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UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA CEDAR FALLS, IA THURSDAY, APRIL 5 VOLUME 114, ISSUE 42
CEDAR FALLS, IA
VOLUME 119, ISSUE 33
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2023
OPINION
CAMPUS LIFE
SPORTS
OPINION PAGE 3
CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 4
SPORTS PAGE 7
Opinion Columnist Drew Hills weighs the pros and cons of newly passed “school choice” bill.
Softball gets off to a rocky start at UNIDome Classic.
Learn about one group of students’ experiences on a faculty-led trip to Iceland.
renews 300: Coach Warren’s legacy continues to grow Biden a call for action With UNI’s 83-60 win over Valparaiso, Tanya Warren collected career win No. 300 ADAM JOHNSON
Sports Writer
The UNI women’s basketball team came into their game against Valpairaso on a roll, having won four consecutive games. The Panthers have been making their way up the standings in the conference, and with a win against Valparaiso, they would get a share for first place in the conference. The Panthers were able to do just that, with a dominant performance against the Beacons. In the early going of the game it was a tight contest. The Beacons held a small 13-11 lead with two minutes left in the first quarter, but the Panthers quickly showed why they are at the top of the conference. They finished the quarter on an 8-0 run that was capped off by a Grace Boffeli 3-pointer with just five seconds left on the clock. The Panthers led 19-13 after the first. In the second quarter, the Panthers gradually added to their lead. It got cut into a couple of times, so they were never able to completely pull away, but they took a solid 37-26 lead
on gun control following Michigan State mass shooting ARIANA FIGUEROA
Iowa Capital Dispatch
Editor’s note: This story was originally published Feb. 14, 2023 by Iowa Capital Dispatch.
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UNI women’s basketball Head Coach Tanya Warren, seen speaking to point guard Maya McDermott, secured her 300th career victory on Sunday when UNI defeated Valparaiso, 83-60.
into the halftime break. After the half, the Panthers came out on fire. Kam Finley started it off with a 3-pointer that sparked a 14-2 run. After the end of the run, the Panthers
were ahead 51-28. The Beacons quickly countered with an 11-0 run of their own, nearly cutting the Panthers lead in half. The Panthers rebounded with their second big run of the quarter,
finishing off the third quarter 10-1. This gave the Panthers a convincing 61-40 lead into the fourth. See COACH WARREN, page 6
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, at an annual meeting with county leaders on Tuesday, said there is much more work to be done on gun control legislation — such as banning assault-style weapons, which are typically used in most mass shootings. The call again for gun control came after a school shooting at Michigan State University late Monday in which three students were killed and five more injured. Tuesday was also the five-year anniversary of the deadly high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, in which 14 students and three faculty members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were killed. See GUN CONTROL, page 2
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Traducción: Tallgrass Prairie: Las praderas de pastos altos de UNI BAILEY KLINKHAMMER Escritora
PABLO CUEVAS MONTES
Traductor invitado
Nota de la editora: Pablo Cuevas Montes es estudiante del curso SPAN 3159 Translation for Heritage Speakers, dirigido por el Prof. Juan Carlos Castillo. El Tallgrass Prairie Center de UNI, antes conocido como Native Roadside Vegetation Center, fue fundado en 1999 con el objetivo de “empoderar a las personas para que valoren y restauren praderas de pastos altos diversas y resistentes”. Algunos de los proyectos en los que trabaja el Tallgrass Prairie Center incluyen el Programa de Gestión de Cunetas de Iowa y el programa Praderas en Granjas. Junto a estos pro-
gramas, el centro ayuda a dirigir la conservación de las praderas en el campus de UNI. Además de todo esto, el centro recibió recientemente una donación de 223 acres de tierra de Cathy Irvine, de Dysart, Iowa. Además de los 77 acres que Irvine había donado anteriormente, el Tallgrass Prairie Center ahora gestiona una extensión de tierra de 300 acres, en cuya conservación trabajan sus empleados. En 1830, se estimó que entre el 75 y el 80 por ciento de Iowa estaba cubierto por praderas nativas de pastos altos. Casi 200 años después, se calcula que actualmente solo queda menos del 1% de praderas nativas de pastos altos en Iowa. Esta caída drástica en las praderas nativas de pastos altos se debe en buena parte a la expansión hacia el oeste en el siglo
diecinueve. Sin embargo, proteger las praderas de pastos altos que permanecen en Iowa tiene muchos beneficios, ya que protegen los recursos de agua y los hábitats naturales de los animales de Iowa. Las praderas de pastos altos también proveen una fuerte retención de carbono, que se define como la captura y almacenamiento de carbono. El trabajo del Tallgrass Prairie Center para preservar y restaurar las praderas de pastos altos de Iowa es vital para la conservación del ecosistema de Iowa y la protección de la calidad del agua en la región. Como se mencionó anteriormente, el Tallgrass Prairie Center dirige varios proyectos para mantener y restaurar las praderas de pastos altos en Iowa. De estos proyectos, el Programa de Gestión de
Cunetas de Iowa es uno de los proyectos de mayor duración del centro. La Doctora Laura Jackson, directora del centro,
habló sobre la importancia de preservar todas las tierras de Iowa.
Ver PRADERAS, página 2
COURTESY/TALLGRASS PRAIRIE CENTER
El objetivo del Tallgrass Prairie Center es empoderar a las personas para que valoren y restauren praderas de pastos altos diversas y resistentes.