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UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA CEDAR FALLS, IA THURSDAY, APRIL 5 VOLUME 114, ISSUE 42
CEDAR FALLS, IA
VOLUME 119, ISSUE 46
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2023
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“SQUAWK!” What is that sound? Campanile bells replaced with rubber chickens.
Revolutionary squirrels take over the Northern Iowa Student Government office.
AJ Green’s previously unknown twin siblings are set to take over UNI basketball.
Cultivating female student leaders How UNI is creating and supporting the next generation of women’s history-makers BAILEY KLINKHAMMER Staff Writer
UNI’s campus is chockfull of organizations to get involved in. Of these organizations, no two are alike or serve the same purpose. These organizations participate in a variety of activities, like host activities for students to attend, host political activists and educate, make space for minority communities on campus, or create forward thinking media. The female leadership at UNI uplifts these communities and drives these organizations forward. “Uprising has been a really nice creative outlet. It lets me explore different ways to channel my creativity,” Ireland Frisch commented on her experience with the on-campus magazine, Uprising. Frisch serves as the co-editor in chief for the publication, serving alongside Mia Rampton. Although she’s served as a co-editor for four semesters, Frisch was originally nervous to join the magazine, and remained reserved during her first semester. “It was my TAPs professor who plugged it during class, she’s the advisor, so I decided to go for it. It was
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Lexi Gause, pictured center, is the co-president of UNI’s Black Student Union. She is one of many women at UNI who have stepped up into leadership roles thanks in part to the sense of community and support in her organization.
the only club I decided to join.” Frisch moved from a member of Uprising to co-editor two years ago. According to Frisch, the co-editor role is a lot more logistic-oriented than some might think. “Each semester our job is to come up with a theme for the magazine and coordinate how our committees will interpret the theme. We do a lot of behind the scenes work.”
The upward movement has served as a lesson in leadership not just for herself, but in leading an executive team as well. “It’s easy for us [the executive team] to get along. This leap of faith in deciding to take on a leadership role, getting out of my comfort zone, it’s been so rewarding.” Uprising’s spring semester issue is set to release the week of April 17th, which will be Frisch’s last issue as
co-editor in chief. “Part of the reason I was able to become a leader is because I learned how to feel comfortable giving feedback…If I had to give advice to anyone apprehensive about becoming a leader, I’d say absolutely take that leap of faith.” The president of the Northern Iowan Feminists (NIF), Madeline Hinz, spoke on how wanting to find a com-
Este programa está dirigido a estudiantes de la comunidad Meskwaki entrantes a los grados séptimo al décimo, y se centra en la preparación para la universidad y la carrera profesional. Marcy Seavy es la coordinadora de STEM (ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas) en UNI y sirve en el comité de planificación para el programa. “Mucho de lo que [los estudiantes] pueden hacer cuando están aquí es explorar no solo lo que ellos podrían hacer, sino también cómo podrían prepararse para tener el futuro que ellos quieren”, dijo ella. “Nosotros les damos muchas oportunidades para que puedan explorar quiénes son y qué son sus intereses, para dejar que se sumerjan en una cosa especí-
fica y que tengan experiencias con sus compañeros en el campus, para hacer que el campus sea un espacio menos misterioso”, dijo Seavy. “Después de estar viviendo en las residencias por una semana, ir a los comedores, y caminar por el campus entre sesiones, entonces puede sentirse como un lugar que conoces muy bien”. El campamento está estructurado para que los estudiantes pasen la mañana en sesiones grupales grandes sobre la preparación universitaria y profesional, dirigidas por miembros del personal de UNI. Después del almuerzo en uno de los comedores, los estudiantes se dividen en grupos más pequeños para sesiones de aprendizaje más especializadas. Este verano, el campamento ofrecerá una sesión centrada
en la ciencia medioambiental y la soberanía alimentaria, que permitirá que los estudiantes aprendan más sobre la pesca, la agricultura, la salud del suelo
munity for activism to be a part of affected what organization she wanted to join. “I was motivated to join a student org by my own personal interest in finding a community that had similar interests and passions as mine. I was also interested in activism, something I hadn’t had much of an opportunity to explore before college. In my hometown growing up, I lacked a community I felt safe in regarding my politics and social values, but was able to find that here at UNI with NIF right away.” After finding NIF, Hinz knew immediately that she wanted to be involved on their leadership team. According to Hinz, that leap to leadership is one of the most fulfilling things she’s done. “Being involved in NIF gave me the opportunity to be a leader in ways I was never able to before coming to UNI…While each of the responsibilities I took on brought a new challenge, each one also allowed me to make new meaningful connections and taught me valuable skills that have helped me grow as a person.” See FEMALE LEADERS, page 2
Traducción: UNI organizará un campamento de verano para jóvenes Meskwakis MALLORY SCHMITZ Escritora
MADDIE KASPERBAUER Traductora invitada
JASON FELICIANO
Traductor invitado
Nota de la editora: Maddie Kasperbauer y Jason Feliciano son estudiantes del curso SPAN 3159 Translation for Heritage Speakers, dirigido por el Prof. Juan Carlos Castillo. Mientras la mayoría de la población estudiantil de UNI estará ausente del campus este verano, un grupo de empleados y estudiantes de UNI se están preparando actualmente para dar la bienvenida a una audiencia diferente este julio. Del 17 al 21 de julio, UNI será la anfitriona del Campamento de Verano Meskwaki por segundo año consecutivo.
cultivable, y otros temas medioambientales que afectan a sus propias comunidades. Ver CAMPAMENTO, página 2
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El Campamento de Verano Meskwaki se enfoca en preparaciones universitarias y profesionales. Mientras algunas sesiones sucede de configuraciones de grupos grandes, estudiantes también pueden dividirse en grupos pequeños para sesiones especializadas.