The Northern Iowan' is the newspaper of The
University of Northern Iowa
The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is a public university in Cedar Falls, Iowa. UNI offers more than 90 majors across the colleges of Business Administration, Education, Humanities, Arts, and Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences and grad ...
.
It is published semi-weekly, on Monday and Thursday and distributed around campus free of charge. The paper publishes articles on campus news and events, the university's sports programs, and student opinion pieces. The name of the paper has changed over the years. It was called the ''Students Offering'' from 1888–1889, the ''Normal Eye'' from 1892–1911, the ''College Eye'' from 1911–1967, and the ''Northern Iowan'' from 1967–present.
In 1967 the newspaper was at the center of a public furor over the newspaper's publication of an article by a young English professor, Edward Hoffmans, criticizing the draft and advocating an end to the Vietnam War.
In 2022, the student newspaper celebrated its 130th anniversary. The Northern Iowan has made adjustments to its operations in response to the growing digital landscape, including financial cuts. However, it has remained committed to informing students and readers about events in the community and holding institutions accountable. The paper's history demonstrates the importance of student journalism and its ability to serve the public and create the historic record of the times.
Honors
*First class honors from the
National Scholastic Press Association
The National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1921 for high school and secondary school publications in the United States. The association is membership-based and annually hosts high school journalism conv ...
in 1932.
[Given High Rating, The Independent (Hawaren, Iowa) May 4, 1933, page 5, accessed March 30, 2017 at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9919781/given_high_rating_the_independent/]
*All-American honors from the National Scholastic Press Association in 1933.
*Best all-around paper and first in front-page makeup for six columns and over at the 17th annual convention of the Iowa College Press Association in 1933.
*All-state college newspaper and first in front-page makeup for six columns and over at the annual convention of the Iowa College Press Association in 1936.
[O'Bryon is Named State Press Head, The Coe College Cosmos (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) April 23, 1936, page 1, accessed March 30, 2017 at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9919828/]
*Best all-around newspaper and first in front-page makeup for six columns and over at the annual convention of the Iowa College Press Association in 1937.
*All-American honors from the National Scholastic Press Association (which then became the
Associated Collegiate Press
The Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) is the largest and oldest national membership organization for college student media in the United States. The ACP is a division of the National Scholastic Press Association. It awards the newspaper, mag ...
) from 1937-1949.
*5 star All-American Honor by the Associated Collegiate Press for spring 1982 issues
[Northern Iowan wins 5-star honor, The Des Moines Register (Des Moines, Iowa) Sunday, October 3, 1982, Page 12]
References
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University of Northern Iowa
Student newspapers published in Iowa