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NISG Engagement Week

Remembering Julie Ann

1962 - 2022

CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN Staff Writer

Julie Ann Beddow, a beloved Rod Librarian, dog mom and art lover passed away unexpectedly in her home late 2022 due to complications related to diabetes. A memorial was held in Rod Library for Julie Ann on Dec. 10 where students, faculty and staff from all facets of campus came to celebrate and remember Julie Ann’s life and legacy.

Have you been told NISG is only for political science majors? Think student government is boring? Think again! Join your Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) for a week filled with fun, prizes and food. Learn

more about what NISG is all about, meet your student government representatives and get information about upcoming NISG elections. Details about the week’s events are below, and any questions can be directed towards nisg-publicrelations@uni.edu.

Monday, January 23

Join NISG and the Campus Activities Board (CAB) in the Maucker Union Ballrooms from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. for a night filled with games, fabulous prizes, free food, photo ops, informational booths, a DJ and karaoke.

Julie Ann worked at Rod Library as a Library Assistant for 10 years in the Fine and Performing Arts Collection and the Digital Scholarship Unit. She also supervised student employees, assisted in curating the Learning Commons Exhibition Wall, managed the library art collection and established the Library Ambassadors Program.

According to her co-worker of 10 years, Melinda Beland, Julie Ann had a passion for learning and pushed others to always learn new things. Julie Ann applied her love of learning while working at Rod Library, and received her bachelor’s in Communication

from UNI in 2017. She had just started a graduate program at UNI.

Julie Ann loved her dog, Russell, had an intense love and appreciation for art and was an advocate for diabetes and hypoglycemia awareness education. According to Julie Ann’s Celebration of Life program made by Rod Library, she was “always ready for an adventure and never hesitated to confront life’s many challenges. She was brave, kind, generous, and joyful.”

Traducción: Uniendo la comunidad con canción con la escuela de música comunitaria

El lema: ¡La música dura toda la vida!”, que está adjuntado a la escuela de música comunitaria de UNI se demuestra todos los días en las clases y en el teatro. La escuela de música para la comunitaria (EMC) está ubicada en Russell Hall y sirve a una población diversa de músicos. Hasta las edades de 5 a 50, hay algo para todos localizado en Cedar Falls. Desde el 2006, la escuela, de acuerdo con su sitio web ha sido “una parte integral de Cedar Valley y la comunidad de UNI, abarcando en un erudición ambiente diverso e inclusivo con excepcional programación donde todos están bienvenidos, a pesar de habilidades, edad o finanzas”.

EMC mantiene una selec-

ción de servicios para cualquier persona buscando aprender un instrumento. La escuela da lecciones uno a uno para latón, instrumentos de viento, piano, percusión y vocales. También proveen unas lecciones de grupo en estas áreas. Debajo de los programas musicales, la escuela provee el Children’s Choir, New Horizons Band y Camp Musicmania The Children’s Choir tiene más de 60 niños en la escuela primaria de Cedar Falls, Waterloo y Waverly que da conciertos cada semestre en Great Hall New Horizons Band es para adultos edades 50 y mayor buscando oportunidades musicales donde ponen varias representaciones durante el verano y Camp Musicmania es un programa de campamento diurno de verano para estudiantes interesados en música. A través de todas los programas,

los servicios de EMC sirven a casi 200 miembros de la comunidad.

La descripción del sentido con la comunidad de Hamilton’s con EMC se puede encontrar en todo que hace el programa. New Horizons Band provee un gran sentido de socialización para adultos y ciudadanos mayores buscando una comunidad dentro de la música. The Children’s Choir proveen a los niños en la escuela primaria con una oportunidad a cantar en el Great Hall, dándoles una experiencia profesional en un ambiente que los apoya en su aventura musical. “La escuela de música comunitaria es para todos. No es selectivo, todos los que quieran aprender son bienvenidos. Ellos nos dicen que quieren aprender y mejorar y los encontramos dónde están”, dice Hamilton.

Aparte de participar en la comunidad y mantener oportunidades musicales a una población diversa, la escuela de música comunitaria de UNI también provee un vasto enriquecimiento de oportunidades para los estudiantes de UNI en la escuela de música. Los estudiantes de UNI

tienen la oportunidad de enseñar en EMC y ser monitores de campamento en Camp Musicmania. Para los estudiantes en la educación de música, este aspecto de EMC puede ser increíblemente beneficioso.

BAILEY KLINKHAMMER Escritora YESSENIA RODRÍGUEZ Traductora

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NISG President Leila Mašinović sits with the supply of newly-ordered NISG merch, which will be given out as prizes for the winners of UNI trivia at Monday’s launch event.

EMC le da los estudiantes de música oportunidades a enseñar y hacer conexiones para las carreras del futuro.

CAMPUS LIFE Guest Columnist Laito Zarkpah explores misrepresentation of the CME on campus. CAMPUS

Guest Columnist Ed Tibbets discusses limits within Kim Reynolds’ proposed ‘school choice’ plan. OPINION

SPORTS Mens basketball takes down Illinois State and University of Illinois at Chicago.

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Julie Ann worked at Rod Library for 10 years. Her work included showcasing student artwork and various exhibits on the Learning Commons Exhibition Wall.

Northern Iowa Student Government kicks off week of festivities and fun

Free pizza will be provided, and prizes from Raygun, Mohair Pear, Big Acai, Square One, Driftless Style, Vinyl Cup Records, the UNI Bookstore and George’s Local will be available to win throughout the night. Pie-ing President Nook will also be an available prize.

TC, TK, President Mark Nook, Provost Herrera and Vice President of Student Life Heather Harbach will be making an appearance at this event.

Informational booths

about Green Dot, Gender and Sexuality Services, the Textbook Equity initiative, the menstrual product initiative, information about the You’re Next Conference and the Legislative Liaison Team (LLT) will be in attendance at this event.

Tuesday, January 24

Join student government at their Open House Tuesday from 4 - 6 p.m. in the NISG offices located on the upper plaza level of Maucker Union behind the Student Involvement Office. The Mayor of Cedar Falls, Rob Green, will be stopping

by from 4 - 5 p.m, and other UNI administrators will also be in attendance.

Hot chocolate and coffee will be provided along with sweet treats. At 5 p.m. an informational session about NISG elections will be held by Chief Justice Parker Daniels!

Wednesday, January 25

Relax and de-stress with NISG from noon - 3 p.m. in the coffeehouse behind Chats in Maucker Union.

Decorate a reusable tote bag, enjoy a hot beverage, eat sweet treats and learn how NISG advocates for mental health resources on campus.

Thursday, January 26

Equip yourself with some handy self defense skills in the Maucker Ballrooms from 6 - 8 p.m. These classes are taught by karate professionals who can help you not only protect yourself, but others.

Friday, January 27

Stop by NISG’s table during the Student Org Week in the Maucker Union Ballrooms from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Pick up a free pin, sticker and learn more about NISG elections.

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“Los estudiantes se sienten más preparados y confidentes para entrar a la fuerza laboral por las experiencias y la mentoría que reciben de la escuela de música comunitaria y los maestros de mentoría”, elabora Hamilton. “Ellos reciben la experiencia de interactuar con estudiantes y padres y pueden solidificar que ‘sí, es algo que yo quiero hacer’ por el programa”. Los estudiantes de UNI también pueden enseñar al lado de sus futuros colegas por Camp Musicmania, como facultad de las escuelas alred-

edor también vienen a enseñar en el programa de campamento de verano.

Los estudiantes que enseñan para la escuela de música trabajan bajo maestros que son mentores, quien también les ayuda con planes de lecciones y actúan como un punto de contacto y apoyo para los estudiantes de música en UNI embarcando en su aventura de ser maestros. Los estudiantes que quieren ser maestros o consejeros para EMC van por un proceso de aplicación y contrataciones, porque estas posiciones son pagadas. “Es una buena constructor de currícu-

lum”, añadió Hamilton cuando estaba hablando de cómo los estudiantes de UNI se benefician por EMC. “Provee una oportunidad a los estudiantes para que se preparen para la enseñanza de la educación de música”. La escuela de música para la comunitaria provee una económica, un enriquecimiento de carrera y oportunidades para los estudiantes de música en UNI que no se puede encontrar en otros lugares.

La escuela de música para la comunitaria les da la bienvenida a la comunidad a campus para explorar música y mantener un ambiente de erudición saludable para hacerlo. EMC también provee becas a aquellos que buscan lecciones por sus bases financieras, que son financiadas en gran parte por donaciones. Para estar involucrado en la escuela de música para la comunitaria, apunta para lecciones, o puedes donar a los fondos de becas y pueden visitar cms.uni.edu para más información.

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The NISG staff welcomes the community to a week of fun events, educational programming and opportunities to interact with local leaders.

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Julie Ann, pictured above laying in front of the group, is fondly remembered by her co-workers for both her commitment to her work and her spirit.

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According to co-workers, Julie Ann was commited to connecting with students and pushing those around her to learn new things.

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Julie Ann certainly made a significant impact on students, Rod Library and the entire UNI community.

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New Horizon Band creado de una comunidad de miembros edades 50 y más mayores. Este foto también presenta un miembro del personal estudantil Ryan Gruman.

Few Iowa families will have more choices with GOP ‘school choice’ plan

Time for new presidential candidates in 2024

STEVE CORBIN Guest Columnist

Editor’s note: Steve Corbin is a Professor Emeritus of Marketing at the University of Northern Iowa. He has been a contributor to 189 newspapers in 29 states. Corbin recieves no remuneration, funding or endorsement from any for-profit business.

governance can be bad governance. … it seems risky to leave the most important issues of life, death or welfare in the hands of a group of septuagenarians who are in the crosshairs of biologically predictable cognitive decline.”

ED TIBBETS Iowa Capitol Dispatch

Editor’s note: This article is from Iowa Capitol Dispatch from Jan 17, 2023

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says her plan to use taxpayer money to pay for private schooling gives people a choice to educate their kids where they want. But that’s not what her plan says. Just look at the details: Only certain families with kids in public schools will get that choice.

What this plan really does is pay people who already are sending their kids to private schools.

The governor’s plan would pay families about $7,600 per child for private school expenses. There are income limits to qualify in the beginning. But pretty quickly, taxpayer money would be given to anybody who can make that choice.

But what about the people who live in counties that don’t have private schools?

Forty-one counties in Iowa have no private schools, according to the group Common Good Iowa. Another 23 counties only have one private school.

What choice do those kids and their parents have?

Not much.

What Reynolds’ plan really does is take their tax money and send it to families who live somewhere else.

I’d hate to be the legislator from rural Iowa who has to explain to parents why their money is being shipped to places with choices, while they have none.

Rural or urban, though, even the governor’s own proposal acknowledges relatively few people will get this money. About 33,000 Iowa kids go to

private schools now, and the governor says when her plan is phased in, that number will nudge up to about 38,000.

That’s not much of a change: Just 5,000 kids.

Meanwhile, approximately 500,000 Iowa kids will remain in underfunded public schools.

Do the math: Her plan only pays for 1% of Iowa kids to go from public to private school, but the costs balloon to roughly $340 million a year when phased in – or 9% of the basic state aid going to public schools now.

Why so expensive?

Because most of the money isn’t going to people so they can make a choice; it’s going to people who already are making it.

In previous years, the governor’s plan limited these savings accounts to people with kids in three dozen schools whose performance put them on a watch list. Then it was for people who were income limited or those with special needs.

The idea, they said, was to help kids who didn’t have the money to make a choice. (But even then, it wasn’t much of a choice because the saving accounts weren’t big enough in many cases to pay the expenses, and some kids wouldn’t be accepted.)

These facts may be why House Republican leaders have set up a special committee to push this plan, where doubting legislators are cut out of the loop. The House is where Reynolds’ previous proposals have been stymied.

The plan also is being moved quickly. That’s because the governor knows the longer this lingers, the better people will be able to grasp the consequences. The longer a light is shined on it, the more people realize this plan isn’t supposed to enable them to make a choice, but to pay for people who already have made

it.

In the meantime, it sucks money away from the vast majority of public-school students who will remain in classrooms where districts already struggle with rising costs while the state turns a blind eye; in schools where our state spends less per pupil than most other states in the country; in schools where teachers whose salaries lag will eventually go to places where their skills are better rewarded and they aren’t scorned in service of the culture wars.

What’s more, the major costs of this plan will kick in at about the same time that the governor’s nearly $2 billion income-tax cut will be exacting its biggest drain on the state’s $8 billion budget. This plan, too, provides the biggest benefit to the select few. (The typical Iowa family will get about $600 from the tax cut, while the average millionaire household will collect $67,000.)

What will happen if this new tax plan doesn’t produce the promised economic boom to transform Iowa? None of the others did.

What will happen to public education then?

What will happen in the classrooms where those 9 out of 10 Iowa kids remain?

The governor made it clear last election year that she’d go after House Republicans who didn’t line up behind her education plan. And some got knocked out of the Legislature.

I’m sure some Republicans with doubts are looking over their shoulders. That’s the price of political intimidation. But I also wonder how they’ll fare with an electorate that realizes the only choice Reynolds’ plan provides is this: Send your tax money to pay for the choices of other people, while the kids you represent have none.

It’s not much of a choice. But it’s not intended to be.

Sherlock Holmes’ statement “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data,” in Arthur Conan Doyle’s “A study in Scarlet,” is a pearl of wisdom to use when thinking about America’s political future. The following data applies to the Nov. 5, 2024 presidential election notion that Donald Trump and Joe Biden are too old to be president.

First, according to a Nov. 10-14 2022 Morning Consult poll, 65% of Americans don’t want Biden OR Trump to run again. Likewise, the Nov. 26-30, 2022 CNBC All-America Economic Survey found 61% of the public think Trump should not seek the presidency and 70% say the same about Biden.

Second, in a fall 2022 Harvard CAPS/Harris poll, 60% of Americans would consider voting for a moderate independent if Biden and Trump were seeking office.

The data is quite consistent regarding electorate thoughts of Trump and Biden’s presidential future. It gets worse.

According to a Media voting exit poll on Nov. 8, 2022, only 44% of the respondents had a “favorable” opinion of the Democratic Party as well as of the Republican Party. Political party perceptions are hurting. Karl Rove, a GOP consultant and contributor to the conservative Wall Street Journal stated “…Americans may believe they can do better than a 78-year-old Republican and a nearly 82-yearold Democrat holding a rematch.”

In reference to age, longitudinal research indicates that cognitive deterioration typically accelerates in one’s 70’s (Aartsen, et al, Journal of Gerontology, 2002). Both Trump and Biden are united in dotage, along with 26 Senators and 76 in the House of Representatives.

Take note of Derek Thompson’s comments from his article “Why do such elderly people run America?” that was published in The Atlantic, “... old

The four data bases plus a reality therapy understanding of cognitive decline and the importance of presidents making wise decisions strongly suggests it is time to seek presidential candidates under the age of 70. Let’s examine the GOP and Democrats’ presidential candidate bench.

The under age 70 Republicans who have hinted of wanting to be president include: Greg Abbott, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Brian Kemp, Kristi Noem, Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo, Tim Scott, Chris Sununu and Glenn Younkin. GOP presidential wannabees over 70-years-old include John Bolton, Mike DeWine, Asa Hutchinson, Rick Scott and Donald Trump.

On the Democrats’ side, the potential under 70-yearold presidential candidate pool might include: Stacey Abrams, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, Ro Khanna, Amy Klobuchar, J.B. Pritzker, Gavin Newsom, Josh Shapiro and Gretchen Whitmer. The over age 70 Democrat presidential hopefuls include Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

Brookings Institution senior fellow and Wall Street Journal contributor William Galston noted “a 2024 rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump would feature two of the least popular presidential candidates in modern history—even within their own parties. If 2024 were a rerun of 2020, 58% of voters say that they would ‘consider’ a ‘moderate independent’ presidential candidate.” Galston’s data reference is similar to the Harvard CAPS/Harris poll cited earlier.

In 2022, dozens of former Republicans and Democrats created a new centrist-based party, called Forward. Some interesting moderate presidential candidates could include Liz Cheney, Larry Hogan, David Jolly, John Kasich, Christine Todd Whitman or Andrew Yang.

The 2024 presidential race is in full swing. It’s going to be a wild ride for Republicans, Democrats and the Forward Party, let alone the voters.

Tribune News Service

Forty-one counties in the state of Iowa have no private schools, giving them no choice but to attend a public school.

Wading through misrepresentation

LAITO ZARKPAH Guest Columnist

Upon first glance into the Center for Multicultural Education (CME) you are greeted with, on most days, a bustling space. Upon entry, you are likely to be met with a whiteboard that displays the question of the day. The large flatscreen television offers background noise; the long table houses pamphlets, flyers, brochures and oftentimes leftover food.

The front desk typically has more people behind it than seats available, and just to the right, an office that serves as a revolving door for various students and faculty.

If you have the courage to wade through all the beautiful chaos in the front, you may happen upon a computer lab or two, filled to the brim with students, some pretending to get work done, others actually doing so. There’s even a lounge with seats and lights galore. On

a lazy day, the couches are filled and Netflix plays on the television, drawing in a crowd.

Chiquita Loveless, director of Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice Department made every effort to make the space feel like a home. “Students of color deserve to be comfortable here, making the CME feel like home is the least I could do.”

If you’re unfamiliar with the space and the culture of the CME, all of this might seem overwhelming to walk into. But for Black and Brown students on campus this space is home, the chaos is familiar and understandable. If asked, many would say they wouldn’t have it any other way. Graduate student Eboni Springfield of the CME, “I just love being there. There’s always something going on and it’s a space that makes me feel the most comfortable on campus.”

The CME is a space that seeks to advance inclusion and social justice on campus through advocacy and support of mar-

ginalized and underrepresented students. “My goal as the CME coordinator is to create a space where students do not have to code switch or be something they are not.”

Maya Buchanan, CME program coordinator says. “I tailor the programming to the specific needs and interests of the students who frequent the space and those who may potentially in the future.”

Unfortunately, not many students at UNI know the space even exists.

UNI admissions bears the brunt of the responsibility of making sure potential and new students are aware of all the resources available to them. Incoming students have multiple opportunities to tour and get acquainted with campus. The first opportunity is during a visit day, during orientation, and if you are a multicultural or first gen student, Jump Start.

Before the Fall 2022 semester, the student recruitment group Panther Ambassadors was split into two. Ethnic Student Promoters (ESP) and Student Admissions Ambassadors (SAA). Both groups were tasked with offering tours, sitting on panels and interacting with prospective students.

about the CME and show potential students the space. A busy day in the CME could be the defining moment where someone decides to attend UNI.”

Mosley herself felt drawn to the space when she toured the CME during jumpstart. Many students in ESP frequented the CME, so it seemed like a no brainer to include the space on the tour.

SAA, a predominantly white organization, oftentimes struggled to accurately represent the CME.

Anna Stevens, a senior at UNI and a student employee at the CME recalls many instances where SAA members just couldn’t get it right. “I’ve heard so many questionable things about the CME, like ‘the university always gives them free food.’ They always mention hot wings, hot topics and never any resources we offer or what actually happens here. It’s frustrating.”

able to them, why would they attend UNI, let alone stay?

“I have been at UNI long enough to see the Black population get smaller and smaller. I’m worried that soon the CME won’t be enough to bring us all together,” Cienna Daniels, senior criminology major says.

There’s also something to be said about the burden that is placed on students to recruit and promote for the university.

“I’m burnt out. In my leadership positions on campus, I feel this crushing weight placed on me to recruit and retain students of color. It’s not my job, but if I don’t do it, who will?” Stevens, who also serves as the president of the Black Student Union says. It’s exploitative in nature the way the university relies on students for matters of recruitment, especially when diversity initiatives at the senior level are lacking and UNI struggles to retain faculty and staff of color.

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There was a very clear racial divide, purposely done so that students of color who were considering UNI could see themselves here on campus –although it wasn’t a guarantee that students of color would automatically be assigned a student volunteer from ESP. Each group received extensive training on how panels and tours were to be conducted. Former UNI student Meka Mosley, who served on the board of ESP from 2016-2017, had this to say about the training: “We were encouraged to talk

Another student who wished to remain anonymous recalls, “There was a white tour guide with three Black students in her group. She made no mention of the CME and just walked right past. I was shocked because what if that had an effect on their final decision?”

Seeing Black and Brown faces is not just important for the university statistics – it also draws in other students of color and bodes well for continued diversity, inclusion and social justice efforts.

Now in the Fall of 2022, the two groups have been merged, but the issue persists. Panther Ambassadors is a predominantly white institution and despite training and education, student volunteers can’t seem to get it right. If marginalized students don’t know the resources avail-

When asked about possible solutions to this issue, sophomore Larry Gray suggested, “I think it makes sense to ask the staff to help you if you don’t know what the space is for; that’s better than saying something wrong.”

Gray, like many others, call the CME their home away from home, and hope that one day the space will receive the recognition it deserves for serving underrepresented students.

“I know it’s not my job, but I wanna see students of color on campus so I do my part by accurately representing the CME and other resources UNI has to offer. That’s all I can do.” Gray says.

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The Center for Multicultural Education (CME) is a safe space for students to gather and chat during the day. Often its postive impact is not represented clearly through campus tours or the media.

UNI stays hot, wins pair of MVC games

BEN LAHART Sports Writer

The UNI men’s basketball team has won their last two matchups over the last week. The Panthers first beat Illinois State in a tight

competition in the McLeod Center on Wednesday, Jan. 18, followed by a Saturday comeback victory in Chicago against UIC.

Illinois State put up an excellent fight in a game that was close from the

jump. The Redbirds were up first with an early 3-pointer but the Panthers were able to stay close.

Around the eight minute mark UNI went on an 11-2 run to take a 10-point lead. A late 11-1 run from Illinois State tied the game at 30-30 with 20 seconds left in the half. A last second 3-pointer from Trey Campbell capped off a 14-point first half for the freshman guard. UNI led at the half 33-30.

The second half remained close with eight lead changes and a number of ties. The Redbirds saw their largest lead of the game, six points, near the 10 minute mark of the second half. However, they were not able to hold onto that lead. UNI finished the game with a 20-12 run and escaped with a two-point victory, 65-63.

The UNI scoring was paced by Campbell’s 20 points including a gamehigh six made 3-pointers on seven attempts. Bowen Born had a good game contributing 11 points as well. UIC started off hot in the

Saturday contest making their first two shots, both from 3-point range. On the other hand, UNI missed their first two shots and found themselves down six early. The Panthers were down by as much as 16 near the middle of the first half and had to fight their way back to stay competitive. UNI slowly started to chip into the big lead and wound up down only seven at the half, 38-31.

In the second half the Panthers once again found themselves down double digits early. However, after a quick 13-0 run, UNI had their first lead of the game at the 13 minute mark. The game remained close the rest of the way with a lot of back-and-forth scoring. The Panthers took the lead with seven minutes remaining and never looked back. UNI made eight of 10 free throws in the final minute to secure the win, 78-72.

The Panthers outscored the Flames by 13 in the second half, completing the comeback win. Michael Duax played an excellent game as he led the

team in points with 21 and rebounds with 11. This was Duax’s third double-double of the season and was a career high in points. Born and Tytan Anderson both played well with 18 and 17 points respectively while combining for 16/18 from the free throw line.

UNI saw great improvements in shooting from the first to the second half jumping from 38% to 52% from the field, as well as improving from the 3-point line and free throw line.

With these wins the Panthers now sit third in the Missouri Valley Conference rankings with a conference record of 7-3. UNI is also now 11-9 on the season and 6-1 in their last seven games.

UNI’s next contest will be on Wednesday, Jan. 25, against Valparaiso in the Hope Always Game, in which fans are encouraged to wear pink. This will tip off at 7 p.m. in the McLeod Center, and will be available for streaming on ESPN+, or on Panther Sports Radio, KXEL 1540.

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Panthers dominate at Jack Jennett Invite

ADAM JOHNSON Sports Writer

The UNI Panthers track and field team hosted the Jack Jennett Invitational on Friday, Jan. 20 inside of the UNI-Dome. The Panthers hosted athletes from Hawkeye Community College, Wartburg, NIACC, Upper Iowa and Mount Mercy. The Panthers showed their dominance, winning over half of the events, 18 out of 30.

In the women’s 60-meter dash, the Panthers had six of the eight runners who moved on to the finals. In the finals, first, second, third, fourth and fifth all went to Panthers. Madelyn Sanda had a time of 7.75 for first. In the men’s race, Drew Bartels won with a time of 7.06.

In the women’s 200meter dash, the Panthers had the top five finishers once again. There were a couple familiar faces, and

Tyler Gray was one of them, finishing in first place with a time of 25.86. In the men’s race, a Panther won as well. River Patterson took first with a time of 22.54.

The Panthers had the winner once again in the women’s 400-meter dash. Lindsey Sires was able to narrowly beat out Wartburg’s Leah Cherry with a time of 1:01.93. The 600-meter run did not feature a lot of runners, but it was still a Panther who took the victory. Sadie Juergens took first place with a time of 1:40.27. The men picked up another victory in the 800-meter run, as Brady Griebel had a time of 2:00.84 for first place. He beat the runner in second place by just .01 seconds.

Tyler Colvin finished in first place for the Panthers in the mile. He won with a time of 4:26.47.

In the women’s 60-meter hurdles, Lydia BernsSchweingruber finished in

first place with a time of 9.50. The men also had the winner, as Kyle Trunnell had a time of 8.20. The final running event for the women was the 4x400. The Panthers relay of Clare Basala, Katy Stephens, Kate Crawford and Liv Freund finished in first with a time of 4:13.19.

Next up were the field events. In the high jump, several Panthers led the way, but it was Rylie Todd who finished in first. She finished with a height of 5 feet, 3 inches. The Panthers next win came in the long jump, with a jump of 17 feet, 8 inches from Kelly Proesch. Sarah Byrd dominated in the throws for the Panthers, winning both the shot put and the weight throw.

For the men in the field events, Carter Morton won the long jump with a jump of 23 feet, 6 inches. Caron Lienau won the shot put with a throw of 52 feet,

4 inches, and Jacob Baier won the weight throw with a throw of 54 feet, 10 inches.

From the above results, it is no surprise that both the women and the men won the team competitions for the Panthers. The women

scored 213 points, while the men scored 80.50.

The Panthers will get back at it when they travel to Lincoln, Neb. for the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational on Friday, Feb. 3 and Saturday, Feb. 4.

STEPH STARK/NORTHERN IOWAN Trey Campbell (4) scored a career-high 20 points while hitting six 3-pointers in UNI’s win over Illinois State.

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Carter Morton competes in the long jump. The Panther men and women both had dominant showings at the Jack Jennett Invitational.

Panthers dominate Beacons and Flames

CADEN SHEA Sports Writer

The UNI women’s basketball team had their two most dominant wins this week against Valpraiso and the University of Illinois Chicago. The Panthers scored a combined 68 points more than their opponents. The Panthers have found their rhythm in the season, making their presence known in the MVC with two conference wins.

The first of these two victories came on Jan. 19 when they defeated the Valparaiso Beacons in home action. The Panthers started hot right out of the gate, going on a five-point run. Forward Grace Boffeli stretched the floor right away, making two 3-pointers within a three-minute span early in the first quarter. The Beacons would respond, keeping it tightly contested early in the game, cutting UNI’s lead to one point. Kayba Laube would be the Panthers answer to the onslaught with a pair of threes, prompting a Panthers run which would have them leading by 13 going into the second quarter.

The Beacons would attempt to cut the lead in the second, but the Panthers took offensive measures to prevent this from happening. UNI’s teamwork and ball movement was on full display here as the ball was

shared evenly across the team. The Panthers would close the half with a 44-28 lead over the Beacons after two quarters.

The Panthers aimed to ensure their victory in the third quarter, going on an astounding 10-3 run. Everyone was getting a chance to score this quarter, with 10 different players making baskets. The Panthers would be leading by 23 points as they looked to close the game in the final period.

Maya McDermott looked to make a statement right away with a quick 3-pointer. The Panthers would continue to keep their foot on the gas pedal, making sure that the Beacons would never even have an opening to come back. They would finish the game winning with their biggest margin of victory this season, 89-56.

Boffeli led the Panthers with 18 points while McDermott followed with 14. Cailyn Morgan also had double-digit points, tying her career-high with 10. Cynthia Wolf commanded the boards for UNI with eight rebounds on the night. Ryley Goebel had an amazing defensive game with seven steals and two blocks over the Beacons.

The next challenge for the Panthers would be another home game, this time against the University of Illinois Chicago Flames.

The biggest story coming out of this game was Kam Finley moving her way to ninth place on the UNI’s 3-pointer rankings. Rachael Heittola also had an amazing feat with her 1,000th NCAA point between UNI and her former school Bemidji State.

The Panthers yet again had a stellar start to the game, going on an 11-0 run in the middle of the first quarter. The Flames attempted to come back but were not successful as the Panthers finished the first quarter up 16-10.

Both the Panthers and the Flames could not get anything to fall for the start of the second quarter. Once things started to fall for the Panthers, they continued to fall. The Panthers made five threes in the second quarter, giving them a 21 point lead as they transitioned into the next half.

Emerson Green started the second half right where the Panthers left off with yet another three-pointer for UNI. Two more threes for the Panthers would catapult them to where they wanted to be as they continued to pick apart the Flames. They would finish the penultimate quarter with a 65-34 lead.

The fourth quarter had the floor occupied by the UNI bench. They tried to keep the consistency that the rest of the team had in the game and they certainly did.

They scored 14 points to UIC’s 10, making the final score of the game 79-44 in favor of the Panthers.

McDermott would lead the team with 12 points, followed by Finley with 11 and Taryn Wharton with 10. Boffeli led the team with eight rebounds and Goebel

had another defensive showcase with three blocks and four steals.

UNI will be on the road next week as they will travel to Springfield, Mo. to face off with the Missouri State Lady Bears on Jan. 26 at 6 p.m. in MVC action.

SWIMMING & DIVING

UNI falls to Iowa State and West Virginia

DREW HILL Sports Writer

The UNI women’s swimming and diving team traveled to Ames on Saturday, Jan. 21, for a dual with Iowa State and West Virginia. This was the final dual of UNI’s season as it winds

down. UNI fell to Iowa State 213.5-85.5 and to West Virginia 209-90. Despite this, UNI had some individuals perform well, including a couple of first place finishes.

In the 50-yard freestyle, Faith Larsen won first with a time of 23.66 seconds.

Amber Finke picked up the Panthers’ other first-place win in the 200-yard backstroke, finishing with a time of 2:01.63.

UNI also had some other good performances. In the 400-yard freestyle relay, Finke, Larsen, Hallory Domnick and

Natalia Verastegui finished in fourth place with a time of 3:32.56. The other UNI relay team, which had Larsen, Finke, Sydney Aird and Scout Bergwall, finished in third place in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:46.00.

In the 1000-yard freestyle, Olivia Chambers finished in fifth place with a time of 10:38.40. Domnick finished fourth in the 200yard freestyle with a time of 1:54.07. Finke tied for third in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing with a time of 56.59. Bergwall finished in fourth in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 57.78.

In diving, Taylor Hogan had a career-high 270.70 points on the 1-meter boards

to claim second place. This was also the sixth-highest score in UNI 1-meter diving history. Hogan finished fourth in the 3-meter competition with a score of 270.45. Maddie Moran had a new career high on the 1-meter boards with a score of 242.65.

As this season winds down, the UNI women’s swimming and diving team has two more invitationals left before the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Championships. On Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3 and 4, UNI has the Omaha Diving Invite in Omaha, Neb., and the Coyote Invite in Sioux Falls, S.D. The MVC Championships begin Feb. 15 and run through Feb. 18.

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Maya McDermott (0) finished with a team-high 12 points in UNI’s 79-44 win over UIC on Saturday.

COURTESY/UNI ATHLETICS

The UNI swimming & diving team competed against Iowa State and West Virginia this weekend. The Panthers fell to both the Cyclones and the Mountaineers.

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