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PMJ AT GBPAC YouTube sensation Postmodern Jukebox to perform at GBPAC. CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 4

Last year’s election Each year UNI students elect new representatives to the Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG). These students decide funding for student organizations and represent students in both internal and external affairs.

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last year’s NISG presidential election yielded election day allegations and caused a fivehour discussion of sanctions.

“Our purpose with the Supreme Court this year was to […] close those loopholes,” said Jamison Whiting,

Columnist addresses voucher system supported by Secretary of Ed. nominee.

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Jamison Whiting, left, and Aaron Friel, right, ran in last year’s NISG presidential election. The last election brought up issues that were addressed in amendments.

Columnist makes his prediction on the Super Bowl.

This year the NISG elections will begin on Feb. 6 at 8 a.m. with a revised set of rules after

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the student advisor to the Supreme Court this year and member of the Election

Commission. Whiting ran for the office of NISG president last year with Aaron Friel, opposed by Hunter Flesch and Avery Johnson. According to Whiting, a lot of the amendments to the rules stemmed from allegations and actions taken by both tickets in last year’s presidential campaign.

“If it doesn’t blatantly say it’s against the rules, technically you can do it,” Whiting said. “Going back […] we started to close down those things that did happen last year.”

According to Benjamin Dzaboff, the chair of the Election Commission and associate justice of the NISG Supreme Court, one of the revisions the Supreme Court worked on extensively was clarifying the difference between the Supreme Court and the Election Commission.

The Supreme Court and the Election Commission are

Brings rules review two separate entities according to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and junior political science major Maggie Miller. Dzaboff said that unifying the wording between the Election Commission and the Supreme Court provides a lot of clarity for the role each serves in respect to the election.

“We added a clause about delaying election results because last year [the Supreme Court] debated for five hours,” Dzaboff said. “So we added, in [the election rules], that if there was a discrepancy that we can reserve two more hours or something to figure it out.”

Whiting explained that the reason the debate took so long last year is because the sanctions that were being considered for his ticket were not included in the election rules.

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New ‘digs’ in Schindler SYDNEY HAUER Staff Writer

Schindigs, the brand new cafe in the newly-renovated Schindler Education Center offers a unique variety of foods and beverages not previously available to students on campus.

Schindigs is UNI’s newest dining addition on campus. It opened for business on Monday, Jan. 23, on the Schindler Education Center’s main floor.

It will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, and on Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cafe currently offers a variety of new items, including build-yourown grain bowls, items to grab and go – such as yogurt parfaits – and Sidecar coffee and espresso drinks.

“When it was determined that Schindler was going to be renovated and refreshed, that was a good opportunity to put something more than just a cart

in that space,” said Janet Paul, director of dining services.

Schindler previously offered the apple cart, which was only open for a few hours over lunch and served limited grab and go items.

Paul said that when they came up with the idea for the grain bowls, they wanted something that would be healthy but also taste good. The buildyour-own grain bowls will be the main entree at Schindigs.

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A Schindigs worker hands a student a cup of Sidecar coffee. Schindigs offers a variety of foods including customizable grain bowls, parfaits and other grab and go foods.

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Voucher bill pondered KAUSHIK MAHIDA

Hunter Flesch, NISG President and elementary education major wants legislation to focus on equal education for all students.

proved to be beneficial in costs and improvements when enacted in other places around the world.

The transition period is broad and anywhere from two to 10 years”.

“If school choice is ultimately supported, the schools that people end up attending will have to be supported even more to handle the increases in enrollment,” Flesch said. “There will always be students to educate, whether they are taught in their home community or somewhere else, so we need to continuously support K-12 education.”

As no bill has been introduced, details regarding a proposal are not yet clear.

Typical School Choice bills allow parents to use public funds to enroll their children in private schools.

According to Hoffman, they offer tax-credit scholarships, vouchers, education savings accounts and individual tax credit deductions for funding private education for students in K-12 programs.

Democrats generally oppose these measures because they often mean less funding for public schools.

Rogers has told the Cedar Rapids Gazette that education savings accounts — which earmark state funds for parents to use for private school tuition — are on the table.

“I’m taking an approach of, let’s look at everything and see what we can afford, see what type of transition period it would take to implement more choice for parents,” Rogers told the Gazette.

“At the state level, the Republicans now have a much freer hand into getting legislature through,” Hoffman said. “A School Choice bill is something they have been talking about [for] decades and we would expect it to move forward.”

“I do not support vouchers or other schemes that simply divert resources away from public schools,” said Sen. Jeff Danielson D- Waterloo. “I support school choice through the current open enrollment policy, or updating it if problems have been identified with it.”

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Funding for public and private schools in Iowa could go through some major changes this year as the Republican Party plans to introduce a School Choice bill.

Education students and political science professors at UNI commented on the possibility.

Hunter Flesch, a junior elementary education major and NISG President, will be paying attention to the proposals.

“I don’t know the specifics about the bill but I think we should focus on providing equal and equitable education to all students, regardless of community obstacles or financial limitations,” he said. “We support public education and we need to fund it as such.”

The Republicans now have control of Iowa’s House, Senate and the governor’s office, virtually guaranteeing a fast track for partisan legislation. A prospective school choice bill, which has been strongly opposed by the now outnumbered Democrats in previous sessions, is on the list of priorities, according to Donna Hoffman, Head of the Political Science Department at UNI. “The goal of the bill is to give parents a choice of where to spend their tax dollars on educating their children,” said Walter Rogers, Iowa Representative, R-Cedar Falls, and the new chairperson of the education committee in the Iowa house. “There is a good momentum for the bill right now. It has

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Jeff Danielson, D-Waterloo, opposes school choice bills that would divert funds from public schools.

Iowan that he believes in investing more in the public education system.

“I believe this should be the way to encourage parents and students to explore other options beyond their neighborhood public school,” he said. “We must make a base level investment in public education first, since that is where the vast majority of Iowans receive an education.”

“Not all Democrats will oppose it but they are fairly skeptical of it,” Hoffman said.

“One of the main reasons is that depending on what system you adopt or how it works it can take tax money from the public school system, which is in charge of educating the public.”

Gaetane Jean-Marie, UNI’s Dean of Education, outlined further concerns some hold with the issue, including public dollars following a student to a private setting “This could be a charter school that might not be held to the same expectations and accountability standards the law holds for the public schools, or it could be to a parochial school that might involve specific religious beliefs not endorsed by the entire population of taxpayers,” Jean-Marie said. She added that the same concern extends into homeschooling situations.

Kelly Newell, a junior English major contributes her thoughts on the school of choice bill.

“I like the idea of choice that the bill empowers but the whole money aspect is throwing me off here,” Newell said. “I’m also a special education major and I like how people with special needs can choose between schools that can provide better.”

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“The sanctions that were going to be imposed on us were sanctions that were made up […] that weren’t on the list of sanctions,” Whiting said. Sanctions are the penalties the commission levies against campaigns for campaign violations.

According to the election rules, violations range from placing campaign materials in offices of student organizations to vandalizing the campaign materials of an opponent. Violations can be met with sanctions from a warning to the nullification of the election entirely in the most extreme cases.

According to Miller, the circumstances surrounding last year’s election are what inspired the numerous revisions and full review of the election rules.

“I decided in that moment, in these five hours of all of us yelling at each other and being frustrated and unprepared, that I was not going to let that happen again,” Miller said. “So that’s the attitude I had going into changing the election rules this year.”

Miller explained that her goal is to keep the rules from being distorted or taken advantage of by campaigns and to make the election go as smooth as possible.

With the election on the horizon, campaign teams have begun to file for their off icial student organizations. According to NI records, Jamal White and Tristan Bernhard have established an exploratory committee — this is a practice that equates to announcing candidacy for NISG President and Vice President. Election results

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According to NISG Senate meeting minutes, Miller and Danielle Massey have also established an exploratory committee.

Off icial announcements of candidacy traditionally occur on the first day of off icial campaigning and polls will open on Feb. 21.

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Voucher system ‘full of holes’ JANUARY 26, 2017

A storm is growing in DC as political offices are filled with those of questionable qualifications. In my last article in the January 19 issue I spoke about a common libertarian plan for the US education system. Fortunately, the system therein outlined is not the system which Betsy DeVos, Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education, has displayed favor for in the past. Unfortunately, her preferences are nearly as half-baked.

Many of us have heard that DeVos has had no direct experience with public education, having neither attended nor sent her children to attend public K-12 or state universities, nor ever attempting to pursue a degree in anything related to education. Also, you may have heard that she supports what is known as a “voucher system,” and thinks that public school teachers are overpaid.

While it is true that DeVos is woefully unqualified in respect to experience dealing in any way with public education, there is a resounding lack of direct public statement from DeVos about her opinions on the salaries of public school

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employees.

What this idea stems from is the support the DeVos family has given to and received from the Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), who together published a study stating that public educators are overpaid according to average pay in relation to IQ. This study was quoted alongside three others in a Nov. 4, 2011 article in The Atlantic.

The Heritage Foundation and the AEI reported to have found that IQ scores, as well as other standardized test scores, are lower among public educators than others with the same level of education. The study claims that public educators are paid higher than their intelligence should allow, according to standardized test scores.

According to a 2003 article released by the American Psychological Association – yes, the same APA who creates the citation style for your science courses – while the effectiveness of different standardized tests is highly debatable, it seems that the consensus is that they are largely used incorrectly whether or not the test itself is worthwhile.

The article quotes now former president of the APA, Diane Halpern, as stating, “We are not all the same; we have different skills and abilities.

What’s wrong is thinking of

intelligence as a fixed, innate ability, instead of something that develops in a context.”

In other words, Halpern is stating the obvious: it doesn’t matter what the IQ of an accountant is versus a teacher, neither one would do well with a sudden swap of employment because their training is largely within their respective fields.

What DeVos has actually expressed public support of is a voucher system. Many of us have heard it, and some are either thrilled or scared about what it is simply from the context of the presentation of the term. I have heard few people speak of it near me, however, who actually understand what this system is or how it works.

Many do not even understand that there are voucher systems currently in place in the US, whether that is a good or a bad thing. In some areas of some states, where public schools are not near enough to the children in need of education, a voucher might be obtained from the local government.

If you have gone to public school, tax dollars – largely from property taxes – go towards your education. For some, going to school means going outside of the local area where taxes are paid – say to a different city or county.

A voucher would impart tax dollars from the area where

the child lives to the area where the child goes to school, in order to compensate the local public school for educating the child. Some vouchers – in some states, under some circumstances – may go to pay for some of all of the tuition at a Tribune News Service non-religious Donald Trump (left) stands with his pick for Secretary of private insti- Education, Betsy DeVos (right). DeVos, who advocates for the so-called school choice voucher system. tution.

Systems like DeVos has supported would tem. As more children leave, so allow any parent to apply for a too would tax dollars. voucher anywhere in the US to Instead, if we increase fundpull funding from local educa- ing to public schools across tion systems, and funnel it into the country, increase staffing the school to which they wish at such institutions and allow to send their children. financial aid to send teachers Just like our last system, this to conferences in order to stay seems like a good idea on the up to date on innovative edusurface. cation theory, we could see Just like our last system, this an improvement in our local boat is full of holes. institutions, thus improving the By pulling upper-middle children who come out of pubclass students out of pub- lic schools. lic schools, those who would This would start upcoming not be able to bridge the gap generations on stable ground – between the voucher amount a concept which seems to have and the cost of a private insti- been lost somewhere between tution would be left in an even the Greatest Generation and more underfunded public sys- the upcoming Millennials.

all, and resist any attempts by the Trump administration to delegitimize, devalue and defund them.

The UN is an imperfect but critical organization. The Paris Agreement, a plan for the entire world to reduce emissions and fight climate change, would not have been possible without the level of international cooperation brought about by the UN, along with sanctions on North Korea and Russia. UN Peacekeeping efforts also seem to get a bad rap. Successes like Bosnia, Kosovo, Namibia, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Cambodia and East Timor have been vastly overshadowed by highly publicized failures such as Somalia and the Rwandan genocide.

killing each other in hugely destructive wars. Today, it is difficult to imagine European

European conflict.

Lastly, NATO is necessary in deterring military aggression from non-democratic regimes, primarily Russia.

Many argue that NATO is no longer needed because it was created to fight the Soviet Union, a country that no longer exists, and that Russia has no imperial ambitions and isn’t strong enough to warrant a Western military alliance.

In reality, Putin’s authoritarian regime aims to eventually recreate the former Soviet empire, as his wars in Chechnya, Georgia and Ukraine demonstrate. The Kremlin’s influence appears to be known worldwide, as their meddling in the US Presidential election has shown. It is vital we have a western military alliance to counter aggression from other non-democratic threats that may rise in today’s unpredictable world.

The Trump administration has, so far, shown to be hostile to all three of these organizations. Trump tweeted last month: “The United Nations has such great potential but right now it is just a club for

Resist Trump’s efforts to undermine UN, EU, NATO President Donald Trump has attacked many people, ideas and institutions during and after the campaign season. Among the institutions to come under Trump’s fire are some of the most vital in maintaining the post-World War II order, predominantly the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

While not perfect, these organizations serve many vital purposes in today’s democratic world order. They keep the peace between major countries and they facilitate a level of international cooperation that otherwise wouldn’t be possible. They deter aggression from non-democratic powers, predominantly Russia. They are important in the economic, social and cultural integration of the West.

We must recognize the role these organizations play in improving the world over-

Peacekeeping that usually works is certainly better than no peacekeeping at all.

Though the US isn’t a member of the EU, it is important to recognize how important the EU is to the values of democracy and civil freedoms. The EU is an ambitious project to unite a continent that had spent the last several thousands of years

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A caricature of Donald Trump.

powers again going to war, and this is largely because of the EU. The economic, social and cultural integration the EU has brought to Europe is something never done in human history. The EU is good for a strong and united Europe, and a strong and united Europe is good for democracy, civil freedoms and the United States.

An EU collapse would weaken western values, and would be the first step towards renewed

people to get together, talk and have a good time. So sad!”

Apparently, the lack of direct war between major countries since the end of WWII is “So sad!” Trump blasted NATO last week, calling it “obsolete.” Trump has also egged more countries to leave EU since Britain’s vote to leave last summer.

Republicans in Congress have recently presented bills to defund and leave the UN over a recent resolution condemning Israel for building settlements in Palestinian land.

Such a bill passing would prove to be a stupid, unnecessary blunder.

Trump’s main argument is that other countries are not paying their fair share, and that the US has unfairly paid to shoulder the burden. In the case of the UN, he is dead wrong. The US represents 26 percent of the world’s income, and pays for 22 percent of the UN’s budget. As for NATO, Trump does make a legitimate case. NATO asks members to contribute two percent of their GDP to defense, a guideline only five of the 28 See RESIST, page 4

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Postmodern Jukebox at GBPAC ALLISON MAZZARELLA Staff Writer

Viral pop sensation Scott Bradlee and his musical group, Postmodern Jukebox, will be taking the stage at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC) tonight, January 26, at 7 p.m. UNI students will be able to use one of their two free tickets per semester for the show.

Postmodern Jukebox, a rotating musical collective of nine to 10 performers, got their claim to fame by posting videos to YouTube of them performing modern hits like Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off ” or Miley Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop” while adding their own creative twist.

Typically, the group infuses these songs with a vintage feel — largely inspired by music from the 1920’s all the way to the 1960’s.

The performers rotate in singing these popular songs with their ragtime twist, giving the listener an insight into the swing era, connecting the old with the new. Blake Argotsinger, associate marketing manager at the GBPAC, praised the group’s originality.

“The first time you go to see them, you don’t know what to

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“You start with a couple different grain options, and then you go to the vegetables next, and then you select your protein,” said Annie Karr, assistant director of Residence and Marketing. “Then you select the sauce you want to put on it, and then you can select from a variety of different toppings, as well.”

Many combinations and options exist for students to customize their grain bowls.

Grain options include a white rice and whole grain blend. The proteins will rotate, but chicken will always be available.

Vegetarians have the option

expect, but then you instantly become a cult follower,” Argotsinger said. “You want to see them again and again because it’s always going to be different.”

At the same time, Argotsinger assures students that they can expect to party, saying, “They’re incredibly entertaining — so much fun, and so eclectic.”

The GBPAC announced in an email that they will hold a speakeasy before the Postmodern Jukebox show tonight, starting at 5:30 p.m.

According to the email, the “password” for the speakeasy will be “sassafrass.”

Argotsinger went on to explain how the GBPAC was able to bring Postmodern Jukebox to campus. According to Argotsinger, the GBPAC is always on the lookout for new acts.

“We have a list of the [acts] that we’re following,” Argotsinger said.

Apart from being on that list, Postmodern Jukebox – with their rising popularity of followers – was recommended to the GBPAC. When the opportunity arrived, and it was discovered the band would be coming through Iowa, the

booking manager and executive director jumped it.

On every Thursday, the band releases a new song on YouTube, and they are quickly gaining popularity with millions of views.

M a y a Magaraci, freshman Courtesy Photo/GBPAC marketing major, will be Postmodern Jukebox, a musical collective that cultivated a substantial online fan following, will attending the be performing at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC) tonight at 7 p.m.

Micayla Dawson, senior as Dawson points out in the concert and said she decided to go after music education major, is also song ‘Talk Dirty.’

“They do it [‘Talk Dirty’] hearing of the band’s show attending the concert and says through friends. After look- this will be the first time she in a Klezmer style. It’s very Israeli – like,” Dawson said. ing up Postmodern Jukebox on will see the band live.

“I had friends who would Argotsinger pointed out the YouTube, she quickly recognized the band. Having never talk about them, and then I fact that tonight’s Postmodern seen them before, Magaraci started watching all the vid- Jukebox show is taking place said she is most excited about eos,” Dawson said. “I’m just on a Thursday – the same day the experience as a whole of excited to finally see the music that they usually upload their live. They have one song where weekly video. seeing a new band.

“It will be fun that they will “I like their style – they do they are using a saxophone that it completely differently,” she spits fire for the song ‘Burn’ by be here on a Thursday to perEllie Goulding.” form everything,” Argotsinger said.

Postmodern Jukebox often said. “There’s not going to be The band’s posting to social media seems to be their biggest incorporates non-traditional anything better on a Thursday medium for getting their name instruments like the “flame-a- night than Postmodern phone” and other unique styles, Jukebox.” out there.

of marinated tofu or to get double veggies instead of protein.

Alexis Hawley is a junior psychology and criminology major and works at Schindigs. She is a student supervisor at Biscotti’s and would ordinarily work at Book Bistro, but was asked to work at Schindigs because of her experience making coffee, espresso drinks and food items.

“Schindigs has something that I don’t think we have ever had to offer on campus before,” Hawley said.

“I think it’s unique because the food options we have are more of a variety […]

We have steak, chicken, beef – that’s not something you can get over at Book Bistro where their main specialty

is grilled cheese. And over [at] Biscotti’s, where their main thing is Starbucks.”

Mollie Borth, freshman TESOL major, said she was satisfied with her first visit to Schindigs.

Schindigs has something that I don’t think we have ever had to offer on campus before.

Alexis Hawley

Junior psychology and criminology major

“This was my first time going to Schindigs and I already recommended it to my friends,” Borth said. “I was going to go to Panda Express later today, and then I was [like], ‘Okay, this is so much closer.”

Ashley Shultz, junior elementary education major, said she thinks Schindigs was a good addition to the Schindler Education Center.

“The new food place in Schindler was a good idea,” Shultz said. “I like the fact that it has coffee and other drinks! I like rice bowls, but I wish the menu was switched every other day so if people don’t want rice JACOB MADDEN/Northern Iowan bowls every day, there Schindigs, UNI’s newest dining addition on campus, opened on the main floor of would be a variety.” the Schindler Education Center on Monday.

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members meet.

The US contributes, by far, the most. However, Trump must work with NATO members to ensure they begin to pay their fair share, rather than leaving the alliance completely.

The US doesn’t fund the EU, but for the sake of Europe and its impact on the world Trump

needs to stop encouraging its collapse.

It is important for everyone to remember the facts on these organizations, and to remember that these organizations were created for good reasons.

We must resist any attempts by Trump to delegitimize, devalue and defund these important parts of our modern world.

We must work to come up with reasonable solutions, instead of abandoning our allies.

CLINTON OLSASKY Campus Life Editor

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FILM REVIEW

Scorsese film “silences” critic JOSHUA ROUSE

Film Critic

When told that their mentor, Father Ferreira, renounced his faith upon torture during his mission work in Japan, Fathers Rodrigues and Garupe are determined to find out the truth. Leaving the safety of their seminary, they travel to Japan to put their doubts to rest.

Guided by the drunkard Kichijiro, the two Jesuit priests are smuggled into Japan during the height of Christian persecution. Between ministering to the people of Japan, and avoiding arrest by the ruling shogunate, Fathers Rodrigues and Garupe come closer and closer to finding out the truth of Father Ferreira, as well as the truth of their own doubts and beliefs.

Directing 5/5 Production for “Silence” began 25 years ago after director Martin Scorsese first read Shusaku Endo’s book of the same name. After countless setbacks and obstacles, Scorsese was finally able to bring his passion project to the big screen.

One of the most interesting things about “Silence” is that there is no soundtrack. No big musical scores; no sweeping

theme to accent the most dramatic of moments. Instead, all we have are the crashing waves, the chirping bugs and all of the other sounds of Japan’s natural surroundings. Although the majority of the film is narrated

by Father Rodrigues, there are still moments when the silence is the loudest thing in the movie.

The geography-filled cinematography is reminiscent of past Japanese film makers, taking advantage of the country’s natural beauty with wide shots that showcase both the gorgeous landscape and the characters in the scene.

Writing 5/5 The most delectable aspect of “Silence” is how it handles its religious topics. Scorsese executes an excellent translation from the book pages to the screen – keeping the themes and plotting well intact. While a majority of Christian films have the unfortunate stigma of being overly preachy and starkly black and white in their dealings with morality, “Silence” is completely ambiguous in the moral of the story.

Yes, it was written by a Catholic. But the depth to which it goes, the topics it covers and the faith struggle that makes

up its core is dripping with so much theology that it’s hard to recommend “Silence” to everyone. Sure, cinephiles can appreciate the masterful acting and cinematics, but the true nature and message of this movie may be hard to swallow for many.

However, it is because of this complexity that also makes “Silence” extremely recommendable for those who like movies that make them think.

As mentioned before, “Silence” maturely handles its religious topics in a way that doesn’t favor one over the other.

Instead of just leaving the Japanese as the ignorant antagonists of the film, the audience gets to see both sides of the issue with a great amount of respect and explanation given to both the Christian faith and the Buddhist way of life.

Acting 5/5 Andrew Garfield leads the cast in an inspiring performance as Father Sebastiao Rodrigues. While admittedly underused, Adam Driver manages to put forth a strong effort as Rodrigues’s partner Father Francisco Garupe.

Liam Neeson has a solid act as the missing Father Cristovao Ferreira. Shinya Tsukamoto

ics found “Silence” to be boring and arduous to sit through. Its deep theology, ambiguous morals, empathetic acting and eye-catching production is certainly a large feast to chew through, but Scorsese does an incredible job of presenting “Silence” exactly as it should be. It doesn’t give you all of the answers up front. It’s one of those movies that makes discussion mandatory in order to get the full effect of its mesTRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE sage.

Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s new movie Ultimately, it’s “Silence” currrently carries a 84 percent score on not that simple Rotten Tomatoes, designating it as “certified fresh.” to say you liked plays the drunkard Kichijiro, or didn’t like “Silence.” It’s an who is perhaps the most com- experience that leaves the theplex character of the whole ater with you, and stays in your film. Tadanobu Asano and Issey heart for you to ponder in the Ogata give intimidating perfor- moments of your own silence mances as The Interpreter and throughout your day.

The Inquisitor, respectively.

Overall It is a shame that many crit-

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WRESTLING

UNI wrestling beats ISU and ESU ZACHARIAH HUNTLEY Sports Writer

Continuing their momentum and increasing their ferocity, the UNI wrestling team has proven their worth yet again after defeating long-time rivals Iowa State University (ISU) and Eastern Michigan University (EMU) last week, taking both teams by force.

These victories pushed the Panthers up to 7-2 overall this season and 4-0 in the MAC (Mid-American Conference) — leaving Northern Iowa second in the conference only to Missouri, both teams gripping a fourmatch winning streak.

Starting off their week at ISU on Friday, Panther Max Thomsen shut out his opponent in a 12-8 major decision. This was followed

up by the second victory of the night from Bryce Steiert with another major decision of 14-5 after earning four takedowns and near fall throughout the match.

After trailing the Cyclones 8-9 before the intermission, the Panthers came back with four straight individual victories to secure a 20-9 lead that resulted in a 20-12 final score.

Of those four were Jacob Holschlag with a 5-4 decision in a neck-and-neck bout at 197 lbs; J.J. Everard’s 3-1 decision from the heavyweight class earned in a sudden victory after finishing the third period at 1-1; Jay Schwarm’s 8-4 decision in the 125-lb bout who held his opponent at two points until the last seven seconds of the match and Josh Alber’s 8-6 decision in another sudden victory —

earning a takedown in 16 seconds to finish on top.

With only one day of downtime between meets, the Panthers took on EMU in the West Gym Sunday night, keeping their momentum to defend their home with an incredible 35-4 victory.

Schwarm dominated the mat as he earned five team points from two near-falls and a final tech fall score of 16-0 over his opponent.

Alber earned his decision after accruing riding time to tip the scales, finishing 5-4 in the 133-lb bout. Another shutout came from Paden Moore with a 5-0 decision which was earned primarily with a takedown and some riding time.

The second tech fall of the night came from Steiert, as he secured a total of seven pins and a four-point

near fall against his opponent to finish 20-5 overall.

Beating out Steiert in takedowns was Panther Lujan with nine takedowns which contributed to his 22-11 major decision.

Yet another five takedowns came from Foster in the 184-lb bout, who took a 12-6 decision over his EMU opponent. Holschlag took a 3-0 decision in a tense 197-lb bout, and Everard trumped his opponent with a 10-4 decision, leaving UNI to take nine of the 10 match bouts.

Looking ahead, the UNI wrestlers will be in Athens, OH this Friday to take on Ohio University at 7 p.m.

The next Panther home meet will take place Feb. 5 in the McLeod Center — with free admission offered to high school teams who RSVP.

ESU Participants (MAC Overall) Bryce Steiert SO- 165 pounds (13-2) Taylor Lujan FR- 174 pounds (19-4) Drew Foster SO- 184 pounds (15-3) Jacob Holschlag FR- 197 pounds (12-5) JJ Everard SR- Heavyweight (9-6)

Prediction: Patriots win the Super Bowl

OPINION

BRENNAN WHISLER

Sports Columnist

For anyone who is unaware, the 51st Super Bowl is set to take place on February 5.

The two teams left standing after 20 weeks of football are the New England Patriots, who will represent the AFC, and the Atlanta Falcons, who will be playing for the NFC. Both teams are out to prove something: the Patriots to Roger Goodell (commissioner of the National Football League) and the Falcons, simply to the rest of the NFL. Both teams are middle

aged and are coming in just before the NFL-AFL merger for the Falcons and just after for the Patriots.

Despite being historical, neither team has been historically significant until recently. The Falcons got big in the late 90’s, died off, and came back just recently.

The Patriots, while incredibly average for a while, saw their success start in the early 2000’s. While most fans would love to see the Falcons upset the Patriots, let’s take a look at each team before calling in bets.

The Patriots reached the

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Tom Brady (12) escapes the Miami Dolphin defense and escape from Florida with a 35-14 victory. The Patriots finished the regular 2016-2017 season with a final record of 14-2.

Super Bowl as the first seed in the AFC with a 14-2 record, despite starting second and third string quarterbacks for the first four games as starter Tom Brady was suspended. They also played most of the year without All-Pro tight end, Rob Gronkowski who was injured.

Even with those handicaps, New England walked relatively easy to the Super Bowl, as they only lossed twice and had only won by less than seven twice. Once in the playoffs, they beat the dysfunctional Houston Texans and picked apart a stout Pittsburgh team.

On offense, the Patriots are led by running back Legarrette Blount, wide receivers Julian Edelman and Chris Hogan, as well as multiple Super Bowl winner Tom Brady. Their defense is less known, but still talented and fast. They are led by linebacker Rob Ninkovich and corner Logan Ryan.

They hope to improve New England to 5-4 in Super Bowl.

The Falcons reached the second seed in the NFC on a less dominating 11-5 record.

They won the same way as the Patriots: by relying on offense and simply having a good enough defense.

They’ve ridden their probable MVP quarterback Matt Ryan to the playoffs.

Once there, Ryan disman-

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Matt Ryan (2) celebrates with Julio Jones (11) after their 44-21 victory against the Green Bay Packers. Ryan passed for 287 and three touchdowns to send Atlanta to Super Bowl LI.

tled the Legion of Boom from Seattle and outgunned Aaron Rodgers from Green Bay. This team hopes to get “The Dirty Birds” their first Super Bowl win after losing in their only appearance in ’98.

Their offense is similar to the Patriots in that it relies on the same four spots; Ryan at quarterback, Devante Freeman at running-back, Mohammed Sanu and Julio Jones at wide-out.

Their defense is a solid unit with few standouts, but edge rusher Vic Beasley will need

to make himself felt.

Overall, as much as I dislike the Patriots, personally I think they’ll win. Offense vs offense, Atlanta wins. Throw in the respective defenses and now you have an outmatched Patriot defense that’ll force some turnovers and punts.

Atlanta’s defense will likely not be able stop New England multiple times each quarter. It’ll be a high scoring win for the Patriots, plus they aren’t playing Eli Manning. Final score, 35-27 New England, followed by a ban from Goodell.

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