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UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA CEDAR FALLS, IA THURSDAY, APRIL 5 VOLUME 114, ISSUE 42
CEDAR FALLS, IA
VOLUME 119, ISSUE 27
MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2022
OPINION
CAMPUS LIFE
SPORTS
OPINION PAGE 3
CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 5
SPORTS PAGE 6
Nkasa Bolumbu presents an Iranian student’s perspective on the current state of Iran.
UNI Volleyball falls to Minnesota, ending NCAA tournament run.
Check out updates on the Campanile construction from the Verdin Company.
N.I. EN ESPAÑOL
Fast Forward Workshop Mark Nook joins the game Traducción: conecta estudiantes con profesionales EMMA KOEHLER Escritora
YESSENIA RODRÍGUEZ Traductora
Contribución de Karina Ortiz editora asociada de español.
NIXSON BENITEZ
University President Mark Nook joined Panther Esports for the launch of their campus-wide Minecraft server. Panther Esports President Tanner Braun joined President Nook for a livestream of him playing the game in the Esports Lounge in Maucker Union.
New Panther Esports Minecraft server creates community, one block at a time MALLORY SCHMITZ News Editor
Panther Esports celebrated their latest milestone with none other than University President Mark Nook. On Dec. 1, Panther Esports launched a campus-wide Minecraft server. As Panther Esports President Tanner Braun said, the idea was meant to bring people from all areas of cam-
pus together. “I wanted to really get that big community outreach,” he said. “The whole plan was just to do a huge community engagement project that will last from now into the spring semester.”
for its community from Nov. 28 until Dec. 9. It would be greatly appreciated from the Student Health Center if faculty members and students would be able to donate any of the following items: hand sanitizer, pain relievers like ibu-
profen, cold and flu medicine, boxes of Kleenex, cough drops, over-the-counter medicine and thermometers. The cold and flu medicine and pain relievers need to be brand new. The items listed above can be dropped off at the Student Health Center from Monday through Friday during the Student Health Center hours, which are 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. There is a table right inside of the Student Health Center where items can be dropped off. The items that get donated to the Student Health Center will be sent to the Panther Pantry for students who are in need of health supplies during flu season. Sarah Behrends has been the interim director of the Student Health Center since the beginning of this year on Sept. 1. She originally started working at the Student Health
See MINECRAFT SERVER, page 2
Los participantes de la Fast Forward Digital Media Workshop 2022, recibieron cuatro sesiones completas el 4 de noviembre de 2022. Los oradores de cada sesión son expertos en los medios de comunicación en el Medio Oeste que hablaron sobre las coberturas de noticias, contenido creativo, transmisión en vivo y cobertura deportiva. Adicionalmente, la primera sesión fue el orador y un exalumno de UNI, Christopher Cook, productor de
“Kinnick: The Documentary”, y la última sesión exploraron los drones entre las otras medias de la última tecnología. “Las dos más grandes experiencias fueron aprender de estos expertos pero también crear un establecimiento de contactos. Poder ir e introducirte a alguien que es un experto en este campo y hacer esa conexión es muy valioso”, dice el profesor de comunicación de UNI y el co-coordinator del taller, Eric Braley. El taller fue gratis para los participantes y se proporcionó el almuerzo, gracias al patrocinio del Departamento de Comunicación en UNI y con Iowa Broadcasters Association Foundation. Ver WORKSHOP, página 2
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Eric Bradley (en la izquierda) y Christopher Cook (en la derecha) productor de “Kinnick: The Documentary”.
Student Health Center calls for health supplies donations for cold and flu season FATEMEH KARGARZADEH Staff Writer
It is that time of year again — the cold and flu season. The Panther community is here to support the students with their well-being. The Student Health Center is hosting a health drive
EMMA KOEHLER
Health items including unopened cold and flu medicine, cough drops and thermometers can be dropped off right inside of the Student Health Center on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Center in June of 2019 as the assistant director of nursing. “It’s just a way for us to support our Panther Pantry. We’ve understood that the donations are really going quickly in the Panther Pantry, and so it was just a better way we could support the Panther Pantry and provide some materials for students to utilize, especially during the cold season,” Behrends said. The Panther Pantry goes through cold and flu medicine quite fast, which is why the Student Health Center decided to help the pantry by hosting a health drive. It is important to be able to help the students who are in need of these items, especially this time of year when sickness comes around. It is imperative that students and faculty members know about the drive so that we can all help support each other. “It’s a way you can show your sup-
port to students that are less fortunate or unable to purchase these items on their own. It is just a way to show support,” Behrends said. By donating to the Student Health Center, we as a community can show that by coming together, we can do great things for each other. Donating is one of the ways we show that we care for each other’s well being. “In the spirit of giving, I hope that those that are able to help stop and give to those that are unable to purchase the items on their own,” Behrends said. Behrends and the rest of the Student Health Center staff hope that we all can support each other’s well-being by donating. It is always important to stop a minute and think how we as a community can help those who are less fortunate. See HEALTH DRIVE, page 2