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WALT WHITMAN

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Professor William Koch shares the words of Walt Whitman.

Columnist Madison McKone discusses the importance of American farmers.

The Panthers broke their losing streak and beat Youngstown, 22-20.

Tuesday

Nov. 12, 2013

Volume 110, Issue 22

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Angela Davis, civil and women’s rights icon, spoke to the UNI community Nov. 7. “Finding Your Way: Organizing for Social Change and Human Rights” drew a crowd to Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. Davis is known for her activism and has worked with several different groups like the Black Panthers and the CheLumumba Club, a branch of the Communist party in the 1960s, according to biography.com.

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For example, this year our harvest around the United States was well received, causing prices like grain to decrease,” said Petersen. See PRICING, page 2

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No Shame continues to welcome performers RACHEL BALDUS Staff Writer

Audience members sat facing a chalkboard reading: “NO SHAME: A Night of Playful Hedonism and Debauchery” when the lights flashed and they started cheering as No Shame Theatre began in the Communication Arts

Center, Room 108, Nov. 8. “It’s just a variety show for people that have some sort of artistic talent, whether it’s writing or singing or poetry, and they can do their own work there,” said Cody Hoien, junior theater major and one of three No Shame hosts. The other hosts are

senior family services major Chris Madigan and 2009 graduate David Harnois. Madigan said No Shame originated at the University of Iowa and eventually wound up at the University of Northern Iowa. See NO SHAME, page 4

LINDY BEYERINK/Northern Iowan

Since 2010, the University of Northern Iowa has been affected by the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, according to Michelle Byers, director of Human Resource Services. While ACA won’t impact the number of students employed by the university, Byers said they’re looking into changing employee hours. “Both the University of Iowa and Iowa State University limit the number of hours a student can work to 20 hours per week, and we are currently looking at the possibility of implementing the same requirement,” Byers said. “We don’t believe that such a change would impact very many students.” Byers said the average student works 9.3 hours a week. “Studies have consistently shown that working more than 15-20 hours per week has a negative effect on students’ academic success,” Byers said. Because employment differs from department to department, Lindsay Cunningham, a spokesperson for UNI, said nothing is certain when it comes to student employees. “The largest percentage of student employment is departmentally funded, so there’s not one answer about cutting jobs or hours,” Cunningham said. However, Byers said that, “ACA will have no impact relative to reducing the number of student employment jobs.”

David Harnois performs “Mother f---ing Sherlock Holmes” Nov. 8 at No Shame.

See OBAMACARE, page 2

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