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January 28, 2016 Volume 112, Issue 31
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Opinion 3 Campus Life 4 Sports 6 Games 7 Classifieds 8
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
CAMPUS CLUBS A glimpse into nine out of 250+ clubs at UNI. CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 5
BUNDY BLUES Columnist frustrated with debate surrounding armed protests in Oregon.
OPINION PAGE 3
SUPER BOWL 50 Columnist compares the two Super Bowl teams. SPORTS PAGE 6
caucus for your candidate images via mct campus, nick fisher and iris frasher
by sydney hauer//staff writer Caucus season is upon us. For politically involved students on campus, the Iowa caucuses can be one of the most exciting times to be an Iowan. On Feb. 1 at 7 p.m., Iowans will report to their caucus sites and fight for their preferred candidate. “The most difficult part of caucusing can be making the commitment to go,” said Donna Hoffman, head of the political science department at UNI. “It’s not quick like voting, because it’s not voting. It’s a meeting that will take at least an hour, but it’s an important part of the [elec-
tion process] that each party governs itself at the grassroots level.” Young voters and first-time caucus goers can be unsure about the process, possibly even intimidated by it. Hoffman said the potential apprehension and confusion stems from all of the technicalities involved, such as figuring out your precinct, ward number, registering to vote and where you go to participate in the caucus. According to Hoffman, the first thing that you need
to know in order to participate in the Iowa caucus is that you must be a registered Democrat or Republican; if you are registered as a no party-affiliate or anything else, you must change your registration. You can do this at your caucus site, as long as you have an ID ready and get there early. To know where your location is, you have to find out what precinct you belong to. You can find this information by going to the Iowa Secretary of State’s website and typing in your zip code and address. It
will give you your precinct number, as well as a complete list of precincts and locations. For example, Democrats living in the immediate area around campus will be in the West Gym or in Maucker Union on the UNI campus, and Republicans at Peet Jr. High and Holmes Jr. High both in Cedar Falls — depending on their precinct number. Some students are ahead of the curve and have already located their caucus site, like Zack Martin, junior philosophy major.
CLINTON OLSASKY
The Vermont senator went on to speak for over an hour to a crowd of 1,250 people; he emphasized what he sees as the success of his grassroots campaign and covered a variety of domestic issues. While he remained quiet on foreign policy, unlike at his campaign stop in Waterloo in December, Sanders did discuss plans to eliminate the cost of tuition at public universities, efforts
to correct what he referred to as a “rigged economy,” the importance of clean energy and universal health care. In attempt to quell critics who question his electability, he touted poll numbers (resembling Donald Trump’s visit to the West Gym on Jan. 12) that show him as a more viable candidate than Hillary Clinton against Trump as the GOP nominee.
Bernie ‘bores’ at UNI visit News Editor
NICK FISHER/Northern Iowan
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks to a crowd of 1,250 at UNI on Jan. 24. Among other points, he touted his electability.
See CAUCUS, page 5
“We are going to talk about the most important issues that face our country. We’re going to talk about them in depth, and I’m going to bore the hell out of you,” said Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at a rally held at the West Gym on UNI’s campus Jan. 24.
See BERNIE, page 5
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