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Movie critic claims “Pawn Sacrifice” is “formulaic and predictable.”

Columnist responds to Trump’s version of “politically correct.”

Panthers suffer close loss to Missouri State, 2-1.

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Fighting from their home turf, the UNI volleyball team defeated both of their opponents this weekend. Taking on Southern Illinois Friday night and Evansville the following Saturday night, the Panthers kept their audiences on the edge of their seats as they battled out two close matches. UNI started off the weekend with a 3-1 victory over the Southern Illinois Salukis with set scores of 25-23, 16-25, 25-17 and 25-21. The first set clinched fans as the Panthers and Salukis tied up at scores 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18. Finally the streak was broke by junior Ashlee Sinnott, and UNI went on to take the victory. A kill by freshman Piper Thomas gave UNI the lead in the fourth set, but the See VOLLEYBALL, page 6

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Editor’s note: The NI was granted permission by Students of UNI to anonymously publish a student’s response to the recent death of UNI freshman, Caitlyn Burns. THE EVERYDAY BATTLE “For my entire life I have been the happy girl. My family, my friends, even people I’ve just met think of me as a joyful person, and I love being that person. Finding the joy in life was always my favorite quality about myself because I knew that with that mindset I could tackle anything that came my way. I’ve been struggling for the past year with how to convey what I feel in a way that is understandable to someone who has not lived with depression. For weeks at a time I will wake up with this incredible weight on my chest. I am not sad. I am not angry. I am not happy. I simply am. I exist in a place that is not here or there but entirely on my own. The words broken and desperate come to mind. I want to feel like me again. I want to be that happy, joyful, optimistic girl I used to be. Some days are worse than others, and some days I think I might come out of this cycle of frustration and pain. See STUDENTS OF UNI, page 5

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NEWS UNI student debt on steady decline; enrollment to increase EMILY BEISEL News Editor

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Better financial literacy and a major-specific grant are credited with a decrease in student indebtedness. Conversely, UNI has also seen an increase

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thinking about it, that’s a good thing,” said Bakula. The final factor Bakula brought up is the amount of time the student spends in school. According to Bakula, this is a big driving factor in how much they borrow. Although some programs are a little longer in nature, Bakula advises students to finish their degree within four years. While student debt at UNI has been decreasing, student enrollment is on the rise. Recent enrollment figures show the university is up 53 students from last fall, with a total enrollment of 11,981 students according to Matt Kroeger, associate vice president for enrollment management. Kroeger said the number of new freshman is up approximately seven percent this year. There has also been an increase of 75 new transfer students compared to last year, with a current total of 979 transfers,

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Recently, students may have noticed that some popular Capstone study abroad courses have disappeared from the UNI study abroad department’s online course menu. However, even as some of the options have been lost, opportunities still abound in Capstone courses both at UNI and abroad. The Capstone study abroad programs are constantly changing, according to the study abroad center’s webpage. All of these programs fall into the category of “instructor led.” Instructor led programs are study abroad options that are taught by UNI professors or staff members, which is often a factor in the program’s cut or cancellation within the study abroad department. According to the study abroad short terms programs advisor, Charity Eckhardt, the most common reason for a program to be cut is that the professor is moving on to pursue other things in their lives. Eckhardt said examples

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from $15.3 million to $3.6 million over the last eight years. The TEACH grant, offered to education majors entering high-need fields, also contributed to the debt decrease. According to Bakula, UNI ranks fourth at the national level for dollars awarded for the TEACH grant, with a total of $1.7 million dollars was distributed amongst the 488 students who were awarded this grant last year. Bakula said that financial literacy initiatives on campus, such as the Live Like a Student courses, have made an impact on the decrease of student loan indebtedness. Bakula believes UNI has seen a cultural shift in terms of student loans, where student awareness has increased. Outside of financial aid assistance, he feels the media plays a strong role in this awareness. “I think the media [discussing student debt], even if it is scaring some students into

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“It is about an average year. We still have time right now [to plan] and we still have a lot of capstone options,” said Eckhardt in response to this year’s Capstone program cuts. Despite the cuts of some study abroad options, new opportunities and destinations continue to join the list. The summer of 2016 will feature the addition of two Capstones for Spanish programs, one in Cuba and one in Barcelona, as well as a new alternative energies Capstone in Iceland and Denmark. There will also be some new course-based destinations outside of the Capstone program, such as field biology in the Galapagos and Rio de Janeiro. “The best advice I can give students is to be a little bit flexible,” Eckhardt said. “Maybe have a range of programs that you’re really interested in… [because] it’s kind of a matchmaking process and trying to find the right fit for a student, but we have a lot of options so I’m pretty confident that students can find a good program for them.” LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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Screaming street preacher: confirmed Christian

No matter which long-standing religion you look at — Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, etc. — none of them are monolithic. That is, within each religion there is a spectrum of interpretation and practice. Moreover, within each religion the different interpretations and practices of two differing sects may contradict one another. Just because a Christian looks different and sounds different, doesn’t mean that they are not Christians. Whenever the screaming preachers come — those perennial preachers that “sermonize” outside the Maucker Union — there is almost always an attempt to discredit them as Christians. Student Christians often join the scene and urge the screaming preacher that it isn’t within the doctrine to pass judgment on others. I also have seen in the past where some Christians bring a sign saying, “please don’t listen to him, this isn’t what Christianity sounds like!” While I understand their point that most of the time Christians don’t do these sorts of things, it would be far more valid to instead hold up a

sign saying, “Most Christians do not share this interpretation!” I say this because the screaming preacher is, in fact, a Christian. To say otherwise is akin to ISIS claiming that they are the only Muslims in the world. The desire to rebel in these cases is a subtle, but textbook, “no true Scotsman” fallacy. Rather, the theological basis for the screaming preacher’s views is often sound. If ever you stand by and listen to the dialogue between the students and the preacher you may be lucky enough to hear one such preacher defend him or herself from the criticisms of the Christians on campus. While it may be true that the preacher should “judge not, that he may be judged,” the preacher could respond that they aren’t judging. They are just espousing the writ-

The screaming preachers are Christians ... The snake-charming Pentecostal pastors are Christians. ten doctrine: blasphemers, adulterers and worshipers of false idols who do not repent will not be saved. The guy has a point, as this stuff is written down in a book that the religion is largely based

contrary theological axioms, and hence is just as invalid as ISIS disowning the Muslim cultures surrounding their land. The screaming preachers are Christians. The members of the Westboro Baptist Church are Christians. The snake-charming Pentecostal pastors are Christians. The guy who doesn’t go to church on Sunday but believes that Jesus died on the Cross to give him the opportunity to go to heaven, need only he repent, is, in fact, a Christian. I must confess, I am no Christian. I am not defending the screaming preacher because I think he deserves Nick Fisher/Northern Iowan a fair shot at heaven; I am Students engage in heated discussion with street preacher, Brother defending his Christianity, because I want to reinforce Matthias, outside the Maucker Union Sept. 17. the fact that religions are not off of (the Bible). They might ful while quoting Bible vers- monolithic. It is intellectumake a show and point some es, although distasteful by ally dishonest for Christians fingers at anonymous people today’s standards, is a far cry to deny the Christianity of they have never met, but ulti- from relieving one of the title another in order to “promately they are advertising of “Christian.” If people are tect the good name of standard Church doctrine — so uptight about how “nice” Christianity.” If this is the Christians are supposed to be, goal, take my advice from i.e., the need to repent. Another objection I hear they shouldn’t be looking in above: make the case that is that the preacher should the present. They should look most Christians don’t look “love thy neighbor.” Again, back in time and condemn all like the screaming preachthe preacher has a case. To of the figures in history that ers (utilizing some statistics rebut, the preacher mere- have done not-so-nice things might be nice). But don’t deny ly observes that the eter- in the name of Christianity. that he is a Christian. nal souls of the soon-to-be Surely the Spanish inquisiIf you are actually upset brainwashed students at the tors are a less-tolerable breed with the screaming preacher, University of Northern Iowa of Christian than the campus and you think he is promoting are in danger and in need street preacher. a bad image for Christianity, To say that one of the ignore him. Few things are of saving. The preacher then also observes that his actions screaming preacher’s actions as satisfying as watching a seek to remedy this problem. is somehow a violation of street preacher pack up and Moreover, being loud, dis- what it means to be Christian go home, defeated by people’s tracting and potentially hurt- is a judgment grounded in unwillingness to humor them.

Why is Donald Trump ‘inconvenienced’ by political correctness?

While the last thing I want to do at this point is bring more undeserved attention to Donald Trump and the nonsense that seems to constantly spew from his mouth, I would like to rectify the gross remarks that have, for some reason, resonated with a certain population in the United States. For the most part, I’d say I have been successful in ignoring the very sexist, racist and xenophobic remarks made by this man, but there is one fundamental idea of his that I cannot shake: the idea that he does not “frankly have time for total political correctness.” Because speaking in a politically correct manner must be some sort of terrible inconvenience.

You know what is not an inconvenience? Speaking in a way that doesn’t insult a person based on an aspect of who they are ... For those that are unaware, by speaking “politically correct” he means speaking in a way that is respectful and not insulting to people. The phrase “politically correct” has taken on a new meaning and is used as a line of attack when a person is bothered by having to alter their hate speech in order to keep from verbally abusing disadvantaged minorities. For me, the most troublesome result of him making this statement is that his supporters actually believe that mentality is acceptable.

All hail Prophet Trump. You know what is not an inconvenience? Speaking in a way that doesn’t insult a person based on an aspect of who they are, whether Mexican, Muslim or a woman (each of whom Trump has insulted directly). It certainly is not difficult, for me, to be mindful of the way I speak in order to dignify and respect marginalized groups of people. It isn’t inconvenient to be aware of phrases, topics and names that work to discriminate and stereotype a specific target group. And it isn’t difficult to choose to speak in a way that is inclusive and compassionate, rather than insensitive and ignorant. And to set two things straight: being offended by another person’s asinine remarks is not a matter of being thin-skinned. Contrary to what Trump supporters claim, it is okay to be offended when another person insensitively addresses some-

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thing you may identify with. Second, just to be clear, Trump is not “saying what we are all thinking.” I, for one, am not thinking that Mexican immigrants are murderers and rapists. I also do not agree that the United States’ problem is Muslims, and I certainly wouldn’t allow a remark like that to pass in a conversation. We can thank political

correctness for the intolerance of the use of words like n----r, f----t and r----d, to name a few. Or, I guess, maybe the people that have an issue with political correctness would like to revert to times when these slurs were acceptable to use — ah, those “good ole days.” Please, let’s “Make America great again.”

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Chess film plays a weak game FILM REVIEW

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There have been countless biopics of historical figures throughout history. Now comes the time for the story of chess master, Bobby Fischer, to shine on the silver screen. “Pawn Sacrifice” recounts the rise of the child prodi-

gy up to the 1972 battle royale chess match against Russian World Champion, Boris Spassky. Toby Maguire fills the role of Fischer and performs exceptionally well. Maguire, along with Liev Schreiber as Spassky, are two of the high points of the film. Shown through quick camera manipula-

tion and audio distortion, it is revealed early on that Fischer has mental issues. This mysterious problem is what gives Fischer such an aptitude for chess playing, allowing him to map out moves, memorize strategies and even replay entire games all in his head. But this intense focus and heightened sensibility

comes at a cost; he is easily distracted by ambient noise or sudden, intrusive sounds. This, along with Fischer’s increasing confidence in his ability, brings with it extremely specific demands when it comes to playing official games, such as moving to an entirely separate room away from an audience to finish a game. These disruptions and setbacks actually happened to the real Bobby Fischer, and Toby Maguire pulls off the agitation and decreasing mental health of Fischer remarkably well. However, the plot of the movie soon becomes, “What outlandish demands will Bobby Fischer make next?” or, “How much exasperation will Bobby cause until he gets his way?” As stated before, these

are all real events, but that’s all the film relies upon to move the plot along. While the storyline does get repetitive, the chess games are visually engaging. With smash cuts and close ups of the pieces and players and tense scenes, especially during the final matches between Fischer and Spassky, parts of the movie become very exciting and engaging. Overall, “Pawn Sacrifice” doesn’t blaze any new ground in the biopic genre. It’s very formulaic and predictable. Granted, the story of Fischer is, indeed, intriguing. But the film should have presented it in a better way with more cinematic substance and solidity.

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Although there are many different events that happen on campus, students may forget about the events that take place within the Cedar Falls Community. For some, Sidecar Coffee is a destination for a caffeine pick-me-up, as well as a study spot. Every so often, they host shows to try to attract more people into the shop and have a little fun along the way. Last year, Sidecar put on six open mic shows. They decided to change things up this past Saturday by hosting a variety show. “We wanted to mix it up and do something with a different feel that’s more light-hearted and fun,” said Kevin Roberts, Sidecar employee. However, there was a slight delay due to the lack of people signed up to perform. Sidecar employees reminded the audience that members of the audience could perform literally anything and that there was a $50 cash prize for the winner; people started signing up, and the show was back on schedule. Sophomore public relations major Bri Devin recited the poem, “Repetition” by Phil Kaye. Devin did not plan to perform, but after being asked to do something, along with the chance for the $50 prize, she went for it. “I love slam poetry,”

she said. “And I’m not the greatest singer, so I went with that.” Devin is also on the speech team at UNI, so public speaking and improvisation are her forte. Devin felt she performed well, and the crowd responded with clapping. The show consisted of a large variety of acts, including a recorder, a trumpet and bucket drum band, poetry readings, badjoke stand up, ukulele jamming and more. Roberts said that the attendance was great and that these kinds of events always bring in more people than usual. Sophomore psychology major Dylan Piper was one of those in attendance. Piper frequents Sidecar for studying and has attended two of their open mic nights thus far. “I would definitely come to Sidecar more often if they had more events like this,” Piper said. The audience seemed welcoming to any type of performance, often whooping and cheering-on the performers. A n yo n e interested in upcoming events at Sidecar can check out their Instagram or Facebook page for more information. One particular event Sidecar is looking forward to is the two-week long Connect Four Tournament coming up in November, something they have hosted for years now, and anyone is free to join in.

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that my boyfriend would be okay. We were drifting, and I knew that, continued from page 1 so I knew that he could move on and still be happy. Maybe this On days that I used to consid- would let him find his true love. er a good day I now find myself My siblings were understanding swallowing tears and trying to people, and they would find solace keep it together. The happiest of in the fact that I was not hurting news brings a slight moment of anymore. My niece and two nephelation, and a huge fall that ends ews were still young enough to forwith me sobbing on the side of get me without hurting. Yes, they the road because I couldn’t see would miss me, but after a little where I was driving through the bit they would make new memories shroud of tears. Some days I to overwrite the loss. My parents don’t feel anything. I don’t care would be devastated at first, but about anything. I don’t want to they, too, would understand that see or hear anyone, let alone talk living with the pain was more to them. There is no reason for unbearable than I could take. these things, and that is the most The next day, Mom texted me frustrating part of this. I still have to tell me that she loved me, and moments of happiness, contented- that she was thinking of me and ness, comfort and joy. But it never couldn’t wait for me to come home. lasts. The moment passes and the I broke down and started bawling. weight slowly returns, leaving me It was just like every other text desperate for the relief I felt only she would send me, but I realized a moment ago. how much it would hurt her and I turned to alcohol a few times, Dad if they knew I felt like this. but the numbing feeling was one They would blame themselves, and that I already lived I could never I have no idea what do that to with on a daily basis. It made it easier hardships lie ahead them. The fear to get swept away was no longer for you, or what joy there. I wasn’t with the noise and company of those of could be waiting for afraid around me, but dying. I knew at the end of the you to discover it. What I do that everynight when I return know is that we are loved. thing would to my bed there is just stop. Life no comfort. There took over for ANONYMOUS STUDENT is only the longing a while, and I Students of UNI to be better again. didn’t act on A very select few know about what my notions. I went to class, went to I have been going through, and work and tried to hide what I was even fewer understand. Hell, even feeling. It became an automatic I can’t understand it sometimes. reaction to smile when I could feel Why can’t I be happy? Why can’t someone questioning if I was okay, I be okay for more than 12 hours and I convinced myself that people at a time? Without realizing it, who didn’t really want to know the I thought I was, and who I wanted truth. Nobody wanted to hear me to be is gone and this unrecogniz- say that it had been weeks since able person is standing in front of I felt okay. Nobody wanted me to me in the mirror. I’ve tried talking talk about my depression or my about it. I’ve tried not talking thoughts of suicide. I know peoabout it. I’ve even gotten to the ple cared about me, but hearing point I never thought I would get someone talk about depression to. The first couple months I was makes things difficult and uncomnot suicidal. I did not want to die, fortable. It changes relationships and I thought that no matter what and the ease of being around I would never get to that point. people disappears. I didn’t want After weeks of relentless anguish people to worry about it, especially and pain I just wanted it to stop. after a family member died, and The thought crossed my mind that my family had enough to be upset maybe I didn’t have to do this about. I know they would drop anymore, and that it would be so everything for me, and I didn’t much easier to stop existing than want to be that burden. have to fight so hard to be alive. I Things got a little harder after dismissed it and told myself that I my boyfriend broke up with me. couldn’t actually do that.” Any sense of direction I had before was gone, and any shred of hope I PRETENDING IT’S OKAY was holding onto for things getting “I started to rationalize these better disappeared in the following thoughts when they started to weeks. Things escalated in July enter my mind several times when I actually cut myself in the throughout the week. I told myself shower. Instead of feeling relief I

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VOLUME 112, ISSUE 09 mentally, physically and emotionally exhausted, and all I wanted to do was be “fine” for a second. To not feel anything. I went to Target. Shopping was always a numbing process, so I walked around for an hour hoping retail therapy would help. It didn’t so I went to the mall for more distractions. That was when I checked Twitter and read about Katie Burns. I felt like I couldn’t breathe. Young college girl, close family and friends, beautiful, smart. It felt extremely familiar, and I couldn’t explain what I felt. For the next two hours I tried on clothes and cried in the dressing rooms of every clothing store in the mall. I finally drove home and gathered myself before walking into the house. Every car was home, so I had to make it into my room without anyone seeing my face. One roommate came in and tried to cheer me up, but I didn’t know how to explain why I was so upset. We went to Katie’s vigil together, and I watched the pain on people’s faces as they stood around the campanile. Some cried because the atmosphere was heavy, some because they imagined that hap-

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pening to someone they loved, but I got the sense very few people could relate to how she felt. The tears rolling down my face were not tears of loss, but were tears of understanding. I’m begging those of you who know where I am coming from to keep fighting. I don’t know that it will get better, or that someday you will wake up and it won’t be so hard to be alive. I have no idea what hardships lie ahead for you, or what joy could be waiting for you to discover it. What I do know is that we are loved. Someone loves us and would be lost without us in their world. It doesn’t always feel like that, and I understand how lonely it can be. I want everyone to know that there is another way. We can get through this together. Please talk to someone. I didn’t for the longest time, because I didn’t want to admit that I couldn’t handle this alone. I realize now that I am not alone, and neither are you. Even if nobody in your personal circle of people doesn’t understand what it feels like or what you are going through there are so many people who do. Never feel like you are inadequate, because you have worth. You have worth.”

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lead was quickly lost. Throughout the set, the Panthers tailed the Salukis with scores 6-8, 15-17 and 19-20. A crucial kill by red-shirt junior Kayla Haneline tied the set, 20-20. UNI ran with the momentum from there, only allowing the Salukis one more point to finish out the set, 25-21.

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...a little bit nervous, but I think we took that and channeled it..focusing strongly as a team.

Kayla Haneline Middle Hitter

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Freshman Bri Weber (4) and junior Kayla Haneline (13) jump together to block the ball during Friday’s victory against S.Illlinois. Weber notched a career high 21 kills, the most by a Panther in a game in two seasons.

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Another thriller came the next day, as the Panthers took on the Evansville Purple Aces. The Panthers took the first set confidently, finishing 25-10. Giving them a run for their money, UNI fell to the Aces in the second and third sets by 23-25. Haneline commented on the anxiety the Panthers felt going into

the fourth set. “We were definitely a little bit nervous,” said Haneline, “but I think we took that and channeled it into fighting to do the things we needed to do on our side of the court and focusing strongly as a team.” Key blocks by Sinnott and junior Jaidyn Blanchfield gave the Panthers friction and, under pressure, they pulled through for a 2522 victory in the fourth set. A fifth-set tiebreaker crowned UNI victorious as they defeated Evansville confidently by set score, 15-9. “We still have a lot of things we want to get better at,” said Head Coach Bobbi Petersen after leading her girls 2-0 in the MVC. “For us, we know we have to continue to get better every time we step on the court, but I feel really good that we’re doing that right now.” Coming out of the weekend, the Panthers turned the tides on their season record, advancing 8-7. The team will be traveling to Peoria, IL to take on Bradley tomorrow.

SOCCER

UNI struggles in first conference game, fall to Lady Bears 2-1 BRANDON TJEPKES

Sports Writer

The University of Northern Iowa women’s soccer team started their Missouri Valley Conference play on Saturday. The Panthers fell to the Missouri State Lady Bears, 2-1. Missouri State came out swinging as they attempted four shots within the first 20 minutes, but all missed. The Lady Bears had three more chances to score. One went wide and the other two were saved by goalkeeper Whitney Blunt. Blunt finished the match with six saves. Maddie Welch attempted the only shot of the half for the Panthers in the 42nd minute, but it went high off target. The first half ended with a blank scoreboard. Missouri State’s Alix Opfer scored the match’s first goal within two minutes of the second half. The Lady Bears had another chance to score five

minutes later, but Blunt made another save to keep the match manageable. Annie Dale made an attempt in the 62nd minute but the shot went high off target. Brook Zimmerman scored again for the Lady Bears in the 68th minute to increase the lead 2-0. Marianna Gagne broke the scoreless spell for the Panthers with her first goal of the season. The goal brought the Panthers back in the match down, 2-1. Allison Bitter had a chance to tie the match with a shot attempt a minute later, but it was wide off target. Missouri State had two shot attempts within the next five minutes, but Blunt saved them both to prevent a bigger deficit. The Panthers were not able to get another shot attempt the rest of the game as the match ended with the 2-1 loss. The Panthers will come back home this Saturday to play Evansville in the annual Kick Cancer Pink Game.

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The Panthers have hit a rough patch as of late, dropping three straight. UNI looks get to things back on track as they come home to face Evansville on Saturday.

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