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UNI Museum looking to change location

Walrath-Goldsmith found not guilty of early campaigning allegations

I Spy at UNI

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Do you know where this picture was taken? If so, e-mail us at northern-iowan@uni.edu with your answer. The winner’s name and the picture’s location will be featured in the next edition of the Northern Iowan. The winner from the Feb. 15 issue is Nicole Combs, a UNI sophomore, who correctly identified that the previous image was the Iowa State Normal School sign, located just north of Gilchrist Hall.

The University of Northern Iowa Museum is currently looking for a new place to call home.

The University Museum began in 1892 when indi-vidual UNI faculty members started collecting various artifacts and specimens to be utilized in the classroom. The four areas that the University Museum focuses on are biology, anthropol-ogy, geology and history of education. Currently, there are approximately 120,000 items in the collection for students, faculty and com-munity members to utilize JUSTIN ALLEN/Northern Iowan

The University Museum is looking to change location, as its current location on Hudson Rd. was not originally constructed to hold artifacts or exhibits.

DANIELLE KRULLStaff Writer

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Spring 2011 Career Fair fast approaching

Employers, compa-nies, students, and alumni will be in the University of Northern Iowa McLeod Center on Monday, Feb. 21 from 1 to 5 p.m. as part of the Spring 2011 Career Fair. At the fair, students can visit with a wide variety of potential employers.

“The Career Fair is an opportunity for employers to come in and meet with students. Right now we have 99 companies signed up,” said Kristin Cahill, employer

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Laura Pollastrini, a senior marketing and advertising major, speaks with future employers about job opportunities during the Fall 2010 career fair.

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Online courses becoming more common

If driving to campus for class every day isn’t an option for you, or if you’re really looking forward to taking a class but have a scheduling conflict, you may be interested to know the University of Northern Iowa Department of Continuing Education and

Special Programs is now offering more online courses. Earlier this year the Department of Continuing Education and Special Programs offered a $1,000 reward for professors who would develop online courses to meet the need of students that may not be able to

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The Northern Iowa Student Government Election Commission found Spencer Walrath and Ian Goldsmith, candidates for student body president and vice president, not guilty of early campaigning during a hearing held Monday.

The commission agents ruled unanimously that the Interlude dance and sub-sequent video created by Goldsmith last fall are not instances of early campaign-ing.

NISG Attorney General Andrew Miller accused the ticket of violating the elec-tion rules by making “The Interlude Dance” and “I am

Purple and Goldsmith,” two videos created before cam-paigning officially began on Feb. 1, a prominent part of

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NISG Debate 2011On Tuesday, Feb. 15, the Northern Iowan and the Political Science Society co-sponsored a town-hall style debate with the three tickets for NISG president and vice president. To see complete coverage of the debate along with full-length video, visit www.nisgelections.com

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With online course developments, we are able to extend beyond the borders of Iowa, thus filing the gaps in current offerings and increasing access to educational opportunities.

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relations coordinator at UNI Career Services.

“There will be employers from all different industries to meet with the students, talk with them about what they are looking for in an employee. We also have 19 companies registered to interview students on Tuesday,” said Cahill.

According to Cahill, this event is beneficial to UNI students who want to know what prospective employers

are looking for and how their chosen majors would apply to potential jobs.

AJ Wilcox, a senior marketing major, described his experiences at pre-vious career fairs.

“It was pretty overwhelming because there were so many companies there. Basically, I talked to a few companies and got business cards,” said Wilcox.

As far as advice for students who have not gone to a career fair, Wilcox commented, “Go early, like freshman year, and if you’re nervous you don’t have to talk to anyone; just see what it’s like. Watch what other people do and

then that way you have a better idea of what it’s going to be like when you get closer to graduation.”

Abby Burch, a freshman marketing major, attended the fall 2010 career fair.

“I just went up to a few people. It was good to get that experience of talking to the companies and businesses and stuff like that,” said Burch. “I would tell them (students) to go because there is a lot of opportunities that are really great for when you consider what to do with your major. Actually go up and talk to the businesses you are interested in and tell them what your major is and

ask them what their business could use you for.”

The Career Fair this spring will have about 20 more companies pres-ent than last spring due to the slow recovery of the economy. The student groups that will be volunteering to work at the career fair are the Student Admissions Ambassadors, American Humanics, Gamma Phi Beta and Sigma Phi Epsilon.

“We encourage students from fresh-men to seniors to come check it out, because there is something for every-body,” said Cahill.

make it to campus every day. According to Belle Cowden, the instructional developer/coordinator for Continuing Education and Special Programs, the first course development awards were announced last September and additional awards will go out this coming summer and fall. “The mission of our office is to expand access to high-quality credit classes avail-able from the University of Northern Iowa that fall out-side traditional face-to-face, on-campus offerings,” said Kent Johnson, acting dean of Continuing Education and Special Programs. “With online course developments, we are able to extend beyond the borders of Iowa, thus filling the gaps in current offerings and increas-ing access to educational opportunities,” said Cowden. The ability to offer online courses becomes necessary when trying to meet the needs of non-traditional stu-dents, such as the students who make up the majority of the Continuing Education and Special Programs: teach-ers attempting to earn their master’s degrees. Even though the intent of online course development was for students unable to attend traditional face-to-face courses, the Department of Continuing Education and Special Programs saw a need for online content for stu-dents on UNI’s campus. “We do have some on-cam-pus students who are inter-ested in our course options due to scheduling conflicts or the desire to learn in an online environment,” said Cowden. However, students who

are champing at the bit to sign up for the online courses available are advised to make online classes as much as a priority as in-person classes. “Students have to see the online course as equal to their other courses,” said Joyce Milambiling, associate profes-sor of English language and literature. Milambiling has devel-oped an online counterpart to Introduction to Linguistics that is offered every fall and spring semester on campus.

Bill Koch, a professor of English language and lit-erature and instructor for Continuing Education and Special Programs, decided to develop an online course after publishing his book. “I wanted to convert it (my book) into a 16-week online course in order to see how the book works in a cyber envi-ronment,” Koch said. “(As for procrastination), there are deadlines for assignments and points taken off for late work and then there is a cutoff date when the assignment is no longer accepted.”

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ANDERSON AND KAHLER V. BOECKMANN AND PALOMOIn 2009, the Trevor Boeckmann and Anthony Palomo ticket published ads on the Maucker Union monitors foreshad-owing their campaigns and featuring two arrows that would later become part of their logo. Joel An-derson and Drew Kahler filed early campaigning charges.

FEB. 18: The Election Commission acquits the ticket of the charges.

FEB. 22: Drew Kahler ap-peals the commission’s decision to the Supreme Court.

FEB. 25: The Supreme Court finds the ticket guilty, ruling that the teaser counted as an advertisment for the campaign run before campaigning officially be-gan, and suspended the ticket’s right to campaign.

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“The Museum is primar-ily here for students. It’s to provide opportunities out-side of the classroom so that you have experiences to con-nect you to the class work or the degree program in general,” said Sue Grosboll, the University Museum’s Director. “The museum is here to expose students to things beyond what they … might have experienced in their life up to this point or help with their studies or degree program.”

The University Museum is one of five natural history museums within the state of Iowa, one of the few muse-ums in the state of Iowa to have a natural history collection and is nationally accredited by the American Association of Museums. According to Grosboll, only 10 percent of museums in the United States are nation-ally accredited.

The University Museum has had various homes throughout the years on campus and has been in the same building, located on Hudson Road, since the mid-1980s. When the Museum relocated to the current location in the mid-1980s, it was to be only temporary because the building was thought to be of concern

due to its age and inadequate protection for the collection. Due to budget constraints and the cost of creating a new building, the University Museum remained where it was until further actions could be taken.

“We are looking for any kind of solution that will keep the collections on campus if possible or close to campus so that stu-dents continue to use them,” said Grosboll. “There have been various options that have been brought to the table … in order to keep the University Museum in place. One option would be to partner up with another organization in the commu-nity or store the collection in various places here on campus.”

There is a team compiled of faculty, staff, students and community members who will be appointed to come up with ideas for how to keep the University Museum a permanent fixture on the University of Northern Iowa campus.

According to Grosboll, many former students have already written their con-cerns to President Benjamin Allen and Provost Gloria Gibson “to let them know how important the museum was for their career.”

“The Museum isn’t just the collection. It’s all the programming that we do, all the exhibits and special

exhibits that we mount, internships for students and lectures to classes,” said Grosboll.

The University Museum gives special tours for class-rooms, holds lectures and provides a yearly internship to 25 students. The intern-ship consists of designing web pages, helping with publicity and helping design programs for school kids.

“A lot of Iowa students have not had the opportunity to travel elsewhere. It gives them exposure to other cul-tures, other ideas, concepts, and that’s vitally important,” said Grosboll. “The Museum is one of those extra things that a university has that a smaller school wouldn’t have. That’s what helps define a university –– which students get that exposure, experience that goes beyond the classroom.”

The museum is sup-ported by the University of Northern Iowa as well as by donations, grants and gifts given to the museum so it can continue to provide educational programs and exhibits.

The University Museum will remain open for the time being and will continue to display exhibits that have been planned for this year. The current exhibit on dis-play, accompanied by vari-ous lecture series, is called “Plant Adaptation Up Close” and will run until May 14.

their campaign, as they were mentioned on their Facebook pages, their Facebook sup-port page and on their cam-paign website.

“Three mentions of the same video, and they may try to argue that that is not a prominent part of their cam-paign. Are you kidding me? That is not right,” Miller said during the hearing.

Miller cited the NISG Supreme Court’s 2009 rul-ing in Kahler and Anderson v. Boeckmann and Palomo, in which the Trevor Boeckmann and Anthony Palomo ticket was found guilty of early campaigning, as a precedent.

Before the 2009 race, Boeckmann and Palomo pub-lished an advertisement on the Maucker Union moni-tors that said “It’s coming” in reference to the campaign and feature two arrows that would later become part of the campaign’s logo.

“When the supreme court ruled, they decided that even though there was no direct political underpinnings in the Boeckmann ad, nor did it state the name of his cam-paign, because of the later press coverage, all this view-ership that went to his cam-paign, all this support was pretty much tweaked by the fact that his ads were run in Maucker Union for all to see,” Miller said. “This is no different from posting the YouTube video.”

During the hearing, Miller argued that the vid-eos provided a strong boost to the Walrath-Goldsmith campaign that was inacces-sible to the other campaigns and recommended removing the candidates from eligibil-ity to win in the NISG elec-tions, stating, “I believe the electorate is pretty much in a state where (Spencer and Ian) will run away with the election right now because of the Interlude videos.”

“Mr. Walrath didn’t have as much popularity … absent the Interlude videos,” Miller said. “It’s just a state of fact that the accused running mate, Mr. Goldsmith, was getting very popular from his videos, especially ‘The Interlude Dance.’”

Walrath, however, felt this statement was false.

“Contrary to (Miller’s) prior accusations, we’re – not to toot my own horn – but pretty popular people,” he said. “Before any sort of notion of campaigning began, I had 1,500 Facebook friends, and Ian had 1,800.”

During the hearing, Walrath argued that the Interlude dance and the “I am Purple and Goldsmith” videos were posted on their website as examples of their creativity and UNI pride.

“We put up these in our campaign platform because

they’re examples of the cre-ative things that we’re capa-ble of, how passionate we are for UNI, how much we love UNI and how excited we get,” he said. “Yes, a lot of stories have been put in the media lately, but that’s because (the Interlude dance is) sweeping the nation. None of us contacted NBC Sports or KGAN; they all contact-ed Ian because they wanted to interview him and know how it got started. None of those stories, mind you, have recorded that he was a vice presidential candidate, which would have been great press for us, but we didn’t ask for that, so we didn’t mention it.”

According to Walrath, the idea for the Interlude dance started with Tyler Wright in 2009, who came up with the iconic “interlude” move of the dance. Goldsmith and fel-low Campbell Hall Resident Assistant Scott Connerly developed the rest of the dance while teaching English in China last summer. They then taught the dance to stu-dents in Campbell Hall, and as it grew in popularity they decided to create an instruc-tional video. Its popularity grew from there.

“The Interlude video (is) in no way an ad for us,” Walrath said. “They’re cre-ated for separate purposes, just like any of our other videos on Youtube … I’m not even in the videos, so I don’t know how that’s early campaigning for our ticket.”

“We don’t do everything with a political motive,” he said. “I don’t go to class with the intention of getting votes. I don’t go to dinner with the intention of getting votes. I don’t play in a jazz concert with the intention of getting votes – it’s not something we do.”

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“Gnomeo, oh Gnomeo, wherefore art thou Gnomeo?” Yes. Gnome-eo. Disney’s “Gnomeo and Juliet” retells Shakespeare’s classic “Romeo and Juliet” with garden gnomes playing the titular roles. Since “Romeo and Juliet” is required reading for most high schools, the story is pretty well known. Two star-crossed lovers meet in the midst of feuding fami-lies, etc. Since this is a G-rated movie, the plot is a bit different, but the overall story remains. The story takes place in a world where

garden decorations come alive when the humans are gone. Taking cues from their human counterparts, the decorations are in a bitter feud, fueled by competitive lawn mower races and covert sabotage missions. When Gnomeo goes undercover to get back at the evil Tybalt for cheating in the latest race, he ends up meeting Juliet, the daughter of Lord Redbrick, his sworn enemy. As young lovers do, they decide to meet again. Their love is tested as the family feud continues. The plot really changes towards the end, and after a nice chat with a statue of Billy Shakes himself, Gnomeo decides the real

ending is dumb, and works his best to change it. I won’t give it all away, but (spoiler alert) nobody dies. With an adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet,” I was expecting some clever references to Shakespeare, but this film went above and beyond, referencing not only Shakespeare, but also other pop culture icons, including “Forrest Gump,” “The Godfather” and even a hilarious (and shockingly appropriate) “Brokeback Mountain” reference. With the setting in modern-day Stratford-Upon-Avon (the birthplace of Shakespeare), there are other references

‘Gnomeo and Juliet’ puts a fun, animated spin on a classic

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See DASH, page 5

He said, she said: Relationship advice

Q: Since my best friend met the “love of his life” a year ago, he has become more and more of a social hermit. No longer can he hang out with me or any of his friends without her permission, which is almost never! What can I do to get my friend back before it’s too late?

He said: Relationships can wreak havoc on friendships; there’s no doubt about it. Something about human nature turns us into one of two things: we either become overcontrol-ling little punks who refuse to allow the other person in

the relationship any sort of space, or we become entirely oblivious to anything that isn’t related to the relation-ship itself. That said, friends can be tossed aside like a rag doll at the drop of a dime. To address problems like these as a whole, I’ll first go with generalities. First and foremost, what you have to do as a friend is assess what exactly is causing your friend-ship to be strained. If you

believe it to be that the person your friend is dating is being too controlling, do your best to speak privately with them to address your concerns. If you think your friend is sim-ply oblivious, politely try to bring up the fact that you feel unappreciated. The most important thing in situations like these is to be supportive, no matter how difficult it may be. No mat-ter what input you may have, your friend isn’t going to see it your way. It’s as simple as that. So just do your best to be supportive and polite, and hopefully they will see the light. Your question states that it’s in fact your friend’s girl-friend. These situations tend

to get ugly. She really needs to understand that her boyfriend is not hers and hers only. Relationships have to operate with both parties giving and taking, and controlling who your friend can and cannot see is going to seriously damage the relationship in time. Do your best to tell your friend how you feel and hopefully get the vise grips loosen on your friend’s social life.

She said: Giving up time spent with a friend to a significant other is something each of us, unfortunately, has to face some time or another. As we continue to grow up (and we

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Influential filmmaker

Julie Dash to speak at UNI

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Julie Dash, a multi-award- winning film director, produc-er and writer will be speaking at the University of Northern Iowa as a part of the Hearst Lecture Series on Feb. 21. Dash will speak at 4 p.m. in the Center for Multicultural Education to celebrate the CME’s 40th anniversary. She will also give a lecture titled “Women in Film” at 7:30 p.m. in Lang Auditorium. The events are free and open to the public. Dash, a talented African-American filmmaker, has stimulated change in the way people view the world. She deviates from the norm and breaks the rules when it comes to film. “Julie is someone who will shake things up, provoke debate and get us to reexam-ine our comfortable lives,” said Francesca Soans, an assistant professor of communication studies. One of Dash’s most influen-tial films is called “Daughters of the Dust,” a 1991 film that tells the story of a family con-sisting of three generations of African-American women living around the Carolinas and Georgia, as part of the Gullah culture. Throughout the film, the family encounters many different dilemmas, such as having to choose between tradition and modernity, as well as the overwhelming potential of leaving slavery behind. “Daughters of the Dust,” along with other works from Dash such as “The Rosa Parks Story,” were groundbreaking works at the time of their release. “(The films) continue to be, unfortunately, ground-breaking,” Soans said. “Today, especially in film, there is an absence of women in any big role -- in particular, African-American women.” Soans said that Dash’s role in society is extremely impor-tant and influential. Christopher Martin, interim department head and professor of communication studies, said the communica-tion department is excited to

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will), new people will enter into not only our lives, but the lives of the ones we care about. What you have to do in this situation is not only tell your friend how you feel, but also be willing to accept the fact that your friend has found another person in their life that makes him happy and is worthy of their time. Sharing is caring, my friend. From the looks of it, how-ever, you don’t want to share. Perhaps you don’t think he’s found someone who is quite “love-of-his-life worthy.” If she has given you any reason to suggest this, maybe you should take it upon yourself to tell him. If you truly care about your friend and you feel as though he is running headfirst into disaster, it’s necessary to warn him. But, consider what you’re warning him of. If she’s a control freak who keeps him pretty locked up, I’d say you have every right to express concern. However, if you’re just feeling a little left

out, don’t make her out to be a bad person. After all, she wants to be around him for the same reasons you do — he’s probably a great person. Can you blame her? My suggestion to you would be to explain to him that you’re in some desperate need of friend time. Tell him it’s important to you and he’ll understand. If she’s keep-ing him cooped up then he is probably aching for some time with the guys as well. I can only imagine she’d under-stand seeing as she gets all his time. If not, like I mentioned before, he’s got some girl-friend evaluating to do. I’m going to go out on a limb here and also suggest that you hang out as a group. Maybe what you need is some time to get to know her and give her a real chance. Point is — don’t lose all hope yet, because you haven’t entirely lost your friend. If he’s the great friend you say he is, he’ll make time for you. Maybe he just needs someone to initiate this friend time. How will he know how you feel if you never tell him?

have the opportunity to bring Dash to campus. He said Dash continues to be a ground-breaking powerhouse in film-making. Born and raised in New York City, Dash obtained her bachelor’s degree in film pro-duction before attendeding UCLA graduate school.

With many achievements to her name, Dash became the first African-American woman to have a full-length general theatrical release in the United States with “Daughters of the Dust.” The film has also been recognized by the National Film Registry, deeming it worthy of having cultural, historical and aes-thetic significance. Dash comes to UNI dur-

ing an important time – dur-ing Black History Month and before Women’s History Month. “Everybody should know her, just as they know Spielberg and Scorsese,” Soans said. “Women are not reflected in narratives. Julie encourages us not to simply recycle, and stay within a nar-row frame.”

like Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Movers and Tempest Teapots. Perhaps the best is the address of the feuding neighbors, Miss Capulet and Mr. Montague – “2B” and “NOT 2B.” Besides the clever references, the script is actually decent for a kid’s film. Although it’s no “Toy Story 3” or “Tangled,” the film holds its own,

not letting the bathroom humor some people call good writing corrupt it. With the music of Elton John, the tunes are catchy and familiar and defi-nitely a great part of the movie. The voices are also brilliant. Gnomeo and Juliet are voiced by James McAvoy (“Wanted”) and Emily Blunt (“Gulliver’s Travels”), and they make our garden gnomes truly seem like young lovers. Additional voic-es include Maggie Smith as Lady

Blueberry, Michael Caine as Lord Redbrick, Jason Statham as Tybalt, Matt Lucas as Benny and (my personal favorite) Ozzy Osbourne as Fawn, the adorable sidekick lawn-deer. While this seems like overachieving to the extreme, with the second Queen of England Elton John leading the proj-ect, it’s no wonder why so many tal-ented people lent their voices. It would have been very easy for this film to be horrible. But by

embracing the ridiculous, what could have been an animation train wreck turns into a pleasantly funny and cute ride. Although the mixed animation parts were a little odd, overall the ani-mation was excellent. It’s a pleasantly surprising film, and while you might not want to spring for the 3D price, it’s definitely worth a watch if you like animated movies.

Members of the Cultural and Intensive English Program recently met for English Coffee Hour, orga-nized by the Office of International Programs in CIEP. The activity is an opportunity to get to know other students and build bridges of communication. Participants included CIEP students, staff and their new English conversation part-ners, who help the CIEP stu-dents practice their English. Coffee Hour is a monthly activity held in the Center for Multicultural Education. During the Jan. 14 meeting, participants talked, ate some snacks and played some board games. “It was wonderful to look

around the room and watch students practicing their English through simple games and activities,” said Sally Roos, coordinator of inter-national programs. “Nearly every group of students I saw included an American student giving their time to be a friend to international students.” “I think it is really great that CIEP puts on programs and gets together like this with the conversation part-ners and the internation-al students,” said Annette Putnam, one of the American conversation partners and a freshman TESOL/English dual major. “You cannot ever have too many friends from all around the world, so I think it is really great that we can all get together, exchange ideas and learn from each

other. I sincerely encourage people to come out and join the program.” “I heard about conversa-tion partners through friends of mine and it is my first time being over to the meetings, and I think it is a really good

opportunity to meet new peo-ple and to learn about other cultures (and) where people come from,” said Staci Bobbin, another American conversa-tion partner and a freshman art major. “I usually like to share

these wonderful activi-ties because they are good chances to get to know new friends from other cultures and to improve my English,” said Barjas Alhjelan, a Saudi Arabian student in CIEP. “I notice that my English is improving through these great activities.” Most of the students who attend these activities are members of the English Corner. “English Corner is a great opportunity for CIEP and other international students to practice their English in a casual activity setting, but more importantly, it’s a way for international students to make American friends. It’s a way for UNI students to meet international students,” Roos said.

By ABDOLLAH AL-ASMARIContributing Writer

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American and international students unite for English Coffee Hour

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UNI international students and their American conversation partners play a game of Jenga during the CIEP’s English Coffee Hour in January.

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Vote Spencer and Ian On Feb. 22 and 23, we will be able to vote in NISG elections on MyUNIverse. I want to encourage everyone to vote, and I want to share why I am voting for Spencer and Ian. First, let me say that I am a personal friend to both of these candidates. While this may result in a bias, it also grants me

access to qualities these two great lead-ers possess that may not be immedi-ately apparent to the student body at large. This particular story is a great exam-ple of the type of leader we will

have in Spencer. We were walking and talking about the election last week when Spencer said, matter-

of-factly, that he was just going to work on his platform whether or not he gets elected, and then told me he had already worked to set up a meeting about reducing plastic bag use in campus convenience stores. If you’ve ever wanted proof that a candi-

date is working for you and not for themselves, this anecdote is it. Furthermore, Spencer

knew I was voting for him already; there was no political reason for him to tell me this. Simply

put, Spencer and Ian want to help you and do what is best for you. So much so, they’ll do it even if they’re not elected. I believe we should elect them, though. Candidates who are willing to work to improve UNI without the influence that comes with elected office deserve every resource these offices do provide to advo-cate for our needs. After all, it’s about the YOUniversity.

Michael BrownSenior theatre major

What has my student body president done for me and the university? Student body president Joel Anderson, a senior accounting and philosophy major, has been represent-ing the 13,000 students at the University of Northern Iowa for the past 306 days. During those days, he has worked day and night to make UNI a better place for all students. Although the Northern Iowa Student Government sometimes gets a bad reputation, individu-als like Joel are the ones who truly make an impact, but those stories aren’t heard. In the past year, Joel has written emails, talked with professors, attended meet-ings, given speeches and much more, all with students’ interests in mind. Most significantly, Joel was the first student body president in this current Board of Regents’ history to meet with each Regent on an individual basis. He did this to get to know them, and so they could get to know him and, more importantly, get to know UNI. In his talks he made sure to let them know UNI’s unique situation and let them know he is always willing to help them fight for our interests first and foremost. Along with meeting with the Regents individually, Joel asked them to meet with the student governments at all three Regent schools before tuition was set to have a discus-sion about new tuition models, and what could be done to help ensure a quality and affordable public educa-tion is maintained in Iowa. This meeting ensured the Regents and student governments were on the same

page regarding tuition and student fees. Speaking of student fees, Joel is the chair of the Student Services Fee Committee, and that is a big responsibility, but he took it on this year with poise. When it came to the application process for the SSF, it was up to 45 pages long in some cases, and Joel cut this down to a mere four pages to make it more a more effi-cient and effective application. While doing this, he also worked hard to make sure the SSF was more for extra-curricular activities. The General Education Fund took over for academic funding needs, making it more trans-parent so students know exactly what their fee money is going towards. In an effort to cut fees for students, Joel has enlisted the help of the student organization Pi Sigma Epsilon to help sell ads for the Panther Shuttle and SafeRide in order to generate more revenue for the SafeRide. This will, in the long run, be very beneficial to students, who won’t have to pay as much to help fund the SafeRide. In times when the Regent universities are getting cut millions of dollars, any cost savings are beneficial to students, and Joel understands this. Although NISG isn’t a perfect organization, people like your student body president, Joel Anderson, are working hard for stu-dents every day. As his vice president, I commend him for all his hard work and dedication to the University of Northern Iowa.

Emma HashmanStudent Body Vice President

letters to the editor

Vote Rhonda and Adam This letter is undoubtedly one of many you will read that will attempt to lobby your support for a presidential ticket in these trying times. You may have even already skipped to the bottom to see who wrote this before deciding if reading another letter was worth your time. But out of the 13,000 students that can read these words, there is a very good chance that I don’t know you and you don’t know me. However, we all share one common factor: we chose to become students here over other colleges and universities because we believe in UNI. No one encapsulates this truth more than Rhonda Greenway and Adam Beaves. The next Northern Iowa Student Government administration is going to be confronted with great challenges. Those challenges need to be addressed in a prag-matic and professional way. It is unmistak-able that Rhonda and Adam are the best ticket running that can fill this tall order. There are two resounding reasons that have led me to support Rhonda and Adam. First, they have an uncanny ability to maintain professional and personal relationships with key players from state legislators all the way down to NISG committee chairs. My time in college has shown me the value of the phrase “It’s not what you know; it’s who you know.” Rhonda and Adam know the right people and the right ways to make the positive changes we all deserve at UNI. The other key reason I’m voting for Rhonda and Adam is their inherent and unbridled commitment to UNI. They are students just like you or I, but I believe that their fer-vor for UNI sets them head and shoulders above the rest. Their unique ability to use their passion to improve our university and personally connect with students doesn’t hurt either! The way that a campaign is run is often indicative of how the ticket’s desired office will be run. Rhonda and Adam continue to keep their noses clean, their message clear and contact with stu-dents as their top priority. Dances are fun, but work needs to be done. Please join me in voting for NISG’s first female president in recent memory this Feb. 22 and 23 on MyUNIverse. I am proud to be supporting such a dynamic ticket that can only be found in Rhonda and Adam. Matt SextonNISG Supreme Court Justice, 2008-2010

Share your opinionWrite a letter to the editor! Letters to the editor should be submitted to northern-iowan@uni.edu. Let-ters should not exceed 300 words in length and may be edited for style, length or clarity.

rhonda and adam

spencer and ian

Take an interestfrom the editorial staff

This editorial reflects the position of the Northern Iowan’s edi-torial 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.

Next week, the Northern Iowa Student Government election season draws to a close. University of Northern Iowa students will have the opportunity to choose a new student body president and vice president as well as their NISG senators. While there may be some election junkies out there, noses pressed to their computer screens, other students may be growing tired of all the campaigning and won-dering, “What’s the big deal?” Before you decide the NISG elections and their results are irrelevant to you, take a moment to consider what you most enjoy about being a student at UNI. Maybe it’s going to athletic events, theatrical productions or concerts. Maybe it’s being active in a student organization and taking part in exciting oppor-tunities. Maybe it’s showing your Panther pride at Homecoming. NISG has a role in these and many other elements of the student experience at UNI. This isn’t your fifth-grade student council. It is government by UNI students, for UNI stu-dents, meant to serve and speak for the student body. Yes, it is about you. Some of the services NISG has introduced have become a well-established part of life at UNI. The Panther Shuttle has been operating since 1998; imagine having to walk to campus from ROTH on a windy January morning before the bus was provided. SafeRide, the weekend shuttle service, helps students avoid drinking and driving without the prohibitive cost of a taxi. When you attend a basketball game or Strayer-Wood Theatre production for free, you’re utilizing your Panther Pass – instated in 2000 to make campus events affordable and accessible for students. There are plenty more examples of NISG’s work for students over the years, and not enough space here to describe them all. In addition to improving campus life, NISG is responsible for making UNI students’ voices heard with the Board of Regents and the state legislature. Senate created an External Relations Committee and the Director of Governmental Relations position last year to advocate for UNI locally and statewide. You have the chance to decide who will speak for you on important matters such as tuition increases and funding cuts by voting for the NISG senators and student body presidential candidates you believe will get the job done and do it right. Despite the importance of filling these posi-tions with candidates who are well qualified and truly dedicated to their fellow students, voter turnout has been consistently low over the last several years. In 2009, a mere 16 percent of the student body bothered to vote, despite the con-venience of filling out a ballot online. In 2005, a Northern Iowan editorial reported a “record” turnout of 14 percent. Even February 2002’s 22-percent turnout is underwhelming. There are currently senate seats with no one running or one person running unopposed, able to win by a handful of votes. Student government at UNI will only work if students take an interest in it. Student gov-ernment will only be of interest to students if it can be effective in representing students’ interests. It’s a two-way street. Do your part and vote.

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed the central bank’s intention to purchase an additional $600 billion of treasury bonds last week in an effort to further reduce unemployment. For those unfamiliar with mac-roeconomics, this process of attempting to stimulate eco-nomic activity through an increase in the money supply is known as quantitative eas-ing. Policymakers argue that the new injection of money into the economy will cause an increase in spending, lowering unemployment at the cost of inflation. This position is typi-cally nonpartisan; both the Bush and the Obama adminis-trations support these govern-ment interventions into the market. Advocates of these poli-cies generally attribute the past economic downturn to deregulation, claiming eco-nomic fluctuations of out-put are inherent in the free

market and active monetary and fiscal policies are nec-essary to reduce the sever-ity of these fluctuations. The increased popularity of these policies reflects the resur-gence of Keynesian econom-ics, the school of economic thought which argues gov-ernment policy can build upon the free market by allocat-ing resources efficiently and promoting economic growth. The Fed’s plan to increase the money supply illustrates these Keynesian principles, for this open-market operation will lower interest rates, result-ing in an increase in invest-ment and short-run economic growth. Examining the cause of the recent downturn is critical in evaluating these govern-ment policies. An alternative

A response to ‘UNIFI makes a religion of science’ In her recent opinion column, Emily O’Loughlin demon-strates a gross misunderstanding of the UNI Freethinkers and Inquirers, the scientific method and logical arguments. Her article “UNIFI makes of religion of science” argued that because UNIFI holds community-building events, it is no different than religion. This meritless accusation is no different than arguing that, because President Obama is a charismatic speaker, he is no different than Hitler. O’Loughlin further reveals ignorance when comment-ing on science. The scientific method is a process to understanding the world. Science does not believe in any-thing. Science is not dogmatic. The opinions of scientists change based on the evidence available at that time. This is not a weakness of the scientific method, but rather, a strength. It is what differentiates science from religion. Science cannot investigate the supernatural until those believing in the supernatural make naturalistic claims. Though O’Loughlin erroneously claims Darwin Week was full of these attacks, the small handful of talks com-menting on religion did not stray from this restriction. Religion claims prayer works -- the empirical evidence suggests otherwise. Religion claims Adam and Eve were the first humans -- the empirical evidence suggests oth-erwise. These are all testable claims and the scientific method allows us to find evidence against them -- not “prove” them wrong, a term unwisely used by O’Loughlin. UNIFI will continue to use the scientific meth-od to question the claims of religious groups. This does not make us a religious group. The “off ” button on your TV is not a channel, not collecting stamps isn’t a hobby and not believing in god isn’t a religion. Trevor BoeckmannPresident, UNI Freethinkers and Inquirers

Parody is an art form. Taking something that a group of people enjoy and flipping it upside down to exploit

e i t h e r its silli-ness or absur -

dity requires a skill set that few possess. As of late, it seems parody has dwindled to nothing short of cheap laughs and poorly-thought-out concepts. However, one group seems to be giv-ing people hope that poking fun at the culture can still be funny and not a waste of time. I am, of course, referring to The Lonely Island. Before discussing the group, let’s take a

journey through time and space and the cul-tural significance of parody. The first name that comes to my mind when it comes to par-ody is, of course, “Weird Al” Yankovic. Weird Al was a genius. Still is. His work was so origi-nal (in a sense). Granted, the parodies he did generally used the same backtracks as popular songs of the time, but the sheer absurdity associated with his songs were so insane that it made him brilliant. Not to mention hilarious. Movies like “Airplane!” and “Blazing Saddles” can be seen as examples of great parody in film, at least in my opinion. It’s examples like these that demonstrate how par-ody should be done (while also factoring the

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school of economic thought, Austrian economics, rejects the explanations mainstream and Keynesian economics provide. Instead of blaming economic fluctuations solely on waves of consumer and entrepreneurial optimism and pessimism, the Austrian school identifies the monetary policies praised by our current policymakers as the culprit. If there is a general increase in saving, then interest rates will fall naturally; however, an increase in the money sup-ply artificially lowers interest rates. It is artificial in that this decrease does not reflect

the change in an individual’s willingness to postpone cur-rent consumption, or time-preference. Nevertheless, these artifi-cially low interest rates will stimulate investment in the same manner an increase in real savings would. The fall-ing rate signals that capi-tal goods, products further removed from the production process, may be undertaken. This results in an economic boom, a period of rising prices and increased prosperity. This new prosperity is a false one. The artificially low interest rates have distorted the market and do not reflect true economic conditions. The necessary savings to accom-

modate this expansion do not exist, for the increase in con-sumption and investment dur-ing expansionary monetary policy pull these resources in two directions. This eco-nomic prosperity vanishes as it is realized some of these investments are unsustainable. A recession follows, as the squandered resources of these investments are channeled back into healthy, sustain-able lines of production. The crash in the housing market illustrates the idea that capi-tal-goods industries are more volatile during these economic fluctuations. Although very condensed, this is the core of the Austrian theory of the trade cycle. It contains great explanatory power of the consequences of expansionary monetary poli-cy, arguing the central bank’s actions play a predominant role in causing economic fluc-tuations. This new increase in the money supply will only continue to distort the mar-ket and prolong the econom-ic downturn. The idea that we are dependent upon our wise policymakers to save us from these economic mala-dies is ridiculous, especially when their prescription was the original cause. Bernanke’s commitment to quantitative easing only exacerbates the inevitable reallocation of goods, squanders even more resources and impoverishes us.

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time passed and the dated jokes). It’s really hard to explain what makes good parody or especially what dif-ferentiates good parody from bad. However, if you want to see good examples, look here. They have that “it” factor that makes fooling around with the pop culture of the time so funny. Lately I’ve been notic-ing parody just doesn’t pack the punch it used to. I mainly blame directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer for producing straight-up garbage. I remember seeing “Epic Movie” in theaters and just being blown away that something like this could be greenlighted by a studio. Now, I am not trying to be overly highbrow about this, but come on. Good parody takes actu-al thought, not semi-iconic characters making fart jokes. I didn’t get around to see-ing “Vampires Suck” (tragic, I know) but sources have told me it was much of the same. These guys give culture spin-sters a bad name and it is truly unfortunate. However, there is light on the horizon: The Lonely Island. While the group doesn’t exactly parody art-ists or any specific target à la Weird Al, their subtle slap to the face of the current Top 40 generation is priceless. Some may look at them as being just

as lowbrow as Friedberg and Seltzer, and I can see where they are coming from, but I think there’s more to them. Yes, their lyrics are incred-ibly raunchy and/or absurd, but that’s the point. It’s a direct slap to a generation taking rides on a disco stick and licking the lollipop at the candy shop. Top 40 is just as in-your-face as The Lonely Island; the latter just isn’t as subtle, and that’s what makes it funny. Some may agree, some may disagree, but I think the Saturday-Night-Live-based troupe has a good future ahead of them. Their songs are catchy, ridiculous and punch pop culture right in the mouth, like “The Creep,” (which, if you happened to see any “creeps” running around campus Monday, I may or may not have been involved) which pokes fun at words like “creeper” becoming part of the everyday lexicon. I find it to be pretty clever. You may agree, you may not, but I hope we get much more content from them in the near future.

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Panthers defeat Braves 80-70, snap three-game skid

Celebrate Black History Month

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The University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team tied a school record with

15 made three-pointers en route to an 80-70 win over the Bradley University Braves at Carver Arena in Peoria, Ill.,

on Tuesday night. The win snapped the Panthers’

three-game Missouri Valley Conference losing streak. UNI (19-9 overall, 10-6 MVC) moved into sole possession of third place in the MVC standings behind a career-high 25 points from sophomore guard Anthony James. James started the game a perfect six-for-six on three-pointers before missing one and finishing six-of-seven. Senior point guard Kwadzo Ahelegbe

chipped in with 24 points, 22 of which came in the

second half. Bradley (9-18 overall, 3-13 MVC) got another big game from the MVC’s leading scorer, Andrew Warren, who scored a team-high 20 points Tuesday night. However, the Braves connected on just 3-of-17 shots from beyond the three-point arc, while the Panthers hit a blistering 15-of-31 from long range. Another big difference for the Panthers was in free-throw shooting. UNI sank 23-of-26 free throws, led by Ahelegbe’s 11-of-12 effort and sophomore guard

Marc Sonnen’s perfect 8-of-8. Sonnen contributed a season-high 17 points off the bench for the Panthers. Despite being outscored in the paint 36-8, the Panthers out-rebounded the Braves 31-26. UNI trailed Bradley 34-29 at halftime but poured in 51 second-half points to reach the 80-point mark for the third time season. It also marked the second time this season UNI scored 80 or more points versus Bradley. UNI defeated BU 83-77 in the McLeod Center on Jan. 9. The Panthers will return to action Saturday at 6 p.m. when they host ESPN’s BracketBuster event against George Mason University. The Patriots (22-5, 14-2 Colonial Athletic Association) enter Saturday’s game having won 12 consecutive games. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN2.

Stocksell selected as MVC Track Athlete of the Week

University of Northern Iowa junior Aaron Stocksell has been named the Missouri Valley Conference men’s track Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Wednesday. At the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 12, Stockstell clocked the fastest 800m time in the MVC this season at 1:50.46. He also teamed up with Bryan Collins, Ryan Newtoff and Josh Madsen on the UNI 4x400m relay team to post a season-best time of 3:14.58 and rank No. 2 in the MVC. This award marks the fourth consecutive week that a UNI track and field athlete has been honored by the conference as Athlete of the Week. The Panthers will host the UNI-Dome Open on Friday, Feb. 18, with field events set to start at noon. Running events will begin at 12:30 p.m.

On April 15, 1947, one of the greatest moments in the history of sports took place. This particular sporting event didn’t involve a game-winning field goal, a buzzer beater from half court, or a race that was won by a thousandth of a second. Instead, it involved a first baseman who failed to record a hit. On this day, Jackie Robinson officially broke the

color barrier in professional baseball. February is Black History Month, and I think it is especially important that we take the time to honor and pay our respects to some of the greatest African-American sports figures in the past century. We have certainly had our share of great African-American role models and we have also made great strides as a country to become more accepting of diversity because of those

people. There are many African-American sports figures I look up to, and one of them is Hank Aaron. Starting his career in the Negro League, Aaron turned out to be one of the greatest Major League Baseball players of all time. A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Aaron was selected to the All-Star game 25 times. Aaron helped the Braves win a World Series in 1957 and

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was named the National League Most Valuable Player in that same year. Many people will also forever look at Aaron as the home run king, as he compiled 755 before the steroid era began. Another African-American role model in the world of sports is Jesse Owens. Owens was a freak of nature when it came to track and field as he competed in the 1936 Olympic games held in Berlin. Owens brought the gold home to the United States in the 100 and 200-meter dash, the 4X100 meter relay and long

jump. There is no greater picture in the world than the one of Owens standing on top of the podium in Berlin, overshadowing the Germans during that time of great fear. One of my present-day African-American heroes is Tony Dungy. Dungy is an accomplished athlete, coach, author and mentor. Dungy made his mark as a coach for the Indianapolis Colts for six years, and he possesses two Super Bowl rings. Dungy has overcome many obstacles in his life, including the death of his son. Although there are many things that could stand in his way, Dungy continues to have an impact

on the lives of anyone who is around him, and he takes it upon himself to turn around careers of athletes who are struggling with poor decision-making. I think our country needs to do a better job promoting and embracing Black History Month. This isn’t just a month that is celebrated in elementary schools with little activities that get swept under the rug come March 1, but it should be a year-round celebration that makes people appreciate our nation’s diversity. I challenge everyone to think about how you can celebrate Black History Month this year. Go Panthers!

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Black Hawks shut out the Des Moines Buccaneers 3-0

Waterloo Black Hawks second-year goalie C.J. Motte earned his fourth career shutout and second of the season Tuesday night as the Black Hawks downed the Des Moines Buccaneers 3-0. The game was a make-up game from the weather-postponed Dec. 11 game. Dan McNamara started the scoring for the Black Hawks just 4:37 into Tuesday’s contest, accepting passes from Andrew Panzarella and John Siemer. Jamie Hill hit James Hansen in front of the net at 15:15 of the first period to put the home team up 2-0. It was Hansen’s first goal as a Black Hawk. Des Moines’ Dan DeSalvo took a two-minute tripping

penalty at 4:45 of the third period, which led to Mike Montagna’s assist of a Luke Hannon power play goal at 5:10. Des Moines pulled their goalie, Tyler Bruggman (26 saves on 29 shots), with more than four minutes remaining, but Waterloo was unable to capitalize, and the Black Hawks improved to 14-18-6 (34 points, tied for sixth in the East). Waterloo returns to Young Arena for a two-game homestand this weekend, taking on the Indiana Ice on Friday and the Eastern Conference leading Green Bay Gamblers on Saturday. Both games will be part of iWireless’s College Weekend, which means college students can get any seat in Young Arena for just $7 with a valid college I.D.

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Make a DIFFERENCE! Be a CAMP COUNSELOR! Friendly Pines Camp, in the cool moun-tains of Prescott, AZ, is hiring for the 2011 season, May 21 - July 28. Activities include horseback riding, waterskiing, canoeing, ropes course and more. Competi-tive salary, room and board, travel stipend. To apply, contact Sylvia at sylvia@friendlypines.com or 1- 888- 281- CAMP. Be part of something AMAZING, and have the summer of a lifetime!

Help wanted. Tony’s Pizzaria downtown Main Street. Hiring servers, cooks and drivers. Go to www.277tony.com. Fill out appli-cation and mention The Northern Iowan.

620 W. Seerley. 2, 3, 4 bedroom apts. Off-street parking. On-site laundry. $750/MO. 277- 8719

INTERNSHIPFOR SALE / FOR RENT FOR SALE / FOR RENT

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4 Bedroom, 2 Baths, 2 Blocks from campus. $1580/mo No smoking. No pets. In house laundry. Off-street park-ing, balcony, low utilities 319-235-0735

Position:(2) Student Assistants (Budget and Accounts)

Rate: $9 per hour

Time: Spring 2011 15-20 hours per week

Job descriptions:- assist with account payable paperwork, CC reconciliation.- assist with credit card authorization process- assist with stipend processes, including distribution- all other duties assigned

Requirements:- Accounting / Business Major- Sophomore standing or higher- have Mac computer knowledge / Microsoft offi ce- focus & hard working- send resume to chumrley@campadventure.com

Camp Adventure Student Employment

Houses, duplexes, apts. facing UNI, 2 full baths w/d in the unit. garage / parking, internet / cable, etc. 266-5544, 273-6264 leave message.

For rent 1 BR apartments W/D dishwasher. Close. 1-2 blocks. 415- 5807

Male room mate needed for 2 bedroom nice home. Available now. Large back yard, close to bike trails, UNI. 319-290-4458

922 State St. 4 bedroom, 2 living room. Central air, wash/dry, ga-rage. $1150/MO. Available May 1st. No pets. Call 231- 2242

Looking for 1 or 2 Female Edu-cation Majors to nanny for infant boy about 25 hours per week as needed in exchange for free rent and utilities. Available starting anytime this summer. 10 miles from Campus, nice smoke free home. Call 319-404-4980

912 W. 14th St. 4 bedroom, 2 bath, wash/dry, dishwasher, cen-tral air, garage. $1200/MO. Avail-able May 15th. No pets. Call 231- 2242

4 bedroom apt. 1/2 block from UNI. $285 per person including utilities. 234- 5837. June 1st.

3 BR. suite $900/mo. Plus utili-ties, free laundry, off-street park-ing, A/C. Each tenant has own kitchen. 269- 1743

Large 4 BR. apart. $1200/mo. Plus utilities, free laundry, off-street parking, A/C. 269- 1743

Looking for a challenging, yet re-warding internship to reach your full potential? Paid summer internship open to ALL majors. Average student makes $800/week. College credit of-fered to those accepted. Spots filling up fast!!! For more information or to see if you qualify for a position contact 319- 239- 1025.

116 N. College St. 2-3 bed du-plex. Central air, garage. $900/MO. Available May 1st. No pets. Call 231- 2242

Summer/seasonal positions available. A variety of summer (3 month) and seasonal (3-8 month) positions available, working for the City of West Des Moines. New jobs posted weekly! Go to www.wdm-ia.com for description, sal-ary and to apply on-line. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Large flat lot, no close neighbors.Large 3 bedroom newer

ranch style home. 1/2 mile from Campus.

Many new updates, bath and kitchen. Central air, lots of parking. June-May lease, $950/mo.

For RentHouse

319-846-2995Call for Showing

Looking for 2 roommates for the house on the corner of Walnut and Seerly (2403 Walnut St.)! One boy and one girl(best friends) signing a lease that starts when school gets out! Would prefer 2 guys or a guy and a girl. If you are interested let me know! 712- 789- 0493sandbota@uni.edu

305 N. College St.3211 Terrace Dr.321 Cedar Crest Dr.

3223 Scenic Dr.2507 Royal Dr.

GOLD FALLS VILLA APARTMENTS1824 University Drive, Cedar Falls

www.goldfallsvilla.com

• Walk to UNI• Spacious 1 and 2 bedrooms• Large swimming pool• Central air conditioning• 24 hr. maintenance service• Laundry in each building• Garages available• Free Cable

NOW LEASING FOR 2011-2012Call 277-5231

For rent June 1st 2 bedroomfurnished apartment. 2423 Trem-ont. 266- 6440.

7 BR. on the hill. Pool table included. Available June 1st. $2500/MO. www.icrentals.com. 319- 931- 6507

CF 4 BR. Townhouse 2.5 baths $1200/mo. 1413 W 2nd.266- 5789

3 BR. house. Utilities paid except electrical. Call 319- 415- 4370

2 & 3 bedroom apts., clean, spa-cious, close to campus, utilities and cable paid, off-street parking and laundry. Available May 16th. 290- 8151

FOR RENT:3 BR. house. Utilities paid except electrical.Call 319- 415- 4370