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FRIDAY: Women’s basketball takes down top team in the Valley, Murray State.

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SATURDAY: Men’s Basketball Coach Ben Jacobson breaks MVC wins record.

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Men’s basketball climbs conference ranking after home thriller against Southern Illinois SEE PAGE 11 MAIN PHOTO: COURTESY DEVIN BAAS

SKYBOX PHOTOS TOP TO BOTTOM: COURTESY JOEL WAUTERS, COURTESY VICKI BORN, STEPH STARK

SUNDAY: Maya McDermott surpasses 1,000 point mark during Belmont matchup.

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From Cedar Falls to National Geographic Tallgrass Prairie Center featured in January issue of National Geographic KORBYN RYAN Staff Writer

The Tallgrass Prairie Center, first officially established in 1999 with roots dating back to 1990, originally aimed to address the significant loss of prairie and other natural habitats in Iowa.

“We’ve lost more prairie, more natural habitat than … perhaps any other place on the planet,” said Laura Jackson, Ph.D., the Director of the Tallgrass Prairie Center and Professor of biology.

They started out working on county roadsides

and planting wild grasses during the fall season noticed and flowers, like milkweed. a dramatic decline, and they Along with providing sup- hadn’t figured out why. port for anyone who wanted For Jackson and the praito manage their land more rie center, the effort they’d naturally. This meant less been putting into prairie respesticides and less mowing, toration was already a large but more diversity in the step towards helping the butplant life. terflies recover in the wild.

From there they branched Monarchs heavily rely on out to help support the milkweed plants for reproavailabiliduction, and ty of native the decline seed for in milkthose projweeds due ects. While to modern the plants farming are found practices th roughout has contribmost of the uted sigMidwest, nificantly to they wanted the decline to preserve in monarch any subtle butterflies. changes the The Iowa native Ta l l g r a s s plants had P r a i r i e developed.

C e n t e r ’s Laura Jackson Tallgrass Prairie Center T h e s e programs Director e f f o r t s ai m to helped preincrease serve prairies as a habitat, prairie habitat through their and all sorts of creatures roadside projects, seed disthat lived in them. One good tribution and collaboration example being the monarch with farmers. These collabbutterfly. Around 2012 and orations created a network 2013 scientists monitoring for organizations to work their populations in Mexico together across the U.S.

We’ve lost more prairie, more natural habitat than ... perhaps any other place on the planet.

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The Tallgrass Prairie Center has played a role in helping preserve prairies as a habitat for many creatures, notably the monarch butterfly. Their efforts include their roadside projects, seed distribution, and collaboration with farmers.

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“We had something to contribute to the solution,” said Jackson.

Over the last few years, the Tallgrass Prairie Center’s efforts caught the attention of National Geographic.

Photographer Jaime Rojo worked closely with the prairie center and captured images of farmers who work to include prairie habitat next to their fields.

Michelle Nijhuis, a seasoned writer at National Geographic, picked up the story. She covered Iowa’s unique roadside program and the Tallgrass Prairie Center’s seed distribution initiatives.

Rojo and Nihjuis’s approaches were distinct yet complementary, with Rojo capturing visual narratives that Nijhuis avoided in her writing. Together, they were able to emphasize the importance of the actual conservaThe Northern Iowan is published semi-weekly on Monday and Thursday during the academic year, except for holidays and examination periods, by the University of Northern Iowa, L011 Maucker Union, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0166 under the auspices of the Board of Student Publications.

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Jackson believes that UNI has some of the best resources available for students to get out and enjoy nature on or near campus. UNI is home to trails through woodland, streamside and prairie habitats.

“One way you could support all that habitat for monarchs is just by going out and using it recreationally,” said Jackson.

If you’d like to show your support, you can find more information at https://www. tallg rassprair iecenter.org.

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Empowering Panthers JANUARY 24, 2024 |

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NISG Engagement Week invites students to learn about student government before election season

does for the campus community.

Tomorrow the orgaIn the heart of the Panther nization will be hosting a Den located on the plaza destress event at 12 p.m. in floor of Maucker, Northern the Maucker Iowa Student U n i o n Government Coffeehouse. ( N I S G ) Tote bags members will be availmingled with able to decostudents, rate, and there UNI adminwill also be istrators, opportunities city council to learn about members and mental health com mu nit y resources on leaders while campus. snacking on On Thursday, cookies and NISG will drinking also be hostsodas. ing a Senate Micaiah Krutsinger The Open Town Hall in NISG President House was the University a part of Room of Maucker Union NISG’s Engagement Week, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.. meant to encourage students Students can learn more to run for upcoming student body elections while learn- about what it is like to be a ing more about what NISG senator, and NISG President Micaiah Krutsinger will also

Student Government Engagement Week Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) is hosting an Engagement Week this week. Remaining activities for the week include a destress event in the Maucker Union Coffeehouse from 12 to 5 p.m., and a Senate Town Hall from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

State of the Student Body Address Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) President Micaiah Krutsinger will give the State of the Student Body Address at a Senate meeting this Thursday at 6:30 p.m in the University Room at Maucker Union. The address is meant to highlight the key accomplishments of the administration, senate, and executive members of the organization.

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NISG President Micaiah Krutsinger talks with City Council member Aaron Hawbaker at NISG’s Open House on Tuesday.

give his State of the Student Body Address.

Krutsinger said joining NISG means making a lasting impact on campus, and said anyone is welcome in the organization.

“There is no bigger feeling than the feeling of seeing your initiative come

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NISG leaders chat with students in their offices located on the top level of Maucker Union. NISG’s Engagement Week is meant to inform students about NISG and encourage students to run for upcoming student elections.

into fruition on our campus and just knowing that, ‘hey, I made that change,’” Krutsinger said. “Looking back, I worked with athletics to bring my Panther Mayhem and I’m so glad I did. That feeling of knowing that you’re going to be leaving a lasting legacy is special.”

Elections for NISG are on the near horizon, with voting opening Feb. 27 and 28. Those still interested in running in the election can pop by on Thursday, or reach out to Chief Justice Aaron Burger with any questions.

Krutsinger encourages students to consider running for election and getting involved in NISG, even if they may be hesitant.

“I was also hesitant about joining student government, and it wasn’t until elections when I saw the work that people were putting in their campaigns and I wanted to be a part of that.”

He also said NISG plays an integral role in the campus community, forming a bridge from students to administrators, allowing NISG members to make a real lasting impact.

“We are the ones that branch the students to the rest of the university, no other leaders around that make the big changes on campus.”

For more information about NISG, visit nisg. uni.edu, or follow them on Instagram @northerniowastudentgov.

CAB Pickleball Palooza The Campus Activities Board is breaking out the pickleball paddles tonight from 6 - 8 p.m. in Maucker Union. Enjoy a night of fun while playing pickleball with your pals. Several attendees will also have the chance to win a UNI pickleball paddle. Register for this event on CAB’s website.

Inaugural Wilson Ethics Fellow Announced Robert Earle, an assistant professor of instruction in the Department of Philosophy and World Religions, has been named the first Wilson Ethics Fellow. Earle said Wilson’s donation will allow another faculty member to be hired focusing on applied ethics instruction. The second fellow, once hired, will begin work next semester. Both individuals will be dedicated to expanding the ethics education for business and non-profit students at UNI. Professor to present on social media algorithms UNI Professor of Psychology Catherine DeSoto will be the next author featured in the Final Thursday Reading Series.

DeSoto is the author of “Lies of Omission: Algorithms versus Democracy,” a study of the impact of algorithmic curation of social media on divisions within the United States. The reading will take place on Jan. 25 at the Hearst Center for the Arts in Cedar Falls.

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Cuarto festival anual de cine frances KRISTIN MOOS Staff Writer

MIREYA PATIÑO

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UNI celebrará el 29 de enero el primer debate de la cuarta edición del Festival de Cine Francés con la película “Les années super 8 / Los años de Súper 8”. Se proyectarán seis películas en total, seguidas de una discusión semanal los lunes a las 7 de la noche en la sala 301 de la Biblioteca Rod. Las otras películas incluyen “Colette et Justin / Colette y Justin” (discusión el 5 de feb) “Le lycéen / Niño de invierno” (discusión el 12 de feb), “Pacifiction / Pacificción” (discusión el 19 de feb), “Serre-moi fort / Abrázame fuerte” (discusión el 26 de feb) y “La reine Margot / Reina Margot” (discusión el 4 mar), la discusion de “Colette et Justin / Colette y Justin” incluirá al director, Alain Kassanda.

Kassanda, un cineasta franco-congoleño, dejó la República Democrática del Congo a los once años de edad para ir a Francia. Las obras de Kassanda incluyen “Coconut Head Generation”, “Colette et Justin” y “Trouble Sleep”. Los protagonistas de “Colette et Justin” son los abuelos de Kassanda, Colette

Mujinga y Justin Kassanda, que se criaron en la República Democrática del Congo, antes Zaire, bajo el dominio belga.

La película se compone de entrevistas con sus abuelos, material e imágenes de archivo y fragwmentos de propaganda colonial creada por el gobierno belga.

El festival está organizado por los miembros del Departamento de Lenguas y Literaturas Jim O’Loughlin, Elizabeth Zwanziger y el estudiante Nathan Behrends.

Behrends habló sobre el valor del festival. “Amplía tus horizontes cinematográficos y te muestra diferentes perspectivas, todos tienen una historia que contar”. Citando al director de “Parasite”, Bong Joonho, Behrends esperaba disipar el resentimiento que algunos espectadores pueden albergar hacia los subtítulos.”Creo que fue Joon-ho quien dijo que, una vez que superes la barrera de los subtítulos, conocerás muchas más películas increíbles. Cuesta un tiempo acostumbrarse, pero hay muchas historias por ahí”.

Este festival es posible gracias al Departamento de Lenguas y Literaturas, el Fondo del Programa de Francés y Albertine Cinémathèque.

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COURTESY The French Film Festival begins on Jan. 29th and ends on March 3rd featuring six films in total. Hybrid discussions will be held the following day on Zoom and in Rod Library.

Fourth Annual French Film Festival KRISTIN MOOS Staff Writer

UNI will hold the first discussion of the fourth annual French Film Festival on Jan. 29 with the film “Les années super 8 / The Super 8 Years”. Six films will be played in total, followed by a weekly Monday night discussion in Rod Library room 301 at 7. The other films include “Colette et Justin / Colette

and Justin” (discussion on Feb. 5) “Le lycéen / Winter Boy” (discussion on Feb. 12), “Pacifiction” (discussion on Feb. 19), “Serre-moi fort / Hold Me Tight” (discussion on Feb. 26), “La Reine Margot / Queen Margot” (discussion on March 4). The discussion of “Colette et Justin / Colette and Justin” will feature the director, Alain Kassanda.

Kassanda, a FrenchCongolese filmmaker, left the Democratic Republic of

Congo at age eleven for France.

Kassanda’s works include “Coconut Head Generation”, “Colette et Justin”, and “Trouble Sleep.” The protagonists of “Colette et Justin” are Kassanda’s grandparents, Colette Mujinga and Justin Kassanda, who were raised in the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zaire, under Belgian rule. The film is comprised of interviews with his grandparents, archival footage and images, and clips from

colonial propaganda created by the Belgian government.

The festival is organized

by Language and Literature Department members Jim O’Loughlin, Elizabeth Zwanziger, and student Nathan Behrends. Behrends spoke on the value of the festival. “It broadens your film horizons, and it shows you different perspectives, everyone has a story to tell.” Quoting “Parasite” director Bong Joonho, Behrends hoped to dispel

the resentment some viewers may harbor for subtitles. “I think it was Bong Joon-ho who said that once you overcome the barrier of subtitles, you’ll be introduced to so many more amazing films. It does take some getting used to, but there’s so many stories out there.”

The festival is made possible by the Department of Languages and Literature, the French Program Fund, and Albertine Cinémathèque.

COURTESY The French Film Festival will cover movies about historical events, interviews with those who have lived to tell their story, and is an opportunity to create your own perspective through those stories.

COURTESÍA El Festival de Cine Francés cubrirá películas sobre eventos historicos, entrevistas con la gente que vivieron para contar su historia y también es una oportunidad para crear tu propia perspectiva de las historias representadas.

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Disclaimer: The following opinion articles featured do not reflect the opinion of the Northern Iowan newspaper or staff as a whole.

We will not wait for the next mass shooting Editor’s Note: The following is a student-written op-ed, signed by over 110 student leaders and meant to be published simultaneously across over 50 student newspapers.

The breadth of this op-ed is national and includes public and private universities.

The purpose of this op-ed is to create attention around gun violence and act as a demonstration of the shared concern about gun violence that exists across all college campuses.

To my knowledge, as a national op-ed, this opinion piece is the first of its kind.

Students are taught to love a country that values guns over our lives.

Some of us hear the sound of gunfire when we watch fireworks on the fourth of July, or when we watch a drumline performance at halftime. But all of us have heard the siren of an active shooter drill and fear that one day our campus will be next.

By painful necessity, we have grown to become much more than students learning in a classroom — we have shed every last remnant of our childhood innocence. The steady silence of Congress is as deafening as gunfire.

We will not wait for individual trauma to affect us all before we respond together — our empathy is not that brittle. Our generation responds to shootings by bearing witness and sharing solidarity like none other. We text each other our last thoughts and we cry on each others’ shoulders and we mourn with each other at vigils.

We convene in classrooms and we congregate in churches and we deliberate in dining halls.

We’re staunch and we’re stubborn and we’re steadfast.

Our hearts bleed from this uniquely American brand of gun violence. Yet, we still summon the courage to witness firework shows and remind ourselves that we love our country so much that we expect better from it.

We believe that our country has the capacity to love us back.

There are bullet shaped holes in our hearts, but our spirits are unbreakable.

History has taught us that when injustice calls students to act, we shape the moral arc of this country.

Students in the civil rights movement shared their stories through protest, creating the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) that organized freedom rides, sit-ins and marches. In demanding freedom from racial violence, this group’s activism became woven into American history.

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This op-ed has been signed by over 110 student leaders and has been published simultaneously Wednesday morning across almost 50 student newspapers.

Students across America organized teach-ins during the Vietnam War to expose its calculated cruelties — in doing so, rediscovering this country’s empathy. Their work, in demanding freedom from conscription and taxpayer-funded violence, is intertwined with the American story.

This fall, UNC Chapel Hill students’ text exchanges during the Aug. 28 shooting reached the hands of the President. The nation read the desperate words of our wounded community, as we organized support, rallied and got thrown out of the North Carolina General Assembly. We demanded freedom from gun violence, just as we have in Parkland and Sandy Hook and MSU and UNLV. For 360,000 of us since Columbine, the toll of bearing witness, of losing our classmates and friends, of succumbing to the cursed emotional vocabulary of survivorship, has become our American story.

Yes, it is not fair that we must rise up against problems that we did not create, but the organizers of past student movements know from lived experience that we decide the future of the country.

The country watched student sit-ins at Greensboro, and Congress subsequently passed civil rights legislation. The country witnessed as students exposed its lies on Vietnam, and Congress subsequently with-

We have shed every last remnant of our childhood innocence. The steady silence of Congress is as deafening as gunfire.

drew from the war.

In recent years, the country watched student survivors march against gun violence, and the White House subsequently created the National Office of Gun Violence Prevention on Sept. 22, 2023.

So as students and young people alike, we should know our words don’t end on this page — we will channel them into change.

We invite you to join this generation’s community of organizers, all of us united in demanding a future free of gun violence. We understand the gravity of this commitment, because it's not simply our lives we protect with prose and protest. It is our way of life itself.

We will not allow America to be painted in a new layer of blood. We will not allow politicians to gamble our lives for NRA money.

And most of all, politicians will not have the shallow privilege of reading another front-cover op-ed by students on their knees, begging them to do their jobs — we do not

We believe that our country has the capacity to love us back.

There are bullet shaped holes in our hearts, but our spirits are unbreakable.

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Iowa students and supporters rally at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Jan. 8, 2024, calling for lawmakers to pass gun regulations in the wake of the Perry High School shooting the week before.

need a permission slip to defend our freedoms. They will instead contend with the reality that by uniting with each other and among parents, educators and communities our demands become undeniable.

We feel intense anger and frustration and sadness, and in its wake we search for reaffirmations of our empathy — the remarkable human capacity to

take on a tiny part of someone else’s suffering. We rediscover this fulfillment in our organizing, in our community, in not just moving away from the unbearable pain of our yesterday, but in moving toward an unrelenting hope for our tomorrow.

Our generation dares politicians to look us in the eye and tell us they’re too afraid to try.

People leave the McCreary Community Building following the shooting in Perry on January 4.

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CAMPUS LIFE

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Ryan Gosling isn’t just Ken JANUARY 24, 2024 |

CALLEE FAIR

Film Critic

When somebody asks you to name the best actors of all time, who do you think of? Some of the names on that list could be Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster, Viola Davis, Jack Nickelson, or Johnny Depp. Most times, people think of dramatic scenes with screaming, crying and dramatic dialogues when they think about “good acting.”

While many great actors nail the art of big performances, the actors who master the art of subtlety often get left behind in the conversation. An actor who continues to surpass expectations role-afterrole because of his ability to tune into the smallest details is none other than Ryan Gosling.

He is a man of many faces. There is not a single person in the world that would question who Ryan Gosling is. Some know him as the lead romantic in “The Notebook.” Some know him as the jazz enthusiast in “La La Land.”

Some know him as that one guy in “Remember the Titans.” Others know him as Ken. It is know wonder that he is one of the greatest actors of our time.

Between his acting range, devotion to seep into the character and his winning charisma, he transcends

every moment of screen time into a rich delight.

The Canadian actor started his career as a child on Disney’s “Mickey Mouse Club” until it was canceled in 1995. After that, he worked a small number of roles on a few kids’ movies and was even cast as the son of Zeus in a Fox kids TV series entitled, “Young Hercules.”

Gosling quickly moved away from the television scene and landed a supporting role in “Remember the Titans” that would catch the attention of director Henry Bean.

His first lead role was in 2001 where he played a Jewish neo-Nazi in Bean’s “The Believer.” This role would ultimately forever change his taste in roles often opting to choose the more gritty and emotional characters to play.

He starred in three other indies in the early 2000’s before scoring “The Notebook” alongside Rachel McAdams. Gosling became the talk of the town with the romantic movie growing in popularity and with his 2007 performance in “Half-Nelson” earning him his first Academy Award nomination playing a junior-high teacher struggling with drug addiction. In the same year, he received a Golden Globe nomination playing a man

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in love with a sex doll in “Lars and the Real Girl.”

The list of continued awards goes on with

scoring another Oscar nominations for “La La Land,” three additional Golden Globe nominations COURTESY/MAN OF MANY and Gosling has a large filmography under his belt. He recently added “Barbie” to this, gathering multiple award win- nominations for his role as Ken. ning believe that this is because shoulders and awkwardly a Film Independent Spirit smiles and moves around Award as well as a Nation- of how well he wraps his like he is five years old at al Board of Review Award. image into the character the grocery store looking he is portraying. Half of Although there are for his mom. the time after watching a many awards that speak His best performance movie starring Gosling, I volumes about how great is in “Blue Valentine” forget that it is even him. of an actor he is, Gosling where Gosling not only He doesn’t just play the often gets left out of the looks unrecognizable, he character, he is the charconversation when talking acts unrecognizable using about the best of the best. I acter. his body and facial gesWhen thinking about tures to communicate the what makes a characcharacter’s thoughts and ter compelling to watch feelings pulling the audion screen, it really boils ence toward his vulnerabildown to how believable ity. From the outside, the the character is. The more character he plays, Dean, believable, the more the audience looks at the char- should be the stereotypical lousy and negligent faacter themself rather than ther in a broken marriage. the actor playing them.

However, the audience Gosling manages to transsees that and still managform himself into every character he has played by es to feel bad for the guy.

Only Gosling can pull off portraying the right emoa stunt like that. tion in the right way. He No matter the role, truly excels in showcasing Gosling always seems to the little details of what nail it. There is not one makes the character who performance of his where they are by using moveGosling is giving only ment to his advantage. half of the effort required.

Gosling changes his body Gosling puts his heart and stature to fit the characsoul into every character ter’s persona, and even he plays and it pays off. takes it a step further by reacting to dialogue in this He is not just Ken, he is also Noah, Lars, Dean, way. When playing Ken Sebastian, Driver and evin “Barbie,” he stands up ery other character in his straight, moves his body freely and is fully commit- repertoire. ted in the musical scenes.

His comedic and silly performance that exudes confidence in contrast to his performance as the uncomfortable character Lars in “Lars and the Real Girl” COURTESY//ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY Gosling alongside his co-star, Emma Stone, in “La La Land.” The movie won mutliple awards including Stone for Best Actress. where he slouches his

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NYT full access now avaliable for students BAILEY KLINKHAMMER Campus Life Editor

As of Jan. 3rd, 2024, all UNI students and faculty can enjoy free full access to the New York Times. Panthers can set up their access by following these steps: ROD Library recommends using an incognito browser to explore Access NYT. 1. Type University of Northern Iowa and hit “Select”.

1a. If on-campus, click ‘Here’ 1b. If off-campus, click ‘Go’ and login with your UNI CatID username and password.

2. Hit ‘Create Account.’​ 3. Enter your ‘uni.edu’ email address, create a password and click “Create Account”.

4. Select your status.

5. Students will need to enter their expected graduation year.

Faculty and staff will have to renew their account every four years.

6. Hit “Sign-up” to complete registration.

7. Start reading and searching

for content at NYTimes.com.

Now that your account is created, you do not need to go through the library’s website.

To confirm you are logged in, click ‘Account’ in the upper right hand corner and look for your email address.

With full access to the New York Times, all Panthers can enjoy full access to “NYT News: Understand the world with original reporting from 1,700 journalists. NYT Games: Spelling Bee, Wordle, The Crossword and more. NYT Cooking: Recipes, advice and inspiration for any occasion.

The Wirecutter: Independent reviews for thousands of products, and The Athletic: In-depth, personalized sports journalism.”

For students, full access to the New York Times catalog can mean easier access to articles for research and essays alike, or for the crossword enthusiast student who wants to backlog all of the New York Times crossword puzzles, those options are now available.

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UNI plays host to Jack Jennett Invitational MICHAEL SPAHN

Sports Writer

The first event of the Jack Jennett Invitational, in UNI’s own McLeod Center, was the men’s 60-meter hurdles prelims. The top four finishers were all Panthers. Jack Sumners finished first with a time of 8.06 seconds, Hunter Manock finished second with a time of 8.19, Carter Accola finished third with a time of 8.50, and Kyle Trunnell finished fourth with a time of 8.52.

On the Women’s side it was the same story as two Panthers finished on top. Paige Kisley finished in first place with a time of 8.85 seconds. Right behind her in second place was Amanda Lietz finishing with a time of 9.78.

Moving along to the men’s 60-meter prelims, it was all Panthers at the top once again.

Tinashe Chigudu finished in first place with a time of 6.81 seconds, Luke Meyers finished in second with 6.84, Jerome Jessup finished in third with 6.99, Deonte Dean finished in fourth also with 6.99, and Austin Kunkle finished fifth with 7.09. Not far behind the five was Andrew Ferguson in seventh place finishing with a time of 7.03.

In the women’s 60-meter prelims, the Panthers filled the top of the leaderboard once again. Olivia Kramer finished in first with a time of 7.75 seconds, Libby Wedewer finished in second with 7.78 (7.772), Ariana Yaklich finished in third with 7.78 (7.773), Jill Bennett finished fourth with 7.78 (7.779), Eden Barrett finished in fifth with 7.90, and Madelyn Sanda finished sixth with a time of 7.95. Not far behind, in eighth place, was Ella Santi with a time of 8.09.

In the Women’s 1 mile run, Kaylin Lacher took first place with a time of 5:19.08. Close behind in third place was Brooke O’Brien with a time of 5:21.12. Rounding out the rest of the Panthers, in fifth place was Lauren Klein with a time of 5:37.51, and in eighth place was Makenna Edwards with 5:48.58. In the men’s 1 mile run, Drew Dombrosky placed 11th with a time of 4:41.55.

In the women’s 400-meter, the Panthers finished on top again. Wedewer placed first with a time of 58.42. Right behind her in second place was Caroline Benfeldt-Soerenson

with a time of 1:00.76. Two more Panthers finished near the top as Madelyn Sanda finished in fourth with a time of 1:04.60 and Tiffany Woerdehoff finished in sixth with a time of 1:07.46.

In the men’s 400-meter, it was all Panthers at the top again. Isaac Vaske finished in first place with a time of 50.16 seconds. In second place was his teammate Andrew Ferguson with a time of 50.99.

Up next were the women’s 60-meter hurdle finals, Panthers’ Paige Kisley took first place with a time of 8.83 seconds. Her teammate Amanda Lietz finished in second place with a time of 9.80.

In the men’s 60-meter finals, Manock finished in first place with a time of 8.28 seconds. In second place was his teammate Carter Accola with a time of 8.35, and rounding out the group in third place was Kyle Trunnell with a time of 8.60.

Moving on to the women’s 60-meter finals, three Panthers had a podium finish. Olivia Kramer finished in first with a time of 7.66 seconds. Her teammate Yaklich finished in second place with a time of 7.71.To round out the top three, Barrett finished in third place with a time of 7.82.

Santi of the Panthers wasn’t far behind the three with a fifth place finish and a final time of 8.30.

In the men’s 60-meter finals, all four Panthers who participated ranked in the top four. Meyers finished in first place with a time of 6.73 seconds, Jessup finished in second with a time of 6.79, Dean finished in third place with a time of 6.84, and Kunkle finished in fourth place with a time of 6.95.

Moving on to the women’s 200-meter dash, two Panthers finished atop the leaderboard.

Barrett finished in first place with a time of 25.76 seconds, and Yaklich finished in second with a time of 26.73.

Woerdehoff also participated and placed 15th with a time of 29.49.

In the men’s 200 meter, Kunkle was the only participant for the Panthers. He finished in third place with a time of 22.98 seconds.

In the men’s 3000 meter, Caleb Kass was the only participant for the Panthers. He finished in 11th with a time of 9:03.11.

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Men’s hurdlers lead the way as they hosted the Jack Jennett Invitational in the McLeod Center this weekend. Many Panthers placed throughout the event.

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TRACK AND FIELD

Panthers compete in Larry Wieczorek Invitational MICHAEL SPAHN

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In Iowa City, the men’s heptathlon 60-meter was the first event of the day with eight athletes competing. Zack Butcher finished first in the race with a time of 6.9 seconds. His teammate Drew Bartels finished right behind him in second place with a time of 6.95. Not far behind was Brody Lovell who placed fifth and finished with a time of 7.08.

In women’s indoor pentathlon 60-meter hurdles, the Panthers had six of the 15 athletes competing. The highest placed Panther was Kelly Proesch in fifth place with a time of 9.12. Behind her was Darci Wiseman who placed sixth and finished with a time of 9.16. Two more Panthers finished right behind them: Silvana Kabolo placed seventh with a time of 9.17, and Katy Stephens finished eighth with a time of 9.20. Rounding out the rest of the results for the Panthers, Katy Hand finished 11th with a time of 9.47, and Joey Perry finished 14th with a time of 10.42.

Moving along to the men’s heptathlon long jump, two Panthers tied for first place.

JENNETT INVITATIONAL continued from page 8

Moving on to the men’s weight throw, all three of the Panthers that participated finished in the top three. Justin Olson placed first with a throw of 16.63 meters. Right behind him in second place was Bo Braunecker with a throw of 16.60. In third place was

Bartels and Butcher both finished with a distance of 6.96 meters. The Panthers’ Lovell placed sixth with a distance of 6.31.

In the women’s indoor pentathlon high jump, two Panthers finished on top. Stephens placed first with a jump of 1.69 meters, and Perry finished second with a jump of 1.66. As for the rest of the results, Proesch and Hand tied for ninth place with jumps of 1.57. Kabolo placed 13th with a jump of 1.54 and Wiseman finished 15th with a jump of 1.45.

In the men’s heptathlon shot put, three Panther athletes competed. Butcher took first place with a throw of 12.97 meters.

Lovell placed fifth with a throw of 10.76, while Bartels placed seventh with a throw of 10.00.

In women’s indoor pentathlon shot put, Stephens finished in first place with a throw of 12.04 meters. Hand finished eighth with a throw of 10.00, and Perry finished 10th with a throw of 8.99. Rounding out the rest of the Panthers, Kabolo placed 12th with a throw of 8.33, Wiseman placed 13th with a throw of 8.03 and Proesch placed 14th with a throw of 7.94.

In men’s heptathlon high

jump, Lovell finished third with a jump of 1.84 meters, while his teammate Butcher finished fourth with a jump of 1.81.

In women’s indoor pentathlon long jump, Stephens finished fourth with a distance of 5.39 meters. Right behind her, in fifth place, was her teammate Perry with a distance of 5.37.

Kabolo followed suit, finishing sixth place with a distance of 5.28. Not far behind her was Hand, who finished eighth with a distance of 4.96. Rounding out the rest of the results, Wiseman finished 12th with a distance of 4.75, and Proesch finished 13th with a distance of 4.72.

In the men’s 3000-meter, Northern Iowa’s Caleb Shumaker placed sixth with a time of 8:26.25.

In the women’s 3000-meter, the Panthers had two athletes competing. Kate Crawford placed 10th with a time of 10:13.50. Not far behind was her teammate Eden Mueller, placing 12th with a time of 10:21.42.

In the women’s indoor pentathlon 800-meter, Perry took first place, finishing with a time of 2:24.31. Her teammate Wiseman placed fourth with a time of 2:29.43. Hand placed eighth with a time of 2:41.73, Stephens placed ninth with a

time of 2:47.76, and Kabolo finished 10th with a time of 2:58.96.

In the women’s 3000-meter, Northern Iowa’s Emma Hoins finished 10th with a time of 9:55.51.

In the Men’s Weight Throw Premier, Carson Lienau finished 11th finishing with a distance of 16.70 meters.

In the men’s shot put premier, Spencer Kessel finished fourth with a distance of 18.23 meters. Lieneau placed sixth with a throw of 17.62. Not far behind him was his teammate Sebastian Swistak throwing for

Jacob Baier with a throw of 16.55.

In the women’s shot put Breanna Hackman finished in fourth place with a throw of 12.44 meters. Not far behind was her teammate Allison Flanscha with a throw of 12.02.

Moving along to the women’s long jump, all four Panthers that participated finished in the top four.

Josey Dunbar placed first

with a jump of 5.43 meters, Maleah Walker placed second with a jump of 5.26, Amanda Lietz placed third with a jump of 5.11, and Kallie Greiner placed fourth with a jump of 5.02.

In the women’s triple jump, two of the Panthers that participated finished in the top three. Dunbar placed second with a jump of 10.51 meters, and Greiner placed third with a jump of 10.34.

In the women’s pole vault all four of the Panthers that participated finished in the top four. Alivia Silvestri placed first with a jump of 3.50 meters, Sydnee Scott placed second with a jump of 3.20, Hannah Wallace placed third with a jump of 3.05, and Isabelle Cox placed fourth with a jump of 3.05.

a distance of 16.38.

In the women’s high jump premier, Rylie Todd finished fourth with a jump of 1.70 meters. Close behind her in sixth place was her teammate Josie Moreland, also with a jump of 1.70. Finishing in ninth place was Chloe Largent with a jump of 1.65.

In the Men’s High Jump Premier, Ethan Powers finished in fifth place with a jump of 2.00 meters.

In the Men’s Pole Jump Premier, Brendan Safley placed second with a jump of 5.10 meters.

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The women’s team had a great performance in the Larry Weiczorek Invitational as they take off from the blocks.

Track and field upcoming events: Black and Gold Invite • Friday, Jan. 26 and Saturday, Jan. 27 in Iowa City, Iowa Friday Night Lights • Friday, Jan. 26 in Waverly, Iowa Iowa State Classic • Saturday, Feb. 3 in Ames, Iowa

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The Panther women take off aginst their competition in the 100-meter dash. The team played host to many teams from around the country during the Jack Jennett Invitational.

SDSU Indoor Classic • Friday, Feb. 9 and Saturday, Feb. 10 in Brookings, S.D.

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Women’s basketball wrecks Racers, beat by Bruins NICOLE WATERS

Sports Writer

The Panther women’s basketball team opened up a weekend of basketball against the Murray State Racers on Friday night. The Panthers started out strong in the first quarter with five unanswered points to start them off in good position.

Shateah Wetering started the team off with a three-pointer and Maya McDermott closely followed with a steal that resulted in a layup. Murray State answered back with a 3-pointer to put them on the

board, but the Panthers took off after that to go on a 7-0 run to boost them to a 12-5 lead early.

The Panthers continued their streak to go ahead by eight and make the score 17-9. UNI was able to make a 10-point run to further push themselves ahead and improve the lead to 18. Murray State answered with four points to make a small dent into the lead, but Kayba Laube finished up the first quarter with a layup to extend the lead to 29-13.

The Racers started out on a

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Taryn Wharton brings the ball up the field for the Panthers. The Panthers had a key victory in their game against Murray State.

run in the second quarter going on an early 8-2 run against the Panthers. The Panthers quickly answered with a 9-0 run with help from McDermott and Grace Boffelli which helped boost the lead to 19 with a score of 40-21. Murray State answered with four points, but Emerson Green and McDermott quickly responded with back-to-back baskets to help boost the lead to 21. The Panthers finished the first half with a 9-2 run to go into halftime with a 55-29 lead.

The third quarter started off back and forth between the Panthers and the Racers with each team answering each other. Murray State had five 3-pointers as well at the Panthers with a pair to cut the lead down to 15 at 65-50. UNI was able to hold onto their 15-point lead at the end of the third quarter after back and forth buckets to keep the lead at 69-54.

The Panthers and Racers traded points back and forth through the first part of the fourth quarter. The Panthers obtained an 83-67 lead going into the last five minutes of the quarter. Laube and Cailyn Morgan both had 3-pointers

going their way down the stretch for the Panthers to finish with a 20-point win of 95-75. Green had a career-high game with 23 points along with six assists and four rebounds.

Laube and McDermott both had 20-points a piece in the win. Boffeli led with 13 rebounds, 10 points and two blocks as well.

The Panthers were back in action on Sunday against the Belmont Bruins. The Panthers started off strong with Green scoring nine points and McDermott following behind.

The Bruins, though, answered with three straight 3-pointers followed by two more after a layup. Belmont held a four point lead at 19-15 before the Panthers ended the quarter on a seven point run to take the lead at 22-21 heading into the second quarter.

The Bruins started off strong with a 6-0 right away before a layup from Morgan ended that. The quarter was very back-and-forth which included two 3-pointers from Belmont to take a slight lead heading into halftime of 35-31.

Points were traded at the start of the third quarter before the Bruins went on a five point

lead to put them ahead 45-38.

McDermott answered with a 3-pointer and the Bruins answered with two free throws before Morgan had a pair of jumpers and Boffeli answered with one as well. Boffeli ended the third quarter with two free throws to cut into the Bruins lead of 56-49.

Rachael Heittola started off the fourth quarter with a basket before Boffeli answered with four straight points to get the Panthers within three at 55-58. The Bruins answered with a three-pointer as well as McDermott answering for the Panthers with a jumper. Both teams had an and-one layup and several free throws along the way, but the Bruins came away with a victory of 72-67.

Boffeli led with 15 points as well as 10 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. McDermott ended with 14 points and Green tallied 12 points in the loss. McDermott made history for the Panthers in this game as she scored her 1,000th career point for UNI. She becomes the 27th person in the history of the school’s existence to achieve this feat.

ATHLETE FEATURE

The Push and Pull: A career full of ups and downs has UNI hurdler set on staying healthy MORGAN KIELLY Guest Writer

In his senior year of high school, Kyle Trunnell ranked 38th in the nation for 100meter hurdles as a part of the Cedar Falls Track and Field team. He hoped to continue his success at UNI. After all, it had a great running program, he could save money by living at home and, most importantly he could be close to his mom and other family. Entering into his freshman collegiate season, Trunnell was full of aspirations. That is until one warmup jump changed his plans.

Trunnell is a current senior at the University of Northern Iowa and a high-ranking hurdler. He majors in Pre-Med Biology with minors in both chemistry and business. He has been running at UNI since the beginning of his career and plans to continue through the 2022-2023 season before running his fifth year due to the COVID-19 pandemic giving athletes a shot at another year because of missed time.

But Trunnell’s biggest goal for these upcoming seasons may not be what you think.

Rather than increasing his time or going up in the rankings, Trunnell’s hope is simply that

he can compete. His goal?

“Don’t get hurt.” as Trunnell said.

Trunnell knew his choice of coming to UNI was the right decision because of its proximity to home and the dynamic of the program. He said the program was well-established and drew him in.

He also said that because it is in his hometown and he has a family history of UNI alumni, he knew he could handle the challenges that may arise throughout the years. Yet nothing could have prepared him for the physical challenges he was about to encounter.

Since entering the world of college athletics, Trunnell has pulled his hamstring a total of three times, with minor injuries in between. The first time was the very beginning of his career during the indoor season of his freshman year. Trunnell described the experience as extremely painful.

“If you’ve ever taken a bad rope and you pull it to the point where it starts to fray and you get that sort of lurch. Then you get the worst cramp of your entire life right afterward.”

Trunell said.

Trunnell was then out for the rest of the season. Despite the pain and mental hardships,

he was inspired to try again.

Ultimately, things didn’t work out as planned and he tore his other hamstring in December of the following year, the 20212022 season. Trunnell’s recurring goal to never stop trying pushed him to run again as soon as possible, which turned out to be the conference meet that indoor season. But again, he faced disappointment.

“I did really bad,” Trunnell said.

That was the case until the outdoor season of the same year, when Trunnell finally found his groove back and became a conference finalist as his sophomore year came to an end. His grit and determination worked and, by the indoor season of his junior year, Trunnell was able to stay healthy and shaved a quarter-second off his running time.

“A quarter of a second doesn’t sound like a lot, but I went from unranked to being in the top 1,000 internationally,” said Trunnell.

As his journey continues, Trunnell looks forward to another two seasons with UNI. Naturally, his goal for the upcoming season is to not pull a hamstring. He plans on continuing a progression plan, which he contributes to his suc-

cess.

“As long as I don’t get hurt, I’ll do something similar, and then I’ll do the same thing next year,” he said.

Although his struggle to stay running hasn’t been easy, that is just one of the challenges he has faced being a Division I athlete. Trunnell’s major has not made it any easier to balance school with athletics. He is a pre-med major with a double minor and says he plans to pick up another minor during his fifth year in school. Between that, practice and trying to heal his body, Trunnell’s time is stretched thin. But that hasn’t stopped him from doing it all.

“What it comes down to, really, is you have to have breaks in your schedule,” Trunnell said.

Trunnell recently completed the MCAT, the required course to get into medical school, and plans to attend school to become a doctor after his time at UNI has finished. Trunnell says he cannot successfully balance both medical school and hurdling, and says he will give up track after next season.

“I think it’s going to come to a natural close,” he says.

Trunell will step off the track, but his talents are going

to be used to help others after he completes medical school.

However, Trunnell isn’t just going to miss the running and hurdles, he will also miss the team he has grown to love. The men’s track team helps support and build each other up, and people have seen proof of that through Trunnell. Because of them, he persevered.

“When you have everyone collected on a goal of being better for a team instead of being better so that I can be better than my teammates, everyone is pushed further,” he said.

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Kyle Trunnell is one of the premier hurdlers on UNI’s track and field team.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Panthers make history in victories BRADEN ELTON

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MALLORY SCHMITZ News Editor

The UNI men’s basketball team extended their win streak to four wins with victories over Belmont and Southern Illinois last week. On top of the solid performance, head coach Ben Jacobson secured his 188th win against Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) opponents, passing Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame coach Henry P. Iba (Oklahoma State) as the league’s all-time wins leader.

The Panthers started the week on the road in Nashville, Tenn. as UNI took on the Belmont Bruins. In a backand-forth game, UNI secured their first ever win against the Bruins in their four-game history.

The first half of the game saw many lead changes in an offensive outbreak by both teams. The Panthers led by as many as eight points at one time in the first, but Belmont continued to chip away at the lead, and entered the break up by one point. UNI was led by Nate Heise with 10 points and 6 rebounds.

The second half of the game continued in the same fashion for the Panthers, while their

defense stepped up big down the stretch. UNI regained the lead early in the second half and never looked back, fending off the Bruins attempts at a comeback. The Panthers led by as many as 14 points and left Music City victorious to the tune of an 11-point win, 83-72.

Heise continued his hot start finishing with his third double-double on the season, attributing 20 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists.

Trey Campbell added 15 points and five assists, while Bowen Born and Tytan Anderson each added 13 points.

Fresh off of their road victory, UNI took on Southern Illinois, led by Xavier Johnson’s 23.2 points per game (3rd in NCAA) at home over the weekend. Following the tip off, it was a defensive slugout for the first 10 minutes of the game with neither side getting their offense going.

The Panthers would lead by as many as six points in the first half but ultimately couldn’t produce enough offense to hold onto the lead. Despite holding the nation’s third-leading scorer to zero points in the first half, UNI trailed by one, 30-29 at the break.

The second half continued the defensive mindset from both teams, with little offense

being produced. In a game that presented 14 lead changes, UNI regained the lead at the five minute mark on a 3-pointer from Born. The Panthers never looked back from that point on, in spite of Johnson’s heroic efforts at the end of the game, draining a pair of three’s. UNI held on to a four-point victory, 61-57.

Born finished with a team-high 16 points, while Heise added 15 points, eight rebounds, and a pair of crucial steals. Anderson finished with 13 points and five rebounds.

Saturday’s game brought a loud crowd of Panther fans into the McLeod Center — and an atmosphere that the players could feel down on the court.

“They were amazing. We love our fans and that energy, it drives us and it fuels us,” Anderson said after the game.

Born added, “Having an arena like ours, it’s really fun to play in. It’s the perfect size in terms of people, it can get really loud in there.”

“It’s great, too, looking over and seeing a lot of people that just have supported you throughout your entire time here. The longer you’re here the more you get to know some of those people, and it’s great to look over and hear them encouraging you,” he said.

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Nate Heise makes a monster dunk while his team watches on.

The Panthers have 11 more conference games before the Arch Madness Tournament, and Born said that the team has found its groove over the past few weeks.

“It feels really special, it feels like we’re really playing much better team defense.

We’re covering up for each other, we’re really helping each

other,” he said. “And I feel like that’s been the biggest stride that we’ve made over the past couple of weeks. Even in our practices and stuff it just feels like we’re playing much better as a team. Now we just have to keep it going.”

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Ben Jacobson becomes winningest coach in the Missouri Valley Conference MALLORY SCHMITZ News Editor

Head Men’s Basketball Coach Ben Jacobson is officially king of the Valley. Following the Panthers’ 61-57 victory over the Southern Illinois Salukis on Saturday, Jacobson secured his 188th win in the Missouri Valley Conference, making him the all-time wins leader in the league. He surpassed former Oklahoma State coach Henry Iba for the title, a record that had been held for 68 years.

After the game, Jacobson was honored with a video compiling congratulations from colleagues and a commemorative ball given by Interim Athletics Director Bob Bowlsby.

For Coach Jacobson, the honor didn’t sink in

right away.

“That wasn’t the first thing I thought of,” he said.

“What I thought about was the game — and it was a heck of a ball game — and going in and being with the guys … Once we figured out we weren’t going back there, then it started to sink in a bit.”

This is Jacobson’s 18th season with the Panthers, and he has led the team to four NCAA Tournament appearances and four NCAA Tournament wins.

He is also a five-time MVC Coach of the Year.

“It’s been emotional, and it’s that way because it means so much to me, that our program is in this place,” he said. “I just love what the guys have done.”

“It’s the thing that I think about the most. The players that come here,

they come here because they believe in what you’re doing … They’ve done some pretty remarkable things, so it’s cool to be a part of it,” he said.

Jacobson was also quick to thank the other coaching staff and people behind the scenes who made this achievement possible.

“There’s some really close friends that have made this happen, and they know who they are … They’re people I talk to all the time, they’re people that love our guys and love our program, and we would not be even close to here without them.”

Coach Jacobson will continue to make history as he continues his winning ways for the rest of the season alongside the rest of the men’s basketball team.

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Ben Jacobson is celebrated with an official ball commemorating him being the winningest coach in the MVC

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