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April 5, 2018
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Volume 114, Issue 48
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Opinion 3 Campus Life 4 Sports 6 Games 7 Classifieds 8
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Take back the night 2
Sexual assault awareness 3
Drag Ball 4
Koch participates in 3x3U tournament 6
Miller removed by a vote of 15-2 JACOB MADDEN News Editor
CLINTON OLSASKY
Executive Editor
Last night, April 4, at approximately 9:50 p.m., now former Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) Director of Governmental Relations Maggie Miller walked out of the Senate Chamber after Executive Order (EO) 201829 passed by a vote of 15-20, adopting the motion to remove Miller from office. EO 29, as presented by NISG President Jamal White, cited three primary reasons for recommending the removal of Miller from office: “That Ms. Miller has displayed an outrageous abuse of power and has failed to serve as a positive and supportive role model within her role as Director of Governmental Relations. “That Ms. Miller has used her role to manipulate and
depower other students, creating a negative rhetoric at the capitol about other students within NISG to legislators. “That Ms. Miller has managed to devalue and diminish the character and work of other NISG members and students of UNI at large.” Miller and White were both given time to speak about the claims put forward in the order. “Voting me out today will harm UNI, not only this year, but for future years to come, on how we trust this position,” Miller said before Wednesday’s vote. “I am so sorry for anybody in this room that I have hurt, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart, but I did not do it maliciously or with cruel intent.” “Maggie has been known to lie profusely in a lot of situations and cases,” White said in response to Miller’s statement. “So, I’m not even sure
GABRIELLE LEITNER/Northern Iowan
Now former Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) Director of Governmental Relations Maggie Miller was voted out of office on April 4, with a vote of 15-2.
how much of this to believe.” The move to adopt the motion came after EO 201828 was ruled unconstitutional
by the NISG Supreme Court. White vetoed EO 28 in order to untangle the process of impeachment from the pro-
cess of removal, as previously passed by the Senate.
The panelists were Rabbi Rebecca Kushner from Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Waterloo, Reverend David Glenn-Burns of Three House in Cedar Falls and Imam Mohammed F. Fahmy, emeritus professor at UNI. As guests entered the dimly lit ballroom, they were met with over 35 decorated tables, featuring customized giveaways, including MSAbranded notebooks and buttons. On the tables, attendees also found blue folders filled with informational and promotional pamphlets regarding MSA and Al-Noor, the local mosque in Waterloo. The two-hour event, moderated by Cara Burnidge, MSA advisor and associate professor of religion, began with an introduction of the three speakers, each of whom explained how their respective faiths have impacted their
lives. Fahmy spoke on current day issues and expressed how he approaches the difficulties of life through the lens of the Islamic faith. “We’re living in a very strange time. What inspires me is the teachings of Muhammad,” Fahmy said. “Love one another; propagate peace amongst your community and amongst yourselves.” Likewise, Kushner discussed the profound impact he believed God can have in one’s life. “God is in you and everywhere around you,” Kushner said. “You don’t need a mediator to meet God. The relationship between the human being and God is a direct one.” Glenn-Burns echoed these sentiments, while also acknowledging the role faith leaders in the three Abrahamic religions play in their respec-
tive faith communities. Burnidge also invited attendees to write down any questions they wanted answered throughout the evening. Acting as a prompt for the direction of the conversation, the submitted questions ranged from general theology to the personal beliefs of the leaders. As the panelists went up and down the row, answering and posing questions, the similarities of the three religions surfaced. Questions included: What does God look like to you? How do you explain God to a non-believer? How does doctrine play a role in your religion? Josh Brelje, a junior majoring in the study of religion, commented on the interactions between the three faith leaders.
See MILLER, page 2
Muslim Student Association hosts interfaith dialogue
HAYLEY PALENSKY/Northern Iowan
Rabbi Rebecca Kushner, Imam Mohammed F. Fahmy and Reverend David Glenn-Burns spoke on the MSU interfaith panel.
NICOLE BAXTER Staff Writer
Over 250 people gathered in the Maucker Union Ballroom last Thursday, Mar. 29, to participate in an interfaith dia-
logue hosted by UNI’s Muslim Student Association (MSA). The event, which was dubbed “Stronger Together,” featured faith leaders from the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
See INTERFAITH, page 4
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