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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Water treatment bill 2
2018 Oscars nominations 3 ‘Greatest Showman’ review 4 NFL postseason drama 6
Museum showcases Holocaust artist SARAH HOFMEYER Staff Writer
A unique take on a grim moment in history is coming to UNI. The UNI Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education is presenting an exhibit of private Zinovii Tolkatchev’s drawings of the liberation of Majdanek and Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps. The exhibit will be on Rod Library’s first floor from Jan. 22 until Feb. 1 to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. UNI professor Stephen Gaies, director of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education, explained that Tolkatchev’s drawings are unique. They are reactionary to the liberation he saw, giving them a firsthand feel. Much of the documentation of
the Holocaust came through film and photographs, so Tolkatchev’s use of charcoal and pencil was special. “Tolkatchev was a strong believer in communism, and he was also Jewish,” Gaies said. “He witnessed crimes against his fellow Soviets and co-religionists. He deliberately didn’t portray anything related to the Germans, he focused on the survivors and his reactions,” This focus was extremely personal. According to Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Center in Israel, Zinovii, Tolkatchev was born in Belarus. He studied at a vocational school, but his roots were with Komsomol, the Young Communist League. He was a revolutionary and participated in the Russian Civil War. After the war, he studied
art in Moscow. He joined The Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army and served in the artillery. After this, he taught at the Institute of Fine Arts in Kiev, Ukraine. He had an exhibit in Kiev about the death of Vladimir Lenin, the Russian communist revolutionary. He also exhibited a series about shtetls, small towns with large Jewish populations before the Holocaust. He was the appointed as a professor at the Institute of Fine Arts in Kiev in 1940. Tolkatchev joined the Red Army as an official artist in the Fall of 1944 to document war crimes. He accompanied soldiers to the liberation of Majdanek, a concentration camp in Lublin, Poland and Auschwtiz, in Owiecim, Poland. Most of this exhibit comes from the liberation of Auschwitz on Jan. 27, 1945.
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The Rod Library and UNI Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education are presenting artwork by Private Zinovii Tolkatchev in honor of Holocaust Memorial Day.
These drawings include survivors and what the camp looked like. There are depictions of mothers with their children, a Russian soldier and a young child embracing and more. Upon arriving at the
camp, Tolkatchev did not have paper to draw on. He ended up taking letterhead from Nazi offices, and they are still a part of his work.
Izzy Bunchek set a new personal record in winning the three meter contest with a 251.25 score. The Panthers blew out both teams, beating the Tritons, 194-28 and the Duhawks, 187-45. The following afternoon, the purple and gold took on in-state rival Iowa State. Despite falling to the Cyclones 188.5-110.5, UNI put on a strong performance as they honored their six senior athletes on senior day. Lembezeder, who was named Swimmer of the Week by the MVC for her performance, took home victories in the 50 and 100 freestyle, clocking in a 24.11 and 52.72, respectively. Sophomore Katie Taylor swept both the 100 and 200 backstroke events, while Lembezeder, Crystal Florman, Rachel Siebenaller and Maya Appleton took first in the 400 freestyle relay, finishing with a 3:38.38
final time. Senior Hannah Brummel led the Panthers in diving, taking third in one meter and second in the three meter. Last Friday, UNI hit the road to take on the Redbirds of Illinois State. Taylor dominated the meet, taking home convincing victories in the 100 and 200 back, as well as the 200 individual medley. Kylie Engstrom and Jordan McCullough finished first and third, respectively, in the 500 freestyle, each finishing 5:12.11 and 5:17.31. Additionally, the Panthers swept both relay events. Freshman Jayden Lovell took second in the one meter, while Deuso finished third in the three meter competition. In a rarity in the sport of swimming and diving, the Panthers finished the meet with a tie with the Redbirds, 150-150.
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Swim and Dive prepares for MVC championships
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Since returning from winter break, the UNI women’s swimming and diving team has had a long month filled with competition, as they race towards the end of the regular season and prepare for the Missouri Valley Conference championships. The purple and gold returned to the competition pool on Jan. 12 and since
then, have faced five opponents in four meets in two weeks. In their Jan. 12 return from break, the Panthers welcomed the Iowa Central Tritons and the Loras College Duhawks to the WRC for a double duel. In a night of pure aquatic dominance, UNI took home first place in all but one event. Freshman Anika LillegardBouton, junior Madison Rinaldi, and freshman Tina Meyer went 1-2-3 in the 200
freestyle, all finishing within four seconds of each other. Emma Baertlein dropped six seconds off her 1000 freestyle for a new personal best of 11:14.73. Reigning MVC 50 freestyle champion senior Molly Lembezeder defended her title, winning with a time of 24.08. In the diving well, junior Alyssa Deuso took first, scoring 225.59 in the one meter springboard, while freshman
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Water treatment bill enacted JACOB MADDEN
The nutrients, nitrogen and phosphorus, are not toxic in and of themselves, according to Clayton, but large spills of such nutrients can cause fish kills or other problems. The bill, senate file (SF) 512, maintains EPA regulations but clarified what defines a point source and
relegated funds. Under old regulations, a “point source” was a singular point to which a source of nutrients or runoff could be traced, like a pipe, ditch, conduit, well, etc. After these new amendments take effect, a point source will now purposefully exclude “agricultural stormwater discharge and return flows from irrigated agriculture.” The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) applauded the passage of SF 512. “Iowans agree that water quality improvement is a shared goal,” said IFBF President Craig Hill in a statement. “This legislation is a historic milestone that will help enhance efforts and continue the positive momentum of water quality improvement and soil conservation.” SF 512 also withdrew language that prevented the appropriation of funds with the goal of ensuring that sewer rates do not exceed 1.5 percent. Clayton said that, this change in appropriation can, in part, help small communities pay for the larger equipment needed to remove nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus. “If you go to a much small-
er community, proportionately, [the price of a unit] will be much much more expensive,” Clayton said. According to Clayton, current nutrient removal processes are voluntary. “Are these practices for nutrient reduction — should they be voluntarily applied or should they be mandatory?” Clayton said. “That is sort of the crux of the argument.” As of press time, the bill’s f loor managers, Representative Chip Baltimore (R) and Senator Ken Rozenboom (R), could not be reached for comment on the bill’s passage.
UNI State Relations Officer Mary Braun hosted a state legislative update on Friday, Jan. 19. At the meeting, hosted in the Presidential Room of Maucker Union, Braun brought those in attendance up to speed on what the Iowa state government was up to and how it pertained to UNI. The leading issue on the table is a potential $5.5 million cut to the Board of Regents (BOR), proposed in Governor Kim Reynold’s
budget. The silver lining for UNI is that despite the cut to the BOR, Regents’ funding may only be cut from the University of Iowa and Iowa State University (ISU), holding UNI harmless — a point UNI Provost Jim Wohlpart also suggested last week. The reasoning behind this is that UNI is significantly more reliant on state funding than the other two state universities, and that further cuts to state funding will harm UNI more than Iowa or ISU. According to Braun, UNI will be requesting an addi-
tional $34.6 million from the state: $32.6 million for the renovation of the Innovative Teaching and Technology Center (ITTC), initially built in 1974, and $2 million meant for additional financial aid to students. Braun then discussed two bills in the Iowa Legislature that pertained to UNI. The first was a bill to eliminate tenure at Iowa’s three state universities, sponsored by Senator Brad Zaun, a Republican from Urbandale. UNI strongly opposed the bill. According to Braun, “we believe this bill is dead.” The second bill was an
amendment to the competitive bidding process in Iowa, which UNI is also planning to lobby against. As the 2018 legislative session continues, the future of the budget is the looming issue. Final budget figures will not be calculated until the March revenue projections are released. Braun expressed hope that UNI’s needs would be considered in the State House. “We’re the Iowa school with the Iowa students,” Braun said. “They’re recognizing that […] Both parties are recognizing that.”
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In 2017, Art Cullen of the Storm Lake Times won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing. Cullen’s editorials centered around the issue of water quality in the state. Recently, the Iowa Senate voted on a new bill that changes the way water quality projects are funded in the state, as well as adding a new exemption to some existing rules. “Most of what people are talking about in the state with regard to water quality is surface water quality,” said Maureen Clayton, associate professor of biology and associate dean of the college of humanities, arts and sciences. “It generally refers to two different areas: one of those is contamination by microbes, for example — E. coli. Those are things that have standards; they have regulatory limits.” According to Clayton, surface waters can be placed on an impaired waters list, which is a list of waters that do not meet regulations put forth by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) share the responsibility of oversight and execution of EPA regulations in the state of Iowa. “Impairments can come in certain forms; one of them is from E. coli — or other microbes,” Clayton said. “Things like pesticides can come from sediment, but the one that people are generally talking about is that [surface water] is impaired because of excess nutrients.”
Should [these policies] be mandatory? That is the crux of the argument. MAUREEN CLAYTON
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The Cedar Valley watershed uses groundwater, instead of surface water like this stream near UNI, for its drinking water, according to Clayton.
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Your Oscars nominations are in! They’re here! That’s right — the nominations for the Academy Awards, one of the biggest award ceremonies in all of entertainment, are in. The nominations were streamed live by the Academy on Tuesday, Jan. 23, where Andy Serkis and Tiffany Haddish hosted the announcement event and revealed the nominees. They announced a lot of expected nominations and some surprising ones, too. Some deserving films were also snubbed, which is a common occurrence almost every year. There are a total of 24 categories at the Oscars, covering everything from Sound Editing to Production Design to Best Picture. This year, the film with the most nominations is Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water,” which came in at a grand 13 nominations — one short of tying the record of most nominations, which is currently held by “All About Eve,” “Titanic” and “La La Land.” Since there are too many categories for me to cover and offer my opinion, I will focus on these four categories: Best Picture, Directing,
Actor in a Leading Role and Actress in a Leading Role. The nine nominees for Best Picture are: “Call Me by Your Name,” “Darkest Hour, Dunkirk,” “Get Out,” “Lady Bird,” “Phantom Thread,” “The Post,” “The Shape of Water” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” This is a strong category. I agree with almost all of these nominations except “The Post.” Although it was an intriguing story, I think the screenplay is stronger than the film itself, and I personally wouldn’t have put it in the Best Picture category. I am surprised by the fact that “Get Out” received a Best Picture nomination. It was one of my favorite films of 2017, but it was the type of film that the Academy wouldn’t typically put up for Best Picture. It’s hard to say which film will take home the Oscar, and it’s even harder for me to pick one myself, but I’m placing my vote for “The Shape of Water.” The nominees for Directing are: Christopher Nolan (“Dunkirk”), Jordan Peele (“Get Out”), Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”), Paul Thomas Anderson (“Phantom Thread”) and Guillermo del Toro (“The Shape of Water”). This is also another tight category. I have yet to see
“Phantom Thread,” so I don’t have much too say on that film, even though Paul Thomas Anderson is a very good director. I am so glad that Greta Gerwig was nominated for “Lady Bird” because I absolutely loved her film. I am also satisfied with the fact that Christopher Nolan finally received a nomination in this category because he is one of my favorite directors of all time. However, I’m still unsure how I feel about “Dunkirk” being the film for which the Academy finally nominated his directing. For directing, I’d have to put my money on Greta Gerwig for “Lady Bird.” The nominees for Actor in a Leading Role are: Timothée Chalamet (“Call Me by Your Name”), Daniel Day-Lewis (“Phantom Thread”), Daniel Kaluuya (“Get Out”), Gary Oldman (“Darkest Hour”) and Denzel Washington (“Roman J. Israel, Esq.”). Again, I’m not sure about “Phantom Thread,” but this is supposedly Daniel DayLewis’ last film, so we’ll see if the Academy considers that factor. Kaluuya and Chalamet were absolutely fantastic in their breakout roles. I also haven’t seen “Roman J. Israel, Esq.,” but I am surprised that Washington received a nomination because I saw no buzz for him at all in this category before the nomina-
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tions came out. Although I was in awe by Chalamet and Kaluuya’s performances, I’d have to go with Gary Oldman’s performance as Winston Churchill in “Darkest Hour.” He gave a phenomenal performance, and I’d be surprised if he didn’t win. The nominees for Actress in a Leading Role are: Sally Hawkins (“The Shape of Water”), Frances McDor mand (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”), Margot Robbie (“I, Tonya”), Saiorse Ronan (“Lady Bird”) and Meryl Streep (“The Post”). I honestly have to say that this category, alongside Writing (Original Screenplay), is probably the strongest category of all. All of these phenomenal actresses gave extraordi-
nary, magical performances, and it’s so hard for me to even try to imagine who would win. All I have is praise for this category. Since I have to pick, though, I’m going to have to go with Margot Robbie’s portrayal of Tonya Harding. Still, it’s so hard to say who’s going to win! So, if you’re not caught up, go ahead and catch up on the nominated films and artists before the 90th Academy Awards airs on Sunday, March 4. A great opportunity to do so is on Saturday, Feb. 24, and Saturday, March 3, at our local Marcus College Square Cinema, where they are hosting a 2018 Best Picture Festival and are showing all of the films nominated for Best Picture.
Students need more parking options at UNI The University of Northern Iowa needs more on-campus parking, and parking garages are a great way to optimize their space. Every weekday, if you
drive on the streets east of College Street (The Hill), there is an abundance of cars parking on the street. Good luck trying to find a place to park. These cars are owned by students and faculty that are trying to find a close spot to the main campus, and sometimes their only option is blocks away from campus. During the winter, off-cam-
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Opinion columnist Brenna Wolfe pens a column advocating for the implementation of parking garages on UNI’s campus.
pus students who may have walked to school in the warm months are now driving to avoid the extreme cold. UNI needs to add parking that is close to central campus, and a parking garage would save a lot of space. Why a parking garage over a lot? First, parking garages are expected to last 50 to 70 years longer than parking lots, which need to be maintained or paved every few years, according to Build a Better Burb. Cars do not do well in the cold. Rain, snow, wind and other weather can leave dirt and acid on a vehicle that can cause significant damage to the exterior, such as rust. A parking garage would provide better protection from the elements than parking on the street would. Many of us experienced the struggle of cars not starting due to the extreme low temperatures over winter break. Parking garages
can help with this problem, too, because it protects vehicles from the wind. In addition, parking garages provide the opportunity for UNI to expand up or down instead of horizontally. Parking lots take up more space than parking garages. Some parking lots on campus are so large that they lead to a long walk, just to reach one’s destination. For example, the “R” and “C” lots can cause dorm students to have a 20-minute walk to their cars. Most other universities have handfuls of parking garages, and UNI should take more steps in that direction. The eastern, northern and southern parts of campus have adequate parking. The Multi-Model Transportation Center in the north is a great place for students and faculty to park if they are heading to Bartlett, Lang, the dorms or the physics building.
The “A” lots behind Schindler and near Russell Hall provide acceptable parking for faculty, but not for students. Many people would love to see “B” lots here. Lastly, the southern part of campus provides enough parking in the “A” and “B” lots by the Industrial Technology Center. Still, we need some type of parking for the eastern part of campus, which is where the majority of students are located. This is not a new issue that UNI has faced; students and faculty have been calling for more parking options for years. I am not even going to bring up the “CP” lot fiasco that happens every year (just ask any dorm student how there is never enough CP parking spaces). With this many upset people, it is time for UNI to make changes. Please give us more parking!
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FILM REVIEW
‘The Greatest Showman’ fails to deliver CLINTON OLSASKY
Executive Editor
Released a mere seven months after the Barnum & Bailey Circus took its final bow after 146 years, “The Greatest Showman” serves as a timely homage to one of the most iconic and enduring traveling shows in American history. “The Greatest Showman” focuses on the life of P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman), a ringleader and entrepreneur who promotes and organizes a traveling circus of acrobatic acts and oddities — all the while, inspiring a series of dazzling songs and show-stopping dance numbers. To be sure, while the music in “The Greatest Showman” is undeniably catchy and upbeat, the songs’ messages, much like the film itself, are at times inane, hollow and altogether manipulative. And perhaps that’s the point. Taking a page from Barnum’s own playbook, “The Greatest Showman” is a film that takes pride in its ability to hoodwink its audience and manipulate its members with a fabricated form of entertainment. Only this time, instead of manufactured “freaks” and illusions, it’s cheap, unabashed sentimentality. Directing: 3/5 “The Greatest Showman” marks the directorial debut for visual effects artist Michael Gracey, whose technical acumen is on display from the outset. Gracey employs a wide array of visual tricks to allow his sadly undeveloped story to unfold in a flashy series of intricately filmed sequenc-
es. Whether it be swooping crane shots, lateral tracking movements or elaborately executed lap dissolves, Gracey spares no expense in ensuring that “The Greatest Showman” remains a constant visual feast for the eyes. In addition, “The Greatest Showman” boasts particularly striking choreography and cinematography that come together rather nicely during the film’s various extended musical performances. Unfortunately, the film’s overreliance on CGI to render many of the circus’s more visually impressive acts — such as the numerous animals on display — often disrupts the viewer’s engagement with the faux reality being presented to them. As a matter of fact, it is this false sense of reality that proves to be the film’s real downfall. As much as Gracey attempts to mask the inherent narrative shortcomings of “The Greatest Showman” with self-indulgent editing and cinematography, the film’s flaws all too often bleed through this thinly crafted veneer. Writing: 1/5 Simply put, the screenplay for “The Greatest Showman,” co-written by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon, may be one of the most poorly conceived scripts to come out of a major film studio in the past decade. Indeed, the film is riddled with clichés, contrived dialogue and a significant shortage of sufficient character development. Additionally, “The Greatest Showman” suffers from, frankly, abysmal pacing. The film’s plot feels so
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“The Greatest Showman” was releaced Dec. 8, 2017 and has since made $194.7 million in the box office. The Rotten Tomatoes critcs gave the film a 54 percent approval rating, while the audience gave it 90 percent.
rushed, in fact, that in one of the opening musical renditions, a central character inexplicably ages several decades between the song’s second and third verse. And no, this is not an instance of a filmmaker allowing a significant period of time to elapse in order to focus in on the most salient elements of their story. Rather, this temporal elision comes across as a lazy and hurried excuse to move on to the next rousing song and dance number. And yet, the greatest blemish on “The Greatest Showman” remains its tendency to oversimplify and even romanticize an exploitative and abusive man. The film’s attempts to airbrush an ugly and extremely prejudiced era of American history into an idealized fantasy aren’t merely symptoms of creative bankruptcy; they are also irresponsible oversights that should
be unequivocally denounced for both their narrative carelessness and appalling backwardness. Acting: 2/5 Although “The Greatest Showman” may be most memorable for its bubbly soundtrack and visually striking choreography, the film also offers a relatively strong cast of veteran actors and young up-and-comers. Sadly, the cast’s collective talents are largely put to waste on the film’s shallow, one-note story. Hugh Jackman, in particular, appears to be going through the motions throughout much of the film, as his approach to P.T. Barnum is nearly as one-dimensional as the film itself. Ironically enough, Jackman’s acting frequently comes across as grotesquely superficial as the so-called “freaks” he so shamelessly parades around for his own monetary gain.
Zac Efron virtually plays himself as Phillip Carlyle, the playwright who partners with Barnum. Fortunately, though, Efron’s musical talents and adept footwork are often enough to distract from his severe lack of acting ability. Michele Williams proves to be the most dynamic performer in the film, as she is able to convey a surprisingly wide range of emotions as Charity Barnum, P.T.’s forsaken wife. Overall: 2.5/5 “The Greatest Showman” is a high-energy and enjoyably empty musical that aims for pure entertainment, rather than offering even a semblance of substance. However, for moviegoers who are looking for a richer and more fulfilling cinematic experience, it may be best to avoid the Big Top.
for fascism reigned.” This passion was evident continued from page 1 to Gaeis. “Tolkatchev’s drawings According to Yad Vashem, capture the sense of artist Tolkatchev spoke of his being right there in the moment,” Gaies said. The series of Auschwitz and Majdanek were published as “Majdanek” and “Flowers of Auschwitz.” They were published and spread throughout Poland. However, his art was declared defective by the government. Authorities denounced him, KIRBY DAVIS/Northern Iowan saying he was “the “Tolkatchev’s drawings capture the sense of artist being rigtht there in the moment,” said personification of Professor Stephen Gaies, director of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education. detached cosmo-
politanism and bourgeois nationalism,” according to Yad Vashem. Consequently, this exhibit was not widely seen until Tolkatchev’s family members gave his work to Yad Vashem after Tolkatchev’s death in 1977. Yad Vashem digitalized the drawings. The exhibit at Rod Library uses printed images from this virtual exhibit. It also includes excerpts of what Tolkatchev wrote regarding the drawings and his biography. The UNI Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education chose to highlight this artwork because of its distinctiveness, and in response to a lack of knowledge in the Western hemisphere. “The history of WWII that took place behind the
Iron Curtain was largely unknown until the early 1960s when the first trials took place in Germany,” Gaies said. “This exhibit showcases the heroism and perseverance of the Red Army and the survivors. It was published around the time of these trials.” Gaies urges students to take the time to see the exhibit, but if students are unable, he noted that the drawings can be viewed online at the Yad Vashem website. “Everyone will find a different drawing that strikes them in a particular way; it is hard to choose one favorite,” Gaies said. The UNI Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education will be featuring an exhibit on the Syrian crisis this semester.
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drawings as saying: “I did what I had to do; I couldn’t refrain from doing it. My heart commanded, my conscience demanded, the hatred
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School of Music performs ‘Dances’ BLAIR HINES
Dance Theatre (IDT) Dance Company. “I really enjoy the number of students and community members — the number of people who are not performers of the school of music and getting to speak with them afterward, and hearing what their reaction is to this music,” Bellamy said. Bellamy teaches courses in chamber music, woodwind literature and music techniques.
college freshman for the Indiana University Groups Staff Writer Program, and this is her It was described by fourth year performing for one audience member as faculty events at UNI. “jaw-dropping” when the Performing eight semesUNI Faculty and the School ters in a row, Bellamy of Music presented a recital chooses her pieces for her of the piece “Dances” on performances programMonday, Jan 22. matically to connect pieces The recital was held in so that the audience will the Gallagher Bluedorn receive it well. Performing Arts Center Bellamy spoke about her (GBPAC) in Davis Hall from passion for Bach music and 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. and was free how grounding it can be for and open to the public. her to perform. “I would like people to She chose pieces written It’s a walk out of this perforby her undergraduate promance, maybe a little bit fessor, a bucket list piece really unique surprised with how things and ones that are personal are connected that they may opportunity for for her. not expect — from one art us because we do Bellamy prepared by form to another or from a applying past knowledge period of history to anoth- not usually get to to a new setting of simier,” said Cayla Bellamy, perform with live lar artists — for example, assistant professor of the the Bach piece, “Suite in C music. UNI School of Music. Major.” As the spring semester She started learning the Treasure Divis unfolds, UNI’s School of notes to these pieces last Junior chemistry major Music will continue to hold summer, dedicating her various performances to She is a core bassoon- time to her recitals. display the talents of their ist and contrabassoonist The rest of the night faculty and students, and with the Waterloo-Cedar consisted of various pieces, some guests. Falls Symphony, which per- such as “Tango” by John “Dances” was performed formed across the United Steinmetz, a “Suite in C on the bassoon by Bellamy. States while maintaining an Major” and “BWV 1009” by She was accompanied by pia- active private studio. Bach, “Elegy” and “Dance” nist Serena Hou and memPassionate about educat- by William Davis and bers of the International ing others, she has taught “Ciranda das Sete Notas” by Heitor Villa Lobos. These were accompanied by the IDT Dance Company. T h e IDT Dance Company is a student-run based perf o r m i n g group sponsored by the School of Health, P hy s i c a l Education and Leisure Services. They perKIRBY DAVIS/Northern Iowan This past Monday’s recital, which was held in Davis Hall in the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing formed mulArts Center (GBPAC), was free and open to the public. ticultural and
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The UNI School of Music presented a recital of the pieces “Dances” this past Monday, Jan. 22.
ethnic dances to accompany the music of Bellamy and Hou. Treasure Divis, a junior chemistry and biology double major, is a member of the IDT Dance Company who took part in the performance. “It’s a really unique opportunity for us because we do not usually get [to] perform with live music; we usually dance to prerecorded music,” Divis said. “Every time we dance to something with live music it may be a little bit different.” Kayla Nissen, a sophomore music education major who was in attendance at
Monday’s recital, described her reaction to the performance. “This recital was really incredible; I have never seen a bassoon recital before so this was a whole new experience, and it was unbelievable,” Nissen said. Nissen went on to describe the finale of the night’s recital. “The last piece — Ciranda das Sete Notas — it started out with a video, and it was definitely attention-grabbing [with] how she played with Serena for a while before the dancers came in and left,” Nissen said. “And that last movement — it was jaw-dropping.”
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The behavior of Philadelphia E ag l e s fans at last week’s NFC Championship game garnered much attention after Minnesota Vikings fans were cursed at, flipped off and had beer containers flung at them by Eagles fans. The Vikings team bus was pelted with beer containers as the bus left Philadelphia. Two Eagles fans walked through the
streets of Philadelphia carrying a banner reading, “F--- Millie,” the 100 yearold Vikings superfan who garnered national headlines after her attendance at the Vikings’ divisional round matchup against the New Orleans Saints. The behavior didn’t sit right with some Eagles fans. On Tuesday, the Twitter account of Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer’s foundation, the Mike Zimmer Foundation, tweeted, “A flood of donations coming in from @Eagles fans today
to the MZF, most of them apologizing for how their fans treated @Vikings when they were in their city.” Corri Zimmer oversees the Zimmer Foundation. Zimmer told ESPN that the foundation has received $7,000 in donations since the NFC title game and that donations are continuing to roll in. According to the Mike Zimmer Foundation website, the organization works with the youth of Minnesota to improve their life prospects.
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As the 2017-2018 NFL season comes to a close, we saw the semi-final conference championship games played this last Sunday. The Jacksonville Jaguars took on the New England Patriots, while the Philadelphia Eagles faced the Minnesota Vikings. The first game of the night was a clash between the controversial Patriots, led by quarterback Tom Brady and tight-end Rob Gronkowski. The underdog Jaguars were spearheaded by one of the top secondaries in football, with 21-year-old Jalen Ramsey dominating at the cornerback position alongside veteran A.J. Bouye. The game started out in the favor of the Jaguars, seeing them take an early 14-3 lead. Quarterback Blake Bortles has received criticism so far in his short career, with critics citing his poor accuracy and decision making for the Jaguars’ mediocre performance since his joining the team. However, this season, Bortles finally gained control of his wild arm, connecting with his limited receiving core and raising the Jaguars’ offensive level of play. This was helped by the acquisition of first round pick Leonard Fournette as running back, who quickly rose to prominence behind the Jacksonville
line. This lead fell, however, after some less than stellar officiating, which saw A.J. Bouye get cited for defensive pass interference against slot receiver Brandin Cooks, seeing a huge third and long turn into a first down in the red zone. From my standpoint, Brandin Cooks had no chance of successfully bringing the ball into his possession without committing a penalty as he stepped out of bounds after Bouye pressed him. This same sequence occurred later in the game as another long yard situation was turned into a red zone first down on a similar pass interference call. Cornerbacks A.J Bouye and Jalen Ramsey have been cited for a league-low seven times for this penalty in 17 games this season. So, these calls were out of the blue for a talented and experienced defensive back. The penalty totals were what lost the game for Jacksonville, plain and simple. Two stops turned into two touchdowns by debatable 50/50 plays that were called as pass interference. “I was pissed because I seen Amendola head-butt the hell out of Gip in front of the ref, and you all don’t call nothing?” AJ Bouye said after the loss. “It don’t make no sense, man; it’s a lot of stuff that don’t make no
sense.” A second half saw Jacksonville linebacker Myles Jack strip a ball and attempt to return it, untouched; the refs blew the play dead. Jack’s impressive 4.46 speed makes him faster than any of the Patriots players near him and could have easily brought the stripped ball back for a touchdown, uncontested, ending the game. This was the third instance I’ve seen of the officiating giving the Patriots a distinct advantage over their opponents. I started this article naming the Patriots as controversial, and I believe that is the most fitting description of a team that has set playoff records for the least penalties called against them in the playoffs, lost draft picks to cheating and abused the injured reserve list to benefit themselves. When asked about this game during the third quarter, UNI sophomore Tyler Willmsen said, “If these calls lead to the Patriots coming back, I will count Tom Brady’s legacy tainted.” New England’s star quarterback Tom Brady has been as controversial as the team he plays on, missing the first four games of last season to a suspension due to cheating and being congratulated after winning the game by officials. This brings up big claims against Tom Brady being named the greatest of all time (GOAT). I consider the legacy tainted, just as I consider Barry Bond’s homerun record tainted. There are far more honest and more talented quarterbacks who have done statistically more than Brady without suspensions for cheating. The second game of the night was much harder to watch, as the fan favorite Minnesota Vikings were demolished by the
Philadelphia Eagles, 38-7. Both teams have had interesting seasons to say the least, as second year starter Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz saw his MVP season ripped to shreds by torn ACL. Wentz, at the time, was leading the league by a landslide for passing touchdowns, and at 23 years old was looking like the future of football. Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford saw his season start out strong, and after three weeks was the NFL leader for quarterback rating. However, similar to Wentz, he fell to an injury and was replaced by veteran Case Keenum. The game does not have many talking points, as an abysmal showing by the Vikings’ offense saw them fail to score more than seven points. Second string quarterback Nick Foles put on a clinic against the Vikings’ defense, which had looked like one of the best in the NFL with a dominant secondary, including Xavier Rhodes and Harrison Smith, and a great pass rush, including Anthony
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The next day, the purple and gold took a two hour trip up to Macomb, IL to take on the Western Illinois Leathernecks. The Panthers posted another strong performance in their 187-102 win. Lillegard-Bouton took first in the 1000 freestyle, while Lembezeder swept the 50 and 100 freestyle once again this season. Siebenaller, Meredith Gorman and Appleton went 1-2-3 in the 500 freestyle, all within an eight second block of each other. Lovell carried the Panthers’ diving in the one meter competition for the second straight meet, taking second, as freshman
Barr and Danielle Hunter. However, Foles picked apart the defensive backs, throwing for 352 yards and three touchdowns, nearly earning himself a perfect quarterback rating. The main attraction of this game were the Eagles fans, known as some of the most extreme fans on Earth, even booing their own team on draft day. It was an explosive collision of two teams, which saw the Eagles fans riot after their victory, assaulting the Vikings’ player bus and carrying banners saying terrible things about 100-year-old Viking superfan Millie. Additionally, before and after the game, Eagles’ fans clashed with police, causing damage to local businesses. In conclusion, the playoffs were controversial for a lot of reasons; this will surely drive up dwindling NFL viewership in the season to come, as this level of recklessness shown by fans, and the conspiracy surrounding the Patriots’ questionable dynasty, will be sure to spark interest.
Mary Kate Ferlmann finished second in the three meter with a 224.55 score. The Panthers will wrap up the regular season tomorrow as they travel to take on the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. This meet was originally scheduled for last October, but was rescheduled due to pool-related mechanical problems in Brookings. This will be the first time UNI faces their former head coach, Doug Humphrey, who became the new coach for the Jackrabbits after running the UNI program from 20122017. Sitting at 6-4-1, the Panthers will have one more shot at picking up another dual meet victory before they host the MVC Championships, Feb. 14-18 in Iowa City.
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