 2 p.m. Online assistance: online assistance anytime or work with a Visit MyUNIverse > Student Center tab > Help link live human being.


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