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AD details budget amid criticism JACOB MADDEN Staff Writer

2K DOG BENEFIT Dogs take over campus for a cause.

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YOU MATTER UNI NISG pens column about mental health awareness event beginning Oct. 24.

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DERRICK ROSE Sports Editor pens editorial about Derrick Rose and his case.

David Harris, UNI athletic director, recently gave a presentation to the faculty senate about the various sources for the athletic department’s funding. Harris will be speaking to Northern Iowa Student Governent (NISG) at their upcoming Oct. 26 meeting at 8 p.m.

Harris explained that the premise of the presentation was to discuss academics and finance and their relationship to the athletics department. The presentation was given with the faculty athletics representative Elaine Eshbaugh and associate athletic director of business and finance Bethany West.

“Dr. Eshbaugh presented some information looking at graduation rates, grade point averages and just the academic performance of student athletes versus the student body,” Harris said. “Beth had her portion of the presentation in which she talked about the finances […] and we spent the rest of the time going through that information.”

According to Harris, although this information was not requested, they wanted to allow the faculty the opportunity to ask questions about the academic success of student athletes.

Graph by Iris Frasher

“The three of us basically came together and said it would be a good opportunity for all of us, proactively, to go in and present this information,” Harris said.

Harris said they decided to focus on explaining revenues and expenses and looking at general education funding and student fees, which the athletic department reportedly gets the most questions about.

On Oct. 6 the Northern Iowan (NI) reported on the distribution

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SARAH RITONDALE Staff Writer

UNI students came face to face with the challenges of living while affected by autism last Thursday, Oct. 13 during a discussion in the Kamerick Art Building that was presented in partnership by Alpha Xi Delta, Uncommon Sense and the Gallagher Bluedorn.

Andrew Duff, a New York City actor, led the discussion on what it is like to be on the autism spectrum. He shared how he

came to the idea of his one-man show, “Where Are We Now,” as well as important details about where he came from and how he lives his life now.

“Next time you encounter someone who’s different just take a second and wonder how am I different,” Duff said. “Some people may think it’s weird to follow the status quo and that’s ok. Autism is just a part of the human experience.”

Duff said autism affected him at a young age. Before he was diagnosed at age two, his par-

ents thought he was deaf since he never responded to his name.

However, because he responded to his favorite televisions shows they knew that something else was the case.

Duff was nonverbal and very sensitive to noise when he was young. But, around the age of four or five he uttered his first sensible words: “Where are we now?” He said this occurred when his family was in the car on their way to McDonalds.

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of student fees between athletics, student organizations, Panther Shuttle, night ride and student activities. The NI reported that 60.7 percent of student fees per student were allocated to the athletic department, while 8.9 percent was allocated to NISG for student organizations and 30.1 percent was allocated to the Panther Shuttle and night ride and student activities such as CAB and the GBPAC. Student fees allocated to the athletic department total around

$2 million of their reported $14 million total budget. Other sources of revenue include ticket sales ($1.4 million), private donations, ($1.8 million), multimedia rights contract, ($1.2 million), distributions from the NCAA and Missouri Valley Conference, ($1 million), general education funding from the state ($2.6 million) and other miscellaneous sources of revenue, according to Harris.

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Andrew Duff speaks in Kamerick Art Building room 111. Duff, a Ney York City actor, is on the autism spectrum and discussed what it is like for him.

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of American Muslims and job growth.

The topic that received the most attention was funding for UNI. “Education, and UNI in particular, is the engine of this economy and prosperity,” Gary Kroeger said. “We keep more students here in Iowa, and we have more Iowa students going to UNI. The state needs to recognize the importance of the University of Northern Iowa.”

Kroeger emphasized “intelligent government” in his reasoning, citing recent corporate tax incentives Iowa has given to fertilizer company Orascom, which totals approximately $107 million. Kroeger said Orascom is being sued by the federal government for tax fraud and suggested funding Iowa schools would be a better use of the money.

Incumbent Walt Rogers argued that UNI’s funding situation is already improving.

“The last six years, UNI has increased 30 percent of their funding, compared to 11 percent for Iowa [and] 12 percent for ISU,” Rogers said. “I would contend that’s because we have a Republican caucus who fights for UNI every time we’re in there. We need to take care of UNI. We’ve been doing that for the past six years and I will

continue to do that as long as I’m in there.”

Rogers also argued that the state could not provide more funding to education because of budget pressure from Medicaid and mental health costs.

Mental health care in Iowa was another hot topic, specifically mental health care initiatives at Iowa universities. A recent study by the Treatment Advocacy Center placed Iowa at 49th in the United States in terms of access to mental health care, and Governor Terry Branstad has recently closed mental health hospitals in Mount Pleasant and Clarinda.

All of the candidates agreed that mental health care is not accessible enough to Iowans and commended the efforts of the UNI student body to bring mental health to the forefront of discussion.

Incumbent state senator Jeff Danielson suggested state appropriations to student health centers on campuses that would enable universities to hire professional psychiatrists and therapists to help college students.

Danielson also suggested greater coverage of mental health in Iowa health insurance plans.

“As your senator, I will continue to vote for resources at the state level regardless of whether the governor continues to veto

them or take unilateral action to close facilities,” Danielson said.

Challenger Bonnie Sadler emphasized a lack of mental health care providers in the state. She called for residency programs to attract mental health professionals to Iowa, as well as improved home care as solutions to Iowa’s mental health care situation.

Medicinal marijuana was also discussed at the forum.

UNI social works graduate student Justin Everett confronted the candidates regarding their support for medicinal marijuana oil. The issue carries personal importance to Everett, as his mother suffers from chronic regional pain syndrome and mental illness.

“Her body, from head to toe, is in extreme pain, all the time,” Everett said.

Everett went on to say that his mother has told him she feels like she is on fire. Everett expects his mother to die within the next couple of years and said he cannot legally access cannabis oil that would ease his mother’s suffering.

Every candidate on stage spoke in favor of medical marijuana. Independent Nick Taiber even suggested full legalization – medical and recreational – of marijuana. However, Everett

was not convinced with what he was hearing.

“I came here tonight because I know some of these Courtesy Photo candidates’ Walt Rogers, v o t i n g Republican State r e c o r d s Representative don’t match what they say,” Everett said.

“I’m tired of people telling me to vote for them, who don’t at least have the decency to tell me to my face their honest-to-God opinion.”

Junior political science and public administration major Sam George was also in attendance.

“I’m here tonight just to learn about local politics,” George said. “To be honest, I don’t know that much about it and asking some of my friends, they don’t know much about it.

So I just wanted to see what candidates are out there, what stances they have.” George cited adequate funding for UNI as his most important issue.

The event concluded with closing remarks and a brief meet and greet with the candidates. Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 8.

“Then you look at the expense side – generally about 45 percent of our expense budget is caught up in salaries and fringe benefits for the people that work in the department,” Harris said. “And that’s around six million dollars.” Harris continued, saying that around $3.9 million is distributed in student aid in the form of scholarships and that another $1.5 million is expended for travel.

Harris said the athletic budget is a complex system of funds coming in and out, some of which the athletic department cannot definitively decide.

According to Harris, around

55 percent of the athletic budget is generated by the athletic department and the other 45 percent comes from the general education fund or student fees.

Harris explained that the multimedia contract, for example, is negotiated between the athletic department and Learfield Sports.

“Learfield makes decisions about how much they believe a certain property is worth,” Harris said. “What most people need to understand is that we […] don’t control that.”

Some students have expressed concern over how much student fees are being allocated towards athletics.

“I think that [athletics] are a big deal,” said pre-masters

of accounting graduate student Brandon Richardson. “But at the same time, you go to school to get an education; so I think [athletics] should be big, but not the main focus.”

Callie Sauer, a senior public relations major, said that while she agreed that education should be the primary focus of a university, athletics programs can offer academic opportunities.

“I had [an] internship through the athletics program,” Sauer said. “So it has helped me [academically], because I basically had an athletic marketing internship.”

Jamison Whiting, a junior philosophy and political science major, plays for UNI’s foot-

ball team as a defensive back.

According to Whiting, athletics is not the sole identity of a university, but it is a key part.

“Athletics, academics and the arts […] all help the university maintain its image,” Whiting said. “Without any [one] of those things, that image starts to slide away.”

Whiting went on to say that athletics has been one of the most beneficial parts of the university experience for him and for fellow student athletes, explaining that skills like time management are taught to student athletes. Whiting said student athletes are required, as freshmen, to have a tutor or attend a study group weekly.

According to Whiting, these

provisions help ensure the academic success of student athletes and the competitive success of UNI athletics.

Harris said that factors like winning games and having an attractive program can impact outside funding for athletics, but many factors still remain outside the control of the athletics department.

“We are committed to having a great relationship with campus,” Harris said, citing a quote that appeared in a previous article in the NI. Harris said the campus and the community do many things to benefit the athletics program and that they want to do things of equal benefit for the campus and the community.

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Election day is drawing ever closer, and deciding student voters had an opportunity to attend a forum to hear the ideas of seven candidates running for state office on Monday night.

The forum was held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Maucker Union Ballroom, and there were about fifty people in attendance.

The candidates in attendance were Democratic State Senator Jeff Danielson, Republican challenger Bonnie Sadler, Republican State Representative Walt Rogers, Democratic challenger Gary Kroeger and Democratic State Representative Bob Kressig – plus challengers Republican Drew Speer and independent Nick Taiber.

Candidates answered a variety of questions posed by students. The main topics discussed were UNI’s funding, mental health care in Iowa, accountability within the Board of Regents, Courtesy Photo m e d i c a l Jeff Danielson, ma rijua na, Democratic State t reat ment Senator

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NISG: Students, you matter at UNI Hello, Panthers! As you may know, next week the Northern Iowa Student Government will be putting on a mental health awareness week called “You Matter at UNI.” This week is largely focused on creating awareness for mental health issues, reducing the stigma surrounding counseling, and creating a community of care here at UNI. After the loss of two students to suicide, UNI’s campus was heavily impacted and the issue of mental health came to the forefront. Throughout the campaign process last semester, Hunter Flesch and Avery Johnson met with as many student organizations as possible.

A lthough students brought up a wide variety of

issues, a common theme was the issue of improving mental health here at UNI. “You Matter at UNI” is more than just a mental health week: this is about creating a sense of belonging and community at UNI. When you walk around campus you will see students and staff wearing lime green bracelets and t-shirts. We hope these serve as a reminder that you are important.

There will always be new challenges that we have to face throughout our college careers, but remember that you are never alone in your struggles. People care about you as an individual and want to see you succeed at UNI. This week will run from October 24 to 28 with events each day. Kicking off the week will be a lime green f lag campaign at the Campanile Plaza from 11-2 p.m. Students can grab hot chocolate, cookies and

write messages of support or in memory of someone who was lost to suicide. On Tuesday from 7-8 p.m. in Rod Library’s ScholarSpace there will be a Friend-toFriend training with UNI counselors, which will focus on identifying signs of anxiety and depression in your friends and how to best support them.

On Wednesday from 7–8 p.m. in Kamerick 111 Kevin Hansen will present his program titled “Secret Regrets.” This presentation helps students move past any guilt or baggage they carry from experiences they have in the past.

On Thursday from 11–2 p.m. in Rod Library there will be a De-stress Day with puppies, coloring activities, the Labyrinth and board games. #ThrowlightUNI will have a sticky-note wall filled with positivity challenges and messages of support to brighten students’ day.

On Friday from 11–12 p.m. there will be a Wrap-Up in the ScholarSpace thanking everyone for their support throughout the week

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Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) is putting on a mental health awareness week titled, “You Matter at UNI.” Various events from Oct. 24 through Oct. 28 will work to make students feel valued.

and encouraging students and staff to continue supporting mental health. Lime green t-shirts and bracelets will be offered for donations throughout the week: every single dollar will go into a fund to help UNI students receive psychiatric services.

We look forward to seeing you all come out to “You Matter at UNI” next week.

If you have any questions about the week, check out this link for more details: ht t p s : //u n i . e du /m e nt a l health/you-matter-uni.Go Panthers!

Public opinion: Politics and cognitive dissonance

Opinions are tricky things. They can make or break friendships, or create a strain or rift in families.

Most importantly, they give us perspective on ourselves and how we fit into our societies. But if opinions help us inform who we are, and inform others of the same, can one person believe one way and act another?

The answer, of course, is a swift and resounding “Yes.” The concept of cognitive dissonance is that of having opposing beliefs or thoughts – especially when acting upon said thoughts or beliefs.

That being said, opinions can change with time, new information or context. This is usually nothing as serious as cognitive dissonance, but the evaluation of belief.

Many of our own professors here at UNI teach subject matter that they might not wholly agree with, but do so because of relevance to their courses. As a student in the Department of Philosophy and World Religions, I have entered into

many wagers and guessing games to figure out the attitudes of some professors towards course material.

While sometimes their views were readily apparent, most often these professors – like many others on and off our own campus – would rather let their students come to their own opinions, presenting many modes of thought to a subject.

This ability to limit their own personal biases is an example of separating personal opinion from public.

While discussing the theories of biblical sources or the ethics of German philosophers, it is the public opinion discussed in the classroom rather than personal opinions on the matters.

A devout Christian professor who believes that the Bible is inerrant (without fault) might still teach the matters of the ‘Q’ source, the Quran – a theoretical lost source influencing some gospels – and one professor who disagrees with Immanuel Kant’s philosophy still generally presents the material with minimal or no bias.

A separation of public and private opinion borders cognitive dissonance in that the private opinion of the material can conflict with the public opinion portrayed

lic opinion on a given topic? A better question is: does it matter so long as they are consistently reasonable?

Say that a politician personally believes that a stoplight should not be placed at a particular intersection, but their constituency StaticFlickr.com overwhelmingly supHeppeard muses on informed opinons, which are the “tools of the trade” for politics. ports the placement of one. There is very litin the classroom due to the tle ground for an immovable opinion the professor holds ethical stance, so it would be as to what constitutes a level perfectly reasonable for the of necessary professional- politician to publicly support ism. the light.

As an opinion columnist, I This trivial case is a micro have the unique opportunity example of something that to share my private opinions happens in our larger federal with the public, and many politics. Sure, candidates are of us at the Northern Iowan elected to represent their cittake this task as a duty to izens based on the idea that ethically inform our read- their opinion most closely ers. Opinions make who we aligns with the majority, are, but an uninformed or but that does not mean that misinformed opinion can be they cannot ask for a majorharmful and dangerous. ity opinion and act based For politicians, informed on what constituents want, opinions are the tools of rather than forcing their own the trade. Some are more private opinion. informed than others, and Of course, there should some use different qualities be more factors which influof information to sway their ence decision-making and policies, but all portray a the change of opinion on public opinion to their con- important national and stituents. international issues. This Can a politician be trusted does not mean that there if their own personal opin- should be little to no reason ion is at odds with their pub- for switching support of a

policy, but that it can be okay to support public opinion.

It is not enough to follow public opinion. A politician must follow an ethical core when deciding on war, funding Planned Parenthood, allowing non-heteronormative marriage laws or on any number of issues which impact human rights and lives.

Not just a strong moral center, but proper information on a topic might overrule majority opinion. Emerging scientific support for global warming or a reasonable argument for the right to be publicly recognized as united with the one you love might sway an incumbent or candidate to switch positions.

This does not mean that such people are fickle, but that they are keeping informed on important issues and constantly evaluating their opinions and beliefs.

This is something everyone should do in their lives.

Politicians are human, and that makes them fallible, and that is okay.

So remember when voting early or on election day this November to vote for a candidate you feel is well-informed, and will support the whole of the American people to the best of their ability.

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Editors Note: Kirby Davis is a current UNI student studying abroad at the University of Newcastle in Australia. She will be contributing to the Northern Iowan with her experiences on the other side of the world.

Clowns are around—in Australia, too!

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Happy October! It’s officially fall and Halloween is quickly approaching. It’s evident that Halloween is coming quickly with all of the stores in Iowa stocking Halloween candy, decorations and costumes. The month of October is filled with people transforming fields of corn into corn mazes and empty buildings turned into haunted houses. And who can forget the constant stream of scary movies and Halloween classics on TV! Americans have a special place in their hearts for Halloween. According to Gunnar Whisler, a junior psychology major, “It’s an excuse to go out and be something different for the night.” Dressing up and getting to change who you are for a night is a huge part of Halloween and the best part is that different costumes become popular each year!

Last year, according to USA Today, some of the most popular Halloween costumes were Harley Quinn and the Joker, Star Wars, Superheroes and Minnie Mouse. It’s a mystery what sorts of costumes are going to be the most popular of 2016. Aol.com shared some of its predictions for popular costumes being Wonder Woman, Trump vs Hillary, Deadpool, Pokemon and Snapchat filters.

That’s quite the span of costumes, not to mention the Suicide Squad character Harley Quinn. But despite the span of quickly rising costumes, there is one that might not be taking such a high rise this year—the clown.

After a series of recent sightings of clowns all throughout the US it is understandable that clown costumes may not be at the top of your list. According to KWWL there have been at least eight clown sightings recently, six of which were in Waterloo while the other two were in Cedar Falls. The NI reported clowns on campus as well.

According to police, these are serious matters and to be taken as such but are currently not a threat, although it is advised not to approach the clowns.

Some community members think that it’s just not funny anymore.

Those in the US certainly are not laughing and neither are people here in Australia. According to The Daily Telegraph, despite the ongoing clown problem in the US social media has only added to the issue with clown sightings taking place in New South Whales, Queensland and Victoria. On social media apparently there have not only been pictures and videos of clowns being beaten but also pages organized warning people of clown gatherings and organizing clown hunting groups.

These pages and other social media sites are turning this into a very serious matter but some do not necessarily see it as such. The Daily Telegraph describes Stephen King, the author of the clown driven horror novel “It”, as laughing off the matter and tweeting “time to cool the clown hysteria —most of em are good, cheer up the kiddies, make people laugh.” It sounds almost as some are viewing this situation lighter than others.

When a photo was released on Facebook of a clown being sighted in the Newcastle area, many were concerned with the fact that they missed seeing the clown after just being there, while others were concerned with staying away from the situation.

Aime Dowton, a second year social work major, chuckled at the idea of being chased by a clown but then said, “But if that was me being chased by a clown, I’d be crying my eyes out.”

When asked what his thoughts were on the situation, Connor Wieland, a first year mechatronic major, said, “I think it’s stupid for one. I think it started as a way to scare people but now there are others adopting it as a way to hide their identity whilst committing crime.”

Needless to say despite what the reasoning is behind the rise in clown sightings are, people should be safe and cautious around individuals dressed as clowns. It is recommended to not engage the clowns and to call in sightings. With all the clown “funny-business” in mind, be safe this Halloween season!

—Kirby Davis, University of Newcastle, Australia

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PANTHER PORTRAIT: 2k Dog Walk Benefit IRIS FRASHER

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UNI’s campus has gone to the dogs.

On Friday, Oct. 14, a 2k Dog Walk Benefit took place to raise funds for Cedar Bend Humane Society.

These funds will be used for toys, food, spaying/neutering, and other things needed at the humane society.

Members of the community and students gathered at the campanile to begin the walk

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Duff said he made progress as he aged—he told his first lie in elementary school.

Lying is uncommon for people affected by autism. This was only the beginning, Duff said. He then graduated high school and attended Bennington College. For his senior year project in college he came up with his one man show.

“I think it is super important to be more aware of the concept of autism as a whole because you never know who is and is not affected by autism, and [sic] in order to be respectful and empathetic towards our community members,” said Katie Alger, a sophomore English major in attendance.

One practice common to those on the autism spectrum that people may not know about is “stimming,” Duff said. Stimming is the repetition of physical movements, sounds or repetitive movement of objects. Duff said everyone stims, even people not affected by autism — who Duff referred to as “neurotypical.”

Duff said stimming is viewed as odd behavior from those who may not understand autism, and that it’s something that needs to be “fixed.”

The audience was able to ask questions following Duff ’s talk. A UNI student, Cody Cox, joined Duff on the panel.

Cox said his experience was similar to Duff ’s in many ways but was different in a few distinct ways.

Cox, at 23, was diagnosed as being affected by autism.

This has made it difficult for him to cope with the realization that he is affected by autism — it also made it difficult on his family.

Cox’s family accepts him, he said, but he also feels they pressure him to act “normal.”

Another way Cox feels pressured is within his career path.

Being an education major, Cox said he had realized the difficulties he may have to overcome. “[With] the career path that I have chosen […] going into teaching, you have to talk and even though that’s my worst enemy [. . .] I think the more

with their furry friends. The walk itself began at 4 p.m. with check-in starting at 3:30 p.m. About 15 people were in attendence.

Participants paid a $10 fee to take part and received a complimentary bottle of water, dog treats and a cookie from J’s Homestyle Cooking.

Random prizes were also handed out. Some of these were dog toys, such as frisbees, rope toys and stuffed animals.

More photos are available for viewing on the Northern Iowan Facebook page.

experience you get from that the more you’re going to adapt and change you have to want to change it,” Cody said.

Both men said they struggled with internal and external pressures to conform to “normal” behavior. They both want to express to neurotypical people that they are people just like anyone else.

“We’re people [. . .] we have a difference in our disabilities, learning styles, we’re all different people though I think it is so crucial to say that we are a person first,” Cody said. “[Autism] doesn’t define us [. . .] if you can look at us [as human beings] first then that other stuff — the other quirks that we have, the other interesting things that we have the other fascinations that we have — […] they kind of all make sense.”

One audience member asked whether there are common things that neurotypical people do when interacting with those on the autism spectrum consider offensive, even if it is unintentional.

Duff responded, saying he did not appreciate when people refer to autism as a disease or speak of curing it — those who view it in this way become stuck in that mindset.

“Everyone with autism is capable of doing something and jobs need to be introduced that each person can do you just have to figure out what that is” Duff said.

Duff said the best thing a neuro typical person can do is get involved. Duff is a member of Autism Speaks, an autism advocacy organization that according to their official site “enhances lives today and is accelerating a spectrum of solutions tomorrow.”

But because autism is so broad, Duff said, there are several things that can be done to help the people effected by autism.

The GBPAC will be hosting a production that addresses experiences with the autism spectrum put on by Uncommon Sense on Jan. 22.

To receive more information, visit the Autism Speaks website at https://www.autismspeaks. org/.

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BRENNAN WHISLER

Sports Columnist

The Panther football team returns to the UNI-Dome this weekend after a rough two game road stretch. UNI lost both games by a total of seven points.

They will try to recover as they take on the Missouri State Bears. Missouri State will also serve as a warm up for the Panthers, who will take on the always difficult North Dakota State Bison the following week.

Despite a 2-4 start to the year, UNI is looking to rebound against the Bears.

Every loss this season has been close — six or fewer points, and with the exception of one, they have been quality ranked opponents.

UNI has the highest strength of schedule in the entire FCS. This continues against a Top 50 team such as the Bears.

The Bears themselves are 3-3 with quality wins and losses. They will look to defeat a Panther team who is

just outside the Top 25 themselves, at 27.

For UNI to be successful — not only this week but all following — the offense needs to step up. This team lives and dies by the extremely talented defense. Their defensive line and secondary are Top 20 material.

As for proof that the offense is lacking, look to last week’s 14-10 loss to Youngstown.

The UNI offense contributed three points, and the defense scored on a pick six. All of Youngstown points came in

fourth, scoring on an unrested defense.

MSU will be bringing a balanced attack to the UNIDome. They score nearly equally on the ground and through the air; same goes for total yards per game with the air attack having a slight advantage.

UNI is the perfect counter; their defense is historically one of the best against the rush. If the Panthers can force MSU to throw more than they are comfortable with against this year’s secondary, that’s

risky business. UNI will then have to take advantage of the average defense.

UNI should take home the win, if the defense does what it does best and so long as the offense can put up 15 to 20 points. A strong performance here could buoy UNI’s season and put them back on track for the last half of the season.

Final score prediction is a UNI win, 30-20. Their defense forces at least two turnovers and scores on at least one of them. Once more the defense will be the MVP.

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Volleyball to host Evansville and Southern Illinois BRENNAN WHISLER

Sports Columnist

This weekend, UNI will be looking to extend their current winning streak to seven as they take on some familiar faces. The Panthers volleyball team will play the Evansville Purple Aces on Friday and the Southern Illinois Salukis on Saturday, both games at McLeod.

Saturday’s match does have a few key storylines. SIU is tied for second in the Valley, while UNI is one game back in fourth.

When these teams played earlier

this year, SIU squeaked out a five set victory in what was UNI’s closest loss this year.

Throw in the fact that the top two teams in the Valley play each other this week and UNI could find itself tied for second and only half a game out of first.

Before the Panthers get a chance at the Salukis, they need to play the Aces on Friday. You’d be forgiven if you don’t remember the previous time UNI and Evansville met — it lasted less than a Tuesday-Thursday lecture — 1 hour 11 minutes for UNI to defeat Evansville, who is

last in the conference.

You can expect a repeat as Evansville has not improved over time. Since their last match on Sept. 24, Evansville won only two sets over seven matches.

Barring disaster, UNI wins their sixth straight.

Looking at SIU, I see no reason why UNI can’t come out on top. Since the UNI tournament, the Salukis have been a surprising team this year.

Normally a middle of the pack team in conference play, SIU is tied with Missouri State at 7-2 for second. Their two loss-

es have come from conference leader Wichita State and Loyola, both of which UNI has victories over.

The biggest impact this time around is location. SIU is tough to beat at home, their lone loss came from a 16-4 Michigan State team. With the venue change, UNI going on a streak, and what will likely be an easy Friday, UNI should make some noise and move up in the standings. SIU also plays Drake University on Friday.

With sophomore Kendyl Sorge leading a defense that leads

the nation digs per set, UNI will be tough to score against. Throw in sophomore Bri Weber, flanked by seniors Amie Held and Kayla Haneline, to lead an aggressive offense, it’ll be hard to lose.

However, if UNI wants to make up ground they will need to avenge their losses. That starts this weekend with SIU, carries on to next week at Missouri State, only to climax near season end at Illinois State.

If they do that and beat WSU on the road, then they will most likely become regular season champions.

Derrick Rose cleared of all counts in rape trial OPINION

DYLAN PADY

Sports Editor

Yesterday an eight panel civil court jury found Derrick Rose, Randall Hampton and Ryan Allen not guilty of all assault charges.

Derrick Rose has been in some hot water lately with the law after being accused of ‘gang-raping’ his ex-girlfriend, who is anonymously referred to as Jane Doe, in 2013. The accuser claimed Rose and his two best friends took advantage of her after she had passed out from a long night of partying.

I truly cannot imagine Rose doing such a thing and hearing this accusation made me absolutely sick. His lawyer Mark Baute, continued to stress the fact that the sex was consensual, and after Rose ended their relationship a month before the accusation, they believe she is simply seeking revenge with a $21 million lawsuit.

Being a civil assault case, it seems Rose’s accuser only wanted money but did not intend for him to go to prison.

There was no physical evidence that Rose and his friends broke in and assaulted Doe — she deleted all the text messages to help her case. The only text mes-

sages she did keep were about sex and drugs, in an attempt to make Rose look guilty.

“She is leaving a paper trail for a fake rape case,” Baute said. “You can believe, they deleted every one [text messages] that hurts them.”

According to an article from USA Today, Doe claimed that Rose and his friends drugged her at his house. After being escorted home by a freind, Doe explains that the three men broke in and sexually assaulted her. She was requesting $21 million dollars for compensation and to pay for damages.

Baute reminds the jurors of all the people Rose was able to support with his new NBA income, also regarding him as a very nice young man.

“These guys are so far from breaking in and rapists, it’s almost comical,” Baute said. “[Doe] Is a pathological liar […] Regret is not rape.”

I have looked up to Rose for years and will not believe that he even considered to do such a thing. He instantly became a favorite player of mine as I was starting to understand and appreciate basketball at a younger age.

Rose was selected as the first overall pick by the Chicago Bulls in 2008 and he was an absolute

blast to watch. He had so much swagger on the court and was able to finesse his way through any defense and score inside with some spectacular shots.

His 2010-2011 season was visually and statistically the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Scoring at least 25 points a game, Rose recorded 25 double-doubles, one triple-double and even logged 623 assists, which is another great number to possess at the point guard position.

In 2008 Rose was awarded Rookie of the Year, he is a three time All-Star, and in 2010-2011, he won the All-NBA award as well as the MVP award.

I believe Rose would still be an incredibly deadly weapon in the NBA if his career was not haunted with injuries. He was never quite able to reach his full potential after his recovery and by no means is he a bad player, he just used to be so much better.

With all that success behind him, it blew my mind after I heard the accusations of him assulting his ex-girlfriend. It just did not add up. Before those accusations came forward, Rose was traded to the New York Knicks to play alongside the great Carmelo Anthony and their 7’3” power forward Kristaps Porzingis.

As his trial developed, a lot of

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New York Knicks point guard Derrick Rose, arrives to the Federal Courthouse in Los Angeles. Just yesterday, Rose and his friends were acquitted on charges of assaulting his ex-girlfriend.

rumors appeared on whether he will even be able to play anymore.

As of right now, Rose is expected to miss the Knicks’ one remaining preseason game, and will not be back on the court until their season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

This is not because he is in trouble, but simply due to the fact

that Wednesday was their last preseason game and he will still be flying back home from his trial in Los Angeles.

I hope the Knicks and Derrick Rose have a great season this year and that all these accusations will be buried and forgotten about by Oct. 25 when the NBA season begins.

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