UNI hosts rugby Midwest regionals

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa men's and women's rugby teams will host the Midwest regional tournament Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 2-3 on the intramural fields west of the UNI-Dome. The teams will compete for the Midwest champion title. Both UNI teams are Midwest Champions of last year.

Winners will continue on to the Elite 8 tournament in April. From there, qualifiers advance to the national tournament in May. The UNI women's rugby team won the national championship in 2002 and 2001. The UNI men's team placed second nationally last year.

The women's regional tournament will pit No. 2 University of Minnesota against No. 3 University of Dayton at 11 a.m, and No. 1 UNI against No. 4 Lacrosse at 1 p.m. The men's tournament will see No. 1 UNI play No. 3 Iowa State University at 11 a.m. No. 4 University of Wisconsin-Stout will battle No. 2 University of Dayton at 1 p.m.

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10/31/02

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Tim Klatt, associate director, Wellness and Recreation Services, (319) 273-7120

Melissa Barber, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761

UNI Tae Kwon-Do Club takes honors at national championship

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa Tae Kwon-Do Club recently attended the 29^th annual national Tae Kwon-Do Championships in Kansas City, Kansas. Alex Laskin, a graduate assistant in communication studies from Cedar Falls, took first place in form; Heather Lee, a freshman from Wartburg, took second place in form and first place in sparring; and Cole Wubbena, a freshman from Kirkwood College, took first place in sparring.

Serving as officials were black belts Francis Moore, from Waterloo; Grant Wubbena, from Iowa City; Dylan Kline, a junior management information systems major from Davenport; Bridget Biver, a senior photography major from Waterloo; Mark Schilling, an alumnus from Minnesota; Jerel Krueger, a senior computer science major from Waterloo; Cole Wubbena and Lee. Kline also is club president.

The UNI Tae Kwon-Do club is the oldest sport club on campus, dating back to 1969.

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10/31/02

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Jascenna Haislet-Carlson, marketing director and theatre publicist, Theatre UNI, (319) 273-6381

Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761

Theatre UNI and UNI School of Music present 'The Threepenny Opera'

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's Theatre UNI and School of Music will present the classic musical, "The Threepenny Opera," by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, Friday, Nov. 8 through Sunday, Nov.17 at the Strayer-Wood Theatre.

Sandra Walden, former UNI faculty member, will direct the musical. She previously directed "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Die Fledermaus" for Theatre UNI. Music direction will be shared by Rebecca Burkhardt, associate professor of music, and Ronald Johnson, professor of music. Scenic designer is Mark Parrott, Theatre UNI designer; lighting designer is Eric Lange, associate professor of theatre; and costume designer is Amy RohrBerg, associate professor of theatre.

"The Threepenny Opera" tells of deceit and betrayal in the seedy underworld of beggars, thieves and prostitutes in 19^th century England. "The writers collaborated to create a work of epic theatre that, by bringing together deceitful, self-involved characters with an upbeat cabaret score, allows audiences to laugh at the absurdity, and challenges us to action to change the corrupt capitalist society which leads to such class disparities," says Walden.

The musical will run Nov. 8, 9, 14, and 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for UNI students and youths, $13 for senior citizens, and $15 for all others. Tickets may be purchased through the Strayer-Wood Theatre box office at (319) 273-6381, or at www.uni.edu/theatre.

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10/31/02

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Todd Eisworth, UNI assistant professor of mathematics, (319) 273-6435

Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761

UNI to host Science, Mathematics & Technology Symposium

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa's 40^th annual Science, Mathematics and Technology Symposium will take place Thursday, Nov. 7, on the UNI campus.

Todd Eisworth, UNI assistant professor of mathematics, will present "This statement is false: self-reference and incompleteness in mathematics," at 3:30 p.m. in the Maucker Union Expansion. The speech explains how English and mathematics interact. The presentation is part of the symposium, but the public may attend free of charge.

The annual symposium is attended by hundreds of Iowa high school students, their parents, teachers and counselors. During the event, high school seniors compete for four-year tuition scholarships in the sciences, mathematics or technology, as well as several partial-tuition scholarships in the sciences.

Scholarship competitors test in the morning and finalists are interviewed in the afternoon. Scholarship winners are announced at the conclusion of the symposium. Participants also receive career information and introductions to programs, resources and faculty in the College of Natural Sciences.

The symposium is sponsored by the UNI College of Natural Sciences. Additional event information is available at www.cns.uni.edu/scisymp/.

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10/31/02

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Business scandals push more students into accounting careers

When Woodward and Bernstein broke the Watergate story in the early '70s, journalism schools nationwide saw huge increases in enrollment. As the Enrons and Worldcoms continue to fall because of shoddy accounting practices, business schools are seeing the same phenomenon.

Gerald Smith, head of the Department of Accounting at UNI, said the university has seen a 20 percent increase in accounting majors since last year. "For decades, accountants have been saying that we'd never start to see the numbers of students we needed to see until we got a television program about CPAs," Smith said. "And now it is hard to turn on the news without seeing a report about a financial reporting or auditing issue. Our students have seen this and said that going into this field offers them an opportunity to make change."

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Gerald Smith, head, Department of Accounting, (319) 273-6345

Gwenne Culpepper, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761

10/31/02

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Drake Martin, assistant director, Department of Residence, (319) 273-6330

Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations (319) 273-2761

University of Northern Iowa residence halls name "Newcomers of the Year"

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa Department of Residence has named the "Newcomers of the Year" leadership award winners from each of its 10 residence halls.

__(Name)__, __(Classification)__ of __(Hometown)__, was named a "Newcomer of the Year". (She/He) was honored for (her/his) first-year contributions to the quality of living in (her/his) residence hall community.

Note: to obtain a listing of the students, please contacet the Office of Univeristy Marketing and Public Relations at 319-273-2761.

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