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Panthers send Coyotes running, 42-28
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EMMETT LYNCH Sports Writer
The Panthers are back on the prowl after a tiring loss to top ranked rival North Dakota State Bison a week ago in the UNI-Dome. UNI pummeled the South Dakota Coyotes on Saturday night by a score of 42-28 in Vermillion, South Dakota.
The Panthers football team was forced to get back on the road after falling behind the Bison a week earlier. The Panther offense attempted to maintain their rhythm after putting up over 400 yards of total offense in shutouts against Hampton and Indiana State earlier this season. UNI’s greatest weapon on offense was their passing game.
The purple and gold racked up 466 yards of offense with 362 of those yards coming through the air in the win. UNI looked to resurrect their offensive dominance and pick up another win against a challenging Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) foe. This matchup against South Dakota began as a nail-biter with both teams playing
solid defense and putting up 27 points through the first 29 minutes of play. With 58 seconds remaining in the second quarter, South Dakota’s Wesley Eliodor fumbled the ball and it was picked up by Alphonso Soko and returned to the Coyotes four-yard line. The Panther offense took advantage of the excellent field possession and quarterback Eli
Dunne snuck the ball into the end zone to give UNI a 21-13 lead at half. Late in the third quarter, the Coyotes tied the game at 21. Dunne quickly responded with a 21-yard touchdown pass to tight end Briley Moore with 42 seconds left to play in the third quarter. See FOOTBALL, page 6
Suicide awareness event sends silence packing PEYTON HUSMANN Staff Writer
Backpacks lined the walls inside Maucker Union on Thursday, Oct. 11 as the nationally touring “Send Silence Packing” event came to UNI. The event displayed over 1,100 backpacks, representing the average number of college students who take their own lives each year. In addition to the backpacks, tables also lined the walls of the Union during the event. Each had its own specific purpose, but all had the common goal of helping UNI students learn how they can prevent suicide. The event was sponsored by Active Minds, the UNI Counseling Center, Lambda Theta Phi, To Write Love on Her Arms. “It’s that first step for so many people to really grasp the understanding of the scope of the issue, what’s going on,” said Brian Nissen, suicide preven-
tion educator at the UNI Counseling Center. This is the first year “Send Silence Packing” has visited UNI. Nissen stressed the importance of the visit, knowing it would spark meaningful conversations. “Being able to recognize that this is something that we need to talk [about]; it’s okay to talk about it,” Nissen said. “It’s extremely important in regards to changing the culture and talking about mental health and suicide on campus.” Many of the backpacks featured personal stories shared about college students who took their own lives. One story told was that of Jaclyn Wulf, who took her life at the age of 19. According to her backpack, Wulf was passionate about studying psychology. She wanted to learn more about the disease that had impacted her family in many ways and learn what she could do
to help herself. Another backpack told the story of Laurie Boncimino, who committed suicide at the age of 20. Boncimino invested herself fully in compassion ministry, working as a missionary in Mexico where she served the homeless. She was the kind of woman that everyone loved, the type overshadowed by the bold beauty of her character. “Maybe it’s not so scary or taboo to talk about suicide once we realize that we’ve all, in some shape or form, been touched by suicide,” Nissen said. Nissen wanted students to realize it is okay to talk about mental health and suicide, and to reach out to people who are struggling. He emphasized that mental health issues are very common, and avoiding the issue puts people who are in a mental health crisis in difficult situations. See AWARENESS, page 5
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