INTERNATIONAL
BASKETBALL
SOCCER
CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 4
SPORTS PAGE 6
SPORTS PAGE 6
International students voice their opinions regarding UNI and Iowa.
Men’s basketball defeated Bemidji State University 71-48 during an exhibition.
Women’s soccer ended the season with a win against Grand View University.
Friday
Nov. 1, 2013
Volume 110, Issue 19
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GOVERNMENT
Republicans discuss push for funding increase at UNI SAMUEL HARRIS
Government Writer
ERIN KEISER/Northern Iowan
Reps. Dean Fisher (left) and Walt Rogers (right) discuss funding for UNI Monday in the Maucker Ballroom.
Republican Reps. Walt Rogers and Dean Fisher announced they would support more funding for the University of Northern Iowa, but emphasized there is a difficult balance between funding higher education and using taxpayer money during a public forum on Monday. “UNI really wasn’t being treated fairly on a revenue standpoint,” said Rogers when comparing UNI to the other two state universities in the Iowa legislature in past years. About 20 students attended the
Northern Iowa Student Governmentsponsored forum to hear the representatives speak about Iowa’s education policy in the Maucker Union Ballroom. Rogers, a UNI alumnus, is the representative for District 60, which includes the Waterloo and Cedar Falls area. Fisher is the representative for District 72, which is part of Black Hawk County. Rogers is campaigning for the First Congressional seat. The seat is currently held by Bruce Braley, but he is seeking a U.S. Senate seat in 2014.
STUDENT VOICES
RILEY COSGROVE Staff Writer
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I liked having Dashes; it was way more convenient than the new late night. Dashes made it easier to get a proper dinner when I had a lot of things going on. CAYLA BURKE Sophomore
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See FUNDING, page 2
LGBT
Drag-A-Ganza takes the stage CORREY PRIGEON Staff Writer
Electric candles sat among Halloween decorations while pop music blared in Maucker Ballroom Tuesday night. While bass rhythms rained onto the dance floor, Lola Lustre commanded the attention of the audience, seizing the stage in a lacy black dress and high-heeled boots. Performers and attendees dressed in florescent nylons, furry wolf masks and curly blonde weaves packed themselves into the University of Northern Iowa’s Maucker Ballroom C to see drag performers strut their stuff onstage for UNI Proud’s third
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I like the new plans because some weeks I eat more than other weeks, and I do not have to worry about being limited per week.
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CARLY LENHOFF Sophomore
CASSIDY NOBLE/Northern Iowan Lacey Combs performs the Guns N’ Roses song “Welcome to the Jungle” Tuesday in Maucker Union Ballroom.
annual Drag-A-Ganza. “We got a much bigger crowd this year. It’s a great message,” said DJ
Xayasouk, secretary of UNI Proud and senior theater major. “I think showing this is a great
way to show everyone that we’re a fun group.” See DRAG SHOW, page 5
See MEAL PLAN, page 5
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