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UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA CEDAR FALLS, IA THURSDAY, APRIL 5 VOLUME 114, ISSUE 42
CEDAR FALLS, IA
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
VOLUME 120, ISSUE 2
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2023
Carillon carries on
First carillon concert post-renovation brings bells back to life
OPINION
Executive Editor Caroline Christensen explores free speech on campus. OPINION PAGE 5
CAMPUS LIFE
Take a look at the construction projects that happened on campus this summer. CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 6
MALLORY SCHMITZ News Editor
W
hen Senior Emily Clouser finds herself at the top of one of UNI’s most iconic structures, hitting what look like oversized wooden piano keys with her fists and creating music that can be heard almost all throughout
SPORTS
Panther soccer triumphs over Souther Utah, 2-3. SPORTS PAGE 10
AVERY BARTHOLOMEW
Dining opens new self-checkout retail outlet HOPE SCHULTE Staff Writer
A brand-new way for students to purchase their favorite snacks and essentials has just arrived to the north side of campus. The MicroMarket, a self-service convenience store located in the southeast corner of Rialto Dining Center, has officially opened its doors to UNI students for the new school year. The hours for the MicroMarket will be more limited during the first few weeks of school and is scheduled to be open on weekdays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., 2 to 4:30 p.m., and 7 to 9 p.m. The store is also open from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. According to UNI Housing and Dining, the hours will eventually expand to be open the same hours as the rest of the Rialto Dining Center.
The new UNI Dining retail outlet is the first self-checkout system on campus and works like most self-checkout registers at grocery stores. Any UNI student, faculty or staff member with an active UNI ID can select from over 2,000 items available for purchase. After customers have scanned their purchases using an item’s barcode, they can select a payment method which includes credit, Dining Dollars, ID charge and U-Bill or dining gift cards. Since this is the first self-checkout system on campus, there are a few more security measures in place, such as additional cameras and scanning a UNI ID in order to enter the dining center and store. The opening of the MicroMarket follows the recent closing of 23rd Street Market, which was located in the Commons.
“23rd Street Market served our campus well over the years, but as campus changed, we looked at it as an opportunity to try a new self-service convenience concept,” Carol Fletcher, Director of Dining, said. “We already had Essentials, Book Bistro, MU
Food Court and Chats to support the center of campus, and Biscotti’s to support the south side of campus, and so we wanted something that would better serve the large number of students on the north side of campus.” See MICROMARKET, page 3
campus, she describes the feeling as, “terrifying and also an honor.” That feeling came back to her on Friday, as campus was once again alive with the chimes of the Campanile during the first Lunchtime Carillon Concert since the icon’s historic renovation. See BELLS ARE BACK, page 2
Labor Day Hours
Piazza 9/1: 7 a.m.-7 p.m. 9/2-9/3: 9:30-10:30 a.m., 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 5-7 p.m. 9/4: 9:30-10:30 a.m., 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 5-9 p.m. Rialto 9/1: 7 a.m.-7 p.m. 9/2-9/4: 11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m., 5-6:30 p.m. Rod Library 9/1: 7 a.m.-5 p.m. 9/2-9/4: Closed Maucker Union 9/1: 7 a.m.-5 p.m. 9/2-9/4: Closed Biscotti’s 9/1: 7:30 a.m. - midnight 9/2-9/4: 11 a.m. - midnight
KATIE ZANCK
The MicroMarket, located in the southeast corner of Rialto Dining Center, has replaced 23rd Street Market as the closest retail option for students on the north side of campus.
See HOURS, page 3