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UNI hosts mock caucus in Maucker ELIZABETH KELSEY News Editor

“This may be a little chaotic, but that’s kind of what a caucus is like,” said political science professor Donna Hoffman, addressing UNI students and community members in the Maucker Union Ballroom on Monday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m.

Attendees were there to participate in the UNI Mock Caucus, hosted by the American Democracy Project, Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) and the UNI political science department. The event, held one week before the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 3, was intended to introduce students to the caucus process and the role it plays in the American democratic system.

As Hoffman called the group to order, she stressed the value of Iowans’ unique experience of being “first in the nation” in the caucusing process.

“I want you to raise your hand if you’ve met a presidential candidate this cycle,” she said.

A majority of the attendees raised their hands.

“Almost everybody here.

Now, if I asked that question in virtually any other state […], I probably wouldn’t get any hands.”

Hoffman opened with a general explanation of the caucus process, including how to find your ward and precinct location, which she

said is likely different from your polling place during general elections. Caucusgoers can register or change their party registration on the night of the caucus (since you must be a registered party member to participate), although Hoffman advised that those who need to do so should arrive early to complete the paperwork.

Caucuses for both parties will start at 7 p.m.

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50/50 in 2020 to host conference ANTHONY WITHEROW Staff Writer

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UNI’s Department of Political Science and the student group 50/50 in 2020 will be hosting the You’re Next Leadership Conference from 12 to 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31 in the Maucker Union ballrooms. The conference will focus on womens’ involvement in government and public service in Iowa.

“This event is going to have something for everyone,” said Elle Boeding, president of 50/50 in 2020.

“We’re trying to make this a holistic approach to government and public service for all people.”

The conference will begin with a keynote presentation from Karen Kedrowski discussing women in politics at a national level, followed by a “lunch and learn” session about the women’s suf-

frage movement, its history and womens’ involvement then versus now, hosted by Barbara Cutter.

Once lunch ends at 1 p.m., students will break out into two sessions. The first breakout session choice is a political campaign crashcourse about everything you will need to know when running a political campaign.

The other session, titled “Change-Makers,” will discuss how you can make a difference in your community even if you don’t want to run for office.

At 2 p.m., students can choose from two more breakout sessions, one discussing men’s role in supporting female leaders and the other discussing political civility and how the rhetoric of “sit still and look pretty” affects women differently.

Following this, all students will join again for an elected official panel to hear

from State Representative Timi Browns-Powers, City Councilwoman Sasha Wohlpart and NISG Director of Diversity Mahlia Brown. The conference will end with comments on how to get involved in student government at 3:45 p.m.

The You’re Next Conference has existed for four years, originally titled the “Elect Her” conference and geared more toward women in its previous iteration. Event organizers decided to rename the conference “You’re Next” to provide a more inclusive approach.

“We’re hoping to create an environment where everyone feels that they can learn, regardless of how they identify,” Boeding said. “Also, to make sure that we have a supportive campus climate for diverse individuals who want to run for office.”

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In fact, holding recontracting in the spring has proven to be more successful.

“By going back and taking a look at recontracting stats over the past 5-10 years, the spring had shown to be a better time for recontracting,” said Karr.

Sebastian Price, a first-year student who plans to recontract, said the changes were helpful for his decision-making process.

“It didn’t affect my plans, but it did give me more time to plan out where I was going to live and who I was going to live with, so that was helpful,” Price said.

The residence halls themselves will also see a few changes. The DOR will be adding a “mixed community” option , combining first-year and upperclass students. The DOR has successfully used this model in the past and hope to see those same benefits play out.

“There will be a combination of mixed communities, firstyear experience communities and returner communities,” said Nick Rafenello, director of residence life. “This will allow students more freedom to choose whom they wish to live with and

around.”

Another notable update is the reopening of Dancer Hall, which has been closed for the 2019-2020 school year. Dancer will reopen in fall 2020 with design updates such as new carpeting, paint, lighting and furniture in shared spaces, as well as room upgrades. All double rooms have been converted to super single rooms, and bathrooms have been remodeled to include private showers and one accessible bathroom per floor.

Students may also notice changes to dining in the fall, such as continuous dining hours which will remove the 15-minute transitions between meal times. Piazza and Rialto will be open continuously from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

This is a change that Price is especially excited for.

“I’m hungry at all hours of the day. It’s also easier to plan on eating with friends that way,” he said.

Dining services will also offer a new meal plan for students in non-traditional residence halls. Janet Despard, director of dining services, said the new

“all-access weekday meal plan” will allow unlimited access to the dining centers Monday through Friday and is optional for students living in apartment-style halls or off-campus.

Students can also expect to see more variety during late meal periods and will be able to enjoy a fountain drink or coffee to-go from the dining halls.

One change that students will not see to the DOR is a change in pricing. According to Karr, housing and dining rates will not increase in the 2020-2021 academic year, pending Board of Regents approval.

Additionally, all students currently living in the residence

Hoffman said that although the selection of candidates is the most anticipated function of caucuses, the events play other critical roles for political parties, such as electing delegates to the county convention and elevating party platform planks.

This is because caucuses are run by political parties, while the primary elections in states such as New Hampshire are run by state governments.

“A precinct caucus is the first stage of a grassroots process where you’re getting to participate in democracy,” Hoffman said. “Make sure that you stick around for the important party-building things that are done at these events.”

The mock event began with a simulation of the Republican caucus. Although President Trump is the presumed Republican nominee,

Republican caucuses will still be held. Candidates for the Republican nomination are former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh and former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld.

To simulate the Republican caucus, attendees recorded their preferred candidate (or “no preference”) on anonymous candidate preference cards, which were collected and tabulated.

Since many attendees were Democratic supporters, the Republican “winner” was the “no preference” option.

After the Republican process concluded, political science professor Chris Larimer opened the mock Democratic caucus.

He explained a key change to the Democratic process for 2020 — although attendees will still indicate support by standing in areas of the room assigned to each candidate, they will also fill out an initial candidate preference form similar to the Republican caucus. These

forms will help the Democrats report more data on the caucuses than they have done in the past.

After distributing the forms, Larimer announced in which area of the room supporters of each candidate should stand.

Cheering and waving signs, supporters made their way to their designated area or to the “unaffiliated” location if they had not yet selected a candidate.

Once groupings had been established, organizers counted the number of supporters in each area. To remain viable, each candidate must garner at least 15% of caucus attendees.

At the mock caucus, the 125 voting participants meant that to be viable, a candidate needed at least 19 supporters.

After the first alignment, three candidates — Joe Biden, Tulsi Gabbard and Amy Klobuchar — had not garnered enough support to be viable.

“On caucus night, if that

happens, you will have 15 minutes to realign,” Larimer said, addressing the supporters of the non-viable candidates. “For the supporters of all the other viable candidates, you need to stay in your group.”

As the non-viable supporters realigned, Larimer and Hoffman emphasized that after the first alignment, members of viable groups cannot change.

“On your first alignment, if the group you are in is viable, even if it’s unaffiliated, you’re locked into that — you don’t get to realign,” Hoffman said.

After the realignment, organizers counted the five remaining groups. Pete Buttigieg and Andrew Yang both garnered 24 supporters, Bernie Sanders drew 30 and Elizabeth Warren had 34. 29 participants were unaffiliated. Based on the “caucus math,” said Larimer, all five candidates, including the unaffiliated group, would receive two delegates.

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Department of Residence (DOR) has announced a number of changes and enhancements to campus living effective beginning in the fall 2020 semester.

One adjustment that students may have already noticed is that the recontracting process has been moved from November to February. Same-room reservation opens on Feb. 3, with same-space roommate selection on Feb. 6 and priority reservation dates beginning Feb. 10.

This poses a big change for students planning to live on campus, but according to DOR assistant director of marketing Annie Karr, it is a positive one.

“We found that students, particularly first-year students, were not ready to make their choice in the fall semester on where to live for the following year. By waiting until spring to start the recontracting process, it allows new students time in the fall to get adjusted to college and focus on their academics and get a better feel for where they might want to live the following year,” she said.

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Junior art history major Katelyn Brockmeyer, who plans to caucus for Warren, attended the event to “learn the ropes” before she volunteers as a caucus chair in next week’s event.

Brockmeyer caucused as a Republican in 2016 and said the UNI mock event helped her feel more confident in the Democratic process.

“I think it’s important for people to get out and exercise their caucus and their vote,” she said. “I know a lot of people […] that care about the issues and don’t like our current president, and I just want them to know that they have the power to change that.”

Emmett Cory, a fifth-year psychology and family services major who plans to caucus for Warren, agreed.

“A lot of people wait until after the caucus to see who they should get behind, but I think taking part in that process is really important,” he said.

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Values might prove obstacle for Dems in 2020 COLIN HORNING

Sports Editor

Living in Iowa during a presidential election year means that escaping the relentless barrage of political content is virtually impossible.

We’re constantly bombarded with advertisements from a seemingly countless number of politicians running for office, all giving us their time, attention and money for a few months until after the caucuses are done. This election year’s Democratic primary had a record 25 different candidates throw their name in the ring at some point, but coming into the final stretch until the Iowa caucuses, there are really only a small handful of remaining contenders, many of which have drastically different visions for the future of the Democrat party. We might not realize it, but this year’s caucuses will play a massively important role in the direction this party decides to go.

Most people by now are aware of the main frontrunners for the Democratic nomination: former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and former mayor of South Bend, Ind., Pete Buttigieg.

Recent aggregate polls from RealClearPolitics, FiveThirtyEight and other polling data websites show that these four are the frontrunners in Iowa. Most polls have Sanders with a slight lead, fol-

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Sports Editor Colin Horning discusses the decisions Democrats must make regarding the upcoming 2020 elections. He says the biggest obstacle is deciding between political ideologies within the Democratic party. South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg (above) and former Vice President Joe Biden are described as left-of-center, whereas Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are described as falling towards the far-left.

lowed by Biden, Buttigieg and Warren, respectively. But these four candidates, while all are seeking the nomination for the same party, are split down the line in terms of the wing of the Democrat party they represent. Biden and Mayor Pete are both branding themselves as moderate, left-of-center Democrats who can win back the Rust Belt and Midwestern states (Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa) that handed Trump his victory back in 2016. Warren and Sanders, however, represent the branch of the modern Democrat party that want to move party policy drastically to the left. They champion

policies such as cancelling all student debt, “Medicare For All” and massive tax hikes on the wealthiest individuals in America. Regardless of one’s own opinion on these policies, they undeniably are much further to the left than most typical ideas that have stemmed from the Democrat party in the past.

What these polls show is that most Iowa Democrats simply aren’t set on who they want to see become the nominee or the direction of the future of their party. Should Sanders win Iowa and New Hampshire (states he is currently leading in), it will only build his momentum further

Don’t take life for granted ABIGAIL BENNETHUM

Opinion Columnist

On Sunday, Jan. 28, we all got the devastating news of the deaths of Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant and several others. It was a shock to the nation, and the effects are still rippling throughout this week. There has been a lot of content circulating around Twitter, Instagram and different news sources accusing and speculating different types of information that may or may not be true.

However, there is one thing that I feel everybody has gotten right: the impact that these deaths have had on every single person, basketball fan or not.

I have seen many different kinds of tweets surfacing, I assume it is because of the fact that everybody deals with death differently, however, the one I have seen the most often is people talking about how tomorrow isn’t promised. As

college students, I feel we all get into a routine and sometimes we don’t think beyond that routine. It is frightening to think we have done something or talked to somebody for the last time and as humans, it is hard to comprehend that because we have been here for 20+ years experiencing life with people we forget aren’t indestructible.

We struggle with appreciating the moments we think will always be there, when, in reality, that might not be the case. We don’t realize the moment that one day we went out to play for the last time with our childhood friends, or that a kiss you had with the love of your life was going to be the last one.

As people, we need to do better. We need to stop and think about who we really appreciate and care about in our lives and tell them. We are caught up in the fear of being too emotional or not being reciprocated the same

type of appreciation. If we could start a chain reaction of normalizing telling people how we feel, wouldn’t that just be life-changing?

I want to leave you with something to think about.

What is stopping you from telling somebody you love or appreciate them? Whatever that reason is, would you be okay with that being the thing that stops somebody else from telling you how they feel?

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into Super Tuesday and primary season. Biden, on the other hand, is leading in South Carolina and Nevada (the third and fourth respective states to hold primaries), meaning that this primary season could become a dogfight between the moderate, old-fashioned Democrats and the new-age, far-left branch of the party.

This is why the Iowa caucuses have become so important. While Sanders is currently leading in our state, a victory from Biden could propel his campaign in various other states throughout the region and the nation. Even if someone like Senator Amy Klobuchar or Buttigieg finish-

es in second or third place in Iowa, it could still jumpstart their campaigns going into the rest of the primaries. But Iowa Democrats have a massive decision to make: whomever they decide to win here will likely decide whether the Democrat party will stay in a more moderate, working-class appeal or if it will take a drastic shift to the left on virtually every aspect of policy within the party.

The eventual Democrat nominee, whomever it winds up becoming, will also likely have trouble appealing to both sectors of the modern party. A candidate like Joe Biden definitely will appeal to the older, more centrist demographic of the Democrats, but will very likely struggle to appeal to the younger, more energized group of college-aged and millennial voters. However, nominating Sanders could easily mobilize this group of young voters, but his far-left policies will surely be off-putting to a lot of moderate Democrats who don’t want to see their party move in that direction.

Whether it winds up being Biden, Sanders, Warren, Mayor Pete or even Mike Bloomberg, the current ideological divide in the modern-day Democratic party might be too much of an obstacle for them to overcome.

Until the Democrats themselves can agree on a direction for the future of the party and unite, they will have a difficult time winning back the White House in 2020.

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UNI alum reflects on graduation in song COLBY WEBER Staff Writer

Clayton Ryan first picked up a guitar when he was four years old. At the time, his mother was learning the guitar as well, and

it’s something he has enjoyed doing ever since. After attending UNI to learn more about music, Ryan is now trying to figure out what capacity it will have in his life.

In his new song “Prairie

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UNI alum Clayton Ryan will release a music video for his song “Prairie Fire” on Friday, Jan. 31, with the full album dropping at the end of March.

Fire” releasing this Friday, Jan. 31, Ryan explores the variety of emotions he experienced as he graduated from UNI. This song from his upcoming album, which will be released in full on Friday, March 27 at the Octopus, serves as a goodbye to his friends in the Cedar Valley as he’s gone on to pursue his music career. Ryan said his emotions culminated into two separate themes for the song.

“The two themes are about saying goodbye to people in pursuit of the life you want,” he said. “Everything makes sense and it’s comfortable at college; to leave that behind is difficult. It’s saying goodbye to people for self-improvement.

You don’t realize how much of an impact you have made on other people. I was grateful for the time that I’ve had with other people. There are people

that I won’t see again and I know why, while some of them I don’t know why. It’s about facing people in your life for a short time. The song was me coming to grips with how rapidly the change was going on.”

Ryan described the song as one where he sat down at the guitar and it just came out.

While some of his songs have taken a session of serious thought to convey his message, he finds that this can subtract from their authenticity.

To express his messages in video form, Ryan worked with UNI graduates Aaron Van Maanen and Neal Johnson of Good Era Film. He called them to see if they had time before he left Iowa, and they filmed the recording in the jazz studio at UNI. There were two warmup takes and in the third one he felt an outpouring of emotions.

It’s about facing people in your life for a short time.

The song was me coming to grips with how rapidly the change was going on.

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Throughout his musical career, Ryan has been drawn to a variety of genres. Despite being called a country artist, he feels as if genres such as indie-folk have also influenced him.

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Ritchie returns home with stylish ‘Gentlemen’ on about the magic of classic cinema. I was reminded of the great “Jurassic Park” quote which I am paraphrasing: “[Ritchie] was so preoccupied with whether or not he could; he didn’t stop to think if he should.”

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NI film critic Hunter Friesen reviews “The Gentlemen,” directed, written and produced by Guy Ritchie. The film was released in the United States on Jan. 24 and received a 72 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating.

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Like Wes Anderson, Tim Burton and Michael Bay, you can tell when a film is made by Guy Ritchie just by watching a few minutes of it. The British director has carried a sense of hyper stylization through each of his films, most notably in crime comedies that began with the one-two punch of “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” and “Snatch.” Now, after a few big studio duds (“King Arthur,” “Aladdin”), Ritchie has come home to his roots with “The Gentlemen.”

Growing tired of the marijuana business and fearing for the security of his future, Mickey Pearson (Matthew

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“I’ve always been a fan of folk and blues music,” he said. “When I was a kid, I jammed on my guitar. In school I studied classical, jazz and pop. Music that’s country is no different than classical works. It’s no different; it’s the human expression of feelings. It’s one of the few capacities where I can make sense of the world.

It’s such a small fraction of my life that’s easily manageable. You know it’s there and in your control. It’s not a burden.”

As he learned more about music through college, Ryan tried experimenting with a variety of styles as he composed music. At first, he tried to make his songs more complex, but then he tried to dial the instrumentals back down. Moving back and forth between these two styles, he tried to find a bal-

McConaughey) decides he wants to sell his lucrative empire. Luckily for him, a rich American buyer is willing to fork over a pretty penny.

Unluckily for Mickey though, his life of crime has made him a few enemies that would like nothing more than to see him ruined. With his enemies fast approaching on all sides, Mickey will now have to get his hands dirtier than ever if he ever wants to have a chance to clean them off.

Directing: 3/5 “The Gentlemen” is business as usual for Ritchie as he dives right back into the street crime genre he made his name in.

What may seem overindulance between what he liked and what he heard that other people like.

“Music is out there now in the most unlimited capacity,” Ryan said. “From Count Basie to Lizzo, there’s authenticity to all of it. No one cares what you listen to. No one cares; we all try to make sense of life and music.”

Although his music combines elements of country with folk, Ryan said his biggest inspirations are from classical music and musical theatre. He enjoys the exaggerated nature of musicals, and he’s even started working on his own musical outside of his job. Both of these genres get him excited about what he does.

As other students are preparing to graduate and leave UNI, Ryan encourages them to be adventurous.

“I hope that people take as many risks as possible,” Ryan said. “There are very few things that you could mess

gent to others is only conventional to Ritchie as he uses all the flashy tactics in the book.

Even the opening credits — which contain numerous minor spoilers for some odd reason — remind one of a Bond film.

After that, we are led on an endless parade of rapid editing, exaggerated characters and many other stylish facets. It’s a bombardment of the senses, but one that never becomes overbearing.

However, like all Ritchie films, “The Gentlemen” ends up leaning too hard on style over substance, which is saying a lot because there is a lot of substance here. Some directorial choices seem to be made only for vanity, such as one bit where a character drones up so badly that you couldn’t go back. At the age of 20, nothing that you do is all that important. Don’t leave a stone unturned. Life is like a buffet; take your time until you’ve tried a few plates.

Nothing is solid; nothing is final until the last breath.”

Writing: 3/5 Such is the case in Ritchie’s previous crime films: there are plots within plots, and those plots have plots on top of them. In this film, the narrative revolves around a discussion between two characters as one tells the other about the events that have unfolded.

These events are new to us but have already happened within the timeframe of the film.

What we get is a sort of comedic murder mystery where each event is changed and then rechanged again based upon a certain character’s perspective on what happened.

This framing device makes the movie an interesting puzzle, albeit a needlessly convoluted one. Specific details sometimes get lost in the shuffle, only to come back again to confuse us more. Just like the directing, this problem seems to stem from Ritchie’s insistence on overdoing things. It’s quantity over quality as too many things are thrown into the script without much regard for clarity or purpose.

Acting: 3/5 Since his Oscar win in 2014, Matthew McConaughey

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Boeding is very proud of the amount of outreach her organization has done with NISG. Inviting first- and second-year women, as well as other individuals with

has had a hard time picking projects that use his acting strengths and that also turns out to be good. Thankfully, Mr. “Alright, Alright, Alright” chose wisely here as Ritchie uses his captivating screen presence in some impressive monologues.

Charlie Hunnam and Hugh Grant play the two characters having a banterous discussion around the film’s events.

Grant easily takes the top spot between the two as he seems to thoroughly enjoy his character’s eccentric quirks.

Rounding out the cast is Jeremy Strong, Henry Golding and, most notably, Colin Farrell as a boxing coach simply named “Coach.” Even though Mickey is the main character, Coach is the one you’ll remember the most after.

Overall: 3/5 It can be easy to forget sometimes that movies are allowed to solely be entertaining popcorn flicks. This rings truer during awards season when every film is trying to take a stand on something and fighting to make a mark on our culture.

Of course, you still would like that popcorn flick to be well-made. Being as how January is usually a dumping ground for maligned films, you could do a lot worse than this enjoyable romp.

diverse identities, has helped NISG become much more representative of UNI’s student population than ever.

“When women win, everyone else wins,” Boeding said. “It’s really exciting that we get to be a part of this.”

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Panther down Loyala, move into first place COLIN HORNING

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With first place on the line in the Missouri Valley Conference last Saturday, the Panthers played host to the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers in the McLeod Center. Widely expected to be a hard-fought, closely contested game between the two MVC powerhouses, the game lived up to its hype. Behind a near sellout crowd and a national T.V. audience, the Panther men were able to defeat the Ramblers 67-62 in a game that needed to be decided in the overtime period.

A balanced scoring attack for Northern Iowa was the story in this game. Sophomores A.J. Green and Austin Phyfe lead the team with 14 points apiece, despite Green shooting

only 33% from the field and committing seven turnovers in the contest. Guard Spencer Haldeman chipped in with 12 points and 3 three-pointers.

UNI lead by four points at the break, 32-28. After a backand-forth second half, Loyola would eventually tie the game with just seconds remaining on two free throws by forward Tate Hall, sending the already tense game into overtime. The Panthers jumped out to a seven point lead in the extra period, not allowing a single Rambler point until a made free throw by Loyola big man Cameron Krutwig.

Stout defensively throughout the whole game, UNI would fend off the Ramblers in overtime.

“We definitely had our best defensive effort of the season,” UNI head coach Ben Jacobson

said during his weekly press conference. “There was a better level of discipline. We were much more intentional with what we were doing, and we did a better job of playing team defense and not getting caught up with worrying about their guys. We did a lot better with help defense, which is one of the things we’ve been working on in practice. It definitely showed up on Sunday.”

True freshman guard Antwan Kimmons had a coming out party on Sunday. In 19 minutes off the bench, Kimmons pitched in 13 points, three rebounds and three assists, and provided his team with a much-needed boost in the second unit. He made five of seven shots from the field and tied his career high in points, which he set back on

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The Panther men’s basketball team moved into first place in the Missouri Valley Conference with their win over Loyala-Chicago on Sunday.

Dec. 2 against Luther College.

The win puts UNI at 6-2 in the MVC and 17-3 overall on the season. The Panther men will look to remain in first place when they take on Missouri State at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan 29 in the McLeod Center.

They will then hit the road for games against the University of Evansville on Feb. 1 and against Valparaiso University on Feb. 5 before returning back to Cedar Falls on Feb 8 for an in-state matchup against Drake University.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Cats look forward after 65-57 fall to Redbirds BRIELLE KIEWIET Sports Writer

The UNI women’s basketball team traveled to Normal, Ill. for a conference battle where they fell 65-57 against the Illinois State Redbirds on Sunday, Jan. 26.

“We did some good things, and then we had some really bad stretches,” said head coach

Tanya Warren.

The Panthers started the game with a 7-2 run and continued their strong play to lead 30-25 at the half. They kept the lead 36-31 with 5:29 remaining in the half when the Redbird offense stepped up and ended the quarter scoring 24 points.

The Purple and Gold were unable to regain the lead and fell by eight points at the end

of the game.

“We have defended our tails off, we have defended tremendously, but our offense has really sputtered,” said coach Warren. “Right now we have too many people playing bad at once, and we have to figure out how to get ourselves out of that, and it’s going to start in practice. I’m confident that we will get it taken care of.

I’m confident that we will get ourselves back to playing good basketball.”

Bre Gunnels led the Panther offense with 15 points.

Karlie Rucker followed with 12 points and also added eight rebounds and five assists.

UNI is now 11-7 overall and 3-4 in the MVC. They sit at 6-0 at home where they will return this week, hoping to

continue their streak.

“It’s good to be back home, I’m hoping that getting home we can find a way to get our confidence back and get ourselves back in a rhythm,” said coach Warren.

The Panthers will host the Ramblers of Loyola on Friday, Jan.31 and the Crusaders of Valparaiso on Sunday, Feb.2 in the McLeod.

OPINION

Chiefs vs 49ers: Who will take the Superbowl trophy?

PATRICK HANSEN

Sports Writer

Super Bowl LIV will be held in beautiful Miami. We are now just days away from the one game that everyone tunes in to see. Whether your team is in the Super Bowl, a football diehard fan or just a commercial enthusiast, everyone will be watching this game on Feb 2. The matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers can be seen as a surprise to many different football fans as the 49ers were projected to have a three-win

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season and the Chiefs had concerns on whether Tyreek Hill would play this season, and of course the Patrick Mahomes injury scare. But both teams have overcome multiple obstacles to land in the biggest game of the year.

The San Francisco 49ers are aiming to become only the third team (along with the Patriots and Steelers) to claim their sixth Super Bowl title.

The 49ers’ last win came in 1995 and this will be their first appearance since falling to the Baltimore Ravens 34-31 back in 2013. Despite the recent

drought in San Francisco, the Niners are looking to reclaim a title.

On the other hand, the Kansas City Chiefs are making their first appearance in the Super Bowl in 50 years. The last time was when they defeated the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 in Super Bowl IV. This will also be coach Andy Reid’s second appearance in the championship game following his 2005 loss for the Eagles.

With both teams having everything to play for, the game should be one of the best games in recent history. Both teams have similar stats throughout the season, they both average upwards of 390 total offensive yards per game and allow under 90 rushing yards per game.

The story of the game will be the quarterback competition between Patrick Mahomes and Jimmy Garoppolo, as well as each team’s defense.

The Chiefs are the current favorites, according to the ESPN football power index, with a 64.8% chance of winning. The biggest challenge

of the game will be the ability of the 49ers defense. The 49ers will be looking to depend on Raheem Mostert to drive the ball down the field as he already has 278 rushing yards this postseason along with four touchdowns, with 220 yards and each of his four touchdowns coming in the win over the Packers. The weakness of the 49ers is looking to be Jimmy Garoppolo, as he has thrown for only 208 yards with one touchdown and one interception so far in the playoffs.

The defense for San Francisco, however, has been stunning while defending the run, but a little more shaky through the air. They have allowed just 83 rushing yards but allowed 422 passing yards through the first two games of the postseason.

For the Chiefs, the team is ready to be back in the Super Bowl conversation following their 50-year drought and if any Chiefs squad is good enough to win it all, this is the one. Kansas City possesses arguably the best quarter-

back in the league in Patrick Mahomes and the weapons he has around him on offense in Damien Williams, Travis Kelce, and Tyreek Hill Along with the strength of the offensive line it’s a no brainer as to why the Kansas City is favored in this game.

The biggest question surrounding the Chiefs in this game is how it will start out.

The previous two games have been miraculous comebacks for Chiefs, but the 49ers get dangerous when they get big leads.

The Chiefs will need to get the offense rolling early to come out with the win.

The defense for the Chiefs is seen by many as a worry for the Kansas City, but the defense has improved immensely since the start of the season, being able to hold the Texans pass game in the second half of the divisional round and shutting down Derrick Henry and the Titans run game in the conference championship.

Prediction: Chiefs beat 49ers 28-17.

SIERRA STEEN Managing Editor

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