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December 10, 2015 Volume 112, Issue 27

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Opinion 3 4 Campus Life Sports 6 7 Games Classifieds 8

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Campus study hidey-holes

“NOT A DAYCARE” Columnist agrees that freedom of speech is being threatened on university campuses. OPINION PAGE 3

JACOB MADDEN Staff Writer

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Finals are right around the corner, and that means that tensions will be high and Rod Library will be packed. Places to study will be in high demand, so some UNI students shared of some places to hideaway on campus in preparation for finals week. Many of the academic buildings have designated spaces for student use that see little traffic, according to freshman biology major, Tanner Schrad. Schrad said he often studies on the far east-side of McCollum Science Hall, off of C.W. Lantz Lecture Hall. The small area on the second floor is spacious and fea-

Top-rated shows according to students and various lists to binge-watch. CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 4

BASKETBALL Panther MBB wins against George Mason, 73-65, while on the road. SPORTS PAGE 6

tures plenty of seating. “It’s quiet, it’s in the back, but you still see people occasionally,” Schrad said. The ground floor of McCollum is a little busier, but freshman Spanish-TESOL major, Sierra Depping, enjoys studying on the couches there. “It’s peaceful, there’s [a waterfall] to look at and you can people-watch through the windows,” Depping said. Both spaces in McCollum feature large windows with plentyof seating. Depping and Schrad both expressed the importance of having a few people around, saying that “it’s quiet, but not abandoned.” Depping recommends the student room in Bartlett Hall as See STUDY, page 5

JACOB MADDEN/Northern Iowan

Discover a secret garden on campus in the UNI greenhouse (top left). Peer over a book and over the balcony in the GBPAC (top right). Kick back and relax in McCollum Science Hall while listening to the waterfall for tranquil white noise (bottom right).

UNI in search of new diversity officer KATHERINE JAAMTGARD Staff Writer

NICK FISHER/Northern Iowan

Provost Jim Wohlpart speaks at a diversity meeting in the Great Reading Room on Nov. 19. It was recently announced that UNI is seeking a chief diversity officer.

Do student voices matter? It would appear so. Recently UNI students were invited to discuss their concerns about addressing issues of discrimination on campus at a diversity forum. Due to the rise in concerns about diversity at UNI, it was announced that the university will hire a chief diversity officer. “We have a real challenge facing us; for me, challenges such as this become opportunities when

we realize we can truly make a difference depending on how we respond,” said Provost Jim Wohlpart. The job description is still in the works. However, according to the UNI website, the chief diversity officer will “serve on the President’s Executive Management Team (EMT) and will guide our efforts to become a place where learning from and about each other is embedded in what we do every day and where success for all is supported.” UNI is conducting a national search to fill the position. According to a campus-wide

email sent by President Bill Ruud on Dec. 9, the university has chosen Robert Smith, executive director of the UNI Center for Urban Education, to chair the search. Despite the search’s national scope, applicants from within the university are still encouraged to apply. “We want to attract the best talent possible,” said Wohlpart. “We do believe there are individuals internally who would qualify, and we hope they would apply.” Wohlpart said he was particularly affected by the bravery and professionalism displayed

by the students who attended the forum. He highlighted the depth of the issues UNI is currently confronting and the “courageous” nature of UNI students who came forward at the forum. Several students at the forum advocated for Jonathan Cox, coordinator of the minority and student diversity program in the college of business administration, to have a more central role in the CME. In the email, Ruud announced that Cox would be the CME’s interim program manager for See DIVERSITY, page 2

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