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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Conversation with a clown SHELBY WELSCH Staff Writer
MOVIE REVIEW Critic confesses admiration for “The Birth of a Nation” despite some cliches. CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 6
DEAR DAISY NI advice columnist “Daisy” answers concerns of a fellow UNI student.
OPINION PAGE 4
SOCCER Panthers continue their home field winning streak.
With the rise of the ever-so-popular clown craze, many people have reported personal experiences with clown sightings, but rarely do the actual clowns get to voice their experiences. A student at UNI who has requested to remain anonymous stepped forward to share his story about dressing up as a clown on campus and why he elected to do so. A night of creeping It was a normal night in Dancer Hall. The clown had just purchased all the parts to his clown suit and waited patiently for it to get dark outside so he could linger around campus and give random students some “harmless” scares. He started his adventure in Dancer Hall walking down corridors, strolling above Rialto and, his personal favorite, scaring people in the elevators. “The elevators were really fun,” he said. “People were hiding in the corners, girls were screaming, it was great.” IRIS FRASHER/Northern Iowan
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The clown, who wishes to remain anonymous, reveals his story. This criminology major-turned-circus-freak told his tale of creeping on UNI’s campus.
Open teacher evaluations at UNI weighed SPORTS PAGE 9
KAUSHIK MAHIDA Staff Writer
Towards the end of every semester, as final exams and projects seem to endlessly mount on top of one another, there always seems to be one constant: teacher evaluations. Students are encouraged to answer questions using a rating scale and fill out open-ended comments that
describe both their instructor’s strengths and weaknesses. Some students at UNI want these evaluations to be made public. The University of Iowa Student Government (UISG) passed a resolution in late September in an effort to make such classroom evaluation results public. The resolution calls for students registering for a class to have access to the
ratings and comments from students who took the class in the past, similar to some websites that already provide such information. Although the student body passed this resolution, the ultimate policy decision falls under the purview of faculty and admistrative members. According to the Daily Iowan, UISG believes that popular websites like rate-
myprofessors.com are biased and unprofessional in evaluating instructors. Their student body hopes to achieve a University of Iowa-centric database where evaluations can be viewed by students who are interested in taking a class. Joe Gorton is a criminology professor and president of United Faculty, the negotiating group for UNI faculty. He said making faculty evalu-
ations public would be a terrible idea for both students and professors if it were to happen at UNI. “The purpose of the evaluations is to help the faculty members to make adjustments in their courses to improve the effectiveness of their teaching to help the students more,” Gorton said. See TEACHER EVAL, page 2
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Sexual misconduct CLINTON OLSASKY News Editor
On Thursday, Oct. 13, a campus-wide email was sent out reporting an incident of sexual misconduct. According to the email, a student informed a Campus Security Authority during the afternoon of Oct. 13 that they were “fondled by an acquaintance.” The incident
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He also took a trip to the Dancer Hall laundry room where he had a quick dance break with a few people who were playing music down there. After joking around with the people in the laundry room, he strolled down the hallways of Dancer going door-to-door and “screwing with the girls” in the hall. He said that lots of people responded to his clown look in a very light-hearted way, many even asking to take pictures with him. But some people did not react so calmly. “I got a taser pulled on me,” he said. “So I ran away because I was not about to get
reportedly occurred the previous night in a residence hall on campus. This marks the fourth instance that sexual misconduct was reported this semester at UNI. A male had exposed himself to a female student and attempted to fondle another female student near the Center for Energy & Environmental Education in late August. A
third instance of sexual misconduct was reported in late September when a student was sexually assaulted by an acquaintance in an on-campus residence hall. Victims of sexual misconduct can contact UNI police at 319-273-2712 and can also seek support by contacting a conf idential victim advocate at 319-2732137.
tased!” Next, he decided that although the Dancer Hall festivities were fun, he wanted to venture outside for a while.
He took the mask off for just enough time to leave the building and be out of proximity from the RA, then put it right back on before venturing across campus. He said that while he was outside, several people “freaked out,” screamed and ran away; but luckily he didn’t get any more tasers pulled on him. The most ironic part of the situation may be that the clown is actually a criminology major, and plans to be a police officer after he graduates. “I know my rights,” he said. “And as long as I’m not chasing people, it can’t be considered harassment.” He did indeed claim that
I know my rights. And as long as I’m not chasing people, it can’t be considered harassment. Anonymous source
When he tried to leave the building, however, an RA stopped him and told him he wasn’t allowed to wear a clown mask in the dorms.
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An anonymous UNI student proudly displays his clown mask. He reportedly dressed up as a clown on campus for one night earlier this semester.
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nobody was chased or was in any way close to getting harmed in the process (except for maybe him almost getting tased), and that students shouldn’t worry if they see a clown on campus. According to him, more clowns have been reported getting hurt by people reacting negatively to a harmless joke than victims have been reported getting hurt by a clown. The clown emphasized that he had good intentions throughout the night, and he was simply just joking around. He also mentioned that he thinks most of the other clown sightings on campus were probably done with the same intentions as his. Public Safety response Helen Haire, chief of police and director of Public Safety at UNI, said that Public Safety 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 © 2016 by the Northern Iowan and may not be used without permission.
has not received a report of someone dressed as a clown harming or threatening to harm anyone at UNI. Haire explained that police officers are instructed on how to address individuals donning clown costumes. “If an officer encounters someone dressed as a clown, the officer will talk to that person and remind them that they should not do anything to harass or threaten people,” Haire said. Halloween When the clown was asked whether he plans to put the costume on one more time, he smiled and said that the clown costume might have to make one more appearance on campus in the spirit of Halloween. “It might just have to come out again,” he said with a laugh. “But we will see.”
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Editor to visit UNI CLINTON OLSASKY News Editor
On Thursday, Oct. 20, Nancy Newhoff, the editor of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, will be speaking from 2 to 3 p.m. in the State College Room in Maucker Union. The event will be focused on the relationship between news gathering and democracy. Newhoff will be discussing the news selection process, the media’s role as society’s watchdog and how newspapers are being affected by current trends, among other topics. Newhoff has worked
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“Typically, students who visit ratemyprofessors.com are focusing more on how easy [a class is]. Students shouldn’t be in pursuit of easy classes; rather, they should pursue courses that are going to help them become [a] well educated person.” Hunter Flesch, president of UNI’s student government said the Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) too can pass such resolutions. “The Senate resolutions are
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Criminology professor Joe Gorton strongly opposed publicizing students’ teacher evaluations.
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with the Courier for over The event is free and open 30 years and has served as to the public. their editor-inchief since 2007. The event on Thursday is being sponsored by UNI’s A m e r i c a n Democracy Project (ADP), a multi-campus initiative that aims to create “an intellectual and experiential u nderst a nd i ng of civic engagement,” accordCourtesy Photo ing to UNI’s Nancy Newhoff, editor for the Waterloo-Cedar Falls ADP website. Courier will be visiting UNI’s campus on Oct. 20.
formal stances of the students saying that they support or don’t support a certain issue,” Flesch said. “They are really helpful because they portray the student views to faculty and administration. However, they don’t have the formal power to change policies or procedures, so they typically serve as the first step of many in processes like potentially making classroom evaluations public.” Flesch brought this issue up to with the Senate on Wednesday, Oct 12 to find out their perspective on the issue. This lead to a discussion about how teacher evaluations are done at UNI and how it might impact the campus if this information was revealed to the public. The Senate did not propose a resolution that night, and many raised concerns about the topic. NISG Senator Tristan Bernhard in particular questioned whether having this information public would affect the choices prospective students would make. NISG Senator Sunny Teeling brought up her own personal experiences giving evaluations in the graduate
department. “From my standpoint, there may be some professors that end up with no evaluations and then some with maybe a lot,” Teeling said.
This is harmful for the university and would communicate to the public and professors that [the] university is noncommittal in providing rigorous education. Joe Gorton
President of United Faculty
Teeling also mentioned how she’s written evaluations for some of the same professors, but none for others. At UNI, teaching evaluations are governed by the Master Agreement. This is a contract between the Board of Regents and the faculty union (United Faculty), the negotiating agent for UNI’s faculty members.
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY -1849: Frederic Chopin, celebrated composer and pianist, dies in Paris of tuberculosis at the age of 39. -1888: Thomas Edison files a patent for the optical phonograph, which would become the first ever movie. -1918: Film actress Rita Hayworth is born. Hayworth starred in such classic films as “Gilda” and “The Lady from Shanghai.” -1931: Infamous gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion. -1972: Rapper Eminem is born. The iconic artist, whose real name is Marshall Mathers would go on to sell over 172 million albums worldwide. -1979: Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her service with the poor in Calcutta, India. -1989: An earthquake measuring a 7.1 magnitude killed 67 people and injured over 3,000 in San Francisco. The contract includes information about student evaluations of faculty, their frequency, who has access to evaluations and how they are stored. Any changes to the contract require agreement from both sides during bargaining for the contract. This would include any proposed changes to student assessments of the faculty. “Faculty teaching is evaluated through multiple pieces of information,” said Brenda Bass, the interim provost of UNI. “In addition to assessments completed by students, teaching is typically evaluated through periodic classroom observations conducted by the department head and faculty members of the department’s Professional Assessment Committee. Furthermore, faculty often submit portfolios of their syllabi, assignments and other documentation of their teaching.” Gorton strongly opposed making students’ instructor evaluations public. “Some courses are more difficult and if students want to find a path of least resistance, they probably shouldn’t even be in the university,” Gorton said. “This is harmful for the
university and would communicate to the public and professors that [the] university is noncommittal in providing rigorous education.” Adam Powell, senior psychology major does not support publicizing students’ faculty evaluation results. “I think they should be kept private,” Powell said. “They are used to help professors understand their mistakes and appreciate what they do good – not for students and the public [to] form opinions of how easy or hard their class may be or how good of a teacher they are.” Abby Pereboom, sophomore social work major, said she supported making teaching evaluations open to the public. “I think it’s a great idea. The students should know what to expect from that particular professor,” Pereboom said. “However, you can always do RateMyProfessor online. It’s pretty much the same thing, but it doesn’t go through the university. I look through all the reviews of my professors before selecting the class.” - Copy Editor Leziga Barikor contributed to this story.
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Dear Daisy: To study abroad or RA? Editor’s note: This is the first of what will be a series of advice columns by UNI student, “Daisy.” Are you grappling with a tough decision or a difficult dilemma? Email Daisy at deardaisyuni@gmail.com. Please include a pen name so that your inquiry can be answered in print.
Dear Daisy, I am a senior and this will be my second year as an RA on campus and I really enjoy my job. A few weeks back a couple friends of mine were talking about how much they enjoyed studying abroad last spring, so I looked into the program here on campus. I have an opportunity next fall to study abroad in South Korea, but that would mean I could not be an RA the 20172018 year. Do I travel to South Korea, or take advantage of my last opportunity to be a Resident
Assistant to students? Help! Study Abroad deadline a pproaching, -Inquiring RA Inquiring RA, I first would like to commend you for your work as a Resident Assistant; I know the work can be time consuming and challenging. I also understand that being an RA can be an extremely rewarding experience, so I recognize why this decision is such a dilemma. Having traveled internationally myself I can relate with your friends. Seeing a foreign land will not only indulge you in that country’s culture and lifestyle, but allow you to obtain a better understanding of your own self as well. I would like to compare your situation to something relatable for everyone: food. Allow me to associate being an RA with eating that favorite food you know you enjoy; let us say hamburgers for simplicity. Hamburgers are readily available to you, you love eating hamburgers and you find them filling. Studying abroad in our scenario is going to be a food you have never eaten, yet is high-
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An inquring Resident Assitant (RA) asks NI advice columnist Daisy whether studying abroad is worth giving up the opportunity to continue serving students as an RA. For those seeking Daisy’s advice, please email deardaisyuni@ gmail.com with a pen name so Daisy can respond to your concern in print.
ly recommended to you by friends—we shall use filet mignon. You find yourself at a nice restaurant trying to decide whether to play it safe and order a hamburger, or to take a leap of faith and have yourself a plate of filet mignon. It is routine for you order a burger because it tastes great, and is also quite cost effective. Fortunately for
you the special at the restaurant today is filet mignon, making it no more expensive than a hamburger. If I were the one sitting next to you for this meal, I would certainly encourage you to order and enjoy yourself a nice juicy filet mignon. Being an RA is a great experience, but it is an experience you have already had.
In front of you is a new opportunity, a chance to travel the world. With the scholarships available through the study abroad program there is never going to be a more affordable time to travel than now. Take advantage of what our university has to offer and explore! The best of luck, -Daisy
SWS guest column: Let’s Talk, UNI This fall, the UNI Counseling Center has officially kicked off their Let’s Talk program. Let’s Talk is a free program that provides students with easy access to informal and confidential consultations with licensed mental health professionals from the UNI Counseling Center. The meeting times for the November Let’s Talk sessions are: • Thursday, November 3, 2-4 p.m. • Monday, November 7, 10am-12 p.m. • Thursday, November 17, 2-4 p.m. All sessions are drop-in; no appointment is necessary. All sessions are located in Rod Library, rooms 311 and 312. Let’s Talk is best for students in a variety of situations: • Students who are not sure about counseling and wonder what it is like to talk to a mental health professional. • Students who are not interested in ongoing counseling, but would like the perspective of a Let’s Talk mental health professional.
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Let’s Talk, a UNI Counseling program, is under way from the UNI Counseling Center. Students can drop in to the Rod Library, rooms 311 and 312, at certain times for informal and confidential consulations with licensed mental health professionals.
• Students who have a specific problem and would like to talk it through with a Let’s Talk mental health professional. • Students who have concerns about someone and would like ideas about what to
do.
Let’s Talk is a way for students to engage in one-on-one conversations and have their voice be heard. This is a great resource to take advantage of on-campus if you have been struggling or have a friend who may be struggling.
Students who plan to attend Let’s Talk should know that this service is not on-going and is by no means a substitute for psychotherapy or formal counseling, and does not constitute mental health treatment. If you feel that you would
benefit from formal counseling, you may call or visit the Counseling Center during offices hours where you will be scheduled for an initial assessment. The Counseling Center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the academic year and located on the second floor of the Student Health Center. Counseling services are free and confidential. If you are in crisis and it is after hours, you may call the Counseling Center at 319273-2676 and press 2 after the prompt. You will be connected with a crisis counselor who is available when the Counseling Center is closed, including weekends, breaks, holidays and inclement weather. To stay updated on Let’s Talk, follow UNI Counseling Center on Facebook (UNI Counseling Center) and Twitter (@UNI_COUNS). You can also visit uni.edu/ mentalhealth to learn more about the on-campus mental health resources and initiatives. Tiffany Allen Graduate Assistant Student Wellness Services
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Dead Man’s Cell Phone closes on high note COLIN MATTOX Theatre Critic
Imagine you are sitting in a café enjoying some food and a cell phone rings. Maybe you are annoyed or distracted but as it continues to ring and the owner does not pick it up, you become curious. You see that the man whose phone has been ringing is dead. Maybe you pick up the phone. Maybe you answer it. Maybe then you are forever linked to this person through their cellular device. This is the scenario that opens “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” the play that recently closed at UNI’s Bertha Martin Theatre inside the
Strayer-Wood building Directed by Cynthia Goatley and written by Sarah Ruhl, this play about a woman thrown into an awkward situation has more than its fair share of laughs but also comes with a certain measure of philosophy. A woman named Jean is seated across a café from Gordon. When Gordon’s phone rings, Jean soon realizes that he is dead. Jean takes up his phone and assumes the responsibility of dealing with Gordon’s mother, brother, wife and mistress. A whirlwind romance starts between Jean and the dead man’s brother, Dwight, but Jean cannot pull herself away from the responsibili-
ty she has found in Gordon’s phone. Later we discover Gordon had been a dealer of organs on the black market. Jean, out of responsibility, decides to try and continue his work. Without giving too much away, we then get a glimpse of what the afterlife might be like with pipelines and the people we love waiting for us. This may seem like a lot, and it is, but the play felt like it lasted only 45 minutes. In reality it was over two hours, so clearly they did something right. To be honest, I didn’t really care for most of the first act. The scenes where Jean meets Gordon’s family and his mistress for the first
time seemed like they were moving joke to joke almost like a sitcom and it wasn’t what I was expecting. By intermission, I had broken one of my rules as a critic — I judged the show after the first act. I assumed that since I didn’t really get or enjoy the first act, the second would be more of the same. I couldn’t have been more wrong. While the story does go a bit far out, the second act was really quite good. This was the point in the play when the serious talk comes in and makes you think about the afterlife. The worst thing I can say for the plot overall is that one might have to wait for
the second act to come. The acting was impressive. A standout performance came from Callie Baack, who played Jean. Baack has an everywoman quality to her that makes her very relatable and easy to get behind. Noah Hynick turned in a subdued performance as Dwight, the dead man’s brother. Hynick gives off a charismatic nerdiness that is downright lovable. Madison Fairbanks gives a short but memorable performance as Hermia, the widow. Her longest scene consists of her talking to Jean while drunk and it is uproarious. 76985 See DEAD MAN, page 7
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Parker’s turn as Nat Turner turns heads CLINTON OLSASKY News Editor
Based on the real-life 1831 slave rebellion led by Nat Turner, “The Birth of a Nation” is an equally powerful and brutal account of one of the darkest chapters in our country’s history. Directed by and starring Nate Parker, the film shares the same name as that of D.W. Griffith’s 1915 KKK propaganda film, which Parker explained in an interview with the magazine Filmmaker was purposely done so as to “challenge racism and white supremacy in America.” Many of the themes explored in Parker’s film appear disconcertingly pertinent to today’s America, and the brutality with which Parker tells Turner’s story only enhances the film’s message. The film follows the story of Nat Turner, a slave in Virginia who grew up studying the Bible to become a preacher for his fellow slaves. In adulthood, Nat’s master tries to profit off of his preaching by accompanying him
to nearby plantations to preach to other slaves. As he continues to be subjected to cruelty, Nat’s personal faith is challenged and he is forced to decide whether to fight for his dignity.
trees and vast cotton fields are effectively juxtaposed with the horrific treatment that many of the characters endure on the slave plantations.
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Nat Turner, played by Nate Parker, is a slave who must decide if he wants to stand up for what he believes in.
Cinematography: 4.5/5 Director Nate Parker takes advantage of the natural beauty of the Georgian countryside through meticulously composed establishing shots. Breathtaking images of low-hanging
Tight close-ups of slaves’ faces emphasize their emotional and physical pain, as well as convey a feeling of claustrophobia that reflects their trapped status. However, this juxtaposition could have been better
strengthened by lingering longer on the various landscape shots before the more intense plantation sequences. Writing: 4/5 Considering that “Birth of Nation” spans across nearly all of Nat’s life, from childhood to adulthood, the film is pretty well paced. The two hour running time almost never feels like it drags once the film transitions into Nat’s life as an adult. While the beginning of the film isn’t poorly written by any means, the relationship between Nat and his father could have been much more developed, in order to bring more emotional depth to the parts of the film during Nat’s later life. The rest of the film benefits from a juxtaposition between uncomfortably graphic violence and softer, dialogue-driven scenes. While the violence is almost so graphic that it may seem excessive at times, the emotional weight in these other scenes – as well as the film’s
overall historical context – certainly justifies this extreme degree of violence. In addition, the violence is ultimately not one-sided, which adds a layer of complexity to the film. Acting: 4/5 Nate Parker’s inspiring performance as Nat Turner is filled with emotional pain, as well as masterful physicality. Parker often uses his eyes to add emotional depth to the character. There are numerous heartbreaking scenes throughout the film during which Parker’s eyes are either brimming with tears or alight with rage. However, the first couple of scenes with Turner and his love interest Cherry, played by Aja Naomi King, do come across as a little too heavy handed. With that being said, while Parker’s approach to Turner as a timidly shy person in these first initial meetings with Cherry appears fairly cliché, it does successfully add another layer to the character. See NATION, page 7
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PANTHER PORTRAIT: Service and Leadership Council IRIS FRASHER
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On Monday, Oct. 10, the Service and Leadership Council hosted a Stop & Serve event in the Oak Room located in Maucker Union. This event featured the making of t-shirt bags for Make a Difference Day, which was celebrated Oct. 15 by the Service and Leadership Council. According to the Service and Leadership Council’s UNI
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King’s performance as Cherry is particularly strong, as she effectively provides the romantic foil for Parker through her extremely convincing portrayal as a broken down woman whose love for her man inspires her to continue on. Overall: 4/5 “Birth of a Nation” is a compelling and historically important film that delivers a socially conscious message of human dignity and the power of spiritual resilience. The film serves as both an intense character study of Nat Turner, as well as an engrossing history lesson that remains all too relevant in today’s intense racial climate. Besides a few minor instances of cliché acting and pacing issues, “The Birth of a Nation” is a beautifully directed and disturbingly violent film that is sure to linger in the minds of anyone who sees it.
TL;DR +Historical film
+Great violence, but with a cause
+Has a deep emotional level to it
webpage, Stop & Serve events are designed to be easy for students to stop by to volunteer for however long desired. The service projects are not difficult to complete and go to help places in the community. Examples of Stop & Serve events are making “no-sew” fleece blankets, creating sock monkeys, writing and decorating cards for nursing homes and more. The next Stop & Serve event will be Oct. 24 from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Oak Room located in Maucker Union.
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Dead Man’s Cell Phone is a play by Sarah Ruhl and was directed by Cynthia Goatley. In 2007 the play won a Helen Hayes award for Best New Play.
Keegan Patterson plays the eponymous dead man and while it may seem like his part would be rather small, he delivers a powerful monologue in the second act and it is riveting. The set was also great. Seating was placed in the round and the set mostly consisted of two café tables, and a long dinner table. Unless the stage is very expansive and detailed, I prefer plays with smaller set pieces as it causes audience members to focus on the acting rather than the furniture. One unexpected bright spot was at the end of the first act when Jean and Dwight profess their love for one another in the stationary shop where Dwight worksDuring this scene, paper houses descend from the ceiling and pieces of tissue paper also fall. It was a great example of the set being married with the content of the play. Overall I thought “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” was a very solid play. It asked hard questions about the afterlife while still retaining some levity. The cast worked together well and the set was understated and only showed what was necessary. The story is strange but engaging. There are times when it seemed odd and out of place but overall it made sense. Hopefully, we won’t find ourselves in the same situation Jean finds herself in but it’s interesting to watch how someone would see things differently afterwards.
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Volleyball team achieves five game win streak BRENNAN WHISLER
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After five sets, the UNI Volleyball team has achieved a season long win streak of five games in a row. A two-game road trip to Illinois resulted in a pair of Panther wins. UNI started out the weekend on Friday by sweeping the Bradley Braves by a set score of 25-16, 25-15 and 25-21. They continued on, winning their first Missouri Valley fiveset match on Saturday against the Loyola Ramblers by a set score of 22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 17-25 and 15-6. In the first set against the Braves, UNI managed to scrape to an 8-7 lead before proceeding to dominate the rest of the set. The second set played out much the same as the first. UNI fought for an early lead then relatively coasted to the end. While the final set was the closest, UNI never trailed and was tied only twice at 3-3 and 9-9. Seniors Amie Held and Kayla Haneline led the offense
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Kayla Haneline (13) gets up to spike the ball against Indiana State during their last contest in Cedar Falls. In their game against Bradley, Haneline helped lead the offense with 13 kills as they earned their fifth concecutive victory.
with 12 and 13 kills, respectively. Sophomores Kendyl Sorge and Bri Weber held it down on defense with 16 and 12 digs apiece. Coming into the match against the Ramblers, UNI
was 1-3 in five set matches; those three losses are also all three of UNI’s Valley losses. In the first set UNI was able to obtain a 9-8 lead, but the Lady Panthers couldn’t get enough of a foothold.
Down 14-11 in the second, a 4-0 run put UNI up permanently, leveling the score one set all. Back and forth early on, the third set was 10-10 until UNI piled on to take the 2-1 set advantage.
The fourth set saw Loyola start off fast — and were never threatened. For the second time this year, UNI never trailed in the fifth set and overcame their kryptonite by winning their sixth MVC game, 15th overall. Held and Weber both recorded their 12th doubledouble of the season. Held had 15 kills and 17 digs, Weber 19 kills and 10 digs. With them both leading the team in double-doubles, UNI is now 13-0 against Loyola. With these two wins UNI moves to fourth in the Valley. They trail first-place Wichita State, Missouri State and Southern Illinois. UNI has beaten WSU, but lost to the other two in five-set matches. They are one game behind the second and third place teams and just one and a half behind WSU. The Panthers can change the lay out this weekend at McLeod as they play Southern Illinois this Saturday after a Friday home stand against the Evansville Purple Aces. Add in that Missouri State plays WSU, and the Valley could see a new top three order.
OPINIONS
NBA season just around the corner RYAN HERRING Sports Columnist
This is a great time in sports. We just had the Ryder Cup, we are currently in the middle of the MLB Playoffs and both college and pro football are in full-swing. In just a couple weeks, things will get even better. I am talking about the NBA regular season starting up on Oct. 25. Needless to say, October is a good month to be a sports fan. The NBA is currently in preseason, and it is just adding to the buildup for this highly anticipated NBA season approaching. The biggest headline entering this season is undoubtedly Kevin Durant leaving the Thunder as he joins Steph Curry and the Warriors. A lot of people are upset with Durant’s decision to join an already stacked Golden State team, who happened to break the record for best NBA regular season last year. It will be interesting to see how Durant does with the
Warriors, as well as how Russell Westbrook handles being the face of the franchise in Oklahoma City. So far this preseason, the Durant move seems to work pretty well for him. The Warriors are 4-1, and Durant is blending in nicely with the squad. Durant has averaged 18.2 points, 3.2 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game. He has been very efficient in the times he has been in as he averages just under 23 minutes per game. On the other hand, Westbrook and the Thunder are struggling, sitting at the bottom of their league with a record of 1-3. Another big headline is the new look of the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls now have two big-name guards joining them, in Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo. Both are in the later parts of their career, but it will be interesting to see how their experience can help Chicago win games. The Bulls are 3-2 this preseason. Wade and Rondo have each taken their fair share of games off to rest
in order to be fresh for the upcoming season. Each have had one game where they scored 20-plus points to lead the team to victory. One more unique aspect of this year is the void legends Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett have left to be filled. It will be crazy not to see these guys compete this year, but does indeed open the door for potential breakout stars. The last player to keep an eye on is LeBron James and the Cavaliers making their attempt to repeat as NBA Champions. It is no question that the Kevin Durant trade has made that task a lot tougher, but LeBron James has reminded us to never count him out. He is willing to do whatever it takes to win as he strives for the title of greatest basketball player the game has ever seen. Currently, ESPN gives Golden State the best odds of winning the 2017 NBA title at 2-3, while the Cavaliers closely follow with 11-4 odds.
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Kevin Durant (5) excitedly dunks the ball during his time with the USA Men’s basketball team. Durant is currently a hot topic after he left the Oklahoma City Thunder to play for the Golden State Warriors.
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RYAN NELSON
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UNI football has fallen in a crushing, close game yet again. The Panthers fell victim to a fourth quarter rally from no. 12 Youngstown State with a final score of 14-10. Two touchdowns in the final quarter from the Penguins was all that was needed to erase UNI’s 10-0 lead, including one touchdown in the final minute. The game was scoreless until the second quarter, when UNI scored all ten of its points: a 27-yard field goal from Austin Errthum, and a pick six from Duncan Ferch just 44 seconds later. On the subsequent Youngstown State drive, Malcolm Wa s h i n g t o n pulled down his third interception of the year in just as many games. However, UNI fumbled the ball a few plays later and it was recovered by the Penguins. Beginning at around the eight minute mark in the third quarter, Youngstown State began a drive that lasted 11:40 minutes, ending Youngstown State’s first score of the day, pulling them within 10-7 early in the fourth quarter. About midway through the fourth, UNI’s Jamison W hiting intercepted a pass and retur ned it for 35-yards. However, UNI was once again not able
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D’Shawn Dexter (30) wraps up and takes down Youngstown State’s ball carrier. Dexter currently has 23 solo tackles and 12 assists on the season.
Trevor Allen (25) goes up for the ball despite the tight defense from Youngstown’s secondary. The Panthers fall to 2-4 after the tough loss.
to capitalize. Youngstown State responded with another drive that resulted in a one-yard touchdown run to give the Penguins their lead. With only 28 seconds left, it was UNI’s ball with a chance to win. Eli Dunne was the new face for UNI when he took over at
contributed 71-yards on the ground. D e f e n s i v e l y, UNI had three interce ptions from three different Panther s: Ferch, Washington and Whiting. Elijah Campbell and AJ Allen both led the defense with nine tackles apiece. Karter Schult continued
quarterback. Dunne was only able to connect on one pass, but for a 31-yard gain. UNI ultimately ran out of time. O f f e n s i v e l y, the Panthers never made it very far. Aaron Bailey was limited to only 44-yards r ushing and passing, respectively. Tyvis Smith
his dominance in passrushing, adding another sack to his numbers. UNI falls to 2-4 on the season. They look to recover at home next week when they welcome Missouri State to the UNI-Dome for family weekend. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
SOCCER
Women’s soccer continues home win streak KEVIN DEITRICK Sports Writer
On October 16, Loyola traveled to Waterloo to take on the Panthers. Being undefeated at home, UNI would achieve victory with a final score of 4-1. It was a well-fought game on both sides of the ball, as Maddie Lesjak and the Panther defense held the Ramblers to just a single goal and connecting four times on offense. Five minutes into the game, Sarah Brandt got the scoring started for UNI. She scored her sixth goal of the season. Six minutes
later, with a 1-0 Panther lead, Claire Netten scored her first goal of the year, increasing the lead to two. With two minutes left in the first period, Jamie Althiser scored her fourth goal of the year, pushing the lead to 3-0. Heading into the second period, the Panthers had all the momentum. With twenty minutes remaining in the game, Kelsey Yarrow got an assist from Amber Nieland increasing the lead to four. Pushing for yet another defensive shutout for Lesjak, Loyola’s Emily Lang snuck one by the Panther goalie and finally
put some points on the board. With their win on Sunday, UNI was able to improve their record to 8-5-3. The Panthers outshot Loyola 20-13. Br ynell Yount and Brandt led the team with four shots each, Jenny Wick with three shots, Yarrow, Sydney Hayden and Althiser tied for third with two shots each. Lesjak totaled five saves and allowed one goal. Looking ahead, the Panthers hope to continue their undefeated streak at home against in-state rival Iowa State on Oct. 23.
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Amber Nieland (5) dribbles up-field with a Loyola defender right by her side. Nieland saw a great oppertunity when she passed the ball to Kelsey Yarrow who scored the fourth goal of the night.
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