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UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA CEDAR FALLS, IA THURSDAY, APRIL 5 VOLUME 114, ISSUE 42
CEDAR FALLS, IA
VOLUME 119, ISSUE 22
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2022
OPINION
CAMPUS LIFE
SPORTS
OPINION PAGE 3
CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 5
SPORTS PAGE 7
Opinion Columnist Bailey Klinkhammer discusses the weight of changing Iowa’s second amendment.
UNI volleyball goes 15-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference.
UNI professor showcases the Bulgarian rose industry in photo display.
A UNITED future for education Comité de N.I. EN ESPAÑOL
UNI professors awarded $1 million grant for ESL project KATE MURPHY Staff Writer
A grant worth over one million dollars was awarded to the Department of Languages and Literatures for an English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers preparation project aimed at helping teachers be more prepared to get ESL certified in Iowa. Assistant Professors Aliza Fones and Carmen Durham were awarded the grant this year for a project known as Project UNITED, which stands for University of Northern Iowa Teacher Education for Diverse Learners. Both are assistant professors working at the University of Northern Iowa, and have been working on getting this grant for the past year. According to Fones, she’s been extremely motivated to work in ESL for a long time. She’s in her fourth year teaching at University of Northern Iowa.
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UNI’s Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) teaching program allows students the opportunity to work hands-on with students learning English. Project UNITED will provide further support and resources to help fill the need for ESL certified teachers in Iowa schools.
Durham said that she and Fones are the ones who created the proposal to get awarded the grant and are also the ones who set the goals for this project. “We are the directors of the project and oversee all the steps to complete it. Aliza and I will oversee how the funds are
spent, and we will ensure that we meet the goals of the project,” Durham said. “However, a lot of others at University of Northern Iowa will also benefit from the funds and will support us.” Two other associate professors, Elizabeth Zwanziger and
Elise DuBord, are also going to help recruit students and select scholarship recipients for project UNITED. “They are really knowledgeable about K-12 schools in Iowa and the needs of future teachers in ESL,” Durham said.
See ESL GRANT, page 2
State and county midterm results roll in The following results are according to Associated Press as of Nov. 9. Iowa Governor: Kim Reynolds (R) : 58.1% Deidre DeJear (D) : 39.6% U.S. Senate: Chuck Grassley (R) : 56.1% Michael Franken (D) : 43.9% U.S. House District 1: Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) : 53.3% Christina Bohannan (D) : 46.7% District 2: Ashley Hinson (R) : 54.1% Liz Mathis (D) : 45.9% District 3: Zach Nunn (R) : 50.3% Cindy Axne (D) : 49.7% District 4: Randy Feenstra (R) : 67.4% Ryan Melton (D) : 30.4 %
Iowa Governor: Iowa Constitutional Amendment: Kim Reynolds (R) : 58.1% according to the New York Times, Deidre DeJear (D) : 39.6% as of Nov. 9 Yes : 65.1% Attorney General: No : 34.9 % Brenna Bird (R) : 50.8% Tom Miller (D) : 49.1% Black Hawk County results: according to the Black Hawk County Secretary of Agriculture: Auditor’s Office as of Nov. 9 Mike Naig (R) : 61% John Norwood (D) : 39% County Treasurer: Lynda Hintzman : 97.9% State Auditor: Race uncalled at time of County Recorder: publication Sandie L. Smith : 97.77% Rob Sand (D) : 50.1% Todd Halbur (R) : 49.9% County Attorney: Brian J. Williams : 97.74% Secretary of State: Paul Pate (R) : 60% Soil & Water District Joel Miller (D) : 40% Commissioner: Jennifer Trent : 51.8% State Treasurer: Kristi Heffelmeier : 47.6% Roby Smith (R) : 51% Michael Fitzgerald (D) : 49%
PEXELS
El Departamento de Letras y Literaturas presentó un comité de enseñanza de español el 8 de noviembre en Rod Library a las 7:00 p.m. Este evento invitó a actuales estudiantes que se están enfocando en Enseñanza de inglés como segunda lengua (TESOL, por sus siglas en inglés), Enseñanza de español como lengua extranjera y a ex alumnos del programa a discutir sobre las experiencias de preparación en UNI para trabajar en programas escolares de inmersión, escuelas internacionales y en otros sitios.
Ver COMITÉ, página 2
CORRECTION
The Northern Iowan would like to correct a series of inaccuracies in the article, “Seerley Boulevard’s iconic flowering trees replanted after 60 years,” originally published on Oct. 31. The original article stated that the College Hill Partnership provided financial and planning support for the replanting of the trees. The College Hill neighborhood and friends of Hugh Pettersen were responsible for raising the funds to purchase the new trees. Additionally, the article stated that the stumps remained for a number of weeks. The stumps were removed, and the new trees were planted within one week. Cedar Falls Public Works was also incorrectly credited with fundraising for the project. They were responsible for planting the trees, but did not contribute to fundraising efforts.