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THURSDAY, APRIL 5
THURSDAY, APRIL 15
VOLUME 114, ISSUE 42
VOLUME 117, ISSUE 50
FACULTY LOSS
PLATE SMASHING
SOCCER
NEWS PAGE 2
CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 4
SPORTS PAGE 6
A BOR report shows all three state schools are losing faculty members.
Three students host a plate smashing event allowing others to let out their frustrations and stress.
The Panthers fall to Redbirds in MVC tournament quarterfinal.
Clinic cancelled as FDA pauses shot EMMA’LE MAAS
Executive Editor
ELIZABETH KELSEY News Editor
On Tuesday, April 14, the on-campus Johnson & Johnson vaccination clinic was canceled due to the FDA’s recommendation to “pause” the shot. The pause was recommended after reports of rare but severe blood clots in six individuals, all females between the ages of 18 and 48, who had received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine within the last six to 13 days. The FDA released a statement saying they were “recommending a pause in the use of this vaccine out of an abundance of caution. This is important, in part, to ensure that the health care provider community is aware of the potential for these adverse events and can plan for proper recognition and management due to the unique treatment required with this type of blood clot.”
A CDC advisory committee was to meet Wednesday to discuss the vaccine and vote on updated recommendations for its use. The UNI Student Health Clinic had planned to host a student vaccination clinic with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine from 8:20 a.m.-12:25 p.m. on Tuesday in the West Gym. According to the Student Health Clinic, approximately 500 students were signed up for the clinic. The pause was announced on Tuesday morning, leaving the university little time to alert students with early morning appointments. As a result, some students arrived for their scheduled time only to be told that the clinic had been cancelled. One student athlete, who wished to remain anonymous, said on Wednesday, “I was signed up for the Johnson and Johnson shot yesterday because I have an underlying
EMMA’LE MAAS/Northern Iowan
The West Gym sits empty after UNI’s Johnson & Johnson vaccine clinic was cancelled on Tuesday.
condition, asthma, and when I showed up, they told me I needed to reschedule.” The university released a campus-wide email explaining the cancellation at 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning, in which they stated that registered stu-
dents had been contacted separately and offered the chance to register for on-campus clinics later in the week using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The rescheduling process also led to issues, however. Some students, including the
student-athlete, were told their appointments had been rescheduled for Wednesday morning. However, she showed up to find an empty gym once again.
UNI employee departs after 40 years CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN Staff Writer
Diane Hensley, a familiar friendly face as a cashier in the Office of Business Operations, will be leaving UNI on April 27 and entering retirement after working for the university for 40 years. Hensley first moved to the Cedar Falls area in the fall of 1977 and worked in the field of savings and loans through 1980. She eventually applied for several positions on campus at UNI and was first hired as a secretary in the Office of Budget Administration until she was moved to the business office in 1985. Hensley noted although technology has changed a lot through the years, the spirit of UNI has largely stayed the same. “There were no computers in our offices back when I started,” Hensley said. “That is the biggest change, but the questions we hear and the
interactions with people are much the same. Old buildings (have been) torn down and new buildings built… (but) the campus is still beautiful, especially in the spring…I love the ongoing challenge of learning the changing work scene and exploring the beautiful campus we have.” Hensley has also made strong relationships with people over the past 40 years working with the university. “In the budget office, I met Eunice Dell, who became a lifelong friend and sister by choice,” Hensley said. “We ended up living in the same neighborhood and becoming best friends. I am a people person, and meeting the faculty and staff in my first position and staff and students more so in my current position has been the best.” Christina Geweke, Director of the Office of Business Operations, has worked with Hensley for the past 12 years. She said
Hensley will be missed in the business office for her years of experience and kindness. “Over the years, Diane has memorized a number of phone numbers and mail codes due to frequency of use,” Geweke said. “I could always count on her to know the phone number or mail code I needed without having to look it up in the directory. She also did a great job of recognizing staff milestones like birthdays and anniversaries. Every year on my wedding anniversary, she thinks of me.” Hensley is also known to lend a helping hand to whoever is in need. “Diane does a great deal of sewing in her spare time which comes in handy if you need something mended,” Geweke said. “In fact, when my brother came to UNI and had a sewing emergency, she graciously volunteered to help out.” See RETIREE, page 4
See CLINICS, page 2
TONI FORTMANN/Northern Iowan
Diane Hensley looks forward to visiting family more often, spending time with her cats and continuing to volunteer in her retirement.