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On Tuesday, Oct. 22, over 700 UNI students, staff and community members gathered to hear presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) speak in the West Gym. Warren, a Harvard University professor, is a frontrunner out of 19 candidates seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.

In the most recent Des Moines Register poll, published on Sept. 21, Warren took the lead with 22 percet.

Opening remarks were given by Iowa State Senator Eric Giddens, one of sever-

al Iowa politicians who has committed to supporting Warren in the 2020 race.

“Not only does Elizabeth have the leadership skills and the tenacity to take on the powerful forces of corruption that are crippling our democracy, but she personally understands the systemic changes that have to happen,” said Giddens. “She’s developed, by far, the most detailed plans to get us there.”

Warren was introduced by ​ Athena Sade-Whitehead, a UNI vocal performance graduate student and avid supporter of Warren’s campaign. ​ Warren was ran to the stage, dancing and rallying

the crowd. To begin, she shared a bit about herself and the background that inspired her candidacy.

When Warren was a child, her mother took a full-time minimum-wage job, despite never having entered the workforce.

Warren said the lesson she learned from her mother was, “No matter how scared you are, no matter how hard it looks, when it comes down to it, you reach down deep and you find what you have to find [...] and you take care of the people you love.”

“It wasn’t until years later,” she said, “that I came to understand that wasn’t just the lesson my mother taught

me. It’s what millions of people do across this country every day.”

Warren said she is running for public office is because, to her, a full-time minimum-wage job can no longer support a family.

Warren outlined the steps she would take to revive America’s democracy and strengthen the middle class.

She discussed her “two cent” wealth tax, in which individuals who have accumulated more than $50 million must pay two cents for every dollar earned after that.

Warren said she would use this tax to provide universal childcare, fund public schools, make college and trade schools tuition-free and cancel student loan debt for the majority of the population. She would ensure social security for retired citizens and increase financial security for those with disabilities.

She also proposed adding a Constitutional amendment to secure the fundamental voting rights of every individual, outlawing gerrymandering, tackling racist voter suppression laws and repealing Citizens United.

After sharing her plan of action, Warren opened the floor to audience questions.

Cedar Valley community members and UNI students,

chosen at random through a raffle, brought up topics ranging from foreign policy to LGBTQIA+ inclusion in schools.

After over an hour of speaking, Warren stayed after to take pictures, sign books and meet attendees.

Campaign workers distributed information on Warren’s upcoming “Weekend of Action” and gathered caucus commitments for Warren.

The crowd ranged from undecided voters to committed Warren advocates, such as sophomore English major Bailey Renfro.

tant for Women’s and Gender Studies. “It has evolved now to represent violence against all marginalized populations.

That includes minorities and the LGBTQ community.”

The event is happening in conjunction with Relationship Violence Awareness Month.

Shirt-decorating events took place from Oct. 21 through 23, with participants able to share either their personal experiences or those of friends and family members.

The messages that will be displayed during Friday’s “Bearing Witness” event will vary between support, anger and confusion around rela-

tionship and gender violence.

The Clothesline Project began in 1990 in Hyannis, Massachusetts, according to its website. The program has gone on since 2014 at UNI. As more shirts are created, shirts from previous years are hung up in Sabin Hall. The Clothesline Project is a global project in which several schools and communities participate.

As she has continued to work with the program, Naugthon has found the stories that she’s heard to be motivating.

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Clothesline Project brings awareness COLBY WEBER

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Colorful shirts will be displayed across UNI’s campus on Friday, Oct. 25 as part of the Clothesline Project, an interactive event that visually represents violence that occurs within communities, both noticeable and hidden.

“The history of the Clothesline Project originally started out as a representation of violence against women, hence the clothesline since doing laundry was seen as a woman’s job and issue,” said Sara Naughton, a second-year graduate programming assis-

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and then addressed the crowd.

“I hope [this] can be more interactive,” he said, “because I’m not coming here to lecture.

I’m coming here to have a conversation.”

Next, Steyer gave a brief summary of why he entered the 2020 presidential race.

“To me, the biggest fact in the United States is that government doesn’t work,” he said.

“It doesn’t work on health care and it doesn’t work on climate.

It doesn’t work on guns and it doesn’t work on immigration.”

Steyer argued that the reason for this governmental ineffectiveness is the influence of big businesses in politics, a phenomenon he termed the “corporate stranglehold.”

“My thesis is if we break the corporate stranglehold, we get everything,” he said. “Americans are going to have to decide to take back our own government.

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because it’s working perfectly for the corporations.”

Steyer cited health care as an example, stating that Americans pay twice what other countries pay for comparable health care.

“We have to agree that [breaking the corporate stranglehold] is the job, and then we have to agree who’s best to lead the job,” he said.

Steyer emphasized his own record, citing his anti-corporation efforts in his native state of California.

“I have spent the last ten years leading coalitions fighting corporations,” he said, describing his successes in imposing taxes on oil and tobacco companies and closing corporation tax loopholes.

Steyer also discussed the Need to Impeach movement, which he founded in 2017 and calls for the impeachment of President Trump. “[Mr. Trump] is crazy, and he’s incompetent, and he’s a crook,” Steyer said.

Steyer also called for congressional term limits, a national referendum on gun control and openly televised impeachment proceedings.

“It has infuriated political scientists, the idea that the American people could actually make up our own minds,” he said. “I believe in democracy, and I believe in the wisdom of the American people. […] If there is something wrong in your country […], make sure you oppose it early, and oppose it all the time. This isn’t a ques-

tion of partisanship; this is a question of what do we do for the country.”

Steyer then opened the floor for questions. Justin Scott, Iowa State Director for the American Atheists, asked Steyer to comment on the influence of religion in political discourse.

“You can use your religion to inform your values, but you can’t ask anyone else to follow your religion,” Steyer said.

“That’s the problem with mixing church and state, is people become so wedded to their belief that they think that if they change their belief, they’ll be rejecting God.” Scott asked how Steyer would build coalitions with leaders such as these.

“You will never hear me say a disrespectful thing about Republican voters, because I don’t feel any disrespect,” Steyer said. “I view them as responding to […] real, sensible, human needs. Republican voters felt disrespected, overlooked and as if the government wasn’t treat-

ing them fairly. Well, that’s not wholly unrealistic.

“There’s a reason people think the government doesn’t care about them,” he added, discussing the need for a living wage. “They’re right, and the numbers show it.”

Communications major and self-identified Republican Kayla Cook attended the event in an effort to be “really open to listening to other perspectives.”

“I think that’s really important because our country is so divided right now,” she said. “I just want to see the country united again.”

Cook had arrived late due to a test in one of her classes, and said she appreciated the “grace” Steyer showed, despite her tardiness.

“The event wasn’t a speech; it was a conversation,” she said.

“Tom mentioned my name when he talked about unity.

When I came up afterwards for a picture, he was very intentional, and he wanted me to know that I was welcome.”

Presidential candidate Julián Castro, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, returns to the Cedar Valley this week after visiting Waterloo in March.

Castro will hold a meetand-greet in the West Gym Courtyard from 11 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22. The event will be co-hosted by the Northern Iowa Democrats and UNIdos (UNI Hispanic Latino Student Union). The event is free and open to the public.

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“I have been a Warren supporter since the race started,” Renfro said. “Mostly it was because of her ability to articulate her plans for the issues [she and] I both care about. Even today, she managed to touch on all my top issues [...] in about an hour.”

Renfro said that Warren’s authenticity sets her apart from other politicians.

“I hear a lot of empty

words,” she said. “I hear a lot of generalizations made by other candidates and [Warren] is one of the candidates who doesn’t do that.

She says exactly what she’s going to do.”

Emma McMenomy, a freshman political communications major, said, “Personally, I’m a big planner myself, so I love how Warren has a plan for everything. I can always look [to her platform] and know that she has a solution for the issues I’m passionate about.”

“I think in the past two and a half years, America has started to see that we made the wrong decision [in 2016],” McMenomy said.

“I think Warren has what it takes to defeat Donald Trump.”

Warren left audience members and viewers with an urge to keep the momentum going.

“This is our moment in American history,” she said.

“Our moment to dream big, fight hard and win.”

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Approximately 30 UNI students, faculty and community members greeted presidential candidate Tom Steyer in Maucker Union at 10:15 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 21.

Steyer visited UNI for a conversation hosted by the Northern Iowa Democrats.

Junior political communication major and NI Democrats vice president Olivia Habinck introduced Steyer.

“As Iowans, we have the unique opportunity to meet many political candidates, which is super exciting,” Habinck said.

Steyer began by asking each attendee to introduce themselves and share the issues most important to them. Responses included health care, climate change, immigration, gun control and higher education. As they spoke, Steyer took notes

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The value of sports and teamwork

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Opinion Columnist Colin Horning explains the role that sports play in teaching teamwork and unifying people.

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One of the greatest aspects of American society is our love for sports. Since around the start of the 20th century, the camaraderie and sense of family that comes with following a favorite collegiate or professional sports team has been an integral part of living in the United States. Some people, of course, couldn’t care less

about watching grown men or women hit a ball with a stick or throw a leather ball through a net for a few hours, but for those of us who do, it provides a distraction from our everyday lives and gives us and our friends something to talk about and to build relationships.

Of course, this isn’t even counting the value in being involved in athletics for oneself. The value of being on a team (especially from a young

age) teaches you hard work, discipline, physical and mental toughness, respect for authority and above all else, the value of teamwork and the concept of sacrificing personal gain for the overall value of the team.

One of my favorite aspects of sports culture in America is how we all come together to root for a common cause: watching our team beat their opponent and having a great time doing so. On any given Saturday or Sunday in the fall, we set aside any differences we have and come together as one fanbase. Things like one’s political views, religion or anything else that might cause disagreements instantly are irrelevant during the few hours in which the game is being played because during that moment in time, we’re all just fans of our team. Now of course, this comes with the inevitable distaste for anyone rooting for the other team, but the vast majority of the time this is good-natured and hardly warrants anything of actual dislike. During

a sporting event, it’s as if nothing else in the world matters; Political affairs in Washington and around the world are set aside, any stressors from school or work are essentially put on hold, and for that moment in time, all we care about is which team can score the most points.

The family aspect of sports is something I truly admire about sports culture, but the life lessons that can be learned from being on a team are also invaluable. One of the most important life lessons that I’ve learned from being on my high school basketball team is that regardless of talent, coaching, or anything else, there are only two things that you can control: your attitude and effort. Your opponent in the game might have much more talented players and their coach might be a lot more experienced and seasoned, but if you have a positive attitude regarding your team and give your full effort, there’s nothing else in the game that needs to be worried about. This principle can be applied to any-

thing in life aside from sports: in the workplace, in your personal relationships, in school or anything else. Ever since I heard my basketball coach stress this idea to our team, I’ve instantly seen the value in what sports can teach us. Being on a team and going to practice day in and day out teaches you physical and mental toughness; showing up each day early in the morning even if it’s the last thing you wanted to do in that moment. Physically pushing the limits of your body leads to a sound body and overall improvements in your physical fitness.

Above all, being on a team has taught me that regardless if you get along with teammates or not, you and your teammates are in this together and have to set your differences and personal gains aside in order for the benefit of the team. The life lessons that can be learned by cheering for a team or by being on a team are ones that are simply too invaluable to miss out on.

Berenstæin Bears: an analysis of the Mandela Effect EMERSON SLOMKA

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Anyone who grew up between the 1980s and today will likely remember a series of books (and later a TV show) about a wholesome family of bears, consisting of Mama, Papa, Sister and Brother as their adventures lead them to learn important lessons about life. What was that show called again? Chances are, the Berenstein Bears comes to mind. However, a quick visit to the kids section of your local library will reveal that this isn’t the case. In actuality, this series is called the BerenSTAIN bears, named after its creators, Stan and Jan Berenstain. This seems like a simple misunderstanding or false memory; nothing to pay any mind to, right? The problem is, the internet nearly unanimously agrees. Why would so many people share the

same false memory?

Many people subscribe to the belief that Nelson Mandela died while serving time in prison. Perhaps you are under the impression that the United States consists of 51 states, or that chartreuse is a variant of magenta. However, all three of these beliefs are objectively wrong: Nelson Mandela survived his time in prison but unfortunately died in 2013; the United States consists of an even 50 states and chartreuse is a bright yellow-green, named after the French liqueur of the same name.

Perhaps this would be less alarming if not for the sheer number of people who wholeheartedly insist that these facts are and always have been a reality. But how can this phenomenon be explained when half (or even the majority) of people experience these? Coined in 2010 by blogger Fiona Broome,

the term “Mandela Effect” has been used to describe false memories. The exact cause of the Mandela Effect is unknown, but there are a variety of theories. One of the most fantastical, yet most popular theories is that the Mandela Effect is direct evidence of the existence of alternate dimensions and that a false memory is created when we shift dimensions. For example, a believer in this theory may insist that she was born in a dimension in which the queen in Disney’s Snow White asks, “Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?” but experienced a dimensional shift, leading her to be transported to a dimension identical to the first, but with minor differences-- one of which being the fact that the phrase actually begins with “Magic mirror on the wall,” (an actual example of the Mandela Effect).

However, the more like-

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Opinion Columnist Emerson Slomka discusses the idea of the Mandela Effect, the phenomenon used to describe false memories.

ly solution to the enigmatic Mandela Effect is that our minds all work similarly and that “unusual information” may be mentally “corrected.” For example, it would make perfect sense for Nelson Mandela to have died in prison, given the cruel and neglectful treatment he faced. Berenstein is a far more common surname than Berenstain. “Perfect numbers” seem too perfect and precise, so we may add an extra state to make the number feel more realistic, or maybe we simply mistake Puerto Rico for a state (a common misconception).

Other examples of the Mandela Effect, such as the false memory of chartreuse’s color, are not explained as of now, and people fascinated by the Mandela Effect are eagerly searching for an answer.

The Mandela Effect is a great example of how flawed the human brain can be. The brain attempts to assimilate

information, trying to connect it to already-known information, often resulting in perception errors. When our brain only knows a few fragments of a fact, it will naturally fill in what it doesn’t know, often without us even realizing it.

Often when we hear of someone else’s false memory, it causes us to second-guess our own memory, only adding to the phenomenon. While we can’t necessarily disprove the multiverse theory and its connection to the Berenstain Bears, it’s more likely that we’re simply trying to come up with an explanation for our fallible memory, one that’s far more fun to explore.

While we may never truly know if the Mandela Effect is a result of a glitch in the Matrix or a glitch in our memory, it’s important to realize that the human mind is incredibly flawed, despite how powerful it can be.

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IJM hosts ‘Threads’ thrift store LAUREN MCGUILL Staff Writer

UNI’s International Justice Mission (IJM) hosted “Threads,” a pop-up thrift store to raise funds and awareness to end human trafficking on Monday, Oct. 21 in the Maucker Union Ballroom.

The group had collected clothing donations for over two weeks via boxes placed around campus. Proceeds from “Threads” will help finance human trafficking rescue missions.

Monday’s thrift store is one of IJM’s major events, another being an advocacy event planned for next spring.

“The group’s goal is to raise money and awareness about human trafficking and how to put a stop to it,” said Raelynn Meade, a senior communications disorders and psychology major who serves as IJM’s president.

Freshman public relations major Onastacia Roe said she loved the event.

“It makes me so excited to learn that UNI has a club devoted to help end human trafficking,” she said. “I was a part of a

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The UNI chapter of the International Justice Mission organized a thrift shop fundraiser on Monday, Oct. 21 to finance human trafficking rescue missions.

similar club at my high school, and I’m so happy I can continue to take part in something I’m so passionate about. I can’t wait to see what other fun events IJM has planned.”

Natalie Lawrence, freshman Spanish education major, said she enjoyed “Threads” as well.

“I’m so happy I heard about this event,” she said. “I recently learned about sustainable fashion and how buying used clothes can help the environment and isn’t supporting companies that promote child labor.

I’m glad I was able to support

such a great cause.”

Visitors of “Threads” also learned statistics about human trafficking, both worldwide and locally. The International Labor Organization estimates that there are 40.3 million victims of human trafficking globally. The average age of those targeted ranges from 12 to 14. Iowa is a prime spot for human trafficking because of the two major interstates that run through the state. There were 38 reported cases of human trafficking in Iowa this year alone.

IJM meets biweekly on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the State College Room in Maucker

Union. All are welcome to attend. Those interested can contact uni.ijm@gmail.com.

Women’s Chorus, Glee Club perform SOFIA LEGASPI

Campus Life Editor

The UNI Women’s Chorus and UNI Varsity Glee Club performed a Spotlight Series concert on Tuesday evening, Oct. 22 in the Great Hall of the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center

(GBPAC).

During the first half of the concert, the Women’s Chorus sang selections from Francisco Núñez, Elaine Hagenberg and Jim Papoulis.

Papoulis’ “Panta Rhei” — a Greek phrase translating to “in flux” — was prepared for the group’s upcoming third

international tour to Greece in May, according to choir director Amy Kotsonis. The song was accompanied by three students providing percussion with large bamboo sticks.

After a brief intermission, Glee Club members jogged onstage as they sang the UNI Fight Song.

One of the Glee Club’s selections — Pablo Casals’ “O vos omnes” — was performed in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, as was the Women’s Chorus’ rendition of Núñez’s “Misa Pequeña.”

A crowd favorite of the evening was the Glee Club’s version of popular tune “Creep” by Radiohead. This was preceded by “Thou Didst Delight My Eyes,” with lyrics from a poem by Robert Bridges set by English com-

poser Gerald Finzi.

“One of the great things about programming a concert is being able to show the relationships between seemingly disparate pieces of music or different times or different languages,” said Glee Club Director John Wiles. “And we think these two pieces of music do that. The Robert Bridges poem starts with ‘Thou didst delight my eyes: yet who am I? nor first nor last nor best’ and so forth.

And those of you who know ‘Creep’ know that there’s a similar sentiment.”

After the choir concluded “Creep” with the final line of “I don’t belong here,” Wiles took the opportunity to invite people to join both choirs.

“The truth is that you do belong and that there is a place,” he said. “And if you’re

out there and you’re thinking, ‘Oh, I’d like a place to belong,’ and you’re a singer, maybe you belong on stage with the Women’s Chorus or the Glee Club. And so please do know that there is a place where you can come and you can sing.”

Both Women’s Chorus and Glee Club are non-auditioned choirs open to all majors. Those interested in joining the former can email Kotsonis at amy.kotsonis@ uni.edu, and the latter Wiles at john.wiles@uni.edu.

Upcoming events from the two choirs include the Women’s Chorus Holiday Concert on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. at First Congregational Church in Waterloo and the Glee Club Christmas Variety Show on Friday, Dec. 6 and Saturday, Dec. 7 in GBPAC’s Great Hall.

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The UNI Women’s Chorus and Varsity Glee Club sang at a shared Spotlight Series performance on Tuesday, Oct. 22.

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orchesis & idt show

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The UNI Dance Program kicked off Family Weekend festivities with its annual fall showcase on Friday, Oct. 18, with an additional performance on Sunday, Oct. 20.

Sister dance companies Orchesis and International Dance Theatre (IDT) performed in Russell Hall’s Bengtson Auditorium, showcasing several dance styles ranging from tap and hip-hop to traditional Russian folk dance (pictured bottom left).

The evening began with an interpretive piece by Mandy Masmar, the dance faculty instructor for both groups.

The piece, titled “Why can’t I color outside the lines?” (pictured upper left) featured the entire Orchesis Dance Company dancing with chairs to a mashup of the song “Mad World”

by Evergreen Terrace and Michael Andrews.

The majority of the dances featured were choreo-

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“I always find it inspiring when people are at the point in their healing as survivors that they feel comfortable enough to put their story on a shirt,” Naughton said. “That’s a very public thing to do. I don’t think that it’s necessary for all survivors to get there, and some never do. But I have found that in the past year that has been a really inspiring part of it — when survivors are willing to hand over the shirt and say, ‘This is my story; I don’t mind if you share it with others. I want my story to help someone else.’ We keep those shirts, so that t-shirt will last and last for as many years as we do the Clothesline Project.”

While the overall purpose hasn’t changed since the project was brought to UNI, Naughton mentioned that the definition of gender violence has expanded to include different races, immigration and refugee statuses and sexual orientations.

graphed by company members themselves, such as the relaxed contemporary piece “Intertwined” by Teresa Feldman, junior chemistry major and vice president of Orchesis, and the lively musical theatre piece “Ready to be Found” (pictured upper right) by sophomore English major and IDT Vice President Erin Kamp.

A crowd favorite of the evening was the jazz piece “Too Good” (pictured bottom right) by junior early childhood education major Kelsey

Wulf, which featured ten performers from Orchesis.

Another favorite was the piece “Playing in the Streets”

by Orchesis alumni Emily Bittner. The hip hop performance featured six dancers from Orchesis and music by Queen that was mashed up with a trap mix.

A total of 22 pieces were showcased. The closing number was a traditional tango piece choreographed

by Masmar and performed by the entire IDT Dance Company.

Both companies have provided a home and community for its members.

“My favorite part of Orchesis is the family I’ve developed with the other girls,” said Hannah McGourty, a sophomore majoring in leisure youth and human services. “I have someone to come to with any problem — dance or not dance-related.”

Abby Pickard was a member of IDT during her undergraduate career and returned this semester as a

speech-language pathology graduate student. “[My favorite part] is learning about different cultures through dance outside of the U.S.,” she said.

Both companies are accredited courses as well as student organizations, and students who participate are able to receive an elective course credit from the class.

Orchesis focuses mainly on studio styles such as ballet, contemporary and jazz, while IDT ranges from ballroom and folk styles as well as some studio dance.

Both Orchesis and IDT are welcoming new members for the spring semester. Orchesis will be holding auditions at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13 in Room 185 of the Wellness and Recreation Center. IDT does not require an audition or any previous dance experience.

Those seeking more information can contact Mandy Masmar at mandy.masmar@ uni.edu.

In addition, while the overall purpose of the project hasn’t been altered, Naughton believes that its scope has. The colors of the shirts are meant to have various meanings. Due to instances of sexual violence on UNI’s campus, many of the shirts are yellow, orange or pink, representing sexual violence against women.

Although she sees the Clothesline Project as a great way to spread positive messages, Naughton has still encountered challenges with the program.

“There’s an attitude nationwide, but especially in Iowa, that tends to look at issues like sexual violence, assault and rape and say, ‘That’s not my problem, so I’m not going to do anything about it,’ she said. “That’s not to place blame on people who feel that way; I think that that’s an attitude that’s pretty socialized. We’re kind of taught to feel that way.”

Naughton said one of the struggles faced regarding the Clothesline Project and similar events is the lack of student

participation.

“We’re working to rectify that in different ways,” she said, “but I don’t think that’s unique to the UNI campus; it’s an issue that a lot of activists and advocates face.”

Overall, Naughton emphasized that violence, rape and assault do happen in this community. She also said that support and advocacy exist for those who need it.

“I feel like it’s everybody’s business, but people still aren’t aware,” said Lamis Laouar, a second-year grad student in

Women’s and Gender Studies.

“People think that it doesn’t affect them and their family.

If it’s not affecting my family, then I’m staying away from that.

“I wish that I could see it in my home country of Algeria, like why not take it there?”

Laouar continued. “I’m trying to call my friends from different countries and I want them to stop by to remember that these things happen all the time. I want to do something like that in Algeria when I go back next year.”

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Panthers take down Loyola, move to 14-9 COLIN HORNING

Sports Writer

After winning seven of their last eight contests, the Panther volleyball team took their show on the road for another conference matchup against Loyola-Chicago on Monday, Oct. 21.

The Panthers took down their MVC foes 3-1, advancing to 14-9 on the season.

“We talk a lot about this crazy conference race and being able to protect our home court, and with that comes road battles as well,”

head coach Bobbi Petersen said.

After the Cats won the first set 25-16, the Ramblers responded by taking the second set 25-23. UNI bounced back in the third, winning again by the score of 25-16.

The Purple and Gold scored seven straight points in the last set, and were able to hold off the Ramblers in the fourth, 25-21.

The win moves the Panther women to 8-1 in conference play, one game ahead of Loyola.

Karlie Taylor led the way for Northern Iowa with 20 kills for the game, followed by true freshman Kaylissa Arndorfer and junior Kate Busswitz with nine kills each.

Senior Rachel Koop assisted on 46 points for the Panthers and Abbi Staack led the team with 26 digs on the night.

“We have some things that we want to start changing offensively, but we probably won’t start working on those until after the first round of conference play is done,” Petersen said.

“For now, we want to completely focus on skill work. It’s been a long time since we’ve taken individual attacking and individual defending, so we’re looking forward to taking a few days this week to focus on those specifically.”

The Panthers will play their next two games on the road against Indiana State on Friday, Oct. 25 and Evansville on Saturday, Oct. 26.

UNI will return home to the McLeod Center on Friday, Nov. 1 to face off against Southern Illinois.

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Panthers drop two away, fall to 5-9 overall BRIELLE KIEWIET Sports Writer

The Panther women’s soccer team headed back on the road last week, falling in two conference battles to Drake 2-0 and Missouri State 2-1. The twogame skid puts the Panthers at 5-9 on the season with just two games left to play.

The Panther women couldn’t take down Drake, despite outshooting the Bulldogs 13-11 in Des Moines on Wednesday, Oct. 16.

“Wednesday night, we had probably 40 minutes I felt were, really, very good, but that’s bare-

ly half the game,” head coach Bruce Erickson said. “We just had a couple let-downs at the wrong moments, and created a lot of chances.”

Sydney Hayden led the team in shots with six, two of which were on goal. The Bulldogs ended the game with goals in the 39th and 64th minute.

Following the in-state road trip, the Panthers trekked down to Springfield, Mo., to take on the Missouri State Bears on Saturday, Oct. 19. The Purple and Gold couldn’t take down the Bears, falling 2-1 in a tight game.

The Bears’ offense scored

early on in the 7th minute, and then were held off until the 60th minute. Lizzie Mewes put the Panthers on the board with a goal in the 77th minute.

“We really didn’t start playing until we conceded the second goal, and then we scored and almost scored right at the end,” Erickson said. “We’re right there, we’re just not making the plays that other teams are making, and in soccer goals change games.”

The Panther women drop to 1-4 in conference play with two MVC matchups left. The last two games will decide if UNI will make it to the conference

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tournament.

“Now there’s a little bit of pressure on them, which I don’t think is a bad thing,” Erickson said. “I think that probably keeps them more focused because they

know what’s at hand.”

Up next, the Panthers will host their final home game, facing off against the Evansville Aces at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26.

FOOTBALL

Bigger than the game — Bryce Paup’s passion to coach JACOB POTTER

COURTESY PHOTO/UNI Athletics

Sports Editor

In his second season back, Panther defensive line coach Bryce Paup, who coached the D-line from 2013-2016, is happy to be coaching at his alma mater again after spending the 2017-18 season with the University of Minnesota.

“It’s nice; the community and the university supported me, gave me a great opportunity and now it’s my time to give back and help other people do the same thing that I did,” Paup said.

After an All-American career at UNI, Paup went on to play 11 years in the NFL, highlighted by four Pro Bowl selections and being named the 1995 Defensive Player of the Year after leading the NFL in sacks with 17.5.

The Jefferson, Iowa, native played with Bruce Smith and Reggie White, the No. 1 and 2 NFL sack leaders respectively, and passes the vast knowledge that he accrued to current Panthers.

“He talks about how [Bruce Smith] worked and

how he was able to move his body to fit in whatever gap he needed to at, like, 270 pounds,” defensive end Elerson Smith said.

“He also played with Reggie White and [talks about] how powerful he was.

He teaches us Reggie White’s hump move that he studied from him, and learned first hand from Reggie White. So that’s pretty cool having a primary source like that.”

Seeing players have success with his guidance is what it’s all about for Paup.

“Seeing kids get it like doing the hump move and beating a guy,” Paup said.

“Sometimes it’s just them seeing the light pop on and doing something they never thought they could do, or actually being successful when they didn’t think they could.”

However, it’s bigger than the game for Paup, as he builds relationships with all of the players that he mentors.

“That’s what I love about him; he cares about me and

people outside of the sport,” former defensive tackle Bryce Douglas said in an interview with Panther Sports Talk.

“He’ll tell you in the meetings that he’s here to build relationships because he knows if he builds a good relationship with you off the field, everything on the field will be taken care of. That’s the motto he preaches by.

He’s just been a great influence on me.”

“To me it’s one of the most important things,” Paup said. “It’s a cliche but people

care how much you know until they know how much you care. For me it’s real because I made some dumb mistakes growing up and had some hard times, and for me football was my way out [...] I just thought, ‘you know what, I wish somebody would’ve done this for me when I was coming through.’”

Paup now relishes the opportunity to make an impact in the lives of fellow Panthers.

“It’s a blessing to have a coach like him,” defensive lineman Brawntae Wells said.

“A true person that cares about your life, and that’s one thing to guide you in the path of success at all times.”

Paup’s life has come full circle being able to coach for UNI, where he got his start, and making a strong impact in the relationships that he builds.

“So, I use [my] experiences to help these young men get past themselves [...] and help them become better human beings,” Paup said.

“For me, that’s what really gets it.”

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36 Family game room 39 Semicircle, e.g.

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