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UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA CEDAR FALLS, IA THURSDAY, APRIL 5 VOLUME 114, ISSUE 42
CEDAR FALLS, IA
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
OPINION
Bailey Klinkhammer puts the local cafes head to head in a quest to determine the best chai in the area. SEE PAGES 5
CAMPUS LIFE
UNI Theatre gears up for opening night of “The Play that Goes Wrong.” SEE PAGE 6
VOLUME 120, ISSUE 6
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Reaching new heights 600 feet under Since 2021, UNI students and faculty conducting research that would help locate extraterrestrial life have been reaching new heights in science – by looking 600 feet underground. As part of a $200,000 grant from the Iowa Space Grant Consortium (ISGC) and NASA, a team of UNI researchers are studying the isolated types of life that can be found in Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, and the extreme subsurface conditions found there.
KORBYN RYAN
Staff Writer
COURTESY/JOSHUA SEBREE
Junior biology and biochemistry double-major Jacqueline Heggen collects a sample from Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota. UNI students and faculty are using the research to explore how life survives in extreme environments.
The runway narrows for future of TAPP Textiles and Apparels Program not accepting new students, cites lack of faculty
MALLORY SCHMITZ News Editor
SPORTS
Soccer beats UIC Flames and Southern Illinos Salukis, improving to 9-1-1 season record. SEE PAGE 11
NI ARCHIVES
UNI’s Textiles and Apparel Program was designed to give students handson experience in the fashion and merchandising industry. One of these opportunuties is in their annual CatWalk fashion show.
provide the current students with the coursework and educational experience they need to complete the major and be successful post-graduation.” There are currently 14 declared students majoring in Textiles and Apparels. By the end of the fall semester, six of them are expected to
International Engagement Clothing Drive The Off ice of International Engagement is organizing a winter clothing drive for international students at UNI. Any extra winter clothes that can be donated are highly appreciated, and can be dropped off at the Office of International Engagement located in the plaza level of Maucker Union. Coats, jackets, hats and gloves, boots, scarves and other winter gear will be accepted. Green Dot Action Week UNI’s Office of Compliance and Equity Management is hosting a week of activities Sept. 25-30 for Green Dot Action Week. Green Dot is a gender violence prevention iniative. Join them for trivia at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday outside of Maucker Union. They will also be hosting trauma responsive yoga on Thursday at 9 a.m. in the Student Health Center and Destress Pets at 10 a.m. on Friday in the Maucker Union ballrooms.
See CAVING, page 2
The lights are dwindling on UNI’s Textiles and Apparel Program (TAPP) as faculty retirements and low student interest have led to the program not accepting new students. “Due to faculty retirements, we have paused recruitment of new students into the program,” said Brenda Bass, Dean of the College of Behavioral Sciences, over email. “While the program is not officially ‘closed,’ our top priority is to
News briefs
complete their major coursework, according to Bass. Two are expected to complete the coursework during the spring 2024 semester, with the remaining six expected to be done in the summer or fall 2024. See TEXTILES AND APPAREL, page 3
UNI alum first woman to lead United States Army Chorus 2010 UNI graduate Bonnie Alger is the first female Officer in Charge of The United States Army Chorus, which is part of The United States Army Band in Washington, D.C. The primary responsibility of The United States Army Chorus is to “ensure the Chorus’ music readiness to support senior government and military leadership.” Women in Politics Scholarship Benefit UNI’s Department of Political Science has scheduled a Bipartisan Scholarship Benefit for Tuesday, Oct. 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn in Cedar Falls. The benefit will celebrate contributions of Iowa women in public service while raising money for the Women in Politics Scholarship fund which is awarded to UNI students studying political science or public administration.
See NEWS BRIEFS, page 3