Student-led project eliminates plastic waste
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An idea that was once circulated pre-pandemic has now become a reality: UNI on-campus businesses will no longer be using plastic bags.
It first began by survey ing around campus to see others’ views on plastic use—one thing they dis covered was students’ inter est in environmental issues
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The project was funded by the student sustainabil ity committee, the Dining and Retail Services and the recycling and reuse center. Although the students came up with the idea original ly, the help from the other
On-campus businesses now plastic bag free thanks to Student Sustainability Committee
There will also be a launch event on Sept. 21 from 7:00-8:30 p.m., located in Maucker Union.
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involved with the program. They also have other train ing opportunities through out the year. “You can visit greendot.uni.edu to sign up for a training and learn more about what the training con
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Hannah Menken, the grad uate assistant for the program, oversees all of the planning, scheduling, events, and assists with campus outreach to ensure a change on campus.
Esta es una colaboración especial con la clase de español avanzado de la escuela secundaria de Marshalltown. Se le quiere agradecer a la escritora por su contribución al periódico estudiantil y dedicación al escribir su artículo.
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departments pushed the project through. The project would not have been complet ed without the collaboration. This project was not only a good change for the environ ment but for the students on the committee as well. Some projects by this committee are behind the scenes and sometimes go unnoticed by students.O’Brien said, “It’s been a good talking point to discuss this and have some conver sations with students. We’ve been able to use this as a springboard into some other topics that relate to environ mental items but also some social responsibilities.”
Mirando aquel video, fui transportada instantánea mente al pasado. Entonces, de repente, todo lo que sentí y vi en ese entonces resurgió. Ese día todo lo que me importaba era romper mi piñata Dora del tamaño mío, comer y soplar las velas en el pastel de princ esas que les pedí a mis padres
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then saw an opportunity to make an impact with their idea. The project was ready to be launched in the spring of 2020—then everything was shut down by COVID-19. The group decided to put the project on hold because of the pandemic.Theproject was brought back late last fall. They revis ited the subject and everyone was very receptive. Students that manage the student green fund worked with Dining and Retail to come up with a plan to give away reusable bags to every student on cam pus. With that, they would be reducing the plastic use at thoseTheylocations.tooka look at the pros and cons of the project before launching. They spent
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“No one has to do every thing, but everyone has to do something,” is the motto for the Green Dot program, launching an initiative the week of Sept. 19-23.
time crunching numbers and looking through how many bags were truly used in a year, which was an “eye-popping ly low number” according to Eric O’Brien, the University Sustainability Director. They discovered that most students on campus carry a bag with them and often don’t use the plastic bags in the retail loca tions. However, they knew they were going to need paper bags at locations in case someone did not carry a reusable bag with them.
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“Green Dot Week is full of fun activities, tabling events, and trainings for staff, faculty, and students,” she said.
Green Dot uses the imagery of covering red dots of instances of sexual violence with green dots of prevention strategies. The green dot in the image above reads, “I stepped in when someone was continually catcalling my friend who was not interested.”
Bystander prevention program aims to reduce gender violence
In fall of 2019, the Student Sustainability Committee got in contact with UNI Dining, which runs all the retail stores on campus, with the idea of eliminating plastic waste. They wanted to take a look at reducing the amount of plastic used by students and staff by replacing all the plastic bags with either paper or reusable bags on campus.
Green Dot is an NISGsponsored bystander inter vention program focused on gender violence prevention at UNI. They target sexual assault, stalking, dating and domestic abuse with hope to decrease the likelihood of it occurring on campus.
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O’Brien continued, “There are a lot of different direc tions this has been able to launch us into…It’s good to have something visible like this that we can point to and say ‘Hey, we are doing this, and in addition did you know we are doing these other five, six, seven other things that impact your daily life on campus that you might not see because they are so
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They are always looking for new ideas for different projects to impact the expe rience on campus. Although
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Este mes de la herencia latinx es un tiempo para recordar nuestras raíces y tradiciones culturales.
Todavía tenía las coletas rosas limpias y una camisa
blanca con letras que decían, “¡Es mi cumpleaños!” Luego me empiné el refresco Dr. Pepper hasta que me tocaba la nariz. En ese instante, el video se corta con sonidos que hacenConZZZZ.elconocimiento y el orgullo que tengo ahora por mi identidad étnica, cultur al y lingüística; un inmen so orgullo se apoderó de mí mientras revivía esos momen tos. Orgullosa de mi familia,
español tradicional. Ya sea en clase de inglés o español, me califican por lo bien que puedo cumplir con los estándares de lengua. Creía que necesitaba dominar los dos idiomas para reclamarlos y tener confian za en mi habilidad y en mi misma. Pero sin mis cursos de español, nunca me habría pre guntado cómo me ha influido la cultura. Con los años, he podido reflexionar sobre lo que pensaba que eran valores sólidos o creencias sobre mí misma a través de cada tarea. Mi confianza e identidad han crecido de una manera que nunca antes había imaginado.
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educación, pero sobre todo, de nuestra mantra de apoyar nos mutuamente siempre que podemos. Revivir o emerg er nuestra identidad chicana no tiene precio. No cambiaría esas cintas por nada en el mundo.Hetomado un curso de español de herencia para aprender más sobre mi cultura y lengua. Me he dado cuenta de que he estado tratando de encajar dentro del inglés o
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Menken said, “We have activities and many prizes to give away! Those prizes are from local businesses that donated gift cards and baskets to help raise aware ness of Green Dot. Some of those include prizes from Carlos O’ Kelly’s, Jimmy Johns, UNI Bookstore, McDonald’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Pearl Tea and so muchThemore!”program uses green dots to symbolize an action/ choice that promotes safety and intolerance for violence, according to the Green Dot
reconocer mi herencia para seguir con el legado y el man tra de mi familia. Por último, me comprometo a redescu brir partes fragmentadas de mi identidad mestiza así como indigena y ser conscientes de ambas. Para cualquiera que se lo pregunte, la cinta termi na con mi Papi preguntando: “Natalie. ¿Cómo fue tu cum pleaños? ¿Te gustó?”
webpage. They use red dots to show an act of pow er-based interpersonal vio lence.Menken said, “The longterm goal of the Green Dot program is for us to add more and more green dots so that our map is covered in more green dots than red dots.”“We are in control of what this map looks like,” she added. “We are the ones to decide that acts of inter personal violence are not tolerated on our campus, and we will be the ones to make a difference and be the change.”
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To me, Latino Heritage Month is a time to remember our family and the cultural wisdom passed down. In the story, I shared my family’s mantra and the knowledge I gained from books. Most of Latino wisdom has been passed down orally through generations because there has been a lack of representation of our perspective in litera ture and media. Many other Latino Youth and I look to the older generation or books for cultural enrichment or iden tity. Please take advantage of our platform this month to become that representation for youth. Finally, support proj ects like these and thank the people who made this possi ble because our representation will go into the college cam pus and media, thanks to the UNI newspaper.
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Pero sobre todo estaba feliz de compartir mi día con la familia.Erami quinto cumpleaños, creo. Vestía dos coletas rosas y zapatos brillantes por ser mi día especial. Mis padres, primos mayores, tíos y abue los salen en el video esta ban dispersos en el patio trasero de la casa amarilla, todos , por supuesto, estaban conviviendo. Mientras que los primos mayores estaban con sus Nintendo DS hablando de pokemón.Daniel, uno de mis pri mos, y yo éramos los únicos pequeños. El camarógrafo, mi papi, se acercaba a todos con su cámara. Nos habíamos acostumbrado tanto a verlo con la cámara que todos actu abanOtranormal.cosa que me conmov ió fue la conexión entre la gen eración vieja y la nueva. Era como si dos mundos chocarán armoniosamente. No había un sentido de superioridad sobre nadie. En cambio, nos pregun tamos qué podíamos apren der unos de otros. Y así, nos adaptabamos y comprendia mos la forma de ser del otro. Ahora reflexiono hacia atrás y veo el epítome de la cultura chicana y una encarnación de algo más grande que nosotros mismos.Esevideo me mostró que estoy en constante crecimien to, doy un paso adelante cada día en lo que quiero llegar a ser. He decidido siempre
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No other merchant in Iowa has the luxury of hav ing the taxpayers cover half the cost of a guaranteed rev enue policy like crop insur ance — a guarantee that effectively transfers the risk of crop prices onto the backs of working KCAU-TVAmericans.inSioux City had a report last week that Sen. Chuck Grassley’s fam ily has received $1.75 mil lion in government farm assistance payments since 1995. People concerned about college grads having $10,000 in college loans forgiven might be interested to know the Grassley farm payments come out to about $67,000 each year.
Sen. Joni Ernst of Red Oak asked why Iowans who go straight from high school into the workforce or pay for their own education should foot the bill for other people having $10,000 of their student loans forgiven. She said Biden is “pass ing the buck to hardworking Americans.”Oneflaw in such think ing is that the beneficia ries will be ordinary Iowans who are neither wealthy nor elites. They will be nurses, teachers, bookkeepers, cops, farmers and store managers who graduated from Iowa colleges and universities and then went out and found jobs — in some cases, jobs employers have struggled to fill.Yes, these graduates will personally benefit from a smaller debt. The typical Iowa college loan borrower owes about $30,000. But the rest of us without
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The government-backed PPP loans went to many employers who agreed to keep employees on the pay roll in the early months of the COVID outbreak and use the loan proceeds for business expenses. The loans did not have to be repaid if businesses used the money as promised.
quarter century. Look at the federal crop insurance pro gram. Hardworking taxpay ers with no ag holdings are having their taxes pay for nearly half of the premiums, with farmers taking care of the other half.
Government aid is one of the many ways student debt can be forgiven.
President Joe Biden’s decision to cancel up to $10,000 in federal student loans for many borrowers is fair game for vigorous debate — and disagreement.
Rep. Ashley Hinson of Marion said waiving repay ment of $10,000 of federal student loans would be a “handout to the wealthy and a total slap in the face” of people who did not go to college or who already repaid their loans.
Those six-figure income ceilings have been criti cized, and rightfully so, as too high — especially when the average household income in Iowa is about $60,000. “It’s bad policy, as well as bad politics,” national Democratic strat egist Paul Begala said on CNN.Here’s the inescapable reality about the reaction: Republican critics who think debt cancellation or six-figure income ceilings are unfair have voiced nary a peep of opposition in the past when there are pro posals that benefit certain groups but not others.
Protection Program.
Like it or not, govern ment has long favored some of us with special programs and policies, while the rest of us have to fend for our selves. In the last half of the 1800s, the government encouraged settlers to move West by giving them up to 160 acres if they lived on the land and farmed it — even though millions of other people wanted land but were left out of the dirtcheapDuringdeal. the Great Depression, about 3 mil lion unemployed men were hired to work in the Civilian Conservation Corps — although there were not nearly enough jobs to satis fy the Moredemand.recently, two fed eral government programs have been immensely pop ular with large groups of Iowans: the federal farm assistance programs and the $800 billion Paycheck
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The federal government’s farm programs have been a lucrative source of reve nue for farmers for the past
The cost of this crop insur ance subsidy is not pocket change. The Congressional Budget Office says it will be $9.5 billion this year.
Supporters are quick to remind us crop insurance is important to everyone, because we are talking about food. Most of the insurance covers just three crops: corn, soybeans and wheat. Most of the fruits and vegetables we eat are not covered by the federal insurance.Butcrop insurance is far broader than buying just-incase protection against an unexpected weather calam ity. Seventy percent of the crop insurance policies tax payers subsidize actually
provides guaranteed reve nue from each acre covered by the policy. If market pric es at harvest time are below that target, the policy makes up the difference. If market prices at harvest time are higher than the target, the farmer gets the higher price.
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We all don’t benefit equally from government aid — it’s not just student loans
Of course, countless small businesses were left out of the Paycheck Protection Program. But those owners’ taxes were used to help cover the cost of the loans that far bigger, and much wealthier, busi nesses did not have to repay.
college debt will benefit, too. The money borrowers would have used for interest and principal on their loans will be used, instead, to buy goods and services at retail ers and restaurants — all things that will create more jobs and more demand for the products and services that keep Iowa’s economy ticking.The Biden directive applies to student borrowers who earn less than $125,000 per year or couples whose annual income is not more than $250,000. Students from low-income families would be eligible to have an additional $10,000 forgiven.
Forgiving the PPP loans was carried out, in the current student-loan-for giveness terminology, on the backs of hardworking small-business owners.
Americans have been debating and disagreeing for 246 years. What jumps out in this latest dispute is how some politicians are blind to the inconsistencies in their arguments against this eco nomic shot in the arm when, through the years, they have supported other govern ment incentives to various groups.Tohear the comments of Iowans in Washington, you might think they have long been strong advocates for government butting out of the personal financial deci sions Americans make. But you would be wrong.
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supplemental support from the time I was in preschool have been white. We seek mentors who look like us and share similar experiences as us.” She said, “We, as Latinx faculty and staff, can impact the way students experience UNI. We can be the mentors we sought ourselves and maybe never found.” Baeza works directly with schools that are large ly predominantly students of color and coordinate programs that result in the success of upcoming and future students. She mentions being a Latinx leader includes making a com mitment to represent on behalf of the community.“Often times, I’m the only Latinx per son in space. Representation matters for a lot of reasons, but sometimes the value I bring to those spaces is simply a dif ferent perspective. Sometimes different things are what we need in order to move for ward.” Baeza said Associate Professor of History Fernando Calderon, Ph.D., originally from California specializes in mod ern Mexican history, human rights, political violence and etc. shares that although Hispanic Heritage Month comes with good intentions it should be cele brated all the time.
tions like student government and stuff…That’s why I have decided to take on bigger roles here.”With Montalvo recently starting her role, her efforts are prioritizing students’ mental well-being and working with others to bring awareness of what to do next.
“When I came in as a fresh man, I wanted to make some kind of impact…My first org[anization] was UNidos, that was the first thing I joined. Laura was president at that time, and I loved her energy. I loved her vibe because I saw how much people looked up to her. She kind of inspired me into wanting to become that person.” She said: “It is empowering to me. I just feel like you don’t see many Latinos or Latinas being in a position of power.…If you look at our Supreme Court, we have Sonia Sotomayor.”
Latino culture because I think people still have a very sim plified idea of Latino culture... within Latino culture, there’s so much more diversity,” Calderon said “[Latinos] They share a common history per haps, and a common language, but they’re different cultures. So, and I think that celebrating the diversity that they’re het erogeneous of Latin America is superManyimportant.”oftheLatinx lead ers and advo cates of the
University emphasize to young leaders to seek out and try new things. Calderon men tioned using college to stunt intellectual growth. Montalvo mentioned having to be uncomfortable every single day. Rodriguez pushes to rede fine leadership roles and to embrace your identity. Baeza mentioned that change doesn’t happen without leaders and there is no age requirement in being that change – the only requirement is action.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the first Latina to ever serve on the supreme court and Rodriguez is inspired by her. Rodriguez is also influenced by her older sister’s success in college and has since had similar success and more.
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“Mental health is very important. Especially, com ing from a culture that’s mar ginalized mental health to be non-existent. I think it’s import ant to help break the stigma everywhere, especially here at the university,” Montalvo said “I want to give back to a larger community in Des Moines. So why not try and give back to a smaller community [at UNI] … I feel like when younger people see [Latinx] lead ers that are in
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Sept. 15 marks the first official day of Hispanic Heritage Month. It also marks Central Americans’ Act of Independence. On this day in 1821, Central America gath ered in the City of Guatemala which ended the reign of the Spanish rule. 167 years later, United States President George H.W. Bush declared 31 days to honor the achieve ments and contributions of Hispanic Americans, includ ing the independence of Central America. According to Data USA, 4.65 percent of students at UNI identify as Latino/Hispanic. UNI has had a variety of Latinx leaders walk on campus throughout the years and today many of their impacts continue to bring more leaders today.
Ever since she was six, Student Government Director of Mental Health Liz Montalvo’s goal has been to become a lawyer. She is cur rently pursuing her goal by gaining leadership experience through student government. She mentions UNI alumni Stephanie Flores-Montalvo has paved the way for her and inspired her to be the leader she is at UNI today.
Madame President of UNIdos Yessenia Rodriguez current ly helps lead events for the Latiné community including a commitment to bringing an understanding of the culture. Rodriguez has a wide spec trum of leadership from men toring, and her participation in summer orientation and now she is looking into doing a master’s in student affairs to continue her impact.
Janine Baeza, admissions assistant director of diversi ty recruitment resonates with Rodriguez on the lack of representation. Baeza is biracial and her family came from
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“Para mi ser latina es algo muy bonito y especial. No me puedo imaginar ser de otra etnicidad. La música, comida, y todas las tradiciones que celebramos forman parte de cómo me identifico. Mi familia es importante y ellos me ayudan a aprender más sobre mi cultura y la historia que tenemos”.
Para mí ser latina significa ser parte de una cultura hermosa y tradicional. Una comunidad llena de personas trabajadoras que se han sacrificado y trabajado duro para estar donde están hoy. Gracias a los sacrificios de mis padres, se me ha dado la oportunidad de ser la primera en mi familia en asistir a la universidad y perseguir uno de mis muchos sueños. Todo su arduo trabajo valió la pena y espero algún día retribuirles todo lo que han hecho por mi y siguen haciendo”.
“Me siento orgulloso de mis raíces de dos maneras distintas. Yo me represento como latino de alguna manera porque es lo que dicta mi historia, mi descripción física y la manera en la que me expreso. Me da gusto poder relacionarme con otras personas latinas. Incluso me da gusto encontrarme a personas que hablan español y poderlas saludar. Eso no es algo que haga comúnmente con cualquiera. Me gusta decir que soy mexicano, pero a la vez me da gusto poder ser el comienzo de algo diferente. Siendo la primera generación en este país, entre todo lo que representó y hago en mi vida diaria, me hace sentir que puedo ser latino pero a la vez no. Poco a poco me adapto a la vida que llevo, que puede llegar a verse diferente a la de un latino promedio. A pesar de ser latino, la comunidad en la que me rodeo es usualmente 99% blanca estadounidense, pero siempre me han hecho sentir en casa y bienvenido”.
Stacey Sánchez Reyes, estudiante de Enseñanza de Español y es su tercer año
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“Para mí, ser latina es ser parte de una comunidad muy diversa. Ser latina de primera generación a veces es un camino personal que no todos entienden. En mi camino como estudiante y latina he descubierto que mi voz es tan importante como la de mis compañeros de otras etnias en cualquiersituación. He aprendido a estar orgullosa de mi origen étnico y de mi habilidad de ser bilingüe gracias a mucha gente que forma parte de mi viaje social y escolar aquí en UNI y estoy muy agradecida. Ser latina estadounidense es como tener lo mejor, y a veces lo peor, de los dos mundos”.
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Down the stretch, Fallert had a kill, Inga Rotto had a block, Tayler Alden had two kills and a block, Carly Spies had a kill and two blocks, Olivia Tjernagel had two blocks and Holterhaus had three kills. All of the Panthers were making big plays, and the last kill by Holterhaus marked UNI’s 25th point of the set, and a 25-19 victory to finish off the Cyclones 3-1.
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The Panthers will look to continue their winning streak, as they play on Friday, Sept. 16, against North Florida and South Dakota State at the Hawkeye Invitational in Coralville. UNI will conclude their weekend with another in-state rival, taking on Iowa on Sunday. They will begin Missouri Valley Conference play on Saturday, Sept. 23, traveling to Indiana for a matchup with the Valparaiso Beacons. UNI volleyball will stay on the road for the early portion of their conference schedule, with their MVC home opener scheduled for Friday, Oct. 7, when they play host to the Bradley Braves at 6 p.m.
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Fallert led the Panthers with kills on the day, hav ing 15, and Holterhaus was just behind her with 13. Spies and Tjernagel both had seven blocks, and Alden had 42 assists.
The Panthers huddle up during their 3-1 victory over Iowa State on Tuesday. The win over the Cyclones gave UNI their fourth consecutive win.
the lead from the first point scored in the set, and when the score sat at 21-17, it looked like they were going to leave the set with a convincing 2-0 lead in the match. The great second set for the Panthers, however, would come to an end right there. The Cyclones came back with a run much like the one UNI made in the first set. With four kills, a ser vice ace, a block and a couple of errors by the Panthers down the final stretch, Iowa State ended up winning set two, 25-22. Solei Thomas had four kills and Jordan Hopp had two blocks to help lead Iowa State to victory.Thethird set was a piv otal one, as the match was tied 1-1. However, it was the Panthers that took advantage, dominating the entire set. They jumped out early and never looked back. Their larg est lead in this one was seven points, and they took set 3 by a score of 25-20. Holterhaus and Kira Fallert combined for seven kills in the set.
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Panthers finish 12th at Redbird Invitational
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to finish off the Cyclones. This set went similarly to the first one, as both teams were battling hard, and Iowa State was up just one when the
score found itself at 15-14. The Panthers, however, were not going to let the Cyclones take the match to a fifth set.
ing tied for 76th place with a score of 249 (+33). In the team standings, the team placed 12th overall with a score of 960. Butler took first, scoring 898 as a team.
Bredemeier led the UNI women in the second round of the tournament, with a score of 77 (+5) while Nuss shot a 79 (+7) to come in second on the team. Mallow, Jensen and Humke all scored 81 (+9) to close out the UNI scoring in the second round. UNI, as a team, scored 318 (+42) in the second round.
UNI brought a small threegame winning streak with them on Tuesday, Sept. 13, as they traveled to Ames to go up against in-state opponent, Iowa State. The Cyclones were also in a bit of a groove, as they came into the game having won four in a row. Thankfully for UNI, they were able to end Iowa State’s winning streak and add on to theirs, as they won the match 3-1.The first set saw both teams going back and forth all the way up until the score was tied at 15—this is when UNI went on a huge run to finish out the set. The Panthers took advantage of Iowa State’s mis takes, and had several good blocks and kills that helped them finish the set on a 10-3 run. Emily Holterhaus led the way with five kills, and the Panthers took set one with a score of 25-18.
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The Panthers finished 12th out of 15 teams at the Redbird Invitational in Normal, Ill.
The Panthers came right back out in the second set, and took control early. They had
In the final round of play, Jensen and Nuss led the Panthers each scoring 81 (+9). Mallow scored 82 (+10), while Bredemeier and Humke closed out UNI’s scoring with 84 (+12) each. The team tal lied a score of 328 (+52) in the third and final round.
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Inga Rotto (13) gets set to attack during UNI’s 3-1 win over Iowa State in Ames on Tuesday. The Panthers improve to 5-5 on the season.
Going into the fourth set up 2-1, the Panthers were looking
score of 79 (+7), while Lily Bredemeier, also a junior, was fourth with a score of 83 (+11). Finally, senior Madison Humke finished fifth on the team, shooting an 84 (+12). The Panthers scored 314 (+38) in the first round placing them ninth in the team standings.
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The UNI women’s golf team opened their season competing in the Redbird Invitational hosted by Illinois State in Normal, Ill. on Sunday and Monday, Sept. 11 and 12. The Panthers competed in a field of 15 teams, finishing 12thInoverall.thefirst round, fresh man McKenna Mallow led the team with a score of 75 (+3). Anna Jensen, a junior, was second, shooting a 77 (+5). Junior Allison Nuss fin ished third for UNI with a
Overall, in the individual standings, Mallow finished tied at 54th place with a score of 238 (+22). Jensen and Nuss both scored 239 (+23) tying the two of them for 57th place overall. Bredemeier finished with a score of 244 (+28) plac ing her at 70th in the stand ings. Finally, Humke wrapped up the UNI scoring, finish
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notable singles performanc es. Darta Dalecka and Issa Sullivan joined Brkic with wins on day one. Dalecka swept her opponent to advance in Flight A, and Sullivan came back to win in Flight C after dropping the first set. However, both lost their next matchup. Dalecka lost once more in the conso lation round to be eliminated. However, Sullivan advanced to the third-place consolation match. Another UNI player, Lasya Mylavarapu, received a bye in the first round, lost her first game 8-3, but then won 8-3 to advance to the thirdplace consolation match of Flight C. Since the two players
too far behind. They spread the ball around pretty well, giving players of all posi tions a chance to make plays and possibly score. They also have an impressive defense led by safety Gavin DavisSmith looking over the back field.This upcoming matchup between the Sacramento State Hornets and the UNI Panthers should be an explosive offen sive battle between two strong teams. The Panthers are prowling for their first win of the season and they believe that the home opener would be just the place to do so. They want to grab the atten tion of the Hornets, the fans and the MVFC with a victory this weekend. The game will start at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the UNI-Dome and will also be available to watch through ESPN+.
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Theo Day has been exceptional thus
Courtesy Photo/UNI Athletics The Panthers matched up wtih Sacramento State at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, Calif. last season. The Panthers got the victory, 34-16.
Benny Sapp III (9) records a tackle during last week’s 29-27 loss to North Dakota. The Panthers are looking to avoid an 0-3 start after dropping their first two games of the season.
Women’s tennis performs well at Drake Invite
definitely one to watch in the MVFC and they look to bring that signature flair to Cedar Falls this weekend alongside the defense led by linebacker
The UNI women’s tennis team opened their season at the Drake Invitational in Des Moines this weekend.
and Moreira, got bronze. They started off with an 8-5 loss, but bounced back with an 8-5 win to get to the consolation match. They then won 6-2.
In doubles play, all three UNI duos played in the thirdplace game. In Flight A, Dalecka and Cardoso won their first match 8-6 but lost their second match 8-5 to fall to the third-place round. They fell in sets of 7-6 and 11-9, finishing fourth place.
far in the season. He leads the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) in total offensive yards with 629 and is ranked eighth in the nation in yards per game with a total of 310. Day holds many other records including the longest completion of 72 yards on a pass to Deion McShane.
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The UNI women’s tennis team traveled to Des Moines, Iowa for the Drake Invite, which lasted from Sept. 9-11. The Panthers per formed well, highlighted by Andrijana Brkic earning the Flight B title.
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were teammates, they did not play out the third-place game.
The UNI Panthers will finally make their 2022-23 season debut in the UNIDome this weekend as they face a top 10 team in the form of the eighth-ranked Sacramento State Hornets. The UNI-Dome will be rock ing, as this is the first time that home fans will be able to see their team in action this season. The fans will also be in for a treat—this weekend is Hall of Fame weekend for the Panthers, as many UNI athletic legends take their place in UNI history forever including football player Chad Rinehart who played guard for the Panthers in the mid2000s. This weekend will not be one to miss for every single PantherQuarterbackfan.
Sorensen is a big presence that definitely makes a differ ence for this UNI offensive brigade. The UNI offense is
The duo in Flight B, Brkic
SpencerSacramentoCuvelier.State will be no easy task for the Panthers, however. They are bringing an energetic offense with a hard hitting defense to pair with it. The Hornets boast a 1-0 record this year after running through Utah Tech 56-33. Led by coach Troy Taylor, former offensive coor dinator for Utah, Sacramento State has built up an impres sive organization. They enter the game as the number eight team in the FCS, making them a big target in the eyes of the Panthers. The Hornets went 9-3 last year, showcasing their power and presence on the football field. This team is unique in the fact that they have two quarterbacks shar ing snaps for a majority of the game. The quarterback room is led by Jake Dunniway with Asher O’Hara following not
Brkic began on Friday with a sweep of her opponent, win ning her two sets 6-1 and 7-5. She then picked up an 8-4 win, followed by an 8-3 win that got her to the champi onship. In the championship, Brkic toppled Rebecca Ehn of Drake, winning 6-3 and 6-0 to claim the singles Flight B title. Several other players had
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Thaissa Moreira and Lorena Cardoso also played. Moreira, playing in Flight B, lost her first match in sets of 6-3 and 6-3 and her second match 8-2. Cardoso, playing in Flight A, lost her first match in sets of 7-5 and 6-4 and her second match 8-2.
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The duo in Flight C, Sullivan and Mylavarapu, fin ished in fourth place. They won 8-6 in the first round, then lost 8-2 to drop to the third-place game. They lost 6-2 in the bronze game.
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Speaking of McShane, the wide receiver is coming off a career high game with 157 yards against the University of North Dakota. Fellow wide receiver Sam Schnee had 109 receiving yards against North Dakota. The skill position players are not the only ones receiving love early in the sea son. Offensive lineman Erik Sorensen won the Offensive Lineman of the Week for the MVFC this past week.
After a strong performance featuring a singles gold, a dou bles bronze, and a matchup for a singles bronze between two UNI players, the Panthers will look to carry that momentum into a matchup at Minnesota Sept. 16-18.
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