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Panthers shut out Indiana State, 33-0
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The Panthers shut out the Indiana State Sycamores 33-0 on Thursday night while on the road in Terre Haute, Indiana. UNI was able to outlast the Sycamores with outstanding defensive play and a strong running game, rushing for over 200 total yards. The first quarter started off slowly, with just over eight minutes remaining
in the first quarter before Austin Errthum drilled a 46-yard field goal through the uprights to make the game 3-0 in favor of the Panthers. The field goal by the Panthers was the lone score of the quarter. Errthum kept it going in the second quarter of play, knocking down two more field goals, one from 31 yards and another from 20 yards, giving UNI a 9-0 advantage. The offense was able to put
together several solid drives of 67 and 78 yards, but were unable to get the ball into the end zone. The defense continued to stand firm and kept Indiana State scoreless as both teams headed to the locker room with the Panthers leading by nine. Running back Trevor Allen scored the first touchdown of the game in the third quarter with an 18-yard run. Allen tallied another touchdown run on an explosive
or on your way home from work!” The UNI Local Food Program, under the umbrella of the Center for Energy & Environmental Education, works to strengthen the local food economy in Iowa. One of the ways they achieve this is by connecting farmers to local markets. Vendors at the CHFM come from towns located around the Cedar Valley and sell a variety of products including seasonal produce, honey, baked goods, chicken, beef, eggs and sometimes lamb. One vendor present at the market on Sept. 27, Timeless Prairie Orchard, was selling
Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon apples grown using modern sustainable practices that include integrated pest management. Business-owners Susan and David Differding came to the farmers market from Winthrop, IA. Their ten-acre orchard has 6,000 trees with 23 apple varieties. Another CHFM vendor offered a large variety of vegetables, baked goods and jams. Adolphs’ Produce and Bakery owners, Ken and Carolyn Adolphs, operate their farm in Traer, IA. Junior marketing major Katie Payne is a frequent customer of the farmers market. “I love the variety of products, but above that, the ven-
eight play, 90-yard drive in the quarter. The Sycamores continued to struggle on offense as they failed to score in the third quarter. Errthum kept his leg hot, kicking a 24-yard field goal to earn the first points of the fourth quarter. UNI’s defense finished the game strong in the fourth, preserving the shutout and ending the game on 19-yard interception and touchdown from Duncan Ferch.
Allen led the offensive charge with 221 all-purpose yards, 180 of those coming on the ground with two touchdowns. Running back Marcus Weymiller managed to run a solid 90-yards, and quarterback Eli Dunne complimented him well, completing 16 passes for 218 yards. The UNI Panthers take on reigning national champions North Dakota State Bison on Saturday, Oct. 6 in the UNIDome. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
College Hill hosts weekly farmers market ALANNA BYRNES Staff Writer
Every Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m., local farmers and their products can be found on the corner of College Street and West 22nd Street. The College Hill Farmers Market (CHFM) has been running since June and will continue through October of this year. “[The market has] fresh, high-quality vegetables at a reasonable price located close within walking distance of campus,” said Jodie Huegerich, manager of the UNI Local Food Program. “Grab some veggies and other great items after class
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Every Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m., local farmers gather on the corner of College Street and West 22nd Street for the College Hill Farmers Market.
dors are so friendly and really take time to explain what measures went into growing
produce,” Payne said. See MARKET, page 5
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UNI ranked no. 2 midwest public school ANNA FLANDERS Staff Writer
UNI is ranked the second best public university in the midwest by the recently released 2019 U.S. News and World Report Best College Rankings. On the U.S. News and World Report’s list which accounts for both public and private institutions in the Midwest, UNI ranked number 25. “I think the top [reason for the rank] is the sense of community that we have on this campus,” said Student Body President Drew Stensland. “It’s hard to quantify; it’s hard to measure. But the fact [is] that if you pull aside the students and ask them, ‘What’s your favorite part about UNI?’ a lot of them end up saying it’s the community. It’s the ability to walk to class and know someone. It’s the ability to feel connected to professors, to administrators, to everyone really on campus. I’d say that’s a huge thing we have on our campus that not
necessarily other campuses have.” Peer assessment is one of the defining factors that decides how each institution ranks on the list. However, it only accounts 15 percent of the overall rank. The other factors that the U.S. News and World Report looks at include graduation and retention rates, faculty resources and financial resources, among others. Student Body Vice President Kristen Ahart agreed that UNI’s sense of community is one of its greatest assets. “We’d done a study when we were looking at renovating the Maucker Union,” said Ahart. “So, we brought in these architects and they went around doing surveys of faculty, staff, and students and asked them what their top three qualities that they’d assign to UNI were. [Students] all said ‘home,’ ‘community’—all of these heartfelt words. [The architects] said that out of the
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NISG confirms lower cabinet JOSHUA DAUSENER News Editor
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tomorrow. And that I think is truly engrained in the values of this institution. Data is great. Data is useful. But data informs. It doesn’t ground you. It’s people that grounds this institution.” Knudson believes that this ranking could aid in recruiting faculty. For those who pay attention to these college ranks, she believes the numbers two spot speaks volumes. Ahart, on the other hand, believes that the rank has the most impact on potential students who are unsure if they should attend UNI. “I think definitely looking at the change of how students are learning about institutions has switched to a little bit more personal research online,” Ahart said. “In my graduate school research, I’m looking at those rankings and looking at the research that’s been done on those institutions, so I think now more than anytime that’s really influencing the way students choose for sure.” Stensland said he is reminded about just how special UNI The Northern Iowan is published semi-weekly on Monday and Thursday during the academic year, except for holidays and examination periods, by the University of Northern Iowa, L011 Maucker Union, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0166 under the auspices of the Board of Student Publications. Advertising errors that are the fault of the Northern Iowan will be corrected at no cost to the advertiser only if the Northern Iowan office is notified within seven days of the original publication. Publisher reserves the right to refuse any advertisement at any time. The Northern Iowan is funded in part with student activity fees. A copy of the Northern Iowan grievance procedure is available at the Northern Iowan office, located at L011 Maucker Union. All material is © 2018 by the Northern Iowan and may not be used without permission.
is when he interacts with his counterparts from the other two public universities. He hears of the high regard UNI is held in from legislators and people all over Iowa. Despite the university’s high ranking, Stensland says that one of the great things about UNI is its refusal to be complacent. “We don’t do it for the ranking,” Stensland said. “The ranking is a result of what we’ve got here, which is awesome.” Over the last several years, the number one spot on the list has consistently gone to Truman State University. “Here’s purely my opinion[...] We could spend a lot of time and money trying to be number one. I’d rather spend our time and money on people,” Knudson said. “And if number one happens, great—because I don’t want to divert money to try to raise the numbers on things that they’re counting. I’d rather have the resources driven by institution of priorities and that is student success.” LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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OPINION
Is Kavanaugh the right choice? OCTOBER 1, 2018 |
JACK AVE
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LEAHY: Well, then, let’s go back to the incident. What is the strongest memory you have, the strongest memory of the incident, something that you cannot forget? Take whatever time you need. FORD: Indelible in the hippocampus is the laughter, the laugh — the uproarious laughter between the two, and their having fun at my expense. LEAHY: You’ve never forgotten that laughter. You’ve never forgotten them laughing at you.
-Senate Judiciary Committee, Sept. 27, 2018
Last Thursday, Christine Blasey Ford testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee alleging that the SCOTUS nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, sexually assaulted her during the summer of 1982. In Ford’s opening statement to the committee, she
states that, “I am here today not because I want to be. I am terrified. I am here because I believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while Brett Kavanaugh and I were in high school.” After reading her opening statement, Ford entertained questions from the twenty-one-person committee in five-minute increments, alternating between senators from both parties. Democrats rearticulated the same consistent message when questioning Ford: I believe you. This stands in contrast to the 1991 confirmation hearing of Judge Clarence Thomas, when Anita Hill spoke in front of the committee accusing now-Justice Thomas of sexual assault. During the hearing almost three decades ago, senators from both sides of the aisle seemed to put Hill ‘on trial,’ berating her with aggressive questions that shed doubt on her story. Republicans also made an attempt to appear less aggres-
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sive towards the accuser. The 11 Republican men of the committee deferred their questions for Ford to Rachel Mitchell, a prosecutor from Arizona who specializes in sex crimes. It appears that Mitchell may not be familiar with this back-and-forth format. Prosecutors in traditional cases have extended questioning periods to build momentum with a witness. Mitchell began the questioning period with Ford with a sympathetic message. Mitchell stated that, “I just wanted to tell you the — the first thing that struck me from your statement this morning was that you are terrified, and I just wanted to let you know I’m very sorry. That’s not right.” Mitchell began asking Ford about the process in which Senate Democrats obtained Ford’s initial letter claiming that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her. However, as soon as Mitchell seemed to get to a point, her five-minute time expired and her momentum was inter-
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Opinion columnist Jack Ave discusses the recent hearing of Christine Blasey Ford, who allegated that SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the summer of 1982.
rupted by Democrats praising Dr. Ford for coming forward. If you have not already, I implore you to watch the entire hearing with Dr. Ford and Judge Kavanaugh. Ford’s testimony is compelling, as she is open about what she does and does not remember. She answers every question to the best of her ability and her story resonates with millions of women and men. While it is hard for the average citizen to know every
detail from the summer of 1982, it is more important than ever for Americans to pay attention to this process. In the so-called “Year of the Woman” and in the middle of this political conundrum, we must ask ourselves who do we believe, who has the most to gain, and if Brett Kavanaugh is the right person to be appointed to this lifetime position. We must make this judgment ourselves. At least for me, I believe her.
America’s global leadership is threatened
Editors Note: This letter to the editor was submitted by Steve Corbin, UNI professor emeritus of marketing.
Of the 195 countries the United States interacts with, three countries are not fazed by President Trump’s rally against NATO, NAFTA, United Nations, the World Trade Organization, climate accord, Iran’s seven-nation nuclear agreement, TPP and imposed trade tariffs: China,
North Korea and Russia. These three countries house 21 percent of the world’s population. China maintains 90 percent of the population of those three bordering countries. China is the biggest exporter to the U.S. at $502 billion annually, and only imports $122 billion of American products. China should feel threatened by the litany of Trump’s unprecedented policies. Not so. Why?
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Steve Corbin, UNI professor emeritus of marketing, urges readers to elect leaders of all parties who will put the people before the party and protect freedom.
First, China, along with North Korea and Russia, are dictatorial led countries, interconnected by railways, seas, rivers, highways and airways. North Korea and Russia are heavily dependent upon China’s products, goods and services. Second, according to the International Monetary Fund, China makes up 19 percent of the world’s economic output. Third, based on GDP purchasing power parity, China has the world’s largest economy; the United States has fallen to third place. Fourth, China’s $8 trillion “Belt and Road Initiative” is a massive infrastructure project bringing together the economies of 76 countries from East Asia to Western Europe (60 percent of the world’s population) to accommodate free trade. Fifth, China has created a multinational development bank in cooperation with Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Australia. Sixth, China is the largest contributor to international peacekeeping efforts within the United Nations Security Council. Seventh, over six years ago China launched their “16+1” free trade project with several southern and eastern European states.
Eighth, China is working with the International Monetary Fund to make the renminbi a reserve currency alongside the dollar. Ninth, “Made in China 2025” is a massive strategic plan to increase Chinese made content of core materials to 70 percent by 2025, focusing on high-technology fields and becoming the major manufacturing power and a real existential threat to USA’s technological leadership. Tenth, China holds the largest amount ($1.18 trillion) of U.S. government bonds and public debt ($6.2 trillion). If China ever unloaded even a part of their hoard of American debt, it would send U.S. interest rates sky high. Eleventh, China is not flinching one iota with Trump’s trade tariff edict. Chinese officials are smart– tightening regulations and increasing inspections of the 430 U.S. businesses operating in China will make the climate less hospitable to the point that their CEOs will let Trump know his ill-advised trade tariff is greatly harming their profit-and-loss statement. Finally, and probably most telling of China’s increasing international prowess, is they have undergone a rapid military modernization, as has Russia, and dramatical-
ly expanded their naval fleet, projected to surpass the U.S.’s capacity by 2030. One-third of global maritime trade flows past China, North Korea and Russia borders. With China, North Korea and Russia maintaining power in the Pacific Ocean, East China Sea, South China Sea and Bering Sea, they, and not the USA, will be the more appealing partners for 195 countries to trade with one another and feel protected by China’s Navy. China, North Korea and Russia know they’ve got the United States over a barrel on multiple fronts. It’s abundantly clear the past two years of Trump’s authoritarian-isolationist-nationalism strategy runs counter to U.S. policy we’ve benefited from since 1776 and real financial damage is growing for individuals, families, entrepreneurs, small business owners and corporations. Dear fellow Americans: The international relations research-rich and factual-laden tea leaves are abundantly clear. It’s high time we replace our failed spineless legislators, of every political persuasion, with bold and globally educated leaders who will quit fighting with one another, put people before party and wisely protect our economic prosperity, let alone our freedom.
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‘A Simple Favor’ is simply average HUNTER FRIESEN Film Critic
Stephanie Smothers is a young woman who absolutely loves her job as a single mother of her young son. Her life consists of caring for him, volunteering at school and running a popular parenting vlog. At school, she meets Emily Nelson, the mother of her son’s best friend. Emily works a high-end job in the city and is glamorous, mysterious and powerful: everything Stephanie isn’t. The two become unlikely best friends — or so Stephanie thinks. One day, she gets a call from Emily, asking for “a simple favor.” The favor quickly gets out of hand, flipping Stephanie’s clean life upside down. A twisted game quickly starts to take shape, one that threatens to uncover layers of hidden secrets and dark desires. Directing: 3/5 “A Simple Favor” comes as the first drama for director Paul Feig, best known for comedies such as “Spy” and the 2016 version of “Ghostbusters.” Feig directs the first act impeccably. He sets up the plot with confidence by introducing us to the main characters, presenting their personalities and background but not in their entirety. Some details are intentionally omitted in order to build suspense. It works, keeping us on the edge of our seats. Unfortunately, the next two acts don’t go as well. Feig starts to lose control over his film and things get messy. The pacing slows way down, and important plot points are thrown at us left and right
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Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively star in “A Simple Favor,” directed by Paul Feig. The film was released on Sept. 14 and had a budget of 20 million dollars. Critics on Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an 84 percent rating.
until we can’t keep things straight. Feig also faces minor problems with the overall tone. The film doesn’t want to be taken too seriously as it mixes elements of both drama and comedy; however, the flipping between tones doesn’t feel as natural as it should. The third act especially suffers from this, as every plot detail is awkwardly mashed together in an overly comedic way that just feels off. Writing: 3/5 Adapted from the 2017 novel of the same name by Darcey Bell, the writing for “A Simple Favor” fares well overall albeit with some bumps along the way. The first act introduces a strong premise with interest-
ing characters. The conversations between Stephanie and Emily are whip-smart as each character tries to understand the other. Similar to the directing, the writing for the next two acts doesn’t sustain the same level of mystery as the first. Things start to get a little too preposterous too quickly. Characters lose their edge and become carbon copies of what we’ve seen before in other films. The latter half of the film also contains an overabundance of clichés that undermine all the good material that had been set up in the beginning. None of them will be mentioned for the sake of spoilers, but it’s underwhelming and comes off as predict-
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able and disappointing. Acting: 3/5 Anna Kendrick does pretty solid work as Stephanie Smothers. She plays the “young mom” type quite well and provides a lot of good material for the comedic bits. Her one struggle is that when the film starts to grow darker, she’s not entirely believable as a character with a bad side. Blake Lively’s portrayal of Emily Nelson shares the same problem as Kendrick. Lively excels early on as her confidence brings an aura of mystery to her character. By the film’s end, however, she loses what made her so good and her performance becomes more one-note. Fresh from his breakout role as Nick Young in “Crazy
Rich Asians,” Henry Golding stars as Sean Townsend, Emily’s husband. Golding delivers the same charm from his previous role, but this time with more edge to it. He fares all right but is constantly overshadowed by the two leading ladies. Overall: 3/5 “A Simple Favor” can be loosely branded as a campier and lower quality version of “Gone Girl.” It contains one of the best opening acts of the year, but also some of the biggest mistakes and wasted potential. Overall, “A Simple Favor” is an average film, but serves up enough mystery and thrills to warrant a viewing.
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Chloé Hilliard delivers laughs at CAB show ADRIANA MIENE Staff Writer
Comedian Chloé Hilliard performed at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27 in the central ballroom of Maucker Union. The event was organized by UNI’s Campus Activities Board (CAB). According to CAB member Isaiah Finan, CAB booked Hilliard — self-described as a six-foot-oneinch tall comedian with a signature afro and an even bigger personality — in April of last year. O r i g i n a l ly from Brooklyn, NY, Hilliard’s roots in the big city as well as her experiences growing up in a Hasidic Jewish neighborhood provided material for her show. The performance was a mix of Hilliard interacting with the crowd and sharing her life experiences as a woman of color. One running joke throughout the evening focused on the outdated idea of baking a cake from scratch in order to find a man with whom to settle down. As a comedian, Hilliard travels frequently. A section of her show addressed her experiences in airports and new towns. She had the crowd laughing with quips about the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and jokes on return-
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According to Huegerich, the CHFM offers a rewards program where farmers market shoppers are able to receive discounts at College Hill businesses. Those interested in the program can stop by the CHFM informational tent during the market. The CHFM also gives back to the community in other ways. At the end of
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Students pose with comedian Chloé Hilliard, who performed at a CAB-sponsored event in the Maucker Union on Thursday evening.
ing to New York and feeling like it’s the boyfriend you want to leave, but just can’t quite bring yourself to. Hilliard hasn’t always been a comedian. According to her website, she started her career as a culture and entertainments journalist and has written for “The Village Voice,” “Essence,” “Vibe,” “King” and “The Source.” Hilliard has also appeared on CNN Headline News, ABC News,
Our World with Black Enterprise and C-SPAN, later making her national TV debut on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.” Since then, Hilliard has appeared on AXSTV’s “Gotham Comedy Live,” Comedy Central’s “The Nightly Show,” Tru TV’s “Almost Genius” and MTV’s “Acting Out.” “I wanted to go into broadcast jour nalism,” Hilliard said. “I was a jour-
every market, the Northeast Iowa Food Bank arrives to pick up donations from vendors and customers interested in donating canned goods. Aside from going to the CHFM, people can also support local farmers during the 2018 Farm Crawl hosted by the UNI Local Food Program. The crawl is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 7 from 12 to 5 p.m. “Learn how farmers grow your food and manage their farms,” said the Farm Crawl
website. “Visit one or all of these farms in any order. The more farms you visit the more chances you have to win prizes! Also, purchase local food available at some locations and earn another chance to win prizes!” To learn more about the 2018 Farm Crawl, students can visit ceee.uni.edu/ localfood. More information about the CHFM can be found on their Facebook page or at collegehillfarmmarket.org.
Panther|Preview family feud hosted by black student union
L’HistoIre du soldat (the soldier’s tale)
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nalist for many years and then I decided I wanted to transition into television, so I took a stand-up writing class.” According to Hilliard, she wanted to use her skills from the class to enhance her lifestyle reporting with quick-witted responses. Hilliard later said that she fell in love with standup after she performed at the end of her six-week course, and she has been
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doing comedy for the past eight years. However, she didn’t start performing regularly right away. “It took about three and a half years [before I started touring],” Hilliard said. Throughout the past five years of touring, Hilliard has been to Iowa several times. She uses the Nebraska-Iowa rivalry as ammunition in her show whenever she is in either state.
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Panthers picked third in MVC preseason poll JOEL WAUTERS
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Last summer, Nick Lakin was hired to lead the UNI women’s swimming and diving team after Doug Humphrey left to coach at South Dakota State. Now entering his second season at the helm, Lakin looks to build off his first season as the Panthers head coach after a successful 2017-2018 campaign. “We’re really excited,” Lakin said. “We’ve had some people make some big progress over the last year, and we’re excited to implement them and get them into some positions to make a difference.” The purple and gold ended last season with a narrow third place at the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) championship meet in Iowa City, edging out the Indiana State Sycamores by 10.5 points. Returning for UNI this season is a group of stellar All-MVC competitors, including Katie Taylor, who took home conference championships in the 200 and 400 yard individual medley (IM) and earned an NCAA B cut time in the 400 IM. Also returning for the Panthers is Kylie Engstrom, who set the UNI school record in the 1650 freestyle en route to a conference title
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UNI swimmers launch from the starting blocks during last season’s MVC Championship meet in Iowa City. The Panthers finished third at the meet under first year head coach Nick Lakin.
in the event, and sprinter Crystal Florman, who took first in the 50 freestyle at the MVC Championships in 2017 and reset the UNI and MVC record for the 100 butterfly. The Panthers also welcome a strong freshman class to their team, one that Coach Lakin is eager to work with. “All the way across the board they’ve been doing a really good job in exceeding some of our expectations
coming in,” he says. “Alivia Soares looks great and Sam Galvin has been doing an outstanding job in training. Courtney Schaefferand Lauren (Vilims) have also done a great job. They’ve filled in our board and are really making a difference in the practices already.” In the diving well, the Panthers return with a solid lineup set to take the leap on the one and three meter springboards. Senior Alyssa Dueso leads the pack
after a fifth place finish at the MVC Championships last season scoring 221.70. Sophomores Izzy Bunchek, Mary Kate Ferlmann and Jayden Lovellalso return as the Panthers look to make a lasting impact on the boards. Two UNI alumni, Michael Hagensick and Bethany Hovland, also join the team as coaches this year. Hagensick coached locally with the Black Hawk Area Swim Team as well as the high school teams for both
Waterloo West and Cedar Falls. Hovland returns to UNI where she competed as a diver from 2009-2013, where she won the 2011 MVC onemeter springboard title, the only UNI diver to win a conference diving crown. The Panthers were selected to finish in third place again this season in the MVC preseason poll behind unanimous favorite Missouri State and second place Southern Illinois, whom both finished ahead of UNI at last season’s championship meet. Looking towards a new year of competition, Lakin said he feels confident his team can make an impact. “We got a really good group coming back a quite a few All-MVC performers,” Lakin said.. “So, we’re looking forward to getting rolling and get a good first test at UNO and against Nebraska and really see where we’re at.” UNI will open the season on Oct. 5 and 6 with backto-back dual meets at the University of NebraskaOmaha and against the Nebraska Cornhuskers respectively. The Panthers will host their first home meet on Friday, Oct. 13 against the South Dakota State, Western Illinois and Valparaiso. The 2019 MVC Championships will be held Feb. 20-23 in Columbia, Missouri.
OPINION
Mahomes and Fitzpatrick: The hot hands in the NFL JERRIUS CAMPBELL Sports Writer
After three weeks of football, Patrick Mahomes and Ryan Fitzpatrick are dominating the league at the quarterback position. Mahomes made his way from true freshman starter at Texas Tech to being drafted tenth overall in the 2017 draft. Now as a starting quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, he has met all the expectations in his second year in the league. The second-year star took over for Alex Smith after a trade sent Smith to Washington for defensive back Kendall Fuller. Mahomes has carried the Chiefs to three straight wins with the league’s best quarterback rating (QBR) at 90.3. In his first game, Mahomes scored four passing touchdowns against the Los Angeles Chargers defense and ended the game with 256 passing yards. In game two versus the Pittsburgh Steelers, Mahomes completed 23
of 28 pass attempts and peaked at his highest QBR this season with a 97.3, and threw for six touchdowns, leading the Chiefs to victory, 42-37. In his last showing, the Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 38-27. Mahomes threw for 314 yards and completed24 passes as the Chiefs cruised to their third win of the season. Mahomes has made an incredible impact on the Chiefs offense, and leads the league in touchdowns with 13, setting the league record for most touchdown passes by a quarterback through the first three games of the season. Let’s not forget veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick and his new role as starting quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after starter Jameis Winston was suspended for violation of personal conduct. The three-game suspension ends after week three but the big question remains: Who will be the starter in Tampa Bay for the remainder of the season? Jameis Winston came
off a season where he had just over 60 percent in completion percentage and seems a little shaky down the stretch. Fitzpatrick on the other hand has been hot for the Bucaneers and looks to continue his dominance into week four. He currently sits second in QBR at 83.3 and second in passing touchdowns with 11. Fitzpatrick has thrown for over 400 yards in each of his 3 games, a first in the NFL. It seems that Fitzpatrick has made a major impact on the Buccaneers offense and he should remain the starter over Winston. From the outside in, it looks as if the entire team has bought into Fitzpatrick’s system and his style of play. Just in the few games, the team’s chemistry has improved following big games by Fitzpatrick. With big name receivers DeSean Jackson and Mike Evans, the Buccaneers may be a force to be reckoned with in the National Football Conference’s (NFC) South division. As the season moves forward, the NFC South looks to be one of the toughest
divisions in football. The Carolina Panthers are on the move to become a super bowl contender out of the NFC. Carolina signed safety Eric Reid to a one-year deal after he filed a grievance against the NFL for his controversial acts of kneeling alongside Colin Kaepernick during the national anthem. This new addition to the Panthers may give that defense the strength it needs in secondary to succeed. The NFL season is in full swing and there is much more to look forward to. The most dynamic wide receiver combo in the league has to be the Vikings wide outs, Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen. The undrafted tight end Thielen has proved to himself as well as Diggs that he is a force on the Vikings offense. The product of Minnesota State-Mankato leads the league receptions at 32 and 473 receiving yards. With the Vikings being in the same division as the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions, it will be interesting to see who takes the throne in the NFC North.
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