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DERECHO RELIEF

GREEK TO ME

MVC RANKINGS

NEWS PAGE 2

CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 4

SPORTS PAGE 6

UNI students host virtual 5K for Cedar Rapids derecho relief.

TheatreUNI students adapt to challenges and transition to a digital production.

The MVC released preseason poll with the Panthers picked to finish third.

UNI honors student killed in accident EMMA’LE MAAS

Executive Editor

On the evening of Monday, Oct. 14, music filled Lawther

Field at 7:30 p.m. in a memorial service for Isaac Roerig, a first-year UNI student who was killed Friday, Oct. 9 after being struck by a semi while

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Isaac Roerig’s family stood around his decorated drum during the memorial service Monday night.

outside of his car on Highway 20 near the Hudson Road overpass.

Students, staff, community members, friends and relatives gathered to pay their respects and speak about Roerig, who had only begun his journey at UNI eight weeks prior.

The 19-year-old from Sioux City, Iowa was a music education major and was involved in multiple organizations through the UNI School of Music, including symphonic band, UNI Choirs and the Panther Marching Band (PMB).

Dr. Jeffrey Funderburk, chair of the department of music education, spoke about the loss of Roerig to the music community on campus.

“We will cherish the memory of our colleague Isaac, the talented and gifted musician who would have undoubtedly made a terrific educator,” he said.

He then introduced the band and choir in attendance before they played “UNI Alma Mater” on the dark field.

The drumline, of which Roerig was a member, also

played at the service in honor of their fallen comrade. During their sequence, however, there were noticeable silences and pauses. Assistant professor of music and associate director of bands Justin Mertz explained that this was because in percussion each instrument has a key part, so the pauses were points in which Roerig’s part would be prominent.

Junior interactive digital studies major and drumline member Kane Olsen said Roerig’s absence has had an impact on the drumline beyond just silences within the music.

“We’re a family in the drumline, and it’s kind of incredible how one person can change everyone within it,” he said. “Having that one piece gone now is just really taking an impact on us.”

Roerig’s drum was lit up and surrounded by f lowers, letters and a photo of himself in drumline attire in the middle of the field.

His father, brother, aunt and grandmother stood around it during the service, clutching

each other as the evening progressed.

Following the performances by the music students, the crowd were encouraged to come up to the microphone to speak on Roerig’s behalf, and many took the opportunity.

Freshmen Maddie and Sara, who grew up with Roerig and graduated from the same high school, spoke about his impact on their own lives.

“If you ever knew him, or knew of him, you knew he was just a ray of sunshine, positive, energetic, always caring no matter what type of guy,” Maddie said. “One who loved with all of his heart, no matter what. No matter how busy he was, how stressed he was, he had his priorities straight and knew he wanted to love.”

Sara followed, choking up as she spoke.

“He was always there for everyone, and very easy to talk to,” she said. “You would always feel comfortable and loved when you were around him.”

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Students for Life: Court upholds Senate decision ELIZABETH KELSEY News Editor

Following an appeal after NISG senators denied a student organization the right to register, the NISG Supreme Court has upheld the Senate’s initial decision.

During the Oct. 7 meeting of NISG, senators denied the request of UNI Students for Life, an affiliate of the national pro-life group Students for Life, to be allowed to form a student organization at UNI. After this decision, UNI Students for Life filed a complaint to the NISG Supreme Court on Oct. 12, and a hearing was held Wednesday, Oct. 14.

During the hearing, the NISG Legislative Branch pled guilty to violating university policy by having denied UNI Students for Life

the right to form a student organization.

Sophia Schuster, a sophomore history education major and representative of UNI Students for Life, described the hearing as “really short.”

“It was nice and quick and easy and painless,” she said.

“I wasn’t surprised that they pled guilty.”

However, following the trial, the Court ruled that the Senate correctly chose to deny UNI Students for Life status as a registered student organization.

Justice Autumn Lauen delivered the opinion of the court, joined by Justices Yadira Guzman, Kimberly Cavalier, Lennon Janes and Anna Peterzalek. They held that University Policy 3.10 calls upon NISG to register “any student organization formed in good faith

for a lawful purpose,” but that the UNI Students For Life constitution was “vague” and “allowing for open interpretation” as to the group’s intentions.

“The good faith that is needed by the deciding party, which in this case is the NISG Senate, to establish UNI Students For Life as a student organization is therefore lacking in evidence of being an equitable, just, and welcoming student organization for our students and community found on campus of the University of Northern Iowa,” they wrote in the official court opinion posted to the NISG Facebook page.

The majority further held that UNI Students for Life “has the potential to create a hostile environment on the University Campus,” putting them in violation

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The NISG Supreme Court voted Wednesday evening to uphold a Senate ruling to deny UNI Students for Life the right to form a student organization.

of University Policy 13.02 §14(C)i: Discriminatory Harassment.

They argued that the fact that the organization intends to use a Regional Coordinator to advertise their chapter directly links the UNI Students For Life chapter to

the national Students For Life organization, and that the national chapter’s views violate this University Policy by “openly disregard(ing) the rights of women and other subsequent groups.”

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Virtual 5K supports derecho relief complete their 5K whenever and however they like, then send a 30 second video to Panthers4derecho@gmail. com by Oct. 31 explaining why they chose to participate in the fundraiser.

Participants can fundraise by having friends or family sponsor them for the 5K, since registration for the event is free. Prizes will be awarded to the top three participants who raise the most money.

Finan, one of the students in charge of the event, said that the funds are being raised for “low-income families that are still suffering from the effects of the derecho.”

All funds raised will be donated straight to Linn County’s disaster relief program in order to aid with the costs accumulated by the storm to help families in need and to address other areas of the community that are still seeing effects from the storm.

The virtual event itself will be held Nov. 7. The event will feature videos from participants, information from the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation and, finally, the announcement of the three prize winners and grand total.

When asked why the three students wanted to participate in the event, it was clear this was more than just a

Davenport native Remley said the project also meant a lot to her and her own life.

“It makes me feel happy to know that my classmates and I want to help out these people, even if it’s just a little,” she wrote. “I’ve always had a passion for helping people, and I’m very proud to be a leader in planning this fundraiser.”

Dr. Gayle Pohl admires the students’ choice for their class project.

“They saw a need and wanted to fill that need with their skills,” said Pohl. “Never will I downplay societal compassion and never will I stop students, from running to help those needs. That is what our profession is all about.

We problem-solve with various strategic plans and techniques.”

The virtual 5K event will take place on Nov. 7.

Those interested can search “Panther 5K Derecho Relief HANNAH ZWANZIGER/Courtesy Photo Run” on Facebook to learn Many Iowa communities suffered damage during the derecho in August. UNI students have organized a virtual 5K to raise money for derecho relief efforts. more or register for the event.

For those who are not interclass project. They all agreed cho itself,” said Finan. “For ested in running in the virtual that they wanted to help both us, this event is more than a race, another way to help is by the Iowa and UNI communi- fundraiser. It is bringing the donating at gcrcf.org/donors/ ties as much as they could in Panther community together ways-give/donate-now under to show that we care, and the Disaster Recovery Fund their time of need.

“Many UNI students are that we want to make a differ- tab. Add “Panther 5K” to the either from the Cedar Rapids ence. We hope to offer needed honorarium section of your area or know someone who assistance to the victims of donation. was impacted by the dere- the storm through our event.”

“The national chapter for Students For Life does not uphold the morals/standards nor policies when it comes to equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice that are found here at the University of Northern Iowa,” they wrote.

However, Justices Emily Loomis and Shawn Burrage joined Chief Justice Bekah Bass in a dissenting opinion. They argued that not only had the Legislative Branch already pled guilty, the court majority had “predicted actions” on the part of UNI Students for Life which

“go far beyond the scope of this case.”

“By silencing a group of students who have shown no interest or indication of harming others, the NISG Senate and the Supreme Court majority are robbing these students of their fundamental right to speak freely and assemble as a group,” they wrote.

Loomis, Burrage and Bass also noted that the UNI Students for Life constitution had been sent to the Senate with unanimous approval from the Organization and Finance Committee, several members of which then voted to deny the bill in the general Senate meet-

ing.

“Four of the eleven NISG senators who eventually voted to deny UNI Students for Life’s registration voted to approve the organization within the Organization and Finance Committee,” they wrote. “What changed in the day between the Organization and Finance Committee meeting on October 6, 2020 and the NISG Senate meeting on October 7, 2020?”

They further argued that University Policy 13.02 §14(C) i is not in fact within the jurisdiction of the NISG Supreme Court and is not applicable to the situation.

“The majority is using this policy to justify preventing the registration of a student organization when the policy is meant to address discriminatory harassment,” reads the dissenting opinion. “UNI Students for Life has done nothing to justify the allegation of harassment.”

Schuster expressed her gratitude to the justices who offered the dissenting opinion.

“I just have to thank them for standing up for me and my group,” she said. “If they hadn’t, no one would have.”

She said that she was not satisfied with the reasoning behind the majority decision.

“It did not seem grounded

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ABIGAIL KRAFT Staff Writer

On Aug. 10, a derecho swept through Iowa that caused large amounts of damage all across the state.

Families were left with severe damage to their homes, communities were destroyed and people were left without running water or electricity for days on end. For many, this storm left lasting effects on their hometowns that are still facing the recovery process.

As communities continue to heal from the storm, a group of UNI students have searched for ways they can help with the disaster relief.

Public relations: event planning majors Isaiah Finan, Kassie Remley and Haley Toepfer are among a group of Dr. Gayle Pohl’s special events planning students that have been finding ways to raise money for the cause.

The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation has partnered with this group of students to host a virtual “Panther 5K Derecho Relief Run.” The fundraiser will raise money to help the Cedar Rapids community heal from the damage that occurred in August.

Those interested in participating in the virtual run can

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in any sort of actual rules, and I think once again they’re just trying to silence someone they disagree with, and as someone in power, that’s not their job,” she said. “Once again, I think student government has failed.”

According to Bass, UNI Students for Life has the opportunity to appeal the decision to the President of the University or his designee.

During a phone interview Wednesday night, Schuster said she was already working on the appeal.

“I thought everything was over and done with, I thought everything was resolved, and I guess it wasn’t,” she said.

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Dress codes are an attack on girls DANI GOEDKEN

Opinion Columnist

At my Catholic high school, the dress code was very different for girls and for boys. I, a cis-gendered female, was not allowed to wear shorts, but the boys were. We had the exception of skirts but never shorts.

Boys could wear swimsuits on beach day, but the girls couldn’t wear shorts on beach day.

Every day I put on my uniform I was reminded of the fact that my body wasn’t in my control. Every day my school dictated what I wore and how I wore it. I couldn’t decide to be comfortable because comfortable broke the rules. Not only did wearing a uniform restrict me, the restrictions on my uniform were worse.

Boys could get away with a lot, but the girls never could.

This isn’t just one story.

The same story is told by girls all over the country.

And it’s not only Catholic schools. Public schools have similar rules and don’t allow girls to truly express them-

selves.

We talk about empowering women and we talk about women being in control of their bodies. No one ever talks about dress codes.

Dress codes teach girls to cover themselves up. They teach girls that their bodies are something to be ashamed of and that it needs to stay hidden. It is not OK to force that on a child. Children need room to grow and to explore themselves.

Girls are told that their bodies are distracting to men, but men are never told to stop looking at girls.

My teachers should not be uncomfortable by my shoulders. My teacher should not look at me as a sex object.

Rather than teaching girls to hide themselves and be ashamed, maybe we should start teaching men to treat women with respect and not see them as sex objects.

People would rather have girls taken out of class than have them wearing a skirt that’s too short. They are prioritizing men’s education to women’s education. In this case a man’s comfort is more important than a

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Opinion Columnist Dani Goedken recounts her own experience with school uniforms and how they suppress young girls.

woman’s education. It is time we start teaching girls that their education is just as important as their male counterparts.

This goes beyond binary terms of men and women.

We know that not everyone fits perfectly into those two categories. Students who don’t dress like their assigned sex is supposed to

dress are also at risk for being dress coded. They are told that they can’t be themselves. How someone chooses to express themselves should not be up for debate or punishment.

My uniform was made to restrict me. My uniform told me that I need to be ashamed of my body I need to hide my body. It taught

me that men’s education and men’s comfort is more important than my education and my comfort.

So, what are you going to do? Are you going to stand by and let young girls and boys be forced into these boxes, or are you going to stand up against dress codes and start the conversation to end them?

Where is UNI’s international media club?

TYLER MONTGOMERY

Opinion Columnist

Browsing through all of the campus student organization opportunities, nowhere did an international media club appear. Netflix is creating a larger international catalog, and they are also purchasing more international content to stream, so where is the conversation about the eventual rise of international media?

In 16 other countries, they have produced around 100 shows within the last four years. Those would be considered non-English speaking scripts and shows that would require most American citizens to read subtitles. Not including all the films that Netflix produces, it’s easily over one hundred international films.

Why is there no international media club?

Thus, I believe it’s important that somebody on campus starts one. There are several reasons to start an organization. The first one is obvious; an international club presents the opportunity to bring every-

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Tyler Montgomery expresses the need for a club at UNI that examines foreign media from all over the globe.

one together. A film can teach the individual or a large audience a tremendous amount of information on culture. Seeing how other humans interact, their comedy, tragedy, joy, sorrow and pleasure, what is eventually discovered is that yes, there will some differences, but in the end humans have much in common.

You could discover a new culture. After watching,

“Season of the Devil,” a film directed by Lav Dezi, the discovery of the history of martial law in the Philippines was intriguing to me. Not having any previous knowledge in that area, my research was inevitable.

The film also lead me to the discovery of the “slow cinema movement.” Slow cinema are films that are over four hours in length and “Season of the Devil”

is a four-hour long musical.

Yes, four hours does sound strange to an American, but the pacing of the film makes it work.

Unfortunately, there is nowhere to go locally in this area and talk about the treasures that have been unearthed in international movies. The real reason to create an international media club is to start friendships. An organization

is more than just its title.

People can go to the location of the organization and have other conversations about international media.

What new shows, directors, artists (Yes, artists cover a large assembly of people/ titles, but let’s just keep it to painters and non-digital creators for this topic), musicians and other content creators are out there to explore. An international media club would start several fiery conversations on these topics.

Americans could learn what local shows that a country such as South Korea has to offer. They would also be informed of what the Netflix shows get wrong and right, or of history of that said country, movements, current social problems or other issues at hand. They could also be introduced to an amazing new comedy.

There are endless possibilities for conversations and new educational adventures in these movies; if you just want to do something different on that night, it’s a good opportunity to learn something new.

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Theatre Department directing ‘It’s Greek to Me’ LAUREN MCGUILL Staff Writer

Last semester, UNI’s theatre department was practicing their performance of “Antigone,” one of Sophocles’ famous plays. “Antigone” was to be performed in the fall 2020 semester. However, after COVID-19 sent students home, the theatre department realized the play would not be ready in time for next semester. UNI theatre assistant professor Amy Osatinski, along with her students and other members of the department, began to brainstorm new ideas for their fall performance.

“As the summer progressed, we realized that is not going to happen,” said Osatinski. “We were not able to get the rights to the original production of ‘Antigone’ we had planned. Then we explored the possibility of writing our own adaptation of ‘Antigone,’ but really we just were not going to be able to get that ready in time. So we came to the idea, ‘let’s spend some time looking about Greek theatre, learning about Greek theatre with the students who were in the cast and then having the students respond to Greek theatre.’

So it transitioned from a live production to a digital production.”

The film, titled “It’s Greek to Me,” consists of two parts. Each student will perform a Greek piece of their choosing then perform a personal response to it. Some students chose to work together while others preferred to work on their own and perform monologues. Some even chose to perform a song.

With the switch to a digital production, the department now had to find a way to edit and film “It’s Greek to Me” on top of writing and performing. The theatre department reached out to the Department of Communication and Media to see if they would be interested to collaborate.

Associate professor of digital media Philip Hopper and his Advanced Digital Media Production Documentary students class agreed. They are not only filming the production, but are also working on a documentary which will air on the CFU cable channel at a future date which has yet to be determined.

The film itself is scheduled to be released in Nov., but there is no

set date. Tickets will be available to purchase through UNItix and will be streamed online.

Theatre students are ecstatic for the film to be released, but they also had a lot of adjusting to do while preparing to perform though a camera lens instead of live.

“I think there was a period of mourning,” said Osantiski. “It has been tough. One of the things students love about theatre is this idea of being together, performing a show together. There is a large social aspect to it, and it has been kind of missing. Our only times when we have all been together have been on Zoom.”

She continued, “We started the process on Zoom, then we moved to socially-distanced masked rehearsals with only me and one or two students.

Having a film crew with us makes it feel like we are shooting a big time movie, which is a great experience for those who want to go be actors when they are done with school.”

For more information on the film and other theater productions, visit Theatre UNI at StrayerWood on Facebook or contact Amy Osantiski at amy.osatinski@uni.edu.

THEATREUNI/Courtesy Photo UNI’s theatre department is collaborating with the Department of Communications and Media to produce “It’s Greek to Me,” scheduled for a Nov. release.

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Roerig’s roommate, Lucas, also spoke to the crowd.

“He was like a brother to me,” he said. “He listened to me. He was always there.”

Lucas also mentioned Roerig’s impact on his own life.

“He taught me to find my passion,” he said. “He always followed his rigorously. There was no holding back from Isaac. He was forward thinking and always worked hard at what he loved, and it pushes me to be like that, in my future. To never hold anything back, and to chase my passions and what I am called to do in life.”

Roerig’s father Todd, who was a stay-at-home father for most of Roerig’s life, also came forward to the microphone to talk about Roerig’s immediate love for and connection to UNI. He emphasized his gratitude towards everyone during this difficult time.

“I know that he made

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Family members and students gather at Lawther Field on Monday, Oct. 12 to celebrate the life of UNI student Isaac Roerig.

the right choice when he came to UNI,” he said.

“Even though some of you never knew him, or some of you maybe never spoke to him, or maybe you talked every day, I just want to express my gratitude to you for showing up and welcoming him into your community and for being there for him.”

Vice President of Student Affairs Paula Knudson said that although

Roerig was only a UNI student for a brief time, his impact was still significant.

“He made connections; he made relationships; he brought joy to our community through his heart, through his talents, through all of you,” she said.

She urged the crowd to seek help in navigating the loss.

Students and staff

may call the Counseling Center at (319) 273-2676 at any time and press #2 to speak with a counselor on the phone, or utilize the Counseling Center from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Dean of Students staff are also available to support students who need assistance in balancing grief, academic and other personal obligations.

Knudson support-

ed those who spoke and encouraged others to remain close to each other in this difficult time, while still keeping safe during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

“We need nothing more than to be connected to one another, but we can do it in a safe way,” she said. “Give each other the space, give each other the love, the support, the ability to cry, the ability to be angry.”

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Sandler’s ‘Hubie Halloween’ could be worse HIUNTER FRIESEN Film Critic

Last year, Adam Sandler said that if he did not win an Oscar for his role as Howard Ratner in the Safdie brother’s film “Uncut Gems,” he would then make the worst movie of his career on purpose. It was a bold claim to make, especially considering Sandler is the one responsible for “Jack and Jill” and “Pixels,” two movies that almost made me quit watching movies altogether.

Oscar nomination morning came in Jan., and Sandler’s name was not called when they announced the Best Actor lineup. I gasped and immediately checked Sandler’s IMDb page and noticed that he had a new movie called “Hubie Halloween” that would premiere Oct. 7. I knew that day would be the day of reckoning, the day Sandler would take his revenge on all of us.

Oct. 7 arrived, and “Hubie Halloween” premiered on Netflix as promised. To my surprise, the movie was only passably bad and not the ungodly abomination we were led to believe.

“Hubie Halloween” takes place over the spookiest month of the year in Salem, MA. Hubie Dubois (Sandler) is the town’s self-appointed Halloween safety monitor. Because of his overall demeanor and lack of style, Hubie

is the most bullied person in town. But this year’s Halloween will be like no other, as a mental patient has escaped from the local lockup. Throughout the night, town residents are disappearing one-by-one.

Like all underdog stories, it is up to Hubie to save Halloween. As always, there is a love interest that is way out of his league that he will attempt to win over.

If you are familiar with Sandler’s filmography, you will notice that the cast is stacked with the usual crowd of Sandler’s buddies and Saturday Night Live alums. Kevin James, Rob Schneider, Steve Buscemi, June Squibb, Tim Meadows, Maya Rudolph, Julie Bowen and Shaquille O’Neal round out the supporting cast here.

Trying to fit all these characters and give them their own little moments makes “Hubie Halloween” a tiresome experience.

Even at 102-minutes (with 15 of those minutes for the credits), much of the runtime feels padded to make way for one-note gags about physical deformities and poop and pee jokes. At least there is not the casual racism and sexism that Sandler used to parade around in his movies. He is growing up, just really, really slowly.

What has not grown up is Sandler’s schtick.

Like Will Ferrell and Jim Carrey, Sandler’s brand of humor does not age

well once you pass the age of 20. It also does not help that Sandler is now 54-years-old and has been playing the same character for nearly four decades.

Hubie Dubois is a near replication of Sandler’s role as Bobby Boucher from 1998’s “The Waterboy.” Like Bobby, Hubie lives with his oblivious mother and talks with a weird mumbly accent. At least Bobby’s accent was explained as that movie took place in Louisiana. Hubie’s weird manner of speaking is never explained and exponentially grates as time goes on. It is both commendable and sad to see Sandler play a loser for what seems like the one-millionth time.

While any praise given to “Hubie Halloween” is minor in scale, it is worth mentioning. The moments where the movie steps away from reality and enters more surreal territory make for enjoyable bits. Hubie’s seemingly magic thermos – which acts as a vacuum, flashlight, megaphone and grappling hook – does provide a chuckle here and there.

Some of the supporting performances within “Hubie Halloween” do provide some slight fun.

Steve Buscemi is allowed to embrace his kooky self as an elderly werewolf who has just moved next door to Hubie.

June Squibb is also

Tribune News Service Film critic Hunter Friesen reviews the new Adam Sandler film “Hubie Halloween.”

great as Hubie’s mother. Unawarely dressed in sexually promiscuous t-shirts, Squibb plays the usual mother role quite well.

Even though her character would fail the Bechdel test in a heartbeat, Julie Bowen does some pleasant work as Hubie’s love interest.

Rob Schneider and Maya Rudolph are great because they limit their dialogue to only a few lines.

The more they speak, the worse the movie gets.

Considering how 2020 has gone so far, Adam

Sandler delivering his worst movie would have fit right in. Thankfully, the Sandman let us off easy and only gave us an inoffensively bad movie that could have been a lot worse.

Maybe it was all part of his master plan to quell our expectations and have us grade this on a curve.

Whatever the reason may be, I will count my blessings and pray that Sandler does not try to deliver on his promise anytime soon.

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UNI picked to finish third in Missouri Valley COLIN HORNING

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The Missouri Valley Conference released their 2020-21 preseason women’s basketball poll on Tuesday, with the UNI Panthers picked to finish third in the conference. Along with team rankings, the conference also released their preseason all-MVC team, with UNI’s Karli Rucker selected for the five-player slate. The Panthers are returning a strong cast of players along with head coach Tanya Warren, who will be coaching in her 14th season at the helm.

The MVC preseason team rankings had Missouri State picked first in the conference with 33 first-place votes, followed by Bradley in second with seven first-place votes and UNI in third. Drake, Illinois State, Southern Illinois, Valparaiso, Loyola,

Indiana State and Evansville rounded out the conference rankings in respective order.

The Panthers finished the regular season last year in fifth place with a conference record of 10-8. Missouri State took the regular-season conference title with a 16-2 record in league play, before the COVID-19 pandemic caused the MVC’s Hoops in the Heartland conference tournament to be cancelled, along with the NCAA women’s basketball tournament as a whole.

The Panther women will be coming off of a solid 201920 campaign which saw them go 18-11 overall with a 10-8 conference record. Northern Iowa beat Iowa, Iowa State and Drake all in one season for the first time ever in program history, and defeated three Power 5 schools also for the first time in history (these wins came against Iowa, Iowa

State and Missouri). They will be returning with their top-five scorers from a year ago along with four starters.

Rucker finished last season as UNI’s leading scorer at 13.9 points per game. She also led the team with 3.7 assist per game to go along with her team-leading average of 30 minutes played per game. She has earned all conference honors in each of her last two seasons and looks to claim the title again for her senior season.

Head coach Tanya Warren will be returning at the helm of the Panthers for her 14th season. She is the winningest coach in program history with a record of 243-177 and has led the Panthers to a .500 or better record in each of the last 12 seasons as head coach.

She looks to lead this year’s strong Panther squad to compete amongst the top of the Missouri Valley Conference in 2020-21.

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UNI senior guard Karli Rucker was picked for the MVC’s preseason allconference team, announced on Tuesday. She was the Panther’s leading scorer from a year ago.

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NFL Week 5 recap: three main stories NICHOLAS SCHINDLER Sports Writer

Due to COVID-19, week five of the NFL had one game postponed to a later date and another rescheduled to Tuesday. The three main stories to break down from this week are the Cowboys losing Dak Prescott to a season ending injury, the Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs losing to the Las Vegas Raiders and the Minnesota Vikings losing the game to the Seattle Seahawks in the final two minutes on Sunday night.

The Dallas Cowboys played the Giants this weekend and won on a game-winning field goal by kicker Brett Maher to move to 2-3 on the season. However, their starting quarterback Dak Prescott ran a designed quarterback draw in the third quarter and ended up suffering a compound fracture and a dislocated right foot, meaning he is done for the season. Most in the media think Prescott will receive a contract next

year regardless of his major injury, but that remains to be seen. The Cowboys backup quarterback, Andy Dalton, is a veteran with playoff experience. If he can get the Cowboys to the playoffs and play well, look for Prescott to test free agency. If this is the case, he may just have played his final game in a Cowboys uniform.

The Kansas City Chiefs took on the Las Vegas Raiders this past Sunday and lost for the first time since Oct. 6 of last season. Raiders quarterback Derek Carr looked great in their game plan, and the Chiefs struggled offensively in this game. The Chiefs had struggled the past two weeks in games against the New England Patriots and L.A. Chargers, so it wasn’t a shock that they struggled on Sunday.

Perhaps the most surprising was that the Chiefs finally lost, since it had been nearly an entire year since their last defeat. It’s not time to panic, but I think we should now be aware thatw the Chiefs are not unstoppable. The Chiefs, I still think, are the favorites

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a gruesome ankle injury in last Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns. He underwent surgery and is out for the remainder of the season.

to win the AFC, but it’s not as far of a gap between the teams as we thought.

The final game I want to break down is the Vikings vs. Seahawks game that was on Sunday Night Football.

With just two minutes left in the game, the Vikings had the ball up 26-20 inside their own ten yard line. It was 4th and goal, and they

declined to kick the field goal which would have put them up eight points. The Vikings instead decided to run the ball on 4th and inches and were stopped by Seattle. This then allowed Seahawks quar terback Russell Wilson to save the game. He drove his team 94 yards down the field and threw a game-winning

touchdown to their standout receiver D.K. Metcalf to seal the game on the last play. The decision by the Vikings not to kick backfired, as it turned out to be disastrous. Now the Vikings are 1-4 and sit at the bottom of the NFC North, and the Seahawks now are 5-0 as they head into their bye week.

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