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GBPAC to resume operations Tuesday

NISG senate Blue Man Group cancelled following load-in accident to downsize

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Electrical equipment dries in the GBPAC lobby Tuesday after a load-in accident caused five sprinkler pipes in the Great Hall to burst and douse the equipment with water.

The Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center expects to resume operations Tuesday, just one week after five sprinkler pipes burst during a load-in accident that damaged some equipment and led to the cancellation of three sold-out performances by the Blue Man Group. Nobody was injured during the accident. According to Steve Carignan, director of the GBPAC, the Blue Man Group performances are being rescheduled for this September, and a fourth performance will be added. The

exact dates for these performances have not yet been announced. Carignan instructs ticket holders to keep their original tickets, which will be refunded if the ticket holder is unable to attend the rescheduled performances. Thanks to an “extraordinary” response time to the incident, very little equipment was damaged, Carignan said, though the Blue Man Group did lose some equipment as a result of the accident. The GBPAC’s primary concerns are currently the stage floor and the orchestra pit elevator lift. See GBPAC, page 2

Students discuss Wikileaks controversy at ‘Talk Politics’ SARAH KELZER Staff Writer

Students discussed “How much information is too much information: The Wikileaks Controversy” on Jan. 20 during Talk Politics, a monthly political discussion hosted by the Northern Iowa Democrats, the College

Republicans and Young Americans for Liberty. “It’s pretty straightforward. We select an idea for a topic, come together, debate it, discuss it and end up having three different perspectives: A Republican perspective, libertarian perspective and liberal perspective,” said Owen Cue, a UNI senior and

president of the Young Americans for Liberty. With that, the heated debate began in a casual circle setting about classifying and over-classifying First Amendment rights vs. national security and public opinion in general. See TALK POLITICS, page 3

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Pending University of Northern Iowa student body approval, the Northern Iowa Student Government senate may be significantly reducing the number of senate seats. During Wednesday’s three-hour, 20-minute-long meeting, the senate voted to approve SSB 2011-34, a bill that reduces the size of senate from 40 seats to 21, by a vote of 22-5-1. The change can only be made to the constitution if it is approved by the student body during the general elections this February, and the number of seats will not be reduced until the 201213 academic year, following next year’s elections. Currently, senate is comprised of on-campus senate seats for every residence hall, several off-campus senate seats, one senate seat for each college and seven atlarge seats that represent the entire student body. Many of these seats often go unfilled. The passed bill would instead represent students by college alone. Every college will have See NISG, page 2

Veridian Credit Union I Spy at UNI will present Community Engagement Award MARKITA CURRIE Staff Writer

This year Veridian Credit Union will be holding their annual Community Engagement Awards for five faculty members that show outstanding community service and beneficial interaction. The awards are given to one faculty member of each of the five colleges at the University of Northern Iowa. These faculty members can be nominated by students, fellow faculty or staff, and community members. The faculty member from each college will receive a recognition award and a $1,000 check made out to a nonprofit organization of their choice. These awards started in 2006 to recognize faculty members’ efforts and engagement with students, faculty, the community and organizations for the betterment of the community. “Veridian Credit Union is excited to again be sponsoring the Community Engagement Awards in partnership with UNI,” said Jean Trainor, the president and CEO of Veridian See VERIDIAN, page 2

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Equipment for the Blue Man Group dries throughout the GBPAC lobby after an accident in the Great Hall caused five sprinkler pipes to burst and douse the equipment with water. The three sold-out Blue Man Group performances were cancelled as a result.

it a thorough going-over,” Carignan said. “It’s a very central piece of equipment and it’s got very tight tolerances. I mean, it’s a giant 6000-pound lift, and if it doesn’t move right, it’s gonna hit things.” The GBPAC also replaced the damaged sprinkler system yesterday, which is necessary for resuming operations. The system was damaged around 7 a.m. Tuesday as a crew of about 60 students and Blue Man Group crew members were setting up for the Blue Man Group performances. The crew members were hang-

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Credit Union. Last year’s recipients were Matthew Bunker, associate professor of marketing in the UNI College of Business Administration; Joseph Wilson, associate professor of leisure, youth and human services in the College of Education; Adrienne Lamberti, assistant professor of English language and

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at UNI, are not making any choice as to who’s representing them. So why do these senate seats need to go? So that students can make a choice again.” Senator Emeritus Gage Rewerts, serving as a proxy for Senator Daniel Jensen, opposed the bill, arguing that it would tear senate apart. “You’ve completely isolated yourself from the very people who took the initiative in the first place to rise up from the mass in order to serve the whole, yet you would (eliminate) half of those people in order to make yourselves better,” Rewerts said. “This is something I can’t understand, nor fathom, how you would say, ‘Huh, we have a problem with people not serving, so let’s cut out half of the people currently serving.’” The majority of the debate focused

on the way that senate seats would be determined, how many senate seats there would be, and how students would be represented. The amendment to the bill that determined senate seats based on colleges, which was proposed by Student Body President Joel Anderson, received support from the majority of the senators, because it gives senators the ability to reach out to all of their constituents through college-wide or departmentwide newsletters and emails. “We should consider when we look at the by-laws after this, requiring that the senators attend the advisory council meetings but also have some sort of town hall where they’re speaking directly with, or at least their constituents have the opportunity to

speak directly with them,” College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Senator Spencer Walrath said. There were a few senators who opposed the movement to a smaller senate, including the newly-appointed Attorney General, Andrew Miller, and Speaker of the Senate Kevin Shannon. “I have to ask the question: are we dealing with the legislation and the government documents, or are we dealing with (the) issue that we aren’t reaching out enough?” Shannon said. “I’m not sure that this bill will create the inspiration and the drive necessary to push us forward,” he continued. Boeckmann replied by saying that this bill isn’t a fix-all to senate, but that the senate does need to start working harder to reach out to students. Et cetera

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munity.” The 2010 winner were recognized for spending numerous hours, days or even years contributing to the Cedar Valley and the state of Iowa. For example, Downs and his wife, Carol, have spent several years working with the United States Department of Justice on Violence Against Women. He has also served on the Board of Seeds of Hope and has written several grants for Social Action, Inc.

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to just drop everything and get to work. And I have no doubt that their actions have saved us hundreds of thousands of dollars. “And of course the stage crew and the staff at Gallagher did a great job too –everybody did the right thing; nobody panicked, nobody got paralyzed, we worked on solving the problem and then we started right into how we’re gonna get the show back up. “This is the strangest cancellation we’ve ever had,” Carignan said.

literature in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts; William Downs, professor of social work in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences; and Mark Ecker, professor of statistics in the Math Department in the College of Natural Sciences. “Having a local community credit union recognize people that give selflessly is really a fantastic thing,” said Ecker. “It’s a fantastic way to recognize people who are giving back to the com-

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by piece before testing each piece for functionality. According to Carignan, the quick response by the crews and the physical plant may have salvaged a lot of equipment that would otherwise have been lost. “When it first happened, everybody was just so focused on solving the problem, but people have been doing a great job,” he said. “Physical Plant, Public Safety, the fire department, School of Music — everybody just responded like champs. Every single person — people came in from home

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one senate seat with an additional seat for every 750 students in that college. The original bill was proposed by OffCampus Senator Trevor Boeckmann, who believes the abundance of senate seats results in uncontested elections, which means that senators don’t ever need to talk to their constituents in order to be elected. “I like to think that student government, like any government, should be one dedicated to the people -that democracy is the idea that we make a choice on who represents us,” Boeckmann said during the meeting. “The fact of the matter is that right now our representatives, our students

ing a light pipe when it flew up to the ceiling and broke the pipe. The pipe uses a counterweight system, where weight is put on one side to counter the weight of the lights being put on the pipe. Usually, crew members would provide additional weight to hold down the pipe and lock it in place, but “for some reason that didn’t get done,” Carignan said. The crew ran off the stage, and nobody was hurt. Following the accident, the crew set to work, taking all the equipment and drying it piece

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“We have a wooden floor, but it’s a springwood floor, which means there’s joists underneath it that hold it up so the wood has give to it,” Carignan said. “And that creates a plenum chamber between the cement sub-floor and the wood floor that we walk on. And so the big fear is that water gets in there and then it’s mold city and it’s rot and all kinds of bad things start happening in there.” To avoid rot and mold, the GBPAC dug two troughs on opposite ends of the stage through which they are running a constant flow of dry and hot air in order to both push the water out and to dry out whatever’s in there, Carignan said, which the GBPAC’s national consultant said was the right thing to do. Because of this, Carignan expects to be able to keep the floor operational at least through the rest of the year, though replacement may be necessary in the future. The GBPAC is also overseeing repair work on the orchestra pit lift, which is a “complicated mechanism,” Carignan said. “We really want to give

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For those unaware of the contentious information source, WikiLeaks is a nonprofit media website that supplies the public with classified government documents. Julian Assange launched WikiLeaks in 2006 for the sole purpose of creating an open government. His published works include videos of unnecessary killings, toxic waste dumps and government war details that the public was unaware of. The first highlight of the night was whether or not classified documents were being over-classified. Aleigh Glazier, a senior communicative disorders major, does not see the government as over-classifying most documents. “We found out that bombs that were claimed to be dropped by the Yemen government were actually being dropped by American troops,” said Glazier. However, Wesley Jones, a sophomore social science teaching major, pointed out that many were wrongly classified. “You may have noticed there were a lot of classified documents that wasn’t anything at all – very frivolous stuff that wasn’t in any way important,” Jones said, referring to documents in which politicians called each other fat. As the discussion moved away from classification, the group examined the topic of rights vs. securities. Are there any laws actually being broken by Wikileaks? And if there are, what draws the line before it becomes a national security concern? Jared Parker, a junior double-majoring in history and political science, shared his opinion that Assange did nothing wrong by using his free speech and press rights. On the other hand, Parker stated that Bradley Manning, an Army private who disclosed more than 250,000 documents, should not be protected, as he is a member of the United States Armed Forces and, therefore, bound under

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a different set of rules as defined in the Constitution. Ann Hughes, a senior political communications major, went beyond the question of First Amendment rights and expressed that “it was actually pretty brilliant that he posted it on the Internet, because you can put anything up there and call it free speech.” With that in mind, Parker reminded his peers to be wary, telling them to not post anything from WikiLeaks on Facebook, Twitter or other social networks. “Employers are going to look and it does look bad –– so just don’t do it,” Parker said. Christopher Larimer, assistant professor of political science, explained how since 9/11, there seems to be another failure of the intelligence community in their inability to keep secrets. “Are people actually upset about what was exposed or the fact that is was exposed?” said Larimer. Many expressed it was their fear of the fact that someone in the Army with such a low rank was able to access such documents. Other members, such as Cue, thought there was too much emotion aimed at the wrong people. “I think a lot of the anger and the hatred is directed towards those who publish the information,” Cue said. “I believe that the frustration should focused on the atrocities the U.S. soldiers were committing and not the guy just letting people know.” Regarding WikiLeaks, Daniel Jensen, chairman for the UNI College Republicans and geography major, feels the government has shown their alarm. “To me it just seems odd that there is . . . this united front and that anyone who is in a position of power is afraid of this, saying there needs to be a counterattack,” said Jensen. Cory Derringer, a senior majoring in sociology, agrees the government is having concerns but expresses it in a differ-

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ent manner. Derringer feels WikiLeaks is a beneficial tool to keep using. “I feel like the fact that we’re scaring the people in power is a good thing. Now there is something worth holding them accountable,” said Derringer. Jones also felt WikiLeaks held more people aware and accountable for their actions and concluded, “I wish there were more Julian Assanges.” Kristen Meyers, the president of the Northern Iowa Democrats mentioned that everyone is welcome to come and join Talk Politics, even if just to observe. If you have an idea for a political issue to discuss, add it to their Facebook group and join the discussion the second Thursday of every month in the Hemisphere Lounge of Maucker Union, behind chats.

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‘Interlude Dance’ becomes a UNI phenomenon By DANIELLE KRULL Staff Writer

“Interlude” is not just a techno song by the metal band Attack Attack! It’s also become a dance phenomenon at University of Northern Iowa. UNI students can be seen performing the dance during basketball games in the McLeod Center. The dance was created and videotaped by friends Ian Goldsmith, a junior theatre and psychology major; Scott Connerley, a senior history education major; and Tyler Wright, a junior technology education major. The dance consists of moves such as hand claps, waving of the arms, sparkles, ninja robots and “Jersey Shore” fist pumps. The “Interlude” has also become a YouTube sensation – gaining more than 11,000 hits as of press time. The dance, first called the “Gruff Dance,” was created by Wright after he heard about “Interlude” through a friend. After hearing the song, he started to wave his arms and came up with other various dance moves. “It allows you to move freely,” Wright said of the unique sound of the song. Connerley heard the song last spring and thought it was “so much fun.” Later, Goldsmith was brought into the mix. It wasn’t until the summer of 2010 when both Goldsmith

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When the students generate all this excitement, the energy spreads to the rest of the stadium. Eric Hrubes UNI Athletics assistant marketing director

and Connerley went to China that they came up with the final product, now called “The Interlude Dance.” When Goldsmith and Connerley returned to campus this fall, they taught the dance to the Resident Assistants in Campbell Hall and started to make a regular appearance at Campbell Hall dance parties. Goldsmith then decided to take to take the dance one step further by approaching the UNI’s Athletic Marketing Department to ask if they could perform the dance at one of the games. “The initial reaction was indifferent,” said Eric Hrubes, assistant director of marketing for UNI Athletics. “We were hesitant because we didn’t want just two people at a game doing the dance.” In response to Goldsmith’s inquiry, the UNI Athletic Marketing Department proposed a challenge to Goldsmith, Connerley and Wright: if they brought a large student group to last Friday’s women’s basketball

game, they would be able to perform the dance. “The three guys rose to the challenge,” Hrubes said. “They brought over 75 students to the women’s game. That is probably the largest group I’ve seen at a women’s game.” “The Interlude Dance” made its debut last Friday during halftime. The energy of the student body captured the attention of UNI Athletic Director Troy Dannen, a 1989 graduate of UNI. Shortly after seeing the students perform, he asked the marketing department, “Could the students perform the dance again at the men’s game against Drake?” On Jan. 22, “The Interlude Dance” made its second appearance at the McLeod Center. UNI men’s basketball coach Ben Jacobson and UNI women’s basketball coach Tanya Warren expressed how much they enjoyed seeing students so enthusiastic during games. The dance is not just a hit at UNI basketball games. It has made appearances at family reunions, Iowa State University and a UNI Admissions party. “The instruction video of ‘The Interlude Dance’ has been sent out via mass e-mail to the UNI students so they could learn the dance and bring even more of the same energy shown at both last week’s game to future games,”

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UNI students perform “The Interlude Dance” during a women’s basketball game on Jan. 21.

Hrubes said. Both Hrubes and Dannen agreed that they hope this dance motivates more students to come and support UNI’s women’s and men’s basketball teams. “The students are the ones

who create (the) atmosphere at the games, and the atmosphere can’t get any better,” Dannen said. “I’ve never seen this much excitement at any (sporting) event here at UNI coming from students since See INTERLUDE, page 6

Strayer-Wood Theatre student selected UNI Financial Aid offers as finalist in Regional Theatre Festival resources for students NI NEWS SERVICE

Strayer-Wood Theatre students recently participated in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region V, held at Iowa State in Ames on Jan. 17-22. The Festival is sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the Arts in Washington, D.C. Rachel Russell, a junior theatre performance major and Stephanie Wessels, a senior theatre design and production major, were selected as Regional Finalists in the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Competition at the festival. Participants perform scenes and monologues from plays, advancing through a

series of elimination rounds juried by theatre professionals. Russell and We s s e l s were one Rachel Russell of the top 16 teams out of 296 teams composed of graduate and undergraduate students from the seven-state region. Participants for the Ryan Scholarship Competition are nominated by guest adjudicators who evaluate region productions, and nominees choose acting partners for their scenes. In addition to Russell, who was nominated for her performance in the StrayerWood Theatre produc-

tion of “She Stoops to Conquer” (directed by theatre professor Gwendolyn Schwinke), three other UNI actors were nominated and participated in the competition with their partners. Diana Garles, a senior theatre performance major, was nominated for her performance in “She Stoops to Conquer,” performing with partner Michael Achenbach, a senior theatre performance major. Liz Cook, a senior theatre and English double major, was nominated for her performance in “Mother Hicks” (directed by theatre professor Gretta Berghammer), and her partner Nick Chizek, a senior theatre performance major. Shane Gavin, a senior theSee THEATRE STUDENTS, page 6

By KARI BRAUMANN Editorial Staff

With the first half of the academic year behind them, University of Northern Iowa students are now preparing to finance their next year of college. This means filling out the UNIversity Scholarship Application (USA) and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid – a process that can be confusing for some students. Fortunately, the UNI Office of Student Financial Aid is offering workshops to guide students through the process of completing the USA and the FAFSA. The final USA workshop will be held Wednesday, Feb. 2 from 1-2 p.m. or 2-3 p.m. in room 134

of the Innovative Teaching and Technology Center. The FAFSA workshop sessions will be held Tuesday, Feb. 8 from 11 a.m. to noon and Friday, Feb. 11 from 1-2 p.m., also in ITTC 134. “It is a great opportunity for the students ... everybody has their own computer right in front of them. (Our) staff and our (graduate assistants) are helping out with those, and they can get some oneon-one personal help,” said Renae Mulder, a customer service specialist in the Office of Student Financial Aid. Some students may feel familiar with the process of submitting the FAFSA if they have done it at least once See FINANCIAL AID, page 6

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Portman, Kutcher show sizzling chemistry in ‘No Strings Attached’ By EMILY HEYER Film Critic

We all know the story. Boy meets girl. Boy tries to get with girl. Girl shoots boy down. Boy runs into girl years later and they hit it off. Not exactly exciting, but so begins “No Strings Attached.” Emma (Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”), a driven medical student, runs into her old camp friend Adam (Ashton Kutcher, “Killers”), now an assistant/ aspiring writer for a Glee-like TV show, and they awkwardly exchange numbers. A few months later, Adam finds out his former TV star dad (Kevin Kline, “Definitely, Maybe”) is sleeping with and dating his ex-girlfriend and engages in a night of heavy drinking. He calls up Emma after a night of naked crying and they become “sex friends.” Naturally, one falls for the other, and friends with benefits becomes something more. Perhaps the worst thing about this movie is also what draws people to it. It’s a typical rom-com –the plot is nothing above average, the characters are not overly memorable, but it is still a good movie, for all those same reasons. Portman’s Emma, the proposer of the sex friends relationship, is driven and admittedly relationship awkward, but not crazy. The character, which some people could have played as crazy for only wanting sex and not a relationship, is instead just self-confident. She knows what she wants and does not want right now. And that’s ok. On the other end of the spectrum is Kutcher’s Adam, who could have honestly been played by anyone, but Kutcher’s puppy-like charm lends just the right amount of “awww” to an average role that could manage to become too cheesy for even the mice to handle. Kutcher is cheesy from the get-go, an emotional creature to contrast Emma’s stronger, more reserved personality.

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‘No Strings Attached’ is not the most original movie, nor is it the best movie. It is, however, a solid rom-com. It sets you up for the cheese and the romance and you are happy at the end.

That’s just the tip of the iceberg, however. One of the best things about this movie is its strong supporting characters. There are Emma’s roommates, Shira (Mindy Kaling, “The Office”), Patrice (Greta Gerwig, “Greenburg”) and Guy (Guy Branum, “Chelsea Lately”), who provide insight and wisdom to the sex-friends relationship, as well as moan and groan on the floor during red week. Then there are Adam’s friends Wallace (Chris “Ludacris” Bridges) and Eli (Jake Johnson, “Get Him to the Greek”), who support Adam’s drinking and debauching with an amusing man-love panache. Then, of course, there are the stars of the supporting roles, Adam’s dad Alvin and his chatty-Kathy coworker

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Natalie Portman, left, as Emma and Ashton Kutcher as Adam co-star in “No Strings Attached.”

(Lake Bell, “It’s Complicated”). These two practically take the cake. Their hilarious drug use (Alvin) and semineurotic tendencies (Lucy) make the movie even more light-hearted than it already is. They not only provide funny jokes and comments, but each tendency has its purpose. They are not thrown into the mix with funny lines simply because the writer wanted some funny lines. Each character has a purpose, which is something lacking in some rom-coms. There is no need for fake funnies; they sprout up as organically as the carrots Adam gives Emma when she says “no flowers.” This is perhaps the second-cheesiest moment in the whole movie. And, spoiler alert, it IS cheesy. But it works. It comes close to overdoing it (the last line Adam says is almost too much), but never makes you want to get up and hurl (except for maybe that last line). It is forgiven, however, with the amazing chemistry between Portman and Kutcher. It’s suprising, given her talent (see the Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in “Black Swan”) and his, well, different talent (see “That ‘70s Show”). They play with each other, be it in the bedroom or cracks with the height difference, and it is truly enjoyable to watch. It doesn’t hurt that

both of the leads are gorgeous, but the real success is that their chemistry is more fun to watch than just their pretty looks, and that’s a testament to how well they interact with each other. “No Strings Attached” is not the

most original movie, nor is it the best movie. It is, however, a solid rom-com. It sets you up for the cheese and the romance and you are happy at the end. A little laughing, a little loving, and we all go home happy.

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I’ve been in school.” “When the students generate all this excitement the energy spreads to the rest of the stadium,” Hrubes said. “Little kids pick up on it, which then spreads to the adults. I hope this type of enthusiasm coming from the student body doesn’t die down.” Goldsmith feels that the dance promotes the “I am UNI” campaign through a sense of identity. Goldsmith, Connerley and Wright hope “The Interlude Dance” tradition continues long after they graduate from UNI. “No one person is ‘Interlude,’” Goldsmith said.

before. However, that doesn’t mean the upcoming workshops have nothing to offer for students who already have experience with the FAFSA, as anyone can make a mistake or run into problems, according to Mulder. “I think (the workshops) would benefit somebody who’s done the FAFSA two or three times,” Mulder said, “and definitely a person who’s doing the FAFSA for the first time.” The deadline for submitting the USA is Tuesday, Feb. 15. Most departmental scholarship deadlines are Feb. 15 or sooner, but in some rare situations a departmen-

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The students are the ones who create (the) atmosphere at the games, and the atmosphere can’t get any better.

tal scholarship may have a deadlin later than Feb. 15. Mulder explained that while the scholarship application itself is due in February, students can submit it and return to the application later to add items like essays or letters of recommendation for those scholarships with later deadlines. Mulder stressed the importance of submitting one’s FAFSA as soon as possible to take advantage of all available types of aid, as some of it is limited in quantity. “We do have some types of funding and certain aid that is a first-come, firstserve type of basis because of how limited it is,” Mulder explained. “So the soon-

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er (students) can get their FAFSA in, the sooner they can get awarded.” Among these more timesensitive types of aid are some grants, the work study program and Perkins loans. Pell grants are not time-sensitive. If the student or the parent listed on the application has not yet filed his or her income taxes, they can indicate this on the application, provide estimates for income figures and go back to correct their FAFSA after the taxes have been filed. If students cannot attend the workshops or have any questions about the financial aid application process, they should visit the Office of Student Financial Aid. Students are welcome to

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atre major was nominated for “Mother Hicks,” with his partner Clay Swanson, a theatre performance major. Christian Mangrich (a high school student at West High in Waterloo) also received an honorable mention for his performance in “Mother Hicks.”

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Reason over rhetoric

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President Barack Obama gave his It’s time to break the second official gridlock. It’s time to State of the Union choose reason over Address Tuesday night to a joint sesrhetoric in making sion of Congress. our arguments and Following a proposal negotiating our by Democratic senator Mark Udall of compromises. Colorado, the members of Congress sat in a “mixed” arrangement rather than separating into Republican and Democrat sections as usual. The seat shuffling was intended to rekindle the spirit of bipartisanship, promoting a diplomatic and civil atmosphere among the lawmakers, according to ABC News. The president also had the issue of civility in mind as he delivered the speech. Obama addressed the ongoing animosity in American public discourse and the recent shooting tragedy in Tucson. He made note of the recent sense of community and conciliation, but told his audience, “What comes of this moment is up to us. What comes of this moment will be determined not by whether we can sit together tonight, but whether we can work together tomorrow.” Obama’s speech was, as Michael Gerson said in a political blog for the Washington Post, “bipartisan and ideological.” Gerson noted that the president was “positive, upbeat, future-oriented -- but also unapologetic about the need for government activism.” In a departure from the past, where the president’s party served as a cheering section with continual standing ovations while the opposing party often sat in stony reserve, reactions seemed to be a little more off the cuff. Some members of Congress looked uncomfortable and unsure about when to applaud and whether to stand or sit. Despite the lack of the old, comfortable script, there seemed to be an increase in bipartisan applause. The president made several statements both parties could get behind, including a promise that if a bill arrived at his desk in the Oval Office with earmarks in it, he would veto that bill -- a bold promise, but one that could garner Obama some respect in the eyes of voters deeply frustrated with Washington’s political antics. Of course, after the speech, the media and the peanut gallery chimed in with their own reactions to and evaluations of the address. The Huffington Post, among others, found the address to be too light on foreign policy. The Christian Science Monitor took issue with what Obama called a “Sputnik moment,” contending that the original Sputnik moment in 1957 was prompted by the sense of a military threat and not necessarily a desire to compete with other nations. Republican senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee spoke against Obama’s popular statement about earmarks in legislation; according to US News and World Report, Alexander sees it as “taking money from one pot and putting it in another pot.” In an hour-long speech, it is impossible to hit all the right talking points and please the waiting critics, but this year’s State of the Union address was a step in the right direction, at least in its intentions. It’s easy to be cynical and dismiss Washington’s efforts Tuesday night at bipartisanship as temporary and hollow. However, that is the attitude that our elected representatives must adopt if anything significant is to be accomplished by our government. It’s time to break the gridlock. It’s time to choose reason over rhetoric in making our arguments and negotiating our compromises. We can all uphold our own ideals and still find solutions that work... as long as we don’t rush to get back to our assigned seats. This editorial reflects the position of the Northern Iowan’s editorial staff: John Anderson, Leah Jeffries, Brad Eilers, Cassie Tegeler, Anna Schreck and Kari Braumann. All other articles and illustrations represent the views of their authors.

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After school: UNI’s intellectual wasteland

Last week I went to a lecture by topics across campus, but exceptions aside, a local entrepreneur about how attendance is usually low. Last year I went to a to establish a technology start- lecture on Constitution Day; there were maybe up. I’m not three to five students and 30-40 older adults. I MICHAEL DIPPOLD i n c r e d i b l y was astonished at how few people could justify Michael.S.Dippold ambitious and taking one hour to listen to a talk about such @gmail.com my techni- an important issue. cal skills are Since I’ve been at the University of somewhat lacking, but it seemed like an inter- Northern Iowa, I have taken several extra esting topic. The noteworthy thing about classes offered by the university for no credit this lecture, though, was that at a school or one credit hour each. Attendance at those with robust computer has never been more science and business than seven students. Campus seems like an There are student departments, there were very few stuintellectual wasteland groups for almost every dents there. There were sometimes. I see students major or interest, and some students from the they hold events which wandering around going take numerous formats, group hosting the event and some faculty memto classes, but when yet groups struggle to bers, but other than that grades and graduation are even bring out people it was barren. Perhaps who are already likeremoved from the equation, minded. paltry turnout had to do with the time of the there are very few people So where is everyone? event, or the advertiswho want to keep learning. Campus seems like an ing on the part of the intellectual wasteland hosting student group, sometimes. I see stubut it’s incredibly disheartening to see such a dents wandering around going to classes, but good opportunity squandered by people who when grades and graduation are removed should be interested in the fantastic presenta- from the equation, there are very few people tion. who want to keep learning. I don’t understand This was not a one-time occurrence either. why people come to a university and then treat Anyone who regularly attends extracurricular their time here like an impediment to gaining events -- whether it’s lectures, student group their diploma. As students, we have at our activities, no-credit or low-credit classes -- disposal invaluable resources. The numerous knows that they are usually sparsely attended. student groups, the lectures and discussions, There are regular lectures on interesting

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‘The Dark Knight Rises’ vs. ‘The Avengers’ ANTHONY MITCHELL from

obsessing over how Nolan is going to ayomitch@uni.edu make Bane work in this Not very often do I get a pseudo-realistic world he has platform to totally and com- created. I think it’s a good pletely nerd out as a comics casting choice, but I am just fan. Seeing as the recent news curious as to how this is going of the new Batman’s casting to work. is sparking a lot of discusAll of the buzz (mostly sion lately, what better time negative) has been surroundto address the epic summer of ing the decision of Anne 2012 that we nerds are look- Hathaway playing Catwoman ing forward to? The ultimate (more specifically her alter question stares us in the face. ego, Selina Kyle). All I keep Who will rise victorious: the hearing from the fan camps is Dark Knight or the Marvel that she isn’t qualified to play Super-friends? Well, let’s ana- the role due to her involvelyze. ment in family-friendly fare Director Christopher (“Princess Diaries,” “Ella Nolan has selected two actors Enchanted,” etc). Keep in for roles in the upcoming mind, she has some range. Batman film: Tom Hardy as Some of her earlier indepenBane and Anne Hathaway as dent work can attest to that. Catwoman. The choice of We are not even sure if she Hardy playing Bane seems will become Catwoman in the to be going over pretty film. I hope she does, because well among the fan base. we know that this is Nolan’s Personally, I can’t stop myself last Batman film and to not

redeem the Halle Berry fiasco would be a shame. Casting aside, the choice of these two villains is great, and I think this is going to provide a show for the ages. On the other side of the coin, let’s take a look at Marvel. We are staring down the barrel of possibly the biggest crossover in film history to make “The Avengers” a reality. As we approach it, we look towards this year. DC is going to get spanked: Green Lantern looks like a joke. I’m sorry. Marvel has both Thor and Cap hitting the screen this year with young, up-andcoming actors to complete the four major character arcs to lead into “The Avengers.” Ryan Reynolds… stick to Deadpool please. The five big names going into this film are as follows: See BATMAN VS. AVENGERS, page 8

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the extra classes, and even the incredible Rod library – all under-utilized resources. So why do people come to college to learn, but ignore all of the opportunities around them for intellectual advancement? I honestly don’t know the answer and I’m sure it’s different for each person. Either way, you should seize these opportunities and make the most of them. Join a student group that meshes with your interests. They are great ways to get involved, make friends, learn cool new things and bolster your resume (especially if you have a leadership position). Go to events and lectures in your free time. There really are things out

BATMAN VS. AVENGERS continued from page 7

Chris Evans as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk. That’s a lot to take in, without even considering other heroes that will appear. The magnitude of this is stunning. But will it work? So many questions linger at this time. Will Hulk end up being the villain? Will Cap or Iron Man lead the team? Can balancing these different characters work on screen? Who knows, but it sure is exciting to think about. So now the ultimate question looms: who will come out on top? Obviously, it is much too early to give a good answer to that, but we sure can speculate. Personally,

there to suit most people’s interests. For instance, I‘m helping organize this year’s Darwin Week event, and it will feature such a wide variety of topics that there really is something for everyone. Take advantage of all of this, because you’ll probably never get the chance to be around this many other people who are interested in learning about and discussing ideas. Once you leave, you won’t have access to such a large collection of classes and books. There’s definitely time for wasting time, being social and sleeping, but college is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity –there’s no reason in the world not to make the most of it.

my vote goes to Batman. As psyched as I am about The Avengers becoming a reality, The Caped Crusader has something the World’s Finest Heroes don’t: Christopher Nolan. I’m sorry, but with that man at the reigns and the phenomenal job he did on The Dark Knight, it’s no question this time. Time will tell, though. Surpassing expectations after The Dark Knight seems, frankly, impossible. Also, having so many major characters on screen can be a pitfall for Marvel. Bottom line, no matter who comes out on top, the fans are the winners. We have so much to lick our chops about it’s not even funny. Best of luck to both camps, we can’t wait to see what you have in store.

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Ahelegbe leads Panthers to 71-66 victory over MVC rival Creighton By BRAD EILERS Panther in double figures. Sports Editor

The Panthers (16-6, 7-3 MVC) and Bluejays (13University of Northern 9, 5-5 MVC) battled back Iowa senior point guard and forth from the opening Kwadzo Ahelegbe could tip of the ballgame. The not be stopped Wednesday score was tied six times and night as the Panthers the teams exchanged the defeated their Missouri lead five times. UNI led on Valley Conference rivals, multiple occasions by nine the Creighton University points, but the lead would Bluejays, 71-66 inside the never reach double digits. McLeod Center. Ahelegbe UNI, led by Ahelegbe, scored a game-high 26 went on an 8-0 run to take points, including 12 points an early 16-11 lead with in the first six minutes of 13:16 left in the first half. play. Ahelegbe was 10-of-19 The Panthers kept it going shooting for the game. and got their largest lead of “I think (Ahelegbe) is the the first half after a dunk best player in the (MVC),” and jumper from James to said CU head coach Greg extend their lead to 26-18 McDermott. “His value to with 8:29 remaining in the his team is probably as much first half. CU would cut the as any other player in the UNI lead to 31-26 at the (MVC). He can perform well intermission. on both ends of the floor; he The Bluejays started the has great control and great second half on a 9-2 run leadership skills.” to push ahead 35-33 with Ahelegbe wasn’t the 16:32 remaining. However, only Panther who was the Panthers answered with feeling it Wednesday night. back-to-back three-pointers Sophomore guard Anthony from freshman forward James chipped in with 14 Chip Rank and senior guard points on 5-of-10 shooting. Kerwin Dunham. UNI James was the only other would use a 12-3 run to

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open up a 55-46 lead with 9:18 remaining. Although the Bluejays would battle back to cut the Panther lead to just three points with nine seconds remaining, a pair of clutch free throws by James iced the game for the Panthers. UNI is currently on a sixgame winning streak, the longest in the MVC. The Panthers started conference play slow, falling to 1-3 out of the gate, but they have now found their stroke offensively, averaging 69.6 points per game over that six-game span. With UNI’s victory Wednesday night

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Kwadzo Ahelegbe, No. 11, scored a game-high 26 points Wednesday night as the Panthers defeated the Bluejays 71-66.

they moved into a tie for third place in the MVC with Indiana State University. “As a group we have found some things that are working for us on the offensive end of the floor and that’s a shared responsibility,”

said UNI head coach Ben Jacobson. “It’s taken me and my staff a while to find the right things and get them in the right positions to be successful, and right now we have a lot of confidence.”

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Oh baby, I love this announcer! By RYAN FRIEDERICH Sports Columnist

If you have ever been unfortunate enough to be away from Cedar Falls the night of a University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball game, you really aren’t missing out on much. As a student teacher, I have found it impossible to make it to all the home basketball games, as I can’t afford the price of gas and lack of sleep during weeknights. In all this gloom I have discovered one bright spot: Gary Rima. If you are not sure of the name, Rima is the play-byplay radio broadcaster for our beloved Panthers. With catchphrases of “kaboom!” and “oh baby!”, Rima brings the game to life over the radio and takes announcing to a whole new level. Since I am a diehard Panther fan, I often find myself driving around in my

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car during games because I don’t have a radio that can pick up the signal in my house. I have been known to miss my turns before, as I get seemingly lost in the game as Rima tells it to me. Rima always brings his knowledge of the game and combines it with his pep-crew-like enthusiasm, which makes the listening experience very enjoyable. I have read many message boards on the internet and have found that Rima is the Lucas O’Rear of the

broadcasting world; if he is the Panthers came away January nights. If you ever on your side you love him and with the victory. Scoreboard have the opportunity to his enthusiasm, and if he is updates, interviews and plays listen to him, you should sit on the other side, you can’t of the night are exciting and back and let him bring the stand him. I understand that bring closure to the games. game to you. Hopefully our it is hard to imagine that “The Other Mic” segment in Panthers can keep giving by listening to a basketball the pre-game is enjoyable as him reasons to cheer in the game on the radio one well when Rima interviews future so he can keep his can fully understand what the broadcaster from the attitude at the level it is is going on in the actual visiting team. today! Go Panthers! gym. Rima makes sure that Rima truly makes being every listener knows where away from Cedar Falls the ball is on the court and bearable on these freezing where every player is as well. Kevin Boyle, Rima’s color commentator, also does an outstanding job of complementing his radio partner. Boyle is hilarious to listen to at times, as he can be judgmental of other players as well as the officials. When you get these two guys on the microphone together there is instantly a Shrek and Donkey kind of chemistry. One of my favorite parts Courtesy Photo/NI NEWS SERVICE of the broadcast is the Gary Rima, right, is in his 17th year of announcing UNI football and men’s postgame show, assuming basketball.

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UNI’s Marc Sonnen looks to score against the Creighton Bluejays on Wednesday night. Sonnen came off the bench and scored five points for the Panthers.

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UNI freshman forward Chip Rank matches up on Creighton’s freshman forward Doug McDermott.

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Johnny Moran had scored career-highs each of his past two meetings against the Creighton Bluejays, but was held to nine points on Wednesday night.

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UNI’s Kwadzo Ahelegbe addresses the media following the Panthers’ 71-66 victory over Creighton.

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Johnny Moran handles the ball for the Panthers. UNI only turned the ball over seven times against the Bluejays.

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Wednesday night’s meeting between UNI and CU was highly publicized because of the return of Greg and Doug McDermott to Cedar Falls. Greg, a UNI alumnus, was the head coach of the Panthers for five seasons from 2001-2006 and led the Panthers to three straight NCAA tournament berths from 2004-2006. Greg then took the head coaching position at Iowa State University before resigning to take the same position at CU last spring. Doug McDermott, who signed his letter of intent with UNI, backed out of his commitment last spring after his father took the head coaching job at Creighton. This rubbed many Panther fans the wrong way and the 6,415 fans of the purple and gold showed their displeasure on Wednesday night. Doug McDermott got booed by the fans every time he touched the ball on offense while Greg got booed every time he argued with a referee. “I’ll never like coming back here (to Cedar Falls), ever,” said Greg McDermott, who fell to 1-4 all-time against UNI. “I could coach

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LEADING SCORERS: Kyle Weems -- 16.5 Will Creekmore -- 11.6 Jermaine Mallett -- 11.3

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Scholarship Guidlines for 2011-2012 Description and Criteria: This scholarship recognizes students for their leadership contributions to UNI and potential to model leadership for women. Applicants should show evidence of leadership potential through their awareness of social issues, including those affecting women; desire to make a difference; demonstrated commitment to serving others; and ethical behavior. The committee will consider both breadth and depth of leadership activities. Consideration will be given to leadership accomplishments, particularly at UNI, as well as potential future contributions. Applicants must be undergraduate students who have completed at least 30 credit hours and will be returning for the following academic year (both fall and spring semesters) and are required to be full-time students each semester. A cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher is required.

at Creighton for 10 years and it’s still going to be an uneasy feeling because of what UNI means to me. I had a wonderful experience here as a student-athlete, I had a great five years when I was coaching here and I have a lot of friends here.” The Panthers return to action Sunday night when they travel to Springfield, Mo., to play the Missouri State University Bears. The Bears (17-4, 9-1 MVC) currently sit atop the MVC standings two games ahead of UNI. Tip-off for Sunday’s game is set for 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU.

Amount: $3,500 one-year award applied directly to the student’s university bill (half each semester). Application deadline: You are required to use the Common Scholarship Application at http://www.uni. edu/finaid/. The deadline for submission is Tuesday, February 15.

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2222 Walnut 1 and 3 bedroom apts. Some utilities paid. On-site laundry, off-street parking. 277- 8719

7 BR. on the hill. Pool table included. Available June 1st. $2500/MO. www.icrentals.com. 319- 931- 6507 3 BR. house. Utilities paid except electrical..Call 319- 415- 4370 2 BR. and 1 BR. apartments for rent near UNI. All remodeled. Call 712- 358- 0592 Large 2 bedroom, newer ranch style, home. 1/4 mile from Main St. Downtown. Many new updates, bath and kitchen, central air, lots of parking, single stall garage. $595. 319- 846- 2995 3 BR. suite $1300/mo. Utilities included, free laundry, off-street parking, A/C. Each tenant has own kitchen. 269- 1743

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FOR RENT: 2 large 3 BR. duplexes near UNI. Dining area, air, parking, patio, yard, W/D. $840/ mo. Available 6/1. 266- 5480

620 W. Seerley. 2, 3, 4 bedroom apts. Off-street parking. On-site laundry. 277- 8719

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4 BR. apt. 2 blocks from campus. Off street parking w/d included. No pets. 319- 239- 2135 1 bedroom apt. 3 blocks from campus. Off street parking w/d included. No pets. 319- 239- 2135

Brand new 4 BR. townhouse apts. available August 1st. 2 blocks from campus. 2615 Walnut. $410/mo. per person. Includes free cable/internet, W/D, dishwasher, four offstreet assigned spaces. Call Jeanette 319- 415- 5804

Large 4 BR. apart. $1600/mo. Utilities included, free laundry, off-street parking, A/C. 269- 1743

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Large, 3BR., newer ranch style home, 1/2 mile to campus, many new updates, bath and kitchen, central air, lots of parking. $950. 319- 846- 2995 Studio, 3 BR. and 2 BR. apartments close to campus. Clean, non-smoking, off-street parking. Reasonable rent. Responsible landlord. 12 mo. lease begins June 1. No pets. Dennis at 232- 6819

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Wiggles in-home Daycare has openings for infant and toddlers. Cedar Falls - close to UNI. 12 years of experience, fenced in yard, food program, curriculum, non-smoking home. QRS (Quality Rating System) level 4, Child Net certified, CPR, Mandatory Reporter. Call 277- 1664 Jami.

For rent 1 BR. with dishwasher, W/D and office. $450/ MO. (712) 330- 5409 For rent 1 BR apartments W/D dishwasher. Close. 1-2 blocks. 415- 5807

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