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APRIL 23, 2013

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VOLUME 109, ISSUE 51

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

ISA

Spring diversity show lights up Union

International Student Association members strutted their stuff in traditional cultural outfits and offered up samples of tasty cuisine from around the world Wednesday night, in hopes of giving fellow students a more “real” experience of world cultures. < See PAGE 6

TRACK AND FIELD

Schon sets meet record at Redbird Spring Invitational

The Panthers brought home some strong finishes from their meet in Normal, Ill., this past weekend. < See PAGE 8

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA

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POLITICS

Local legislators give update on issues at Iowa Capitol LINH TA

News Editor

Local Cedar Valley legislators visited the University of Northern Iowa April 19 to update constituents on hotbutton issues occurring at the capitol. Topics raised included funding for higher education and health care reform. Rep. Bob Kressig (D) said there is a 2.6 percent increase in funding from the state for UNI, Iowa State University and the University of Iowa. “And good news, it’s agreed to,” Kressig said. Additionally, UNI will receive a promised $4 million allocation. “Here’s what I think is important for us to understand,” Kressig said. “Even with those things coming, there is still not a large surplus here at the university.” Regarding the future of tuition set-aside, Rep. Anesa Kajtazovic (D) spoke about the $39 million the Iowa Board of Regents requested in exchange for eradicating the program. Currently at the capitol, Gov. Terry Branstad has allocated $5 million in

LINH TA/Northern Iowan

Rep. Anesa Kajtazovic, left, and Rep. Walt Rogers, along with other legislators, spoke to UNI students and Cedar Falls community members Friday about issues such as education, healthcare reform and commercial property tax.

his budget, the Senate allocated $10 million and the Iowa House Representatives allocated no money. “There’s a significant contrast going forward,” Kajtazovic said. Though legislators spoke about a variety of issues,

the main topic covered was healthcare reform. Rep. Walt Rogers (R) is the floor manager for the Healthy Iowa Plan, Branstad’s health care alternative to expanding Medicaid in the state of Iowa. “My goal has always been to put forth legislation

that is best for Iowa and to help promote Iowans to be healthy,” Rogers said. “And so (Republicans and Democrats) differ sometimes on how to get that done. We have different opinions on what that < See FORUM, page 2

ROD LIBRARY

Renovations at library give more for students SAMANTHA EATON

Staff Writer

OPINION

From New Zealand, a lesson in humanity

Columnist Trotter points to a recent decision to legalize same-sex marriage in New Zealand as a lesson in humanity, and argues that individuals and societies should be working to cross partisan boundaries and work on these issues together. < See PAGE 3

INDEX OPINION............................3 CAMPUS LIFE....................6 SPORTS.............................8 GAMES............................10 CLASSIFIEDS...................11

Students at the University of Northern Iowa may have noticed changes in Rod Library, particularly the removal of a wall and a doorway near the library entrance. But this is only the beginning of the renovations that will take place in the library. Library Dean Chris Cox explained the extent of the renovations that have been

planned for the following year. Overall, the goal is to open up the floor space on the second floor for students to have more places to work in groups. “We have been trying to move some of our stack areas away from places that are high traffic areas, where students will want to work, to other places that aren’t used for studying,” Cox said. < See ROD, page 2

ERIN KEISER/Northern Iowan

Students at Rod Library use the LCD monitor to work on their group project . Rod has taken initiatives to provide useful technology to students.

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