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March 3, 2016 Volume 112, Issue 41

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Opinion 3 Campus Life 4 Sports 6 Games 7 Classifieds 8

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

New rentals for College Hill SYDNEY HAUER Staff Writer

FILM REVIEW Film critic is pleasantly surprised by the religious movie, “Risen.” CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 4

ALL-STAFF NI columnists respond to the 2016 Academy Awards. OPINION PAGE 3

BASKETBALL Women’s basketball continues their winning streak over Loyola, 63-52.

BRENT DAHLSTROM/Courtesy Photo

The above renderings show what 917 W 23rd St. could look like in the future. Currently, the building is not occupied but it has been a rental in the recent past.

SPORTS PAGE 6

A life ‘haunted by God’ KILEY COPPOCK Staff Writer

On Tuesday, March 8, at 7:00 p.m., St. Stephen the Witness Catholic Student Center will host a performance of the one-woman play, “Haunted by God: The Life of Dorothy Day.” According to the play’s homepage, Dorothy Day (1897-1980) was a powerful

woman of immense conviction who found herself jailed many times when serving as a witness to her beliefs, such as women’s suffrage. Day, who had converted to Catholicism in the late 1920s, spent 47 years caring for the poor and leading the Catholic Church to a more active concern for the needy in U.S. society. Day is perhaps best remembered as the founder of the Catholic Worker move-

ment. In addition to her philanthropic efforts, Day worked as a journalist and even co-founded the Catholic Worker newspaper in 1933, serving as its editor until her death in 1980. She is also known as the “mother of the peace movement” in the United States and has influenced American peacemakers such as Daniel Berrigan and Michael Harrington. See DAY, page 2

CV Properties II, a privately owned company in Cedar Falls, released a memorandum on Feb. 4 proposing to demolish a multi-family dwelling located at 917 W 23rd Street, next to University Book & Supply. The memorandum proposed the construction of a new three-story building on the site that would be called Urban Flats. This new property would feature two commercial rental spots on the main floor and 16 apartments for rent on each story. The building, which was constructed in 1905, is currently vacant. “The plan is to provide some new living areas for college students that are right across the street from the college,” said Ryan Kreiner of CV Properties II. “The [current house] that is there is starting to deteriorate rapidly, and we were contemplating the idea of either fixing that one up or thinking of a new idea to kind of spruce up the Hill area.” The house, as it currently stands, would require extensive repairs, which prompted Kreiner to start from scratch on the property. Kreiner said CV Properties

are communicating with Habitat for Humanity about preserving parts of the house. “There are some really great features of the house, and it would actually hurt us to say yes to tearing it down […] But seeing pieces of it go to a good cause made it seem a little bit better,” Kreiner said. Melodie Anstey, freshman studio art major, said she likes the idea, but that the current dwelling should be fixed up instead of being torn down if it has historical value. “I was walking by earlier today, and I thought it’s kind of a big waste of space on the Hill right now,” Anstey said. “The Hill is already small enough, and I think we don’t have room for just this vacant building. There could be a better use for the spot.” Tanner Westberg, coordinator at the College Hill Partnership, a non-profit organization that specializes in promoting and revitalizing the College Hill area, said plans are in place to begin the project. “It was approved by the City of Cedar Falls planning and zoning committee, as well as the city council,” Westberg said. “From our understanding, the work on the project will begin this summer, with the hopes of a 2017 opening.” See COLLEGE HILL, page 4

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“Haunted by God: The Life of Dorothy Day” tells the story of Day’s spiritual life and work. The one-woman play will feature Lisa Wagner as Day.

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