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UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA CEDAR FALLS, IA THURSDAY, APRIL 5 VOLUME 114, ISSUE 42
CEDAR FALLS, IA
VOLUME 119, ISSUE 17
MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2022
OPINION
CAMPUS LIFE
SPORTS
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CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 4
SPORTS PAGE 6
Dave Busiek from Iowa Capital Dispatch proposes altering the traditional political debate format.
Panthers reign victorious in the UNI-Dome against Missouri State, 41-20.
The Student Health Advisory Committee raises awareness with Don’t Ghost Your Mental Health.
Student loan forgiveness up close
What students need to know, from applications to lawsuits TREVOR MEYERS Staff Writer
On Aug. 24, President Biden announced to the country that he was planning on forgiving student loans but did not have a clear set of guidelines on who was eligible for relief and when the application would be open. One week ago, on Monday, Oct. 17, the Biden administration announced that the form was officially available for people to fill out to see if they were eligible for student debt relief. Why is this the time for mass student debt forgiveness? Many across the country are asking, and the response that the Biden administration has given is that too many young Americans are being weighed down by an astronomical amount of debt when graduating college that prior generations hadn’t faced. According to the CollegeBoard, in the last 40 years, the cost of both private and public four-year institutions for post-secondary education
Go green with campus cleanup LUKE NELSON Staff Writer
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President Joe Biden unveiled his intentions to forgive student debt on Aug. 24. Since then, a multitude of questions have arisen regarding who is applicable, why it is necessary and the legality of the program.
Aid Annual Report shows that roughly 67.5 percent of undergraduates graduate with debt and 32.5 percent without. The average student indebtedness at UNI is $24,593. When you include transfer students, the average goes down to $22,966.
The Recycling & Reuse Technology Transfer Center (RRTTC) is hosting a campus cleanup on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 4 p.m. in the WRC parking lot. The event is expected to last an hour and a half with the afternoon culminating in a trip to Chad’s Pizza. The sign up for this event is located on their website: rrttc. com. Students are still encouraged to show up and help out without signing up prior to the event. Jenny Bruss is the outreach and programming coordinator for the RRTTC who aims to promote sustainability, research and education on and off campus.
have nearly tripled after taking inflation adjustments into account. At one time, Pell Grants covered up to 80 percent of the cost of a four-year public college degree for many low-income middle-class working families. Today, a Pell Grant does not quite cover a third.
According to the U.S. Department of Education (ED), the average undergraduate student graduates their institution with about $25,000 in debt. The University of Northern Iowa has its fair share of students with debt problems, like many universities across the nation. The 2021 UNI Financial
brought the audience through a journey of pieces haunting, exhilarating and even existential. The show opened with a toe-tapping group dance to Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5.” Later, a hip-hop piece to Cardi B’s “No Limit” brought the energy to the stage. Illuminate Dance Troupe had three guest performances, one of which showcased traditional German folk dance Kreuz Konig.
A piece titled, “Consider the end…” had dancers performing alongside Carl Sagan’s famous speech “Pale Blue Dot,” putting a contemplative mood on the show. The piece “Vacant Chair, Heavy Hearts” expressed haunting themes of grief and loneliness. To close out the show, a piece titled “Unphased in the Shadows,” including all of the Orchesis members, showed a triumph of COURTESY/SETERAH DILLON light over darkness and left the The moving piece “On the Verge” showcased dancers Lindsay Amundson, audience in high spirits. Hayden Comstock and Lauren Paine. The dance was choreographed by Accompanied by master- Orchesis member Bailey Wolf to Taylor Swift’s “Tolerate It.” fully designed lighting and secretary and Lauren Paine as nections and challenging myself creative costuming, Orchesis treasurer. to be a good leader within the “This is my first year as company.” gave a performance filled to the brim with both talent and president of Orchesis, so it is the Amundson greatly cherishes first time I’ve gotten a chance to the time she spends with other personality. Orchesis Dance Company is work on the ‘behind the scenes’ Orchesis members, saying “I’m a student organization at UNI. things within the company, and looking forward to continuing It was established in 1926 and I have personally enjoyed get- to grow as a dancer and chois currently run under the direc- ting to learn more about our reographer with this company. tion of advisor Mandy Masmar. connections within the univer- Everyone here is so special and Students take on leadership sity and the community that I we get a very unique opporturoles as well, with Rachel have never gotten the chance to nity to create and move together Kuehner serving as president, be a part of before,” Kuehner each week.” Lindsay Amundson as vice said. “I am looking forward to See ORCHESIS, page 5 president, Alecia Anderson as continuing to build these con-
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A dazzling dance with Orchesis’ fall show MALLORY SCHMITZ News Editor
Orchesis Dance Company twirled and triumphed their way through their annual fall show on Saturday, Oct. 22. The stage in Russell Hall’s Bengtson Auditorium was brought to life with stunning performances choreographed almost entirely by members of the company. The Orchesis dancers
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Orchesis performs a wide variety of dance genres including ballet, hiphop and contemporary. The dancers above performed a tap selection called “‘Tapping’ into a New Dimension,” choreographed by Orchesis member Alecia Anderson.