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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Rex Karsten tribute 2 Golden Globes recap 3 Monumental art 5 Women’s basketball goes 3-2 in last 5 games 6

Panthers windswept by Cyclones JOHN DUNLOP/Northern Iowan

JERRIUS CAMPBELL

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After winning three straight games against several notable opponents before the end of last semester, the Panthers have found themselves in a mid-season slump. On Dec. 16, the UNI men’s basketball team faced off against the Iowa State Cyclones in the Hy-Vee Classic. The Panthers’ offense was shaky from the start, only shooting 38 percent from the field.

Iowa State freshman Lindell Wigginton finished the game with 20 points, carrying the Cyclones past the Panthers with a final score of 76-65. The following week, UNI played no. 10 Xavier at home. The Panthers came out strong in the first half, lead-

ing 22-12 with some impressive baskets by Klint Carlson.

The Musketeers responded with 13 unanswered points shortly before intermission; a three point basket by Spencer Haldeman would tie things at halftime 29-29. Xavier then jumped out to a 10 point lead early in the second half, but the Panthers soon started a run of their own, scoring 10 unanswered points.

Tied 46-46, Xavier would jump ahead with a couple of three pointers. The Panthers eventually lost the contest 77-67.

In their next game, the Panthers would take on Southern Illinois at home on Dec. 28.

The winner of this one came down to the final second, but the Panthers fell short to Southern Illinois 56-53.

With three consecutive losses, UNI looked to gain some momentum against Bradley on the road in Peoria.

The Panthers led 33-32 going into halftime, but the Bradley Braves would take off with a big 23-3 run in the second half to run the Panthers off the court, the final score being 72-53.

Following the Bradley game, the Panthers would hit the road to play conference rival Missouri State. Three UNI starters scored double digit points in this matchup.

Freshman Tywon Pickford scored 18 points and 10 rebounds by the end of regulation. Carlson followed suit, scoring 16 points with nine rebounds. Koch also had a great game, going five for seven from the floor.

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Gallery of Art highlights women artists SYDNEY HAUER Staff Writer

The UNI Gallery of Art is currently presenting “Women as Makers,” an exhibition with the intention of shedding light on women artists in the gallery’s permanent collection.

The exhibition was co-curated by art history professor Elizabeth Sutton and gallery director Darrell Taylor.

Along with artwork from the permanent collection, the exhibition contains some borrowed objects from the UNI Museum.

The UNI Gallery of Art’s permanent collection features around 4,000 art objects, ranging from the 16th century to the present day. This exhibition in particular features artwork dating from 1850 until the mid 2000s, and some that has never been seen by the public.

According to Taylor, some of the artists in the show are well-known printmakers, such as Elisabeth Frink and Käthe Kollwitz, as well as Marjorie Nuhn, a protégé of Grant Wood.

“The idea came from lots of places, but mostly from my frustration with the con-

tinued misogyny — often unrecognized and unacknowledged — in contemporary U.S. society,” Sutton said. “I have long had frustration with the exclusion and subordination of women artists and art in the ‘traditional’ art history canon.”

Sutton and Taylor began curating the exhibition last semester, which involved pulling artwork from the collection and thinking about how they fit with the overall theme, which can become a lengthy process.

“We gravitated toward objects that are made by women specifically,” Taylor said. “And where we couldn’t find enough objects to meet this topic well, we pulled on some images not made by women, but depicting women doing work.”

One of the works in the show that stands out to Taylor is by Kollwitz, who was a German-born artist.

The image is of a woman and her child in the throes of death.

“I put it all by itself so that people can have a moment and look at it and not feel like eyes are on them,” Taylor explained. “It has a place where you can feel safe to look at it. There is nothing untoward about it, but the more you look

at it, the more you realize the situation that these two people are in. It gives you an opportunity to stand in front of the artwork and have a moment.”

The exhibition begins with a woodcut print by Clara Skinner titled “Industry,” which depicts three women making art alongside one another.

“I thought, that’s the image we need to lead off with — women making artwork by a woman making artwork,” Taylor laughed.

“I’m particularly attached to the Hardanger doily and collar [from UNI’s Museum] because my current research is on Norwegian American immigrant women in Iowa f inding ways to connect to their heritage through embroidery and crochet and to the natural world the motifs used in it,” Sutton said. “I also really like the f lour sack quilt because of its historical presencing and the frugality-plus-aesthetic genius of it.”

Taylor said that he hopes the exhibition inspires viewers to reconsider the impact women have made in art.

“People from my generation and the younger generation are looking for ways to integrate women into art practice and art exhibition

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The “Women as Makers” exhibit in the UNI Gallery of Art showcases a variety of artwork, including paintings, pottery and textiles, created by women.

practice in a better way,” Taylor said. “It is well past time to change the public’s

perception of women in art.”

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research on self-efficacy related to computers. Karsten also worked on such research with associate professor of MIS Robby Roth.

“Historically, around the country, MIS programs are very short of women,” Roth said. “I talk to some of my colleagues and they bemoan, ‘Oh we only have 10 — 20 percent women in our program,’ and we’re sitting here at close to 50 percent.”

According to Roth, that positive disparity comes from the impact Karsten had on the department. Karsten also reportedly welcomed women into MIS and tried to make the major more approachable to women in the College of Business.

“It was never a show for him,” Connerley said. “It was a true passion.”

Betsy Ratchford, an instructor in the department of management, was a student of Karsten’s and later became a colleague of his. Ratchford commented in an email that she felt lucky to have Karsten as a professor, mentor, colleague, office neighbor and friend.

“What I will miss most is his noise,” Ratchford said. “This may sound funny, but when he was on leave, I would email

him regularly and tell him that it was too quiet around here without his noise.”

Ratchford was also thankful for Karsten’s character and his encouragement as a professor.

“I will never forget his encouragement to stay with the MIS major, encouragement to get into teaching, and his constant encouragement as his colleague for the past 15 years,” Ratchford said. “I will miss him greatly. He definitely left a lasting impression on many he encountered — students, friends, colleagues, etc. — and I am lucky enough to have been one of those.”

Dennis Schmidt, professor of accounting, is a long-time friend and colleague of Karsten’s.

“He was an absolutely wonderful teacher,” Karsten said.

“He was a great teacher before he came here. He taught in the community college — he and I were roommates back then, back in the 70s and 80s — in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He was a psychology professor and he had waiting lists to get into his classes back then, because he was such a good and popular teacher.”

According to Schmidt, Karsten was the first — and possibly only — professor in the College of Business to

receive all six awards that can be awarded to a professor within the college.

“We spent thousands — maybe 100,000 — miles together in a car, just the two of us, telling old stories and going on pheasant hunts,” Schmidt said.

When asked if there were any standout stories from all the pheasant hunts, Schmidt commented that he had “thousands.”

“His stories kept getting better year after year,” Schmidt said. “He would embellish a

little more every time he told the story.”

Karsten also founded the Ethel M. Karsten MIS scholarship, which is named after his mother who was a role model for Karsten and has survived her son. The scholarship is specifically targeted at young women in the field of MIS. Connerley, Roth, Schmidt and Ratchford together painted a picture of a man who achieved his aspirations in life: to be a passionate and genuine scholar and teacher; and one who will not soon be forgotten in death.

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restrictions and increasing funding in K-12, pre-appren-

Governor Kim Reynolds gave her first address as Iowa’s governor on Tuesday.

Reynolds lauded the actions of Iowa’s Republican controlled government throughout 2017, which Reynolds described as “the most pro-jobs session in decades,” and outlined her government’s priorities for the 2018 legislative session.

Rey nolds pra ised Republican efforts on issues including reducing the scope of collective bargaining laws, prohibiting late-term abortions, implementing voter ID laws, loosening gun control

Provost Jim Wohlpart commented that future budgetary increases to the Board of Regents would be helpful to UNI.

ticeship and community college education, along with trade programs.

The governor then outlined her goals for the 2018 legislative session, which opened earlier this week.

Priorities include: improving water quality, growing rural communities, tax cuts and reform modeled off of the tax cuts passed by the federal government at the end of 2017, fighting the opioid and heroin epidemics and reforming Iowa’s health care system while going all in on the privatization of Medicaid.

Reynolds garnered a bipartisan round of applause after addressing sexual harassment

throughout the country and Iowa, saying, “Throughout history, sexual harassment has been a stain on our culture, a destructive force in politics, media and entertainment, in workplaces large and small, in all facets of life — and it must stop. I commend the number of women who have found the courage to speak out […] I understand we’re at an unprecedented moment in time.”

Reynolds stated at the beginning of her speech, “We balanced the state budget, protecting taxpayers while safeguarding important priorities like education.

We invested in our kids at

a record level, committing $735 million more for education since 2011. We prepared our students for the jobs of tomorrow, through workbased learning, pre-apprenticeship and computer science programs.”

In spite of increases in K-12 education funding, Regent schools did receive cuts.

UNI received a two and half million dollar budget cut before the 2017 school year, resulting in various cuts on campus and a five percent increase in undergraduate tuition.

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Dr. Rex Karsten, a professor in the department of management, passed away on Dec. 11, 2017. After studying psychology and teaching at a community college in Wyoming, Karsten became interested in the field of management information systems, a field that was new at the time of his studies that specifically focuses on the effects of computer software and application on business processes. Karsten joined the UNI College of Business in 1994.

“There were just so many good things about Rex,” said Mary Connerley, the management department head. “The way he interacted with students and engaged them in the classroom and interested them in MIS as a major, in a way that other faculty do, but he would just take it to another level.

“A lot of times, there would be a female student in his information systems class who never considered MIS as a major,” Connerley said. “He would say, if she was doing a good job, ‘Hey, have you thought about this?’”

According to Connerley, Karsten focused some of his

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Rex Karsten (center), pictured here receiving the Iowa Board of Regents Faculty Excellence Award, passed away on Dec. 11 of last year at age 67.

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Globes address sexual assault We’ve left 2017 behind us, and 2018 has come rolling in at full speed. This can only mean one thing for me: awards season.

One of my favorite times of year, awards season recognizes accomplishments in the entertainment industry. The 75th Golden Globe Awards kicked off the new year with a great start this past Sunday with fantastic speeches and shocking wins, while also bringing much-needed awareness on issues in the world, especially in the entertainment industry.

As celebrities and creatives from both film and television walked down the red carpet and entered the Beverly Hilton in California on Sunday night, someone watching might’ve recognized the unusual amount of people wearing black dresses and suits to the awards.

The reason for this was to bring awareness and protest the ways women have been mistreated and assaulted in the world of entertainment.

Since Sunday’s Golden Globes was the first major telecasted awards ceremony since the horrible actions of Harvey Weinstein and others have come to light, there was

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an expectation for speeches and actions made to protest such atrocities. A righteous expectation, indeed.

It started with the #MeToo campaign that welcomed and opened more conversations from assault victims among social media platforms.

Then some A-list actresses, including Shonda Rhimes, Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Brie Larson, Reese Witherspoon and more got together and started the TIME’S UP campaign, which has raised an astounding $16 million for a legal defense fund for women in Hollywood who have been sexually assaulted and mistreated.

The TIME’S UP pin was also seen on the suit jackets of many male celebrities, including Justin Timberlake, Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Kaluuya, Steve Carell, Sebastian Stan and more.

It was truly a beautiful thing to see these women and men wearing black to stand up and make a statement against the mistreatment and harassment of women in the entertainment industry because time is up and changes need to happen.

We all know that this is a statement that definitely needs to be heard by the world.

As the ceremony began, host Seth Meyers kicked off the night and gave a great opening monologue. It was not only funny, as one should

expect from the previous Saturday Night Live co-head writer and current Late Night host, but it was also sensitive to those who have been mistreated. It was also great to see that he wasn’t shy of attacking the likes of Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey.

This year’s Golden Globes was also one of historic proportions.

Oprah Winfrey became the first black woman to be awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award, which is an honorary award for someone who has made outstanding contributions to the entertainment world.

It is also important to mention that Oprah gave one of the best speeches ever given in awards history. She had the audience cheering, standing and clapping as she delivered words that inspired all those who listened.

Sterling K. Brown also won best actor in a TV drama for his role in “This Is Us,” and he is the first black man to do so. The hilarious Aziz Ansari finally won best actor in a TV comedy after being previously nominated in 2016; he became the first Asian actor to win that specific award.

Women were not afraid to stand up for what’s right, both on and off the stage.

Natalie Portman showed this when she and Ron Howard were presenting for best

and gender. That’s a whole different column, but I want people to understand that their words have consequences, even if it just seems like an opinion.

According to the National Alliance on Mental Health, “LGBTQ youth are four times more likely, and questioning youth are three times more likely to attempt suicide, experience suicidal thoughts or engage in self-harm than straight people.”

The Trevor Project reports on a study that found 40 percent of transgender adults have attempted suicide at some point during their lifetime.

On UNI’s campus, student Blair Hines said, “As someone who is trans, I have had multiple transphobic remarks, including someone asking if I was a hermaphrodite [and] someone attempting to know what exactly is in my pants.

This has made me very nervous in regard to my dating life of revealing my identity to potential partners in fear of them doing something hateful to belittle my character.”

There is a difference between tweeting an opinion and dehumanizing an entire community. When people publicly decide that they believe identities are invalid, and that post receives favorites, retweets or shares, LGBTQ youth see that and internalize it.

They are being told by the world that their identity is not real, not accepted. This can lead to depression, dysphoria and ultimately self-harm or suicide.

I know that you want to share your opinion with the world, but I hope that you think about the real lives that are impacted by that opinion. The LGBTQ and specifically transgender community is highly vulnerable, and we should be supporting them, or at least, not actively invalidating their identities.

Is sharing your beliefs on social media worth the risk of making children and youths feel the need to kill themselves?

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Opinion columnist Cristian Ortiz recaps Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards ceremony, where Oprah Winfrey became the first black woman to be awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award.

director of a motion picture when she said, “Here are the all-male nominees.”

I agreed with her statement because Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”) and Patty Jenkins (“Wonder Woman”) definitely deserved nominations for their amazing directing in such critically-acclaimed films, both of which were two of my favorites from 2017.

I totally agreed with many of the awards that were given because they were rightly awarded.

For example, “Coco” won best animated motion picture. Martin McDonagh won best screenplay for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” Guillermo del Toro won best director for his fantastic film “The Shape of Water.” Sam Rockwell won

his first Golden Globe for his amazing performance as a supporting actor in “Three Billboards.”

However, there were also some awards given that I was surprised by.

“The Handmaid’s Tale” beat out “Stranger Things” and “Game of Thrones” for the best drama television series. A close one for me was Saoirse Ronan (“Lady Bird”) and Margot Robbie (“I, Tonya”), but ultimately Ronan won for best actress in a musical or comedy.

But the biggest shock was best motion picture for a drama, which “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” won.

Overall, it was a fantastic awards ceremony, and I can’t wait for what the rest of this year has to offer.

LTE: Think before you tweet Editorial: higher ed STOMP out Bullying. I Am a Witness. Stop Bullying Now. Our culture loves to preach the ideas of anti-bullying. We want to defend our children, and some are even willing to give $50,000 for a child who was bullied and post it on Facebook.

However, this commitment to justice does not seem to apply to people in marginalized communities. A common theme online is to post the opinion that sex and gender are binary, and people who believe otherwise are stifling free speech and opinions.

I am not here to change anyone’s opinion about sex

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needs higher funding

In recent memory, we have seen a consistent decrease in funding to the Board of Regents and a retreat from past emphases on education and higher education in the state of Iowa.

Iowa has long been a leader in education, with each of the regent universities making contributions to various fields of study and application.

The University of Iowa has proven to be a leader in educating the writers and doctors of tomorrow. Iowa State University has excelled in generating a brilliant cohort of engineers and designers for the future, even contributing to the Manhattan Project during World War II. The University of Northern Iowa has blazed trails in the fields of business and education.

All of these areas, and more, are ways that Iowa and its values have extended to impact the country and

the world. The wounds have already been dealt to higher education, but this session the Iowa Legislature has the opportunity to begin stitching back together that most aspirational of institutions.

Higher education has, for many, been and will be the bridge from the past to the future, providing social mobility and a path to a greater understanding of the world in which we live. By funding that dream, Iowa can continue to lead the way in a variety of fields for the future.

The budget is tight, and the solution is neither simple nor obvious. However, the continued underfunding of higher education in the state of Iowa is taking an unnecessary and outsized gamble with the future of this great state.

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FILM REVIEW

NI film critic’s top movies of 2017 CLINTON OLSASKY

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2017 was a truly raucous year. The American people’s mettle was tested by unpredictable and impulsive leadership, continued clashes tied to the racial divide and a wave of sexual misconduct allegations that poured endlessly out of Hollywood.

And yet, through it all, we went to the movies.

Given the kind of year we all endured, it’s no wonder that we decided to engage in what may be the purest form of escapism America has ever created: the cinema.

In the past 12 months, we’ve escaped into the silver screen to comb the war-torn beaches of Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk,” explore the alien planets of Rian Johnson’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and even venture inside the inscrutable psyche of a creative madman in James Franco’s “The Disaster Artist.”

And that’s just scratching the surface with regard to the many great films that graced our local multiplexes this past year. So, while keeping in mind the countless gems I was forced to leave off the following list, I present to you what I consider to be the top five films of 2017.

5. “Blade Runner 2049” Much like the original “Blade Runner,” Denis Villeneuve’s long-awaited successor to

Ridley Scott’s 1982 science fiction magnum opus is sure to be remembered as a criminally overlooked and endlessly rewarding work of unparalleled cinematic profundity.

Set exactly 30 years after the events of the first film, “Blade Runner 2049” stars Ryan Gosling as K, a replicant blade runner who stumbles upon a shocking discovery that ultimately leads him to the long lost Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford).

Despite boasting a scope similar to that of the year’s most crowd-pleasing blockbusters, Villeneuve’s take on Scott’s neon-infused dystopia is at once epic and poetic. Indeed, the film’s methodical pacing and melancholic atmosphere permeates the film’s labyrinthine plot — culminating in a deeply moving and lyrical exploration into our own humanity.

Thanks to some of the most visually striking cinematography of the year, as well as a heartbreakingly human story at its core, “Blade Runner 2049” is one of those rare sequels that serves as a fitting tribute to an already iconic film, as well as a necessary expansion of the original movie.

4. “A Ghost Story” What may be the most wholly original and emotionally pulverizing film of the year features little more than Casey Affleck, fresh off his Academy

Award winning performance in 2016’s “Manchester by the Sea,” wandering despondently through an abandoned house while draped in a white sheet.

“A Ghost Story,” directed

by David Lowery, follows C (Affleck), a recently deceased musician, as he helplessly watches over his grieving wife M (Rooney Mara). An extreme exercise in minimalism, “A Ghost Story” is one of the quietest and most leisurely paced films of the year.

Lowery’s patient pacing does serve a purpose, however, as the film’s careful rhythms ultimately supplant our conception of time and space with that of the titular ghost.

This unique temporal framework allows Lowery to freely explore grand concepts related to our cosmological place in the universe — all the while centering his film on the seemingly inconsequential lives of an unnamed couple.

At times both immensely transcendent and intensely intimate, “A Ghost Story” operates as a haunting and heartbreaking meditation on our own mortality and what it means to love.

3. “Lady Bird” “Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig’s solo directorial debut, is both an incredibly charming and surprisingly moving comingof-age tale that focuses on the struggles of adolescence and all the messy familial drama that comes with it.

The film revolves around Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan), a high school senior who aspires to leave her Sacramento home to attend college in New York amidst a turbulent relationship with her mother (Laurie Metcalf).

Now, I can’t emphasize enough the terrific performances both Ronan and Metcalf put forth here — resulting in fully developed characters whose emotions are sure to ring true for even the most callous viewer.

Indeed, what really sets “Lady Bird” apart from other coming-of-age dramas is its ability to resonate with audience members. Gerwig clearly took inspiration from her own life experiences when writing

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“I hope people stop and look and think about the contributions of women in their lives,” Sutton said. “I hope they wonder why we don’t see

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“The Shape of Water,” directed by Guillermo del Toro, starred Sally Hawkins and Octavia Spencer, who were both nominated for Golden Globe awards.

“Lady Bird,” and this self-reflexive approach is evident in the ways in which Gerwig presents her titular character.

By deftly blending humor with painfully vulnerable moments of self-doubt, Gerwig greatly succeeds in crafting a thoughtful and thoroughly enjoyable treatise on the complexities of youth that is just as autobiographical as it is universal.

2. “The Shape of Water” Despite being one of the least conventional love stories of the past year, Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” may, in fact, be the most emotionally affecting.

The film, which is set in 1962 at the height of the Cold War, follows Elisa Esposito (Sally Hawkins), a mute custodian at a research facility who falls in love with an amphibious man (Doug Jones), referred to only as “The Asset” by the high-ranking government officials who captured him.

Taken at face value, the fantastical and outright bizarre implications that arise out of a movie like “The Shape of Water” could certainly cause some moviegoers to roll their eyes.

However, the care with which del Toro constructs his narrative and — most importantly — shapes his protagonist ultimately results in a stirring romantic drama that redefines what it means to love and be loved.

In addition to the film’s thematic and narrative depth, it should also be noted that “The Shape of Water” benefits from some of the most visually striking set design, cinematography and editing of the year — evi-

dence, to be sure, that del Toro’s narrative power may only be matched by his technical mastery.

1. “Raw” There are many words one can use to describe Julia Ducournau’s inimitable masterwork: shocking, unnerving, unforgettable. However, attempting to encapsulate the dangerous and erotic world of “Raw” would be an injustice to the film’s incredible vision and artistry.

Serving as both a horror film and a coming-of-age story, “Raw” centers on lifelong vegetarian Justine (Garance Marillier) as she starts veterinary school and is almost immediately forced into a hazing ritual that irrevocably changes her life.

Under Ducournau’s bold direction, “Raw” features some of the most provocative and startling imagery of any movie made this decade. And yet, the film’s true horror isn’t so much in its recognizable genre trappings, but in the quiet moments of college-age uncertainty and unpredictability that characterize Justine’s experiences.

In the end, “Raw” is sure to move, confound, terrify and, ultimately, change you.

Without a doubt, much of the film’s power can be attributed to Ducournau’s willingness to embrace and expand upon certain horror tropes as she tells this refreshingly unusual coming-of-age tale.

But more than anything, “Raw” is the best movie of the year because of its unmatched visceral power, thematic complexity and unbridled originality.

more women as agents, rather than as objects, in contemporary visual culture […] It continues to frustrate me that we all must still fight for what my mother fought for.”

The UNI Gallery of Art is free and open to the public. It

will be closed on Monday, Jan. 15, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The “Women as Makers” exhibition will be open from Jan. 8 to Feb. 27, from March 19 to April 14 and from April 23 to May 5.

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Professor turns monuments to art AMELIA DUAX

This is the first drawing in professor and artist Mary Griep’s Anastylosis Project. It is titled “Facade - Chartres Cathedral, France.”

such as the Hindu Temple of Angkor Wat (Cambodia), the Buddhist Temple of Thatbyinnyu (Myanmar) and the Mayan Palace of the Governors (Mexico).

Art Gallery Director Darrell Taylor mentioned that Griep’s project had been in progress for a couple decades.

“The earliest piece is ‘Chartres Cathedral,’ the very first in her series,” Taylor said. “The last one she did, she just finished, and we are showing it for the first time. It’s the ‘Baptistery of Saint John’ in Florence, Italy. She just finished it days before it shipped to us.”

According to Taylor, the idea of anastylosis is a springboard for what Griep is attempting to show in her project.

“That’s the beauty of looking at these from a distance; you can see the entire structure from the hallway outside of the gallery, and as you get closer, you begin to see all of this incredible detail that makes up the architecture,” Taylor said. “She’s using a number of techniques. She’s

drawing, using collage e l e ments, layering images upon images.”

Taylor also said t h a t LEZIGA BARIKOR/Northern Iowan some of This drawing is called “The Castillo - Chichen Itza, Mexico,” the piecwhich is currently featured in the UNI Gallery of Art. es even include of these wonderful places layers of magazine and book in the world where other cut-outs. sacred structures are locat “That’s the beauty of this ed, like in Cambodia, Greece, work; you can see what the Norway and Turkey,” Taylor structure looks like from a said. “She’s going to those distance, and you can see places too because those are what it took to create this also sacred sites, and seeing structure up close,” Taylor them all together like this, said. you begin to understand this With regards to diversi- world-view of sacred archity, students can appreciate tecture.”

Griep’s variety of cultural Griep will be giving her and religious monuments lecture over the Anastylosis shown in her project.

Project on Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. in

“That’s the beauty of the Kamerick Art Building. this project is that she’s An opening reception will not just concentrating on follow the lecture. Until the more famous European then, the exhibit is open to cathedrals, she’s going to all the public.

Affairs Jim Wohlpart commented, “I do understand her budget is out, and that it calls for a five million plus cut to Regent’s institutions, but will hopefully hold UNI harmless. Because we are much more dependent on state appropriations than the other two institutions, UNI greatly appreciates this strategy. Because we largely teach Iowa students, who stay in

Iowa once they graduate, we do not have access to the tuition that out-of-state students provide. I also understand that her FY 19 budget calls for an increase in state funding for the Regents’ Institutions. This would provide us the ability to keep the increase in tuition somewhat lower.”

The Board of Regents also released a statement on

the governor’s budget that read: “The Board of Regents appreciates Gover nor Reynold’s support for higher education and the proposed increase to the Regents enterprise for FY19 […]

Any reduction is challenging, but the Board recognizes the current fiscal situation the state is facing. We will work with our institutions to make any required FY18

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Monumental art by a visiting professor is currently being exhibited in UNI’s Gallery of Art. The “Anastylosis Project” got its name from the process of restoring a monument by deconstructing it and rebuilding it using the original materials and methods.

Artist Mary Griep’s exhibit was created using anastylosis and is on display from Jan. 8 through Feb. 27.

The exhibit represents years of work inspired by sacred architecture throughout the world.

Griep is a Professor Emerita of Art and Art History at St. Olaf College.

She has been the chair of that college’s art department, where she is also an associate dean of the fine arts division.

Griep’s ‘Anastylosis Project’ makes strong references to the practice of anastylosis in each piece of artwork.

Some of the pieces represent medieval architecture,

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Reynolds’ 2018 budget outlines an additional five million dollar cut to the Board of Regents, however Reynolds’ fiscal year 2019 budget calls for an increase in funding to the Regents’ Institutions.

UNI Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic

reductions in ways that have as little impact on students as possible.

“The Board and institutional leaders look forward to working with the Governor and General Assembly during the legislative session.

We will continue to advocate for the level of funding for our public universities that is necessary to provide a high quality for our students.”

Community service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day NICOLE BAXTER Staff Writer

As many schools and businesses will be closing in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the UNI, the Student Leadership Council (SLC) encourages students to “make the day off, a day on.”

From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., an expected 500 volunteers are scheduled to package food and participate in service activities in the Maucker Union Ballroom.

Hillary Davis, the Days of Service executive for SLC, said the annual event is intended to enable students to recognize the diverse living conditions of people in the Cedar Falls/Waterloo area, giving them an outlet to help.

“I think that, at least being a college town, we are used to college students and interacting with professors and

people our age,” Davis said.

“We kind of forget that there are people and lives outside of this little bubble that are struggling with food.”

The annual day of service that SLC hosts on MLK Day is sponsored by the Northeast Iowa Food Bank. Providing enough food and supplies for the event, the local food bank helps make possible the packaging of 15,000 meals, which are later distributed to children and families in the Cedar Valley.

In addition to assembling the bagged meals and participating in various simulations, Davis said those in attendance will hear brief messages from two presenters. Paula Knudson, the vice president for Student Affairs, and Barb Prather, the executive director for leadership at the Northeast Iowa Food Bank, will speak on the topics of hunger and service.

“Hopefully, after listening to Barb from the food bank, [the volunteers] will get a better understanding of what it is like in Cedar Falls and Waterloo for families and single households,” Davis said.

Grant Kilburg, executive of leadership and development for SLC, will be in attendance on Monday to volunteer and encourage others to do the same.

“It’s really a day to step out of your comfort zone, to give back, to kind of take a day to remember the importance of service and leadership in your community,” Kilburg said.

SLC is active on campus and within the community throughout the year, partnering with various organizations and businesses in the area. In addition to their days of service, SLC hosts “Volunteer Tuesdays” and

“Stop and Serve” events throughout UNI’s academic year, which provide students with an easy way to give back to the community.

Recently, SLC has added four new events to their annual programing, which altogether offers students six different opportunities to volunteer on or around campus.

Those who are interested COURTESY PHOTO in volunteering The Student Leadership Council’s annual MLK on Monday, Jan. Day of service will be held in the Maucker Union 15, are encour- Ballroom from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan. 15. aged to register through the SLC Facebook “Three hours might seem page or drop by on the day like a lot,” Davis said. “But of the event and register at anyone who comes makes a the door. giant impact.”

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While most UNI students spent their winter break with family and friends trying to avoid the frigid cold weather, the UNI women’s basketball team took to the hardwood for six games over the three-week break from classes.

This stretch started on Dec. 17 as the Panthers hosted the 25th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes at the McLeod Center. In this marquee in-state matchup, sophomore Megan Maahs and senior Kennedy Kirkpatrick both put 12 points on the scoreboard and helped lead the way for the purple and gold offensively. However, after trailing by only four points at halftime, the Hawkeyes dominated the second half, outscoring the Panthers by 20 to hand UNI a 47-71 loss. Four days later, the Panthers took to the road to play the Kansas State Wildcats.

This game was highly anticipated, as last season the Panthers defeated the then 24th ranked Wildcats at home in one of the biggest upsets of the year. In a back and forth battle with the Big XII foe, Kirkpatrick and junior Mikaela Morgan combined to score 42 points. On the final possession in the closing seconds of regulation, Kansas State missed two critical free throws that could have either tied or won the game, and UNI escaped Manhattan, Kansas with a 72-71 victory.

To close out 2017, the Panthers would open up Missouri Valley Conference play on Dec. 29 against the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers at home. From every aspect of the game, the purple and gold dominated. Morgan and freshman Nicole Kroger tallied 18 and 11 points, respectively, and used an explosive second quarter to win their fourth straight MVC opener in a

70-41 blowout. In a New Year’s Eve afternoon game, UNI faced off against the newest member of the conference, the Valparaiso Crusaders, for the first time ever. In another solid game, four Panthers (Howell, Morgan, Maahs and Kroeger) posted double digit numbers in scoring, and Kroger sank four three point shots from beyond the arc to put Valpo on ice, taking a 77-56 win.

As the new year began, UNI would have to face two challenging MVC squads, both on the road. On Jan. 5 at Southern Illinois, finding the basket became difficult. The Panthers only made one three-point shot out of 19 attempts and were held to 28 percent shooting from the field during the second half. Despite the lack of shooting efficiency, the game went to overtime. However, shooting struggles carried over into the extra five minutes, and the Salukis outscored UNI 11-4 to

hand the Panthers a 53-60 loss.

To close out the holiday break, UNI traveled to Springfield, Missouri to face off against the MVC’s perennial power program, the Missouri State Lady Bears. While shooting did slightly improve from the previous game, the Panthers struggled greatly with ball control as they gave up 22 turnovers, leading to 24 points by the Lady Bears. Despite a hard fought third quarter by UNI, Missouri State prevailed in a hotly contested final period to give the Panthers their second straight loss, 52-62.

With the spring semester now in swing, the purple and gold still have 14 games remaining on the schedule before the MVC tournament in March. With a record of 6-9 overall and 2-2 in conference play, the Panthers sit square in the middle of the conference standings in fifth place. A series of strong performance

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games over the next nine weeks can definitely put UNI back into contention for a conference title in March. Fans can catch the Panthers tomorrow night as UNI hosts the Evansville Purple Aces at 7:00 p.m. at the McLeod Center.

2017 NFL Playoffs: Wild Card results OPINION

DYLAN PADY

Sports Editor

Earlier this weekend, the NFL presented the first round (Wild Card Round) of the 2017 Playoffs. Earning a spot in the Playoffs is ordered by a regular season win percentage, with the four division leaders progressing into the post-season, as well as two “wild card” teams from both the NFC and the AFC. The action gets started with the third and fourth seed teams playing the fifth and sixth “wild

cards,” while the first and second seeds receive a first round bye-week.

In the AFC, the Tennessee Titans (no. 5) came back to beat the Kansas City Chiefs (no. 4) by a single point, while costly interceptions by the Buffalo Bills (no. 6) resulted in a victory for the Jacksonville Jaguars (no. 3).

In the NFC, the New Orleans Saints’ (no. 4) defense was able to stop Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers (no. 5) on what would have been a game winning drive by

Newton, while the Los Angeles Rams (no. 3) were unable to keep up with a very consistent Atlanta Falcons (no. 6) offense.

In the last 10 years, only three teams from the Wild Card round won the Superbowl, including the Baltimore Ravens (no. 4) in 2012, the New York Giants (no. 4) in 2011 and the Green Bay Packers (no. 6) in 2010. I have to say, it truly did hurt to see an 11-5 Chicago Bears (no.

2) fall to Aaron Rodgers and the Packers at Soldier Field in the NFC Championship that

year.

The playoffs get even more interesting with round two (Divisional Round), as the two best teams from each conference make their first appearance in the post-season, well-rested and at home against the winners of the first round. (Each team that received a first round bye-week went 13-3 records in the regular season).

In the AFC, Big Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers (no. 2) hope to defend Heinz Field against the Jaguars, while the Titans

will travel to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, looking to dethrone Tom Brady and the New England Patriots (no. 1) In the NFC, the Falcons will travel to “The Linc,” or the Lincoln Financial Field, to take on a Carson Wentzless Philadelphia Eagles (no.

1) team after he tore his ACL against the Rams. Finally, the Saints get to check out the Minnesota Vikings’ (no. 2) new U.S. Bank Stadium, which will also serve as the location of this year’s Superbowl.

costly fouls by the Panthers, the Bears would walk away with a win at home and a final score of 62-55.

In their most recent contest, the UNI men’s basketball team took on Loyola at home in the McLeod

Center. After a big threepoint basket by Pickford with four minutes remaining, the Ramblers would take the lead with another clutch three-pointer from Ben Richardson. The Panthers turned the ball over, which

resulted in an and-one. The Ramblers missed the free throw attempt, and Pickford pushed the ball down court with an open look from three point range, but Haldeman would not make the shot.

This led to another

Ramblers basket to put them up by six with little to no time left for a comeback.

The Panthers fell short again, 56-50. Pickford ended the game with a double double, scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds.

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Dr. Sue Follon Scholarship for Women In Leadership Dr. Sue Follon served as Vice President for Educational and Student Services at the University of Northern Iowa from 1985 until her death from lung cancer on November 4, 1998. She was the first woman to be named a vice president at UNI. Dr. Follon’s leadership style was built on helping others develop their own gifts and “soar” in their own right. She was never one to seek the limelight herself, but rather concentrated on empowering others. She was known for her listening skills, her attention to the individual, and her commitment to community. Students and their development were her central focus, and she was a strong advocate for programs and policies which promoted this.

She delighted in her interactions with students and called many by name.

Prior to coming to UNI, Dr. Follon served as the Executive Director of the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women from 1976-1985. She was untiring in her efforts to promote equality and justice. Former Governor Ray said, “I believe she moved the cause of women’s rights so far --- as much as any person I know. She knew people were adverse to change and understood that people responded to a cause when it was presented in a civil fashion.”

Dr. Follon received her B.S. degree in biology from Iowa Wesleyan College in 1963, her master’s degree in College Student Personnel Services from UNI in 1970, and her Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from Drake University in 1983. She was born on June 22, 1942, to Oliver and Mary Rebecca Follon of Volga, Iowa. Other positions held included service as Assistant Dean of Students and Coordinator of Student Activities at Buena Vista College, Director of Campbell Hall at UNI, and high school teacher in Delmar. Her awards included the Cristine Wilson Medal for Equality and Justice, Salute Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Progress of Women, Iowa’s Outstanding Young Woman of the Year in 1976, and a Merit Award from the Iowa Wesleyan College Alumni Association.

Scholarship Guidelines for 2018-2019 Description and Criteria: This scholarship recognizes students for their leadership contributions during their tenure at UNI and potential to model leadership for women. Applicants should show evidence of leadership potential through their awareness of social justice issues, including those affecting women and/or gender; desire to make a difference; demonstrated commitment to serving others; and ethical behavior. The committee will consider both breadth and depth of leadership activities. Applicants must be undergraduate students who have completed at least 30 credit hours at UNI at the time of application and will be returning for the following academic year as an undergraduate student (both fall and spring semesters) and are required to be full-time students each semester. A cumulative grade point of 3.25 or higher is required.

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Application Deadline: Applicants are required to use the University Scholarship Application at http://www.uni.edu/finaid/.

The deadline for submission for currently enrolled students is January 15, 2018.

Award Presentation: The scholarship will be awarded in the spring.

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Students meeting all minimum requirements and answering these questions on the form will be contacted after January 15th regarding further questions addressing the above criteria which are required for the Follon Scholarship selection process.

Consideration will be given to the quality and clarity of responses. The selection committee will screen the applications and make the selection. Should there be no qualified applicant in a given year, the scholarship will not be awarded.

Selection Committee: The selection committee will be composed of at least three faculty/staff and at least one upper level or graduate student involved with programming activities, which promote women and leadership.