Telephone System

Displaying 1 - 100 of 202

#	Title	Date	Summary
1	Texts change how we communicate Northern Iowan 106:52, p.5	04/23/2010	Considers the positive and negative effects of text messaging.
2	Cell phone etiquette Northern Iowan 105:33, p.7	02/06/2009	Students reminded that cell phone conversations should be off limits in areas such as museums, theaters, dentist and doctor waiting rooms, locker rooms, and classrooms.
3	An alarming danger on the road; texting while driving more dangerous than drunk driving Northern Iowan 105:27, p.13	12/12/2008	Students recount experiences of sending text messages while driving; statistics show that that is a dangerous practice; photo.
4	Texting in class Northern Iowan 105:23, p.11	11/18/2008	Cell phone use during class time varies. Some professors ban them or have a policy that they are turned off; others do not have a formal policy. Texting during class can be from boredom; photo.
5	IDK my BFF Jill, TTYI, G2G, LOL, BRB, ROFL, WTF Northern Iowan 104:46, p.7	04/04/2008	Many people with cell phones use text messaging. Concern expressed about the use of abbreviations and potential changes in ways we communicate.
6	Mobile social networks becoming popular, raising issues about safety Northern Iowan 104:9, p.5	09/25/2007	College students are using cell phones as a networking tool.
7	The Culture Corner Northern Iowan 103:34, p.6	02/02/2007	Speed and the use of cell phones while driving seems frequent in the area.
8	Lazy in the information age Northern Iowan 103:11, p.7	10/03/2006	Believes that modern communication technology has made people lazy; urges people to communicate face-to-face.
9	Cellphones like our right hands Northern Iowan 101:42, p.9	03/04/2005	The use of cell phones has greatly influenced the lives of their 137 million users; photo.
10	Text messaging the new "in" thing Northern Iowan 101:42, p.9	03/04/2005	Discusses the new wave of text messaging; photo.
11	UNI offers cell phone recycling Northern Iowan 100:12, p.5	10/10/2003	Program encourages students to recycle their old cell phones on October 24.
12	'Do not call' registry promises to silence most telemarketers Northern Iowan 100:3, p.1	09/09/2003	After October 1, 2003, it will be unlawful for telemarketers to call individuals who are on the list.
13	Need for etiquette 'rings' true Northern Iowan 100:2, p.7	09/05/2003	Encourages students to be respectful by turning their cell phones off during class, while eating out, and while driving.
14	Serendipity Safari Northern Iowan 99:32, p.5	01/31/2003	Portrays the annoyance of fanatical cell phone users.
15	The Foundation's new automated phone bank--UNI's link to alumni Northern Iowa Today 87:1, p.26	01/01/2003	Forty students use new phone system to raise money.
16	Cell phones disturb the peace Northern Iowan 99:17, p.13	10/29/2002	Students discuss embarrassing moments with their cell phones.
17	Student voices Northern Iowan 99:16, p.13	10/25/2002	Students respond to the question: What do you think is proper cell phone etiquette in the classroom or in public?; photo.
18	Homage to cell users Northern Iowan 99:12, p.8	10/11/2002	Sarcastically applauds cell phone users for their discretion in leaving their phones on while in the library.
19	Staying connected with cell phones Northern Iowan 98:52, p.13	04/23/2002	Only 36 percent of Americans use a cell phone while 50 to 75 percent in Europe, Japan, and parts of southeast Asia use one.
20	Columnist relives late night phone call Northern Iowan 97:43, p.7	03/06/2001	Comments on a voice mail message that he received from someone.
21	Columnist reviews phone message services Northern Iowan 97:37, p.7	02/13/2001	Describes experiences with answering machines and caller ID.
22	Cell phone users==good Samaritans Northern Iowan 97:35, p.8	02/06/2001	Encourages cell phone owners to take part in the Community Action Life Line (CALL).
23	U. S. Cellular to provide wireless phones, airtime to UNI Campus News Network 11:14, p.4	02/06/2001	Public Safety plans to use the phones for student escort and the violence against women programs.
24	Area code change moving soon to southwest Iowa Northern Iowan 96:46, p.5	03/28/2000	Current parts of area code 515 changing to 641.
25	Campus phones unaccessible, scarce Northern Iowan 96:21, p.7	11/09/1999	Columnist could not locate emergency telephones around campus.
26	Setting up vacation e-mail/voice mail messages Campus News Network 9:20, p.2	06/14/1999	Instructions for setting up E-mail and voice mail for absences.
27	New rates make 'phoning home' cheaper, simpler Northern Iowan 95:42, p.6	03/05/1999	ICN will now provide cheaper long-distance rates for international calls; AT & T will still remain as a back-up.
28	The Internet is cutting long distance phone call costs Public Relations News Release 1998:230, p.1	01/28/1999	Rich Varn discusses the impact the Internet is having on long distance phone companies.
29	Student grades just a phone call away Northern Iowan 95:26, p.1	12/04/1998	Students will be able to get access to their grades via telephone and Internet.
30	UNI students phoning in their assignments Public Relations News Release 1998:100, p.1	10/22/1998	Music professor Lathon Jernigan describes his method of grading sight singing assignments turned in on his voice mail.
31	Keeping your voice mail safe from prying ears Public Relations News Release 1998:45, p.1	09/21/1998	Randy Hayes will discuss the danger of voice mail break-ins, and how to keep your voice mail secure.
32	U. S. West workers end 15 day strike Northern Iowan 95:2, p.5	09/01/1998	U. S. West workers returned to their jobs Monday ending a fifteen-day strike.
33	Setting up vacation E-mail/voice mail messages Campus News Network 8:18, p.2	05/04/1998	Ways to prepare messaging systems for vacation.
34	Coping with busy signals Campus News Network 8:6, p.2	10/27/1997	Use of new telephone system is being analyzed in order to find an acceptable service level and to reduce number of denied calls.
35	New phone system offers fast service, fewer tie-ups Northern Iowan 94:1, p.4	08/29/1997	New Lucent Technologies telephone and voice messaging system installed on campus during summer of 1997.
36	Residence halls get summer face-lifts Northern Iowan 94:1, p.7	08/29/1997	Several residence halls undergoing interior and exterior renovations including doors, tuckpointing, and data and telephone lines; photo.
37	Avoiding overload on e-mail and voice mail Campus News Network 8:1, p.1	08/18/1997	Tips for avoiding E-mail and voice mail overload.
38	Vacation voice mail Campus News Network 7:22, p.2	07/28/1997	Instructions for setting up a vacation voice mail message.
39	New system upgrades telephone capabilities Northern Iowa Today 81:1, p.22	07/01/1997	UNI purchases $2.9 million system from Lucent Technologies.
40	Phone system cutover successful Campus News Network 7:20, p.2	06/16/1997	Transition to Lucent telephone system was successful.
41	New phone system tips Campus News Network 7:19, p.2	05/27/1997	Tips for using new telephone system.
42	New phone system cutover May 30 Campus News Network 7:18, p.1	05/05/1997	New campus telephone system will be available May 30.
43	UNI to rewire phone systems Northern Iowan 93:46, p.1	04/01/1997	New telecommunications system will be installed next year.
44	Out with the old, in with the new: UNI phone system cutover set for May 30 Campus News Network 7:14, p.1	03/10/1997	Digital communications system from Lucent Technologies will be in place by this summer on campus.
45	Also discussed at NISG meeting Northern Iowan 93:42, p.3	03/07/1997	UNI will have telephone upgrade starting June 2; dorm rooms will have one jack for voice and two for data.
46	If Alexander Graham Bell could only see it now Public Relations News Release 1996:299, p.1	03/06/1997	Randy Hayes discusses Alexander Graham Bell's reaction to recent telephone technology.
47	Now it's our turn Northern Iowan 93:31, p.5	01/28/1997	Many improvements still need to be made on campus.
48	Free calling during Panther football Northern Iowan 93:12, p.1	10/11/1996	United States Cellular will provide free telephone calls to fans at UNI football games this season; photo.
49	New campus phone system coming next year Campus News Network 6:20, p.1	07/08/1996	Regents approved new $6.2 million phone system at UNI to be installed next year.
50	Having a phone bill in your name sometimes risky Northern Iowan 92:44, p.7	03/15/1996	Relates difficult situation involving telephone bill.
51	Prefix expansion complicates dialing; U.S. West phone company assigns "273" prefix to Cedar Falls businesses Northern Iowan 90:42, p.3	03/04/1994	Company running out of numbering possibilities.
52	New system for registration may be in store Northern Iowan 89:29, p.1	12/11/1992	Planning for registration by telephone.
53	University making positive changes in residence halls Northern Iowan 88:30, p.5	01/21/1992	Touch tone phones installed in some dorms; working on cable television system.
54	Phone card duplication causes billing problems Northern Iowan 88:21, p.1	11/12/1991	From one hundred to one hundred fifty codes were duplicated, resulting in incorrect billing.
55	Campus telephone books being recycled at Print Services Northern Iowan 88:19, p.3	11/05/1991	Part of UNI program to use more recycled products.
56	Dormitory residents receiving touch-tone phones in rooms Northern Iowan 88:11, p.4	10/08/1991	New phones will replace dial phones in stages; photo.
57	College students across campus compete for funniest message: Answering machines: source of amusement for many Northern Iowan 88:5, p.7	09/17/1991	Humorous messages on answering machines.
58	Hundreds of miles can's keep some couples apart Northern Iowan 87:45, p.13	03/12/1991	Students talk about the difficulties of sustaining a relationship over the telephone; photo.
59	Ma Bell loses voice Northern Iowan 85:56, p.9	05/02/1989	Storm knocks down telephone lines; photo.
60	Telephone company to reimburse students Northern Iowan 85:55, p.1	04/28/1989	Some students may have been overcharged.
61	New billing system begins this spring Northern Iowan 85:31, p.1	01/24/1989	Description of new telephone billing system.
62	Student employees link campus, public safety Northern Iowan 84:43, p.10	03/04/1988	Six student work on parking and six work on the telephone exchange.
63	Phone lines to be adjusted Northern Iowan 84:18, p.1	10/27/1987	Should be more lines available for off-campus calls.
64	Two cents worth Northern Iowan 82:19, p.11	11/08/1985	Blames the telephone for being a distraction from homework.
65	Being an operator is practice for patience Northern Iowan 82:9, p.11	10/01/1985	Sherry Porter recounts her experiences in working as a university exchange operator; photo.
66	Information's hours cut Northern Iowan 82:8, p.7	09/27/1985	Telephone information service hours cut.
67	UNISA Northern Iowan 81:6, p.7	09/21/1984	Still considering ROTC and telephone bill increase.
68	UNISA Northern Iowan 81:4, p.7	09/14/1984	Minutes from the previous UNISA meeting; discuss value of ROTC and telephone bill increase proposal.
69	UNISA concerned with NW Bell rate increase Northern Iowan 81:3, p.6	09/11/1984
70	UNISA wants to ring Ma's Bell Northern Iowan 80:59, p.1	06/22/1984	May consider effort to fight telephone rate increases.
71	Scherzo Northern Iowan 80:28, p.2	01/17/1984	Student addicted to long distance calling.
72	New dialing procedure for campus begins Northern Iowan 79:46, p.11	04/05/1983	New calling codes being set up.
73	Off-campus calls blocked, phone service criticized Northern Iowan 78:46, p.2	04/06/1982	Off-campus student is upset with the fact that she has difficulty with calls from on-campus students.
74	New phone system still has bugs Northern Iowan 78:15, p.14	10/27/1981	Campus phone representative Gary Shontz explains some of the glitches in UNI's new phone system.
75	Encounters with Dimension 2000 Northern Iowan 78:5, p.5	09/15/1981	Gary Shontz talks about the new phone system which features touch-tone phones, conference calls, and automatic call-back; more external lines added.
76	Power outage cuts lights, phones Northern Iowan 78:5, p.1	09/15/1981	Coal truck pulls down lines at Power Plant; power and telephone service down for an hour.
77	The Panther's Pen Northern Iowan 78:5, p.2	09/15/1981	The advantages of the push button phone over the dial phone.
78	UNI phone system changes may affect service Public Relations News Release 1981:8, p.1	08/12/1981	Conversion of UNI's telephone system may disrupt service temporarily.
79	UNI phone system changes may affect service Public Relations News Release 1981:6, p.1	08/11/1981	UNI's conversion from rotary-dial and multi-line system to a single-line and touch-dial system may temporarily affect service; campus extensions will now be four, not five numbers
80	Northwestern Bell calling Northern Iowan 75:31, p.1	01/30/1979	New rates for long distance calls.
81	Emergency hot-line installed UNI Century 6:3, p.2	06/01/1978	Telephone east of Gilchrist available 24 hours a day for emergencies.
82	"Hot-line to UNI" offers visitors many services Northern Iowan 74:51, p.3	04/18/1978	Emergency telephone available east of Gilchrist Hall.
83	Long distance calling: It¿s the next best thing to being there Northern Iowan 74:24, p.6	11/22/1977	A look at the way students use the university phone system, especially the long distance service.
84	Telephone lines Northern Iowan 74:17, p.3	10/28/1977	A student uses the telephone, moved recently to make room for the Union Station; photo.
85	Operators have their problems Northern Iowan 74:1, p.6	08/30/1977	University phone operators are seeing an influx of calls to them; photo.
86	Bartlett to open 117 rooms by fall Northern Iowan 73:51, p.1	04/19/1977	Rooms will be made available to undergraduate men and women; will be co-ed by floor; room telephones added.
87	Save on your calls; phoning can be cheap . . . Northern Iowan 72:24, p.5	11/21/1975	Tips on saving money on phone calls; photo.
88	Campus shorts Northern Iowan 71:37, p.1	02/14/1975	ISPIRG announces plans; telephone company announces stricter rules for students with unpaid bills; outdoor lighting will be brightened.
89	Phone policy explained Northern Iowan 71:19, p.6	11/05/1974	Students are cut off from long distance service if their unpaid bills get too high.
90	What's Up? Northern Iowan 71:16, p.8	10/25/1974	Activities and meetings.
91	What's Up? ? Northern Iowan 70:21, p.9	11/30/1973	Activities and meetings.
92	What's Up? ? Northern Iowan 70:20, p.9	11/20/1973	Activities and meetings.
93	Switchboard offers 24 hour service Northern Iowan 69:1, p.9	09/15/1972	Switchboard moved to Security Office.
94	Holiday Schedules in Effect on UNI Campus Public Relations News Release 1972:216, p.1	12/17/1971	Holiday schedules on UNI Campus. Regular hours resume Jan. 3.
95	UNI architect answers charges leveled against Hillside Courts Northern Iowan 68:17, p.4	11/12/1971	New units had not been inspected by Fire Marshall; did not have telephone service.
96	UNI to Observe Special Holiday Weekend Hours Public Relations News Release 1971:706, p.1	07/01/1971	Offices and classroom buildings will be closed on Monday, July 5 to observe the Independence Day holiday; hours of library, telephone exchange and Union enclosed
97	Current information number established Northern Iowan 67:20, p.5	11/23/1970	Telephone recordings will be updated daily.
98	UNI Begins an 'Events Dial' Public Relations News Release 1970:204, p.1	11/19/1970	UNI new "Events Dial" allows people to call in using a telephone to know what's happening at UNI on any given day.
99	Campus phone operators are always "busy" Northern Iowan 67:4, p.6	09/29/1970	Description of work of campus telephone operators.
100	Centrex installed Northern Iowan 66:2, p.4	09/12/1969	New telephone system allows calls to be made directly off-campus without aid of operators.