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“The College Tour” films on campus

UNI students to be featured in 30-minute episode to be released in 2023

The series “The College Tour” began filming on UNI’s campus this past Monday and will be released in 2023.

The episode will follow 10 different UNI students and their personal experiences at the University of Northern Iowa. “The College Tour” streams on Roku and Amazon

and will feature a 30-mintue episode about UNI’s campus.

Pete Moris, director of university relations, said a lot of preparation and planning on the part of the University

Relations staff went into film ing on campus.

“Jess Betts and Sean O’Neal were the two individuals who primarily worked hands-on with the producers and the crew, and they did a great job.” Moris said.

The series was created by many award-winning produc ers including Alex Boylan and Lisa Hennessy. The first epi sode aired in Sept. 2020. One of the reasons for creating this series was due to the pandem ic occurring in 2020. College tours were shut down during the pandemic, but this series made it possible to tour cam puses virtually.

Moris said they got so many students submitting their sto ries on campus. The toughest part was narrowing down the list of students participating to only 10.

“We had so many great sub missions from our students,” Moris said, “It was really a good problem to have with so many UNI students wanting to tell their compelling story about their UNI experience.”

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Tradducción: El festival del Día de los Muertos regresa a UNI

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La Sociedad Teatral Multicultural (MTS, por sus siglas en inglés) va a realizar el festival de Día de los Muertos en el Teatro Bertha Martin el viernes, 21 de octubre de 5-7 p.m. Este evento tiene la intención de dar honor a la comunidad latina en el cam pus, dándoles espacio para celebrar y compartir el día que da honor a la cultura, her encia y tradiciones. Al mismo tiempo, dando la oportunidad a estudiantes para aprender sobre otras culturas, promov er inclusividad y crecimiento en la comunidad.

UNI celebrates National Transfer Student Week

TREVOR MEYER Staff Writer

This week, Oct. 17 to 21, is National Transfer Student Week. This week is recognized by universi ties throughout the country to build awareness for trans fer students and the diverse population within this group, along with the challenges and adversities that they may face.

Transfer students are one of the most diverse groups of college students when it comes to their academic careers.

According to Olivia Umbaugh, one of the trans fer coordinators at UNI, by promoting and advocating for transfer students, we can show that not every student needs to start at a large insti tution. No matter where stu dents began their education, every type of transfer student

deserves to be advocated for and a chance to flourish, she expressed.

UNI Transfer Admissions and other parts of the univer sity strive to advocate for the success of transfer students, as one third of the student body is made up of transfer

students in almost any major or program that the university offers.

Just this fall, UNI wel comed over 700 new incom ing transfer students to the university.

Umbaugh also talked about the Transfer Center where her

office is located.

“We are a great resource if students have questions about their transfer credits or hav ing difficulty with it,” she said.

“We are Transfer Admissions, so if we don’t have all the answers, we can help get students pointed in the right direction.”

The Transfer Center is located in Gilchrist Hall, right by the admissions office and public safety.

At UNI, roughly 50 per cent of all transfer students come in with their associates degree, 46 percent of transfer students are first generation and the average age of a UNI transfer student is 23.

Although many students may not consider themselves transfer students as they started at UNI as a freshman, 87 percent of all students at the university have at least some transfer credits before

attending the university.

For any transfer students looking to connect with other transfers, UNI offers TAIG. TAIG stands for Transfer Advocacy Involvement Group. They meet biweek ly and host social events throughout the semester for transfer students. Their next meeting will be Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. in the University Room at Maucker Union, where they will be having their Halloween festi val.

This week on Tuesday, Oct. 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the ScholarSpace at Rod Library, pizza and treats will be served along with give aways for transfer students to celebrate their accomplish ments as a transfer student here at UNI. The event is hosted by the Department of Student Success and Retention.

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“Es nuestro segundo even to para celebrar el Día de los Muertos. Esperamos educar la comunidad y dar espacio a los estudiantes hispanos y latinos para celebrar su cultura de una manera saludable y también que ayude a educar a otras personas. Nosotros especialmente desea mos dar a todos un lugar para celebrar a sus queridos”, dice Julie Matta, la co-vicepresiden ta de MTS.

Para celebrarlo en campus, MTS va a tener comida, música y muchas actividades interacti vas que son parte de las tradi ciones del Día de los Muertos.

Los estudiantes podrán disfru tar actividades como la pared de recuerdos familiares, las cartas a los muertos y mucho más.

Este evento va ayudar a los estudiantes y a la facultad a explorar cómo las otras culturas honran y celebran a los muer tos.

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The series plans to show case what each student enjoys most about UNI and the Cedar Valley. Each student’s story is going to be a unique experience they’ve had as a UNI Panther.

“There’s really a diverse cross-section of our cam pus represented. One of our objectives was to highlight the best that UNI has to offer and it was tough to really narrow things down to 10 students and their stories.”

Moris said.

Moris thinks one of the best things about this series is that it showcases real stu dents that are not acting. The series is a reality TV show that features different col lege campuses every episode. According to Moris, each stu dent submitted a video shar ing their stories and why they wanted to be involved in the production.

“For one student, they wanted to talk about how their financial aid package made a four-year degree accessible,” Moris said, “We’ve got other students talking about how much they love the arts and theater scene on campus. For another student, the sense of

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“Nosotros estamos tratando de incluir a todos y hacerlo no tan intimidante lo más posible que podamos y celebrar lo que significa el Día de los Muertos. Sería muy difícil visitar todas las tumbas de nuestros ante pasados, por eso tratamos de hacer actividades que tengan la misma idea”, dice Matta.

Otra actividad que van hacer es pintar y colorear calav eras . Uno de los símbolos más reconocidos para el Día de los Muertos son las calaveras de azúcar. Estas calaveras muchas veces están hechas de mezc la de azúcar y presionado en moldes para crear la calavera. Luego se decoran con colores brillantes y usualmente el nom bre de la persona que queremos honrar está escrito. Las calav eras a veces representan a una persona querida que ha falleci do y pueden ser puestas en una ofrenda, un tipo de altar que se usa para dar honor al muerto.

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community and the relation ships they’ve developed was an area they wanted to accen tuate.”

According to Moris, the objective of having the University of Northern Iowa featured in this series is to show people what a wonder ful place UNI really is.

“We’re excited about the vast audience that will get to see UNI featured on a vari ety of platforms,” Moris said, “We’re really looking for ward to seeing all the plan ning and hard work showcase the many positive things UNI has to offer.”

Moris believes that it’s always better for students and parents to come see cam pus in person, however, “The College Tour” is a great way to introduce folks to UNI and hopefully spark their interest in becoming Panthers.

The full episode with host Alex Boylan is set for release sometime in early 2023. Moris said behind-the-scenes and teasers will be released leading up to the official launch of the episode.

“If you’re a high school student, take a look at our campus and all we have to offer from students who are here right now.” Moris said.

es una celebración de vida y muerte, viendo el honor de vivir por tradiciones y herencia. Fue muy importante para mí crecer y ver a mis padres celebrar a los que vinieron antes de ellos. Solo es un día, pero se siente más grande que eso. Ser una mujer latina en campus, y que no muchas personas se miran como yo y tener el honor de llevar mis antepasados conmi go es muy importante”, dice Matta.

El Día de los Muertos es celebrado en América Latina desde el primero al segundo de noviembre. Es una cele bración de los muertos donde las familias honran a sus queri dos con ofrendas, un tipo de altar, muchos tipos de comida, fotos, flores de muerto y todo lo que los muertos les gustaba para que se sientan bienvenidos y en casa.

Se les anima a todos los estudiantes y facultad a asistir a este evento para celebrar el Día

de los Muertos y aprender más sobre la celebración y honrar la muerte.

“También es nuestra cele bración de MTS de mostrar a la comunidad, de cómo somos diversidad cultural y teatral, y compartir la belleza con todos, no solo con las personas que lo practican”, dice Matta.

“Siguiendo adelante, es impor tante continuar ampliando la diversidad. Muchas veces, los individuos que tienen menor

representación no se ven en estos lugares, en la educación superior. También es impor tante tener estos eventos para estos individuos para celebrar su cultura y también crecer la comunidad entera. Esto trae una inclusividad y una cultura positiva en nuestro campus”.

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TikTok star Jax coming to

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On Nov. 16, at 8 p.m., TikTok social media star Jax will be coming to the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center as this fall’s Campus Activities Board (CAB) con cert. Singer and rapper Charlie Finch, also known as “Charlieonnafriday,” will also join Jax as the concert open er. Tickets will be available as of today. Tickets can only be claimed by students at UNItix. Each student can get two tick ets, one for themselves and the other for a guest. The first 200 students to get their ticket will receive a complimentary gift.

“We are so excited to bring Jax to UNI! She has such an inspiring message that many of us can connect to and we can’t wait to see her perform. It’s going to be a great time and we are so pumped for the students!” Valerie Beary, CAB director of operations said.

Jax has a song called “Victoria’s Secret,” but the secret that Jax exposes is that the owner is an “old man” liv ing in Ohio, who, as the song states, is, “making money off of girls like me, cashing in on body issues.”

“[The song] encourages body positivity and the fact that all bodies are beautiful, knock ing down the idea of Victoria’s Secret as it is a toxic company,”

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CAB Lanie Weber said. “I am excited for this artist specifical ly as in the past we had more nostalgic artists and this artist is more relevant, and this will be a nice new energy,” she said.

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Supporting term limits

VERN WUENSCHE

Editor’s Note: Vern Wuensche’s opinion pieces have appeared in USA Today and other newspapers. He is a small town Texas farm boy with an MBA and CPA who founded and continuously ran Houston’s oldest residential construction company for 43 years. He is a lifelong active Republican, a Christian, a vet eran and an early marathoner who ran for President in 2008 and 2012, visiting 6,000 small businesses in 242 towns in Iowa and New Hampshire.

Seventy percent of voters in both political parties sup port term limits. All candidates are likely missing a bet if they fail to support them before the November midterms.

American voters, having won derful common sense, know that many incumbents who increase their power year by year become more and more disconnected from their voters.

In Lord John Dalberg-Acton’s well-worn assessment: “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

Look at the benefits which would accrue from term limits.

Many experienced candi dates would become available for each level of higher office.

If a U.S. House member were limited to a maximum of three two-year terms, an average of at least 145 experienced U.S. House members would be available to run for U.S. Senator or governor every two years.

If a U.S. Senator was limited to a maximum of two six-year terms, a minimum of 33 expe rienced U.S. senators would be available to run for governor or president every six years.

Today, voters are under standably hesitant to lose the considerable clout of their long-time congressman devel oped over many years. But if all were short-timers, that would not be important. Voters would be more likely to elect candidates having great ability rather than seniority, as senior ity would not matter.

Without the advantages held by long-time incumbents, elections would be more com petitive. Voters would likely be more interested and more like ly to be active in the election process.

Many more capable can didates would decide to run. Those entertaining running today realize they must wait decades to obtain enough seniority to contribute. So those with ability desiring to make a difference rapidly will

do something else. However, those who are more passive and only want a career in gov ernment do not mind wait ing, which is why Congress today has more caretakers than doers.

Members of Congress would be seasoned, having more years of experience. As an uninterrupted career in pub lic office would be more diffi cult, candidates would likely be much older. There would probably be many who were successful in various fields and wanted “to give something back.” This greater wisdom would benefit us all.

Yet some argue that term limits deprive citizens of the right to vote for their chosen candidates while at the same time not allowing them the right to retain experienced and greatly loved officeholders. But we are already deprived of this right because we cannot vote for a president or most governors after the two terms they have served. To overcome this objection, an incumbent could be allowed to run, but only as a write-in candidate. A truly loved and respected incumbent should be able to win anyway.

Still, others say that under term limits the inexperienced officeholders would be captive

to their own more experienced staff and lobbyists. Not true. Any successful leader shortly after taking a position hires and trains a team that will deliver their objectives. And being effective in doing that will take less effort today as the recent Supreme Court deci sion has reduced the admin istrative state’s power. That decision alone will allow those in Congress to have more con trol of legislation.

The Articles of

Confederation which preced ed our Constitution includ ed term limits. However, our founders at the time did not believe that any member of Congress would want to spend much time in fetid, swampy Washington, D.C., so they did not include term limits. Candidates could help them selves and America today by supporting them.

Promoting more walkable communities

BAILEY KLINKHAMER Opinion Columnist

When asked how stu dents and faculty typically get around UNI’s campus, the answer is fairly simple: we walk. UNI was built for pedes trian traffic over vehicle traffic. But, if someone were to ask any student or faculty member how they navigate their home town, they would most likely respond by saying, “I drive.” There’s a stark contrast in the walkability of college campus es and your typical suburban hometown, which is the sim ple fact that college campuses were built for students with a walkable community in mind. Studies done on these walk able communities have shown that being able to walk to get anywhere improves the envi ronment, and the mental health of the people who live in these communities.

So, why aren’t we actively striving to implement them in our cities and communities?

Up until around the 1950s,

most living communities in America were walkable. In fact, they had to be. Wide access to cars wasn’t available at the time, and everyone mostly lived in a centralized location not far from places like the grocery store and work.

That was until the urban sprawl of the 1950s – it essen tially built what we know as suburbia today. Wide swaths of land were made into housing developments for the average corporate employee to be able to own his own house, land and car. But, since these suburbs were so far removed from the typical centralized location, cars became a necessity, and pedes trians became and afterthought of the developers. Since these suburbs became a housing con venience to the typical worker, the urban sprawl, and its pref erence towards cars, continued across the country.

This phenomenon leads us to where we are today, living in communities built for cars, not the people that live in the communities.

UNI is a perfect example of

a walkable community. With the main buildings, dining cen ters and housing buildings in central locations, little is left on UNI’s campus that is “too far” to walk. While the university does have roads, there’s only a handful that cut into the cam pus itself, mainly for parking reasons. Everything else is side walks or large grass patches for students to use recreationally.

For a majority of the streets students do have to cross, UNI utilizes underground tunnels and overstreet bridges to pro tect the safety of students living in UNI’s community. On cam pus, students and pedestrians are put first. The value that this brings to campus is tremendous. Students are able to connect easily, navigate campus safely and don’t necessarily require a vehicle to get to class if living on campus. The benefits of hav ing a walkable campus are felt on campuses other than UNI as well. But, what are some of the benefits beyond ease of naviga tion and safety?

According to a study done by Jenny Roe, the benefits of

implementing walkable com munities can extend as far as benefitting mental health. “The benefits of walking in older age include improved cogni tive health (e.g., mental alert ness, improved memory func tioning) and a reduced risk of stress, depression and dementia. However, research capturing the benefits of walking among older people in real-time as they navigate their world is currently very limited.”

Walking is one of the stereo typical easiest ways to exercise, and having access within the community someone lives in can be very important. Roe’s study found that many compo nents of mental health benefited from her subject’s living in a community that was walkable. Subjective well being, psycho logical stress outcomes, sym pathetic and parasympathet ic nervous systems, cognitive health and spatial memory all improved due to heightened walking. In another study done by Joshua Ceñido, walkable communities also largely ben efit the environment, which in

turn benefits the people that live in said communities. “Lively and sociable environments that are clean, pleasant and promote social interaction among indi viduals from different walks of life. This is often abetted by storefronts and mixed-use developments; environmentally sustainable public transporta tion that is accessible to individ uals who are unable to use cars due to income, age or disability; exercise-inducing environments with shade, access to drinking fountains, places to sit, protec tions from vehicular traffic and extensive street connectivity.”

Walkable communities build a stronger, healthier and more livable community. Urban plan ning needs to shift to accommo date pedestrians over cars again, and we will see our communi ties flourish. Environments will improve, the health of people inhabiting these communities will thrive and we’ll create a place that actually feels like a home.

The Articles of Confederation, which preceded the Constitution, took out term limits. The founders at the time did not believe members would want to extend their in the field.

Day of the Dead festival returns to UNI

CARLY MATHES HENLE Staff Writer

The Multicultural Theatrical Society (MTS) will host the Day of the Dead festival at the Bertha Martin Theater on Friday, Oct. 21 from 5-7 p.m. This event intends to honor the Latin community on campus, giv ing them the space to cele brate and share a holiday that honors one’s culture, heri tage and traditions. At the same time, giving students the chance to engage and learn about other cultures, promoting inclusivity and growth in the community. Most importantly though it intends to serve as an event to honor and celebrate the dead.

“This is our second annual Day of the Dead event. We hope to educate the com munity and provide a space for Hispanic and Latino stu dents to celebrate their cul ture in a way that is healthy and also helps to educate others. We especially hope to give everyone a space to celebrate their loved ones,” Co-Vice President of MTS, Julie Matta said.

To celebrate on campus, MTS will have food, music and many interactive stations that are taken from some of the traditional Day of the Dead practices. Students may find themselves indulging in activities such as a family remembrance string pin wall, remembering the dead let ters and more. This event will help students and faculty

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explore how other cultures honor and celebrate the dead.

“We are trying to include everybody and make it as least intimidating as possible while also making sure we honor what the Day of the Dead is all about. It would be difficult to visit all of our ancestors’ graves and honor them in that way, so we tried to do activities that brought

similar energy while still celebrating,” Matta said.

Another activity to take place is skull painting and coloring. One of the most recognizable symbols of the Day of the Dead is sugar skulls. These skulls are often made of a sugar mixture and pressed into molds to create the skull. They are then dec orated with bright colors and

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often the name of a loved one drawn onto it. The skulls sometimes represent a loved one who has passed and can be placed on an ofrenda, a kind of altar used to honor the dead.

“Dia de los Muertos is a celebration of life and death, seeing honor living through traditions and heritage. It was really important to me

growing up to see my parents celebrate those who came before them. It may only be one day but it feels bigger than that. Being a Latina woman on this campus, not a lot of people look like me so having the honor of carry ing my ancestors with me is important,” Matta said.

The Day of the Dead is celebrated across Central, Latin and South America from Nov. 1-2. It is a cel ebration of the dead where families honor their loved ones with ofrendas, a kind of altar, with various foods, photos, marigold flowers and anything the dead loved to make them feel welcome and at home.

All UNI students and fac ulty are encouraged to attend this event to celebrate the Day of the Dead and learn more about this celebration and honor the dead.

“It’s also our celebration for MTS to show our com munity, just how cultural ly diverse and theatrical we are, and really to share its beauty with everyone, not just those who practice it,” said Matta.“Moving forward, it’s important to continue amplifying diverse voic es. Oftentimes, individuals of color don’t see much of themselves in these spaces, like higher education. It’s also important to have these events to allow space for these individuals to celebrate their culture as well as grow the community as a whole. It brings an inclusive and posi tive culture to our campus.”

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students and faculty to learn more of the celebration of Day of the Dead.

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Panthers blowout Utah Tech, 41-14

CADEN SHEA Sports Writer

The UNI-Dome was rocking this weekend as the Panthers had an exception al offensive performance against the Utah Tech Trailblazers. This was the first ever meeting of the two teams and the Panthers made sure to make an intim idating first impression. The Panthers kept a steady hold on the flow of the game for the entirety of regulation and improved to 3-4 after their victory. The Panthers looked cool and comfortable as they made it known to the Trailblazers whose house it was with a 41-14 victory.

The Panthers started rolling right out the gate. Their first drive consisted of five plays and ended with a 44-yard pass from quar terback Theo Day to wide receiver Sergio Morancy for an early Panther touchdown.

The Panthers ended the first quarter with 10 points thanks to a 42-yard field goal by Matthew Cook, giving them a 10-0 advantage over the Trailblazers heading into the second quarter.

The defense started mounting even more momen tum as defensive back Benny Sapp III obtained his third interception of the year that led directly into a 9-yard rushing touchdown by run ning back Dom Williams. The defense kept the high light reel going with yet another interception in this quarter, this one by defen sive back Edwin Dearman, giving him the first pick of his collegiate career. This helped the Panthers gain an additional three points off of a 19-yard field goal from Cook to give them an even firmer lead of 20-0 on Utah Tech. The Trailblazers would not go quietly as they answered back with a scor

ing drive of their own to give them their first seven points of the game. The Panthers were not going to let that phase them, howev er, as they retorted with two touchdown scoring drives to conclude the first half. Day connected with Desmond Hutson for the first hit of the one-two punch, with Sam Schnee concluding it. This barrage of offense managed to give the Panthers a com manding upper hand with a score of 34-7 going into the final half of play.

The Panthers slowed down the pace a little in the second half. They pushed the ball down the field con sistently to continue the pun ishment for the Trailblazers. The Panthers would score on their opening possession of the half. Day would bully his way into the end zone for a 1-yard touchdown after a meticulous 65-yard drive. This gave the Panthers a 41-7 edge over Utah Tech that would be consistent until the final quarter.

The Trailblazers were the lone scorers in the fourth quarter. They connected on a pass that would ultimately conclude the scoring of the game, capping a statement win for the Panthers with a score of 41-14. This was one of UNI’s most domi nant games of the year and showcased their potential as legitimate competitors in the FCS.

Day would have one of his best games with the Panthers with the second most passing yards of his career with 308 and a careerhigh four total touchdowns. Williams kept up his impres sive ground attacks with a total of 92 yards today while

also notching another touch down to his stats. Cook would continue his march in UNI history with this game with 61 career field goals made, the third most in the Panthers history. Schnee also had a monumental per formance with a touchdown as well as a career-best 143 receiving yards. Linebacker Spencer Cuvelier continued his spectacular season with eight tackles and a sack. The

defensive backs also had a great game on Saturday as Woo Governor had seven tackles and Korby Sander had an impressive sack.

The Panthers conclude their four-game home streak next week against the Missouri State Bears in con ference action. The game will take place at 4 p.m. on Saturday and will have a theme of purple out for those in attendance.

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Panthers compete at Bradley Pink Classic

DREW HILL Sports Writer

The UNI men’s and wom en’s cross country teams competed in the Bradley Pink Classic for their third and final regular season meet. In their last meet, the Gans Creek Classic, the UNI women finished in 12th place out of 24 teams.

The men finished in 17th out of 22 teams.

The UNI women finished as the 18th place team out of 42 teams with 519 points in the 6K race. They were led by Emma Hoins, who finished in 85th place out of 306 runners with a time of 21:54 to wind up in the top 100. This was just one sec ond slower than her 21:53 time at Gans Creek. Paige Holub was next, finishing just outside the top 100 in 102nd place with a time of 22:00. Kate Crawford was

just seven seconds behind her in 112th place with a time of 22:07. Isabelle Schaffer set a new careerbest time for the 6K with her time of 22:14, nine sec onds better than her pre vious best time of 22:23. She finished in 129th place. Sydney Schaffer was the fifth Panther to finish, fin ishing 142nd with a time of 22:21.

The men finished as the 33rd place team out of 35

teams with 864 points in the 8K race. They were led by Caleb Shumaker, who fin ished in 155th place with a time of 25:22, which was his best time of the season. Next up was Brady Griebel, who finished in 169th place with a time of 25:29. Finishing just outside the top 200 was Payton Marrs, who finished in 203rd place with a time of 25:51. Drake Hanson finished shortly behind him in 221st place with a time of 26:03,

which was his best time of the season. The fifth finisher for the Panther men came just five seconds later as Jayden Dickson finished in 228th place with a time of 26:08.

The top women’s team overall was Northwestern, who finished with 68 points. The top men’s team was Loyola-Chicago, finish ing with 82 points. UNI’s next meet will be the MVC Championships on Oct. 28.

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Sam Schnee (23) had a standout game on Saturday, catching five passes for 143 yards and a touchdown during UNI’s 41-14 win over Utah Tech.

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Spencer Cuvelier (41) records a sack on Saturday. Cuvelier finished with a team-best eight tackles.

Panthers stay perfect in MVC

ADAM JOHNSON Sports Writer

UNI went up against UIC on Friday, Oct. 14, and Valparaiso on Saturday, Oct. 15. The Panthers have been dominant in MVC play so far this season, and it did not stop with these two match ups. They beat both teams 3-1, and have now extended their winning streak to nine games.

The Panthers played host to the UIC Flames, and from the start, it looked like it was going to be a rough night for UNI. The beginning of the first set was looking good, but about midway through, the Flames ran away with it. They took the first set with an impressive 25-15 victory, going on an 11-3 stretch to finish it off.

The second set showed a lot of back and forth action, as each team went on sig nificant runs. The Panthers however, were able to score the points when they were most needed, and came away with the 25-20 victory.

The third set saw the Flames holding onto a nar row lead throughout most of it, as when the Panthers were able to take the lead at 22-21,

it was the first time they had led since the score was 5-4. The Panthers took that lead and were able to pull out a close one 25-23, scoring the final point on an Emily Holterhaus kill.

The Panthers looked to send UIC back home in the fourth set. This was a close one, but UNI shifted gears while trailing 19-18. The Panthers tallied seven straight points to extinguish the Flames, winning 25-19. Holterhaus, Carly Spies and Tayler Alden combined for five kills in the last seven points. UNI defeated the Flames, 3-1.

Next up was another home game, this time against Valparaiso. The first set went back and forth quite a bit, but Valparaiso would extend their lead to as much as seven points later on, and ended up winning the first set 25-20.

UNI certainly was not new to being down 1-0, and looked to bounce back in the second set. The Panthers took the lead on the first point of the set and never looked back. Valpo kept it close for a little while, but eventually UNI pulled away, and won the set in dominant fashion, 25-16.

The third set saw the Panthers working from behind, as Valpo maintained a steady lead, and even extended it to seven points when the score was 22-15. Things were looking tough for the Panthers, but they did not back down. They went on an 8-1 run to tie the game at 23. The finish was close, as the Panthers need ed extra points to win this one, 27-25.

The Panthers did not mess around in the fourth set, as they took a com manding lead early on. They were up by as many as nine points, but Valpo made some noise late in the set to cut the lead to just three at 21-18. A couple mistakes by Valpo, and two great kills by Kira Fallert, the last of which was the winning point, sealed the set and the match for UNI. They defeat ed Valparaiso 3-1.

These victories make it nine straight wins for UNI, and they will get a bit of a break before they travel to Indiana State on Friday, Oct. 21 and Evansville on Saturday, Oct. 22. They will be looking to bring their winning streak to double digits.

Panthers draw with UIC, 0-0, for fifth straight tie

BEN LAHART Sports Writer

The UNI women’s soc cer team traveled to the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) last Thursday, Oct. 13, where they tied for the fifth straight match with a score of 0-0. This accounted for the team’s sixth tie of the season and their second scoreless tie. Their record now sits at 4-5-6.

The first period started off quickly with two shots on goal by UIC within the first minute of the match, both of which were saved by goalkeeper Caitlin Richards.

The third shot on goal came from UIC’s Frankie Frericks in the third minute and was again blocked by Richards.

UNI’s first and only shot on goal of the first period came in the 43rd minute off the foot of forward, Kennedy

Rieken but was kept from scoring by UIC goalkeeper Lauren Keiser.

The second period saw more shots on goal, as UIC started the offense with two in the 49th and 50th min utes from Makena Shaw and Kaitlyn Montague. Once again Richards saved both shots from scoring. The 72nd minute brought another UIC shot on goal which brought another save by Richards. Caroline Hazen had the lone shot on goal for UNI in the second period coming in the 74th minute. Her shot was saved from scoring by Keiser. UIC’s Brielle Gomez finished the match with the final two shots on goal com ing in the 83rd and 86th minutes. Richards recorded her last two saves of the match on these two shots as well.

UNI’s offense did not have a huge showing in this match. Instead, the defense,

especially by Richards, who totaled eight saves, carried a lot of the weight. As a team the Panthers totalled four shots in the match with two being on goal and none scoring. UIC recorded 14 total shots with eight being on goal and none scoring as well.

The UNI soccer team will close out their regular season with a two match home stand near the end of next week. The Panthers face Murray State this Thursday, Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. and will finish their regular season the following Sunday, Oct. 23 at 12 p.m. against the Belmont Bruins. These games can be viewed on ESPN+ and ESPN3, respectively. Following this, the team will begin play in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Thursday, Oct. 27.

COURTESY/UNI ATHLETICS

Caitlin Richards (1) had a great match on Thursday, keeping UIC scoreless during UNI’s 0-0 tie.

COURTESY/UNI ATHLETICS

Tayler Alden (6) had a standout weekend, finishing with a double-double in both games.